Free Anxiety Relief Launcher

Anew Technology

About this app

Anew Homescreen (actual name) is free, no ads, no personal data collection. Starting out, I designed and built Anew to be the healthiest smartphone I could have. And at least personally, I've achieved that. If it helps you too, that's terrific :)

Product description:
Find a smartphone lifestyle that works for you. With the education to understand how to make the best decisions for your lifestyle, and the features Anew has to allow you to take action, enjoy a homescreen that can finally address the problems you've had with your smartphone, all this time.

Anew brings all the features you need for success in a simple, easy to use, but incredibly flexible and powerful tool to give your smartphone the shape of the lifestyle you want. No more checking screentime, no more blaming yourself for how you use your phone. Just permanent solutions, and peace of mind.

App blocking, website blocking, notification blocking routines, visual homescreen curation, and more are all at your disposal, with guides to help you discover the lifestyle you want to shape.

Anew started as a closed research study conducted at Carnegie Mellon University. Our prototype smartphone experience achieved an average 49% reduction in daily chronic anxiety, blowing past our expectations. With these findings, we've created the publicly available Anew Homescreen.

Requested permissions that you can opt-in in the app:
- Accessibility API: To block the apps & websites you choose.
- Notification filtering: To block notifications from apps you choose.
- Alarm permission: To switch between Mindsets when your phone is asleep.
- Overlay permission: To show information about a blocked app.
- Usage permission: To see what apps you're using most, to make automated homescreen recommendations.
We do not collect or share any personal or sensitive information provided by the Accessibility API, or any other requested permissions.