Software & AI

Suggested as an easy way to turn your Wi-Fi details into a QR code so guests can connect without asking for the password.

Handy app for sending photos, videos and contacts between devices with virtually no file size limit.

Lets you share a Wi-Fi connection like a hotspot, useful when you pay per device or are only logged in on your phone.

Fun app with interactive video filters like snow, kaleidoscope and phantom effects.

Sounds a siren if someone unplugs or takes your phone while it charges in public.

Face-swap GIF app that works better than he expected.

His favourite kind of app: simple and solving a real problem by switching to a faster, more private DNS.

A hidden gem that expands keyboard shortcuts into full text without extra taps.

Simple home screen button that locks your phone, useful with a broken power button or a big phone.

Artistic world map visualisations you can capture and set as a wallpaper.

Revokes app permissions and grants them only temporarily, which also saves battery.

Lets you recover an accidentally swiped notification with one tap, within a time limit.

Shows real-time lyrics for music playing from any service, with a pop-up bubble option.

Replaces the notification bar with something cleaner and far more customisable.

Powerful and versatile, but held back by fragmentation and a kernel not designed for phones.

One of two amazing KLWP presets, with home, weather, music and news pages of widgets.

Subtler widgets in bright blues and purples that pair well with stock Android's white.

Worth the 15 minutes of setup, as it replaces the navigation bar with something more functional and better looking.

Bold, card-style Pixel-inspired widgets with neon glow that still look clean.

Widget app for which he picked three distinctive widget packs.

A minimal preset that favours space over functionality and makes the phone feel like a slick gadget from the future.

Vibrant, clean widgets inspired by an LA sunset that suit pastel wallpapers.

Stunning, crisp Pixel wallpapers with 3D movement, available via a sideloaded app.

The most customisable third-party Pixel launcher he has seen.