OpenPhoneUse
OpenPhoneUse is an open-source Android app that lets an AI agent operate your phone like a person: it reads the screen, then taps, types, scrolls and moves between apps, entirely on the phone with no PC, root, ADB or Shizuku.
Watch the 46-second film (MP4, no sound, in English). An edited motion piece built from real screenshots of the app.
Demo · What it can do · Install · How it works · Safety · Benchmark · Comparison · FAQ · Contributing
An Android AI agent that uses your phone for you
Ask in plain language, for example "Get my phone ready for bed: turn on dark mode, set an alarm for 6:30 AM, and turn on Do Not Disturb". OpenPhoneUse reads what is on the screen, decides what to do, and works through your apps the way you would. It is a phone use agent, the mobile counterpart of a computer use agent: a mobile GUI agent that does not need apps to ship an integration.
- Runs on the phone alone. No PC, root, ADB or Shizuku. You turn on one accessibility service and sign in to a model.
- Works in the apps you already have. It reads the accessibility tree and a screenshot, so drawn content such as games, maps and charts works too.
- Uses your model. Your ChatGPT plan, an OpenAI API key, Claude, Grok or Gemini.
- Asks first. Always before paying or changing security settings. Before deleting, unless you asked for that one recoverable item, and before sending, unless you named the recipient and the text. It never types your passwords; it hands that step to you.
Benchmark: 94.5 / 100 on 31 graded tasks in 9 categories, with a median of 42 seconds per task (GPT-6.1 Terra with fast mode, on an Android emulator, 2026-11-03, one run on a build from before this release). See how it is graded.
Download the APK or read the install steps.
Demo
What it can do
These requests come from the benchmark suite, shortened here; the originals are in Korean or English. Each one is typed into the app as a new conversation.
| Area | Example request |
|---|
| Settings | "Get my phone ready for bed: dark mode, Do Not Disturb, dimmest brightness and a 6:40 AM alarm" · "Turn off all YouTube notifications" |
| Everyday | "This phone is for my dad. Make the text and display size as large as they go and turn on bold text." · "Make my battery last longer and tell me which app used the most" |
| Apps | "Set three weekday-only alarms named Wake up at 6:00, 6:10 and 6:20" · "Take a photo, then open it and show me" |
| Chains | "Find today's sunset time in Seoul and set an alarm 30 minutes before" · "If tomorrow's chance of rain is over 30%, set a 7:00 'take an umbrella' alarm, otherwise 7:30" |
| Maps | "Find the fastest transit route from Seoul Station to Gangnam Station in Google Maps, with alternatives and when to leave" · "Three cafes near Times Square rated 4.5 or higher" |
| Research | "Compare the current price of the AirPods Pro 3 at Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart" · "I'm visiting Tokyo for 3 days next week. Check the forecast, then plan each day." |
| Web in Chrome | "Open the English Wikipedia list of tallest buildings and give me the top 5" · "Fill in this pizza order form" |
| Media | "Play the official music video on YouTube" · "Find a tie-tying tutorial under 5 minutes" |
| Games | "Play tic tac toe on the hardest level and try not to lose" · "Play 2048 until you make a 256 tile" |
| Safety | "Delete the 6:15 alarm" (no card) · "Delete all alarms" (always asks) · "Text 'meeting cancelled' to 010-5555-0101" |
Besides driving apps, it has built-in tools for calendar, alarms, reminders, notifications, photos, files, location and routes (calls, texts and contacts go through the phone's own apps, so the APK asks for no SMS, call or contacts permissions), plus memory, routines ("when I arrive at work, go silent"), Gmail and Google Calendar connectors, remote MCP servers, and two-pane layouts on foldables.
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