AI summary
Lightweight status bar overlay that brings live activities—media playback, timers, navigation, calls, and charging status—to older Android devices without root. Version 2.0 adds a redesigned UI, a NovaGuy companion, voice recorder live activity, and a multi-activity dashboard. Notable permissions include notification listener, answer phone calls, and query all packages.
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About this app
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
What's new
- Completely Redesigned UI
- A refreshed interface with an improved overall experience.
- Meet NovaGuy — Your Own Companion
- NovaGuy is now part of the NovaBar experience.
- Appears throughout the day
- Greets you with contextual messages Reacts to your music Warns you when your battery is low Silently watches over your lock screen Voice Recorder Live Activity Added a dedicated Voice Recorder Live Activity.
- Note: Controls are unavailable on Samsung devices because Samsung uses proprietary RemoteViews that are not exposed through public Android APIs.
- Multi-Activity Dashboard
- Manage multiple Live Activities in one place.
- Multiple Live Activities are grouped into a compact dashboard.
- Tap any activity to expand it instantly. Swipe Gestures Seamlessly switch between active Live Activities.
- Refined Animations
- Completely refined animations across the app.
- New App Icon
- A brand-new look for NovaBar.
- Bug Fixes & Performance Improvements
- Numerous bug fixes and overall performance improvements.
About this version
- Version
- 2.0 (2)
- Size
- 16.01 MB
- Requires Android
- 12
- Target SDK
- 31
- Architecture
- universal
- Downloads
- 67
- Updated
- Jul 22, 2026
- Package
- com.novabar.app
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