How I Built My Own App to Stop Scrolling My Phone- Using AI
We all love our phones. But sometimes, we love them a little too much!
Have you ever taken a tiny break from your work, picked up your phone to check it for “just one minute,” and then realized that an hour passed by?
This used to happen to me every single day. I would start scrolling on my phone, and I just could not put it down. It was a big problem, and it was wasting a lot of my time.
So, I decided to do something about it. I created an app called Reclaim!
What is Reclaim?
Reclaim is a very simple screen timer app.
When you unlock your phone, the app starts counting your time. You can choose how many minutes you want to spend on your phone (like 1, 5, 10, 15, or 30 minutes).
Once your time is up, a nice little bubble alert pops up at the top of your screen. It tells you: “Hey! Your time is up. Put the phone down!”
It doesn’t annoy you with loud noises. It just gently reminds you to get back to real life.
How Reclaim is Helping Me Now
I set my Reclaim app timer to 15 minutes.
Now, every time I unlock my phone to scroll, the timer starts. As soon as 15 minutes pass, the little bubble shows up. It is like a friendly tap on my shoulder saying, “Time to work!”
Because of this, I never spend more than 15 minutes at a time scrolling on my phone anymore. It has helped me reclaim my time and focus on what really matters.
If you struggle with scrolling too much, you should try using an AI helper to build something that solves your own daily problems, too!
The best thing
This app also has a counter in the top toolbar of the phone, which is visible on all apps. No matter what app I am using, my eyes never skip when the counter increases. Most of the time, I myself put the phone aside before it actually triggers.
Yes, that tiny “2” you can see on the top left near the cloak in the second image
How I Built It (Without Knowing How to Code!)
Here is the most exciting part: I do not know how to make Android apps! I have never studied Android app development.
So how did I do it?
I used Googles’s Antigravity.
I talked to Antigravity just like I would talk to a human on chat. I said: “Hey, I want an app that starts a timer when I unlock my phone. Can you make it for me?”
The AI said, “Sure!” and started writing all the code. Whenever I wanted to change something, I just asked.
- When I wanted to change the app’s name to Reclaim, the AI did it.
- When I wanted a cool logo, the AI put it in.
- When I wanted the timer to stay running in the background so it never turns off, the AI fixed it.
It felt like magic. I just asked for what I wanted, and the AI built it step by step!
Want to Try Reclaim?
You can download and install the app on your Android phone to start reclaiming your time today!