Zazen Meditation Timer

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Abstract

Zazen Meditation Timer is a meditation timer for Android with customizable multi-section sessions, authentic bell sounds, and reliable background timing.<br /><br />• <b>Custom sessions</b> — Build meditation sessions with multiple timed sections (sitting, walking, or any practice). Demo sessions are created on first launch to get you started.<br />• <b>8 authentic bell sounds</b> — Recorded from real Japanese rin bowls and a Tibetan singing bowl.<br />• <b>Per-section bell control</b> — Choose which bell rings, how many times, and at what interval for each section.<br />• <b>Per-session bell volume</b> — Adjust bell loudness per session through the bell dimming settings.<br />• <b>Custom bell import</b> — Import your own audio files as bell tones from the Manage Bells screen.<br />• <b>Drag-and-drop editing</b> — Long-press and drag to reorder sections; swipe to delete.<br />• <b>Animated arc timer</b> — A custom ring visualization shows section progress, elapsed/remaining time, and smooth section transitions.<br />• <b>Multiple time displays</b> — Tap the timer during meditation to cycle through: section elapsed, section remaining, session elapsed, session remaining.<br />• <b>Background timer</b> — Runs as a foreground service with a persistent notification. Keeps reliable time even when the screen is locked or you switch apps.<br />• <b>Pause and resume</b> — Pause your meditation and resume later from the notification or in-app controls.<br />• <b>Keep screen on</b> — Optionally keep the display on during meditation with adjustable brightness.<br />• <b>Light, dark, and system themes</b> — Supports Material You dynamic theming.<br /><br />Permissions:<br />• <b>SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM</b> — required for precise bell timing<br />• <b>POST_NOTIFICATIONS</b> — required for the foreground service notification<br />• <b>FOREGROUND_SERVICE</b> — required to keep the timer running in the background<br />• <b>READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE</b> — required to import custom bell audio files