About this app

"Best free Android app of 2016, 100 you must download" - TechRadar


NOTE ON LOCK SCREENS: Sesame works with Android's security, which makes it 100% safe. But some phone manufacturers customize the lock screen and Sesame can't perfectly control the display on these devices. We work on 90% of phones but if you see display problems, please don't give us a 1 star review. Email me with your phone's info and we'll try to make a custom fix :)


Sesame makes your Android faster and prettier.
It puts your favorite apps in a ranked list on the lock screen along with a keyboard that can filter to pretty much anything in 1 or 2 touches. It learns from your behavior and makes you personalized shortcuts like...

* Your apps, ranked by how often you use them
* Your contacts with 1 touch to text, call, or email (WhatsApp too!)
* Websites you visit (but not when browsing incognito)
* Music library and new stuff you listen to (Spotify only atm but expanding soon)
* Google Now (movie times, tip calculator, flight and package tracking)
* You can Quick Search: Maps, Waze, Netflix, Spotify, Google Music, Chrome, Play Store, and YouTube. And it makes shortcuts back to your searches
* Hangouts conversations, including groups
* Alarms you set
* Uber/Lyft see live ride options w/ ETA & Surge Pricing
* Reddit - all your subreddits


Choose how and where it displays
In Settings you can pick to show your shortcut list right away, or hide it just behind a beautiful wallpaper. 1 tap will reveal your shortcuts, or you can start typing on the keyboard right away.


Smart Keyboard that learns you
The keyboard is designed to pull things up fast. You don’t need to type full words. It understands shorthand, so if I want to play music by Ratatat I can type ’S’ for Spotify then ‘R’ and 'Spotify: Ratatat' will come right up. It also learns from your choices so next time only 'S' might get the job done.



There’s no registration and none of the data leaves your device.



Lock Screen Features
* New HD wallpaper updates every day
* Keeps your system security in place. Is 100% safe
* Displays your notifications, filters spam



How we use data
Sesame Lock Screen needs to access your data in order to make cool shortcuts for you. I wouldn’t want someone reading my personal data and I’m sure you don’t either, so we designed Sesame to work without needing to send your data to our servers.

We do send ourselves errors reports and basic analytics data to make sure the app is working well. None of this contains personal data. Your data stays on your phone. Send me an email if you’d like to learn more about how we use data.


Sesame Lock Screen is built by Steve Blackwell and Phil Wall (me). I can be reached anytime at phil@sesame.ninja. I’m happy to help with problems and would love to hear feedback so we can make it better.

We hope you like it :)

New features

Version 0.6.6 (2016-07-20, build 5324):
- adds Sesame Edge for faster universal access
- adds security shortcuts by popular demand
- clarifies language in opening tutorial

For previous updates, see http://sesame.ninja/release_notes.txt

App Permissions

Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.
Allows applications to disable the keyguard if it is not secure.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows an application to send SMS messages.
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to read from external storage.