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Heyyy guys I want to recommend a new app from this unknown indie dev, it's called Nova Launcher and even though it doesn't have a lot of customizations and optimizations like Go Launcher I really like it so you might want to try it out!
No problem!
So from the beginning:
- Download all the required applications
Launch Nova Launcher go to Desktop and set the Desktop Grid to 7x5 and allow Enable Widget Overlap, as well as disabling the Dock and Notification Tray.
Launch PipDroid and choose the color to install. Exit the app.
Press and hold on your home screen and select Widgets.
Add any size UCCW widget.
From the UCCW menu select PipDroid [Color].
Resize the UCCW widget to fit at the bottom of your screen.
Presto!
If you have any questions just reply to this or message me!
Nova launcher let's you completely personalize your app display, and stuff it takes a bit to learn but you can resize icons and set a flexible grid so you can overlay icons and widgets if you'd like it also has handy dandy shortcuts you can make swipe gestures for example I have my swipe up on my phone icon dial my mom directly since I work with her and often need to contact her you can also make that swipe action on any icon open another app great for having an app accessible on your desktop without having the icon there... Ya know if you wanna hide something....
- Download all the required applications
Launch Nova Launcher and set the Desktop Grid to 7x5, as well as disabling the Dock and Notification Tray.
Launch PipDroid and choose the color to install.
Press and hold on your home screen and select Widgets.
Add any size UCCW widget.
From the UCCW menu select PipDroid Color.
Resize the UCCW widget to fit at the bottom of your screen.
Presto!
Get a custom launcher, Nova the free version works just as well (albeit less customization).
If you don't want to get used to a whole other experience, or just want to stay on stock Android and change one icon, Awesome icons is your friend.
With a launcher like Nova Launcher, there is an option under the Desktop category, under advance, to lock the screen which prevents any movement/deletion of apps.
You could also set to lock the desktop with a gesture, such as a clockwise rotating two fingers to toggle it on and off.
Nova Launcher is easily one of the best apps for Android, it allows for a wealth of customization to your launcher and can make your phone feel like a new device.
While the Prime version isn't necessary, it does open a lot more options and you might as well get it while it on offer at $0.99 (£0.50)
I'd actually recommend you get Nova Launcher, it allows you to rename apps, but you can also change the icon, install icon packs, change the layout of your home screen including how many rows and columns of apps you have. You can eventually do stuff like this where each of those icons are actually folders. Mine is a little cluttered because I like it like this, but you can do pretty much anything you want.
Plus Nova is quicker than the default touchwiz on Samsung phones.
EDIT: Added a link to the launcher.
Aside from being lightweight and feature rich, it is well supported by the developer and a crowd favorite for many years.
I think that's just the launcher you're using, it'll probably disappear if you install something else. Nova launcher is a good one.
An android for really tech unfriendly people is the best by a long shot. If it's set up by someone who knows what they're doing and knows the person.
You can use launchers like these to really simplify things for them. Make iPhones and windows phones look like spaceships in comparison.
Ideally you use a highly customisable launcher like Nova Launcher, hide everything they won't use and show everything they will use. You can customize so much. So say they only ever call the same 3 people. Instead of the dialler or contacts. Set 3 icons on the homepage that instantly call these 3 people and set the icons with the persons face. Stuff like that. Android tablets can be very cheap aswell because honestly what's the point on spending big bucks on a brand new Samsung Galaxy Tab or whatever.
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Kleine Empfehlung von einem Android Fanboy: Probier mal die App Nova Launcher aus. Sie ersetzt den Standard Launcher(Homescreen und Appübersicht), ist dabei akkusparender, läuft flüssiger und du kannst deinen Homescreen bei weitem mehr anpassen als mit dem Samsung Themes "Müll". :D
So kannst du dir beispielsweise Icon Packs runterladen mit denen du jedes Icon individuell anpassen kannst. Außerdem gibt es noch unzählige weitere Anpassungsmöglichkeiten (Gestensteuerung, alternative Animationen, Entfernen der Untertitel bei den Apps usw.), die sonst mit dem Standard TouchWiz Launcher nicht möglich wären. Schaus dir an, ich finde da fängt der Spaß mit Android erst an.
Edit: Das Video ist mal wieder ein Beweis dafür, dass ein Großteil der Dislikes vollkommen unbegründet ist und einfach nur gedisliket wird, weil man Sep nicht mag. Also Sep, nimm dir die Dislikes nicht zu Herzen, das Video ist vor allem qualitativ eines der besten Videos bei PietSmiet.
I've got nothing going on today besides a casual day at work. If you aren't opposed to using Nova I can guide you how to build this on your own. Not looking for cash
There is a free and paid version. You need a Launcher like Nova Launcher to install it. It replaces your app icons and has wallpapers that you can apply. The full versions have an animated live wallpaper.
The default launcher doesn't support that. You can use Nova Launcher with TeslaUnread to get what you want.
Thanks for the plug! You can also use a launcher such as Nova Launcher. I'll be updating that album with Fjorm's new art after tonight's app update.
My S6 is just a dream, never had a better phone. Got it rooted, added a custom home screen framework ("Nova", learn it, love it, use it), and a Otterbox Defender shell, which is slimmer and nicer than ever.
Almost all of them do, but I recommend Nova Launcher. Also, it starts out pretty clean and simple like stock android so that's also easy for them to figure out.
Edit: links
You need a custom launcher to do that (as well as a lot of other things, like changing the grid layout of your home screen).
I use Nova Launcher.
Nova launcher has for years been the most stable. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher&hl=en_US
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If I'm not mistaken, most of the standalone Icon Packs that're on google play are for alternate launchers such as Nova, which is an entire different level of customization. It's been fairly popular with Samsung users because very few people liked touchwiz, which is/was Samsungs default launcher.
you can use an alternate launcher, I've been using Nova Launcher [link] since lolipop I also have developer options enabled to make animations run faster,animation scale 0.5x (complete the animation in half the time compared to default)
I'm not sure if something like Nova Launcher will allow for this on stock Android. As for myself when I'm looking at the quick toggles there is one there to lock into portrait/allow for auto-rotate. Silent mode is a point of contention in Lollipop, if you press your volume button you'll get options for None, Priority and All. None is essentially silent mode but it will mean your alarm won't notify you.
Nova Launcher (among others) have a lot of customisations for your home screen and also the app drawer, definitely check it out. Play Store Link!
Don't think so but if I'm in the pull down menu looking at notifications then that's what I'm focused on, personally never considered what the other part of the screen looks like when I'm dealing with the notification shade.
Make sure in the Google Play store settings you've selected auto update by WiFi only (though I'm sure you already have). Personally I've never had that same issue you did. I too have hit update on an app only to see it is a large update and have hit stop. From my experience what happened to you is not normal.
I don't use DoublTwist personally so I can't help with those points I'm afraid, though I'm pretty sure DoubleTwist have a desktop client, perhaps that would help?
I can say that Google Play Music both on the web and on the device I've had an easy time making playlists there.
- Apart from pressing the menu button in the top right corner and hitting the forward button there, I'm afraid not. Gestures like swiping left and right for forward and back would be nice in Chrome imo.
Galaxy gets my vote, and if you do I recommend downloading the Nova Launcher for a different look/feel. It also lets you get cool icon packs which change how your app shortcuts look, I downloaded the long shadow icon pack.
That's the closest and slickest one I've found, but to be honest it'll never be the same. I found it more satisfying to embrace Material Design and I've gone for Nova Launcher and Pixxo icon pack
That's a built-in feature of the Google Now Launcher. Unfortunately, the Google Now Launcher has very few customization options, so your only option to get the search bar removed is to use a third party launcher app. Most third party launchers allow addition/removal of the persistent search bar (which is what all launchers call the search bar you're referring to). Personally, I can't recommend Nova Launcher enough, but it does come at the cost that the left-most screen being a Google Now shortcut is lost. You could still swipe up from the Home button on the navication bar to reach it while using any other launcher, though.
Nova Launcher let's you make categories(tabs) in the app drawer and choose which apps go in each category. You can also put them in folders as well. You can choose the grid for the apps and turn off labels. There are a shit ton more options. Not sure about custom ordering however
I personally use App Swap as an app drawer alternative most of the time. It's a pop up app search that lets you use T9, search by color of the icon, autocategorizes, and let's you manually put them in any order you like. Also let's you tag them under your own categories
> still no idea how to effectively remove it
It's a bit tedious, but workable.
1) Install custom launcher (like Nova)
2) Set custom launcher as default launcher (in 5.1: settings-home-select launcher. In 7.1: settings-apps-cog in upper right corner-home app-select launcher)
3) Go to NOX settings and allow root in "general settings" than restart
4) Go to file manager (stock will work, but I personally prefer MiX) and allow root access if requires. In file manager select root folder and go to system/app/launcher and rename launcher.apk to launcher.bak (only extension), than restart and voila
Also you can do the same to fb light. The only thing, that after every update you have to repeat step 2 and 4
You will need a custom launcher of some sort. I highly recommend Nova Launcher.
Once you get Nova installed you will need to hold the home screen > Settings > Look & Feel > Icon Theme > select the icon pack you need
Check out Nova Launcher if you haven't, it's the best launcher out there. Also look out for their sale, where they offer their paid license at a a heavy discount, I got mine for only ₹10.
Nova is a free Launcher btw.
Years ago I tested about a dozen launchers, and chose Nova Launcher. (And yes, I chose it by my own, even before I started reading reddit.) The main features were the grid customization, the folder support in the drawer, showing folders in the homescreen (with contents synced with drawer folders), and locking the homescreen to prevent accidental changes.
But if you are bored with it and wan to try something different, try Lightning Launcher. It is very small, but at the same time extremely customizable and has an interesting take to the homescreen design. A few years ago, it had a free version, I don't know if it still has one. (Technical side: under-the-hood it seems to use a WebView as the homescreen.)
I am fairly sure Nova Launcher has what you want. It has an App Drawer, and you can create folders in the app drawer. I'm not sure about hiding apps because I've had no need to do that.
I use Nova folders on the home screen to groups apps, like Apps, Google, Settings, and Utilities. Folder operation is configurable. Here, tapping a folder displays the apps in it and tapping one runs is, but I believe you can do what you want.
Swipes require the payware Prime version of Nova, which adds configurable gesture support. I happily bought it.
See https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher for the free version.
You can't remove them. However you can use a third party launcher, such as Nova launcher or Lawnchair launcher .
Try Nova Launcher - the access permissions are much more reasonable. I can count on one hand the number of apps that have impressed me enough to actually pay for the premium version, and Nova Launcher Prime is one of them.
For the boost thing, I'm assuming this is in the notification shade? (The pull down where you see all your notifications.) You should be able to long-press it and see what app it is. Then you can go to Settings > Apps, find that app, and either uninstall or disable it. (sometimes there are apps the manufacturer doesn't let you uninstall but there is usually a disable option which turns that app off.)
Regarding the octopus: based on some light googling, it looks like an annoying non-feature that Alcatel added to Joy Launcher, which is default launcher/home screen. Doesn't seem like anyone's figured out how to get rid of it, so your best option is to install another launcher, basically bypassing Joy Launcher entirely. The most commonly recommended one is Nova Launcher; it can usually import your home screen layout from your previous launcher and is pretty simple to use.
I use a launcher called Nova (The payed version) and an icon pack called Retrorika. That combined with hours of trial and error of what looks good.
If you're on Android, some devices can change it by default, or you could use an app like Nova Launcher (what I use on my S7) or Icon Changer. If you're on iOS, I'm not sure if there is a way to change icons.
Yeah, you can't. This was why the very first thing I did was go with other suggestions in this sub of replacing FoxHole (your new launcher) with Nova. It has the added advantage of getting rid of Zen, the "news" feed thingy.
> >>>No prob, get Nova launcher
>>> No prob, get Nova launcher
> >No prob, get Nova launcher
> No prob, get Nova launcher
Na chłopski rozum interf.sys powinien odpowiadać za jakieś elementy interface'u, ale Internet jakoś tak niejasno opisuje co i jak.
Wiesz co? Weź pan na chwilę zainstaluj innego launchera, np
Przestaw się na niego, popracuj na nim i obadaj czy ci błąd znowu wyskoczy.
Launchers are really simple. The one I use and recommend is Nova Launcher.
Launchers aren't anything to worry about as far as security and performance goes. One of the great things about Android is that if you don't like how your home screen looks, you can change it. You can change how things look and function on the home screen really easily.
I suggest playing around with a launcher and seeing how you like it.
What you need is a new home app, called a launcher in the play store. Most of them are free apps, but you'll have to pay to get the premium features etc.
I would highly recommend Nova launcher, plenty of customization options for you! [link]
There are others that are good too... I've heard good things about apex launcher...adw...action launcher... Just search for launchers on play store and make sure they are compatible with nougat
Gosh no. Use nova launcher, then take the page indicator and the app labels off. You have nothing to lose, it's free and it takes 3 minutes. My own nail and gear screen (+many others). Sorry for solving problems :)
Sure. I'm just using Nova Launcher (Prime) and Flight icons. The wallpaper comes with Flight icons too.
You can download a different launcher. I personally use Nova Launcher, the appearance can remain pretty much identical to the Google launcher, but it brings a hell of a lot more customization, including removing the search bar.
Have you tried Nova Launcher? Or perhaps even the Google Now launcher? Personally I find Nova is the best option available, giving you plenty of control and customization options.
I didn't found anything from settings, but with Nova Laucher you can do that. If you download Nova, go to Nova Settings -> App & widget drawers -> Background.
Have you tried Nova Launcher ? You change change icon size easily and a bunch of other stuff. I think it's the most popular launcher out there.
Uhh, a cyanogenmod isn't a launcher, it's a firmware(or some equivalent word I can't remember)
Just go to the play store and look for nova launcher here then install it and use it as your default home app :)
Are you using a Oneplus One btw?
Download Nova Launcher. It lets you customize your home screen and add gestures and shortcuts. icon packs, icon sizes, etc.
Here or other launchers from the Play Store.
If you'd like to keep using One UI, just download any icon pack from the Galaxy Themes app, it will also remove the spotify white border.
- Nova Launcher for customizing your homescreen. Also includes Prime version for $5 to unlock extra features.
- For icon packs, I choose something like Minty Icons Free.
They used the Nova Launcher and an icon pack. In this case the Corvy Icon Pack
I use the custom launcher Nova Launcher with the retro icon pack. It allows for great customization. This is on an Android device as well.
It's not something you can do out of the box, but Nova Launcher combined with TeslaUnread will give you that functionality.
if you want one from a different card, paste the card link from DBZ Space and I will make you one as soon as I can =)
If you don´t know how to change the display of your icons: Install Nova Launcher -> [link]
Yep you need a launcher. I recommend Nova Launcher.
Here are the developer's instructions if you need them:
- Download all the required applications
Launch Nova Launcher and set the Desktop Grid to 7x5, as well as disabling the Dock and Notification Tray.
Launch PipDroid and choose the color to install.
Press and hold on your home screen and select Widgets.
Add any size UCCW widget.
From the UCCW menu select PipDroid Color.
Resize the UCCW widget to fit at the bottom of your screen.
Presto!
Nova Launcher is the most popular replacement launcher on Android because of how customisable it is. The Pro version often goes on sale for like 50c and I happily paid for it, even though I don't use custom launchers anymore.
With Android Pie, the latest version of Android, you can use a custom DNS that works as a system-wide ad-blocker, for free and without requiring root access.
You can install a new launcher such as Nova Launcher: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher&hl=en
Then you can customize as you want.
Man kan få en "launcher" som blandt meget andet sorterer dine apps og er et slags "skrivebord". Flere af dem har mulighed for at genvejene viser antal beskeder på "skrivebordet" altså din Home-skærm. Måske kræves der en betalt udgave eller et plugin til et par kr. Og så er der et hav af "Widgets" som kan det, måske du har et installeret allerede men bare mangler at aktivere det.
Nova Launcher:
Smart Launcher:
Er 2 af dem som kan
- Install Nova Launcher [link]
- Launch Nova Launcher
- Hold your finger on a blank space on the homscreen
- Click 'Widgets'
- Select 'Activities'
- Drag and drop activities on the homescreen
- Scroll down to "System UI"
- Select "Demo mode"
- Go back to novalauncher home screen
- Select the new icon
- Select "Status bar"
- Scroll down to the bottom
- Click "time"
- Select 'Show hours, minutes and seconds'.
There might be an easier way to do it, but this is how I got the seconds back.
Okay, so you know on your homescreen there's pages and stuff? The launcher is what manages that. Your phone comes with one but you can change to another.
It's easier to understand by trying others. Try downloading Nova Launcher (you can always switch back). I use that one because it's very customizable. For example I have pages on my dock.
Edit: I'm having trouble explaining so please ask followup questions and I can probably help more.
You could use an alternative launcher (eX Nova Launcher) for custom homescreen gestures.
I, for example, have a double tap anywhere on the home screen to activate Google Search. You can do the same thing for Google Assistant.
I do not know if it's currently possible without any third party software.
> >- Nova Launcher: Te permite cambiar el aspecto del celular y añadir muchas funciones... al principio me pareció difícil de usar o sin mayor utilidad pero cuando aprendes a usarlo.. es una maravilla wn... >
Loco, aproveché cuando el pro estaba en oferta como a $300 CLP. Mejor inversión.
> >- Un buen reemplazo para google maps... >- Una buena aplicación para GPS... una a la que le pueda confiar mi vida acampando por ahí...
Esta es mi favorita! (maps.me) .
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You'll need a third party launcher as that is just what the stock pixel launcher looks like now. I recommend Nova launcher. I've been using it for years. [link]
For what it's worth, Samsung modifies Android so heavily it's probably more accurate to say the device's OS is Android-inspired. They offer Android in the same way Taco Bell offers Mexican food. Try a Pixel - the experience is completely different (and 1000% better in my opinion).
Or you could just tweak things to the way you want it with something like Nova Launcher.
1.)That's the link to Nova Launcher on the Play Store.
2.)No, they do not.
You can also find various icon packs in the Play Store. Play around with Nova Launcher until you get everything the way you want it.
Or install Nova and customize things as you wish. You can set different icon packs, control whether or not you have the bottom swipe for apps (which is awesome), and a bunch of other features.
if you use a different launcher you can make the app drawer 100% transparent.. something like nova launcher will work.
You don't need to root your phone. You don't need to install anything harmful. Most people on this subreddit use Nova Launcher. Next you'll need an icon pack. A good icon pack and some widgets will really help you change the look and feel of your phone.
You can use a new launcher app with more/different customization options than the default one.
Nova Launcher is one such option.
That depends on what you mean by remove. Touchwiz is very much baked into the factory image, so you can't really remove it from Samsung phones without flashing a custom ROM. You are able to install a different launcher and disable a lot of Samsung bloatware which makes touchwiz a lot easier to deal with even without root. I recommend installing Nova launcher ([link]) and Package Disabler Pro (note that the play store version was neutered due to the Note 7 debacle but working versions are available via side load)
Also, you can get Nova Launcher which would offer the most custom experience and keeping it close to stock. You can then download the Google Now Companion app from Nova's website (if I'm not mistaken) and add that swipe right for the Google now page
Edit:
here is the Nova Launcher app
Here is the link to the companion app
Edit 2: This is what I use and it's just awesome. I love OnePlus devices and their OOS launcher but I wanted the Google Now page and wanted the integrated Google search bar. This is the best solution in my opinion ����
My solution was: Nova Launcher and Antimo
First, Goto Settings>Display>Home screen & select another launcher, be it LG or 3rd party just as long as it's not that one. (if you already have others installed? If not, pick one you like & do so first. Nova is great IMO)
Then, uninstall whichever circle style launcher that is..?
You'll likely see the apps name in the aforementioned menu I spoke of above.
you can't wrap homepage with default launcher, but you can use custom launcher for this, nova launcher for example
it shouldn't be rooted by default, if it is, you should be worried, there's something shitty going on, also rooted phones ask for permission every time some app wants to use superuser rights, what "rights" are you talking about? if you're talking about ability to remove bloatware it's normal when buying phone off contract:)
Well I think the reason I'm able to change mine is due to the Nova Launcher, and all I have to do is long press an app on my screen and hit "Edit". I'm sure there are other ways though. As for iOS, I have no idea.
Ah, yep that's definitely TouchWiz at work - it's not stock Nougat behavior. Have you tried switching to a different homescreen app, like Nova Launcher? If you're still getting the overlays you can also install an icon pack, such as Moonshine.
Welcome to the world of Android! It might seem daunting at first, but it's really not. The great thing about Android is the unlimited possibilites thanks to third party apps. The first thing you should know about are launchers. Launchers are basically the framework for the UI for the phone. So different launchers can affect how many apps are in your dock, the spacing of your apps on your screen, etc. The most popular launcher is nova launcher. I use this one too, and I like it the best. But feel free to try out some different ones to see what you like.
You can also get some different icon packs too, to affect the look of your device. /r/androidthemes has a lot of great inspiration and resources for different icon packs, wallpapers, etc.
You can also get different apps for the messaging, camera, etc. A lot of people use hangouts for SMS messaging but another popular one is Textra. It is really clean, highly customizable, and has a great UI.
I don't really play too much games, so I couldn't really help you out there, but the sub /r/androidgaming is awesome and you can find a shitload of resources there for that. Also, the sub /r/androidapps is great for finding new apps. I found most of what I use there. And of course /r/android is awesome too.
For removing apps you need root. Samsung phones have relatively more bloatware. Only way is to disable them in Settings>Apps.
And about the badge thing, you can install third party launchers like Nova Launcher or Action Launcher. I use Nova Launcher, it's great. It is paid though. It correctly shows badges for me, But I have disabled the badges because I don't like it. Also you can hide the apps you don't want in the app drawer through these launchers.
I am not a fan of EMUI, so I downloaded Nova launcher along with the Pixel Icon Package to emulate the look of the 6p/pixel.
If you go to the download page of the pixel icon package, the developer provides a tutorial on how to modify the app/widget drawer and dock to accomplish the pixel look.
Absolutely Nova Launcher will let you customize the look of your phone. Throw in an icon pack to your liking and you'll be satisfied. The more you tweak it and mess with the app, the more you'll learn. Another thing is Macrodroid which lets you set up tasks automatically. For example lets say you want to turn off your WiFi automatically when leaving the house. Macrodroid will do it automatically
I'd also pick gestures as being one of the best features. For instance, I have my GPS apps in a single "bubble". You can touch it and it expands, showing all 5 apps. However, I have it set to run Waze if there's a finger slide.
You can also configure tricks like turning on the LED if you slide two fingers down, can have more icons at a bottom dock, etc. Little tweaks in functionality here and there, plus it is stable and fast (especially if you disable animations).
Nova Launcher is actually one of the very few apps I bought, along with Tasker.
I have to see what Samsung added in the Note 7, but unless it's very functional, I'll probably continue using Nova.
This was made using nova launcher, and this is the wallpaper used.
I'm using Nova Launcher which is seriously the best launcher available on Android. And the icon pack is Retrorika.
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Nova Launcher - My favorite launcher.
Textra SMS - My favorite SMS app.
Inbox by Gmail - My inbox would look like a mess without this. It automatically categorizes all of my emails. Love it.
Relay for reddit - My favorite Reddit client.
Flynx - Similar to Link Bubble, but I think this one's better.
Swiftkey / SuperSwiftkey (modded Swiftkey with lots of themes) - I personally use SuperSwiftkey because of all the sexy themes.
QuickPic - My favorite gallery app.
MiXplorer - Converted from ES File Explorer to MiXplorer, and I'm really happy with it.
GSAM Battery Monitor - My go-to battery monitor.
Lux Lite - Because stock Android automatic brightness sucks. Comes with CF.lumen integration, but you'll have to be rooted to use it.
JEFIT Workout Tracker - I've been using this for years and I really like it. UI is a bit complex, but I've learned to love it.
Evernote - Again an app I've been using for years. I mainly use it for my shopping lists and for quickly jotting something down.
Dropbox - I mainly use it for its automatic camera upload function. Having all my photos automatically backed up to the cloud is reassuring in case my phone gets lost, stolen ...
CamScanner - I use this to scan and categorize important receipts and documents.
Tinfoil for Facebook - It's basically a wrapper for the mobile Facebook website. I use this because the official Facebook app is a real battery and memory hog.
Rooted
Xposed - Speaks for itself.
Titanium Backup - To remove bloatware.
AdAway - One of (if not) the best adblockers.
CF.lumen - Screen filter that makes using the phone especially at night much easier on the eyes. It's like f.lux for Android.
As much it comes off as people's unwillingness to pay more than $3 for an app, I think the real story here is mega-companies eating up small companies and giving away credible products as a loss-leader for market share. There's a strong gravitational force around $0 when Google/Facebook/Microsoft can eat the cost of their free alternatives essentially forever.
Nova Launcher is fantastic, but how high could they realistically raise their prices before people jump to the free Google Now Launcher? Same with Swype vs. Microsoft's Swiftkey or Google's own credible keyboard. Any SMS app has to compete with Facebook's Messenger & Whatsapp or Google Hangouts. Evernote has to compete with Google Keep. Even Pocket Casts will soon have to start competing with a google app.
In fact, Google has usable or class-leading free alternatives to Maps, Navigation, Office apps, Calendar, Cloud Storage, Payment, Weather, Voice search, text-to-speech and plenty more. They have a free freaking fitness tracker I never even heard of. Those are entire categories of software where you'd have to be mind-blowingly amazing to charge even $3 and that's just until a tech giant either catches up to you or just buys you outright.
The launcher creates the home screen and apps list. I personally have Nova Launcher installed.
Sorry guys, kinda busy atm. I'll post details on the setup later when I get back.
EDIT: I'm back~
- Wallpaper - Matt Ferguson LotR Trilogy Set
- Launcher - Nova Launcher with Nova Launcher Prime. 5x6 Grid, Disabled Dock, Swipe up to open app drawer, hide status bar, icon size 85%.
- Custom Widgets - KWGT with KWGT Pro. With KWGT you can download a whole collection of custom widgets on the Playstore and customize them even further.
- Date and Clock - Preset from Unity KWGT. I just added "The Fourth Age" in the widget.
- Icons - Flight Lite
Launcher: Nova Launcher + Nova Launcher Prime
Icon Pack: Clix
Grid: 4x5
Icon Size: 150%
Label text: Medium, three settings from the largest option
Folders: No background, Line
Dock Background: #202020 at 15% transparency, with Height Padding on high
Swipe for app drawer enabled with no app drawer icon
I'm using this setup because I switch between my iPhone, iPad and Android all the time (I use Android mainly for OTG and easy sharing of files) and I want everything to look the same across all of them. Please no hate!
EDIT: Background is here.
EDIT 2: Refined! And with badge icons! Here's the result.
Notification app: TeslaUnread
Size: Large
Select 'Classic' theme, and then change corner radius to 8. Done!
EDIT 3: If you're going to use a background that isn't dark, switch the Dock transparency to 50% for it to look better. Example.
Nova Launcher best android launcher ever.
- Nova Luncher (Prime) - I lasted a few hours without it when I got my new phone. The stock launcher just feel handicapped compared to all the features of Nova.
- Minuum - A keyboard that looks good, have adaptive colors, lots of customizations and fits well for my use.
- Relay for Reddit - My favorite way of reading Reddit.
- Pushbullet - Universal Copy/Paste is handy as well as quickly sending links/files between phone and computer.
- Poweramp - A bit cluttered and not so pretty music player, but makes up for it with all the features. It can be skinned for better looks: Poweramp skin Material
- Is It August? - It's important to know if it's August or not.
- SoundHUD - Gets the volume bar out of the way as well as giving much more control over the volume keys.
- Moon+ Reader - E-book reader. Just like Poweramp, the settings are a mess, but also full of options. It's a great reader once you're done with the settings.
- S Converter - A pretty and functional unit converter. It's necessary to understand all the weird units of you Americans here.
To expand upon /u/turnbelt's really useful tutorial (which helped me set things up this afternoon):
- Download and install Nova Launcher: [link]
- Download and install UCCW: [link]
- Download and install PipDroid: [link]
- Run the PipDroid app. Choose PORTRAIT. Choose WHITE (unless you've bought the paid version of PipDroid, in which case choose whatever colour you'd like). On the next screen tap INSTALL.
- Return to the first screen of the PipDroid app. Tap OTHER. Tap LOGOS. Tap WHITE*. Tap INSTALL.
- Return to the first screen of the PipDroid app. Tap OTHER. Tap WALLPAPERS. Tap WHITE*. Tap INSTALL**.
- Exit PipDroid.
- Open the Nova Launcher config app. Tap DESKTOP. Tap DESKTOP GRID. Set it to 7 (tall) by 5 (wide). Tap DONE. Tap ADVANCED. Enable WIDGET OVERLAP and OVERLAP WHEN PLACING.
- Tap BACK. Tap DOCK. Disable the dock.
- Tap BACK. Tap LOOK AND FEEL. Disable the notification bar (you can still access it by swiping down from the top of your home screen).
- Return to your home screen. Delete any existing icons. Press and hold on the home screen to add new widgets. Add an UCCW widget of any size (it can be resized afterwards). Choose the main PipDroid widget. Add a second UCCW widget. Add the Vault Boy icon of your choice.
- Resize the PipDroid widget to fill the screen. Resize the icon likewise (the icon image will remain in the top-right). Press and hold on the icon image and SEND TO BACK.
- Return to the Nova Launcher app. Tap DESKTOP. Tap the LOCK DESKTOP option under the ADVANCED heading.
- Open the UCCW app. Tap the menu button/icon. Tap LOCK WIDGETS.
You're done! All you need to do now is personalise! Open the UCCW app. Tap the main PipDroid widget. Tap OBJECTS to edit the text options on your widget (the menu options on the left and to the bottom of your Home screen). Tap HOTSPOTS to edit which apps those menu options launch when tapped. DONE! :)
*Or your preferred colour in the paid version, obviously.
**If you find that the wallpapers won't download automatically, which apparently happens on some handsets, download them from here (as linked by OP): [link]
EDIT: If you're feeling adventurous, this live wallpaper can be purchased for less than a quid and it looks FANTASTIC underneath the widgets: [link]
If you're on Android, some devices can natively change the game app icon, otherwise you can use an app like Nova Launcher (what I use on my S7) or Icon Changer. There might be an app for iOS, but I have no experience with that.
I used Nova Launcher set at 12x12 no dock. Then I used the icon pack candy cons, for the dots. I also used the clock widget in candy cons for the eyes. Then I opened up this image, and tried to replicate it accurately in a minimal way.
Hope you guys like it, make sure to watch the GIF to see how artistic this piece is.
edit: thanks for gold kind stranger, it means so much to me and my family for finally having my artistic and creative work appreciated by such a friendly community. I would like to let you all know, that I dont do this for fame or money or power. I do this because it is my passion, my destiny is to recreate art on android home screens. Thank you and have a good day.
1. Launcher:
- Nova launcher (Free/ Paid) - Because default launchers lack features, customisations.
2. File transfer:
- EasyJoin - (Free & separate paid version) - My go to file transfer & link sharing app. Focused on privacy and your data doesn't go through external servers, that's why It only works for devices that are connected on same WiFi network, WiFi hotspot and that's the reason it doesn't have remote sharing functionality of pushbullet & join. If you need remote link, and other remote features then pushbullet/Join is the app for you.
Probably the only free file transfer app that,
- doesn't have ads, doesn't ask unnecessary permissions, Can also share links & send messages to devices connected on same WiFi network, Has native apps for Android, Windows, Linux, MacOS and browser add-on for quick link sharing.
Sometimes I use Send anywhere & Airdroid. Both have ads and paid version can remove those ads.
3. Gallery app:
It's Free, Open source, doesn't have ads, doesn't ask Internet permission. It has some good customisations for a free and open source app. Probably it's the perfect replacement of QuickPic.
I am personally using old version of quickpic and I removed internet access permission from it. I also keep simple gallery but I like animations of quickpic. Also it's little bit faster. Btw don't use new playstore version of quickpic. Cheetah mobile bought it and that company is not trustable.
4. Music Player:
BlackPlayer Ex - (Free & paid version) - It has good amount of customisations, You can customise it's look.
Retro Music Player - For it's look. It doesn't have that many features yet but It gets regular updates.
Musicolet - (Free)
Free, No ads, Doesn't ask internet permission, decent customisation options.
You can also check GoneMad Music Player
5. Browser & Adblocking solutions:
- Samsung Browser with Adguard content blocker from playstore. To block browser ads.
If rooted: AdAway with custom filter lists. If rooted + xposed: AdAway (with custom filter lists) + MinMinGuard
If non-rooted: Adguard Premium (download it from their website)/ Blokada
I am using blokada. It's free, open source app. I don't know much about AdAway and Adguard. I just copied first 2 sentences from another Reddit post. May be someone can help with adblocking solutions for rooted devices.
6. YouTube app:
YouTube vanced because OG YouTube is dead.
NewPipe - Simple, open source
7. Downloaders:
Videoder - Supports downloading videos from many websites. Useful for YouTube videos downloading. You can buy Premium Extension from Playstore to remove ads. I am using old version that has less permissions. I think new versions have more permissions.
I also want to know alternative of Videoder that is free, can downlod youtube videos seamlessly, supports all resolutions and open source app or from XDA.
Apps that helps downloading:
Libre Torrent - Free, No ads
8. Notes:
- Omni Notes- Free, Open Source, available on Fdroid, It has decent features.
Note app without Internet permission:
- Notes - Free, No ads, supports text formatting.
9. Calendar:
- Free, Open Source, Doesn't ask internet permission - Simple Calendar & Etar
10. Basic Calculator:
- cCalc - Free, No ads, Doesn't ask Internet permission. More features compared to Google Calculator.
Calculators + Unit Convertor - All in One calculator (Free & IAP) - I am using old version of this app. New version has new features.
11. Transportation:
- MovIt - Try yourself to check if your city is supported. Useful when you are travelling.
12. Video Player:
- VLC - Chromecast support, free, open source.
I am using Joey for reddit. Free and doesn't have ads. Has good customisations.
13. Weather:
14. PDF reader/Book reader
15. File Manager:
- Solid File Explorer or Amaze file manager from F-droid.
16. Podcast Player:
There are many apps.
For basic users - Antennapod / Podbean (free version)
Advance users - Pocket cast, Podcast player from castbox.fm, Podcast Go etc.
Edit: Extended list for useful android apps. Check this.
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New Additions:
Corrin M (New Year)
Takumi (New Year)
Camilla (New Year)
Azura (New Year)
Gunnthra
Lucina (Spring)
Chrom (Spring)
Lyn (Bridal)
Charlotte (Bridal)
Ryoma
Roy (Brave)
Amelia
Innes
Elise
Instructions:
If you're on Android, some devices can natively change the game app icon, otherwise you can use an app like Nova Launcher (what I use on my S7) or Icon Changer (may still not be updated for Oreo). There might be an app for iOS, but I have no experience with that.
To change an app icon using Nova Launcher:
Long press the app icon
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Search for the new icon you want from your phone
EDIT: Thanks for the Gold!!
First you need Nova , https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher
And you need KLWP , https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kustom.wallpaper
And i did also made a small tutorial you can look at , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH0nkPEYeJo
How to change icons and shortcuts, https://youtu.be/K4E_VCuD_Ow
I'm not against modernizing the icon (I think it needed it), but the white on white stands out too much from all other icons. I think just adding some color/blue back into it would help.
