Essentials

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Android utility suite with system tweaks, automations, widgets, notification controls, and Pixel-focused tools. Supports Shizuku or root for advanced features; requests broad system, location, phone, calendar, and storage permissions.

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About this app

Essential tools, mods and workarounds for Pixels and other Androids.

Installation

During the installation, a warning may appear claiming that the app is blocked during installation with no way to continue at all.

This is a restriction on Android with sideloaded apps that can receive sensitive permissions such as Accessibility or Notification Listener, which Essentials may utilize.

The installation can still proceed by temporarily disabling Google Play Protect during the installation.

The toggle for Play Protect in the Play Store may be enabled and greyed out, not allowing it to be disabled. This is due to the "Advanced protection" feature in Pixels that entirely blocks sideloading. "Advanced Protection" will also have to be disabled.

Always verify the trusted source before installing any APK file from the internet.

Shell Providers (Shizuku & Root)

Essentials supports both Shizuku and Root as shell providers for executing advanced system-level commands.

Shizuku: the latest version of Shizuku is recommended, preferably from a fork such as rushiranpise/Shizuku-Next or another, not from Google Play, as it is no longer well supported.

Root: if the device is rooted, Essentials can bypass Shizuku and use root privileges directly for features like Button Remap and App Freezing.

License

MIT

android utility system customization pixel tools automation open source

What's new

v20.0Oct 18, 2026

Island
OTP in island
External apps now can remotely render inside island
compact line peek
island hostspot plugin
seconds in island time
Allow duo and island in full screen
Fix missing secondary island outline
Separate battery and time in island settings
Avoid bt device spam in island
Attempt to fix unresponsive island
DND aware island notifications
fix offline mobile data icon color
Island minimal peek mode and notification queue stacked layout
Option to hide caffeinate timer from island
Hide individual statusbar item in island
Fix island priority for battery
Fix flashlight expanded view collapsing
Fix island placement animations for corners
Fix island material you colors
Customize battery level % for overlays
Camera position based island improvements
Fix island battery alerts
Balance island option
Fix background haptics for conscious gate in island
Fix island reply text being persistent
Prioritize progress over timer for notifications
Option to keep island notifications forever
Fix call controls in island
Option to use secondary island bubble
DIY
Stacked DIY actions
DIY failure notification and detailed view
fix background location use
notifications and caffeinate in DIY
Location based automations
Android auto automations
Device mode automations
Split screen shortcut and action
Back gesture controls DIY
New features
Live updates in HiLight
Widget stacks
Back gesture controls
Token based auth for external apps
Pixel watch eSIM installer for unsupported regions (credits: AllMySlop/pixel-watch-esim-writer)
Auto delete screenshots
Media volume steps
Default launcher qs tile
Auto config backup
Re-written battery widget
Per-app volume
Watchface app is finally live
Improvements
Updated Batteries, It's now a shared setting across the app for all devices
Battery charging limit info for features
Fix lock screen shortcuts
Improve pixel searchbar replacement
Clear secure settings cache
Improve accessibility package fetching
Move navigation settings to input and actions
Fix notification lighting color picker
Disable per-package auth in app lock
Mediatek flashlight controls (Via unsupported features, proceed with caution)
LAN permission
Fix search text clearing issues with state changes
And more fixes and improvements
A lot of translations