WaveUp3.2.22
Publisher Description
Turn on the display by waving
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
▸ Wave mode: Turns the screen on when you wave over the proximity sensor.
▸ 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.
▸ 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
▸ Purpose: Used to lock the screen on Android 9+
▸ Privacy: Used only for this, no data collected
▸ Scope: Doesn’t spy, just locks
Permissions (yep, quite a few)
▸ WAKE_LOCK – turn on the screen
▸ RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED – auto-start on boot
▸ READ_PHONE_STATE – pause during calls
▸ BLUETOOTH / CONNECT – avoid pausing when on a Bluetooth call
▸ IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS etc. – stay alive in the background
▸ FORCE_LOCK – lock device (Android 8 and below)
▸ ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE – lock device (Android 9+)
▸ 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
About WaveUp
The company that develops WaveUp is juanitobananas. The latest version released by its developer is 3.2.22.
To install WaveUp on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2025-04-05 and was downloaded 3 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the WaveUp as malware as malware if the download link to com.jarsilio.android.waveup is broken.
How to install WaveUp on your Android device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
- Once the WaveUp is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
- A pop-up window with the permissions required by WaveUp will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
- WaveUp will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.
Program Details
System requirements
Download information
Pricing
Version History
version 3.2.22
posted on 2025-04-05
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.
...
version 3.2.19
posted on 2024-07-16
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.
★ ...
version 3.2.17
posted on 2023-10-31
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).
version 3.2.10
posted on 2021-05-02
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).
version 3.2.9
posted on 2021-02-19
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.
version 3.2.8
posted on 2020-12-12
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.
version 3.2.7
posted on 2020-10-29
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).
version 3.2.6
posted on 2020-08-15
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.
version 3.2.5
posted on 2020-07-11
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.
version 3.2.4
posted on 2020-07-04
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.