I'm not a graphic designer but I made a few versions with color added back in (and included the original icons), if anybody wants to check them out or download them: https://imgur.com/a/Rq0hbbA
edit: I added versions with the circular background removed. (<em>my fave icon</em>).
edit: I added versions with the reddit colors. (<em>main icon download</em>).
edit: here's a download link (19mb .zip) for all the icons (.png), plus the photoshop files (.psd) so you could edit them yourselves: https://mega.nz/#!RUsixSLB!ecjoHgIbiZge54Cia0N64QUOI87YUxeYRFA9phOFWEg
(Imgur messes up the png images if viewed on their mobile website. You can try desktop mode in your browser, or you can download all in a .zip if you scroll to the bottom right [in desktop mode], click the 3-dots menu, then click Download Post. or you can also download through <em>http://imgur.rest7.com/</em> )
(You can change your app icon if you you have a custom launcher. For example, with <em>Nova Launcher</em>, you long-press on the Joey app icon on your home screen, click Edit, tap the icon on the left, click Gallery Apps, click on your gallery app, then select the icon image you saved, then click Done.)
Welcome to Android, brother! Here are some of the apps I use, and I'm sure others will chime in with their personal setups, too! The best thing about Android is the customization available to users. There are tons of options, so you can pick and choose what works best for you!
- Launcher: Nova Launcher
So on Android, you can install apps that determine how your entire home screen functions. These are called launchers, and far and away the best launcher has to be Nova. It performs great, has every customization option you'd ever want, and is updated regularly. Definitely the best purchase I've ever made on the play store.
- SMS/Texting: Textra
Can't beat it. By far the fastest and most reliable app for SMS as of now. Depending on how the new Google Messages update performs, I might switch to that. But for now, Textra is great.
- Reddit: Slide for Reddit
Great app for browsing Reddit, though on Android there are several that work great! I also recommend Boost, Sync, and Reddit Is Fun if Slide doesn't appeal to you.
- E-mail: Inbox
One of Google's greatest apps! Automatic categorizing of e-mails, snoozing, and reminders place Inbox above the stock Gmail app in my opinion.
- Theming/UI Customization: Andromeda+Substratum/Swift Dark
With the Android 8.0 beta (and 8.1 beta coming Monday) installing custom themes has been made possible without root! This means that you can alter the colors of basic UI elements without having to "mod" your device. Here's a tutorial if you're interested: [link]
Swift Dark is a particular substratum theme that looks great on the Essential!
Andromeda: [link]
Substratum: [link]
Swift Dark: [link]
- Google Opinion Rewards
And to pay for these apps? I just do surveys for Google through this app. It gives play store credit for each survey you do, and you can use that to buy apps, games, and movies on the play store!
Haha sorry that ended up being longer than I expected. Let me know if you have questions! And enjoy your Essential phone. :)
~~On mobile, so I can't link, but~~ I've gone ahead and attached links to each app, these are general recommendations:
• Nova Launcher (+Prime) - Changes launcher and allows vast customization
• Weather Timeline - Weather app with amazing looking widgets
• Sync/Relay/Slide/Boost for Reddit , whichever suits you best, I personally use Sync - Reddit clients
• Textra SMS - An amazing SMS client
• Phonograph for appearance/Poweramp for equalizer - Music players, I personally use Phonograph because it looks amazing and I can't tell the difference in audio between both apps anyway. If you're an audiophile, use Poweramp preferably with a material design skin
• Disconnect Pro if it's free/Adhell - Both supposedly block most ads system wide without root, Disconnect Pro is on the Galaxy App Store and costs a bit, but it was free recently, otherwise get Adhell from Play Store
• Flamingo for Twitter - Highly customizable twitter client
• If you use Facebook, the general consensus is to use a wrapper (wraps the web client) such as Friendly for Facebook, but I ended up sticking with the official app for speed and functionality (such as tagging users in comments)
• Pocket Casts/Podcast Addict - Podcast players, I've personally only used Pocket Casts and it's great, but it costs money, I've heard Podcast Addict is a free equivalent
• Solitaire Decked Out - Free, ad-free Solitaire app, it's cute and good looking with in-app purchases only for cosmetics, great if you like Solitaire
• Adblock Plus for Samsung Browser - An adblocker for the default Samsung browser
• Galaxy Button Lights 2 - Shortens the time those little lights on the recent and back buttons appear for, you can even completely turn them off
• Isotope - Pretty looking material design periodic table
• Google Keep - Note taking app that syncs with the web version online
• Google Photos - Sync and upload pictures to save forever, Google even automatically creates animations, albums, collages etc.
• Solid Explorer - File explorer
• Gboard - Keyboard made by Google, offers things like swiping to type, more customization than the default Samsung Keyboard, Google search and translate within the keyboard etc.
If you're on Nougat 7.0 (software version), a neat little trick you can do is double tap the recents button to switch back and forth between apps, I use it all the time.
That's what comes off the top of my head (+ looking a bit at my apps), I can update more once I get home if I remember, but your best bet is to search around this subreddit as well as r/android and r/androidapps for more apps, there are tonnes that people recommend. Sorry if some of these apps aren't completely suited for someone new to android, perhaps they'll help you in the future though.
Have fun :)
Even though I'm an Android person, I really enjoy the way iOS looks (especially iOS 11), so I decided to replicate iOS 11's Control Center as my home screen! Obviously some things aren't possible with KLWP such as brightness/volume sliders, and I'm not too experienced with Tasker yet so perhaps I could've added more avanced functions with it if I was, but for the time being I'm very happy with this setup. Thank you for checking it out!
resources
wallpaper // link
apps // nova launcher // klwp // tasker // whicons
font // san francisco
Full Album Imgur Zip Download (347 Images)
New Additions:
Fjorm
Ike (new icon style)
Hector (new icon style)
Bridal Cordelia (new icon style)
Ayra (new icon style)
Celica (new icon style)
Brave Lyn (new icon style)
Genny (new icon style)
Deirdre (new icon style)
Spring Camilla (new icon style)
Bridal Caeda (new icon style)
Spring Xander (new icon style)
The Reinhardt (new icon style)
Smiling The Reinhardt (new icon style)
Nowi (new icon style)
Anna (new icon style)
Sharena (new icon style)
Alfonse (new icon style)
Veronica (new icon style)
Bruno (new icon style)
Surtr
Loki
Laevatein
Siegbert
Shiro
Rhajat
Soleil
Orb
Background
Instructions:
If you're on Android, some devices can natively change the game app icon, otherwise you can use an app like Nova Launcher (what I use on my S7) or Icon Changer (may still not be updated for Oreo). There might be an app for iOS, but I have no experience with that.
To change an app icon using Nova Launcher:
Long press the app icon
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Search for the new icon you want from your phone
Full Album Imgur Link (Desktop Mode for Best Quality)
Full Album Imgur Zip Download (128 Images)
New Additions:
Ike (Vanguard Legend)
Marisa
Lyon
Eirika (Sacred Memories)
L'Arachel
Myrrh
Lilina
Delthea
Icon Changing Apps for Android: (Sorry, no known way for iOS to customize app icons)
Nova Launcher (what I use on my S7)
Icon Changer (may still not be updated for Oreo).
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Search for the new icon you want from your phone
Old Album Imgur Link (Old Icon Format that has all missing characters from new format)
Old Album Imgur Zip Download (318 Images)
Full Album Imgur Zip Download (281 Images)
New Additions:
Tailtiu
Sigurd
Deirdre
Arvis
Ayra
Arden
Instructions:
If you're on Android, some devices can natively change the game app icon, otherwise you can use an app like Nova Launcher (what I use on my S7) or Icon Changer. There might be an app for iOS, but I have no experience with that.
To change an app icon using Nova Launcher:
Long press the app icon
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Search for the new icon you want from your phone
Nova Launcher - helped me get a very minimalist configuration which I prefer
BixRemap - an app made by an /r/GalaxyS8 user I believe, for remapping the bixby button for whatever you want
AdHell - block ads and stop services. I was able to shut off much more than what you can disable under the phone's naitive settings, including services that /r/GalaxyS8 users have reported to be pushing spam notifications
Navbar Apps - configure your navbar at the bottom of the screen. I was particularly drawn to this app because I found the navbar would get rendered with a white background while it sat below my black keyboard, which was really gruesome to look at. I was able to set the background to always be black, which was all I wanted, but the app seems to be able to do a lot more.
Although it's not an app, I additionally use the PixelizeD theme the give me a dark color scheme for the pull-down notification menu (you will need to do a search for it). I broke down and made a Samsung account to be able to set a different theme, and I like it much better now.
- I highly recommend changing the animation speeds to higher speeds. Settings > About phone > Tap on Build number 7 times > Go back to settings > Developer options > Change the three animation options to 0.5x speed.
- Explore third-party launcher options such as Nova, Apex, Evie, or Google Now. It gives you a crapload of customization options (including changing icons with icon packs; a few of my favorites are CandyCons, Polycon, Min, and Simpax). More info in the edit below.
- There are a lot of good reddit apps. I recommend Sync and Relay, although you should try them all out to find what you like most.
- Get Google Rewards for free Google Play credit.
- Textra is the most popular texting app. I prefer it over the default Samsung messenger app.
- Pushbullet is very useful for sharing files and links from your computer to your phone and vice versa. It also allows you to send SMS from your computer. I hear Airdroid is pretty good too although I haven't tried it yet.
- Screenshotting in Samsung is pretty awesome, you can select a part of the screen, draw over it, and some other options
- Double tap the recents button to switch between the last app you had open.
- Hold the recents button to start split screen mode
- DO NOT GET cache/storage cleaning apps (e.g. CleanMaster). They are bloated and useless. Most of them are highly rated via fake reviews.
- DO NOT GET antivirus apps, they are completely unnecessary and not very useful in the case that you do get a virus. If you want to avoid getting a virus, only download apps from the play store and not third-party sources (although there are a few safe ones).
- Other favorite apps of mine: Phonograph (music player), Spotify, Pocket Plays (official Twitch app is also very good), Google Photos (highly recommended), Podcast Addict (one of many excellent podcast players. Pocket Casts is probably the best but is a paid app), Google Calendar, Google's Clock, Zedge (wallpapers+ringtones), Backdrops (wallpapers), Gboard or Chrooma (keyboards that are superior to the default Samsung one IMO), Inbox (Google's Gmail alternative, there's also a web version), SD Maid and Greenify (not as important for casual users).
- Here are some other useful threads: here, here, here, and here.
I might add more tips later on. I also want to add links to the apps I mentioned [edit: done].
Edit:
- In the quick settings buttons in the pullndown notifications, you can click on the names of the buttons for additional options. For example, clicking on "Flashlight" will let you adjust the flashlight brightness.
- The mobile Firefox browser lets you install extensions such as an adblocker (Ublock Origin is the superior one btw :D).
- When highlighting text, you can actually hold and drag.
- When you want to paste something, there's also a clipboard option that lets you select from your clipboard history.
- Amoled wallpapers are neat (good ol' true blacks) and a good usage of your Amoled screen (it even saves battery but I'm not sure if it's significant). Check out r/Amoledbackgrounds for more!
- For more information regarding desktop/launcher setups, r/androidthemes is a good place for inspiration, although those are more advanced. Widgets can be made using Zooper Widget Pro, but KLWP is known to be much better.
- Just a few of my setups over the years (all using Nova Launcher and Zooper): Coastal, Amoled Moon, Material Snow, Green and Blue.
So far, I haven't found anything I want to do that I can't already do without root.
Dislike the stock launcher and want tons more customization of the look and feel? Nova Launcher
Hate the Bixby button and wish that hardware key could do something else, even several things with tap / long press / double tap? BxActions and a quick ADB command.
Wish that Samsung didn't disable System UI Tuner and the advanced tweaking options it allowed? SystemUI Tuner and a few quick ADB commands.
Want to block ads? AdHell 2. (Note that I have not used this one yet and cannot personally vouch for how well it works.)
Generally, you can do 99% of what you'd want with free (or cheap) apps and 30 seconds in Command Prompt on your PC. Before rooting, be very clear what you need to do that you believe rooting will help with, then ask Google or Reddit how to do that without root.
In my opinion I think everyone should have
Nova Launcher-My favourite Launcher because of how customizable it is
Google Keep-I love keep because of how simple it is and the fact I can set a reminder in just a few taps
Google Photos-Free unlimited photo backup/storage
Wikipedia-Because I don't think it's said enough I wanted to include this app because of how great of a collection of articles Wikipedia has
Feedly(or any other RSS Reader) I use the official Feedly app mainly because I'm not an RSS power user so the official app suits my needs
Apphunt A great app to find new apps has a great community behind it.
KWGT-An app to create custom widgets like Zooper Widget but with a bit more functionality also supports user made widget packs
KLWP-I can't recommend this enough, this app allows you make a live wallpaper with complicated animations it can make your home screen look completely different. Some good examples Of KLWPs would be this and this it supports loading others themes onto you phone, also has a helpful G+ community and [subreddit](/r/Kustom) the dev is also on reddit /u/frankmonza
Day widget and notifs widget are self-made KWGT widgets.
Music widget heavily edited from Foxie for KWGT
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Let me know what you think!
EDIT: Here are the widgets I made for this theme (and another, I'm just sticking them all in one folder), as you all requested.
Nova Launcher is a customisable launcher that can replaces the default one for Android devices.
If you're on Android, some devices can natively change the game app icon, otherwise you can use an app like Nova Launcher (what I use on my S7) or Icon Changer. There might be an app for iOS, but I have no experience with that.
To change an app icon using Nova Launcher:
Long press the app icon
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Search for the new icon you want from your phone
EDIT: calico_capo has pointed out that the mobile version of Imgur removes the transparencies which results in sharp black corners. To avoid this, use this link that adds "?desktop=1" to the end:
- Launcher: Nova
- Home Row Icon Pack: Min
- Mini App Drawer Icon Pack: Holo Icons
- Wallpaper: From the download of Overwerk's <em>After Hours</em>
I set the center icon to actually be a folder containing my most used applications, and then set the swipe action to open the full app drawer. Essentially, if I want an app that I know isn't in the mini drawer, I'll swipe the button as opposed to tapping it.
Super simple to recreate this.
- Download Nova Launcher from the play store
- Download "The Grid Free" icon pack
- Download the wallpaper
In Nova you can edit the icon pack under "look and feel" in the settings. Also, I played with the color of the search bar for a while in "desktop" the color code is #62d8fd if you'd like to use that.
Edit:
Since people are asking for sounds, here you go! I recommend downloading Zedge if you don't have it, more and more ringtones and notifications are being added. I've currently got a few of them in use:
Notifications: Spirit Orb Sheikah Slate Tower Loading Chest Open Slate Powerup Cooking Sound
Ringtones: Guardian Battle Trailer - my current ringtone BotW Ringtone
no you didn't see me reupload because I misspelled his name the second time, and imgur not keep it a png the first time
Thanks u/Hraaat for letting me edit your art! Here is his original reddit post and also here is the Twitter post
I'm going to borrow u/k23usa's instructions on how to make this your app's icon:
> Instructions: > > If you're on Android, some devices can natively change the game app icon, otherwise you can use an app like Nova Launcher (what I use on my S7) or Icon Changer (may still not be updated for Oreo). There might be an app for iOS, but I have no experience with that. > > To change an app icon using Nova Launcher: > >* Long press the app icon > >* Press "Edit" > >* Tap the icon > >* Select "Gallery apps" > >* Search for the new icon you want from your phone
For those on Oreo 8.0 and above, Using Icon changer will not work with this method, but Nova Launcher will. And like k23usa, I have no idea if it's possible on iOS without Jailbreaking the phone. BUT if you are part of the 90%+ phones who still don't have Oreo, you can edit this, and when you update to Oreo the icon will still be there. So as long as you don't remove the shortcut upon updating you should be able to keep it!
Final disclaimer, I'm not a professional editor by any means, I just used Gimp to crop out the whiteness surrounding Airzura and place it on a transparent layer instead. I know it's not perfect, a tiny bit of her hair sash thing is cut off on the right, but for an app icon you're probably not going to see such a tiny detail.
New Additions:
Tana
Seth
Innes
Amelia
Valter
Instructions:
If you're on Android, some devices can natively change the game app icon, otherwise you can use an app like Nova Launcher (what I use on my S7) or Icon Changer. There might be an app for iOS, but I have no experience with that.
To change an app icon using Nova Launcher:
Long press the app icon
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Search for the new icon you want from your phone
Aww...In the meantime.
Nova - [link]
Icon pack dev's profiles. Take a look at their work and see. Among the three, sikebo has the most unique look between his icon packs. Pick your poison, you own't be disappointed.
- sikebo, maker of Materialistik, Simpax and Retrorika - [link]
- Vertumus, maker of Dives and Elun; what Pixel icons should have looked like - [link]
- mowmo, if you like flat, material, cartoon-ish colorful icons - [link]
Ango Icon pack - [link]
KWGT - [link]
KWGT Unity - [link]
KWGT Ocea - [link]
Zooper - [link]
Zooper Unity 2 (my favorite of the bunch) - [link]
Zooper Ocea - [link]
Backdrops - [link]
Substratum - [link]
Mono - [link]
Reverie - [link]
Swift Black - [link]
Swift Dark - [link]
V3 Album 02 Imgur - Grid View (Might not have transparencies on mobile)
V3 Album 02 Imgur - Desktop View (Try this if transparencies don't work on mobile)
V3 Album 02 Imgur Zip Download (172 Images)
New Additions:
Aversa
Kliff
Loki
Owain
Dorcas (Pumpkin Smasher)
Kagero (Beverage Ninja)
Mia (Moonlit Witch)
Myrrh (Spooky Monster)
Niles (Forbidden Tease)
Tiki (Legendary Dragon)
Helbindi
Laegjarn
Laevatein
Garon
Flora
Nina
Ophelia
Silas
Ethlyn
Lewyn
Quan
Silvia
Icon Changing Apps for Android: (Link to post by keijiKun_ for possible way to customize app icons on iOS)
Nova Launcher (Free - what I use on my S7)
Adapticons (Costs $1)
Icon Changer (Free - may not work properly anymore or adds logo to icon)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon in the menu or on the desktop (each can have separate icons)
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Adapticons Instructions:
Select "FE Heroes" App from the list
Scroll down to "Icon Settings" and tap on the icon
Select "Import Icon"
Tap "Select icon from gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Tap "Select Icon"
Change size to 46%
Scroll down to "Shape Settings" and tap on the background color
Tap "Select solid color"
Tap "Advanced Mode"
Drag the Opacity bar all the way to the left to make it invisible
Tap "Select Color"
Hit the disk icon in the top right to save
Choose "Add icon to home screen" and it will appear on the desktop
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
Icon Requests?
When I find time, I try to fulfill icon requests (though you can also make icons yourself using my template). You can also specify the following information so that I make it just how you want it:
Specific Hero Art Pose (Portrait, Attack, Special, Injured) or Link to Specific Art (fanart will require approval from owner)
Icon Format (Square, Rounded Square, Squircle, Circle, or Original)
Border Color
Background Color or Link to Specific Background (fanart will require approval from owner)
If not all information is provided, I'll use the default for what is missing: Special Art, Square Format, Popped Style, and Border/Background colors similar to the art
Create your own Icons!
Previous Albums:
V3 Album 01 Imgur - Desktop View (190 Images)
V3 Album 01 Imgur Zip Download (190 Images)
V2 Album Imgur - Desktop View (Original Border)
V2 Album Imgur Zip Download (339 Images)
V1 Album Imgur - Desktop View (No Border)
V1 Album Imgur Zip Download (318 Images)
You can make something similar on most android phones.
I use Nova Launcher as my base for interface.
Icon pack is called Rondo.
The center clock and circle battery is cyanogenmod features.
V3 Album Imgur Link (Only Desktop Mode gives Transparencies)
V3 Album Imgur Zip Download (43 Images)
New Additions:
Armads
Hector
Hector 2: Hector Harder
Hector with a Vengeance
Icon Changing Apps for Android: (Link to post by keijiKun_ for possible way to customize app icons on iOS)
Nova Launcher (Free - what I use on my S7)
Adapticons (Costs $1)
Icon Changer (Free - may not work properly anymore or adds logo to icon)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon in the menu or on the desktop (each can have separate icons)
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Adapticons Instructions:
Select "FE Heroes" App from the list
Scroll down to "Icon Settings" and tap on the icon
Select "Import Icon"
Tap "Select icon from gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Tap "Select Icon"
Change size to 46%
Scroll down to "Shape Settings" and tap on the background color
Tap "Select solid color"
Tap "Advanced Mode"
Drag the Opacity bar all the way to the left to make it invisible
Tap "Select Color"
Hit the disk icon in the top right to save
Choose "Add icon to home screen" and it will appear on the desktop
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
Icon Requests?
When I find time, I try to fulfill icon requests (though you can also make icons yourself using my template). You can also specify the following information so that I make it just how you want it:
Specific Hero Art Pose (Portrait, Attack, Special, Injured) or Link to Specific Art (fanart will require approval from owner)
Icon Format (Square, Rounded Square, Squircle, Circle, or Original)
Border Color
Background Color or Link to Specific Background (fanart will require approval from owner)
If not all information is provided, I'll use the default for what is missing: Special Art, Square Format, Popped Style, and Border/Background colors similar to the art
Create your own Icons!
Previous Albums:
V2 Album Imgur Link (Original Border)
V2 Album Imgur Zip Download (339 Images)
V1 Album Imgur Link (No Border)
V1 Album Imgur Zip Download (318 Images)
Full Album Imgur Link (Desktop Mode for Best Quality)
Full Album Imgur Zip Download (337 Images)
New Additions:
Summon Stone Background
Summon Background
Henry (Halloween)
Jakob (Halloween)
Jakob
Niles
Effie
Lyn Emblem
Lyn (Lady of the Wind)
Tiki A (Summering Scion)
Marisa
Lucina (Spring Exalt)
Tana
Olivia (Festival Dancer)
Athena
Fir
Lucina (Kozaki)
Ayra (cuboon Cipher)
Icon Changing Apps for Android: (Sorry, no known way for iOS to customize app icons)
Nova Launcher (what I use on my S7)
Icon Changer (may still not be updated for Oreo)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon in the menu or on the desktop (each can have separate icons)
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
Old Album Imgur Link (Old Icon Format that has all missing characters from new format)
Old Album Imgur Zip Download (318 Images)
V3 Album Imgur Link (Only Desktop Mode gives Transparencies)
V3 Album Imgur Zip Download (168 Images)
New Additions:
Celica: Warrior Priestess
Hector: Brave Warrior
Ephraim: Sacred Twin Lord
Veronica: Brave Princess
- Attack with Border - Orb, Black, Red, Blue
- Attack Borderless - Orb, Black, Red, Blue
- Attack Borderless & Titleless - Orb, Black, Red, Blue
- Special with Border - Orb, Black, Red, Blue
- Special Borderless - Orb, Black, Red, Blue
- Special Borderless & Titleless - Orb, Black, Red, Blue
- Portrait with Border - Orb, Black, Red, Blue
- Portrait Borderless - Orb, Black, Red, Blue
- Portrait Borderless & Titleless - Orb, Black, Red, Blue
Icon Changing Apps for Android: (Link to post by keijiKun_ for possible way to customize app icons on iOS)
Nova Launcher (Free - what I use on my S7)
Adapticons (Costs $1)
Icon Changer (Free - may not work properly anymore or adds logo to icon)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon in the menu or on the desktop (each can have separate icons)
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Adapticons Instructions:
Select "FE Heroes" App from the list
Scroll down to "Icon Settings" and tap on the icon
Select "Import Icon"
Tap "Select icon from gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Tap "Select Icon"
Change size to 46%
Scroll down to "Shape Settings" and tap on the background color
Tap "Select solid color"
Tap "Advanced Mode"
Drag the Opacity bar all the way to the left to make it invisible
Tap "Select Color"
Hit the disk icon in the top right to save
Choose "Add icon to home screen" and it will appear on the desktop
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
Icon Requests?
When I find time, I try to fulfill icon requests (though you can also make icons yourself using my template). You can also specify the following information so that I make it just how you want it:
Specific Hero Art Pose (Portrait, Attack, Special, Injured) or Link to Specific Art (fanart will require approval from owner)
Icon Format (Square, Rounded Square, Squircle, Circle, or Original)
Border Color
Background Color or Link to Specific Background (fanart will require approval from owner)
If not all information is provided, I'll use the default for what is missing: Special Art, Square Format, Popped Style, and Border/Background colors similar to the art
Create your own Icons!
Previous Albums:
V2 Album Imgur Link (Original Border)
V2 Album Imgur Zip Download (339 Images)
V1 Album Imgur Link (No Border)
V1 Album Imgur Zip Download (318 Images)
Full Album Imgur Link (Desktop Mode for Best Quality)
Full Album Imgur Zip Download (274 Images)
New Additions:
Hinoka (Wings of Fate)
Shigure (Wings of Fate)
Kana F
Kana M
Kaze
Corrin F
Camus
Icon Changing Apps for Android: (Sorry, no known way for iOS to customize app icons)
Nova Launcher (what I use on my S7)
Icon Changer (may still not be updated for Oreo)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon in the menu or on the desktop (each can have separate icons)
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
Old Album Imgur Link (Old Icon Format that has all missing characters from new format)
Old Album Imgur Zip Download (318 Images)
Imgur Album - Grid View (Might not have transparencies on mobile)
Imgur Album - Desktop View (Try this if transparencies don't work on mobile)
Imgur Zip Download (73 Images - NOTE: This often breaks after too many people use it and works again later)
New Additions:
Azura: Vallite Songstress
Fjorm: New Traditions
Laevatein: Kumade Warrior
Gunnthrá: Year's First Dream
Hríd: Resolute Prince
Laegjarn: New Experiences
Icon Changing Options for Android:
Nova Launcher (Free - what I use on my S7)
Adapticons (Costs $1)
Icon Changer (Free - may not work properly anymore or adds logo to icon)
Icon Changing Options for iOS:
Shortcuts (Posted by u/E-101Beta_mkII)
Apple Configurator 2 (Posted by u/keijiKun_)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon in the menu or on the desktop (each can have separate icons)
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Adapticons Instructions:
Select "FE Heroes" App from the list
Scroll down to "Icon Settings" and tap on the icon
Select "Import Icon"
Tap "Select icon from gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Tap "Select Icon"
Change size to 46%
Scroll down to "Shape Settings" and tap on the background color
Tap "Select solid color"
Tap "Advanced Mode"
Drag the Opacity bar all the way to the left to make it invisible
Tap "Select Color"
Hit the disk icon in the top right to save
Choose "Add icon to home screen" and it will appear on the desktop
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
Create your own Icons!
Last Album:
Thank you to everyone who has helped me so far, it's thanks to you I've been able to start publishing my work.
Bloom for KLWP supports both devices with a traditional 16:9 ratio display, or devices with a 18:5 ratio, like the Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+.
Bloom for KLWP works best with all lockscreen elements disabled, most likely requiring root.
To install this wallpaper:
- Install Bloom for KLWP and select your screen size/ratio
- Install Kustom Live Wallpaper Pro from Google Play
- Open KLWP and swipe over from the left
- Choose Load Preset
- Select Bloom from the list of installed presets
- Customize Bloom to your liking by editing the info under the Globals section
Feel free to contact me if you have any problems or questions.
You can download the KLWP theme from here.
Start off with installing all the necessary items
*Do note that most of these are paid apps
Launchers are basically the "homescreen." Most stock launchers don't really offer much customization. But third party ones like Nova Launcher, allow you to change grid sizes, gestures, and other customization options. Nova launcher is a pretty popular one and I highly recommend getting the pro version because it's really worth it.
Within Nova launcher, you can change the icons by setting it to the icon pack (in this case LineBit). Go to Nova launcher settings > Look & Feel > Icon Style > Icon Theme > select LineBit
Not sure the exact settings OP used, but the grid size is at least 5 columns across (you can change that in Homescreen menu). You can hide the status bar as well by going to the Look & Feel menu. It looks like he hid his dock so I assume he has his app drawer as swipe up.
KWGT is a custom widget, where you can either design your own widgets from scratch, import them from other users or download them from the playstore. Fuchsia KWGT includes the widget OP used in his setup. You'll want to add a blank KWGT widget to your homescreen then select the desired widget from the list that pops up.
Just arrange the icons at the bottom as you like. Download the wallpaper from OP and apply it as your background
Everything Used -
Nova launcher - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher&hl=en_US
Icons - https://www.deviantart.com/fanatixx/art/All-Windows-95-OSR2-Icons-92282438
Note: These icons (.ico) probably only have to be scaled up (I did to 512x512) but since I'm stupid i went through the process of taking screenshots of the 5 icons I used, giving them transparent backgrounds, and then after realizing that nova didn't accept 32x32 images, scaling them up. If you dont want to go through that work for the icons you're gonna use, you can find mine here - https://imgur.com/a/IEE4c6d
I also ulploaded mine directly in from google photos, so that might've factored in.
Wallpaper - https://imgur.com/a/BccbMkP
Note: This includes one without the taskbar if you'd like to use that.
Apps -
- My phone = File explorer
- Internet = Chrome Canary
- Reddit = Reddit
- Drive = Google Drive
- Comms = Folder containing messaging apps and phone app
Extra notes: I would change the font and make the start button open the app drawer (home does that), but unfortunately I haven't rooted my phone and nova is bad at fonts, and nova (for some reason) won't let me disable my navbar on the homescreen.
This was done on a Google Nexus 6P, but should work on any device.
Full Album Imgur Zip Download (300 Images)
New Additions:
Sakura (Trick or Defeat!)
Nowi (Trick or Defeat!)
Jakob (Trick or Defeat!)
Henry (Trick or Defeat!)
Ayra (Orb Version)
Instructions:
If you're on Android, some devices can natively change the game app icon, otherwise you can use an app like Nova Launcher (what I use on my S7) or Icon Changer. There might be an app for iOS, but I have no experience with that.
To change an app icon using Nova Launcher:
Long press the app icon
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Search for the new icon you want from your phone
Clock: MIN for Zooper I removed the background, changed the date font and added the weather.
Icons: Pivot
Wallpaper Can't stress enough how awesome I think this artist's work is. A lot of great potential wallpapers.
- Nova Launcher
- Open Nova Settings
- Select "Look and Feel"
- Turn off "Show Status Bar"
So some of you guys wanted it to have some necessary widgets and notification panel. so this time I added it. ��
Don't forget to check globals in KLWP. This time klwp backup file is unlocked, please dont share it anywhere else without giving proper credit. Thank you.
Launcher: Nova Launcher Prime
KLWP Pro: Here
Wallpaper: Here
Icon: Compacticons HD v4.0
Windows Icons: Here
KLWP Backup: Here
Edit: That S10 camera ruined my thumbnail �� sorry for that
V3 Album Imgur Link (Only Desktop Mode gives Transparencies)
V3 Album Imgur Zip Download (76 Images)
New Additions:
Lucina: Glorious Archer
- Portrait - Border & Title
- Portrait - Border & Titleless
- Portrait - Borderless & Title
- Portrait - Borderless & Titleless
- Attack - Border & Title
- Attack - Border & Titleless
- Attack - Borderless & Title
- Attack - Borderless & Titleless
- Special - Border & Title
- Special - Border & Titleless
- Special - Borderless & Title
- Special - Borderless & Titleless
- Injured - Border & Title
- Injured - Border & Titleless
- Injured - Borderless & Title
- Injured - Borderless & Titleless
Lucina Emblem
Tiki Emblem
Walhart: The Conqueror
Icon Changing Apps for Android: (Link to post by keijiKun_ for possible way to customize app icons on iOS)
Nova Launcher (Free - what I use on my S7)
Adapticons (Costs $1)
Icon Changer (Free - may not work properly anymore or adds logo to icon)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon in the menu or on the desktop (each can have separate icons)
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Adapticons Instructions:
Select "FE Heroes" App from the list
Scroll down to "Icon Settings" and tap on the icon
Select "Import Icon"
Tap "Select icon from gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Tap "Select Icon"
Change size to 46%
Scroll down to "Shape Settings" and tap on the background color
Tap "Select solid color"
Tap "Advanced Mode"
Drag the Opacity bar all the way to the left to make it invisible
Tap "Select Color"
Hit the disk icon in the top right to save
Choose "Add icon to home screen" and it will appear on the desktop
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
Icon Requests?
When I find time, I try to fulfill icon requests (though you can also make icons yourself using my template). You can also specify the following information so that I make it just how you want it:
Specific Hero Art Pose (Portrait, Attack, Special, Injured) or Link to Specific Art (fanart will require approval from owner)
Icon Format (Square, Rounded Square, Squircle, Circle, or Original)
Border Color
Background Color or Link to Specific Background (fanart will require approval from owner)
If not all information is provided, I'll use the default for what is missing: Special Art, Square Format, Popped Style, and Border/Background colors similar to the art
Create your own Icons!
Previous Albums:
V2 Album Imgur Link (Original Border)
V2 Album Imgur Zip Download (339 Images)
V1 Album Imgur Link (No Border)
V1 Album Imgur Zip Download (318 Images)
Full Album Imgur Zip Download (265 Images)
New Additions:
Olivia (Performing Arts)
Inigo (Performing Arts)
Azura (Performing Arts)
Shigure (Performing Arts)
Black Knight
Nephenee
Oscar
Elincia
Instructions:
If you're on Android, some devices can natively change the game app icon, otherwise you can use an app like Nova Launcher (what I use on my S7) or Icon Changer. There might be an app for iOS, but I have no experience with that.
To change an app icon using Nova Launcher:
Long press the app icon
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Search for the new icon you want from your phone
EDIT: I've figured out a way to add a download link for the Imgur Album, so I have added that to the top. However, they won't have proper filenames for easy hero searching and they may not be of the same quality as pre-upload, so if a mod could let me know of a hosting site that won't get blocked I could use that to provide the original copies with correct filenames. I like to use Box, but I know it gets the post blocked.
EDIT 2: For the record, I do take special icon requests (some of the existing icons were special requests in the past), but I usually only have time to do them during the weekdays.
Very straightforward theme using this wallpaper, Nova Launcher, and Cornie Icons.
I've got that with Nova Launcher. Well worth the money to pay for the Prime version not only to acknowledge how amazing is, but Prime also gives you gestures.
Here's an article that talks about when TeslaUnread was added to Nova for the unread number icons.
Here's what my screen looks like in Nova where the Unread settings are so you can see what the options are for this feature.
Edit: it looks like TeslaUnread is limited to Nova Prime. $5 one-time purchase. Worth it many times over.
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clean and simple on S8
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Sources:
Nova Launcher: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher
Icon Pack: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.natewren.flightlite
KLWP : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kustom.wallpaper
Font Glacial Indifference Regular
Wallpaper from Backdrop
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Meryy Christmas all!
