Status Bar Speedometer

Status Bar Speedometer

Displays your current speed in your status bar

Waboodoo Navigation

Download (3.3 MB)

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Description

This simplistic app displays your current speed, obtained from GPS readings, as an icon in your status bar at the top of your screen. This speedometer allows you to check how fast you are travelling without having to switch between apps.

Please be aware of the dangers of using your phone while driving.

This app is open source, find it on Github: https://github.com/Waboodoo/Status-Bar-Tachometer

If you have any questions, feature requests or other comments feel free to contact me: android@rmy.ch.

Versions

Version Date Size Requires Android Download
3.15.1 current
ee1abcd9f921e391…
 2026-02-18 3.3 MB API 23
3.15.0
f2f43ca46997c1dd…
 2026-02-13 3.3 MB API 23
3.14.0
61d10e9af50347a4…
 2025-09-03 3.2 MB API 21

Permissions

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

  • NotificationsShow notifications.
  • Precise locationDetermine the location via GPS.
  • Approximate locationDetermine the location via the network.
  • Foreground serviceKeep running in the background, visible in the status bar.
  • FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION
  • Run at startupStart automatically after the device is switched on.
  • statusbar_tacho.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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