Always On Display: AMOLED Edge

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About this app

Always On Display: AMOLED Edge gives you a persistent always on display clock, edge lighting for notifications, and music-reactive border light - all in one app that auto-starts on screen lock and survives every reboot. Built for AMOLED screens with active burn-in protection so the AOD clock can stay on without wearing your panel.

⏰ Always on display, exactly when you need it
The AOD clock is just there - after the screen locks, after a restart, after the device wakes from doze. There is no "tap to enable", no banner asking you to grant a permission again. The persistence engine attaches the moment your phone locks and lets go only when your schedule says so. Many AOD apps stop working after a reboot; this one keeps going.

🔋 Battery that respects AMOLED
Pixels only light up when there is something to look at. A pocket detector pauses AOD when the phone is face-down or in a bag. Schedule windows turn off always on display during meetings, sleep, or work hours. Most users see under 3% overnight drain on AMOLED screens.

💡 Edge lighting that earns its glow
- Border light for missed notifications, calls, and alarms
- Per-app colors so you can read the room without unlocking
- Music-reactive edge lighting paints the rims of your screen with the song that is playing
- Notification light styles that stay subtle by default

🎵 Music on the edges
Edge music lighting moves with whatever Spotify, YouTube Music, or your podcast app is playing. Three visualizer modes - bar, ribbon, ambient - and they all play nice with edge lighting notifications without covering the AOD clock.

🛠 Features
- AOD persistence engine - never relaunch the app, because AOD boots with the system
- Pocket-mode detection - battery preserved automatically
- Schedule windows - AOD off during meetings or sleep, you choose the hours
- Burn-in protection - pixel shifts and adaptive contrast for long sessions on AMOLED
- Notification filter - only allowed apps show on AOD
- AOD widget - quick toggles for clock styles and edge lighting from the lock screen

✨ Why this AOD app is different
- AOD clock and edge lighting in one install - no second app to manage
- Burn-in protection on by default, treated as a feature instead of a footnote
- 120Hz-aware animation on flagship Samsung and OnePlus devices
- No root required - install, grant accessibility once, done
- Bedside mode and standby mode for the nightstand or desk

🧰 Customization that stays useful
Color, brightness, and dim curve sliders. Live preview while you tweak. Per-locale time formats. Wallpaper-aware accents that pull from your theme. The AOD clock library covers minimal, modern digital, analog, weather, and bedside layouts.

📱 AMOLED-first compatibility
Tested on Samsung, OnePlus, Oppo, Pixel, Xiaomi, and Realme. Optimized with the full feature set on AMOLED, and on AOD-capable LCD screens it runs in a reduced-brightness ambient mode.

❓ FAQ
Q: Will it drain my battery?
A: AOD lights only the pixels it needs on AMOLED. With pocket-mode and schedule windows, most people see under 3% overnight drain.
Q: Why does it need accessibility access?
A: To detect screen-lock state and notification posts. The app does not read or transmit notification content.
Q: Does it work on my phone?
A: Tested on Samsung, OnePlus, Pixel, Oppo, Xiaomi, and Realme - most modern Android devices are supported.
Q: Will it survive a restart?
A: Yes. Allow it to start on boot once and the AOD comes back automatically after every reboot.

🆕 Recent updates
The latest releases focus on burn-in protection, a faster restore path after reboot, and per-app edge lighting notifications. Music-sync timing and a wider AOD clock library are on the near roadmap.

🔒 Privacy and permissions
This app uses accessibility access only to detect lock-screen state and notification metadata. Notification content is never read, stored, or transmitted. No personal data leaves your device.

Ratings and reviews

The app offers a lot of options for customizing the lock screen with different clocks, edge lighting for notifications (which is what I was looking for), music players, and more. So far, I like the edge lighting options the most. I hope that in the future, more options for customizing edge lighting will be added, but yeah so far so good 👌

it does not work whenever I get a text message the notification light does not appear

Good selection of free clocks, however there is an issue with the notification icon still showing on always on display screen even when the notification has been cleared. Additionally, phone shows no notification but odd notification symbol appears on always in display screen which refuses to clear. So uninstalled due to the bugs.

What’s new

What's New
🔋 New Battery Clock with real-time health, temperature & charging stats
⚡ Performance improvements