Full Album Imgur Link (Desktop Mode for Best Quality)
Full Album Imgur Zip Download (148 Images)
New Additions:
Roy (Love Abounds)
Lilina (Love Abounds)
Hector (Love Abounds)
Lyn (Love Abounds)
Eliwood (Love Abounds)
Icon Changing Apps for Android: (Sorry, no known way for iOS to customize app icons)
Nova Launcher (what I use on my S7)
Icon Changer (may still not be updated for Oreo)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
Old Album Imgur Link (Old Icon Format that has all missing characters from new format)
Old Album Imgur Zip Download (318 Images)
Nova launcher link is wrong (goes to Messenger): Link here
V3 Album Imgur Link (Only Desktop Mode gives Transparencies)
V3 Album Imgur Zip Download (190 Images)
New Additions:
Marth: Hero King
Jamke: Prince of Verdane
Fjorm/Veronica
Icon Changing Apps for Android: (Link to post by keijiKun_ for possible way to customize app icons on iOS)
Nova Launcher (Free - what I use on my S7)
Adapticons (Costs $1)
Icon Changer (Free - may not work properly anymore or adds logo to icon)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon in the menu or on the desktop (each can have separate icons)
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Adapticons Instructions:
Select "FE Heroes" App from the list
Scroll down to "Icon Settings" and tap on the icon
Select "Import Icon"
Tap "Select icon from gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Tap "Select Icon"
Change size to 46%
Scroll down to "Shape Settings" and tap on the background color
Tap "Select solid color"
Tap "Advanced Mode"
Drag the Opacity bar all the way to the left to make it invisible
Tap "Select Color"
Hit the disk icon in the top right to save
Choose "Add icon to home screen" and it will appear on the desktop
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
Icon Requests?
When I find time, I try to fulfill icon requests (though you can also make icons yourself using my template). You can also specify the following information so that I make it just how you want it:
Specific Hero Art Pose (Portrait, Attack, Special, Injured) or Link to Specific Art (fanart will require approval from owner)
Icon Format (Square, Rounded Square, Squircle, Circle, or Original)
Border Color
Background Color or Link to Specific Background (fanart will require approval from owner)
If not all information is provided, I'll use the default for what is missing: Special Art, Square Format, Popped Style, and Border/Background colors similar to the art
Create your own Icons!
Previous Albums:
V2 Album Imgur Link (Original Border)
V2 Album Imgur Zip Download (339 Images)
V1 Album Imgur Link (No Border)
V1 Album Imgur Zip Download (318 Images)
launcher: Nova, of course. just the level of customisation I need.
SMS: Pulse. very clean UI inspired by Google Inbox, with some options to customise it to your liking.
alarm clock: Sleep as Android. includes sleep tracking feature that tries to wake you at the most optimal time. also includes some nice alarm tones. although don't use singing birds, or you'll soon find yourself waking up at 4 am when actual birds start singing outside your window. I guess Pavlov was onto something after all.
music player: plenty to choose from. I've been using GoneMAD for the longest time, but I got tired of the UI (although the dev is preparing a major 3.0 update with refreshed interface), so I'm now using the free version of BlackPlayer. it's smooth, pretty and does anything I want it to do.
browser: Brave. I'm a Firefox user on desktop, but Firefox for Android is still clunky to use, and the scrolling is pretty horrible. until it gets fixed, Brave is a smooth Chromium-based browser with a built-in ad and tracking blocker.
maps: MAPS.ME. it's a FOSS app using OpenStreetMap data. I find it more detailed than Google Maps (although less businesses are added for now; the gap is being slowly, but steadily closed though, as the data is contributed by volunteers). you can even download maps of whole countries or regions for offline viewing.
notes: FairNote. a simple, offline note taking app with the option to back up your data to Google Drive. you can colour code your notes, or lock some of them with a password/fingerprint.
keyboard: Gboard. my phone comes with Swiftkey preinstalled, but I can't stand how clunky it is, and when Gboard implement simultaneous input in multiple languages, I jumped ship and didn't look back. or I should rather say, I did look back several times, but Swiftkey gets in my way much more than Gboard does. plus swiping across the space bar to move the cursor around and swiping from the backspace key to delete big parts of the text at once are too useful to give up.
As a Samsung and Nexus owner, I always install Nova Launcher because of it's customizability and speed.
>Customization (in general). I’ve heard so many people say how customizable android is, but I haven’t found that to be the case at all. Its notification handling is a giant step back for me. I mean, maybe it IS super configurable, and I’m just dumb, but the system menus are actually hell. I have to go into 30 different menus to find anything, and the on-device search can’t bring my directly where I want to go,
If you wanna mess with customizing your desktop then I'd suggest downloading Nova Launcher.
>No notification LED. Mitigated by the moto hover thingy.
Most Android phones have LED, but sometimes there are exceptions like with the Galaxy A5 & the Moto Z Play. To me, they were cool at first, but then they got annoying.
>Email is a MAJOR pain point. I still haven’t found an email client that doesn’t screw around. Gmail so far is the best, but i’m still not used to conversation view, and i can’t seem to sync all my folders on my inbox regularly. I have subfolders organized to route emails for each one of my potential customers, and I want to be able to get an overhead view of all folders for new/recent emails, and be able to drill down and focus in on certain ones at a time. I haven't found a way to do that. Subfolders desync constantly. Outlook is shit. Doesn’t load anything, and it’s buggy as hell. Don’t get me started on inbox. I just want my damn email again. I've maybe replied to 50 emails in 6 months, while I used to basically live on my Z10 (~30+ emails a week).
Your email is Outlook, Gmail, Office365, etc? There are really good 3rd party apps for some.
>No dedicated mute button…
While this isn't as good as a hardware mute button, but maybe use Tasker to set a method for muting the device?
>Android's bluetooth file transfer support is pitiful. I know you guys probably don’t care about this one, but I can’t send attachments through my work email
It is true that I don't know of anyone who uses Bluetooth for anything besides connecting to a device to play music. Perhaps upload them top GDrive or use a 3rd party app to transfer via WiFi?
>No built in music player. Well kinda. I’m really not sure. If I kick on a song in a media player app and kill the media player app, the music keeps playing? wtf? I've been using VLC as my media player.
I really like BlackPlayer. Not sure if it has a built-in option to stop music when dismissed from recent apps or not.
>As a toy, android is great. As a tool for doing my job, it’s a little rough compared to BB10
Check out BlackBerry's Android apps. Maybe some of them will be on par their BB counterparts and you'd find them useful
Home Screen Customization
I'm starting with Nova, as it's the perfect example of an "obvious" tip, yet many new Android users may not be aware of just how awesome Nova Launcher really is. For those unfamiliar, Nova Launcher is the launcher for personalizing your home screen and putting your own spin on your Android device. To find out just how useful Nova Launcher can be, download it and try it for yourself or read any of the literally hundreds of threads about it on Reddit. To unlock the full potential of Nova Launcher, I recommend also downloading Tesla Unread and upgrading to the Prime version if you like the app. I also highly recommend joining the Nova Launcher Beta. In addition to getting to test the latest features sooner, the beta has some of the features from the Pixel Launcher that the regular version is missing, such as the slide-up app drawer and the search pill.
(Note: The "swipe left for Google Now" feature is exclusive to the Pixel Launcher. It's unfortunate, but it is what it is. Anyone who can't live without this functionality will either have to forgo Nova Launcher or utilize Nova Launcher's customizable gestures as a workaround. This is extremely easy to do by going into the Nova settings and tapping "gestures and inputs".)
Zooper and KWGT are two powerful, user friendly apps that allow users to create, download, and share custom widgets for just about anything you could imagine. Perfect for those looking to take their Android customization to the next level or simply add the finishing touches to their "perfect" home screen. Numerous predesigned widget packs are available for both from the Play Store.
Because of the sheer volume of predesigned packs available from the Play Store and the fact that taste is totally subjective, I'm not going to link any specific packs here, but if anyone else wants to share their favorite pack(s) feel free.
Icon Packs
Icon packs are perfect for bringing your custom theme together. There are literally hundreds available from the Play Store.
Like Zooper/KWGT widget packs, anyone who wants to share their favorite icon packs feel free.
(Note: Without rooting, icon packs will not work with the Pixel Launcher. They are, however, supported natively by third-party launchers such as Nova.)
System UI Tuner
System UI Tuner provides additional customization options to your Pixel, such as the ability to view your battery percentage in the status bar. To activate the System UI Tuner, swipe down the notification shade and tap and hold the gear icon for a few seconds. It will then be near the bottom of your settings menu.
Google Keyboard Themes
Don't like the default white keyboard theme on your Pixel, but love the Google Keyboard otherwise? Go to Settings > Language & input > Virtual keyboard > Google Keyboard > Themes to pick from a number of different themes for your keyboard.
Notification LED or Always-on Display
Light Flow (Pro)/Light Manager (Pro)
For those looking to take control of their app notifications (specifically their notification LED), two popular options are Light Flow and Light Manager. Both give the user much greater control over their app notifications and both have pro versions that, for a small fee, provide additional features, such as alternating between notification light colors. I personally prefer Light Manager, but many would disagree.
(Note: To enable the pulsing notification LED, go to Settings > Notifications and tap the gear icon in the upper righthand corner.)
(Note 2: Android requires that all apps running in the background show a persistent notification in the notification shade. If the persistent notification is disabled, the system may kill the process that makes these apps work to reduce memory usage. This can only be disabled by rooting. It is generally best just to keep the persistent notification enables.)
(Edit: u/iboj007 has a simple workaround for the persistent notification problem (for Light Flow).)
For fans of "always on" displays, such as Samsung's phones (insert Note 7 joke here), Always On AMOLED brings this functionality to your Pixel and, unlike the built-in ambient display, it actually works!
(Note: The Pixel's notification LED will only work with the screen off, meaning the pulsing notification light (and, by extension Light Flow and Light Manager) will not work (properly) with this app enabled. Always On AMOLED can be set to turn off after specific intervals of non-use or when the battery is low, effectively allowing your phone to "switch" between the two methods, should you want to do this for whatever reason. I recommend using the standard pulsing notification light over Light Flow or Light Manager if you plan to go this route, however. The less processes running the better.)
(Edit: If you're having issues with Always On AMOLED, try turning off the ambient display under your phone's display settings. I have noticed that ambient display can cause some issues with notifications not displaying properly on Always On, but it seems to be hit-or-miss. Realistically, there's no reason to have both on anyway.)
Quick Settings Tiles
Tile Extension for Nougat is a useful free app for customizing the quick setting tiles in the notification shade. Customizable "shortcuts" let you quickly access your favorite apps or settings you access frequently.
TL;DR
Edit: Tasker. I can't believe I forgot about Tasker. For those unfamiliar, Tasker is an app designed to automate, well, just about whatever you want your phone to do. Here's a good write-up on it.
Being able to replace the launcher is definitely one of Android's superpowers. Somebody even did a faux WP launcher.
iOS got around to third-party keyboards, so maybe someday they'll lighten up on the launcher.
You can solve that problem with a custom launcher like Nova for example.
Very simple!
Download a launcher, I use Nova!
EDIT: Make sure that after you have successfully downloaded and installed Nova that you set it as your default home screen. Your device should ask what Home screen you wish to use the first time you hit your home button after installing the app, make sure you select Nova and then 'Always use this.' and you should be fine.
Then download an icon pack, I used Simply 8bit, by Jenning
After that, you go into the Nova launcher settings (can be accessed by holding the screen for a few seconds then hitting the wrench in the top right) then tap the 'Look and Feel' option, then 'Icon Theme' and then 'Simply 8 bit'
Play around with Nova! It's pretty neat and you can make some really nice looking phone desktops. I updated my desktop a little since I made this thread, Here it is now
If you're using iPhone then I'm sorry I don't know how to get anything to look like that, iirc iPhones have very limited ricing capabilities.
I was actually kinda hesitant to post this because of all the recent Spider-Verse themes. I guess everyone was just as inspired as I was.
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Resources:
- Launcher: Nova
- Wallpaper: Original + My Edits
- Icon Pack: Icon Pack Studio
- Widgets: OC using KWGT
- Font: Product Sans Font
Nova Launcher, it's like being able to choose from any layouts that the Google Now Launcher and the Pixel Launcher went through. Or you can download the Pixel Launcher's APK from APKMirror.
Hey Uke, here's some instructions from a different sub that I use to change my icons. I use Nova launcher on Android, but follow the link for how to do it on IOS, hope this helps!
Icon Changing Apps for IOS (Link to post by keijiKun_ for possible way to customize app icons on iOS)
Nova Launcher (what I use)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon in the menu or on the desktop (each can have separate icons)
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
This is the first time I've put effort into making it look half decent.
Nova Launcher
KLWP
Compacticons
Open Sans
Wallpaper + image used
Full Album Imgur Link (Desktop Mode for Best Quality)
Full Album Imgur Zip Download (181 Images)
New Additions:
Chrom (The Branded King)
Morgan M
Morgan F
Gerome
Icon Changing Apps for Android: (Sorry, no known way for iOS to customize app icons)
Nova Launcher (what I use on my S7)
Icon Changer (may still not be updated for Oreo)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon in the menu or on the desktop (each can have separate icons)
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
Old Album Imgur Link (Old Icon Format that has all missing characters from new format)
Old Album Imgur Zip Download (318 Images)
I was inspired by this amazing setup. Credit goes to u/newone757 for that one.
However, I've made a few changes to better suit my taste:
- Changed the dock background shape in Nova from square to round.
- Changed the dock background colour to match the wallpaper (using the actual colour palette found in the wallpaper). I've modified other items throughout the launcher to match the rest of the colours.
- Changed the font used in the KWGT widget from Futura and Roboto to Product Sans.
- Used Cornie icons instead of Funkong. Funkong was a bit too wild for my aesthetic taste when I set this up.
- Shifted the layout around ever so slightly, and modified the date widget to also display the day in short format.
- The single bottom icon is actually a swipeable folder, containing Google Play Music (my primary streaming service); Retro Music Player (for locally-based albums); Spotify (the recommendations are superior to GPM, but I'm in a country where they don't offer premium membership so I'm stuck on the free tier) and YouTube.
- I've not implemented the music widget page, that might come later.
I also changed from using All in One Gestures to using Gesture Control, which closer mimics the iPhone X gesture methods, and I find that it works better along the usual navbar area.
The wallpaper is from MKBHD's wallpaper folder he's posted onto Google Drive.
Links:
Oh, I used Screener for the screenshot. Link is elsewhere in the thread.
EDIT: My initial screenshot had WhatsApp as my bottom-most icon. The current one has it the way it's now setup, and in line with my actual description.
Full Album Imgur Link (Desktop Mode for Best Quality)
Full Album Imgur Zip Download (114 Images)
New Additions:
Missing Legendary Secret Characters
The Reinhardt in all his magical glory
Our savior, Oliver
Micaiah
Sothe
Black Knight (No Helmet)
Black Knight (Yes Helmet)
Inigo
Olivia
Shigure
Not Azura
Azura
Summer F Corrin
Summer F Robin
Summer A Tiki
Lute
Peri
Clarisse
Sheena
Instructions:
If you're on Android, some devices can natively change the game app icon, otherwise you can use an app like Nova Launcher (what I use on my S7) or Icon Changer (may still not be updated for Oreo). There might be an app for iOS, but I have no experience with that.
To change an app icon using Nova Launcher:
Long press the app icon
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Search for the new icon you want from your phone
Old Album Imgur Link with the rest of the heroes
Old Album Imgur Zip Download (318 Images)
Full Album Imgur Zip Download (36 Images)
New Additions:
Tharja
Faye
Priscilla
Rhajat
Dorcas
Catria
Katarina
Sigurd
Instructions:
If you're on Android, some devices can natively change the game app icon, otherwise you can use an app like Nova Launcher (what I use on my S7) or Icon Changer (may still not be updated for Oreo). There might be an app for iOS, but I have no experience with that.
To change an app icon using Nova Launcher:
Long press the app icon
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Search for the new icon you want from your phone
The string of percent symbols are just placeholders so I know where to put screenshots.
So for this tutorial to make the "Our Ends Are Beginnings" android theme we're going to need a few apps and files to
start. The apps you'll need are:
And the File you'll need is:
The Setup
To set up your phone so that you get the clean look you'll need to change a few things in Nova launcher.
Set the Wallpaper Scrolling to 'on' (Settings->Desktop->Wallpaper Scrolling->On)
Set the amount of screens to three
Turn the dock 'off' (Settings->Dock->Toggle switch on the top right)
Turn off the notification bar and make the on screen buttons have transparent backgrounds (Settings->Look and
Feel-> Notification Bar-> Show Notification bar to 'off'-> Transparent Notification Bar to 'on')
In order to use the Glyphsy icons in klwp you have to use ThemeX to extract the files and put them all into a folder.
To do this:
Open up ThemeX
Select Glyphsy
Click 'select all' and select 'icons' %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Click 'save'
The last thing to do is to delete everything off of your homescreens since they'll cover up the klwp assets. You can
leave that to the end though so that you don't have to remake your current setup if you don't like this one. Alright
now on to the hard part.
Making the Theme in KLWP
So the first thing we need to do in klwp is make sure that we have a new, blank wallpaper to work with. The easiest
way to do this is to load a blank wallpaper. (Menu->Load Preset->New)%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Now you should have an empty wallpaper and klwp should look something like this.
Global Switch
The first thing we'll do is set up the global switch that allows the vertical scrolling.
Scroll the lower options bar (Items, background etc) over till you see 'Globals'.%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Make a new Global by tapping the '+' at the top of the screen.
Make the title of the Global 'Depths'
Change the type of Global from 'Color' to 'On/Off Switch'
Leave the 'Auto On' and 'Auto Off' options on 'Manual'
It should look something like [this](%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Background and Static Text
We'll start by making the Background. In order to make it scroll and not be static we make it an item and don't use
the background tab.
Go to the Items tab
Make a new item by clicking the '+' at the top right
Click 'Image'
Now you have an image item in your items tab. It should look like [this](%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Open the image item
Click on 'Pick Image'%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Select the background image from your gallery or wherever you saved it
Set 'Width' to 720
Static text one, "Our Ends"
Make a Text item
Open the item and click on 'text'](%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Delete $df(hh:mm:ss)$ and replace it with ['Our Ends'](%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Change the font to 'DancingScript-Regular'
Change the text size to '80'
Go to the [position tab](%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Change the anchor to 'Center'
Change the Y-Offset to 300
Static text two, "Are Beginnings"
Make a Text item
Open the item and click on 'text'](%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Delete $df(hh:mm:ss)$ and replace it with ['Are Beginnings'](%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Change the font to 'DancingScript-Regular'
Change the text size to '80'
Go to the [position tab](%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Change the anchor to 'Center'
Change the X-Offset to 20
Change the Y-Offset to 1280
Background and Static Text Animations
Open the image item
Go to the animation tab
Make a new animation (+ sign at the top)
Open the new animation
Set the ReactOn to 'Global Switch'
Set the Global to 'Depths'
Change the speed to 150
Change the angle to 270
For the static text to remain in the same spot all we'll do is copy and paste that same animation we just made into
the two text items.
Click on the box to the right of the animation %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Copy the animation (Copy symbol in the top right)
Open the text items animation tab
Paste the animation
Now that we have the animations set we need to set the text so that we toggle the global switch when we touch them.
Open one of the text items
Open the touch tab
Create a new touch element
Set the element to 'Toggle Global Switch' %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Set the Switch to 'Depths' %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Repeat steps 1-5 for the other text item. You could copy paste but sometimes that doesn't work for me.
At this point if you haven't been saving the wallpaper now's a good time to do so. Once you do you should be able to
test the animations we just made by going to your home screen and clicking on the text. Now that we have that out of
the way we can move on to the more interesting parts of the theme.
I like it nice and simple
Looks much better in our AMOLED display btw :)
Launcher: Nova
Wallpaper : Welcome to Jupiter
Icon Pack: Stealth Icon Pack
- Launcher: Nova Launcher
- lcon Pack: Audax - Icon Pack
- Wallpaper: Muzei, with a reddit extension
- Widgets: Event Flow - for calender, Google Keep - Note Taking, iOS like Control Center
- Zooper Widgets: Weather, Clock/Date
My 3rd post in this community.
Inspired From:
Launcher: Nova Launcher Prime
Wallpaper: @wallsbyjfl
Icon Pack:
Weather Komponent: FlatMat Weather
Edit: KLWP File Download
You must have 3 page on homescreen. The klwp file is locked from exporting. Sorry for that. It's based on 18:9 device, so you might have to do a liitle bit of tweak and it will be fine I think.
Simple 1 screen preset. Everything you want to change can be done from global settings. It should fit into any device. Turn on NavBar from global settings if you use navigation bar. That's it, enjoy! ��
Launcher: Nova Launcher Prime
Background: KLWP
Backup: KLWP Backup
I am new to KLWP. Sorry if there is anything wrong in it.
Imgur Album - Grid View (Might not have transparencies on mobile)
Imgur Album - Desktop View (Try this if transparencies don't work on mobile)
Imgur Zip Download (76 Images)
New Additions:
Eirika (Graceful Resolve)
Ephraim (Legendary Lord)
Lyn (Lady of the Wind)
Robin (Fell Vessel)
Robin (Fell Reincarnation)
Genny (Endearing Ally)
Innes (Regal Strategician)
Icon Changing Options for Android:
Nova Launcher (Free - what I use on my S7)
Adapticons (Costs $1)
Icon Changer (Free - may not work properly anymore or adds logo to icon)
Icon Changing Options for iOS:
Shortcuts (Posted by u/E-101Beta_mkII)
Apple Configurator 2 (Posted by u/keijiKun_)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon in the menu or on the desktop (each can have separate icons)
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Adapticons Instructions:
Select "FE Heroes" App from the list
Scroll down to "Icon Settings" and tap on the icon
Select "Import Icon"
Tap "Select icon from gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Tap "Select Icon"
Change size to 46%
Scroll down to "Shape Settings" and tap on the background color
Tap "Select solid color"
Tap "Advanced Mode"
Drag the Opacity bar all the way to the left to make it invisible
Tap "Select Color"
Hit the disk icon in the top right to save
Choose "Add icon to home screen" and it will appear on the desktop
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
Icon Requests?
When I find time, I try to fulfill icon requests (though you can also make icons yourself using my template). You can also specify the following information so that I make it just how you want it:
Specific Hero Art Pose (Portrait, Attack, Special, Injured) or Link to Specific Art (fanart will require approval from owner)
Icon Format (Square, Rounded Square, Squircle, Circle, or Original)
Border Color
Background Color or Link to Specific Background (fanart will require approval from owner)
If not all information is provided, I'll use the default for what is missing: Special Art, Square Format, Popped Style, and Border/Background colors similar to the art
Create your own Icons!
Last Album:
V3 Album Imgur Link (Only Desktop Mode gives Transparencies)
V3 Album Imgur Zip Download (21 Images)
New Additions:
Ryoma (Supreme Samurai)
Karla
Legault
Nino (Pale Flower)
Linus
Canas
Icon Changing Apps for Android: (Link to post by keijiKun_ for possible way to customize app icons on iOS)
Nova Launcher (what I use on my S7)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon in the menu or on the desktop (each can have separate icons)
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
Information Required for Icon Requests:
When I find time, I try to fulfill icon requests (though you can also make icons yourself using my template). To make sure I get the icon just how you want it, please provide the following information when requesting a custom icon:
Specific Hero Art Pose (Portrait, Attack, Special, Injured) or Link to Specific Art (fanart will require approval from owner)
Icon Format (Square, Rounded Square, Squircle, Circle, or Original)
Border Color
Background Color or Link to Specific Background (fanart will require approval from owner)
If not all information is provided, I'll use the default for what is missing: Special Art, Square Format, Popped Style, and Border/Background colors similar to the art
Create your own Icons!
Previous Albums:
V2 Album Imgur Link (Original Border)
V2 Album Imgur Zip Download (339 Images)
V1 Album Imgur Link (No Border)
V1 Album Imgur Zip Download (318 Images)
V3 Album Imgur Link (Only Desktop Mode gives Transparencies)
V3 Album Imgur Zip Download (15 Images)
New Additions:
Tharja (Bridal Bloom)
Ninian (Bridal Bloom)
Sanaki (Bridal Bloom)
Marth (Bridal Bloom)
Icon Changing Apps for Android: (Link to post by keijiKun_ for possible way to customize app icons on iOS)
Nova Launcher (what I use on my S7)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon in the menu or on the desktop (each can have separate icons)
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
Information Required for Icon Requests:
When I find time, I try to fulfill icon requests (though you can also make icons yourself using my template). To make sure I get the icon just how you want it, please provide the following information when requesting a custom icon:
Specific Hero Art Pose (Portrait, Attack, Special, Injured) or Link to Specific Art (fanart will require approval from owner)
Icon Format (Square, Rounded Square, Squircle, Circle, or Original)
Border Color
Background Color or Link to Specific Background (fanart will require approval from owner)
If not all information is provided, I'll use the default for what is missing: Special Art, Square Format, Popped Style, and Border/Background colors similar to the art
Create your own Icons!
Previous Albums:
V2 Album Imgur Link (Original Border)
V2 Album Imgur Zip Download (339 Images)
V1 Album Imgur Link (No Border)
V1 Album Imgur Zip Download (318 Images)
Full Album Imgur Link (Desktop Mode for Best Quality)
Full Album Imgur Zip Download (228 Images)
New Additions:
Finn
Saias
Nanna
Leif
Olwen (World of Thracia)
Reinhardt (World of Thracia)
Robin F (Fell Vessel)
Arvis
Joshua
Icon Changing Apps for Android: (Sorry, no known way for iOS to customize app icons)
Nova Launcher (what I use on my S7)
Icon Changer (may still not be updated for Oreo)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon in the menu or on the desktop (each can have separate icons)
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
Old Album Imgur Link (Old Icon Format that has all missing characters from new format)
Old Album Imgur Zip Download (318 Images)
Ok for that you will need the following:
The wallpaper
A custom launcher, I suggest Nova Launcher
Fox for Zooper (Fox Zooper 40)
First you need to set Nova launcher as your default launcher by opening the app and follow the instructions. Then go into the settings and change stuff to your liking.
Next on your home screen press your home button and tap widgets. Scroll down to find Zooper Widgets. Find the size widget you want to use and tap and hold to drag it onto your home screen, resize it as necessary then tap it. Here it will take you into Zooper Widgets and here should be a list of options. Tap Fox for Zooper and scroll down and find FoxZooper40 select it and this applies it to your home screen.
Icons next, select which apps you want on your home screen by opening your app drawer and tapping and holding it to place them where you want. When they are in place, tap and hold on each app, select edit, tap on the picture of the icon. This takes you to where you select your icon pack, select Lines then find the appropriate icon and tap it to select it.
Finally set your wallpaper by downloading it, open gallery, tap on it, tap the 3 dots top right and tap set as wallpaper.
If you're having issues, let me know.
I don't know if I would jump straight into Tasker. I don't mean to downplay Tasker, it's great and I use it daily. I would just focus on other things first.
I would recommend a replacement launcher like Nova Launcher, along with some icon packs. Vertumus makes my favorite ones. Muzei is great for wallpaper.
If you like podcasts, check Pocket Casts.
Disk Usage is great for all of the obvious reasons.
In Google Maps, save your local area for offline mode. It'll save you some data.
Very straightforward theme using this wallpaper, Nova Launcher, and Cornie Icons.
Hey everybody! For this theme I used Nova Launcher and KLWP.
I was inspired by this post and saw it looked fantastic on my s6 edge, so I tried something of my own and came up with this monstrosity.
HERE is the klwp file.
Edit: this is a 3 screen home page with the home on the left most.
Depends on what you want/like. If you like customizing your device, you might want to check out a launcher like Nova Launcher and it's pro version. You also might want to check out Backdrops if you like customizing your device with wallpapers.
If you're looking for good games, I can personally recommend Monument Valley, Leo's Fortune, and Colorzzle as good pay-once games. If you're looking for a good music player, I can recommend Shuttle.
You also might want to check out the Simple Mobile Tools series of apps. Finally, if your college studies include mathematics, you might want to check out Graphing Calculator Pro, or microMathematics Plus. Note that you can get that last one for free from F-Droid as well.
To expand on this answer a bit, for example,
You can install Nova Launcher from the play store. This is an app that replaces your "desktop" on your Android device.
When using Nova launcher you can long press any icon to change it
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^^^Note ^^^to ^^^self: ^^^Add ^^^"Android" ^^^to ^^^future ^^^titles
Full Album Imgur Link (Desktop Mode for Best Quality)
Full Album Imgur Zip Download (160 Images)
New Additions:
Robin M (Fallen Heroes)
Hardin (Fallen Heroes)
Celica (Fallen Heroes)
Takumi (Fallen Heroes)
Laegjarn
Ephraim (Legendary Lord)
Icon Changing Apps for Android: (Sorry, no known way for iOS to customize app icons)
Nova Launcher (what I use on my S7)
Icon Changer (may still not be updated for Oreo)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon in the menu or on the desktop (each can have separate icons)
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
Old Album Imgur Link (Old Icon Format that has all missing characters from new format)
Old Album Imgur Zip Download (318 Images)
It's been a while since I made a theme I thought was worth sharing. I recently made this and I love it. Both the item block and the coins are folders for those wondering. The score beneath "MARIO" is the date, just with the spaces removed and the coin counter shows battery percentage.
Apologies to the original creator of the wallpaper, I can't find the link so I've re-uploaded it here.
Made in Nova Launcher (Naturally :p).
Icon Pack is PixBit.
Widgets at the top were custom made using Zooper Widget Pro. They're just some basic text using the Pixelmix font.
For those who want to make this themselves, I've uploaded the version on the wallpaper without writing under "MARIO", "WORLD", "TIME", and the text next to the coins here. For those who want the Nova Launcher Settings, I set the Grid Size to 11 by 7, and the icons are at 135% their original size.
The only issue I have with this theme is that I wish I could've got a font to match the original better, or at the very least got it in full caps, but apparently Pixelmix doesn't support the full caps drawing mode.
EDIT: Updated imgur link here.
Feel free to ask me any questions about the setup!
Functionality:
Swipe up for app drawer
Swipe down for notifications and settings
The 4 icons in the bottom right are folders
Launcher: Nova Launcher (9x6)
Icon pack: DarkMatter
Widet: Huk Zooper, modified by me
Wallapaper: By /u/GoonerLivesMatter, modified by me
Welcome to the club
- You can try a different launcher. Nova Launcher is a crowd favorite. It lets you have a tighter grid of icons, assign swipe gestures to individual icons and the whole screen, experiment with different layouts and transitions.
- You can add a power off icon to your quick settings or edge panel apps using a little tool called Screen off via Short time out. Other screen off apps prevent you from using biometric authentications the next time you turn on the screen, but this one doesn't. I can keep using fingerprint/iris to turn on the screen.
- There are many good app-drawer replacements, I like App Dialer the best: lets me use a T9 dialpad to quickly search for any app or contact without flipping through long lists of icons. I even placed its icon in my apps' edge panel, so I can access it from any screen.
- If you are into trying new, not so common looks, BubbleCloud widget lets you arrange your app icons into circle clusters and you can use a different icon pack for each screen. I posted homescreen a few weeks ago, but here are a bunch of other examples too.
- You can get the classic, more capable S Notes note taking app from the Galaxy App Store. Here is a video from one of my favorite tech reviewers showing you all the mind blowing capabilities of S Notes: Samsung's best kept secret on the Galaxy Note 5 (S Note In Depth Review)
- If you are into note taking, I am a big fan of the app Lecture Notes: One of the most customizable and complete note taking package. Does much much more than Samsung Notes or S Notes, like layers, synchronizing audio recording to your notes etc.
Nova Launcher is my go to for getting things just the way I want them, although the stock experience on the S7 is pretty good. [link]
- Launcher: Nova Launcher
- Wallpaper: here (source: here)
- Icon Pack: Lines Free
- Widget: Created in KWGT
It's Nova Laucher ([link]) + KLWP Live Wallpaper ([link]).
I am using a modified version of this wallpaper for KLWP: [link]
- Install Nova Launcher (or any launcher with customization options really.)
- Setup three home screens which are all blank and set the middle as the main screen.
- Install KWLP and set it as your wallpaper (shows up under live wallpapers.)
- Install Tranquil for Kustom KLWP and load it in the KLWP app.
Instead of apps and widgets on the home screen everything is part of the wallpaper which support touch events, updates toggles, etc.
Launcher - Nova Launcher
Icon Pack - Magme Icon Pack
Widget - Chronus: Home & Lock Widget
Wallpaper - here
/u/dudecof linked my setup but I'll copy it here for those who don't want to dig for a link.
First screen is main apps and app drawer, second is folders of different types of apps.
Launcher - Nova Launcher 8x12 with Subgrid positioning || Large width padding, No height padding
Icon Pack - CandyCons, Lines for dock
Wallpaper - This really high def wallpaper. I accept bitcoins
Dock - large width and height padding
- Blue Dot - Play Store, Amazon, Financius, Taxi, Movie apps - basically shit where I have to pay money
- Yellow Dot - Music, Video, Pictures app - Media Folder
- Red Dot - Muh Social Life
- Green Dot - WhatsApp, Hangouts, Messenger, Inbox by gmail
- Browser is chrome and swiping opens up a folder with Solid explorer, Drive,Dropbox and other apps that I use sometimes.
- Swiping up contacts gives me direct dial and direct message.
All the apps in folder are themed in Lines icon pack
I have another home screen page which has a calender widget from this app and that cross is an app called Pixel Filter.
I really enjoy Nova Launcher.
Yo, glad you like it. I made this theme using Nova Launcher Pro. This is the wallpaper. The windows and the text on the bottom are all separate Zooper widgets. You can find those files here.
The widget named "main nav" includes a background image of the Windows 95 tab, and invisible rectangles on top of that background that are programmed to open the app drawer, as well as launch the phone, texting, email and web browser applications, but you'll probably have to customize those to the applications you use. To do that, click on the widget, tap "Layout" and select the rectangle with the label you want to have link to your app. Then scroll to "Module on Tap." This will let you select the app you want that icon to launch.
Does that make sense? I'm afraid that it could all be a bit much if you don't play around with theming. Just let me know how I can help out.
Darkmatte - Flat Dark Icon Pack
FiSwitch (Not necessary for most - network widget top right)
Imgur Album - Grid View (Might not have transparencies on mobile)
Imgur Album - Desktop View (Try this if transparencies don't work on mobile)
Imgur Zip Download (54 Images - NOTE: This often breaks after too many people use it and works again later)
New Additions:
Sue: Doe of the Plains
Lugh: Anima Child
Idunn: Dark Priestess
Thea: Stormy Flier
Rutger: Lone Swordsman
Icon Changing Options for Android:
Nova Launcher (Free - what I use on my S7)
Adapticons (Costs $1)
Icon Changer (Free - may not work properly anymore or adds logo to icon)
Icon Changing Options for iOS:
Shortcuts (Posted by u/E-101Beta_mkII)
Apple Configurator 2 (Posted by u/keijiKun_)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon in the menu or on the desktop (each can have separate icons)
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Adapticons Instructions:
Select "FE Heroes" App from the list
Scroll down to "Icon Settings" and tap on the icon
Select "Import Icon"
Tap "Select icon from gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Tap "Select Icon"
Change size to 46%
Scroll down to "Shape Settings" and tap on the background color
Tap "Select solid color"
Tap "Advanced Mode"
Drag the Opacity bar all the way to the left to make it invisible
Tap "Select Color"
Hit the disk icon in the top right to save
Choose "Add icon to home screen" and it will appear on the desktop
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
Create your own Icons!
Last Album:
Credit where credit is due:
- Image is from the Official Sailor Moon Fan Club
- I'm using home screen replacement app Nova Launcher with Magical Girl Icon Pack
Yeah, it's a sweet phone, and you can make everything look just like you want to. Install nova launcher and go for it.
