Quick Ball
Quick Ball is a free, open-source utility app for Android. A Quick Action Ball that gives fast access to controls —volume, brightness, lock. It has 190 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
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About Quick Ball
A floating ball that provides quick access to system functions like volume, brightness, and screen lock. The ball stays visible over all apps and automatically hides on the lock screen. Features: - Quick Actions: Access volume, brightness, and lock screen controls instantly - Always Visible: Floating ball appears over all apps when unlocked - Smart Positioning: Remembers last position after screen unlock - Auto-Hide: Automatically hides on lock screen and shows on unlock - Draggable: Touch and drag to move anywhere on screen - Auto-Snap: Snaps to screen edges when released Security Note: QuickBall requires Accessibility and Modify System Settings permissions to function.
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Quick Ball from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
Screenshots
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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Is Quick Ball free and open source?
Yes. Quick Ball's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install Quick Ball?
You can install Quick Ball from F-Droid (package io.github.chayanforyou.quickball) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v6.1.0).
Is Quick Ball still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 15, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Oct 18, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.


