README.md

September 25, 2026 · View on GitHub

NovaDial

Call with Speed. Manage Contacts. Call with Privacy.

A modern, privacy-friendly Android Phone app combining a full-featured dialer and complete contact management in one application.

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About NovaDial

NovaDial is more than just a dialer.

It combines a powerful Phone Dialer and a complete Contacts Manager into one unified Android application.

You can make calls, manage contacts, view call history, create and edit contacts, add contact photos, import and export contacts, and more — without needing to install a separate contacts application.

One app for your phone and contacts

NovaDial brings together:

Dialer
Contacts
Favorites
Recent calls
Maximum ringtone Volume feature
Contact photos
Contact creation and editing
VCF contact import and export
In-call experience
QR and contact sharing
Customization options

All in one application.

Features

Dialer

Fast and responsive dialer
Dual SIM support
Fast contact lookup
Direct calling from contacts and recent calls
Clean and modern dialer interface
Offline-first experience

Contacts

NovaDial includes a built-in contact manager, so you don't need a separate Contacts application.

Create new contacts
Edit existing contacts
Delete contacts
Multiple phone numbers
Contact favorites
Contact photos
Camera photo capture
Contact details
QR code sharing
Contact sharing
Native Android contact integration
VCF import and export

Recent Calls

Fast call history loading
Optimized recent calls view
Contact-centric call history
Improved call history grouping
Multiple Recents UI styles
Quick actions from recent calls

Privacy

NovaDial is designed with privacy in mind.

No advertisements
Open source
Offline-first
No unnecessary cloud dependency
Your contacts remain on your device unless you choose to share or export them

Stability

Existing calling, Telecom, CallLog, and Recents functionality has been preserved while adding the new contact-management capabilities.

Screenshots

Call History Dialer Call Details Contact Details QR Code About

Installation

Download the latest APK from the Releases section or build from source.

Building

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/dhilipmpms/NovaDial.git
cd NovaDial

Configure Android SDK

create a local.properties file in the project root and specify the path to you Android SDK:

sdk.dir=/path/to/your/Android/sdk

Examples:

sdk.dir=/home/username/Andoird/sdk

Build the application

Debug build:

./gradlew assembleCoreDebug

Release build:

./gradlew assembleCoreRelease

Generated APKs can be found in:

app/build/outputs/apk/

Credits

NovaDial is based on the excellent Fossify Phone project.

Original Project:

https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Phone

Huge thanks to the Fossify team for creating and maintaining the original open-source application.

Maintainer

Dhilip

GitHub: https://github.com/dhilipmpms

NovaDial Repository: https://github.com/dhilipmpms/NovaDial