I'm using this personalization pack to make my phone look like a thing from pseudo-80s that never really existed. That Nate Wren fellow has shit tons of cool personalization packs with icons, widgets and backgrounds.
Here's a Fallout one for example.
Firstly, here is the KLWP file.
Made on a Google Pixel 3.
Launcher: Nova
Setup: 4 pages with background scrolling turned on
Icons: Delta
Font: Google Sans
Wallpaper: Early Morning, Midday, Afternoon, Evening, Night, and Late Night
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FAQs
Can I change the apps?
Absolutely you can!
Simply navigate to the Apps Folder > Left or Right Column > They're numbered from top to bottom. Change the Image as you see fit and change it's touch command to Open App > Whatever App You Want.
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I don't like the changing Wallpaper things.
Firstly, that's not a question. Secondly, that's fine! Go to Background > Image and turn off the formula. Then set the image to be whatever boring and undynamic image you want.
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How do I show/hide the "Now Playing Info"?
Just tap the album art and it will show you the details. Tap the details to open the player directly.
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Have fun!
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If you make any changes, please post them in the comments - I would love to see what you guys do with this.
Full credit to Deviantart user yohandeku32 for the design. I stumbled across it and thought I'd try to recreate it with a simple animation.
Shoutout to /u/ScrewDatThing for some initial help with KLWP
Icons: Compacticons (with a color edit)
Launcher: Nova
KLWP File: Here
I was inspired by this picture, but the only part of it I actually used was a story from the building. I just linked this because linking a wallpaper is required.
Big thanks to u/TurkuSama for coming up with the idea of the sliding layers. (I think this is where the obligatory Discord plug goes)
The fonts used are Anonymous Pro and Yesteryear.
Other stuff used: Nova Launcher, KLWP, and Screen Recorder
Oh, and here is the KLWP file
FAQ: >How do I use this theme?
You will need to download KLWP along with the Pro key.
Once you have the pro version of KLWP, this video does a good job of explaining how to import the file.
I highly recommend using Nova Launcher, because the app drawer button is set up to work with Nova. This is a one page setup, so you will only need one page. Since there are touch areas near the bottom, you will need to make sure the dock is turned off in Nova settings.
>Will this work on a phone with an 18:9 display?
It should in theory work on an 18:9 display; the one thing you may have to change is the Y-Offset of the date and time, as it may appear higher on your display.
>Will this work on a phone with on-screen navigation buttons?
~~It will be a pain in the ass to try to change this to accommodate a nav bar because I was lazy and didn't use globals, but if I have the time to change it in the next couple days, I will.~~
EDIT: It was easier to implement than I initially thought; I have updated the file. Go to Globals and turn on the nav bar switch, then edit nav ht until it is the same height as your nav bar. I tested this briefly, but not thoroughly so please let me know if you have issues with it.
>Why is the KLWP file locked?
Because of this
If you have any other questions feel free to PM me or comment on this post. I will try to reply to all comments. :)
Full Album Imgur Zip Download (70 Images)
New Additions:
Tharja (Winter's Envoy)
Lissa (Winter's Envoy)
Robin M (Winter's Envoy)
Chrom (Winter's Envoy)
Instructions:
If you're on Android, some devices can natively change the game app icon, otherwise you can use an app like Nova Launcher (what I use on my S7) or Icon Changer (may still not be updated for Oreo). There might be an app for iOS, but I have no experience with that.
To change an app icon using Nova Launcher:
Long press the app icon
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Search for the new icon you want from your phone
My October Home Screen. Phoenix AZ inspired
Wallpaper is from Reddit user /u/User9113 [link]
Launcher is Nova Launcher [link]
Icon theme is Delta [link]
Clock is from mnml UI for Zooper [link]
I'm using this as my lockscreen and wallpaper, I'm also using nova luncher.
OFF WHITE letters are used folders with apps.
Links:
I use Nova Launcher: [link]
![[link]](http://i.imgur.com/vepH5CD.jpg){kind=link}
What I've used:
• Nova Launcher - Link
• Minimist Clock Widget - Link
• Min - Icon Pack - Link
• Flat Style Bar Indicators (For the status bar icons) (Xposed required)
• Zooper Widget Pro (for an invisible app drawer button in the center of the app ring) - Link
Nova Launcher Settings
Desktop grid: 6x6 (with Subgrid Positioning)
Icon Size: 150%
Hide Clock (Desktop Only) (root required)
^^^^Created ^^^^on ^^^^Galaxy ^^^^S6 ^^^^with ^^^^XtreStoLite ^^^^Rom
Nova Launcher - [link] By far the best, most customizable launcher. Essential, IMO, and worth the couple bucks for the Prime version if you find you love it as much as I do.
Textra for SMS - [link] Far better than the stock SMS messages app.
Pocket - [link] For saving articles to be read later / removing ads / syncs with web
Tune In Radio - [link] It's biggest problem is that it tries to do TOO MUCH, but this is still the best way to tune into pretty much any radio station in the country.
Player.FM - [link] Best podcast app I've found, if you're into that sort of thing.
SwiftKey - [link] Best keyboard IMO. Some like Swype, some like Google Keyboard, I like SwiftKey.
Relay for Reddit - [link] The best reddit app. I've tried 'em all. Some people like Sync more, but they are wrong. :)
Pushbullet - [link] ESSENTIAL app, move things, files, photos, links, etc. around from your computer to your phone, and the other way around. You can also send text messages from your laptop. You'll wonder how you ever lived without it.
Hey friend, it is a mixture of many diffrent applications and widgets on the play store, i went ahead and made a list with names and links for you. :)
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• Nova Launcher ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher ) [FREE]
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• Crippled - Battery Widget ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.natewren.crippledbatterywidget ) [FREE]
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• PipTec Green Icons & Live Wall (Pro Version) ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.natewren.piptecgreen ) [£2.99]
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//They also offer a free version just offers less icons//
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• Pip-Tec Nuclear Theme (Free Version) ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.natewren.piptec ) [FREE]
Higher Quality Screenshots: [link]
I am new to klwp. Only a few days. So suggestions are appreciated, thanks.
The background image of weather changes based on weather. Light Mode, Dark Mode and Auto Mode also included. Auto Mode changes theme according to day or night.
Launcher Nova Launcher Prime
Icon Pack: Borealis Icon Pack
Wallpaper: Samsung One UI
KLWP: File
This Theme is based on 18:9 device. So I cant guarantee if it will fit on your display or not. Just import and do a little bit of tweak and it will be ok I guess.
Nova Launcher Prime (paid add on that allows you many more options, including gestures)
I was a long time user of Edge Gestures, but have since moved to Fluid Navigation Gestures. It requires you to run a simple ADB command to use it, but it's so smooth and the paid version has tons of options. It really feels like it's built into the phone.
Probably not what you were looking for but I'm on Android and use Nova Launcher because it lets me eliminate almost everything from the home screen and create folders for my app drawer allowing me to have apps I need installed but not cluttering up my drawer.
Quick Setrings to put more functions in the easily accessible quick tile area.
I use Fluid Navigation Gestures to replace my nav bar with gestures.
SystemUI Tuner to enable immersive mode removing the status bar up top.
Enable the Digital Wellbeing Beta to add a greyscale quick tile to remove all colour. I've been trying this for a few weeks now and I quite like it.
Imgur Album - Grid View (Might not have transparencies on mobile)
Imgur Album - Desktop View (Try this if transparencies don't work on mobile)
Imgur Zip Download (117 Images - NOTE: This often breaks after too many people use it and works again later)
New Additions:
Azura (Young Songstress)
Corrin (Dream Prince)
Corrin (Dream Princess)
Mikoto (Caring Mother)
Camilla (Flower of Fantasy)
Icon Changing Options for Android:
Nova Launcher (Free - what I use on my S7)
Adapticons (Costs $1)
Icon Changer (Free - may not work properly anymore or adds logo to icon)
Icon Changing Options for iOS:
Shortcuts (Posted by u/E-101Beta_mkII)
Apple Configurator 2 (Posted by u/keijiKun_)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon in the menu or on the desktop (each can have separate icons)
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Adapticons Instructions:
Select "FE Heroes" App from the list
Scroll down to "Icon Settings" and tap on the icon
Select "Import Icon"
Tap "Select icon from gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Tap "Select Icon"
Change size to 46%
Scroll down to "Shape Settings" and tap on the background color
Tap "Select solid color"
Tap "Advanced Mode"
Drag the Opacity bar all the way to the left to make it invisible
Tap "Select Color"
Hit the disk icon in the top right to save
Choose "Add icon to home screen" and it will appear on the desktop
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
Icon Requests?
When I find time, I try to fulfill icon requests (though you can also make icons yourself using my template). You can also specify the following information so that I make it just how you want it:
Specific Hero Art Pose (Portrait, Attack, Special, Injured) or Link to Specific Art (fanart will require approval from owner)
Icon Format (Square, Rounded Square, Squircle, Circle, or Original)
Border Color
Background Color or Link to Specific Background (fanart will require approval from owner)
If not all information is provided, I'll use the default for what is missing: Special Art, Square Format, Popped Style, and Border/Background colors similar to the art
Create your own Icons!
Last Album:
As a huge MCU fan, i really enjoyed making this, i hope my fellow MCU fans like it too.
Setup Detail:
Full Album Imgur Link (Desktop Mode for Best Quality)
Full Album Imgur Zip Download (189 Images)
New Additions:
Catria (Hares at the Fair)
Kagero (Hares at the Fair)
Sharena (Hares at the Fair)
Alfonse (Hares at the Fair)
Icon Changing Apps for Android: (Sorry, no known way for iOS to customize app icons)
Nova Launcher (what I use on my S7)
Icon Changer (may still not be updated for Oreo)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon in the menu or on the desktop (each can have separate icons)
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
Old Album Imgur Link (Old Icon Format that has all missing characters from new format)
Old Album Imgur Zip Download (318 Images)
Clock widget from Rad Pack Pro
Screenshot with Screener
Glyphsy for the 4 icons at the bottom.
Nova Launcher (I have Prime, and I'd definitely recommend buying it, it's fantastic.
Zooper Widget for the search bar, which I made myself. Link.
Europa Zooper provides the clock, which was modified slightly to give drop shadows that help separate the clock from the background. The specific widget is called "Europa-017".
It's pretty much stock Android 7.0 beyond that. Dropped DPI to make everything a little smaller, and anyone can do that without root.
Unlocked 930U purchased from Swappa with the slim black Incipio case
I've had this phone for less than 24 hours and I'm really liking it
Nova Launcher (+Prime) Because I will never like Touchwiz, but Sammy's hardware is great, so.. yea. Also, CUSTOMIZATIONS!
Glim Lite Icon Pack for some icons (I hate Samsung's phone icon). The good thing about using Icon packs with Nova is once you're all set up, you can delete the icon pack and the icons will stay as you've created them. Also works with Nova Backups from phone to phone.
Good Lock for Nexus-like notifications and quick toggles (From Samsung App Store)
Torchie for launching and exiting flashlight in any state (screen off, locked, screen on) by pressing volume up and down together. Because who wants to swipe through home screens and notification shades when your hands are all greasy from working on your car?
Galaxy Button Lights for keeping nav keys off at all times
Button Remapper for Nexus-like nav layout
easyHome for Samsung for Nexus-like simple touch of home button (no pressing required). Only works with phone unlocked when fingerprint lock is enabled.
First get a launcher, I recommend Nova, try out the free version. Then download an icon pack, there are tons to choose from, look through some of the posts here, chances are the op has posted which icon pack they used. Then get widgets if you want, maybe start out with a clock/date and/or weather widget. The new thing to use is KLWP which is a customizable live wallpaper maker, and KWGT a stand alone widget maker, there's a bit of a learning curve, but you can make pretty much anything you want, even an rss widget for news. You can also download pre-made KWGT or KLWP layouts from the play store and just install and put it on your homescreen. You can also get Zooper Widget to make widgets, it's been around for a while and the learning curve isn't as steep. you can also download pre-made widgets for this on the play store. That should get your feet wet for now, here's some links to the apps I mentioned and some other stuff you might like.
Note: I think you need the pro versions of zooper and KLWP/kwgt to import pre-made widgets.
- Kustom LWP
- Kustom Widget
- Nova Launcher
- Zooper Widget Pro
- Weather Timeline (awesome weather app with customizable widgets)
- Month (lots of different calendar widgets)
- Cornie icons
- Glim icon pack
- Zooper by Beard (for zooper Widget, he has some other packs too)
- Wallsplash (my fave place for wallpapers)
- Tapet (also for wallpapers)
I'm bored, so let me know if you have any questions!
For customisation.
Download a different launcher from the Play Store. These change the way your phone works/looks/feels. Nova, Hola, Smart, Action, Google Now: pretty much all the top launchers are better than the standard. I personally recommend Nova Launcher
Also, search "icon packs" in the Play Store. Take a look through them and download the ones you like. I can't speak for other launchers, but on Nova you long-press an app, tap 'edit' and pick an icon to change it. If you'd prefer, you can also download images from the web to use as icons.
A widget maker is optional, but recommended for theming. Zooper Widget and KLWP are commonly used. There are also individual widgets, such as Minimal Clock.
Obviously there's the official Theme Store too, but it's pretty dissapointing aside from the material themes and a couple of the darker ones.
That should get you started. For inspiration and help, see /r/androidthemes
Also, for the record, here's my home screen.
Launcher: Nova Launcher
CM12 Theme: Euphoria Dark
Icons: Glyphs by Tokem
Circles around mountain: Minimalist Clock Widget
Wallpaper: KLWP, 3x wallpapers at end of album.
Music widget: Shuttle+
Font for date: Popsies
Calendar: Calendar Widget Month + Agenda
Notification shade blur: Blurred UI (requires root + xposed)
I'm really digging Nova at the moment.
![[link]](http://i.imgur.com/tPRlYHU.png){kind=link}
Get a custom launcher like Nova, Evie , Microsoft or something....I'll leave links below
Nova Launcher [link] (I think you need to pay for this one)
EVIE [link] (free!!!!!!)
Hyperion [link] (might need money again
Lawnchair [link] ( free !!!!)
TSF [link] ( free!!!)
MICROSOFT [link] (free!!!)
This will only hide apps from the home screen and apps menu .....apps will still be visible from share menu and other apps
Imgur Album - Grid View (Might not have transparencies on mobile)
Imgur Album - Desktop View (Try this if transparencies don't work on mobile)
Imgur Zip Download (92 Images - NOTE: This often breaks after too many people use it and works again later)
New Additions:
Fjorm
Gunnthrá
Ylgr
Hríd
Surtr
Gharnef
Icon Changing Options for Android:
Nova Launcher (Free - what I use on my S7)
Adapticons (Costs $1)
Icon Changer (Free - may not work properly anymore or adds logo to icon)
Icon Changing Options for iOS:
Shortcuts (Posted by u/E-101Beta_mkII)
Apple Configurator 2 (Posted by u/keijiKun_)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon in the menu or on the desktop (each can have separate icons)
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Adapticons Instructions:
Select "FE Heroes" App from the list
Scroll down to "Icon Settings" and tap on the icon
Select "Import Icon"
Tap "Select icon from gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Tap "Select Icon"
Change size to 46%
Scroll down to "Shape Settings" and tap on the background color
Tap "Select solid color"
Tap "Advanced Mode"
Drag the Opacity bar all the way to the left to make it invisible
Tap "Select Color"
Hit the disk icon in the top right to save
Choose "Add icon to home screen" and it will appear on the desktop
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
Icon Requests?
When I find time, I try to fulfill icon requests (though you can also make icons yourself using my template). You can also specify the following information so that I make it just how you want it:
Specific Hero Art Pose (Portrait, Attack, Special, Injured) or Link to Specific Art (fanart will require approval from owner)
Icon Format (Square, Rounded Square, Squircle, Circle, or Original)
Border Color
Background Color or Link to Specific Background (fanart will require approval from owner)
If not all information is provided, I'll use the default for what is missing: Special Art, Square Format, Popped Style, and Border/Background colors similar to the art
Create your own Icons!
Last Album:
V3 Album Imgur Link (Only Desktop Mode gives Transparencies)
V3 Album Imgur Zip Download (93 Images)
New Additions:
Micaiah: Summer's Dawn
Xander: Dancing Knight
Ryoma: Dancing Samurai
Elincia: Estival Princess
Icon Changing Apps for Android: (Link to post by keijiKun_ for possible way to customize app icons on iOS)
Nova Launcher (Free - what I use on my S7)
Adapticons (Costs $1)
Icon Changer (Free - may not work properly anymore or adds logo to icon)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon in the menu or on the desktop (each can have separate icons)
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Adapticons Instructions:
Select "FE Heroes" App from the list
Scroll down to "Icon Settings" and tap on the icon
Select "Import Icon"
Tap "Select icon from gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Tap "Select Icon"
Change size to 46%
Scroll down to "Shape Settings" and tap on the background color
Tap "Select solid color"
Tap "Advanced Mode"
Drag the Opacity bar all the way to the left to make it invisible
Tap "Select Color"
Hit the disk icon in the top right to save
Choose "Add icon to home screen" and it will appear on the desktop
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
Icon Requests?
When I find time, I try to fulfill icon requests (though you can also make icons yourself using my template). You can also specify the following information so that I make it just how you want it:
Specific Hero Art Pose (Portrait, Attack, Special, Injured) or Link to Specific Art (fanart will require approval from owner)
Icon Format (Square, Rounded Square, Squircle, Circle, or Original)
Border Color
Background Color or Link to Specific Background (fanart will require approval from owner)
If not all information is provided, I'll use the default for what is missing: Special Art, Square Format, Popped Style, and Border/Background colors similar to the art
Create your own Icons!
Previous Albums:
V2 Album Imgur Link (Original Border)
V2 Album Imgur Zip Download (339 Images)
V1 Album Imgur Link (No Border)
V1 Album Imgur Zip Download (318 Images)
Nice, thanks moderator for this thread.
Here's my home screen. Clean and flat. The display's too good to cram widgets that I rarely use anyway.
Launcher: Nova
Wallpaper: Zheanoblog
Icons: Polycon
P.S: Check out zheanoblog for awesome flat wallpapers. I have a random G+ collection here.
Here's my go-to wallpaper dump. Or there's always Unsplash.
V3 Album Imgur Link (Only Desktop Mode gives Transparencies)
V3 Album Imgur Zip Download (50 Images)
New Additions:
Linde: Summer Rays
Camilla: Tropical Beauty
Tiki Y: Beachside Scion
Takumi: Prince at Play
Icon Changing Apps for Android: (Link to post by keijiKun_ for possible way to customize app icons on iOS)
Nova Launcher (Free - what I use on my S7)
Adapticons (Costs $1)
Icon Changer (Free - may not work properly anymore or adds logo to icon)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon in the menu or on the desktop (each can have separate icons)
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Adapticons Instructions:
Select "FE Heroes" App from the list
Scroll down to "Icon Settings" and tap on the icon
Select "Import Icon"
Tap "Select icon from gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Tap "Select Icon"
Change size to 46%
Scroll down to "Shape Settings" and tap on the background color
Tap "Select solid color"
Tap "Advanced Mode"
Drag the Opacity bar all the way to the left to make it invisible
Tap "Select Color"
Hit the disk icon in the top right to save
Choose "Add icon to home screen" and it will appear on the desktop
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
Icon Requests?
When I find time, I try to fulfill icon requests (though you can also make icons yourself using my template). You can also specify the following information so that I make it just how you want it:
Specific Hero Art Pose (Portrait, Attack, Special, Injured) or Link to Specific Art (fanart will require approval from owner)
Icon Format (Square, Rounded Square, Squircle, Circle, or Original)
Border Color
Background Color or Link to Specific Background (fanart will require approval from owner)
If not all information is provided, I'll use the default for what is missing: Special Art, Square Format, Popped Style, and Border/Background colors similar to the art
Create your own Icons!
Previous Albums:
V2 Album Imgur Link (Original Border)
V2 Album Imgur Zip Download (339 Images)
V1 Album Imgur Link (No Border)
V1 Album Imgur Zip Download (318 Images)
This theme is a combination of various themes I found on here. It started with /u/erto66's [isometric theme]( /r/androidthemes/comments/55n8ma/isometric/) I also added a lot of /u/TrailBot's [Pastel-Shift](/r/androidthemes/comments/5ne7yb/pastelshift_a_hybrid_theme/),
particularly, the weather and media features, as well as the feature of having a different theme for night and day. The wallpaper I used came with the isometric icons, though I had to edit the colors to make it gel well with the rest of the theme.
This theme requires a good chunk of apps, so open your wallets and get ready!
Nova Launcher - Still the best launcher!
Make sure the dock is completely turned off in Nova. Otherwise the dock icons in the wallpaper won't be clickable. Also make sure infinite scroll is off. I prefer infinite scroll, but couldn't figure out how to enable it and not have the calendar animation go wacky when I go from the last page to the first. I tried putting the calendar on page 2 of 3 but even that caused some weird fast scrolling of the calendar background when going from page 3 to 1. :( The desktop grid is 10x7 with subgrid on. Icon Size is set to 125% No width or height padding on the icons. Scroll effect is wipe (necessary for the calendar animation).
KLWP - Still the best wallpaper!
Kustom Icon Plugin - This lets me use icons inside of KLWP
Isometric Icons - the core of the theme
Lines - Flat Minimalist Icons - Used for the 'dock' icons during the night
Lines Dark - Flat Black Icons - Used for the 'dock' icons during the day
Event Flow - This is the only widget used. It's placed on the second screen, KLWP provides the gray background so that the calendar looks good at any time of day.
This is what the theme looks like at night
The isometric icons on the main page are not individual apps, although they could be. Instead I've got them setup as app groups in NovaLauncher. That way when I click the games icon, I get a list of all the games I've got installed (or added to that group, to be specific) I experimented with having many pages of 9 icons each, but this method turned out to be quicker generally, and less prone to causing issues with KLWP animations. If I missed anything important, it's probably available here
The lack of any google search bar widget that would look good with this theme was a big problem, I modified the one provided by the Pastel-Shift theme and integrated it into the main wallpaper. Clicking the mic does bring up voice search (that was a big hurdle for some reason).
~~I've got the klwp exported. I'll have it posted soon*~~
wallpaper / trees
launcher / nova launcher
icons / flight light
widget / zooper widget (europa-017)
My left screen is productivity, right screen is media. Most used apps are separated at the bottom for easier reach. That D icon is for Discord.
Download a launcher. Nova ([link]) is a popular one. Once you download it, go into settings and then set it as your default launcher. Then go back to the play store and download some icon packs. Not sure which one the OP is using but here is a list of a few that look like it:
Once you've downloaded an icon pack you like, go back into Nova settings, click on Look & Feel, then click on Icon Theme, and then you just click on the icon theme you just downloaded, and that's it!
'Nova Launcher'
Check out Nova Launcher. Delete any apps you don't want/don't use. Disable apps that you can't delete. Hide apps that you can't disable.
Check out /r/androidthemes. Here's my homescreen for example. 90% of the time I don't need to go into my app drawer. The icons are Whicons.
1º Install Nova Launcher! (its free but u need to get Prime for full features)
2º Install TwoPixel! (paid Icon Pack) You can customize each icon, individually
3º Install Zooper! (paid too)
4º Install Neon! (pack with lot of Neon Widgets)
- material dark theme
- nova launcher
- gmail read button app (for the popups when you get a new mail)
- ai keyboard with a nice dark theme like material or ios8, top number buttons and it has a very easy copy/paste/select tool with arrows
- quickpic gallery, it's very fast and you can hide pesky folders like /music/. new version has bloatware though so use this one
You might want to look up Nova Launcher it is pretty simple and does a lot.
Nova launcher is a good one. [link]
Are you using a non stock launcher? Just assuming since you mentioned double tap of notification bar instead of double tap screen to lock..
I love the double tap to sleep/wake, but not fond of the default launcher myself.. But you can have the best of both!!
There are workarounds to get tap to lock working on non-stock launchers.
Some 3rd party launchers like Nova Launcher & Action Launcher 3 have double tap gestures you can assign to screen lock
Action Launcher 3 has screen-lock as double tap gesture built into the paid version.
Nova Launcher has the option to assign any app to double tap. I was using this with Screen Lock & Off before switching to Action Launcher 3 and it worked flawlessly
Edited Spiffy KWGT
Wallpaper- Middle of Nowhere by David Kovalenko
Pulled together into a KLWP file to be able to use all the screen. Notification bar has conditional based greeting for morning, afternoon or evening. My OS allows me to change accent colours so I've tied everything in with the dark green forest theme.
Apologies for the "not great" job putting it in to a frame above. I'm not a photoshop guy :D
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Weather Widget: Apex KWGT (Apex M #3, Heavily Edited)
Other Widgets: Huk KWGT (FREE 001 and FREE 058, Heavily Edited)
Icon pack: Cookie Cutter
Wallpaper: Here
Nova backup: Here
Inspiration: EzTech 6T Setup
Wallpaper https://i.imgur.com/1IsUOmz.png
​
Launcher : Nova Launcher
- Home screen
11 x 7 Icon 80% Labels off No padding
- App drawer
8 x 5 Icon 80% Background color #0a0a0a Transparency 80% No top bar No swipe indicator No fast scrollbar
- Look & feel
Transparent navi bar Transparent noti bar
​
Icon : Linebit Light , Lines
Imgur Album - Grid View (Might not have transparencies on mobile)
Imgur Album - Desktop View (Try this if transparencies don't work on mobile)
Imgur Zip Download (60 Images - NOTE: This often breaks after too many people use it and works again later)
New Additions:
Kaden: Kitsune Braggart
Selkie: Free Spirit
Keaton: Lupine Collector
Velouria: Wolf Cub
Panne: Proud Taguel
Icon Changing Options for Android:
Nova Launcher (Free - what I use on my S7)
Adapticons (Costs $1)
Icon Changer (Free - may not work properly anymore or adds logo to icon)
Icon Changing Options for iOS:
Shortcuts (Posted by u/E-101Beta_mkII)
Apple Configurator 2 (Posted by u/keijiKun_)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon in the menu or on the desktop (each can have separate icons)
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Adapticons Instructions:
Select "FE Heroes" App from the list
Scroll down to "Icon Settings" and tap on the icon
Select "Import Icon"
Tap "Select icon from gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Tap "Select Icon"
Change size to 46%
Scroll down to "Shape Settings" and tap on the background color
Tap "Select solid color"
Tap "Advanced Mode"
Drag the Opacity bar all the way to the left to make it invisible
Tap "Select Color"
Hit the disk icon in the top right to save
Choose "Add icon to home screen" and it will appear on the desktop
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
Create your own Icons!
Last Album:
![[link]](https://i.imgur.com/3DrsmUQ.jpg){kind=link}
Gifts of Hel - Imgur Album - Grid View (Might not have transparencies on mobile)
Gifts of Hel - Imgur Album - Desktop View (Try this if transparencies don't work on mobile)
Gifts of Hel - Imgur Zip Download (54 Images - NOTE: This often breaks after too many people use it and works again later)
Gifts of Winter - Imgur Album - Grid View (Might not have transparencies on mobile)
Gifts of Winter - Imgur Album - Desktop View (Try this if transparencies don't work on mobile)
Gifts of Winter - Imgur Zip Download (120 Images - NOTE: This often breaks after too many people use it and works again later)
New Additions:
Eir
Líf
Thrasir
Eirika: Gentle as Snow
Ephraim: Sparkling Gallantly
Fae: Holiday Dear
Cecilia: Festive Instructor
Tharja: "Normal Girl"
Robin: Festive Tactician
Chrom: Gifted Leader
Lissa: Pure Joy
Icon Changing Options for Android:
Nova Launcher (Free - what I use on my S7)
Adapticons (Costs $1)
Icon Changer (Free - may not work properly anymore or adds logo to icon)
Icon Changing Options for iOS:
Shortcuts (Posted by u/E-101Beta_mkII)
Apple Configurator 2 (Posted by u/keijiKun_)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon in the menu or on the desktop (each can have separate icons)
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Adapticons Instructions:
Select "FE Heroes" App from the list
Scroll down to "Icon Settings" and tap on the icon
Select "Import Icon"
Tap "Select icon from gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Tap "Select Icon"
Change size to 46%
Scroll down to "Shape Settings" and tap on the background color
Tap "Select solid color"
Tap "Advanced Mode"
Drag the Opacity bar all the way to the left to make it invisible
Tap "Select Color"
Hit the disk icon in the top right to save
Choose "Add icon to home screen" and it will appear on the desktop
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
Icon Requests?
When I find time, I try to fulfill icon requests (though you can also make icons yourself using my template). You can also specify the following information so that I make it just how you want it:
Specific Hero Art Pose (Portrait, Attack, Special, Injured) or Link to Specific Art (fanart will require approval from owner)
Icon Format (Square, Rounded Square, Squircle, Circle, or Original)
Border Color
Background Color or Link to Specific Background (fanart will require approval from owner)
If not all information is provided, I'll use the default for what is missing: Special Art, Square Format, Popped Style, and Border/Background colors similar to the art
Create your own Icons!
Last Album:
Resources:
- KLWP file (v1.2 - fixed broken calendar formula and unlocked the preset)
- Nova Launcher
- OnePlus 6 template by Benjamin Sow
- Material for Kustom (for weather icons)
- Google Sans font
So yeah, I guess that's my entry to the dark themes contest. ~~The preset is locked (so, no exporting)~~(v1.2 is unlocked), but other than that you can tailor it to your needs however you want. There are also a few globals for you to play with, if you will. Oh, and it should work with different aspect ratios just fine :)
​
Should you have any issues with the theme, hit me up either here on reddit, or via email. And if all's good, enjoy :D
V3 Album Imgur Link (Only Desktop Mode gives Transparencies)
V3 Album Imgur Zip Download (55 Images)
New Additions:
Sumia: Maid of Flowers
Maribelle: Dire Damsel
Olivia: Sky-High Dancer
Libra: Fetching Friar
Icon Changing Apps for Android: (Link to post by keijiKun_ for possible way to customize app icons on iOS)
Nova Launcher (Free - what I use on my S7)
Adapticons (Costs $1)
Icon Changer (Free - may not work properly anymore or adds logo to icon)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon in the menu or on the desktop (each can have separate icons)
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Adapticons Instructions:
Select "FE Heroes" App from the list
Scroll down to "Icon Settings" and tap on the icon
Select "Import Icon"
Tap "Select icon from gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Tap "Select Icon"
Change size to 46%
Scroll down to "Shape Settings" and tap on the background color
Tap "Select solid color"
Tap "Advanced Mode"
Drag the Opacity bar all the way to the left to make it invisible
Tap "Select Color"
Hit the disk icon in the top right to save
Choose "Add icon to home screen" and it will appear on the desktop
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
Icon Requests?
When I find time, I try to fulfill icon requests (though you can also make icons yourself using my template). You can also specify the following information so that I make it just how you want it:
Specific Hero Art Pose (Portrait, Attack, Special, Injured) or Link to Specific Art (fanart will require approval from owner)
Icon Format (Square, Rounded Square, Squircle, Circle, or Original)
Border Color
Background Color or Link to Specific Background (fanart will require approval from owner)
If not all information is provided, I'll use the default for what is missing: Special Art, Square Format, Popped Style, and Border/Background colors similar to the art
Create your own Icons!
Previous Albums:
V2 Album Imgur Link (Original Border)
V2 Album Imgur Zip Download (339 Images)
V1 Album Imgur Link (No Border)
V1 Album Imgur Zip Download (318 Images)
Because OP was lazy
With the recent update, Fire Emblem now supports adaptive icons, so I've decided to do the same by modifying my template to support the creation of Square, Rounded Square, Squircle, and Circle formats. I'll be following up with a comment that has more details as well as a link to the new GIMP template that includes instructions on how to make your own icons. My main update posts with the new icon album will now be using the Square icon format.
V3 Album Imgur Link (Only Desktop Mode gives Transparencies)
V3 Album Imgur Zip Download (7 Images)
New Additions:
Helbindi
Julius
Lene
Ishtar
Ares
Icon Changing Apps for Android: (Sorry, no known way for iOS to customize app icons)
Nova Launcher (what I use on my S7)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon in the menu or on the desktop (each can have separate icons)
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
Information Required for Icon Requests:
When I find time, I try to fulfill icon requests (though you can also make icons yourself using my template). To make sure I get the icon just how you want it, please provide the following information when requesting a custom icon:
Specific Hero Art Pose (Portrait, Attack, Special, Injured) or Link to Specific Art (fanart will require approval from owner)
Icon Format (Square, Rounded Square, Squircle, Circle, or Original)
Border Color
Background Color or Link to Specific Background (fanart will require approval from owner)
If not all information is provided, I'll use the default for what is missing: Special Art, Square Format, Popped Style, and Border/Background colors similar to the art
Previous Albums:
V2 Album Imgur Link (Original Border)
V2 Album Imgur Zip Download (339 Images)
V1 Album Imgur Link (No Border)
V1 Album Imgur Zip Download (318 Images)
Why not just use Nova Launcher?
I'm a fan of simple layouts too. Pic
EDIT: More info
- Launcher: Nova Launcher Prime
- Icon pack: Ango
- Clock+weather widget: Today Weather
- Wallpaper: see here
welcome to team pixel! fantastic phone!
try out Nova Launcher. It's an alternate launcher (think home screen) that you can further customize than the default Google one. You can change the grid spacing of your icons so that you can have a better layout. Plus it allows you to install and run icon packs from the Google Play store. Here's my favorite icon pack at the moment. And what my homescreen looks like currently IMGUR. I just love the ability to customize the look of your phone with Android compared to iOS.
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Icon pack: Kecil
Widgets: OC, made in KWGT (music widget available here)
Wallpaper: OP5T wallpaper by Hampus Olsson
My setup. Nothing fancy or flashy, just going for my own Pixel-esque look.
Apps used:
Nova Launcher with the dock and status bar hidden
Another Widget to replicate the Pixel's "At a Glance" widget
Official Pixel Launcher (Oreo) .apk file here
If you're not sure how to install .apk files, you can use Nova Launcher on the Play Store here
[link] It lets you customize your phone easily.
Nova Launcher ( coz it allows widget in dock)
Custom KWGT Widgets
Bottom Widget
Weekday
Min Icon Pack
Edit - Added link to Apps.
TL;DR: Get the stuff I used at the very bottom.
I've never shared my home screens here until today. However, up until today, I had a very very basic layout: four folders at the bottom of the screen with nothing else. I thought it was time for a change.
Probably unlike most of the functional themes here, I did not use KLWP to design this. That was probably to my own disadvantage though because it took about 12 hours from start to finish, and I went through a lot of iterations to get to this point.
The idea behind this setup was to have something simple yet functional, and with my Nexus 6P, it needed to be within a finger's reach. So while I tried having the G bar at the top of the screen for balance, it just didn't work out that way, so while the home screen is more bottom heavy than it should be, it still works out pretty well.
Another goal for the home screen was to be able to accommodate busy or unconventional wallpapers while still making sure elements were visible and legible. This particular wallpaper is one of the busiest I have, which is what I used while designing my home screen.
You'll also notice some icons have labels with a • or ° symbol. These are minimal yet different enough that I can quickly glance to determine if the icon can be swiped to reveal relevant apps (•) or if it has a widget window (°) similar to Action Launcher 3's shutter feature.
