For example, one of my old phones had this feature where you can swipe from a sidebar and quickly access and type notes (not needing to open the notes app), as well as set alarms for them, which helped me a lot with my ADHD.
I think phones could be useful and an aid to everyday life. It is sad that users of this platform are often targetted to extract value at the cost of their well-being.
Is there a distro with this feature, or is there a software for this?


Yes, “based on LineageOS, which is based on AOSP”. I do say that in the long piece linked. I cut corners to keep the comment short.