About WaveUp
WaveUp wakes up your phone—switches the screen on—when you wave over the proximity sensor. I built this app because I got tired of pressing the power button just to check the time (a surprisingly frequent habit). Inspi
WaveUp wakes up your phone—switches the screen on—when you wave over the proximity sensor.
I built this app because I got tired of pressing the power button just to check the time (a surprisingly frequent habit). Inspired by the
great Gravity Screen On/Off. I looked for an open-source alternative and just couldn’t find one. So I made it myself!
Checkout the code: https://gitlab.com/juanitobananas/wave-up
A possibly more more up-to-date README: https://gitlab.com/juanitobananas/wave-up/#waveup
Features
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Wave mode : Turns the screen on when you wave over the proximity sensor.
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Pocket mode : Turns the screen on when you pull your phone out of a pocket or bag.
Both are
enabled by default but can be turned off in settings.
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Screen lock : cover the sensor for a second (or your chosen time) and the phone locks.
Off by default , but easy to enable.
Wait, what's a proximity sensor?
It’s that invisible little thing near your phone’s earpiece that turns off the screen when you’re on a call.
Known Issues
Some phones keep the CPU running while listening to the proximity sensor and this drains battery (blame your phone, not me). Most phones don’t, so battery use is minimal.
Accessibility Services
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Purpose : Used to lock the screen on Android 9+
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Privacy : Used
only for this, no data collected
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Scope : Doesn’t spy, just locks
Permissions (yep, quite a few)
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WAKE_LOCK – turn on the screen
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RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED – auto-start on boot
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READ_PHONE_STATE – pause during calls
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BLUETOOTH / CONNECT – avoid pausing when on a Bluetooth call
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IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS etc. – stay alive in the background
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FORCE_LOCK – lock device (Android 8 and below)
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ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE – lock device (Android 9+)
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DELETE_PACKAGES – let the app uninstall itself if needed
Uninstalling (Android 8 and older)
WaveUp uses Device Admin permissions, so it won’t uninstall the usual way. Use the 'Uninstall WaveUp' button in the app to remove it properly.
Fun fact
This is my
first Android app and my
first open-source contribution! I'd love your feedback or help—especially if you're into translations or just enjoy tinkering.
Open source rocks!
Translations
Help translate WaveUp! Even the English version could use improvements.
https://www.transifex.com/juanitobananas/waveup/
https://www.transifex.com/juanitobananas/libcommon/
Acknowledgments
Thanks to all who contributed: https://gitlab.com/juanitobananas/wave-up/#acknowledgments
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of WaveUp since it was posted on our website on 2016-12-29 14:10:52.
The latest version is 3.2.22 and it was updated on 2026-06-11 01:24:07. See below the changes in each version.
WaveUp version 3.2.22
Updated At: 2025-04-05
Changes: New in 3.2.22
★ Add themed icon for Android 13+
New in 3.2.21
★ Update Portuguese (Brazil)
★ Upgrade a bunch of deps
...
New in 3.2.17
★ Remove 'Excluded apps' option from Google Play store versions. F-Droid ones remain fully functional. I'm sorry, but Google doesn't allow WaveUp to read list of installed apps, which is necessary for this.
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WaveUp version 3.2.19
Updated At: 2024-07-16
Changes: New in 3.2.19
★ Fix notification not working on Android 13+ devices.
New in 3.2.18
★ Upgrade some dependencies.
★ Remove ACRA (crash reporting).
New in 3.2.17
★ Remove 'Excluded apps' option from Google Play store versions. F-Droid ones remain fully functional. I'm sorry, but Google doesn't allow WaveUp to read list of installed apps, which is necessary for this.
★ ...
WaveUp version 3.2.17
Updated At: 2023-10-31
Changes: New in 3.2.17
★ Remove 'Excluded apps' option from Google Play store versions. F-Droid ones remain fully functional. I'm sorry, but Google doesn't allow WaveUp to read list of installed apps, which is necessary for this.
★ Update German and Russian translations.
★ Add bluetooth permission request for Android 14 and above (needed to know if a headset is connected during a call).
WaveUp version 3.2.10
Updated At: 2021-05-02
Changes: New in 3.2.10
★ Update some translations.
★ Upgrade some dependencies.
New in 3.2.9
★ Update some translations.
★ Fix small Android 11 compatibility bugs.
New in 3.2.8
★ Update some translations.
★ Small bug fix (MainActivity leak).
WaveUp version 3.2.9
Updated At: 2021-02-19
Changes: New in 3.2.9
★ Update some translations.
★ Fix small Android 11 compatibility bugs.
New in 3.2.8
★ Update some translations.
★ Small bug fix (MainActivity leak).
New in 3.2.7
★ Fix compatibility with older Androids.
★ Update some translations.
★ Vibration time before locking is now configurable.
WaveUp version 3.2.8
Updated At: 2020-12-12
Changes: New in 3.2.8
★ Update some translations.
★ Small bug fix (MainActivity leak).
New in 3.2.7
★ Fix compatibility with older Androids.
★ Update some translations.
★ Vibration time before locking is now configurable.
New in 3.2.6
★ Add Galician translation.
★ Fix 'Privacy Policy' title colour.
New in 3.2.5
★ Remove "send debug logs to dev" option.
New in 3.2.4
★ Update some translations.
WaveUp version 3.2.7
Updated At: 2020-10-29
Changes: New in 3.2.7
★ Fix compatibility with older Androids.
★ Update some translations.
★ Vibration time before locking is now configurable.
New in 3.2.6
★ Add Galician translation.
★ Fix 'Privacy Policy' title colour.
New in 3.2.5
★ Remove "send debug logs to dev" option.
New in 3.2.4
★ Update some translations.
New in 3.2.3
★ Update some translations
★ Update privacy policy (add ACRA section).
WaveUp version 3.2.6
Updated At: 2020-08-15
Changes: New in 3.2.6
★ Add Galician translation.
★ Fix 'Privacy Policy' title colour.
New in 3.2.5
★ Remove "send debug logs to dev" option.
New in 3.2.4
★ Update some translations
New in 3.2.3
★ Update some translations
★ pdate privacy policy (add ACRA section).
New in 3.2.2
★ Fix bug while trying to report a bug :)
New in 3.2.1
★ Update some translations.
WaveUp version 3.2.5
Updated At: 2020-07-11
Changes: New in 3.2.5
★ Remove "send debug logs to dev" option.
New in 3.2.4
★ Update some translations
New in 3.2.3
★ Update some translations
★ pdate privacy policy (add ACRA section).
New in 3.2.2
★ Fix bug while trying to report a bug :)
New in 3.2.1
★ Update some translations.
New in 3.2.0
★ Add 'App Shortcut' to lock device on Android 7.1 and newer.
★ Update Italian translation.
New in 3.1.8
★ Add FAQ to menu.
WaveUp version 3.2.4
Updated At: 2020-07-04
Changes: New in 3.2.4
★ Update some translations
New in 3.2.3
★ Update some translations
★ pdate privacy policy (add ACRA section).
New in 3.2.2
★ Fix bug while trying to report a bug :)
New in 3.2.1
★ Update some translations.
New in 3.2.0
★ Add 'App Shortcut' to lock device on Android 7.1 and newer.
★ Update Italian translation.
New in 3.1.8
★ Add FAQ to menu.
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