HRLY

HRLY

A minimalist hourly chime.

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Description

HRLY (Hourly) is a minimalist hourly chime app designed to help you keep track of time without constantly checking your phone. It uses a simple system of long and short tones to signify the hour, running quietly in the background.

✨ Features

- Simple Time System: Easily learn the time-telling system.
- Customizable Sounds: Use your own audio files for both the short and long tones.
- Notification Controls: Skip the next chime or stop the service directly from the notification.
- Background Service: Runs efficiently in the background to chime on the hour.
- Optional Visual Pulse: An optional visual pulse can accompany the chime on the lock screen. (Still working out some kinks)
- User Control: Easily enable or disable the main chime service, visuals, and custom sounds.
- Minimalist Design: A clean, no-frills interface.
- Open Source: A "View Source" button provides a quick link to the project's GitHub page.

What’s new (1.7)

- New: Chime mode, pick Sound, Vibrate, or Both for each hourly chime
- New: Play the chime even on silent/vibrate (Do Not Disturb still respected)
- Vibration now matches the tone length, so long and short tones feel different
- Notification shows normally by default; use Minimize notification to shrink it
- Removed the experimental visual pulse
- Fewer permissions: no more exact-alarm, wake-lock, or draw-over-other-apps
- Custom timing shows Reset and warnings only when relevant, plus cleanup

Versions

Version Date Size Requires Android Download
1.7 current
371362fa56adbc0a…
2026-07-16 4.9 MB API 26
1.6
9a87d67742e57304…
2026-07-14 5.0 MB API 26
1.5
23e78176f599d88c…
2026-07-13 5.0 MB API 26

Permissions

What the app asks the system for. Android only grants sensitive access after you confirm it.

  • Foreground serviceKeep running in the background, visible in the status bar.
  • Run at startupStart automatically after the device is switched on.
  • FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
  • NotificationsShow notifications.
  • REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS
  • VibrationControl the vibration alert.
  • hourly.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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