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No root is required, the app has no Internet permission and neither stores nor uploads screen images, and it is MIT. A standard build covers Android 14 and newer, a compatibility build 10 to 13; real-device testing so far is on a Xiaomi 15.", "take": "An experiment that repaints the whole system screen without root; the implementation is the show.", "build": [ "An eye-catching screen effect on a shop demo phone", "A study piece on wiring motion sensors to GPU reprojection on Android" ], "who": [ { "role": "Android developer", "situation": "wants to see screen capture plus GPU reprojection done" }, { "role": "Phone tinkerer", "situation": "already runs Shizuku and wants a new effect" } ], "start": [ { "command": false, "text": "From the Latest Release, get the standard APK (Android 14+) or the compat APK (10–13)" }, { "command": false, "text": "Install Shizuku and start its service via wireless debugging or ADB" }, { "command": false, "text": "In the app: 01 authorize Shizuku → 02 accessibility service → 03 try 10 s → 04 global effect" } ], "caveat": [ "Shizuku must be installed and running (no root needed)", "Tested only on a Xiaomi 15 / Android 16; vendor limits may differ", "Extended use raises GPU load and battery drain" ] }, "cta": { "type": "install", "label": "INSTALL", "url": "https://github.com/jcx396905-gif/duofold-android" }, "ready": "install", "categories": [ "media", "experiment" ], "categories_confirmed": true, "tags": [ "android", "shizuku", "opengl", "ui-effect" ], "platform": [ "android" ], "license": { "spdx": "MIT", "scope": "permissive", "scope_text": "Use, change and redistribute, commercially too. 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The 24h · 7d · 30d gains are GH Archive hourly events summed to the reference time (as_of). No score of ours." }, "ranks": null, "activity": { "pushed_at": "2026-09-13T03:13:29.000Z", "owner_type": "User", "open_issues": 1, "contributors": 1, "releases_count": 3, "latest_release": { "tag": "v0.6.0", "published_at": "2026-09-13T03:13:29.000Z", "prerelease": false }, "checked_at": "2026-09-15T19:34:09.370Z", "core_checked_at": "2026-09-15T19:34:09.370Z" }, "signals": [ { "kind": "new", "label": "NEW", "value": "23h OLD WHEN SEEN" } ], "images": { "og": "https://tesign.com/img/duofold-android-11ccdb6642.jpg", "cover": "https://tesign.com/img/duofold-android-11ccdb6642.jpg", "cover_width": 720, "cover_height": 1280, "gallery": [ "https://tesign.com/img/duofold-android-11ccdb6642.jpg", "https://tesign.com/img/duofold-android-f6871b50bb.jpg", "https://tesign.com/img/duofold-android-5d45fb7841.jpg", "https://tesign.com/img/duofold-android-3b96ad0468.png" ], "alt": "Cover frame of a DuoFold real-device demo: a hand-held phone on a desk, its home screen tilted and blurred by the effect.", "tier": 2 }, "dates": { "first_seen_at": "2026-09-13T07:43:34.171Z", "source_created_at": "2026-09-12T08:33:04.000Z", "discovery_hours": 23.1750475, "launch_signal_at": "2026-09-13T00:00:00.000Z", "kept_at": "2026-09-14T02:41:58.993Z", "first_published_at": "2026-09-14T02:41:59.484Z", "updated_at": "2026-09-15T04:36:56.854Z", "ingestion_mode": "live" }, "notes": [ "This file was produced by the same build, from the same data, as the tesign.com item page. The text is editorial; the numbers are stored observations.", "null in the JSON means not observed — never zero. The Markdown writes [unconfirmed] for it.", "Star total = the value last checked on GitHub (stars_checked_at) + increases observed via GH Archive since. The 24h · 7d · 30d gains are GH Archive hourly events summed to the reference time (as_of). No score of ours.", "A summary, not legal advice." ] }