diff --git a/boxes/phone/out-of-tree/Makefile b/boxes/phone/out-of-tree/Makefile
index 48cd56f..66f2adc 100644
--- a/boxes/phone/out-of-tree/Makefile
+++ b/boxes/phone/out-of-tree/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,11 @@ st:
 	-cd ../../../builds/st/ && CFLAGS="-DIS_PHONE" CC=clang make && cp st ~/.local/bin/st
 
 utils-sh:
+	mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
 	cp ../../../builds/utils/* ~/.local/bin
+
 rebuild-sh:
+	mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
 	cp ../../../builds/rebuild/* ~/.local/bin
 
 pip-pkgs:
@@ -25,6 +28,10 @@ pip-pkgs:
 #	pip3 install khard
 
 termux-pkgs:
+	pkg install \
+		tur-repo \
+		x11-repo
+		
 	pkg install \
 		neovim \
 		python-pip \
@@ -48,20 +55,23 @@ termux-pkgs:
 		htop \
 		rbw \
 		pkg-config \
+		xorg-xrandr \
 		bspwm \
 		termux-api \
 		jq \
+		xclip \
 		isync \
 		neomutt \
 		pandoc \
 		wget \
-		tur-repo \
-		x11-repo
+		which \
+		openssl
 
 	pkg install \
 		chromium # from tur-repo
 
 termux-dots:
+	mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
 	ln -sf $(CURDIR)/../../../.config ~/.config
 	ln -sf $(CURDIR)/../../../.config/ssh/config ~/.ssh/config
 	ln -sf ~/.config/bash/bashrc ~/.bashrc
@@ -75,5 +85,5 @@ git-annex.linux:
 	bash install-git-annex.sh
 
 sssg:
-	cp ~/git/sssg/sssg.sh ~/.local/bin/sssg
-	chmod +x ~/.local/bin/sssg
+	-cp ~/git/sssg/sssg.sh ~/.local/bin/sssg
+	-chmod +x ~/.local/bin/sssg
diff --git a/builds/statusbar/statusbar/.gitignore b/builds/statusbar/statusbar/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c18dd8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builds/statusbar/statusbar/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__pycache__/
diff --git a/builds/utils/disp b/builds/utils/disp
index 92c59fd..894ba8a 100755
--- a/builds/utils/disp
+++ b/builds/utils/disp
@@ -174,11 +174,16 @@ case "$(hostname)" in
 		;;
 	"localhost") # phone in termux
 		pkill sxhkd
+		cd ~
 		sxhkd -c ~/.config/sxhkd/phone & disown
-
+		cd -
 		xrandr --output VNC-0 --mode 1920x1080
 		bspc monitor VNC-0 -d 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 # the phone uses different desktop descriptors
 		feh --bg-fill ~/.local/share/pape.jpg
+		bspc config top_padding 0
+		bspc config bottom_padding 100
+		mkdir -p ~/.cache/statusbar
+		;;
 esac
 
 # initial post-wm setup