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See your first Moonfade setup

A screen-by-screen demo from verified screenshots. Use Previous and Next to explore at your own pace. This shows captured states, not a live product session.

Android 36 emulator · separate Moonfade Sandbox QA build · October 11, 2026. Timer/settings UI shared with release 1.0.1. No physical-player compatibility or purchase is demonstrated.

Start your media and choose a duration

Start playback in your usual media app, then open Moonfade. Choose 1 minute to 24 hours with the dial, or a preset. This capture selects 15 minutes; use a short timer for your own player test.

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Actual 15-minute preset selection. Moonfade supplies the timer, not the media.
Actual 15-minute preset selection. Moonfade supplies the timer, not the media.

Check playback and fade settings

Enable Stop audio & video for the playback-ending request. Fade out runs after the countdown, for 0–60 seconds. This capture uses 30 seconds and the basic Linear curve.

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Verified playback controls. Quiet audio, a pause request, and a locked screen are different observations.
Verified playback controls. Quiet audio, a pause request, and a locked screen are different observations.

Complete the required activation

Tap Start. If prompted, select Activate in Moonfade, review Android’s Lock the screen permission, and select Activate this device admin app to continue. Declining leaves the in-app timer unstarted.

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Actual Android permission screen. The sandbox label identifies our test app; labels on your phone may differ.
Actual Android permission screen. The sandbox label identifies our test app; labels on your phone may differ.

Confirm the timer is running

The countdown starts and Start becomes Stop. Select Stop to cancel early. For a full test on your phone, let a short timer and any additional fade finish, then check actual playback and display lock separately.

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Actual running timer, stopped early in this capture session. This is not a full expiry or player-pause demonstration.
Actual running timer, stopped early in this capture session. This is not a full expiry or player-pause demonstration.

Remove screen-lock access when finished

Stop any timer, then turn off Turn off the screen in Moonfade Settings before uninstalling. This removes Device Admin access. Starting a new in-app timer asks for activation again.

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This removal was verified: the emulator’s Device Admin list no longer contained Moonfade. Anonymous usage sharing stayed off.
This removal was verified: the emulator’s Device Admin list no longer contained Moonfade. Anonymous usage sharing stayed off.

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