🕐 Nothing Phone — Transparent Dot Matrix Clock Widget

It is a custom dot matrix style clock widget with a fully transparent background. Originally inspired by the Nothing Phone dot matrix aesthetic, this widget works on any Android device running Android 8.0 (Oreo) and above.

The default Nothing OS widget has a similar dot matrix style but its background is not transparent — this project fixes that and makes it blend perfectly into any wallpaper on any Android device.

Created by Swapnil Majhi learning UI/UX, assisted by Claude AI and Cursor AI.

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📸 Preview

🎬 Demo

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✨ Features

• 🔲 Dot matrix style clock display
• 🌫️ Fully transparent background — blends into any wallpaper
• ⏰ Tap the widget to open Google Clock instantly
• 🔄 Real-time updates (requires Alarms & Reminders permission)
• 📱 Designed specifically for Nothing Phone aesthetic but works of all andoird devices till Android 8 (Oreo)
• 🏠 Does not clutter your app drawer — invisible in home screen app list

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📲 Installation

1. Download the APK from the Releases section
2. On your Nothing Phone, go to Settings → Security and enable Install from unknown sources
3. Open the downloaded APK and install it
4. The app will NOT appear in your home screen app list — this is normal
5. To access app info, go to Settings → Apps → DotMatrixWidget

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🧩 Adding the Widget to Your Home Screen

1. Long press on your home screen
2. Tap Widgets
3. Find DotMatrixWidget in the list
4. Long press and drag it onto your home screen

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⚙️ Important — Alarms & Reminders Permission

Without this step the widget will only show a static time and will not update in real time.

1. Go to **Settings → Apps → DotMatrixWidget
2. Find Alarms & Reminders and toggle it ON
3. The widget will now update and show the correct live time

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🔗 Tap Behavior

Tapping the widget opens Google Clock automatically (if installed on your device).

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🛠️ Built With

• Android Studio
• Cursor AI (code modification and debugging)
• Claude AI (guidance and problem solving)
• Java / XML

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💡 Why I Made This

Nothing Phone already has a beautiful dot matrix clock widget but its background is not transparent, which breaks the aesthetic on custom wallpapers. This project makes it truly blend into any home screen setup without any visual clutter.

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🙋 About

Hi, I'm Swapnil Majhi — I am learning UI/UX design and this is my very first project. I identified a real design gap in an existing product and shipped a working solution on real hardware with zero prior coding experience.

Feel free to connect with me or follow my journey!

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License — see the LICENSE file for details.