Smart Island

A lightweight, privacy-first Android overlay that turns notifications, calls, media playback, battery states, timers, stopwatches, and system activities into a floating glanceable Dynamic Island.

Current release: v6.0.0

Downloads | Screenshots | Features | 5-Gesture Guide | Getting Started | Privacy | Roadmap | Changelog | Telegram Community

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Overview

Smart Island is an open-source Android application that renders a fluid, dynamic floating pill near your device's camera notch or status bar. It intercepts system notifications, live activities, media playback, calls, charging events, hotspot connections, navigation instructions, timers, stopwatches, and battery alerts locally—expanding into rich interactive cards with zero cloud tracking.

The project is designed to be 100% transparent, hackable, and privacy-conscious: all notification processing and history storage are strictly on-device, preferences are stored in local DataStore, and network access is solely opt-in for in-app release checks.

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Downloads & Safety

• Download APK: Obtain the pre-compiled APK directly from the GitHub Releases (v6.0.0) page.
• Total Downloads:
• Telegram Channel: Join our active community at telegram.me/SmartIslandApp to suggest features, get support, and discuss updates.
• Security Verification: To ensure complete safety, inspect packages via VirusTotal or review automatic GitHub Actions CI builds.

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Screenshots

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Features

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13 Dynamic Island Modes

Smart Island intelligently categorizes and presents live activities into 13 dedicated modes:

1. Notification: Standard incoming app alerts with full-color launcher icons, action buttons, and Inline Reply.
2. Timer: Live countdown timer with circular/linear progress indicator and pause/resume/stop controls.
3. Stopwatch: Live elapsed millisecond ticker with lap tracking and pause/reset controls.
4. Music: Media playback with interactive wavy seek bar, ambient album art glow, and repeat/like toggles.
5. IncomingCall: Active call timer, caller badge, and waveform animations.
6. Battery: Charging speed & time-until-full, low battery pulsing alerts (≤ 20%), and battery saver mode.
7. LiveActivity: Delivery and ride-sharing updates (Uber, Zomato, Swiggy, Blinkit, Rapido, Ola) with brand accents.
8. Navigation: Turn-by-turn routing indicators, maneuver direction arrows, remaining distance, and ETA.
9. DownloadUpload: Real-time download and upload progress bars with MB/s transfer speed meters.
10. Hotspot: Tethering status, connected device client counter, and 1-tap toggle.
11. Bluetooth: Connected device battery percentage and device status.
12. Flashlight: Active torch status indicator with 1-tap shutoff.
13. ScreenRecording: Live recording elapsed duration timer.

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Gesture Guide

Smart Island features a comprehensive gesture engine to manage notifications, multitasking, and media effortlessly:

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Architecture

flowchart TD
    subgraph System["Android OS & System Services"]
        A[Status Bar Notifications] --> B[SmartIslandNotificationListenerService]
        Sys[System Broadcasts: Power, Battery, BT, Torch] --> SER[SystemEventReceiver]
    end

    subgraph Parsers["Parsers & Rules Engine"]
        B -->|Filter & Suppress Sync| NF[NotificationFilter]
        B -->|Parse Timers & Stopwatches| TSP[TimerStopwatchParser]
        B -->|Parse Turn-by-Turn Navigation| NP[NavigationParser]
        B -->|Parse Tethering Clients| HU[HotspotUtil]
        OEM[OEM Vendor Detection] --> ODR[OemDeviceRules / Autostart]
    end

    subgraph Repositories["Data Repositories & State"]
        NF --> NR[SmartIslandNotificationRepository]
        TSP --> NR
        NP --> NR
        HU --> NR
        SER --> NR
        ODR --> NR
        B -->|Persist Alerts| NHD[NotificationHistoryRepository / SQLite DB]
        DS[(AndroidX DataStore Settings)] --> SR[SmartIslandSettingsRepository]
        GH[GitHub Releases API] -->|User Opt-In| GHS[GitHubApiService]
    end

    subgraph Presentation["UI & Overlay Presentation"]
        NR --> VM[IslandViewModel]
        SR --> VM
        VM --> OS[SmartIslandOverlayService]
        OS --> WM[WindowManager Overlay]
        WM -->|Compose State| OV[IslandOverlayView / IslandExpandedContent]
        OV -->|Inline Reply Focus Switch| OS
        OV -->|5-Gesture Engine| VM
    end

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Tech Stack

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Requirements

• Android Version: Android 8.0+ (API 26 through API 36)
• JDK: Java Development Kit 17
• Permissions: Overlay (SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW) and Notification Listener access

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Getting Started

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/agupta07505/SmartIsland.git
cd SmartIsland

2. Build the debug APK

On Windows:

.\gradlew.bat assembleDebug

On macOS / Linux:

./gradlew assembleDebug

3. Install on a connected device

adb install -r app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk
adb shell am start -n com.agupta07505.smartisland/.MainActivity

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Privacy And Permissions

Smart Island is strictly privacy-first:

Note: All notification processing and notification history are stored 100% locally on-device. See PRIVACY.md.

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Contributing

Contributions are warmly welcomed! Please read CONTRIBUTING.md before submitting pull requests, and use our issue templates for bug reports or feature suggestions.

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License

Smart Island is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0.
Copyright (C) 2026 Animesh Gupta.