Your home screen, as a set.

Tessera is a set of home-screen widgets in mixed shapes, six looks to switch between, and wallpapers drawn to sit behind them. Pick a starter layout, add it to your home screen in one go, and change the whole look with a tap.

What it does

• Widgets you can touch. Weather, a day-ring clock, a focus timer you start from the home screen, a mood check, a liquid battery, music controls, a quick toggle for the flashlight or Do not disturb, and a scallop-shaped launcher for six apps.
• Six vibe packs. Clear Glass, Liquid Glass, Chrome Y2K, Soft Clay, Arcade and Night Signal. Switch, and every Tessera widget on your home screen redraws.
• Starter layouts. Three ready-made layouts, placed one widget at a time with your launcher's confirmation. If your launcher doesn't allow that, a guide shows how to add them by hand.
• 35 wallpapers. Glass, liquid, gradient, abstract, AMOLED, pixel and scenic, drawn on your phone at your screen's size. Preview one with your widgets on top, then set it on the home screen, lock screen or both.
• Share your setup. A 9:16 card of your layout, pack and wallpaper, sized for Stories.
• Higher contrast. One switch darkens the glass and strengthens the text on every widget, and every widget has a spoken description for TalkBack.

What it deliberately does not do

No ads, no account, no sign-in, no subscription and nothing to unlock: everything is in the app you install. No analytics and no tracking. The weather widget needs a connection, and the forecast request is the only thing Tessera itself sends.