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Slate

com.slate.launcher

Minimal text-only Android home screen. No icons. No analytics. Zero network.

Latest documented release1.419 Aug 2026 · 2.0 MB→
⬇ Download APK1.4 · 2.0 MBPublisher site ↗

01 / Overview

Is Slate safe?

Slate is a minimal text-only Android home screen built for focus. Most launchers want to keep you on your phone. Colourful icons trigger recognition without thought, notification badges create artificial urgency, and recommendation widgets are optimised for engagement, not intent. Slate removes all of that. Apps are presented as plain text, the same way a to-do list presents tasks. You open the a…

Developer
Rouf Syed
Category
Launcher
First release
19 Aug 2026
License
Not documented

02 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcom.slate.launcher
Latest APK SHA-256ce050dc54b52057aaa5fba14b75cc4ec6d55f7e6f049c491a7485018ef2c9fde
Signing certificate12:03:52:93:DA:AB:C9:5B:BA:14:2E:0D:EE:BA:B9:EC:36:DF:CB:85:E3:0A:0F:1F:83:BD:70:05:CD:EA:41:F6
MIN ANDROID26TARGET36ARCHITECTURE

03 / History

Project timeline

Package observed in source index

Metadata and versions observed from the fdroid repository index.

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL
VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture
1.426+→

05 / Safety & access

Safety verdict

Authentic — file hash matches the source indexNo ads or tracking flagged by the source
IntegritySHA-256 verified vs source
SourceOpen-source · fdroid
Permissions15 declared · 3 sensitive
Signaturepresent
Anti-featuresNo known anti-features
Sensitive accessCALL_PHONEQUERY_ALL_PACKAGESREAD_CONTACTS

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATEandroid.permission.BLUETOOTHandroid.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMINandroid.permission.CALL_PHONEandroid.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATEandroid.permission.EXPAND_STATUS_BARandroid.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGESandroid.permission.READ_BASIC_PHONE_STATEandroid.permission.READ_CONTACTSandroid.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGESandroid.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONSandroid.permission.SET_WALLPAPERandroid.permission.USE_BIOMETRICandroid.permission.USE_FINGERPRINTcom.slate.launcher.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Tracker status: Not assessed by WIKI for Android.

06 / Sources

Evidence ledger

Each entry is a captured public reference backing this record.

RepositorySource package page↗Source codeSource repository↗