--- title: Meet Selene: an open-source mutative app and the next... description: Selene is an open-source Android sample app introduced at Droidcon San Francisco to demonstrate 'mutative design' — a design methodology where interfaces... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/meet-selene-an-open-source-mutative-app-and-the-next-phase-for-project-phoebe-zm9wzpybt twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Meet Selene: an open-source mutative app and the next phase for Project Phoebe | daily.dev og:description: Selene is an open-source Android sample app introduced at Droidcon San Francisco to demonstrate 'mutative design' — a design methodology where interfaces... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/meet-selene-an-open-source-mutative-app-and-the-next-phase-for-project-phoebe-zm9wzpybt og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/zm9WzPybT.png og:image:alt: Meet Selene: an open-source mutative app and the next phase for Project Phoebe og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Meet Selene: an open-source mutative app and the next phase for Project Phoebe **[Touchlab](https://daily.dev/sources/touchlab)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Selene is an open-source Android sample app introduced at Droidcon San Francisco to demonstrate 'mutative design' — a design methodology where interfaces automatically adapt to a user's context, such as lighting conditions, vision ability, or technical familiarity. Built in collaboration with developer Francisco Franco, Selene currently showcases two mutations: a contrast mutation that responds to changing light, and a helper mutation that guides new users. The project is part of Project Phoebe, an initiative exploring adaptive UI beyond traditional responsive design. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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