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HomeTiles

dev.kicker.hometiles

Big, calm home screen with phone and messages built in

Latest documented release0.1.216 Oct 2026 · 1.9 MB→

01 / Overview

Is HomeTiles safe?

HomeTiles is a home screen made of large, plainly labelled tiles, with a phone dialler and a messaging app in the same package. It is meant for small screens, unsteady hands and eyes that would rather not squint. Every tile can be anything you like: an app, a contact, a shortcut, a widget, a function such as the torch or Wi-Fi, or a jump to another screen. Grid size, tile size, colours and labels…

Developer
Tim Kicker
Category
Launcher
Earliest archived version
16 Oct 2026
License
GPL-3.0-or-later (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

0.1.2

Fixes crashes on Android 8 and 9 in the SOS alarm, the call screen and the message notice on the lock screen. A tile whose app has been removed now says so. Labels get smaller instead of breaking a word. An incoming call shows a phone in the status bar instead of an envelope.

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDdev.kicker.hometiles
Latest APK SHA-256de16f937bb0fae73a3ecacf187da97de00f7234d036629aa3a2b0e517ddece87
Signing certificateA4:CF:F0:9A:80:F8:35:D4:74:27:F7:67:98:A7:F7:17:3B:5D:F4:BA:22:1B:1B:A1:7C:44:6C:6B:3F:28:D0:2B
MIN ANDROID26TARGET35ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · armeabi-v7a · x86 · x86_64

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

05 / Safety & access

Safety verdict

Authentic — file hash matches the source indexReview the flags below before installing
IntegritySHA-256 verified vs source
SourceOpen-source · fdroid
Permissions15 declared · 11 sensitive
Signaturepresent
Anti-featuresNo known anti-features
Sensitive accessACCESS_COARSE_LOCATIONACCESS_FINE_LOCATIONCALL_PHONEREAD_CALL_LOGREAD_CONTACTSREAD_PHONE_STATEREAD_SMSRECEIVE_SMSSEND_SMSWRITE_CALL_LOGWRITE_CONTACTS

Declared permissions

Tracker status: Not assessed by WIKI for Android.

06 / Sources

Evidence ledger

Each entry is a captured public reference backing this record.