Vinay Kanse

Fun build / 2026

Android Launcher

My own Android home screen, built on open source Olauncher

A phone home screen showing the time beside a green GitHub contribution grid
Result
Used it every day for a week
Built with
Solo build

How it works

I wanted my home screen to show what I care about, so I took the open source Olauncher by Tanuj and customized it for myself.

I kept making tweaks and trying out different features and styles. Olauncher itself is by Tanuj and its contributors, under GPLv3.

What it does

  • GitHub grid beside the clock, showing the last 30 days.
  • Steps, sleep and screen time on the home screen.
  • Today's time beside each home app.
  • Now playing line with previous, play and next.
  • Next calendar event left today.
  • Year progress bar at the bottom.
  • Apps arranged in folders, with a Most used list.
  • Search shortcut: type #appname and a query, and it goes straight into that app.

The # search shortcut, from X

What stuck

How cool it is that we can personalize everything, and share it with the world too.

Stack

Kotlin / Android / Health Connect / GitHub contributions / Olauncher

Links

First post on X / New features on X / Original Olauncher