Veterans Phone
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Confidential - partner briefing - March 2026
The Everyday Technologist x UTAS x Industry Partner

A phone that works for the
person holding it

The Veterans Phone is a proposed Android launcher application. A replacement home screen built around the user's needs, not a platform's commercial interests. Built with veterans. Built for calm.

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It should not be all or nothing

Veterans often choose to disconnect completely, both physically and digitally, from other people, from the news and the outside world. We see it every day at the Veterans Hub in Hobart.

Digitally, the experience on phones is either all or nothing. Platform providers create an always-on experience with unfiltered access to a flood of information that is hard to control. For veterans managing hypervigilance and trauma, that is not uncomfortable. It is harmful.

The phone layout we are building is aimed at creating a controlled digital environment, like a controlled physical environment. Just the minimum needed to connect with only the people that matter and only the services you want and need.

7+ hrs
Average daily screen media consumption per adult
39%
Of people worldwide actively avoiding news, up from 29% in 2017
$2.03B
Reported scam losses in Australia in 2024. Veterans are disproportionately targeted.
$192M
Lost to investment scams alone in 2024. The primary vehicle used against lump-sum recipients.

The four-layer architecture

Select a tab to explore each layer. Toggle the phone's display mode using the button in the status bar.

9:14
🌙Dark
Good morning
Peter
Call
Messages
My news
Verify
🌙
Quiet mode on
Alerts paused until 7:00 am
Calls and messages still through
Bank of Us
$4,218.40 available
Quick contacts
S
D
J
9:14
🌙Dark
← Messages
Dave — RSL mate
Mobile · always available
Today, 8:31 am
You coming to the BBQ Friday night?
Wouldn't miss it. What should I bring?
Just yourself mate. We've got everything.
Righto. Around 6?
Yeah 6 is good. See you then cobber.
9:14
🌙Dark
My news
Your sources only · updated once today
AFL · Round 4
Hawks 14.8 (92) def Eagles 11.6 (72)
Last night
Bureau of Meteorology · Hobart
Today 13° showers clearing · Tomorrow 16° sunny
Updated 6:00 am
Veterans Hub · Community
Bruny Island fishing trip — Sat 12 Apr · 3 spots left
Posted yesterday
— that's all for today —
9:14
🌙Dark
Trusted sources
Verify before you act
Check a provider or offer...
DVA alert · Active scam
Callers posing as DVA are telling veterans their pension is suspended. DVA will never ask for banking details by phone.
Verified provider
Peninsula Financial Planning
ASICDVA approvedAHPRA
DVA referrals
Veterans Hub counselling
Legal Aid Tasmania
Open Arms — 1800 011 046
9:14
🌙Dark
Bank of Us
Everyday account · BSB 812 170
Available balance
Peter's everyday account
Current balance
$4,218.40
DVA payment received 1 Apr — $1,847.20
Recent transactions
DVA — Disability pension
1 Apr 2026
+$1,847.20
Coles Hobart
31 Mar 2026
−$84.60
Ampol Kingston
29 Mar 2026
−$78.20
DVA — Health reimbursement
27 Mar 2026
+$312.00
Transfer
Pay anyone
9:14
🌙Dark
Settings
Just the essentials
Display
Dark mode
Easier on the eyes at night
Large text
Increase font size
My news sources
AFL scores
Weather, Hobart
Veterans Hub community
Sleep mode
Wake time
Alerts resume at
7:00 am
To add or remove features, ask your Curator.
01 Home
02 Communication
03 Content taps
04 Trusted sources
05 Bank of Us
06 Settings

Four layers. One designed experience.

Not separate tools requiring separate decisions. One environment, built around the person and their actual needs.

Layer 01
UX
A calm, clear, uncluttered home screen. Large icons. High contrast. Nothing designed to provoke anxiety or reward compulsive checking.
Layer 02
Communication
Always on. Phone, messages, and chosen contacts are never restricted. Connection to people is the foundation. Only the flood is managed.
Layer 03
Content taps
Configurable subscriptions the user sets once. DVA updates. Weather. AFL scores. Veterans Hub community. Nothing they didn't choose. No algorithm.
Layer 04
Trusted sources
A verification layer anchored by DVA as Digital Mainstreet. Check a provider before acting. Real-time scam alerts. DVA-endorsed referrals first.

Four partners. One proof of concept.

This project is built around four partners. The veteran comes first. Everything else follows from that.

02
Veterans Hub and DVA
Community access and institutional anchor. The Veterans Hub provides the cohort and the trust. DVA provides the Trusted Sources layer its authority, connecting veterans to verified providers and real-time scam alerts through an institution they already know.
03
The Everyday Technologist
Problem definition. Community cohort. Published evidence framework. A public communication platform to translate findings for general audiences.
04
University of Tasmania, SET
Research infrastructure. Academic rigour. Developer capacity. Publication pathway. HDR student opportunities across HCI, digital health and cybersecurity.
05
Industry Partner
Technical infrastructure. Platform access. Commercial pathway. The co-investment that unlocks ARC Linkage Grant funding for the full research program.

The ask is simple.
A conversation first.

An initial discussion to explore alignment, identify where your organisation's capabilities and interests map to the project, and map a joint pathway to grant application. No commitment required at this stage.

Get in touch at everydaytech.com.au