Reclaim Control of Your Digital Life

An Android fork designed to keep your data where it belongs - on your device, under your control.

Local First Phone Illustration

What is Local First Phone?

Local First Phone is an Android fork built on the local-first development philosophy. It ensures your data remains on your device - stored locally, processed locally, and shared only when you explicitly consent.

With its local-first architecture, this mobile operating system prioritizes privacy, functions offline by default, and provides complete control over your personal data and digital interactions.

Local First Concept

Core Features

Local Data Storage

Your data remains on your device by default, with options for encrypted backups to your own personal infrastructure if desired.

Offline-First Applications

Applications function fully offline, syncing data only when connectivity is available and you've granted permission.

Privacy Controls

Detailed permission settings and an intuitive dashboard for monitoring and managing all data flows on your device.

Home Infrastructure

Optional integration with home servers for personal cloud storage and private AI processing capabilities.

Local AI Processing

On-device AI capabilities with optional integration to your home Ollama instance for more powerful processing.

Selective Sync

Control exactly which data syncs to cloud services, which remains exclusively on your device, and which can be processed by third-party services.

The Local-First Philosophy

The local-first software movement prioritizes user ownership, privacy, and resilience. It's built on these principles:

  • Data Ownership: Your data belongs to you, not corporations.
  • Offline Capability: Software should work without an internet connection.
  • Privacy by Design: Privacy as a fundamental right, not an afterthought.
  • Longevity: Your apps and data should outlive the companies that created them.
  • User Agency: You decide what happens with your information.

Local First Phone implements these principles throughout the mobile experience, offering an ethical and resilient alternative to conventional mobile operating systems.

Local First Philosophy

Project Roadmap

Phase 1: Foundation

Create an Android AOSP fork, establish the core local-first architecture, and develop essential system applications based on local-first principles.

Phase 2: Application Ecosystem

Develop a collection of local-first applications and provide developer tools to facilitate third-party local-first application development.

Phase 3: Home Infrastructure

Create simple home server solutions that integrate seamlessly with Local First Phone for personal data storage and processing.

Phase 4: Local AI

Incorporate on-device AI capabilities and enable connections to home-hosted AI models such as Ollama for privacy-preserving intelligence features.