Nodtify - Control with a Nod

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About this app

Effortlessly access your notifications and Quick Settings with a simple nod.

Tired of straining your thumb to reach the top of modern, tall screens? Missing the rear-fingerprint swipe gesture from older phones?

Nodtify brings that effortless one-handed convenience back to any Android phone. With a quick, natural forward-and-back tilt of your wrist (like a nod), your notification shade pulls down instantly — completely touchless!

🎯 KEY FEATURES

• Intuitive Nod Gesture
Pull down your notification shade and Quick Settings tiles instantly with a subtle wrist tilt.

• Customizable Gesture Sequence
Choose what happens on consecutive nods! Drag and arrange your own workflow:
- 1st Nod: Open Notification Shade
- 2nd Nod: Expand Quick Settings
- 3rd Nod: Collapse back to Notifications
- 4th Nod: Dismiss the Shade completely

• Home Screen & Launcher Shortcuts
Add 1-tap shortcut widgets to your home screen or access quick actions by long-pressing the app icon to instantly pull down notifications or expand Quick Settings, styled with dynamic Material You colors.

• Interactive Practice Tutorial
Master the nod motion with a built-in interactive tutorial that provides instant real-time feedback on your gesture technique.

• Precision Sensitivity & Haptic Feedback
Fine-tune nod sensitivity with decimal precision controls to match your natural motion. Enjoy crisp, tactile haptic clicks with customizable vibration levels.

• Flexible Pause Timers & Quick Tile
Need to pause gestures while exercising or watching videos? Tap the top status chip or Quick Settings tile to temporarily pause nod detection (preset durations or custom timer) with auto-resuming countdowns.

• Automated Time Schedules
Set recurring active or muted hours (e.g., night/sleep hours, weekdays vs. weekends) so Nodtify only triggers when you want it to.

• Excluded Apps
Select specific apps (like games, camera, or video players) where nod detection is automatically muted while in the foreground.

• Lock Screen & Landscape Control
Choose whether gestures stay active on the lock screen or in landscape mode, giving you total control in every orientation.

🔒 PRIVACY FIRST & OFFLINE

• Zero Internet Permission: Nodtify does not request or require network access.
• No Data Collection: No personal data, keystrokes, screen content, or analytics are ever tracked, saved, or transmitted. Everything runs 100% locally on your device.
• Battery Optimized: Built with an ultra-lightweight background sensor pipeline to ensure zero noticeable battery drain.

ACCESSIBILITY SERVICE DISCLOSURE

Nodtify uses Android's AccessibilityService API strictly for the following purposes:
1. Pulling Down the Notification Shade: To execute the global system action that opens and dismisses your notification shade and Quick Settings without needing you to touch the screen.
2. Foreground App Detection: To detect when an app you have added to your Excluded Apps list is currently open, so nod detection can be temporarily muted.

Nodtify does NOT read your screen, inspect user input, record keystrokes, or collect any personal information.

TLDR; Nodtify lets you control your notification shade hands-free with a simple phone gesture... simply nod your phone forward and back to pull down notifications instantly.

What’s new

🎉 What's New in Nodtify:
• NEW: Home Screen & Launcher shortcuts for Notification Shade and Quick Settings with Material You colors.
• NEW: Reorderable nod sequence with drag-and-drop customization.
• NEW: Interactive gesture tutorial with instant feedback.
• NEW: Automated daily schedules and lock screen gesture toggle.
• NEW: Status chip & Quick Settings tile with custom pause timers.
• IMPROVED: Decimal sensitivity controls, haptic vibration levels, and battery optimizations.