So, here's a rundown of what I used and where it's used.
Launcher: Nova Launcher with Prime ([link])
Wallpaper: Backdrops Pro ("Comic Strip") ([link])
"G Bar" icons: Whicons ([link])
"G Bar" background: Zooper Widget Pro ([link])
Square folder icons: Quada ([link])
Widgets: Popup Widget 3 ([link])
Double Tap menu and Relevant Apps popups: Multicon widget ([link])
Calendar widget: Calendar Widget - Month ([link])
Shazam widget: Shazam Encore ([link])
To-Do widget: Microsoft To-Do ([link])
Navigation bar: [Substratum] Navigate Theme ([link])
Home Screens:
Recently, I got the idea of making a sort of retro 80s theme and found a wallpaper of a server room with that look for the home screens and a simple gradient for the lock screen. Here they are.
I use two home screens, the first for looks, and the second for efficiency with folders (without using the app drawer).
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Icon Packs (in order of most often used): CandyCons, Polycon, Cornie Icons, Ango, Glim, etc
Clock: Custom widget modified from one in Ocea Zooper
Roman bust: Google Images + Zooper bitmap option
Edit: I can link to anything else I missed (specific icon, pictures for the bust widget, zip file for the clock) when I'm off from school.
Made with Nova Launcher
Icons: Rad Pack Pro
Wallpaper: Rad Pack wallpaper
Widgets: Zooper Widget Pro with the Fox add-on, modified by me
There aren't any "stock" android roms or AOSP roms available because of:
1) Limited documentation of Exynos processor
2) Locked bootloaders on Snapdragon devices
What you can get is a debloated rom such as superman
and install Nova launcher and Goodlock
Launcher : "Nova Launcher"
Icon pack : "Minimalist UI"
Clock : "Dash Clock"
Weather forecast : "Eyes in the sky forecast widget"
Wallpaper : "CandyCons", an icon pack that offers about 20 beautiful backgrounds with the same style. I don't use their icons, but they're pretty cool too!
- The Home button opens the app drawer.
- Double tap opens Google Now.
- A few icons can be swiped up to open alternate applications (for example if I swipe the phone icon, it opens skype but just pressing it opens the android's phone).
- Swipe up anywhere else brings up my Google Keep's notes.
First of all I installed this roms which removed a lot of Samsung boats Secondly, I installed Nova launcher and bought the Nova prime because I like to customize the app icons size & gestures which really helped me a lot.
Thirdly، Omni swipe this app will give a nice swipe menu with your favorite apps, contacts, and toolbox. One of the best app that help me to manage my clipboard is clip stack long press home button will show you pop-up window with your clipboard history and your favorite. Finally, Dumpster it's like recycle bin if you use Windows pc, whatever you delete you'll fine it there (you can manage it to remove the items after x time) it's really helpful and you'll like it.
Wallpaper - [link]
Launcher - Nova
Wallpaper made with Tapet - Tapet
Icons - Min
Time/Day - Min for Zooper Pro
Toggles - Power Toggles
Link for Zooper Pro - Zooper Pro
I have Power Toggles set up to where the 'Active' setting is the blue color and the 'inactive' is the pink. The battery also changes depending on the charge, 75% and up is blue, 75-16% is pink, and 15-0% is black.
EDIT: Totally forgot to mention the unseen tweaks. I have gestures enabled through Nova Launcher for a few apps just for ease of use. Double-tap opens the app drawer, one finger swipe up opens Spotify, and two finger swipe down opens Chrome.
EDIT 2: Screen grab of gestures as requested. [link]
Thanks for looking!
Okay so first thing's first, you'll need to download a custom launcher, personally I use Nova because it's easy with a small learning curve and you can do a lot with it.
Then, you're gonna want icons, and there are loads of them, for anybody's taste The last main thing you'll want is widgets. You can download them to use with UCCW or, you can make your own using Zooper.
It's all about just doing whatever you wanna do. /r/Androidthemes is awesome for stuff like this.
Wow, the designer for Polycon really knows their stuff! I love my own icon pack more, though. I can't find anything else that's suited for my taste.
My homescreen: [link]
![[link]](http://i.imgur.com/4jZLzyt.png){kind=link}
- Nova Launcher
- Lumos Icon Pack I use a mix of dominant Lumos and stock Android icons. I largely prefer some icons to be stock.
- Minarch for Zooper Widget I modified this template to show the sunrise/sunset/city
- Zooper Widget Pro There is a free version of Zooper Widget
So this theme is made with a Galaxy S5 running Nova Launcher. To achieve this look exactly you are going to need the following apps :
- UCCW
- ZPlayBar
- DashClock Widget
- DashClock Battery Extension
- Tiny Flashlight
- DashClock Flash Light
- Minimal UI Icon Pack
Here's how to set up the widgets.
- Go to Desktop and set the Desktop grid to 10 x 8 and allow Subgrid Positioning.
- Set the padding for height and width to none.
- Turn off Persistent search bar.
- Go to dock and disable the dock.
- Go to look and feel and apply the icon theme you just downloaded or any other icon theme you might want. The icon theme only applies to the icons on the upper right.
- Add a widget and add a 4x1 widget. You should have room to place 4 on each side like I have.
- Configure your UCCW widgets to open the apps you want.
- Add the dash clock widget and any apps you want.
Z2 here, but here's some apps I recommend you get:
Nova Launcher: [link] - IMO one of the best launchers, lots of options. I personally like it better than the stock Sony one.
Bluelight Filter: [link] - Usefully if you use your phone during the dark. Gives you the ability to reduce brightness even more than normally.
Lazy Swipe: [link] - Convenient access to apps, settings, and notifications with a single swipe.
Google Opinion Rewards: [link] - Earn a bit of Google Play credit by answering simple surveys by Google.
Amber Weather & Clock Widget: [link] - Nice looking and useful widget for looking at the weather and time.
Hope you like them, and welcome to the master race!
- Launcher: Nova
- Icons: VIT
- Wallpaper: Minima Pro app, "Monument" theme. The shapes move around in a 3D-esque fashion when you tilt the phone. I really like the app, great for Material Design like wallpapers. There's piles of themes, more keep getting added and you can create your own or get them from others. There is a free version with less choices for themes and stuff.
- Navigation Buttons: Hidden with GravityBox, which requires Xposed, which requires root. Also used this to permanently be in expanded desktop mode (hides status bar) and add PIE controls.
About a month ago. Same as above, except:
- Wallpaper: Minima Pro again, "Time" theme.
- Clock: Stock android clock.
- Icons: Bleach.
Samsung Galaxy Avant, think of it like a Galaxy S3, but shitty. The reason it looks nice is because I downloaded Nova Launcher and used Mineral Icon Pack.
Widgets include:
UCCW with Circle Skin
Relatively simple but I enjoy it.
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Icon Pack: Big White Icons
Wallpaper:Tapet
Widgets: Zooper Widget Pro and Today Calendar Widgets
Nexus 5
Second screen & second dock
Launcher: Nova
Icon Pack: Rondo
Wallpaper: Wallpaper
Widgets:
Dashclock with Battery Extension and Facebook Extension (not shown) to give notifications from Tinfoil for Facebook
-INFO-
Theme all selfmade in KLWP no widgets used. Might release the file later.
Device: Galaxy S10
Sources:
Nova Launcher: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher
Icon PacK (Flat Pie) : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flatpie.iconpack
KLWP: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kustom.wallpaper
Wallpaper from Walpy: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.feresr.walpy
Font used: Roboto
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Hope you like it!
In Android you can use alternate Launchers (home interfaces). Some are feature rich. This one is my favorite. [link]
Ya, save the last image I posted ( https://imgur.com/Ln0F3du.png ), then you can change the app icon if you you have a custom launcher. For example, with Nova Launcher, you long-press on the Joey app icon on your home screen, click Edit, tap the icon on the left, click Gallery Apps, click on your gallery app, then select the icon image you saved, then click Done.
There's probably apps to just change app icons without switching your whole launcher, but I haven't used them, and they're usually for entire icon packs/themes you download. Plus custom launchers give you a lot more features and customization.
Imgur Album - Grid View (Might not have transparencies on mobile)
Imgur Album - Desktop View (Try this if transparencies don't work on mobile)
Imgur Zip Download (64 Images - NOTE: This often breaks after too many people use it and works again later)
New Additions:
Marisa: Crimson Rabbit
Palla: Eldest Bun-Bun
Bruno: Masked Hare
Veronica: Spring Princess
Loki: Spring Trickster
Roy: Blazing Lion
Icon Changing Options for Android:
Nova Launcher (Free - what I use on my V40)
Adapticons (Costs $1)
Icon Changer (Free - may not work properly anymore or adds logo to icon)
Icon Changing Options for iOS:
Shortcuts (Posted by u/E-101Beta_mkII)
Apple Configurator 2 (Posted by u/keijiKun_)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon in the menu or on the desktop (each can have separate icons)
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Adapticons Instructions:
Select "FE Heroes" App from the list
Scroll down to "Icon Settings" and tap on the icon
Select "Import Icon"
Tap "Select icon from gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Tap "Select Icon"
Change size to 46%
Scroll down to "Shape Settings" and tap on the background color
Tap "Select solid color"
Tap "Advanced Mode"
Drag the Opacity bar all the way to the left to make it invisible
Tap "Select Color"
Hit the disk icon in the top right to save
Choose "Add icon to home screen" and it will appear on the desktop
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
Create your own Icons!
Last Album:
Imgur Album - Grid View (Might not have transparencies on mobile)
Imgur Album - Desktop View (Try this if transparencies don't work on mobile)
Imgur Zip Download (62 Images - NOTE: This often breaks after too many people use it and works again later)
New Additions:
Ryoma: Samurai at Ease
Elise: Bubbling Flower
Sakura: Hot-Spring Healer
Hinoka: Relaxed Warrior
Camilla: Steamy Secrets
Lucina: Hot-Spring Scramble
Owain: Hot-Spring Scramble
Severa: Hot-Spring Scramble
Inigo: Hot-Spring Scramble
Anna: Hot-Spring Scramble
Icon Changing Options for Android:
Nova Launcher (Free - what I use on my S7)
Adapticons (Costs $1)
Icon Changer (Free - may not work properly anymore or adds logo to icon)
Icon Changing Options for iOS:
Shortcuts (Posted by u/E-101Beta_mkII)
Apple Configurator 2 (Posted by u/keijiKun_)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon in the menu or on the desktop (each can have separate icons)
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Adapticons Instructions:
Select "FE Heroes" App from the list
Scroll down to "Icon Settings" and tap on the icon
Select "Import Icon"
Tap "Select icon from gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Tap "Select Icon"
Change size to 46%
Scroll down to "Shape Settings" and tap on the background color
Tap "Select solid color"
Tap "Advanced Mode"
Drag the Opacity bar all the way to the left to make it invisible
Tap "Select Color"
Hit the disk icon in the top right to save
Choose "Add icon to home screen" and it will appear on the desktop
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
Create your own Icons!
Last Album:
Launcher : Nova Prime
Widgets : Foxie for KWGT
Icons : Compaticons HD
Wall : Google Photos Collection
I use Nova launcher, Pixel Icon pack, Weather Timline for the weather widget, and this wallpaper.
Setup:
- Phone: Galaxy Note 8
- Wallpaper
- Launcher: Nova
- Widget: Modified widget from Wolfie for KWGT
- Icons Delta - Icon Pack
Probably going to add a few more apps/functions and change the color of the middle app on bottom. Thoughts?
V3 Album Imgur Link (Only Desktop Mode gives Transparencies)
V3 Album Imgur Zip Download (39 Images)
New Additions:
Cordelia (Knight Paradise)
Noire (Shade Seeker)
Innes (Flawless Form)
Tana (Noble and Nimble)
Icon Changing Apps for Android: (Link to post by keijiKun_ for possible way to customize app icons on iOS)
Nova Launcher (what I use on my S7)
Icon Changer (may not work properly anymore or adds logo to icon)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon in the menu or on the desktop (each can have separate icons)
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Adapticons Instructions:
Select "FE Heroes" App from the list
Scroll down to "Icon Settings" and tap on the icon
Select "Import Icon"
Tap "Select icon from gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Tap "Select Icon"
Change size to 46%
Scroll down to "Shape Settings" and tap on the background color
Tap "Select solid color"
Tap "Advanced Mode"
Drag the Opacity bar all the way to the left to make it invisible
Tap "Select Color"
Hit the disk icon in the top right to save
Choose "Add icon to home screen" and it will appear on the desktop
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
Icon Requests?
When I find time, I try to fulfill icon requests (though you can also make icons yourself using my template). You can also specify the following information so that I make it just how you want it:
Specific Hero Art Pose (Portrait, Attack, Special, Injured) or Link to Specific Art (fanart will require approval from owner)
Icon Format (Square, Rounded Square, Squircle, Circle, or Original)
Border Color
Background Color or Link to Specific Background (fanart will require approval from owner)
If not all information is provided, I'll use the default for what is missing: Special Art, Square Format, Popped Style, and Border/Background colors similar to the art
Create your own Icons!
Previous Albums:
V2 Album Imgur Link (Original Border)
V2 Album Imgur Zip Download (339 Images)
V1 Album Imgur Link (No Border)
V1 Album Imgur Zip Download (318 Images)
Most people would say the best launcher is Nova Launcher if you're into customization and yes, Nova Prime is worth the money.
However, if you're not into customization, Google Now Launcher is the stock android experience made by Google but without much customization features.
The best way to know which is right for you is to just try them out for a bit and decide which one you like.
Some other recommendable launchers:
Tapping on the time/date triggers the dock. If you prefer to use night mode, toggle 'night' under globals.
Edit: The unlocking animation is triggered by face unlock, but also works seamlessly with fingerprint unlocking. Couldn't help but want to mimic the iPhone X unlock symbol.
Full Album Imgur Zip Download (316 Images)
New Additions:
Mia
Dorcas
Lute
Joshua
Instructions:
If you're on Android, some devices can natively change the game app icon, otherwise you can use an app like Nova Launcher (what I use on my S7) or Icon Changer (may still not be updated for Oreo). There might be an app for iOS, but I have no experience with that.
To change an app icon using Nova Launcher:
Long press the app icon
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Search for the new icon you want from your phone
- Nova Launcher Custom preset download link
- KLWP Custom preset download link
- Roundr
- Nucleo UI Icon Pack
- Wallpaper by Jeswin
A bold and clean theme for KLWP, with night mode and personal customisation.
Launcher: Nova
Wallpaper: Kustom Live Wallpaper
Widgets: Kustom WGT
Randomizing/vignette triggering: Tasker
Iconpack: Kent
Fonts: Koverwatch, Bignoodletoo
The wallpaper automatically randomizes at midnight but you can also manually randomize it by tapping on the Overwatch logo.
I cropped a bunch of wallpapers (Google Pixel XL) I found online for all the maps I could find.
When your battery is low, a red vignette starts to fade in.
Healing animation activates when recharging your phone.
Heh, well i have many wallpapers on rotation using Muzei, but here's a link for this one - [link]
![[link]](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/aa/16/25/aa16250a5ca486a34044c032c1d6f515--space-illustration-cosmos-illustration.jpg){kind=link}
Nova Launcher - [link]
io16 Clock - [link]
Unicorn Dark Icons - [link]
Theme - Blackest OS on Samsung Theme Store
The clock widget is very customizeable as far as colors etc go. I have it set to automatically change colors to match the background. I love it. Let me know if you have any other questions
![[link]](https://i.imgur.com/aPeWW5a.png){kind=link}
Install Nova launcher if you don't like the Google Now default launcher which doesn't support changing icon shape.
New Additions:
Nohrian Summer - Xander
Nohrian Summer - Leo
Nohrian Summer - Elise
Nohrian Summer - Corrin (F)
Nohrian Summer - Xander VS Frederick
Nohrian Summer - Corrin (F) VS Tiki (A)
Happy Feh
Happy Feh with Free Orbs
Simple Large Orb
Bruno
Veronica
Instructions:
If you're on Android, some devices can natively change the game app icon, otherwise you can use an app like Nova Launcher (what I use on my S7) or Icon Changer. There might be an app for iOS, but I have no experience with that.
To change an app icon using Nova Launcher:
Long press the app icon
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Search for the new icon you want from your phone
Phone: LG G6 - Android 7.0
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Icons: Iris UI
Widgets: Modified Retro Music & the clock widget from Focus on Music because I was lazy.
Made with Nova Launcher (prime)
Icons: Minimale Vintage
Widget was made with Zooper Pro
Wallpaper: [link]
KWGT for time, sword, date and battery; KWGT file :)
Still need to find a way to add the bluetooth and wifi status :)
icons · iJUK.
note · i haven't been too focused on complex themes lately, that's why my recent themes are so simple. too much stuff taking my time, mainly making my mind icon pack (this stuff takes longer than i thought haha) and helping with the kecil android port.
Here's my current home screen. It's very black.
![[link]](https://imgur.com/g4Nw9fD.png){kind=link}
- The launcher is Nova Launcher Prime
- The live wallpaper is Wave (free version here: Wave FREE)
- Icons are from the Lines pack (free version here: Lines Free)
- The upper date/time/weather widget is a modification of a widget from the Lines Pack for Zooper Widget Pro (free version of Zooper is here, but you need the paid version to use third-party widget packs: Zooper Widget)
- The lower widget is from WeatherBomb
- The center icon on the dock is actually a widget: CircleLauncher (free version here: CircleLauncher light)
The dock icons all have swipe actions so they open two (related) apps apiece, except for the CircleLauncher widget, which has seven apps in it. The icons above the WeatherBomb widget are folders with other common apps in them, grouped by functionality.
The thin bar at the bottom is Samsung Pay.
Hey! I can upload the wallpaper later tonight as I'm not on Wi-Fi and my service is awful. As for everything else,
I used Nova Launcher with the Min icon pack. The widget is KWGT (free version) with the Ocea KWGT pack.
Links:
Nova Launcher - [link]
Min icon pack - [link]
KWGT - [link]
Ocea KWGT pack - [link]
EDIT EDIT:
Found the link to the wallpaper I use.
The stuff I used for the theme
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Icon Pack: Whicons
Wallpaper: KLWP (Background is from Whicons)
So I made this custom live wallpaper for the best team through KLWP. It took a while but I had fun making this. I can probably try to animate the other logos but this was really time consuming, so probably not going to.
I'm pretty sure there is a way to share this animated logo but I'm still fairly new to how KLWP works. I just the bought the pro version and in order to import assets you have to buy the full version of the app. ^^(But ^^it's ^^totally ^^worth ^^it.)
Anyway, Go Team Mystic! #DABIRDINDANORF
EDIT: <strong>KLWP file for public use!</strong> You'll need to buy the pro version of KLWP to be able to import this, I have to say to anyone downloading and using this is somewhat experienced in KLWP, but if you don't, try out the free version of the app and make your own creations! And check out r/kustom for tutorials/creations or check out r/androidthemes and see the masterpieces made by many other people.
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Icon Pack: Whicons
Wallpaper: KLWP (Background is from Whicons)
Navigation bar music visualizer. REQUIRES XPOSED FRAMEWORK.
So fun part about making this is that I had to manually recreate the Articuno in the Mystic logo using shapes in KLWP. (I prob could've used photoshop to have separate pngs of each limbs but I'm too lazy to open it up.)
I'm still fairly new to KLWP and I just recently bought the pro version so if anyone wants a copy of the Mystic logo, ~~can you explain to me how exporting and importing works?~~
<strong>Here's a klwp file for public use.</strong> (You'll need to buy the pro version to import it.) It includes only the animated logo w/o bg scrolling and a global setting for background dimming, all this just for some slightly easier customization. You can change the background of the wallpaper, but I just left the one included from Whicons. Also the logo's size is fixed, you can only scale through animations which can be added. I'm not sure how this will look on 720p or 1440p displays since I made this on my Nexus 5x, sorry for any inconveniences if you see any.
Here's the entire version, the one I personally use and everything that you see in the linked streamable. Though the navigation bar visualizer is a part of an Xposed module, if you have Xposed here's the repository for the navigation bar music visualizer. Since I made this one specifically for my Nova Launcher settings and since I have a nav bar, I have the app grid be set to 7x5, Desktop height padding to None, Dock height padding to Large. Go crazy with everything else. It should all line up with the wallpaper. Just note that if you remove or add new page to your homescreen the wallpaper won't line up. Only exactly 2. Also note occasionally the animations may desync if your phone isn't powerful enough and your phone start throttling the speed of the wallpaper. If any desyncs occur just reload the wallpaper.
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Icon pack: CandyCons
Clock: Fuzzy Clock Widget and Daydream
And just in case anyone is wondering, (from left to right) Phone, Messenger, App Drawer, Pokemon Go, Snapchat.
I just saw someone commented positively on one of my old comments where I shared my old homescreen. (Comment was made several days ago but I don't always check my inbox, haha.) Another old comment liked it so I guess I'll share it here.
Here's my updated homescreen. I just used a stock wallpaper for the screenshot.
Nova Launcher Prime. Enabled swipe gestures for the bottom row of icons. First row of icons are my most used apps. Second row of icons: tap for all of the apps sorted by folders; swipe for dialer, email, messaging, internet, and music. Removed labels. No need for app drawer since apps are sorted by own preference in folders. Also enabled Unread Count Badges with TeslaUnread.
Candycons. The icon pack is really good but I find simple dots to be cleaner. Also, I want to confuse people who borrow my phone. I don't know, personally I think if I see my layout and I have no idea what tapping something does, I'll just stop snooping around haha. So far, it worked on a couple of snoopy friends haha.
KWGT Kustom Widget Maker. I'm using DateAndAlarm, but I tweaked it a bit since I don't like seeing what time my alarm is set huhu. I added a progress bar in between the time and date, and that indicates the battery level. I hate seeing the battery level in percentage form (turned it off on my status bar as well) and trying to guess the battery level from the status bar icon is a bit hard so I did it this way.
Nova launcher is a good way to start customising your phone, easily usable with icon packs etc, and a good replacement for the stock home screen.
I use Zooper to create custom widgets, although some people prefer to use Kustom which can be used to create live wallpapers used in the same way, but I found it was a bit harder to navigate and use.
All of the above apps have pro versions so you can try them out, and if you want to get more features or download widgets/wallpapers created by others you can buy premium.
If you use Nova Launcher you can disable the persistent search bar.
I used see-through gifs as the new app icons in order to make them invisible and the Nova Pullup action or whatever it's called to toggle the notification bar
Here's how it looks without hiding all the apps
Apps etc. used :
Launcher : Nova Launcher (Pro)
Date widget : created using minimalistic text
Clock widget : UCCW
Nova Launcher Prime with the Merus Icon Pack. The weather widget Is the Line and Circle skin you can get with the Amber Weather Widget.
I've had this setup for a pretty long time, I really like it.
Wallpaper: (Here) and is also a great source of wallpapers.
Launcher: Nova (Play Link)
Icons: Moonshine (Play Link)
Theme: Material Design (Free) by Cameron Bunch on the theme store. He's also got a Black (amoled) version.
Main screen - Widget: Dashclock (Play Link)
Left Screen - music: Spotify (Play Link), podcasts : Pocket Casts (Play Link), Remote Widget: AnyMote (Play Link) and Google Now (Play Link).
Right Screen - Timetable for school work: Timetable (Play Link), and Notes: Google Keep (Play Link).
Other apps I recommend: Swypes, Sync for Reddit, Pushbullet, Cabinet, and Textra.
Sorry if you think this should be on r/androidthemes not here.
Wallpaper posted by /u/ArchTalko a while back!
Launcher = Nova Launcher <-- though I used the prime version to make this.
Icon Pack = Whicons
Widget = Zooper Widget Pro <-- Though free version works too.
Stock 6P - Not Rooted - Not Mockup
System UI Tuner - Battery Percent
Custom Background Edited in Snapseed
Let me save you experimenting: [link] :)
Nova launcher is a great launcher, definitely worth buying prime if you are a heavy customizer
MightText allows you to send and receive messages from your web browser
Google Opinion Rewards gives you play credit for completing surveys, answer them honestly or you won't get any surveys
Plex is great if you have a computer with lots of media on it, also available on ios and web browser.
Relay for reddit (Pro) My preferred reddit android client.
Swiftkey keybaord Works and looks better on android than iOS.
There's a lot, I may comment more on this thread. Also let us know if you plan on rooting your device, there are a few apps they are root only that are great.
Edit - Added links
Get nova launcher if you have android tbh
Launcher: Nova Prime
Widgets: Month Calendar, Today Calendar, Yahoo Weather
Done using KLWP
Edit: Swiping left and right brings up the sidebars. Tapping on the song title below the clock brings up the music player while tapping the player's blurred background closes it.
I used a nova action widget for the app drawer instead of using a module in KLWP as it is a whole lot faster imo.
Edit: Here is the KLWP file.
Nova Launcher is the best way to go.
You can look at [link] for theming ideas. But sínce a while ago they have their own launcher to apply their themes. So I would use it more or less as a reference place. (Because their launcher is inferior to Nova)
EDIT: You can also look for Icon Packs. Like this one.
What do you mean by 'fresh'? Make it feel new? Keep it feeling reliable? Keep it feeling fast/responsive? Get good battery life? I'll answer in the vein of "all of the above":
- I'm not rooted. I have been in the past, but am not currently. I got tired of reflashing to update to the latest OS and starting over.
- Changed to Nova Launcher Prime for greater customizability
- Added Dashclock Widget to put a bunch of info I'm always checking right on the desktop / home screen
- Added Tasker for some automation
- Using Hibernation Manager but I am honestly not sure if it's doing anything as leaving it disabled for days doesn't seem to make a difference to battery life
- Have many app notifications turned off; there's nothing from social media I need to know immediately.
- Only install apps I really need, usually one small game, or none at all, installed at a time
- Uninstall apps I'm done with (clear cache + clear data first)
- Leave Bluetooth & NFC turned off, unless I need them
And once per day I,
- Clear recent apps,
- Use The Cleaner to "clean" memory and storage, then
- power it off
So as far as a Launcher I really like Nova
For my backgrounds I use Minima
For utility make sure you pick up a good file explorer
Get the best anti-theft tool on the market, Cerberus
Don't be scared of rooting, it's a relatively simple process and the chances of bricking off just a unlock and root are very very low. NVIDIA themselves provide a guide how to do it so if it went tits up I'm sure they'd assist. Unlocking the bootloader (the first step into rooting) will wipe the device back to factory settings so if you're ever even thinking about rooting make sure you do this asap to save the pain of having to restore the system. Use this guide if you're thinking about doing it.
If you do root, apps like ad-away work similar to ad-block and will stop most if not all pesky adverts.
I've only had the device a few weeks myself but I've been a happy android user for a number of years. Any issues let us know, or the XDA forums are a great source of help.
-EDIT- As far as TV shows, try things like HD Cinema or Showbox or even Mobdro (just be wary, these apps may be illegal depending on where you are from. They are a streaming service) if not I use Netflix a lot and is well worth the fee!
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Icon Pack: Tiny White Icon Pack
Clock: Roboto Clock
Music Widget: Poweramp Music Player
Nova launcher (paid) and Belle UI icon pack (paid): Stock Android sucks, and unlike iOS app icons aren't consistent which looks ugly.
Auto Hide Soft Keys (paid): I hide the soft keys to free up space and to allow the Nova dock to sit flush at the bottom
Clean Master: It's become far too bloated but it does the job.
Set Orientation: I set it to automatic so that I can force any mobile app to display in landscape (such as PornHub or Instagram)
Twilight: Similar to F.lux on the computer, it adjusts the hue of the display to minimise eye strain and to avoid melatonin suppression from staring at the display (keeps you awake).
Wifi Signal Strength: Allows me to find out which spot in a room has the weakest or strongest signal strength, especially useful when using public hotspots in London to avoid continual drop-outs.
ES File Explorer: Can view hidden files (XBMC/Kodi is hidden) and access network locations with tons of other features too. Also has a nice UI.
Hotspot Shield: Free VPN when using public wifi hotspots to avoid snoopers or hotspot owner from tracking me.
Panoramic Screen: I don't use this to create panoramic wallpapers, but to select entire HD wallpaper instead of using a fixed cropped layout in order to avoid pixelation.
Tapatalk: Enables you to view and post on forums. The UX is terrible due to hidden menus and confusing navigation but useful for getting notified on forum posts like XDA.
I would install nova launcher and quickpic
Just Nova Launcher, 4 Folders:
- Browser
- Social
- Favorites
- Keep (just a folder so it looks same like the others)
and a Clock (Timely)
I used MultiPicture Live Wallpaper a while ago to change my wallpaper every few minutes, but it was stressy to organize it every time, so I change my wp everytime I see a new cool one.
I also use Popup Widget for Google, pretty neat
That's it, pretty minimal, i think?
Launcher - Nova launcher
Widgets - Zooper Widget on the bottom and Today Calendar on the top
Extra - Glove box Icon Pack - Lumos
Everything I need is on one page. The base beneath "Phone/Email/Texts" show me missed emails
Hi.. sorry to barge in but, i couldn't help it. To make you phone look like this, first you need to install the following apps:
Nova Launcher - (you can get other alternatives but this is the standard launcher for customisations)
KWGT (with PRO key preferably for a tonne of awesome widgets)
Some KWGT widget packs (go with the free ones for now like Huk KWGT, Rainbow KWGT, etc.) You can search it on Google's Play Store app. (It is like Apple's App Store)
Now you need some cool icon packs. Stay long on this thread and you will have enough popular and awesome icon packs linked by themers here, alternatively, you can download (I recommend) Minty Free to begin with.
Reply to this comment after you've done some or all of the above stuffs. Alternatively, you can follow steps from a video tutorial on YouTube.
Good luck and have fun. You will never leave Android after you've got the hang of this level of customisations.
A launcher essentially replaces the homescreen.
Third-party launchers can give greater customization than the defaults such as changing icons, number of apps per page, look of the app drawer or even if you just want something entirely different.
Some examples from this thread are Nova, Niagara, Microsoft Launcher and the Lawnchair Launcher
Imgur Album - Grid View (Might not have transparencies on mobile)
Imgur Album - Desktop View (Try this if transparencies don't work on mobile)
Imgur Zip Download (60 Images - NOTE: This often breaks after too many people use it and works again later)
New Additions:
Duma: God of Strength
Greil: Heroic Exemplar
Ike: Stalwart Heart
Mist: Purest Spirit
Soren: Addled Strategist
Titania: Warm Knight
Icon Changing Options for Android:
Nova Launcher (Free - what I use on my S7)
Adapticons (Costs $1)
Icon Changer (Free - may not work properly anymore or adds logo to icon)
Icon Changing Options for iOS:
Shortcuts (Posted by u/E-101Beta_mkII)
Apple Configurator 2 (Posted by u/keijiKun_)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon in the menu or on the desktop (each can have separate icons)
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Adapticons Instructions:
Select "FE Heroes" App from the list
Scroll down to "Icon Settings" and tap on the icon
Select "Import Icon"
Tap "Select icon from gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Tap "Select Icon"
Change size to 46%
Scroll down to "Shape Settings" and tap on the background color
Tap "Select solid color"
Tap "Advanced Mode"
Drag the Opacity bar all the way to the left to make it invisible
Tap "Select Color"
Hit the disk icon in the top right to save
Choose "Add icon to home screen" and it will appear on the desktop
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
Create your own Icons!
Last Album:
Launcher:
-Phone: Nova
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher
-Watch: Universal Launcher by ricktop
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ricktop.ClockSkinCoco&hl=pl
Icons:
-Dots: CandyCons
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zavukodlak.candycons
-App Drawer: VertIcons
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spaceman.verticonsfree
Other tools used:
Screener (2d device art)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.toastcode.screener
KLWP (phone wallpaper)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kustom.wallpaper
WatchMaker (watchface)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=slide.watchFrenzy
My phone: Honor 8
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Icon Pack: iUX 12 - icon pack
Widgets:
- Rocket Music Player
- Custom Switches: Customizable Switch Widget
- Weather & Clock Widget for Android
Shortcuts: Honor 8's default flashlight
Misc: Smallest screen width: 326dp (in developer options)
Setup:
- Phone: Galaxy Note 8
- Wallpaper
- Launcher: Nova
- Widget: Modified widget from Wolfie for KWGT
- Icons Delta - Icon Pack
Probably going to add a few more apps/functions and change the color of the middle app on bottom. Thoughts?
hmm, that's weird maybe you can try to contact their support for why that's happening.
For the launcher, there are many type of launcher actually, it all depend on what you want.
full customize: Nova Launcher, Action Launcher
Pixel like: Rootless Pixel Launcher, Lean Launcher
The theme here is a 5 page set up (obviously). Each page can be accessed by swiping, or tapping on the page name indicators in the centre of the phone.
The weather page displays useful info that you would expect, with the current info and a forecast of the next day. Along the bottom, there is a pulsing text box that opens Weather.com when pressed. The refresh icon in top right of the weather section forces an update.
The music page features controls, and basic information on each song. Like the last page, clicking the pulsing text will open Spotify.
The home page features icons to apps I use frequently.
The sports page uses RSS Feeds to provide the two latest articles from Rotowire. Much like the other pages, Tapping the bottom triggers something. In this case, it opens my Fantasy Hockey app. The refresh icon forces the RSS feeds to update. Otherwise, they update hourly.
The system page displays information that for the most part, is useful. This is includes battery info, notifications, storage, and more.
Resources:
Flight Lite Icon Pack by Nate Wren
Font is Google Sans, Regular
Link to all photos:
With Nova Launcher and Iris UI
Launcher: Nova
Pixel 2 style widget: Pxl2
Music Widget: Self made KWGT Widget
Icons: Roundex
Wallpaper: City Lights
It doesn't show in the screenshot, but the white ring around the album art in the music player is a progress bar. The bar will be filled with another color as the track progresses.
I made the Wallpaper by turning a random fabric image from a google search into a tileable texture in photoshop, and making it dark enough to trigger android 8.0's dark notification theme.
Launcher: <em>Nova Launcher</em> Nova attempts to maintain the stock AOSP launcher look and feel while adding power and configurability. I bought the Prime version (which adds gesture support) and am a beta tester. Someone elsewhere posted config files and icon sets to make Nova look and act like Google's Pixel Launcher. I wasn't interested, but Nova is powerful enough that you can do that.
Audio player: <em>Odyssey</em> Open source, light weight audio player supporting large collections, folders, and cover art
Video player: <em>VNC</em> Open source media player handling video and audio. It's my default video player on Windows, and it's good to see it on Android. I use it for video but use Odyssey above for audio.
eBook viewer: <em>FBReader for Android</em> Open source eBook viewer for an assortment of platforms. Displays ePub, Mobi (Kindle), FB2 and a few other things native, and PDF, DjVu, and CBR/CBZ files via plugins. It gets the nod because I mostly don't have to care what format the book is in. (It does not handle titles with DRM, but I don't get those and don't care.)
Office Productivity: <em>WPS Office</em> The best of the free office suites for Android I've seen. Handles Word, Excel, Power Point and PDF files. Has the basic functionality required Capable of connecting to and downloading from/uploading to my Google Drive. Contains ads, but they are unobtrusive here, especially since the tablet I use is normally offline and used in local mode. I haven't felt a need to upgrade to the payware version. The only thing on my wish list is the ability to read from and store to an external card, but I can live without it.
