There is also a second version of the envelope
Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2025 10:37 am
We've already written about Google's Digital Health project, where we talked about the first six apps. The company recently added the Envelope app and two live wallpapers - Activity Bubbles and Screen Stopwatch, which we'll talk about below.
Envelope
The app turns your phone into a black-and-white “dialer” with only the dialer or camera working. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that for the app to work, you need to print out the PDF envelope drawing provided by Google, assemble it, and pack your phone (currently only the Pixel 3a is supported).
The case has cutouts for ports and a fingerprint sensor, as well as printed dialer buttons. Google predicts that the case will help preserve the phone's basic functionality, but the inconvenience will help reduce the amount of time you use your smartphone throughout the day.
“The idea is to hold out as long as possible before opening senegal number data the envelope,” the company said. Once the user pulls out the device, the app will report the usage time for the day.
There is also a second version of the envelope for filming photos and videos, but Google has not yet published its drawings.
Activity Bubbles
Every time the user unlocks the device, the app starts inflating a bubble on the screensaver. The longer the phone is active, the bigger the bubble will be — it stops growing when the phone is locked again. At the end of the day, the user gets an abstract pattern of bubbles as their wallpaper.
Screen Stopwatch
Like Activity Bubbles, these are “live” wallpapers that track smartphone usage in real time. They display a stopwatch on the screen that activates every time the smartphone is unlocked and counts how much time the device is used during the day.
Envelope
The app turns your phone into a black-and-white “dialer” with only the dialer or camera working. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that for the app to work, you need to print out the PDF envelope drawing provided by Google, assemble it, and pack your phone (currently only the Pixel 3a is supported).
The case has cutouts for ports and a fingerprint sensor, as well as printed dialer buttons. Google predicts that the case will help preserve the phone's basic functionality, but the inconvenience will help reduce the amount of time you use your smartphone throughout the day.
“The idea is to hold out as long as possible before opening senegal number data the envelope,” the company said. Once the user pulls out the device, the app will report the usage time for the day.
There is also a second version of the envelope for filming photos and videos, but Google has not yet published its drawings.
Activity Bubbles
Every time the user unlocks the device, the app starts inflating a bubble on the screensaver. The longer the phone is active, the bigger the bubble will be — it stops growing when the phone is locked again. At the end of the day, the user gets an abstract pattern of bubbles as their wallpaper.
Screen Stopwatch
Like Activity Bubbles, these are “live” wallpapers that track smartphone usage in real time. They display a stopwatch on the screen that activates every time the smartphone is unlocked and counts how much time the device is used during the day.