Nova Bar

Nova Bar brings contextual, glanceable information directly to the status bar area through a lightweight overlay system. Inspired by modern mobile UI experiences, it provides quick access to media playback, timers, navigation, notifications, calls, charging status, and more without requiring root access.

Designed for older Android versions that never received native live activities, Nova Bar focuses on being fast, customizable, and system-like.

Features

🎵 Media Playback

- Real-time media session detection - Album artwork support - Play / Pause controls - Previous / Next controls - Playback progress support - Minimized and Compact media views - Automatic app detection

⏱ Timers & Stopwatch

- Active timer detection - Active stopwatch detection - Live countdown updates - Clean HH:MM:SS formatting - Minimized and Compact views

🧭 Navigation

- Active navigation session detection - Route information support - Compact navigation activity display

🔔 Notifications

- Displays app names instead of package names - Clean notification presentation - Compact activity display - Quick glance information

📞 Calls

- Active call detection - Compact call activity - End call support - Real-time call state updates

⚡ Charging Activity

- Live battery percentage display - Dynamic charging activity - Battery reservoir animation - Charging status updates

Privacy

Nova Bar does not:

- Collect personal data - Upload information to external servers - Include analytics - Include tracking

All processing happens locally on your device.

License

MIT