# sameerasw/essentials

Essential tools and mods for Android nerds

Repository: https://github.com/sameerasw/essentials
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/essentials
Homepage: https://sameerasw.com/essentials
Language: Kotlin
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: android, google-pixel, jetpack-compose, kotlin, kotlin-android, pixel, material-expressive, shizuku
Last push: 2026-08-26T22:08:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 83/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 19
- inputs: {"age_days": 272, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 11, "gap_med": 2.5, "n_releases_24m": 59}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2689, forks 63 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:10.741950+00:00)

## What it is
Essentials is an Android app offering 25+ power-user tools, mods, and workarounds for Google Pixels and other Android devices, built with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. It bundles visual, functional, and utility customizations such as statusbar tweaks, button remapping, animation scaling, app lock, and custom quick settings tiles in one place.

## Use cases
- customize status bar icons on my pixel
- remap buttons on android
- lock apps without root
- add custom quick settings tiles to android
- speed up or slow down android animations
- get a flashlight pulse notification on pixel
- sync calendar to wearos
- set up private dns quick toggle

## When to choose
- you own a Google Pixel or modern Android device and want no-root customization
- you want many power-user tweaks consolidated in one app
- you're comfortable granting elevated permissions via Shizuku

## When to avoid
- you need a fully rooted/Xposed-level modding solution
- you're on a non-Android platform
- you want a minimal app with a single focused feature

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, gui, configuration-management, workflow-automation
- domain: android-tools, developer-tools
- platform: jvm
- tags: android-customization, google-pixel, shizuku, jetpack-compose, material-expressive, power-user-tools, system-tweaks, app-lock, quick-settings-tiles, automation, customization, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- sameerasw/essentials (main) score 83

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:10.741950+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:17:43.197492+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sameerasw/essentials (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:10.741950+00:00, sha f4b289897afc)
  - homepage: https://sameerasw.com/essentials (fetched 2026-08-29T09:59:40.926107+00:00, sha f8f080167936)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.