Development: <em>Termux</em> Open source terminal emulator including Busybox and the Bash shell. Packages can be added via the internal pkg command. (I added Vim and Emacs.) Base is open source, but there are some payware addons on Google Play. ($1.70 each) Since I'm a *nix admin, and Android is a Linux system, it's nice to have the sort of CLI environment I can get on the desktop. (Requires at least Android 5.0)
Games: <em>Nethack</em> An unofficial port of the Slashem variant of Nethack. Nethack is the classic Unix dungeon exploration game. By default it's character mode (my preference) but you can get tile sets to provide a more graphical appearance. While it is possible to win the game, the ongoing fun is finding new and interesting ways to get killed. ;p
Someone's gonna say it: you should look into a third party launcher like Nova if you haven't already.
I did not realize I use these many apps lol so this is a selection. I've basically excluded Amazon, banking apps, seamless etc. I pay for a lot of them. I'm using a Samsung S8
Personalization
Productivity
And Google Suite...
News
Fitness
Communication
Entertainment
Miscellaneous
Launcher: Nova
Icon pack: Redox UI
Widget: Parrot for Zooper Widget Pro
Wallpaper app: Wallrox Specific wallpaper
Nova is juste an app. You install it and it's done. All you have to do then is find your settings to make it perfect for you.
Resources
- Nova Launcher
- Aivy Icon Pack
- Wallpaper(Be together Collection)
- Stock Motorola time and weather widget.
New Additions:
Roy (Brave Heroes)
Lyn (Brave Heroes)
Lucina (Brave Heroes)
Ike (Brave Heroes)
Instructions:
If you're on Android, some devices can natively change the game app icon, otherwise you can use an app like Nova Launcher (what I use on my S7) or Icon Changer. There might be an app for iOS, but I have no experience with that.
To change an app icon using Nova Launcher:
Long press the app icon
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Search for the new icon you want from your phone
Galaxy Splosion
Samsung Galaxy S8
Wallpaper from Henrik Sørensen explosion art
Launcher: Nova
Icons: An amalgamation of handpicked icons from Aivy, CandyCons, Cornie, Delta, Halo, Material Cards, PineApple, Siru, and Taz
This is my first ever Android phone, which I bought mostly to have the Infinity Display. I came from years of iPhone and, from iOS 5 to 9, I was an avid jailbreaker and themer with iPhone, too. I've always liked vivid and colorful themes and icons, and this one especially pops on the AMOLED display. After giving Nova Launcher (and a half a dozen others) plenty of time to play with, I came around to really liking it and that’s where this took off from.
Android is a whole new world to theme and tweak everything (if you root) for most of it you don't have to root unless your going all out like changing the background of your settings menu to black or stuff like that. First step choose a launcher my personal choice is nova (yes the paid version is better and rich with features) then you can either go the simple way with widgets using Zooper or use KWGT or you can use KLWP which gives you the ability to make your own love wallpaper without widgets and all that jazz the possibilities are endless with klwp as you can see.
Edit: added words
You can find everything in the play store.
Just search the stuff that you like, download and install, run it and there's your customization. You'll learn as you go as these apps tend to be user friendly anyway.
Some links for you:
Launchers:
Nova Launcher - Easily one of the best launchers out there right now with very extensive customization options while being very easy to use, no hassle at all. Nova launcher prime is recommended if you want gestures.
Evie Launcher - A fresh, new launcher that's light and straightforward. Not much customization options (yet?) as the updates are still rolling out.
Icon packs (I'll add the stuff that I used to use or am using right now):
- Icon Packs search link
- Viral Icon Pack - This is the one I'm using right now because it goes well with my wallpaper and it almost completely covers all my apps, while also going well with the rest that aren't.
- Pixel Icon Pack - As you can see from the name, google pixel icons.
- Delta Icon Pack - Simple light icon pack, also covers a fair number of apps. Not as much as viral but it's alright.
- Min Icon Pack - If you want to go for a very minimalist look, you can try this one.
Widget apps:
Zooper Widget Pro - A very easy to use custom widget app with lots of great widget packs lying around. It's basically abandoned by its developer but seeing as lots of people still use it, it should work fine on your s8.
KWGT (Pro code is recommended) - Another custom widget app that's slightly more complicated(?) than zooper but with less presets from other people compared to zooper. On the other hand KWGT offers heavy customization and lets you create your own widgets from scratch. It's also being supported by its developer so there's that.
Other:
- Systemui Tuner - This lets you tweak your status bar to hide icons you don't need so it looks cleaner.
Here's a sample of my current home screen using nova/viral/kwgt pro
Album of other screens + wallpapers
Nova Launcher 3 screen setup. (Technically 4, but having a fight with myself regarding music player which is in the WiP phase)
KLWP with some simple animations/transitions.
White boxes are battery indicator.
Top left icon acts as status indictor (charging, notifications etc).
Bottom right shows 4 apps on click.
Min icons
Abstergo Sans font
Been playing loads of Assassin's Creed lately and wanted to do something similar - stole elements from different games and threw them together.
Thoughts? Comments?
Apex for KLWP
A simple three page preset with smooth animations for KLWP. First page displays a minimal digital clock; second page is available to place your own icons; and the third page has an analog clock using dots (inner circle represents hour hand, outer circle minute hand). Globals allow wallpapers to be changed and background colour to be altered.
- Desktop grid: 6*4
- Icon size: 110%
- Width/Height padding: None
- Status bar: Hidden
- Scroll effect: Simple
- Nova Launcher - Home Screen/App customization
- Texpand - Expands letters/texts into full blown phrases.
- KLWP - Home Screen wallpaper customization
- Bluetooth connect and play or Bluetooth Autoplay ... IDK why it's so hard to find a good bluetooth action app
- Unified remote - Lets my adjust the volume from my PC, put the pc to sleep, wake the pc, navigate the PC with my mouse, Type, open up a file, etc.
Currently have a Samsung Note 5. The only thing proprietary to Samsung about my phone is the specific white theam for the phone app and settings otherwise everything else is attainable on any Android:
I know it's a little bit late, but here's my Civil War theme.
Stuff you will need to use this theme:
Wallpaper and App Drawer Icons, I use two docks so one is for Team Cap and another is for Team IronMan (I'm TeamCap BTW), other icons are just default Nova luncher Lollipop icons.
Zooper Widget Pro, you will need the pro version to use my clock template.
Clock Template, download the file, extract contents of zip, there's a folder named zooperwidget just paste it in your internal SD card. After that create a new Zooper widget and just choose the Civil War clock template, use it as it is or change it as you like :)
Done
Just watch the movie if you haven't already, it's amazing and so well done, it's the best Marvel movie, Russo brothers nailed it.
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Widgets: Min for Zooper, Zooper Widget Pro
That little icon at the bottom: Min Icon Pack
Nova Launcher and I modified some KWGT widgets for the music player and weather widget. The background is from Firewatch
You can change the UI to a pretty large degree. Just gonna copy/paste what I have previously shared with a few other people. And I should add I've done this to my stock, unrooted LG G4.
I actually covered all this the other day with someone else, so I'm more than happy to do so again.
First off, install Nova Launcher and Nova Launcher Prime if you don't mind shelling out for it. That'll allow you to make use of an icon pack to get some uniformity among everything overall and also allow you to change things in the App Drawer so you can give yourself a more stock look there and hide LG's skin as well in there.
As far as icon packs it really boils down to personal preference. Here's the setup I have on my homescreen. To achieve that I used Fresh for the icons for my dock (with the exception of the app drawer one) and I used Crispy for the other apps you see above the dock (and also for the app drawer icon because I felt it fit nicely with the overall look of the other ones down there). And before I did either of those things I set Urmun as my default icon pack, so everything in my app drawer has an icon (for the most part, minus any apps that are unthemed at the moment) from it. I then just manually made the changes to the ones you see on my homescreen.
What I did originally when I got my phone was what you're asking about. I have exclusively used stock Android devices since my first Android phone and I prefer the look and apps. So as soon as I took it out of the box and set it up I went through and disabled through the settings all of LG's apps and replaced them with my preferred Google ones (Messenger, Play Music, Keep, etc etc etc). So overall I mostly got rid of everything LG everywhere possible with the exception of Quick Settings and Settings.
In notifications it looks the same as in stock Android.
But yeah, you see it in Quick Settings. Although to be honest I prefer the way the Quick Settings are on my G4 as opposed to my previous phone (Moto X 2014). Everything is accessible without having to move my thumb. Especially since I edited which quick settings toggles are visible there at the top. I removed everything I don't need access to and just left the ones I have to play with throughout my average day.
If you get the phone here's where you can get the Google Dialer, it'll work without root and if you're on Marshmallow (which the phone's already been updated to).
You can snag Contacts from here.
Overall I like the look I've achieved with Nova Launcher and just replacing LG's apps with Google's. I have the stock Android look and apps I'm used to.
And like I said earlier the only place I really see LG's skin is in the Settings menu. Changing it to List View instead of tab view (by tapping the three dots in the top right) made it much easier to tolerate and a lot closer to what I'd become used to.
If you have any further questions let me know.
Edit: Additionally, you can disable/hide most of LG's apps and the bloatware by using Debloater. And here's my personal block list to load into Debloater to do all that without having to go through it and manually check things yourself.
Using:
Zooper Widget for the time and battery life circle
The wallpaper is from Backdrops, and it's called "Planet Z"
The best launcher ever made. [link] Prime version is completely worth it, btw
After playing around for a bit, I've finally settled on a layout I'm happy with (for now at least). The top 6 icons are folders, and the bottom 3 are actual apps. Swipe up gesture to get the app drawer.
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Icon pack: Vopor by Vertumus (also where I got the wallpaper from
Widgets: Custom (Zooper widget pro)
Launcher: Nova Launcher Prime
Font: Roboto
Status bar: Flat Style Bar Indicators
Calendar: kCal
The usual for myself. Done in KLWP.
Glad so many people like the set up! Here's what I used.
Launcher: Nova ( [link])
Icon pack: Lines ([link])
Or alternatively
Lines free ( [link])
Clock: Digital Clock Xperia ( [link])
Background, plus a few extras which I think would probably work really well with this set up: Original ( [link]) Extra ( [link], [link], [link], [link], [link], [link], [link], [link], [link], [link], [link].)
General: 6x5 grid, with subpositioning enabled. Icon size, 115%. No label. Notification bar turned off.
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Icon Pack and Wallpaper: Earth Icon Pack
Clock Widget: Modified Vico Widget
Other widgets: Made by me in Zooper Widget Pro
Edit: I forgot to mention that I use Muzei for my wallpapers
Features:
Nova Launcher
Zooper Pro
FlatSearch Zooper :: OffCorner
Minimalist Clock Widget
Power Toggles
Big icons: Whicons
Small icons: Min
Evolve Wallpapers
Right off the bat the first thing I do before installing anything is ripping out the bloatware my carrier puts in and disabling any samsung apps I don't care for.
Then, I go in and set up Nova Launcher with my normal preferences.
Here are the apps I enjoy:
Bacon Reader, an app for reddit browsing.
Muzei, an app that automatically sets your wallpaper to a new painting everyday. Pictures are always high resolution.
Pushbullet, a very helpful app that displays notifications and allows you to reply to texts on your computer.
You can root your phone if you want to, but I don't see it as necessary. Some people are crazy for the "stock android experience," but I prefer my own customization (it is android after all).
Welcome to the latest version of Too Social, a very easy setup that I do with my Minimal UI pack, which I just put out a big update for.
This is perfectly aligned for the Nexus 5 right now, so if you're a N5 user then you can set this up in 2 minutes. If there's enough interest, I can make properly aligned walls for other top phones.
Things you need:
The setup in Nova:
Desktop > Desktop Grid > 7 Rows 6 Columns
Desktop > Icon Layout > Icon Size 110%
Desktop > Width Padding > Small
Desktop > Persistent Search Bar (Must be on, choose any)
Dock > Icon Layout > Icon Size 110%
Dock > Width Padding > Large
Dock > Height Padding > Large
Also looks great with multiple pages. I recommend using the Wipe Scroll Effect.
If you have any questions or issues then let me know!
Links to those things:
- Nova Launcher [free w/ Pro Version]
- Zooper Widget [free w/ Pro Version]
- Pixel Icon Pack [$1.99]
I just like to keep things simple. Using Nova Launcher with two pages. The dock contains my most frequently used apps; Music, Gallery, Chrome and Camera. Any other apps are just a couple taps away in the app drawer, so I don't bother putting any more on the home screen. On the main screen is Dashclock Widget configured with Gmail, Bluetooth, Calendar appointments and some other extensions, and below it is Jack's Music Widget. On the other screen is just a large Calendar widget taking up the whole page.
Wallpaper is ICS Phase Beam Live Wallpaper (looks better than the stock one), and the icon pack is Banded.
The theme is Material Glass, which looks awesome because the live wallpaper shows through in the background of the system and some apps.
Edit: added Play Store links and theme
My favorite is Nova Launcher. It isn't the fanciest, but its got a lot of great options. The app always seems current and reliable, while quick and low on resources. I've used it for years and its never let me down. 4.6 star avg from 500,000 reviewers for a reason!
I recommend you use it with Tesla Unread. This enables "missed call" and "unread email" notifications floating over the icon, like on iPhone.
Install both apps from the Play Store, then press the home button and follow the prompts. Note: This does NOT replace the built-in launcher. It merely redirects you to the new launcher when you press the home button. Uninstalling Nova Launcher will revert back to stock.
After you've played with the free version, consider purchasing Nova Launcher Prime (Pro upgrade). I think the extra customization options are fantastic! Seems like something you would like.
Launcher : Nova Launcher
Icon Pack :Minimal UI
Wallpaper :[link]
Widgets : Google Keep, Today Calender, Shuttle Music Player, Chronus
I wish I could give credit for the wallpaper, but I can't remember where I got it from. I believe it was from a wallpaper or theming subreddit. I am still looking for a better alternative to Minimal UI icon pack, as these icons are a bit out of place. If you have any suggestions as to where I could find some nice black and white icons, that would be greatly appreciated.
I'm using Nova Launcher with the Voxel Icon Pack. I'm also using the DIGI Clock Widget because it gives a lot of customization options. The background is just some random image from /r/iWallpapers or /r/Wallpapers,.
Nova Launcher - Play Store Link
KWGT - Play Store Link
Wallpaper - Drive
Widget - Drive
Icon Pack - Play Store Link
My own custom made wallpapers(which I can share if anyone wants them)
Good Lock - All I'm really using here is the lock screen clock design and color editor, as well as the nav bar customizer for the nav bar icons.
I know some of the greens may be off, I'm colorblind, and that makes it extremely difficult to truly color match things, but I got it close enough for me. I'm super happy with it nonetheless.
Also, I don't have Goat Simulator(which I imagine the goat icon is for), but I love goats, and decided to change my settings icon to that one from the cog.
Launcher - Nova Launcher ([link])
Wallpaper - DopeWalls - Aesthetic ([link])
Widget - KWGT ([link])
Bottom music widget - mini music player for kwgt - Mini music 019 ([link])
Top right widget - andromeda - AK 008 ([link])
Icons - Whicons icon pack ([link])
Appdrawer icon - Moonrise icon pack ([link])
I was keen to have a setup/theme that had things in reach for one handed use, and I wanted it to have some colour.
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Widgets: Custom music player widget, Velvet KWGT for part of bottom widget with added Alarm widget, Cheescake KWGT for Date/Weather widget
Wallpaper: Google Drive as edited but found on Walli > (Play Link)
Icons: Gruvy
Been using Nova Launcher for years, with custom icon packs
- Samsung Galaxy S10+
- Nova Launcher
- Wallpaper (Edited & Cropped by me) [1307 x 1167]
- Wallpaper (original) [1920 x 1279]
- Wallpaper dimmed 25% by MUZEI
- Energy Bar for S10+ (Battery)
- Dock icons and widgets from RAD PACK
- Custom widgets by KWGT
- Custom Clock Widget
- Custom Weather Widget
- Fonts
![Wallpaper (Edited & Cropped by me) [1307 x 1167]](http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/c45e/8plct1ckoalug28zg.jpg){kind=link}
>disable selfie flip
while there is indeed no option in Google Camera, I don't understand why one wouldn't want it in the correct orientation (i.e. flipped)
>disabling certain notifications
notification disabling is easy and powerful almost to the point of being overwhelming OOB.
settings > apps & notifications > (app)
there's a blanket toggle for all the app's notifications, a check box for each category (aka channel), and if you tap the category you could customize behavior (show silently and minimize, show silently, make sound, make sound and pop on screen), lock screen behavior (show/hide), override DND
>Shorter battery life somehow
no idea on this
>Images go straight to Google photos
Google Photos is the gallery app. IIRC camera images on the roll aren't necessarily backed up.
if you want to avoid the backup, it can be turned off inside Google Photos' settings
>Unable to remove the Google search bar from home screen
that's the Pixel launcher's behavior. it's easily replaceable. popular ones that could replicate the look and feel of the Pixel launcher include Nova (have used this at some point, can confirm the search bar is removable) and Lawnchair (haven't personally tested if search bar is removable)
>What am I to do? Do you think these issues will be resolved and I'll grow to love the phone or should I try to return?
a lot of things you don't like could be worked around (see above), but if you're not willing to work around/adapt to the Pixel's behaviors - maybe just return and look elsewhere
It's a bit of a change, so you'll probably want to explore different launchers like Nova. If you are looking for a great todo/task list app, TickTick. And if you want to dabble in automation, Tasker is by far the most powerful and popular, but Macrodroid does a lot and is far more intuitive and less intimidating. Beyond that, you'll have to check out /r/androidapps and ask specifics for what you're looking for.
And if you use SMS and are using Google's Messages app, check out messages.google.com. You can text via a web browser.
Second re: Google Photos notifications - Go into Photos, slide out left menu, select "Settings", then "Notifications".
(Good luck)
P30? nice phone. Great camera.
You might want to look into a launcher. I have a P10 and as it comes, all the apps are on the home screens, just like the iPhone. This approach is silly so I use Nova Launcher to organise things. It really is fantastic, you'll learn to love customisation options, something iOS slaves don't have.
Look into widgets. I use Power Amp player, which comes with a widget. Looks like this on one of my screens. The thing above is is flipboard, another widget. A lot of apps come with widgets that show information right on your screen. Once you get rid of all the app launchers you rarely use, you'll have room for the stuff you do.
Reddit, I use Now for reddit and it seems fine.
If you can back up your contacts to a google account, when you sign in to that account they will appear on the new phone.
If you like moving stuff from the phone to your PC, look into Sweech, if the phone's on the same WiFi, you can just drag and drop files both ways. Or, just plug it in and browse it that way. No messing around with iTunes (spit!) any more.
Background: [link]
Icons: To match the emoji at the top, I downloaded twitter emoji to use as my icons.
Widgets: There aren't any! But I'm looking for a clock widget that could fit in, I don't really like having the top bar rn.
Launcher: Nova Launcher Prime
I'm on an s10e, which is why there is a gap on the right side of the top bar.
Check out Nova Launcher.
Wallpaper: http://imgur.com/8nTD1Gf
Launcher: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher
Icon Pack: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.benx9.cactus
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Material Arrows Theme
- Launcher: Nova Launcher Prime
- Weather widget: KWGT (Modified preset from Foxie)
- Time widget: Default clock (Samsung)
- Wallpaper: Here (OC)
- Icon: Material Things
Just switched to Android (S10) from a lifetime of iPhone use and not looking back. Hope you like my first theme ;)
RESOURCES:
Most of the widgets were made by me, except for the one on the leftmost screen, coming from my To-Do List app, Ticktick.
Nova Launcher is a custom launcher which replaces your home screen. It gives access to fine tuned customization, theming, layout changes, etc. It's also quite efficient and you can make it look however you want with icon packs and theme from the Play Store. There is a free version and a paid Prime version, which I have been using for years and would highly recommend paired with Tesla Coil from the same developer.
Hey everyone, so I decided to make this theme after seeing those custom icons from this post and I'm aware they are from the Witcher series although I think they fit right in with the game crossovers I got going on with my phone (lost woods ringtone and mario coin sms sound).
The Witcher icons are folders so you can fill them up with what you want.
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Launcher: Nova Launcher - (10x5 grid size on Oneplus 6)
Dock icons: Linebit
Main icons: PixBit
Witcher icons: https://www.reddit.com/r/androidthemes/comments/ahap65/theme_wild_hunt/
Wallpaper (2280x1080): https://drive.google.com/file/d/14AwUFYcBkcoD45mkoqiAvKLjutD_b60s/view?usp=sharing
Wallpaper (2560x2560): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mX_C_pmP6c8G297GeL7fpadfU-bbMyka/view?usp=sharing
Day & Weather: Default Google "At a glance"
Search bar: Resize Nova Launcher search bar
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And I'm open to suggestions for replacing the day & weather widget or the dock icons so let me know if you think you have something that would fit better.
Launcher: Nova Launcher Prime
• Desktop: 9x5 with "Subgrid Positioning" enabled
Icon Pack: Eclectic Icons
KWGT: Pixxy KWGT
• Pixxy Widget 008 for Now Playing • Pixxy Widget 026 for Clock (did some tweaking to it, also made a "Dark" one for whenever I need it)
Hope you enjoy!
Launcher: Nova [link]
Nova Prime [link]
Wallpaper: Minimal Stars 3 from “Minimal” section in Wallhub App [link]
Icons: Amons [link]
Zooper Widget Pro [link]
Stile for Zooper Widget #4 (modified) [link]
Custom Search Bar Widget (CSBW) [link]
Matched Widget Icon Colors For Widgets Using Graphice App [link]
Apps used:
- GION Icon Pack (I replaced the icons with dock icons)
- Gradfire KWGT, Widget 009
- WallHub, wallpaper name: GampePlay6
RESOURCES:
an edited Watermelon KWGT widget
an edited Pixxy KWGT widget
the font I used to edit the widgets was Wayward Sans Regular
An extended version of this drawing by nollimet
Inspired by this post by u/assdonuts
Apologies for this being the third time you guys see this wallpaper and theme, I just wanted to share it. :)
Made with:
Watermelon KWGT (I edited the widget in the homescreen though)
An extended version of this drawing made by nollimet
Also thanks in part to this post by u/assdonuts
Good day everyone! So I decided to start work on a new theme again. I'm quite satisfied with my home page (although suggestions will still be accepted), but I don't know what to do in regards to a music widget. What music widget do I put? And where?
I did a similar thing with my Canvas and Duo app icons so that my "Berkeley apps" folder on my phone looks more consistent. As I'm on Android, I use Nova Launcher, which allows massive amounts of customization, in order to change the app icons. However, there are probably other launchers out there that would work for Android. If I had to guess, iOS would be a bit harder to change (possibly requiring a jailbreak if those are still a thing?), as I know Apple usually doesn't like you messing with that stuff.
Setup:
- Phone: Galaxy Note 8
- Wallpaper
- Launcher: Nova
- Widget: Modified widget from Wolfie for KWGT
- Icons Delta - Icon Pack
Probably going to add a few more apps/functions and change the color of the middle app on bottom. Thoughts?
My first try at using KLWP, wanted to keep it simple and unique. As you can see, I'm horrible with names...
Design inspiration - "Green" made by /u/uniqueidiot_
Launcher: Nova
Icons: Delta
Icons on three mid buttons from the "office" set on Icons8.com
Wallpapers: Compiled list here - All were found on the app WallpapersCraft
KLWP file: Here
Launcher: Nova
Wallpaper: Found here
KLWP File + Icons: Jet Set Radio KLWP
Animated Version: Here
The Jet Dash icon expands to show my frequently used apps. The Four rectangular shapes at the bottom show missed calls, texts, emails and calendar events (from left to right, top to bottom).
The link to the KLWP Also contains the template for the apps so you can change them and make your own if you wish to change them. I might make some upon request.
The Spray can shows battery health. Red when below 20, Green when 100, and yellow all else. It turns into a health spray can when plugged in. The "Health" bar at the top, also represents battery health.
This is my first foray into creating my own KLWP theme. I hope you enjoy it!
I highly recommend Nova Launcher aswell.
Here is a list of things I used to get this design:
1) You're going to need Nova Launcher , which is pretty much the core of your build because you need to access this launcher everytime you want this pipboy theme.
2) You're going to need one of the following colored pipboy themes (which also include the live wallpaper) Green , Blue , Amber , White , Pink or Red.
3) In order to have the animated lockscreen/homescreen you will need these 2 apps ACDisplay. This allows you to use widgets on your lockscreen (Hint: GIFWidgetPro). In order to use gifs you will need GIFWidgetPro. There is a free version of this but only allows you to use 1 GIF at a time.
4) You will finally need GIF's and thanks to the ~~awesome~~ LEGENDARY redditor u/PeteTheLich he was able to photoshop the following 4 GIF's that I use Bloody mess , Walking Vault Boy , Vault Boy with PipBoy and Vault Boy Thumbs Up.
Good luck :)
Right, first of all you will need 2 apps:
So get them and install them. Make sure to at least open KLWP once before the next step.
Also you need to download the theme file which I made here
And you should put that file in the location: Internal storage of your phone, then a folder named "Kustom" and then in a folder named "wallpapers".
After that you open KLWP again and import the theme, here are a few places that explain how to do that:
After that your home screen should look like the theme now except maybe icons you have there. So we are gonna use NOVA Launcher to basically get rid of everything on the screen.
So open NOVA launcher and make sure it is set as default launcher (it should say in the app if it is not) after you did that you should go back into the nova launcher settings.
Go to "Backup and Import settings" after that you gonna import this file here
After that it should be done! You can obviously try and tweak some settings to your liking!
I hope I explained it well enough, and that everything works as it should! If you have any questions feel free to ask and I'll try to explain more if needed!
PS. This might sound very complicated but its really not so bad so don't let this wall of text change your mind.
TL;DR: My (personnal) recommandations for apps:
Launcher: Nova
Keyboard: SwiftKey
File Manager: Asus File Manager
Youtube Replacement: OGYouTube
I'd say, get yourself a better launcher than the stock one that comes with the phone.
Since I tried the Nova launcher back in the days where it came with the CyanogenMod ROM on my old Samsung Galaxy S2, I could not go back to the stock launcher of any manufacturer. It offers so much customization on how you want to handle your home-screen and applications drawer that I can not look back on other launchers.
After all, one of the reasons you'd use an Android instead of an iPhone nowadays is because of the customization it offers, so help yourself with that by using the launcher you'd prefer instead of staying on the stock one of any manufacturer.
Even though my preference goes to Nova, that is because it's the one that caught my attention and has always fulfilled my needs for home-screen customization, but don't hesitate to look out there and compare with other launchers, maybe you'd find one better suited for your needs, or maybe one that is better than Nova in general. That's the power of Android.
Here are a few screenshots of what my home-screen configuration looks like. It's not much, but it gives you an example of what you can achieve with only a few tweaks. I am also using a true-dark theme on the launcher, keyboard, and in most apps that allow it to reduce screen power consumption because of the AMOLED screen. You can also completely disregard that and go bonkers on the colors, but that's how I roll to preserve battery.
Application drawer (that's where you have access to all your apps if you did not put a shortcut on your homescreen, which I have set up to be accessible with an upward swipe on the homesreen)
Application search (with a setup, Nova can bring this up when you press the Home Button, if you already are on your Home-screen, pretty handy)
You might also want to change the default Keyboard for one that has better layout/customization options. My personal preference here goes to SwiftKey
I configured mine so that it does not automatically correct my words (otherwise it does whenever you press Space, which I think is stupid because I often might type non-dictionary words), however it still predicts/suggests words based on the characters you type, and allows you to quickly insert the words you're looking for based on the prediction. The prediction itself works really well, since it first tries to predict words based on your previous words, and also learns which words you most often use in sequence. And when that doesn't work/did not learn enough yet, it predicts based on the first characters you type. It obviously doesn't work all the time but can save you a few seconds every now and then which is a nice feature.
I also changed the layout of the keyboard so that it is easier to type with only one hand when using portrait mode, and I get a full-blown keyboard when in landscape mode. See both screenshots below.
Then again, both Nova and SwiftKey are personal preferences. You might find better suited Launchers or Keyboard on the play store. But my advice is you that you start looking for a replacement for both, as an upgrade to the manufacturer's default ones.
Also consider these two apps, which I find very useful for everyday use:
Asus File Manager which allows (imo) for a better file browsing experience by allowing you to browse either in "aggregated" folders containing all files of a certain type (e.g, pictures, videos) or to let you browse by yourself using the "classic" directory architecture. It even supports reading files from your Google Drive account, OneDrive account and a few others cloud accounts that I can't remember, and even allows you to read files from any computer of your home network that is sharing files using Microsoft's SMB protocol.
Lastly, I also recommend OGYouTube as a replacement for the stock Youtube app from the playstore, because it allows far more options, such as Downloading videos or background/screen off playback, which are completely missing options from the default app from google.
However beware that as OGYouTube did not get approved on the Play Store (because Google doesn't like apps allowing direct download from youtube, among other features), and it needs to be Sideloaded to run on your phone.
It also needs another app (MicroG) to support login to your Google/Youtube account to show you your subscriptions and homepage.
You need to install either OGYouTube (normal theme) or OGYouTube (true-dark theme), and the MicroG add-on for this app to work.
Off the top of my head those are the most useful apps I need on any new phones. Then I install whatever I feel is needed as I use online services.
Listen, you do you, but please consider switch launchers. Cheeta Mobile is a very sketchy developer and shouldn't be supported.
You could try Nova Launcher, Evie Launcher or Microsoft Launcher.
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Icon pack: Compacticons HD Icons
Clock widget: Rectangle for KWGT
Wallpaper: From this post in r/woahdude
It's pretty bare bones for the most part, but I feel satisfied with it. Album
Launcher: Nova
Widget: modified Europa for Zooper
Icons: Unicorn Dark
Wallpaper: Jack Vanzet
Launchers: * Nova launcher (buy premium for more customisations) * Lawnchair (free) * Rootless Pixel Launcher (free)
Music players: * Blackplayer (has a paid version ^both ^works ^extremely ^well ) * Vanilla Music (free, open source, also available on fdroid) (get the lyrics, cover extensions also) * GoneMad Music Player (Trial) (need to buy paid app after trial)
Video player: * VLC (free, open source. Sign up for beta)
Reddit client: I've been using RedReader (free, open source) and Joey For Reddit (no ads, free). Sync For Reddit is great too.
- Wallpaper, typeface and widget Pack
- Clock typeface is Vinque
- Invisible app drawer and search bar widgets use Nova Launcher
- Custom clock widget uses KWGT
- The icon pack, Glyphsy, is not longer supported afaik. This looks like a good alternative.
My second ever theme, made while procrastinating.
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Wallpaper: here (source: Positron Dream)
Icon Pack: Lines Dark
Widget: Frostbit KWGT (slightly modified, turned it black and changed the weather icon)
Open this on the emu
Tweaks used:
- Launcher: Nova Launcher
- Icons: TwoPixel
- Date and weather: Another Widget
- Wallpaper
- Search bar: Custom made with Nova Launcher
Sure!
Launcher is Nova
Here's the wallpaper
Widget is Zooper
Widget Layout is a modified version of one of the ones found in Ocea for Zooper (I think it's number 102)
Icon pack is Min
And there you go!
Nov 2017 Galaxy S8+ Setup Video and Screenshots
Wallpaper is a photo i took in New Mexico.
Running Nova Launcher for launcher
Widgets are Samsung Step Counter, Dark Sky, and Simple Litecoin Widget
Additional shortcuts by Sesame Shortcuts, as seen on the Reddit app, the pink box which triggers the sidebar launcher (usually i have the opacity near 0% visibility so it's not distracting but still functional), and the deep link searching as shown with a spotify playlist.
Facebook Messenger (and many other apps) are themed with Substratum theme engine using Swift Minimal Substratum Theme for Samsung and the Pixel Icon Pack 2
Made using:
Here's a link to the KLWP File.
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Icons: Delta Icon Pack
Clock Widget/Blur under dock: KLWP
Wallpaper: Fall Drive by Caleb Hones on Unsplash
Screenshot made with Screener
I made this as a joke, but honestly I don't hate it. I'm going to fiddle with it some more and may possibly make it my main theme for a couple months.
If anyone wants, I can post a video of the theme in use. Basically the single colored icons are my folders and the center doubles as a Google folder / swipe up for Google search. App drawer and app search are accessed via nova gestures.
- Nova Launcher
- Icons and wallpaper: iJUK
- The monitor displays the current weather, and my next upcoming calendar event (which most of the time is my school schedule), and is done through KLWP.
Launcher: Nova
Wallpaper: Cocoa Clips
Icon Pack: Pixel
Clock: KLWP - Invisible_Clock.komp
Might not be the fanciest, but I love it.
Jus Got my S8+ last Sunday and I think I've finally got everything close to how I want it. I've utilized the Nova Launcher, the Edge Panel and some widgets to any need for a task bar or icons on the screen.
Here is my Lock Screen: [link]
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Here is my Home Screen: [link]
On the home screen I use Nova Launcher's gesture controls for the typical things like expanding quick setting, App Drawer, Desktop Preview, Recent apps or accessing Nova settings. Things that I want to access from any screen go to the Edge Panel, things like the dialer, Textra, Calendar, Contacts, Email, etc. Camera of course is always accessible through double push of power button.
For the Clock app in the upper left I am using S.Graph Which provides a good visual of the times of daily tasks but more importantly allows me to assign apps to each quadrant of the circle plus the center (though I am not using the center) so the top quadrant accesses my calender, the left Pocketcast, the right Play Music, and the bottom my gallery.
To make more apps accessible without searching the app drawer I am using Contextual App Folder in Multi Profile Mode to create two (right now) permanent folders and one dynamic folder that changes based on certain things like wifi/bluetooth/headphones. By making the icon size of C.A.F 0 I have made them invisible on the desktop essentially making it so that you have to know where they are. One is in the center of the clock widget, one in the red circle on the right in the C of MCRN, and one is on the M. For example if I tap the red dot then this will appear on my screen: [link]
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All that's left is filling in the missing apps that I want quick access to without going to the drawer. I'm also debating between enabling People Edge or adding a circle widget with contacts on it (with an invisible button of course)
Trying out a new home screen. I'm not entirely happy with my clock font. What do you think?
Flat White icon pack
Zooper Widget Pro. Just using it for clock and battery level.
Nothing fancy of course. I wanted it to look as clean and uncluttered as possible. I'm using the swipe up gesture to access the rest of my apps. And I actually use the edge to quick select apps too. I have an additional screen to the left with a calendar and weather. And to the right of the homescreen are my emails.
Launcher: NovaLauncher
Icons: Pixel Icon Pack
Serach Widget: In Nova-Settings
Weather Widget: Weather Timeline
MinimalistE Weather widget
Resources Wallpaper and clock widget
Yes it can be rooted. My answers above apply.
That said, most of what you are asking you can get by installing Nova Launcher.
Launcher: Nova Prime
Icons: Lines Free
Wallpaper: Unknown Title
This is my first theme; I stayed up until around 4 AM to perfect it. Each of the dock icons are all folders, and have all the apps I regularly use sorted into categories. My calendar is my lifeline. Now instead of swiping through a bunch of pages wondering where each app is, it's all in one simple, organized, streamlined screen.
