Essential tools, mods and workarounds for Pixels and other Androids
- Screen Off Widget: An invisible widget that can be placed on the home screen to quickly lock the device without using the power button. Now with configurable haptic feedback.
- Caffeinate: A Quick Settings tile to keep the display awake indefinitely or for a set duration.
- Sound Mode Tile: A Quick Settings tile to toggle between Ring, Vibrate, and Silent sound modes.
- Button Remap: Long-press or double-tap hardware buttons to trigger various actions like flashlight, camera, or custom shortcuts.
- Maps Power Saving Mode: Optimize battery usage during Google Maps navigation by managing screen state (requires Shizuku).
- Link Actions: Intercept and manage how links are opened, allowing you to choose specific apps for different link types.
- Snooze System Notifications: Automatically snooze persistent system notifications that cannot be dismissed normally.
- Pixel IMS: Force enable VoLTE, VoWiFi and other IMS features on Pixel devices without root.
- Screen Locked Security: Protect your device by disabling sensitive Quick Settings tiles and power menu when the device is locked.
- Status Bar Icons: Detailed control over which system icons (WiFi, Data, Battery, etc.) are visible in the status bar.
- Edge Lighting: Display a customizable lighting effect around the screen edges when a new notification is received.
- Dynamic Night Light: Automatically toggle Night Light mode based on the currently active application.
A collection of useful tiles to toggle system settings:
- UI Blur: Toggle system-wide UI blur effects.
- Bubbles: Toggle notification bubbles.
- Sensitive Content: Toggle the visibility of sensitive notification content on the lock screen.
- Tap to Wake: Toggle tap-to-wake functionality.
- AOD: Toggle Always on Display.
- Caffeinate: Keep screen awake.
- Sound Mode: Toggle Ring/Vibrate/Silent.
- Android 6.0 or higher (Feature support may vary)
- App permissions are optional, Grant necessary permissions for each feature
- Targetted for Google Pixel devices
- Tested on Google Pixel 7 (Android 16 beta program)
- Make sure to get the latest version of Shizuku preferably from a fork such as yangFenTuoZi/Shizuku or other not from the Google Play as it is no longer well supported especially with Android 16 QPR1 up.
- Also It seems like Shizuku might not work with root mode for the app but it will work with ADB/ Wireless ADB method so please use that impleemntation to start Shizuku services for now.
Last updated: 2026-01-02
