Get rid of attention-grabbing and manipulative features.
About this app
Usually, "Digital Detoxing" apps in Android are about opting-in for a contract to not use our phones for the next X minutes. Or that we will not use the app Y for more than Z minutes. These contracts are often reinforced with financial incentives, i.e. if we fail we will have to pay a fee of a few dollars to the developers.
This app follows a different approach by stripping away all the attention-grabbing and manipulative features of other apps. DetoxDroid does not require you to choose a time and place when you want to "detox", or punish you if you fail. Instead, it aims to enable you to use your phone rather than letting your phone use you.
FEATURES * Grayscale: Going grayscale removes positive reinforcements and dampens compulsive smartphone use. * Exceptions: Exclude apps like your camera or gallery from the grayscale feature. * Automatic Do Not Disturb: Never forget to enter the "Do Not Disturb" mode. * Opt-out > Opt-in: Deliberately pause DetoxDroid rather than deliberately switching it on.
INSTALLATION Unfortunately, installing the app on your phone is not enough for the grayscale feature to work. If your phone is rooted, you can grant the necessary permissions from the app. Otherwise, you need to grant the WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS permission from your computer. Don't worry though, this usually will not take you more than a few minutes. Find out how to do it on GitHub: https://github.com/flxapps/DetoxDroid#installation
SUPPORT DETOXDROID If you like the project, please consider becoming a patron on LiberaPay or buying me a coffee via Ko-Fi/PayPal. I would love to invest more time into it. Furthermore, always feel free to write me a mail or discuss the app on GitHub.
Licensed under GPL-3.0-only, by flxapps.
What's New in v2.4.0
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- ### Release v2.4.0
- ✨ New Features
- - implement Commitment Password feature with tamper detection and recovery notifications
- - add Minimal Launcher widget with app selection and configuration
- - enhance App Exceptions screen with clearer UI
- - add About screen with project information and support links
Version history
Jun 3, 2026 · 14 MB · Android API 26–33 · code 20400
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- ### Release v2.4.0
- ✨ New Features
- - implement Commitment Password feature with tamper detection and recovery notifications
- - add Minimal Launcher widget with app selection and configuration
- - enhance App Exceptions screen with clearer UI
- - add About screen with project information and support links
SHA-256 0f3cc4063f4d20877f2f86c0377f282ad28b0653c401511700a913f4addc2ce5
Apr 29, 2026 · 13.2 MB · Android API 26–33 · code 20300
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- ### Release v2.3.0
- ✨ New Features
- - add pause from notification support and debug logging
- - add battery optimization handling to improve app stability
- 🐛 Bug Fixes
- - update changelog generation to use dynamic git range instead of hardcoded version
SHA-256 5227a696d4321ef16ef4896231649ab852da6a80271621217a6389308fdd7e9c
Sep 16, 2025 · 13.1 MB · Android API 26–33 · code 20200
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- ### Release v2.2.0
- ✨ New Features
- - add Shizuku support for elevated permissions and enhance permissions UI
- 🐛 Bug Fixes
- - enhance grayscale toggle functionality to preserve daltonizer state
SHA-256 cb386d8e4f3298f62e48cdf7de381d6f43c536ff88c767207325267a68dbfad5
Will it run on your device?
87%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- Multiple CPU architectures are covered.
Installation Guide
Open Settings on your Android device
Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)
Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager
Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
Launch the app from your home screen
Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.
How to install this safely
How to verify the file you downloaded
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What the signing certificate proves
Every Android app is signed with a private key that only its developer holds. The fingerprint on this page is a hash of the matching public certificate, and it proves continuity rather than identity: it tells you a build came from whoever signed the earlier ones. Android enforces this at install time — if a package claiming to be com.flx_apps.digitaldetox is signed with a different key, the system will refuse to install it over your existing copy. A fingerprint that changes between releases is worth pausing on, because a repackaged app that has been modified by someone else cannot keep the original signature.
How to roll back to an earlier version
If the current release misbehaves, 2.3.0 is the last build before it. Android will not install an older version code over a newer one, so you must uninstall DetoxDroid: Digital Detoxing as Your New Default first — which clears its local data unless you have a backup. Reinstall the older APK only if its signing fingerprint matches the build you already trust, and check the API range: an older release may target an Android version your device has moved past.
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0f3cc4063f4d20877f2f86c0377f282ad28b0653c401511700a913f4addc2ce5
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