Edit: Whoops, that's the moon, not the sun. (alt title: moonlit mountains)
Stuff I used
- The wallpapers are from a sub I mod, /r/AmoledBackgrounds.
Here's the lockscreen wallpaper, and here's the launcher wallpaper.
The 1px white line at the very top is my battery bar. As my battery depletes, the line gets shorter and shorter. It's one of the features I like most in custom roms.
Just a heads up, I use the paid versions of Nova Launcher, Pasty, and Flight, so some of what you see in my screenshots might not be in their free versions.
Edit: Accidentally linked the wrong calendar widget. Fixed.
<strong>Nova Launcher</strong>
It’s a very popular, highly-customizable launcher.
<strong>Free Icon Packs</strong>
By no means is this a definitive list, but it's a decent starter set.
<strong>Snap Swipe Drawer</strong>
Widgets can be placed in a customizable drawer.
<strong>Wallpaper Changer</strong>
Auto-change locally-saved backgrounds, plus it plays well with scrolling backgrounds (via Nova Launcher).
/r/AndroidThemes
Examples, inspiration and feedback.
/r/GooglePlayDeals
Icon Packs (and other apps) sales or giveaways.
extras:
<strong>Better Open With</strong>
Browser manager with customizable pop-up menu.
<strong>Countdown Days</strong>
Clean, customizable widget.
<strong>Gboard</strong>
Theme-able keyboard.
<strong>Volume Notification</strong>
Customizable volume slider.
<strong>Weather Timeline</strong>
Solid widgets.
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I think removing the names would make the theme you're going for look much better.
This is my current setup and I find no use for keeping app labels.
Apps/Icon packs used:
Notification Station for KLWP (Requires KLWP Pro)
A mix of Pixel and PIXXO (The dev/artist of PIXXO has a bunch of other really fantastic icon packs, as well)
Hope you guys like it!
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Wallpaper: Just some cool space thing
Icons: Delta Icons
Device: Nexus 5x
- Launcher: Nova Launcher
- Clock: Clock Widget
- Icon theme: Naxos Taz
- Wallpaper: Slightly edited version of Dabin - Hold ft. Daniela Andrade Artwork and posted here on reddit, but can't remember from where :(
- Rounded corners: Cornerfly
Launcher: NOVA
Icons: Pixel Icons Polycon Urmum
> No prob, get Nova launcher
+1
Check out a previous comment of mine if you're interested in setting it up to look like the stock Pixel launcher.
First time posting! :)
Summary of components:
Launcher: Nova Launcher (8x8 grid)
Icon Pack - Compaticons
Wallpaper - MySplash - Michael Barth - Link
Widget: mnmlUI for Zooper Widget - Minimal 40
Information
Launcher: Nova
Icon theme: Lines Free
Clock widget: Clock Widget
Battery Widget: Battery Iwdget Reborn
Wallpaper: Link
Try Nova launcher, it is even more minimalistic (tonloads of options too) ;)
- Nova Launcher
- Lines Free - Icon Pack for homescreen and app drawer
- Jack's Music Widget
- Background
And I forgot to add a screenshot of my app drawer, so here
The list seems like a good idea
Here are some I'd like to add
Nova Launcher Beta | Join Link
There is also an app similar to this list called TestingCatolog but it's Beta program is full as of now
As you've already been told, you need a 3rd party launcher to set icons, and I highly recommend checking out Nova Launcher if you're curious. . It's extremely customisable, including backgrounds colours of your app drawer, colours of your folders and any text on your home screen, cool animations when opening apps and swiping through pages, gestures like swiping up or double tapping on the home screen to get to any app you choose (only on Nova Prime though which is great value), changing grid or icon sizes, and the ability to use icon packs. The first thing I do on every phone is download Nova launcher. Once you use it for a while, it's impossible to go back to anything else.
Here's my setup using Fox Widget for Zooper, and Antimo icon pack. And the App Drawer too.
By screensaver you mean wallpaper/homescreen?
edit added a frame
Phone is a OnePlus One.
Wallpaper is from here.
Icons are Glyphs by Tokems; from left to right: phone, app drawer, email.
Using Nova Launcher and Roundr.
r/androidthemes
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Launcher: Nova
Wallpaper: KLWP and some meager editing skills.
Icons: Licek by Colby Roark. Middle grouping just uses KLWP's colorize feature.
Original Image: <em>Reflections of the Sky</em> by Matthew Day Jackson.
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Wallpaper: Interstellar Textless AMOLED (Credit to /u/Honsou)
Clock: Minimalist Clock Widget
Fullscreen: GMD Full Screen Immersive Mode
Glyphsy for the 4 icons at the bottom.
Nova Launcher (I have Prime, and I'd definitely recommend buying it, it's fantastic.
Zooper Widget for the search bar, which I made myself. Link.
Europa Zooper provides the clock, which was modified slightly to give drop shadows that help separate the clock from the background. The specific widget is called "Europa-017".
It's pretty much stock Android 7.0 beyond that. Dropped DPI to make everything a little smaller, and anyone can do that without root.
I'm currently using the default Launcher because I just got my OP3 and so I'm trying out OnePlus' solution to see how I feel about it but my earlier setup was like this
<strong>Nova Launcher</strong> with tabs for different kinds of apps - Productivity, Utility and the last tab for everything else. Made it easier to find what I needed. It's basically the most popular launcher around and perhaps the most stable.
For Widgets, I use <strong>Event Flow Calendar Widget</strong> and Gmail. People are also fans of this calendar widget called <strong>Month</strong> but I've not tried it myself.
<strong>Etar</strong> for as Calendar management app instead of Google's own app, both use Google's Calendar. It just seems to have a more sane way to manage each day, week and month.
<strong>SwiftKey</strong> for keyboard, though Google's default keyboard is pretty good too.
<strong>MiXplorer</strong> for File Manager because it's simply the best I have ever seen/used and it's free. It's not an app you can find on Google Play, so you can either install the APK from somewhere after downloading or make an account on XDA and download their app, it will allow you to manage it.
If you feel overwhelmed/confused or just don't want to explore other options outside of Google Play yet, then the 2nd suggestion for File Manager I have is <strong>Amaze</strong>
- <strong>Textra</strong> for SMS, only because it looks good and has some nice features like delayed sending, SMS otherwise is largely not used outside USA so I only use it for looks.
Seeing as you're an iOS user, I will guess you're from America and so you might benefit from buying Textra if you like it, will remove ads, though they're not very intrusive in the first place.
I was using Drupe for dialer but it has issues with dual SIM currently so I switched back to default dialer.
Here is a list of equivalents made by someone who moved from iOS to Android. It's quite comprehensive so don't be overwhelmed, some things require rooting and/or installing Xposed Framework but that's advanced stuff, if you don't feel comfortable yet then don't worry. I myself used to mess with rooting and Xposed but now I find the effort isn't always worth it and am using a stock phone with no system modifications.
KWGT widget- minimalistE
Wallpaper- wxllpaper
Radius CM theme
Wallpaper: [link]
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Launcher: Nova Launcher
Widget: Zooper Widget Pro
Icon Pack: Min
^^^I ^^^did ^^^put ^^^my ^^^phone ^^^on ^^^charger ^^^later ^^^:)
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Inspired by this, this and this, plus the fact that I only just found out Compaticons now has an icon pack iteration that can be applied easily through the phone. Should be super flexible and work with any wallpapers that aren't too bright - but if you like the way those walllpapers look, I've tacked those on here too.
Huge thanks to /u/aditennis99 for the epic mockups :)
RESOURCES
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Icons: Compacticons HD for Android
Wallpaper(s): Both here.
Widget: Simple Custom Zooper By Me.
Hope you all enjoy!
Sure! Running Nova Launcher with a 5x5 grid size. Darkmatter icon pack. Music player is Blackplayer with minimal widget and full transparency. Wallpaper Changer as the live wallpaper. Here's the wallpaper folder if anyone wants it.
Text on home screen was created in Zooper
"Hidden" folders are just normal folders with black icons
All icons are from Glyphsy except for the "Calm" icon, which is from Whicons
And just for fun, I also changed up my text messaging
Running everything on a stock OnePlus 2 on the new Oxygen 3.0.2 OS (best god damn phone I've owned by the way)
This is a gif of my theme I posted yesterday, I feel it better captures how my phone feels with this setup:
Copy and pasting my setup details from the other post:
Text on home screen was created in Zooper
"Hidden" folders are just normal folders with black icons
All icons are from Glyphsy except for the "Calm" icon, which is from Whicons
And just for fun, I also changed up my text messaging
Running everything on a stock OnePlus 2 on the new Oxygen 3.0.2 OS (best god damn phone I've owned by the way)
I have two launchers I use interchangeably:
If you're a utilitarian, go with Nova Launcher (try out the free version and once you grow to love it, I highly recommend purchasing the prime version) and for something minimalistic, I would go with Smart Launcher 3 (again, try out the free version and if you enjoy the UI the payment for the full version is incredible.)
As for an icon pack, I just use a marshmallow icon pack
Links:
Nova Launcher ([link])
Smart Launcher 3 ([link])
Marshmallow Icon Pack ([link])
Inspired by Samarth Joshi's setup on this Zachary Anderson video.
- Launcher: Nova Launcher (Free)
- Grid size: 5x8
- Widget: Analogue widget from the stock Clock app.
- Icon pack: Whicons
- Wallpaper: Available here, I do not own this Google Photos album
I have a page trying to resemble Google Now to the left of my main screen with BBC News, BBC Weather and Google Calendar widgets. To the right, I have school-related stuff: two widgets from the Timetable app and a Google Keep widget. It's all rather messy.
Just ask if you need any more details!
Launcher - Nova Launcher
Icons - Glim Dark Icons
Clock + Weather - Chronus
Music Widget - Poweramp
Wallpaper - Gasai Yuno (Mirai Nikki)
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Icon Pack: Flight
Background: Backdrops(Trinity Collection)
Clock: UCCW & Lines Clock
Hi, I use Nova Launcher. The widget is from Slide for Reddit. Nova Launcher lets you remove the padding from the widget, plus remove the dock and notification bar from the home screen so that the widget takes up the full screen :)
Edit: added links.
Launcher : "Nova Launcher"
Icon pack : "Minimalist UI"
Clock : "Dash Clock"
Weather forecast : "Eyes in the sky forecast"
This is my first theme as a newcomer to the Android platform. I am loving how much customizability there is compared to certain other manufacturers (ahem) that shall remain nameless.
Launcher = Nova with Tesla Unread for badges
Icon pack = Immaterialis
Wallpaper = Tapet (generated procedurally)
Each icon is a folder. More screenshots with open folders here.
Nova Launcher with Flat - Icon Pack.
Normally I use Mond icon pack but I decided to try something new with my new phone.
I actually covered all this the other day with someone else, so I'm more than happy to do so again.
First off, install Nova Launcher and Nova Launcher Prime if you don't mind shelling out for it. That'll allow you to make use of an icon pack to get some uniformity among everything overall and also allow you to change things in the App Drawer so you can give yourself a more stock look there and hide LG's skin as well in there.
As far as icon packs it really boils down to personal preference. Here's the setup I have on my homescreen. To achieve that I used Fresh for the icons for my dock (with the exception of the app drawer one) and I used Crispy for the other apps you see above the dock (and also for the app drawer icon because I felt it fit nicely with the overall look of the other ones down there). And before I did either of those things I set Urmun as my default icon pack, so everything in my app drawer has an icon (for the most part, minus any apps that are unthemed at the moment) from it. I then just manually made the changes to the ones you see on my homescreen.
What I did originally when I got my phone was what you're asking about. I have exclusively used stock Android devices since my first Android phone and I prefer the look and apps. So as soon as I took it out of the box and set it up I went through and disabled through the settings all of LG's apps and replaced them with my preferred Google ones (Messenger, Play Music, Keep, etc etc etc). So overall I mostly got rid of everything LG everywhere possible with the exception of Quick Settings and Settings.
And now I'm just gonna copy/paste the last message on this that I gave as a reply to someone else a day or so ago.
In notifications it looks the same as in stock Android.
But yeah, you see it in Quick Settings. Although to be honest I prefer the way the Quick Settings are on my G4 as opposed to my previous phone (Moto X 2014). Everything is accessible without having to move my thumb. Especially since I edited which quick settings toggles are visible there at the top. I removed everything I don't need access to and just left the ones I have to play with throughout my average day.
If you get the phone here's where you can get the Google Dialer, it'll work without root and if you're on Marshmallow (which the phone's already been updated to).
You can snag Contacts from here.
Overall I like the look I've achieved with Nova Launcher and just replacing LG's apps with Google's. I have the stock Android look and apps I'm used to.
And like I said earlier the only place I really see LG's skin is in the Settings menu. Changing it to List View instead of tab view (by tapping the three dots in the top right) made it much easier to tolerate and a lot closer to what I'd become used to.
If you have any further questions let me know.
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First time posting.
On Nova Launcher I am using Muzei to cycle through the Terra Collection of Wallpapers whenever I get bored of the one in use. Using Zooper for the widgets and the icons on the second page are actually folders. Flight Dark Icon pack in use.
Any Feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Launcher is Nova Launcher
I made the text icons in photoshop.
The heart icon for my favourites folder is from Glyphsy
Calendar widget is Month
Wallpaper is Earth View for Muzei
Here's a video of it in action.
Since you mentioned you use both on the daily, I thought I'd suggest something.
Nova Launcher (and others I'm sure) have a great app search functionality. I use it all the time. Here's a screenshot.
The free version of Nova Launcher has it too.
Launcher: Nova Launcher Prime
Fonts: Visitor/Libson Script
Status bar: Flat Style Bar Indicators
Made in KLWP, stole the clock design from /u/grvlle
Launcher: Nova Launcher Prime
Font: Roboto
Status bar: Flat Style Bar Indicators
Calendar: kCalendar
Made in KLWP.
Excuse the Sept date on the home screen... hasn't changed since last time I posted it :D
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Animations: [link]
- Nova Launcher - [link]
- KLWP Live Wallpaper Maker - [link]
- Flight Flat Minimalistic Icons - [link]
- CreamT klwp theme (modified) - [link]
- COGUL_White Samsung Theme.
I added Sinon to the CreamT theme along with a few other modifications to suit my preferences... such as icons on the home screen instead of wasted space with a picture, font adjustments, etc.
+1 for Nova Launcher. They just had a sale, idk if it's still going on, but it was only a buck!!
This is a feature of the Google Now launcher. It was implemented for Marshmallow. You can use an alternative launcher to get rid of it. My personal favorite is Nova Launcher.
Once you install it, open its settings > Desktop > Desktop grid > Subgrid Positioning.
Can also do silly stuff like this pyramid of apps because why not.
According to this, you need to enable Google Search otherwise Trebuchet will keep crashing.
If Google Search is already enabled, then consider switching to Nova Launcher.
custom launchers like Nova Launcher would be the easy fix to your problem.
Nova Launcher, maybe an icon pack (I like Morena), and maybe Tinfoil for Facebook.
And don't forget the system UI tuner, which is new in Android 6.0.
So here's my setup: [link]
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Icon Pack: Click UI
Clock Widget: Zooper
Wallpaper: [link]
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So Nova Launcher is a very popular launcher, it basically changes the design of the home screen and it's more customizable than the default thing you already have. For example, the apps can be arranged differently or on top of each other to make a folder. For Icons, most good ones aren't free, but you just have to look for the ones you like so google them. I was lucky for the icons I chose because they were around the same logos/colors. I also chose random Icons for different apps, for example my snapchat has an instagram logo.
Wallpaper: Worlds Cover
Launcher: Nova Launcher Prime
Icons: Lines Free Icon Pack
Clock: Vico - Zooper Widget Skin
Music - Flat for Zooper Widget & Media Utilities
Quote - Custom Quote
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Icons: Whicons
Calendar widget: Month
Expense widget: Expense Manager
Weather widget: Meteo Catalunya xl PRO
You're right to be wary, as your post indicates that you're not very clear on what you're doing.
You're talking about two different things here: rooting, and installing a custom ROM.
Rooting is unlocking the superuser account on your phone so that you can do things that could break your phone and/or things you carrier or your manufacturer doesn't want you to do for policy reasons (eg, enabling tethering, freezing unwanted bloatware installed as system apps, changing the screen DPI, etc.). You can screw up your phone, but so long as you're moderately careful bad things are unlikely to happen. Kingo Root is probably the easiest way to do this for a noob, and extremely unlikely to brick your phone. I've posted an article on rooting the Note 3 using ODIN as well, if you're interested, along with some articles on dealing with bloatware and increasing the 'screen resolution'.
Switching ROMs is when you replace the stock device/carrier installation of Android with a different, customized one such as Cyanogenmod - much like re-imaging a PC, if you're familiar with that. Generally speaking prepping for a new ROM requires one to have root on the current ROM and/or installing supplementary stuff such as new recovery tools (eg, clockworkmod). This is rather more fraught with peril - installing the wrong ROM can do very bad things to your phone and be very hard to recover from, and will very definitely void your warranty.
My Two Cents: Personally I am happy with the stock Samsung ROM as I like all the S-Pen and S-App integration, which one doesn't get with a totally custom ROM, and other stock based ROMs that include the S framework generally don't seem worth the bother. I'm not a fan of Touchwiz myself, tho, and use Nova Launcher instead. I'd advise you to try other launchers like NOVA first before going off in search of a new ROM to see if you can't meet your needs that way.
There is a wide variety depending on preference.
Nova Launcher is by far the most popular.
Use a 3rd party launcher like Nova Launcher and you can have as many rows/columns as you like.
It's Android [ Note 4 ] using NovaLauncher with Vopor icon pack.
I like to have my home screens/efficient clean and Nova does it well :3
I don't know what variant you are. But regardless, you just really root the phone and install xposed. And there is the list for working modules. With xposed you won't really need a custom rom, you can theme the stock apps, change the status bar, change the navigation bar etc... You can use Nova launcher for home screen customization or holo launcher and holo lock screen.
Check out greenify for maximizing your battery life, gravity box for ui tweaks, g4 tweak box for ui tweaks, flat style status bar, you also have lg app theme engine.
Edit fixed hyper link
Edit 2: here is my dailer now and my status bar and my shrunk navigation bar you can also use textra for texting to get the floating notification. And the Ui modules I mentioned can hide navigation bar and just give you pie controls if you like it.
Exactly what it says in the title. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about the clock widget I'm currently using, but I don't know what else I could use instead that would look better so if anyone can suggest a more appropriate widget, I'd be grateful. :c
I'm also taking suggestions on the rest of it, if there are any. Always room for improvement, after all. :)
Launcher: Nova
Clock Widget in Question: Minimalist Clock Widget
Icon Pack: Lines
Wallpaper: Elder Stones by taenaron
Not Shown in Use:
Popup Widget containing Simple Calendar Widget (If you're wondering where it is, it's the calendar icon on the bottom right.)
Took inspiration from /u/tofman's post.
Did this with Nova Launcher using Zooper, one widget for the clock/date and another for the background for my most used apps. Icons used are Min.
Suggestions are welcome.
edit: added widgets and wallpaper
Yeah if you swipe down from the right of the status bar it will bring up settings, not notifications. Swipe down a but further to the left to bring down just notifications.
And no, you can't set your home page on the default Launcher. The only way to do it would be to download another Launcher like nova: link
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And we're off on a hero's journey...
Resource List
Launcher: Nova Launcher (I have the Prime version, but you don't need it for this.)
Clock: Minimalist Clock Widget
App drawer button is one of the icons from the Simply 8-Bit Icon Pack. For the rest of the theme, you can use whatever icon pack you want. I used the 1-BIT Icon Theme to keep with the pixel art theme.
Live Wallpaper made with KLWP.
I used the free version of KLWP and therefore cannot export anything, but I'll tell you what I did for one of the clouds (they're all the same except for the app lists, the positioning, and which global they're using.) There's probably a better way to do it, but this is how I got it working.
Live Wallpaper
Wallpaper and Cloud files are here.
For each cloud, you need: One Global, one Image, and one Stack Group.
Global
[YOUR TITLE HERE]
Type: On/Off Switch
Image
Cloud file
Width: 200
Animation: ReactOn Global Switch (whichever Global you made for the particular cloud), Rotate (duration 5, amount 10)
Touch: Single - Toggle Global Switch (whichever Global you made for the particular cloud)
Stack Group
Animation: ReactOn Global Switch (whichever Global you made for the particular cloud), Fade In (duration 5, Amount 100)
As many Text items in here as you want, whatever you want them to say. If you want to be real fancy, you could even use Morphing Text instead to have curved and flipped text. I just used plain Text.
Font: RobotoSlab-Light
Paint: Fill, White
Position: Tpadding 5, BPadding 5
Touch: Launch App
Repeat for however many clouds you want. Each cloud/stack group combo needs its own Global or else it will open with the other clouds.
If stuff isn't working, make sure you're using the Back arrow that's in the app. I know it sounds silly, but most if not all of my frustrations while making this was from stuff not working as it should because I was using the wrong Back arrow. lol
If you have any questions about the clouds, let me know. I'm not great at explaining stuff like this. :x
Edit: Forgot the animation for the Stack Group. It has now been added. :)
It has to be supported by the Launcher app that is used by your homescreen. The default Google Now launcher does not support icon changing.
Nova Launcher is a pretty popular (if not THE most popular?) choice for a Launcher replacement app.
- You can switch between Launcher apps by going to Settings -> Home
For Nova: (to change all icons to a theme)
- long press anywhere on home screen -> settings -> Look & feel -> icon theme
(To change just the icon of one app)
- If the app isn't on your homescreen put it on there from the app drawer -> long press the app icon -> edit -> Then touch the icon in the pop-up window
Nova supports importing layouts from other Launchers aswell, so it should be able to copy over your old setup from the Google Now launcher! Pretty awesome, one of the few apps I shelled out the money and bought full price
edit:
Also just so you know, there are tons of free icon themes on the Play Store. Not sure what pack the unicorn one is from in the screenshot from /u/wildlikechildren365 though
Time made in Zooper Pro inspired by x font is ClementeThin; background overlay also made in Zooper
Centre icons are Tiny White Icon Pack
Bottom icons are Minimal Text (Free)
Weather is shown with Eye In Sky
Battery is Circle Battery Widget
Music widget is Jack's Music Widget
App drawer icons are Lines Free - Icon Pack
Nova Launcher, swiping up opens the drawer, double tap opens the camera, and swiping down brings down the notifications shade.
> Getting the fonts, icons and colors to match was a majority of my time.
Oh, that is really easy if you use a custom launcher and/or a rom with custom font integration.
I made this on my LG G3 in less than a half an hour.
For all curious:
A combination of Tiny White Icon Pack and Min.
No root required! The only thing is that the wallpaper might not work for your exact model of phone unless you also have a Nexus 5 - I had to tweak it in Photoshop a bit to get it to line up properly with the icons. Also, one of the icon packs costs a bit over a buck, which was fine by me since I like having a lot of icons to choose from anyway.
This is probably gonna be a long comment. In fact, it's going to be pretty much a wall of text. I swear it's not hard, and if you have any questions I'll probably be on reddit for the next little bit, and I'm Poison.Glass on Skype if you want me to help you as you're going through it. The only reason it's going to be so long is because I'm horrible at explaining things.
But let's get started:
PART ONE: GET STUFF
The first step is to get Nova Launcher. I have the pro version, but the free version should work just fine for what you need to do.
The next step is the icon packs. There's a lite version of the white pack, but the black pack seems to only come in the $1.76 full version. (Basically there are more icons available in the full versions than the lite versions.) You can also take a look around the Android market and see if there are other black/white icon packs that you like better (or just as much). You might find something similar but free.
This bar at the bottom was made using an app called Power Toggles.
If you want the customized lock screen as well as the home screen, you need to get WidgetLocker and Minimalist Text. WidgetLocker is a paid app that I just happened to already have - personally I wouldn't have bothered buying it for this particular Android theme. If you're okay with a normal lock screen, skip WidgetLocker and Minimalist Text because we don't need them for the home screen.
Now you've got everything! Well, everything...except for the actual wallpaper. But before that we need to...
PART TWO: MAKE IT WORK
Enable Nova Launcher. When you first use Nova, I think it will prompt you to make it your default launcher in your Android system settings. If you have no idea what that means, then trust me - it's what you want. Once Nova is enabled, your icons will probably be in different locations than they were before, but that doesn't matter much since we're about to get rid of them all anyway.
Remove all your icons from the screen. They'll get in the way if you don't. If you have any folders of important stuff you want to keep together, leave those alone. We'll make it work. But clean as much off of your home screen(s) as you can.
Once your home screen is mostly empty, long press (press and hold) on any part of your home screen (other than on top of an icon). You should see the options Wallpapers, Widgets and Settings. Click "Widgets" and then find the Power Toggles 4x1 widget. You can drag this widget onto your home screen, which will open up a menu to customize it. You can make it white and grey like mine or red or whatever, and select what tools you want to appear on it.
Next - the best part. The 3x3 grid of icons. Set your wallpaper to something boring - a white picture, a picture of a wall, whatever. Something a lot less complicated than the Blurryface wallpaper. Maybe have a picture of the album cover open for reference, but generally, pick 9 items (INCLUDING and important folders) and just try to put the icons where you think they should go. If you normally have multiple home screens, just stick to one for now.
At this point, you can also move the items in your dock (the icons at the very bottom of the screen, including the one that opens your app drawer. You don't have to move them, but I thought putting one on either side made for a nice balance. You could always leave them and just not have the Blurryface text in the middle like I do).
The reason I say to put the icons where you think they should go instead of putting the wallpaper down first is because Nova Launcher is great, but it doesn't allow totally free placement of icons - they still snap to a grid. If you start with the wallpaper and then try to align the icons, you'll go nuts. I would know because I tried to for like half an hour.
Anyway, you should have something that looks kind of like this. You can change what individual icons look like by long pressing them and clicking "edit" and then clicking on the preview of the icon, so now I'd say to make sure your icons match the colours of mine. Obviously you won't have the exact same icons or apps that I do. Also, if you have any folders that you saved from earlier, you can change their preview to an icon the same way you would change an app's icon.
At this point, you're basically finished. The only thing left to do is to choose the wallpaper and you're set!
PART 3: THE WALLPAPER
If you're using a Nexus 5, you can download this wallpaper. If you're using literally any other Android, that might not work, so you're going to have to edit the wallpaper yourself. My instructions are going to get even worse for this part.
The two images I started with are this background and, of course, the Blurryface cover. If you don't want the fancy shapes in the background, then all you need is the Blurryface cover and Photoshop or Gimp or basically anything which allows you to have layers.
- Make a new document in whatever photo editor you want to use. Make this documents' dimensions the dimensions of the phone you are using.
- Remember this picture I linked earlier? Take a screenshot that looks like this. Paste it into your document.
- Paste the Blurryface cover into a new layer. Set the layer to about half opacity.
- Since you can now see the cover but you can see your icons through it, align the cover so that it fits over top of your icons. You may need to move some of the rows/columns of circles a little bit closer together to perfectly centre them over the icons, but no one will notice.
- Set the Blurryface layer back to 100% opacity, colour everything around it black so it becomes a phone background and not just a square.
- If you want the shape background in there too, paste it in as another layer and stick it under the Blurryface layer. Set the Blurryface layer to "Lighten" and tinker around with the opacity until you're happy with it. (Also delete the phone screencap layer, you don't need it anymore).
- Save, put on imgur, open and download on phone and then set as wallpaper by long pressing your home screen.
After all that, your home screen should look the same way mine does. If those instructions were too convoluted for you, feel free to ask about anything or even hit me up on Skype and I'll do the best I can to help - I enjoy spreading the Android themeing love.
I've been a long time lurker on here and recently spent some time catching up on all the Spider-Man related comics I've not had time to read over the past year or so and Silk is my favorite female character in the Marvel Universe, so I changed up my homescreen to showcase her and have a reason to discuss her character whenever someone borrowed my phone and asked me who she was.
As for my setup, I use Nova Launcher just because of all it can do. I scored Nova Launcher Prime ages ago when it was on sale for $0.25 and it gets major use mostly because of gestures. My frequently used apps are all accessible via gestures there on the homescreen, so I rarely have to dive into my app drawer to use the usual suspects.
I'm not big on clutter and as such I prefer being able to toggle the dock and navbar as needed.
The same applies to widgets, I like being able to see the week's weather forecast and quickly fire up whatever podcast I was last listening to but I also didn't want widgets being in the way of the wallpaper. So I used Popup Widget 2 to have them available on the screen without taking up much space and being mostly hidden from view. Most people have no clue they're there til I touch either of the two dots near the top to make them visible.
There's two dots near the sides on the bottom, they respectively launch Google Play Music and the Play Store. I just edited the icons using Nova and made it so they fit in better with what little else is visible on the screen.
As for my app drawer, which isn't visible, I like uniformity and I use Horizon Icon Pack by Iconic Apps to keep it looking nice and mostly the same. Sadly the icon pack is no longer available via the Play Store and you can read up on why via Iconic Apps Google+ page, the post is pinned so it should be the first one you see.
Beyond that, not much else to mention. Feel free to criticize or ask additional questions about my setup and hope you all like it. A lot of the ideas for the setup came from this sub. Mostly looking at other setups and taking note of things I liked and apps used and whatnot and then combining things as they best met my needs and aesthetic preferences for my homescreen.
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First thing that you need to do is install a launcher. Check out Nova Launcher, it's one of the best launchers and the free version has everything that you need. Your launcher is the app that your phone opens when you hit the home button (it's your homescreen).
Once you install the launcher, open up Min and go to the Apply section in the drawer. From there click on Nova Launcher and you should be set.
Check out /r/androidthemes to learn more!
I think most of us have used this layout at some point in our career with Android, but it's one that I always find myself coming back to and updating.
- Launcher: Nova Launcher
- Icon Pack: Nevio [Paid] - $0.99
- Wallpaper: Nevio Wallpaper #3
- Clock Widget: Flaterial
Some people use third-party launchers like Nova that support icon packs.
If you use a custom ROM like Cyanogenmod (or any ROM with Xposed + Unicon installed) you can install icon packs which replace icons system-wide.
Heya, actualy I am not rooted, I use Nova Launcher Prime, a really great launcher for modifying and Zooper Widget for that clock widget. Also, the icon pack is Voxel.
that was an issue. you need to deregister your phone number from imessagees. apple provided a fix >here<
I generally buy my phones unlocked, directly from the manufacturer, the benefits being that it won't come with carrier crapware. I have a Nexus on Tmobile though and love to tinker, so it's a slightly different situation, but carriers (esp verizon I think) make your bootloader unlockable, which means it's harder, if not impossible, to flash custom ROMs (ie. installing a custom OS), rooting, etc. Not sure what the deal is with ATT, so I'd wait to see what others have to say.
See above if you're asking about buying from ATT vs best buy, etc. If you're asking about going with ATT vs a different carrier, like Verizon or T-Mobile, I would highly recommend going with T-Mobile. Their coverage isn't quite as good as ATT in some areas (mostly rural), but then again, ATT isn't as good as TMO in certain areas either, mostly in cities. To counteract that, their network coverage has vastly improved consistently over the past 2-3 years, and is miles ahead of their previous reputation of having spotty coverage. In addition, they offer calling / texting over Wi-Fi, free of charge, so if you're anywhere with Wi-Fi, you're good to go. They also offer your choice of either a >Wi-Fi router< or a >LTE signal booster<, free of charge to improve coverage in your home or place of work. In terms of perks, they are miles ahead of any other carrier, and have been >aggressive in the past few years< of fixing a broken industry to favor customers. You can test out their network, and if you want to switch they'll buy out your ETF if needed.
/r/android is a great resource for all things android related. Not much else you really need to know before buying, by all accounts the S6 is a killer phone across the board.
There are a few things that can help you have a better Android experience after you buy. The great thing about android is that there's a lot more choice compared to apple, and you can have a variety of different experiences based on your preference. The following is what I would recommend:
I (and most people) don't really care much for Samsung's touchwiz skin that they put on top of stock Android from google, but they have fixed it up dramatically. Again, the S6 is a killer phone though, and I do plan on picking one up myself, and using >Nova Launcher< (worth the extra $ paying for the prime version) and >Google Keyboard< to minimize the samsung touch. In addition, I'd disable some of samsung's stock apps and use Google's stuff, like >Messenger<, >Chrome<, >keep<, >calendar<, and others, which should all mostly be preinstalled as well. The >Opinion Rewards app< is an easy way to make $$ towards your Play Store balance to use on buying apps. They send you anonymous surveys every few days that take about 20 seconds to answer and you get anywhere from $0.15 to $1.00 for most of them. In about a year and a half, I've gotten over $20 worth of credit. Google Wallet is pretty cool, i'd check that out and use it over Samsung Pay, but to be fair, I haven't tried that out yet. Play Music is a great alternative to iTunes for your music, and syncs with your current iTunes library (or any directories) on your Mac or PC. Play Music, Spotify, Pandora, and many others are solid alternatives to iTunes radio, with both paid, and unpaid services.
Nova Launcher supports unread count badges with the TeslaUnread plugin. And it's customizable.
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Nova Launcher is a very customizable Android launcher. It can completely change the look and feel of your Android device. It's default settings make your Android phone resemble a stock Android device. Bear in mind this does not change the look and feel of the system that is the status bar icons, the settings app and the system apps such as the browser. You can also change the look of the icons using various icon packs that are available on the Play Store.
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Icon Pack: Voxel
Wallpaper and center widget: Watch_Dogs ctOS theme, full details in the linked thread
Launcher: Nova Launcher Wallpaper: Muzei Live Wallpaper Icons: FLEX Icon Pack Widgets: Zooper By Beard & Jack's Music Widget
Nova Launcher - Play Store Link
KWGT - Play Store Link
Wallpaper - Drive
Widget - Drive
Icon Pack - Play Store Link
Nova Launcher - Play Store Link
KWGT - Play Store Link
Icon Pack - Play Store Link
Widget - Google Drive Link
Wallpaper - Google Drive Link
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Hey thanks! The lock screen is stock but the home screen is all set up through Nove Launcher and the icon pack is one I found called Viral.
Nova Launcher ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher )
Quotes Widget ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ashwin.apps.android.quoteswidget )
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Most of it can be done in Nova Launcher, just go through the settings. Best Launcher on Android in my opinion
All credits goes to Pin_069 - the original idea belongs to him , i just rebuilt this theme with a bit of editing .
_ Laucher : Nova Prime - 12x5 grid size with subgrid positioning .
_ Icons : Crayon IconPack .
_ Info Section Widget : Huk KWGT - FREE 081 ( Edited ) .
_ Wallpaper : Marvel Wallpaper Iphone by Amazing1258 .
For any purpose of using this theme , please remember to give full credit to the original author - Pin_069 .
I don't think they ever updated the MotoG 1st gen past Android 5.x, that's a pretty dated phone and version of android. You can possibly update it with an unofficial ROM (build of Android) to Android 7.x or maybe even 8.x.
Also if you want to make your homescreen fancier and more modern looking check out a 3rd party launcher.
- Nova Launcher - alternative home screen with lots of customization options
- Lawnchair Launcher - Alternative to Nova Launcher, has a few more features than the free version of Nova.
Vanilla is a light theme with dark accents, designed for use with KLWP and Nova Launcher.
{ DETAILS }
KLWP file: Google Drive
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Wallpaper: [link]
Inspired by a color palette. Wide white bottom is for the android buttons. Tap on the base homescreen and the overlay fades in.
