Software & AI

A beautiful sleep and meditation app whose meditations impressed him, though some parts are gimmicky and much is paid.

A file sharing app with no ads, expiring links, and no software needed for the recipient.

A paid app that finds duplicates, corrupted files and empty folders to tidy up phone storage.

Turns your notch or punch hole into a battery indicator, with heavy customisation and wide phone coverage.

Lets you skip songs with the volume keys while the screen is off, without losing volume control.

Lets you wake to any song from YouTube without needing a premium membership.

A smart photo editor that separates foreground and background so you can edit them independently.

A polished, ad-free 4K wallpaper app from the artist behind the OnePlus default wallpapers.

An ordinary voice recorder made great by how quickly you can start recording from a status bar toggle.

Used for manual filming, with a focus assist that highlights in-focus areas in green.

He lays out Spotify's case against Apple but points out where its complaints are weak, without taking a firm side.

Not strictly a phone gadget, but turns portrait mode photos into 3D lenticular prints.

One of the best customisations he has used lately, as it fixes the problem of reaching the top of big-screen phones.

Looks cool and gives screenshots a unique touch with enough tweaking, but the benefits are limited and the default colours are tacky.

Used to build a pastel home screen setup on his S10 Plus.

Used alongside the icon pack in his pastel home screen setup.

Brilliant notification pop-up bubbles that let you read and act on alerts without leaving your app.

Learns to recognise his face even when it is tiny and obscured in the background of a photo.

Shows how specific Google's data on him is, which he finds scary, though he still thinks most people can reasonably trust Google.

Creates custom or random gradient wallpapers for a quick home screen refresh.

A bottom-swipe control centre that suits tall screens and can be customised in detail.

A procedurally generated live wallpaper with smooth animation that looks different each time.

A colourful live wallpaper from the same developer with a bit more character.

A minimal launcher that genuinely helps reduce phone distraction by hiding most apps.