Minimalist launcher and time-horizon task manager.
About this app
Entropy's Defiance is a minimalist Android launcher and task manager built around five time horizons: Today, This Week, This Month, This Year and This Life. Tasks are stored in plain JSON, so they sync cleanly with Syncthing or any folder-sync tool, and a small terminal UI is available for editing the same file from a Linux laptop.
Features * Time-horizon task list — peek at the next horizon, swipe a task left or right to move it across horizons * Minimalist home screen with a focused task view * App drawer with frequency-ranked apps and instant text search * Calendar widget with free-time calculation across selected calendars * Zen Mode for distraction-free focus on a single task * Optional double-tap to launch the dialer * Accent colour — follow your system's Material You palette, pick a preset, or set a custom colour * Left-handed mode — mirror the controls to the left * Plain-JSON storage that syncs over Syncthing * Guided intro to the five-horizon philosophy — replayable from Settings → Introduction
Permissions * Query all packages — needed to list installed apps in the drawer * Read calendar — only used for the calendar widget; you can deny it * Set wallpaper — used by the launcher to restore your wallpaper * Bind device admin — only requested if you opt in to Zen Mode's Do Not Disturb integration
The app is offline-first and contains no trackers, no analytics, and no ads. Source code is published under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 at https://gitlab.com/hwanderer/entropysdefiance.
If you'd like to support development: https://buymeacoffee.com/hwanderer
Licensed under MIT.
What's New in v3.3.0
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- Bug fixes and a new default look.
- • Fixed a launcher crash when searching the app drawer — packages with more than one launcher activity no longer collide and take down the launcher.
- • The app drawer's "Uninstall" action now works: it opens the system uninstall dialog as intended.
- • Calendar agenda: a deleted occurrence of a recurring event no longer lingers, and tapping an event now opens that exact date instead of the series' first occurrence.
- • The default accent now follows your system's Ma
Version history
Jun 26, 2026 · 18.6 MB · Android API 33–35 · code 7
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- Bug fixes and a new default look.
- • Fixed a launcher crash when searching the app drawer — packages with more than one launcher activity no longer collide and take down the launcher.
- • The app drawer's "Uninstall" action now works: it opens the system uninstall dialog as intended.
- • Calendar agenda: a deleted occurrence of a recurring event no longer lingers, and tapping an event now opens that exact date instead of the series' first occurrence.
- • The default accent now follows your system's Ma
SHA-256 aae8cb1590d106f496a8c712ae4fa40b767efa32ff6cd0174fcd3edc5b0efc83
Jun 24, 2026 · 18.6 MB · Android API 33–35 · code 6
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- This release is about licensing and availability — there are no changes to the app itself.
- • Relicensed from MIT to the Mozilla Public License 2.0 (MPL-2.0). The app stays fully free and open source; the source remains here and on F-Droid.
- • Entropy's Defiance is now also available as a small paid app on Google Play, for anyone who'd like to support development. It is, and always will be, free here and on F-Droid.
SHA-256 6abdc4d18bfbbe5e7233d5e23d9c0192b8d9d3c3fbd417706f3b6c1b1a4bf543
Jun 20, 2026 · 18.6 MB · Android API 33–35 · code 5
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- A big update across reliability, speed, and design.
- • Fixed tasks vanishing: an unreadable or mid-sync task file is no longer mistaken for an empty one, so your tasks are never wiped by a momentary hiccup.
- • Much snappier: the app drawer keyboard and closing the drawer are now instant, and unused per-app icon loading was removed.
- • Prompts to be set as the default launcher, and adds a "Default launcher" entry in Permissions (helps on phones that never ask).
- • Calendar agenda redesigned: clear d
SHA-256 560a0b3dbde689390fed45f6b551c6314b70b7a58fa7d00c92f0e2887fd0c7b3
Will it run on your device?
74%
- Targets newer Android builds, so legacy devices may be excluded.
- Multiple CPU architectures are covered.
- Aligned with the latest Android target SDK expectations.
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.
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aae8cb1590d106f496a8c712ae4fa40b767efa32ff6cd0174fcd3edc5b0efc83
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