Hi everyone!
I’ve been using the Fairphone 6 for a while now. I love the idea of the Fairphone Moments physical switch, but let’s be honest: the software implementation feels a bit “light.” Even when Moments is on, you can still easily switch between apps using the multitasking menu (Recents). For me, it didn’t provide that “hard lock” I needed for real concentration.
I found a way to fix this by linking the physical green switch to the native Android Focus Mode. Now, when I flip the switch, apps actually get grayed out and blocked properly.
Since I’m not a dev, it took some tinkering, but here is the “clean” way to do it without root:
The Setup:
1. MacroDroid: To detect when the Moments app starts/stops.
2. Shizuku: To give MacroDroid the power to click system tiles in the background without jumping through menus.
The Logic:
Trigger: App Launched → “Fairphone Moments” (This app starts whenever you flip the switch).
Action: Run Shell Script (via Shizuku) to toggle the Focus Mode tile.
The “Magic” Command:
I used this shell script in MacroDroid to silently click the Focus Mode tile:
cmd statusbar click-tile com.google.android.apps.wellbeing/com.google.android.apps.wellbeing.focusmode.quicksettings.FocusModeTileService
The Result:
Now, when I flip the switch, the phone doesn’t just show a pretty launcher — it actually triggers a system-level Focus Mode. Icons turn gray, notifications are silenced, and I can’t accidentally jump into Telegram or Instagram. When I flip it back, everything returns to normal.
It’s a bit of a workaround (thanks to Android’s strict security), but it makes the hardware switch feel like a pro tool rather than a gimmick.
Fairphone devs, if you are reading this: please just integrate native Focus Mode with the physical switch! It would be a game-changer.
Hope this helps someone else looking for a deeper “Digital Detox”!