Launcher -
Widgets -
Icons -
Wall -
[Widgets used are heavily modified]
Launcher: Nova Launcher (Free) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher
Weather Widget: Today Weather (Free) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.lockdown.weather
Music Widget: Aimp (Free) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aimp.player
Icon Pack: Linebit Light (Paid) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.edzondm.linebitlight
Desktop 9 x 11.
Wallpaper: Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/WXDQ8o22Sho
Hey! Sure, details are below. No impact on performance, it's a super lightweight setup, just needs a few tools to make it look nicer:
Launcher - Nova
Icon pack - Minimal O
Wallpaper - Muzei (with Vitrina plugin)
Clock Widget - ~~Zooper (with Trident pack)~~ [Apparently this isn't available anymore]. People have recommended KWGT and there seem to be Trident plugins for that too.
Steps:
Install and set up Nova
Download the icon pack, enter Nova settings go to 'look and feel' and apply the pack
Go back to the main settings for Nova and then go to 'home screen' settings and set the grid to 12x7
Add your icons to the home screen (you can just click and drag them into the layout that I've used)
Install ~~Zooper~~ KWGT and Trident, then add a new ~~Zooper~~ KWGT Widget to the home screen and look through the Trident templates and add the one you like
Install Muzei and Vitrina, and go through the setup steps (can't remember the steps exactly, but it's simple enough if you're good at navigating menus and following on screen instructions)
Then you should be all set :) you might need to tweak some of the settings with the Dock etc - but just play around in the Nova settings until you have it looking the way you like it
Hey! Sure, details are below. It's a super lightweight setup, just needs a few tools to make it look nicer:
Launcher - Nova
Icon pack - Minimal O
Wallpaper - Muzei [which auto-changes the wallpaper] - with the Vitrina plugin [which lets you set subreddits as the wallpaper source, I use /r/EarthPorn as mine]. For example, mine has changed since the previous screenshot to this
Clock Widget - powered by KWGT with the Trident plugin for the specific widget.
Steps:
Install and set up Nova
Download the icon pack, enter Nova settings go to 'look and feel' and apply the pack
Go back to the main settings for Nova and then go to 'home screen' settings and set the grid to 12x7
Add your icons to the home screen (you can just click and drag them into the layout that I've used)
Install KWGT and Trident, then add a new KWGT Widget to the home screen and look through the Trident templates and add the one you like
Install Muzei and Vitrina, and go through the setup steps (can't remember the steps exactly, but it's simple enough if you're good at navigating menus and following on screen instructions)
Then you should be all set :) you might need to tweak some of the settings with the Dock etc - but just play around in the Nova settings until you have it looking the way you like it
- Samsung Galaxy S10+
- Nova Launcher
- Wallpaper (Edited & Cropped by me) [1307 x 1167]
- Wallpaper (original) [1920 x 1279]
- Wallpaper dimmed 25% by MUZEI
- Energy Bar for S10+ (Battery)
- Dock icons and widgets from RAD PACK
- Custom widgets by KWGT
- Custom Clock Widget
- Custom Weather Widget
- Fonts
Launcher: Nova, 5x5 grid, folders set to "Immersive" with 100% background transparency
Icons: Pure
Wallpaper: from this post by u/Blazo_D (link in comments)
KWGT: Custom widget I made to be visually similar to the nova folders - the top number is the high temp for the day, the middle is the current temp, and the bottom is the low for the day
Edit: fixed a word
I was super inspired after stumbling upon Blloc and wanted to create something simple I could use for myself within Nova Launcher.
This is about as basic as it gets - A Simple Text Widget with a line break in between each piece of text, simple Whicons next to each line, and then a very clean app drawer. I have one other screen that looks identical to the first but with social media and other things that I use regularly.
I use Nova gestures to access Google, Maps, and Weather. This theme is very tailored to how I use my phone but I think it could be easily adapted because of how simple it is! Super light on your battery as well.
Launcher: Nova Launcher & Prime
Icons: LineX Icon Pack
Month and clock: huk kwgt (#123, #126)
Days: Austere KWGT (#14a)
Weather: Today Weather
Wallpaper: Here
[Resources] :
Launcher: Nova Launcher / Nova Launcher Prime [ [link] ] [ [link] ]
Icon Pack: RedLine IconPack : LineX MKBHD Edition [ [link] ]
Wallpaper: From Unplash.com - Image by Serge Kutuzov [ [link] ]
Walpy - Wallpapers: Sources its wallpapers from Unplash. You can choose to blur the wallpaper before you apply. [ [link] ]
Widget: Overdrop Weather - Pro Key [ [link] ] (You get to choose from a couple of widgets bundled with this weather app)
Sorry bro was asleep, here you go
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Icons: I made them just customizing the color on Icon Pack Studio
Widgets: The color bar I made myself just by adding shapes and changing their color, the music progress is also the default one on KWGT PRO and the date widget I got from FAV for KWGT PRO
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Icons: I made them myself on Icon Pack Studio
Wallpaper: 808s & Heartbreak album by Kanye West
Widgets: I made them myself on KWGT
Launcher : Nova Prime
Widgets : day indicator hory of Trident 3 for KWGT
Icons : Compacticons HD 4.0
Wall : Wildfox of AmoledWalls Pro
Extra Info :
I changed the colour scheme of Icons & Widgets,
AmoledWalls has a non-pro app too but I'm not sure if this wall is present in that one.
try any custom launcher and you'll be able to change the grid size which in turn changes the size of the widgets (widget size stays the same, but screen size increases), in other words screen becomes more dense so the widgets becomes small.
9*6 grid
11*8 grid
I'm using Nova Launcher.
The launcher is the overlay that defines what your home screen, app drawer, icons look like etc. Nova launcher is another great choice, it even has an extension that gives you unread notifications.
- Wallpaper generated in Tapet with edge light effect from Borderlight
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Hahahaha! I've got more more, if you're up for it. Third time's the charm after all!
These are more of a boring quality of life improvement than something revolutionary, but...
Display Fusion
Display Fusion is awesome if you use multiple monitors. Nowadays, it's one of the first things I install on a new PC.
Although it's easily worth the $30 asking price for badass multi-monitor taskbars alone, it has a bunch of other features, too.
- Split your monitor into segments -- although this is great for ultrawide monitors, here is a ridiculous example using a regular monitor
- Arguably one of the most-used features for me: Middle-click a window's title bar to move it between monitors
- Better window management, dragging and snapping. No, really.
- Advanced wallpaper settings -- grab the dankest memes from the reddits
- It also supports scripting and custom actions if you want to get fancy
- Plus a bunch of other awesomeness -- Make Desktops Great Again^(TM)
SoundSwitch
As someone who constantly uses both speakers and headphones with my PC, I got tired of messing with Windows' mediocre sound settings just to switch between the two.
Enter SoundSwitch, a free, open-source solution that makes it dead simple to swap between some (or all) of your audio devices via a hotkey (defaults to CTRL+ALT+F11) or the system tray icon.
More Android Apps
- Nova Launcher Prime (the paid upgrade), used together with Nova Google Companion (free) provides a far better launcher experience than the stock Pixel launcher (miles ahead of Samsung's, too)
- Nova Google Companion replicates the Google Now feed on your leftmost home screen, like this. Here's how to install Nova Google Companion, if you're interested.
- Tasker -- Automate your phone! I use Tasker to enable Wi-Fi at home, turn on Bluetooth in a car, all sorts of cool stuff
- AutoHue -- Control your Philips Hue and LIFX lights from Tasker. (I can only speak for the LIFX experience, but it works great for me)
- Bluetooth Auto Connect -- Automatically connect to any Bluetooth device. Requires Tasker. (I use this to connect to devices when my phone is nearby)
- Sleep as Android -- The best alarm clock for Android (probably)
- Supports "sleep captchas" required to dismiss an alarm, like maths (such as
(3 x 9) + 4), NFC tags, QR codes, etc. - Snooze limits are also handy (available as both max total snooze duration and max number of snoozes)
- I use a QR code in my kitchen along with the snooze limits (max. 25 mins or 2 snoozes, whichever comes first) to force myself out of bed.
- Also supports Tasker events (using Tasker with Sleep, I trigger my smart lights to simulate a sunrise ~20 mins. before my alarm starts, then play the news when it gets dismissed)
- Also tracks your sleep habits, and has Wearable integration (to measure you heart rate, etc.) -- nifty if you're into statistics and such
- Supports "sleep captchas" required to dismiss an alarm, like maths (such as
:-) Hope this helps! Let me know if you want more!
Download Nova Launcher
Possibilities are now endless!
Welcome to Android, you'll enjoy it!
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Wallpaper from here: AMOLED 4k wallpapers
Icon pack: Light Void Free
Weather/Clock: Simple weather widget
Check here:
Settings, Display, (Advanced) -- Font size or Display size.
AFAIK those are the only way to influence the look of the stock launcher. If you want to mess with the launcher, def go with Nova -- tons of options and look-and-feel changes that you can make.
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This is what I said from 3-3:35
>The Pixel 2 XL has a massive 6” P. OLED display at QHD resolution and an 18:9 aspect ratio – sounds familiar so far. The display is HDR 10 certified, meaning that it supports a wider range of colour gamut, therefore it can show you more and brighter colours on the screen – making the content overall more enjoyable. If you’re wondering, I rarely noticed the blue shift issue on the display, and it would never bother me as I have always held the device directly in front of me.
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>The sunlight visibility is excellent, and it allowed me to see the contents on the screen in all lighting conditions.
The apps I've used are:
Launcher: Nova Launcher Prime (2 different links, Prime is for the Premium functionality)
Wallpaper: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1UsXKA4_11Jf46fmaqTJyIUCzrbrSNX6f
I've used a review from my website to show off the blue shift. Everything else is built-in to the device and can be found in settings.
Nothing crazy. Still settling in to Pie.
Slightly modified stock KWGT widget
Wallpaper from AMOLED wallpapers.
EDIT: Oh, and using ProductSans font.
I use the Nova launcher on my phone since it has nice widgets and lets me remove the widgets that launcher3 forced me to have such as the Google Search bar. Seasame integrates with Nova and provides more functionality and specialized shortcuts. Although it says it is free on the store it is actually a trial, after a few days it will ask you to upgrade. Tasker is a paid app intended for automation. I was looking for a way to make Google Play music to be my alarm clock, which is when I found it from here. I haven't tried it but it looks good. Another option is IFTTT, but I don't know how it campares to Tasker.
I hope that helps. Also you should share the videos you watched. Cheers (;
I've been following this reddit for a while and learning the basics to mess with KLWP and KWGT. Based on this setup by /florencio2, I came up with this.
Nova Launcher prime. (Gestures and folders with just one icon)
KLWP for the animations, when I tap the music icon, the top part slides down and the bottom part slides up.
KWGT for the top widget
Wallpaper from unsplash by Marek Szturc
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Feel free to give some advice.
Resouces
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Wallpaper(edited)
https://unsplash.com/photos/DjlNzHuv_Ck
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Launcher
・Nova Launcher
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher
LWP
・KLWP
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kustom.wallpaper ]
・Weird template by me.
Imgur Album - Grid View (Might not have transparencies on mobile)
Imgur Album - Desktop View (Try this if transparencies don't work on mobile)
Imgur Zip Download (50 Images - NOTE: This often breaks after too many people use it and works again later)
New Additions:
Tibarn: Lord of the Air
Reyson: White Prince
Leanne: Forest's Song
Nailah: Unflinching Eye
Naesala: Sky's Shadow
Icon Changing Options for Android:
Nova Launcher (Free - what I use on my S7)
Adapticons (Costs $1)
Icon Changer (Free - may not work properly anymore or adds logo to icon)
Icon Changing Options for iOS:
Shortcuts (Posted by u/E-101Beta_mkII)
Apple Configurator 2 (Posted by u/keijiKun_)
Nova Launcher Instructions:
Long press the app icon in the menu or on the desktop (each can have separate icons)
Press "Edit"
Tap the icon
Select "Gallery apps"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Adapticons Instructions:
Select "FE Heroes" App from the list
Scroll down to "Icon Settings" and tap on the icon
Select "Import Icon"
Tap "Select icon from gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Tap "Select Icon"
Change size to 46%
Scroll down to "Shape Settings" and tap on the background color
Tap "Select solid color"
Tap "Advanced Mode"
Drag the Opacity bar all the way to the left to make it invisible
Tap "Select Color"
Hit the disk icon in the top right to save
Choose "Add icon to home screen" and it will appear on the desktop
Icon Changer Instructions:
Select App
Press "Change"
Select "Gallery"
Navigate to the new icon you want from your phone
Stretch corners to fit icon
Press "Crop"
Press "OK"
A shortcut to the app with the new icon will be added to your desktop
Create your own Icons!
Last Album:
Love this look. Hope you guys like it too!
Launcher - Nova Launcher
Icons - The Grid
Wallpaper - Link
Search Widget - Ocea for KWGT (KWGT-00022 in the pack)
My first attempt at a theme
- Launcher: Nova Launcher
- Icon: Linebit Icon Pack
- Wallpaper
- Top widget: Frosbit KWGT, Widget 005 with inverted search bar and text color
- Clock and date widget: Watermelon Kwgt, WM 005
Resources
background for apps and music widget are custom made by me.
Sauce:
Nova launcher: Google widget included. [link]
Lines Pro Icons: [link]
Wallpaper (edited a photo I found online to make it darker to my liking): Wallpapers [link]
KWGT Weather default: [link]
Heyo so this is my first entire them job I'vd done I know it's not a lot but it took a while to find a lot for the icons and change it all. I really love the way it looks and it flows super smoothly for me as well. Hope you like it too.
I dont think the stock samsung launcher has that feature. Maybe try a 3rd party launcher like Nova Launcher
Launcher: nova launcher
Clock Widget: digital clock widget
Background: Hypno clock live wallpaper
System Font: Josefine sans
Edit: linked directly to the image
link
Components:
Launcher: Nova
Background: from here. Here's my crop of it
Icons: Unicorn Dark
Calendar: Month
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Wallpaper: [link]
![[link]](https://i.imgur.com/DzexTKj.jpg){kind=link}
Icons: Icon Pack Studio (I just removed background, set icon black, then size 70)
Grid: 7 wide x 8 tall
Recently switched from a Pixel 1 to S9, and since my Pixel 1 bricked on me I had no choice but to start fresh. I've optimized my phone to be reachable with my right thumb. I've sorted it by reachability with my right thumb:
Frequent apps: Toggle, Todoist, Travel Folder (Google Maps, Waze, Lyft, and upcoming trips apps), Google Keep
Semi-Frequent: Finance Folder (Bank, Credit, and finance management apps), Weather, Storage Folder (Google Drive, Onedrive, Dropbox, Local Files), Reading Folder (Kindle & Instapaper), Notion
Sorta Frequent: FitBit
I also have an additional dock I can scroll to that has all of my audio and entertainment on it (pic). I've also been playing with Samsung's new edge menu for shortcuts, it's a work in process (pic).
General information:
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Icon Pack: Minimalist
Wallpaper: [link]
![[link]](https://i.imgur.com/GOjUb33.png){kind=link}
If you want to try a good launcher then I can't help but recommend Nova Launcher, personally I've been happy with the BB launcher so not installed Nova on my own phone but used it extensively on a Huawei phone before because the stock experience was terrible.
IIRC there's an ad supported offering for Nova but the ad free option isn't expensive and well worth the money.
I like the Key2 so far, it's not slow, it's not fast. For me a phone is about utilitarianism, I don't care if it looks good, so long as it does the job for me and doesn't work slowly then I will be happy with it. The people who moan I tend to find are the ones that want a device that screams "LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT MY PHONE, ISN'T IT SOOOOO COOOOLLLL", frankly IDGAS about any of that. Owning a blackberry has those moments anyway because it's so rare (that said there are 2x BB Priv's in my home and 2x Key2's). For me the speed at which I can bash out an email or keep up with group conversations will always be the reason I've gone for the phone.
![[link]](https://i.imgur.com/QbvxuPK.jpg){kind=link}
Nova Launcher Has an astounding amount of customisation, and you can set it to be like iOS.
Single page home with folders for most icons on the OP6 DevPreview 3.
Using Nova Launcher Prime and Borealis icon pack.
Here is a list of things I used to get this design:
1) You're going to need Nova Launcher , which is pretty much the core of your build because you need to access this launcher everytime you want this pipboy theme.
2) You're going to need one of the following colored pipboy themes (which also include the live wallpaper) Green , Blue , Amber , White , Pink or Red.
3) In order to have the animated lockscreen/homescreen you will need these 2 apps ACDisplay. This allows you to use widgets on your lockscreen (Hint: GIFWidgetPro). In order to use gifs you will need GIFWidgetPro. There is a free version of this but only allows you to use 1 GIF at a time.
4) You will finally need GIF's and thanks to the ~~awesome~~ LEGENDARY redditor u/PeteTheLich he was able to photoshop the following 4 GIF's that I use Bloody mess , Walking Vault Boy , Vault Boy with PipBoy and Vault Boy Thumbs Up.
Good luck :)
![[link]](https://i.imgur.com/DqO0uhC.jpg){kind=link}
You can override it by installing a new launcher from the play store. I recommend [Nova Launcher] ([link]).
Else, you could uninstall it from Settings->Applications but do take note that if there is no default launcher that came with the phone or that it had been previously removed, you would face quite some difficulty navigating the phone.
Thanks! It's just Nova Launcher with the Lines Icon Pack. There's also a free version of Lines with less icons if you'd like to try it out.
If you're also interested, the clock widget is Digital Clock Xperia
- Launcher: Nova
- Wallpaper: One of the included ones
- Widget: KWGT Pro using a Huk for KWGT template modified to include weather and to pull wallpaper colors using Kolorette.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher&hl=en_US
Well worth it. The features are so much better. Swipe down for notifications, the up for apps vs multitasking is a much better experience. Custom icons. Ugh, I could go on and on.
try a different app launcher like nova
I use Nova Launcher as a work around.
When I use the middle gesture on the home screen it opens G Assistant for me.
Using Nova Launcher
Icons: Oxygen Icon Pack
Wallpaper - Image isn't the correct size for OP6 but it still gets the job done for me.
Look into getting a laucnher like Nova. They let you customize appearance.
Not my first theme, but it is the first one I have shared here. So far, I'm mostly satisfied with how it is setup. The Reddit Feed "post scrolling" and subreddit switching feel clunky and the subreddit switcher for the wallpaper looks out of place. It's only been tested on my OG Pixel, it might need adjustments for anything else. The font used is Google's Product Sans. The dp of my phone is also set to 449.
Launcher, widgets, and other files:
Another Widget (For At a Glance)
Wallpaper modified in Snapseed and with OLEDBuddy
BixPic 04 Widget included in BixPic Icon Pack (Modified)
Hidden Folder Icon from Drwrcon
No, not at all. It's a simple launcher replacement that replaces your home screen, AND is way faster than the default Samsung one. (Source: used a low-end Samsung phone running Android KitKat for over 2 years as my main)
Why not give it a shot? [link]
I modified my previous setup, I think it's better this way.
Some links, OP can confirm if these are the referenced items. Install at your own risk.
I could be wrong, but I believe you can install a custom launcher to fix that. The one I use, Nova Launcher, still supports horizontally scrolling images for your home screen background. Would require you setting up your home screen again which might be a little tedious, but it also gives you a lot more options to play around with if you want that.
Google says £500 is about US$704 today, which seems like a good price. I've had this phone for four days, and it is the best phone I've ever had. It's fast, has a great main camera, great battery life, and a beautiful screen. The stock launcher is good, but you may want to try out some custom launchers (I use Nova Launcher, which works well on this phone).
From the Google play store here: [link]
Why, certainly!
Baseline layout/design: Nova Launcher
Icon Pack: Whicons
Date/time Widget: Zooper Widgets
Wallpaper: the Queen, herself!
- Launcher: Nova Launcher
- Wallpaper: Walpy
- Widget: Huk for KWGT
- Icons: Icon Pack Studio
Second theme I've made, hope you like it!
Launcher: Nova Launcher, 3 pages
Font: Bebas Neue
Icons: Whicons
Wallpaper: [link]
Klwp: [link]
Recently I swapped ROMs, over to Resurrection Remix and I love it. I decided to commemorate this by creating a new theme; an outrun T-800 theme I found a while ago. Best thing is that because of Resurrection Remix, I can have my entire phone themed in this way, and even got a CRT animation for locking my phone.
Apologies to the original creator of the wallpaper, I can't find the link so I've re-uploaded it here.
Made in Nova Launcher (As always).
Icon Pack is Rad Pack. I made it using the free version.
Widgets at the top are customized versions of "minimal 72" of the mnml UI pack for Zooper Widget.
I'm really happy with how the theme turned out, and am loving Resurrection Remix as well. I recommend it for anyone looking for a new ROM.
- Launcher: Nova
- Widgets: Zooper custom made with Soft Core font
- Icons: Whicons and Flat White
- Wallpaper (not sure where I found it)
- Nova Launcher
- Bubble Cloud Widgets
- Business Calendar widget
- BeyondPod widget
- [Dives round analog clock widget](Dives by Vertumus]([link])
- Minimalistic Text widget
Icon packs:
- 3rd page: Dives by Vertumus
- 4th page + Nova launcher: Elixir by Nicque
- 5th page: Moonshine by Nate Wren Design
Pushbullet til Android er en af mine favoritter. Den har flere forskellige funktioner. Man kan svare på SMS'er direkte i browseren og man sende links mellem sine enheder (herunder Chrome) med et enkelt klik.
Jeg ville også være et skarn, hvis jeg ikke gjorde lidt skamløs reklame for en ny app, som en pårørende er direktør for; Jobilant. Det er en form for digitalt vikarbureau, som dropper det forældede mellemled, og henter inspiration fra tjenester som Tinder og Uber i sin simple tilgang.
Derudover kan jeg også anbefale de nye live-wallpapers, som er udviklet til Pixel 2. Man han hente dem til andre Android telefoner og de ser super godt ud!
Nova Launcher er desuden nok den første app jeg henter på en ny telefon.
My Note8 Homescreen - this is the live, color-shifting wallpaper, and here is the app drawer.
The launcher is Nova Launcher, the icons are mine (using Icon Pack Studio), and the wallpaper is a combination of this image (found on Reddit) and Wave.
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Grid Size 5x4
Icons: Pixel Icon Pack
Widget: Another Widget
Wallpaper: Here
Custom Folder: Here
Pixel 2 XL - 128 GB, Black and White - Android 8.1 Oreo
> * Wallpaper - by /u/AB-nebula > > * Launcher - Nova Prime with Tesla Unread for notifications badge support - here is a backup of my settings, if you want to replicate > > * Icons - Pixelation, which seems to currently be on sale > > * Search Bar - CSBW for custom colors and transparencies > > * Weather Widget - Weather Timeline > > * System Theme - Swift Dark (using Substratum with andromeda for rootless theming)
Other:
> * Granular Immersive Mode for per-app immersive mode
>> * Get it working by running the adb command: adb shell pm grant com.rascarlo.granular.immersive.mode android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
> * Edge Gestures for gesture based navigation in Immersive Mode enabled apps
Wallpaper is Slash Parade from the Backdrops app.
You'll need to use a different launcher app for that. Many recommend Nova for the amount of customization it offers.
It'd be a lot to detail everything, but I can definitely point you in the right direction.
Launcher is Nova Launcher
Icon pack is 1-Bit
Gif wallpaper from here
And the app to use that gif as a live wallpaper is here
As far as the time/date widget, I just custom made it using KWGT, using PixelMix as the font.
Hopefully that helps get you going. Let me know if you get super stuck and I'll try to help.
Apps I remember paying for:
This theme is based off a wallpaper that is based off this super inspiring comment by [/u/ryans01](/u/ryans01).
Resources:
KLWP for wallpaper.
Authentic Weather for weather widget.
Welcome!
To do the customization stuff you should start with a Launcher. The one I used for this is called Nova Launcher.
You can download icon packs and apps to make custom widgets and run them through the launcher. The icon pack I used here is called Lines. KWGT and Zooper are good for widgets.
- Nova Launcher
- Whicons Icon Pack
- Wallpaper is from the Gwent card game, original included in album.
Widgets:
Nova Settings:
- Desktop: 12 vertical, 10 horizontal. Subgrid positioning is enabled.
- Dock: 7 icons, 70% size, medium height padding. No width padding.
- Also, the option "normalize icon size" is enabled.
Tweaks used:
- Launcher: Nova Launcher
- Icons: TwoPixel
- Date and weather: Another Widget
- Wallpaper
- Search bar: Custom made with Nova Launcher
It's the app that makes up your home screen, wallpaper, app shortcuts, widgets, etc.
If you want more customizability, you can download and use a different launcher. This would allow you to not have the search bar. That is what the other commenter on your post was getting at.
Examples would be Nova Launcher or Action Launcher.
Here is my mantra.
Install Nova Launcher ([link])
Install Quick settings (more toggle and night filter) ([link]
Google keyboard theme customization
Install Google live wallpapers for kick ass pixel wallpapers [link]
Install modified Google cam apk for better camera image output
Setup nova launcher gesture control.
Enable swipe fingerprint scanner to drop notification shade
Profit.
There are also third-party launchers like Nova Launcher that will allow you to hide apps and fully customize your homescreen and app drawers.
A few options for launchers which may get you started (I use Nova, but you can even install several side by side if you want to!). There are all kinds of design metaphors available, so if you fancy something with lots of circles or whatever, just search for "launcher" and you'll have plenty to play with :)
Probably a good time to start using Nova launcher. You can add the app drawer button back.
Icons are downloaded from the Samsung Theme Store, called Pixilize
Grid 5x6, I set it up to have the search bar in the dock, then just replaced the search bar with a Today Weather widget, and just added the search widget to the top.
Wallpaper: here
Luncher: Nova Luncher
Widget: Zooper (made by me, link in the comments)
My settings includes: - swipe up for the app menu - swipe down for the notification area - tap on the clock to show the camera
I also use "swipe up" on icons to access folders and widgets. [link]
I'm running Dirty Unicorns on my OnePlus 5.
Nova Launcher Prime with swipe up to access app drawer.
For wallpaper google "Dirty Unicorns wallpaper".
Substratum I use mainly minimaterial but also Quetzal for Spotify and Outline for statusbar icons.
Yes, use Nova Launcher.
:-)
- Nova Launcher
- Elixir icon pack
- Bubble Cloud Widgets - the bubbles, duh
- Minimal Text Widget - the time
- Business Calendar Classic
- High contrast v2 theme
- Black droplets wallpaper - tweaked
That depends on the launcher you're using. I'm not sure if the Samsung one has that feature, but you can always install a different one.
At least Nova Launcher has that, I don't know about the others since I haven't used a different one in a while, but I would guess most of the popular ones have it too.
** Edit **
Here are links to the ones I've seen recomended the most in this sub, in case you're interested:
Okay, it gets a little messy then. For Nougat, it requires rooting or ADB (very simple) to actually create toggles for this. However, if you are averse to that, you can easily create a one click shortcut to the mobile data settings page. I put together some examples (in order): Nova Launcher, QuickShortcutMaker, native settings shortcut, Tiles (this creates a quick setting tile that takes you to the mobile data settings--there are free alternatives) MacroDroid (this example is a toggle so it requires root or ADB), and Tasker.
If you are willing to do ADB, you could also use SystemUI Tuner to enable your hidden mobile data toggle quick setting tile.
Another option is to use an app like NetGuard. You can set it to completely block mobile data access for any or all apps (and Wi-Fi, too) and then create a toggle for the app, so the toggle for the app would then work similarly to a system wide mobile data toggle.
Resources:
- Nova Launcher Beta
- Pixel Icon Pack
- Pixel Dos widget for KWGT
- Forest Wallpaper from Zedge
- Pixel navigation button overlay
I prefer a minimalistic and color coordinated homescreen
*Edit - I swear this Amoled wallpaper looks better on my phone than on a computer monitor lol
Nova Launcher - [link]
io16 Clock - [link]
Unicorn Dark Icons - [link]
Wallpaper - [link]
![[link]](https://trendland.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cru-camera-4.jpg){kind=link}
Theme - Blackest OS on Samsung Theme Store
![[link]](https://i.imgur.com/XuALtWD.png){kind=link}
Launcher: Nova Launcher (Premium version)
Icon Pack: Lines Pro (Free version)
Wallpaper: From this imgur album, this image.
Widget App: Zooper Widget Pro
Widget Settings: [link]
It's an interesting problem.
Honestly, the better way is to install Nova Launcher on your phone. It has home screen orientation settings for AutoRotate, Force Portrait or Force Landscape. Plus enough other settings for anybody.
Your task isn't wasted, you can now rely on the orientation returned by the display test.
Of course you can use Tasker's 6 way orientation sensors and some hysteresis logic instead.
- Standing Up or Upside Down -> Portrait
- Left Side or Right Side-> Landscape
but trust me, it won't feel right because those sensors flip within about 15 degrees instead of 45.
EMUI is basically Huawei's own version of android (it's a type of launcher and you can download other types of launchers if you want, the most popular alternative one being Nova Launcher, but you can customize a lot without having to necessarily change launchers, so if you want an iOS similar experience i would probably stick with EMUI)
for all intents and purpose it's mostly a visual redesign, which is why android's default icons and general layout looks different on a samsung or LG for example
i can't speak on what other launchers are like since i've only used EMUI but i can vouch that using the "stockify" theme makes things look a lot better (it's modeled after the basic "stock" android that you would find on a Google Pixel), and if you really want an iOS look there are apps like this one that let you change app icons
Welcome to Android! So there's lots you can do with Android. Think of Android as being like the PC of the smartphone world. It's highly customizable and can look however you want it to.
As some have suggested, Nova Launcher is incredibly powerful. The free version gives you plenty to start with and if you want more the Prime add-on is worth the money. You can even use icon packs with it to really make it feel like your device.
If you like listening to locally stored music, I cannot praise PowerAMP enough! It's been my favorite purchase ever since I had my first Samsung Galaxy S (the og!).
Getting used to using Google services is one of the best things to do in my opinion. All the Google services link together everywhere you go. So if you login on your computer, your contacts, calendar, email, notes, and Play Store purchases are all synced. The Samsung ones are good, but if you ever get a new Android device and it's from anyone but Samsung, you're a bit SOL. Since google services are on all Android devices you'd purchase, it's best to use those ones.
If you're a fan of reading webpages on your PC or phone, I'd recommend PushBullet as a fantastic app. It can send and receive links and text from one device to another with the push of a button. PushBullet also allows you to sign up for news bulletins to get sent to you via notifications and links. For instance, I have the subreddit of GooglePlayDeals free deals sent to my phone whenever there's a new post. I also have the HumbleBundle deals sent to me this way. I never miss a deal because of these.
For Reddit, I am personally a fan of Relay for Reddit. There are many options out there, this is just my personal favorite. This was all written from this app.
Depending on how much of a power user you are, Unified Remote can be amazing for using your phone to control your PC. I purchased the full version of this app because I enjoyed it so much. The free version will do just fine for mouse and keyboard control though.
Today Weather is a new and in my opinion very beautiful and accurate app for weather tracking.
Google Opinion Rewards is by far the easiest app to recommend because who doesn't love free money? Every once in a while Google will ask you about places you've visited. It asks you to rate the place, and that's it. They give you a few cents here and there for answering. In the 4 years I have been doing this, I have earned $37.25CAD (Canadian for those unaware). So it does add up over time. This money gets added to your play account and can be used for anything from music to movies to apps.
The last thing I'll say is do not get a ram cleaner or any app that claims it will boost the performance of your phone. They will do nothing but bog down the phone and make it feel like crap. Android and manufactures have put lots of time and effort into making sure the device runs well without those apps. Those apps were from a time when Android was young and didn't handle things well. The system is much better now and does not need them. Some people still get some sort of antivirus software for their phone, but unless you're really going into some areas of the Internet where you'd be a target for being taken advantage of, there is no need for one.
I hope some of this helped you out! If there's any questions you have feel free to reply and I'll answer asap! Enjoy your amazing S8!!
Welcome to Android! So there's lots you can do with Android. Think of Android as being like the PC of the smartphone world. It's highly customizable and can look however you want it to.
As some have suggested, Nova Launcher is incredibly powerful. The free version gives you plenty to start with and if you want more the Prime add-on is worth the money. You can even use icon packs with it to really make it feel like your device.
If you like listening to locally stored music, I cannot praise PowerAMP enough! It's been my favorite purchase ever since I had my first Samsung Galaxy S (the og!).
Getting used to using Google services is one of the best things to do in my opinion. All the Google services link together everywhere you go. So if you login on your computer, your contacts, calendar, email, notes, and Play Store purchases are all synced. The Samsung ones are good, but if you ever get a new Android device and it's from anyone but Samsung, you're a bit SOL. Since google services are on all Android devices you'd purchase, it's best to use those ones.
If you're a fan of reading webpages on your PC or phone, I'd recommend PushBullet as a fantastic app. It can send and receive links and text from one device to another with the push of a button. PushBullet also allows you to sign up for news bulletins to get sent to you via notifications and links. For instance, I have the subreddit of GooglePlayDeals free deals sent to my phone whenever there's a new post. I also have the HumbleBundle deals sent to me this way. I never miss a deal because of these.
For Reddit, I am personally a fan of Relay for Reddit. There are many options out there, this is just my personal favorite. This was all written from this app.
Depending on how much of a power user you are, Unified Remote can be amazing for using your phone to control your PC. I purchased the full version of this app because I enjoyed it so much. The free version will do just fine for mouse and keyboard control though.
Today Weather is a new and in my opinion very beautiful and accurate app for weather tracking.
Google Opinion Rewards is by far the easiest app to recommend because who doesn't love free money? Every once in a while Google will ask you about places you've visited. It asks you to rate the place, and that's it. They give you a few cents here and there for answering. In the 4 years I have been doing this, I have earned $37.25CAD (Canadian for those unaware). So it does add up over time. This money gets added to your play account and can be used for anything from music to movies to apps.
The last thing I'll say is do not get a ram cleaner or any app that claims it will boost the performance of your phone. They will do nothing but bog down the phone and make it feel like crap. Android and manufactures have put lots of time and effort into making sure the device runs well without those apps. Those apps were from a time when Android was young and didn't handle things well. The system is much better now and does not need them. Some people still get some sort of antivirus software for their phone, but unless you're really going into some areas of the Internet where you'd be a target for being taken advantage of, there is no need for one.
I hope some of this helped you out! If there's any questions you have feel free to reply and I'll answer asap! Enjoy your amazing S8!!
Device: Samsung Galaxy S8
Launcher: Nova (Prime)
Theme: Kecil
Wallpaper: Link
This is my first Android setup. I've been a long time iPhone Jailbreaker and Themer, and I'm loving how easy and native Android makes theming.
If you have any questions, just ask!
Secure settings\execute shortcut\Nova\voice search
Requires:
This method isn't ideal, but I can't find any info stating Tasker can handle opening Google Assistant on its own.
So that'll open Google Assistant as an action, but I couldn't figure out how to say "Good Morning"
Reply if you figure anything out.
As long as your launcher lets you use a live wallpaper (you might have to switch to a different launcher like Nova Launcher) you'll be able to use KLWP. Hope this helps!
it's a launcher that will replace the pixel launcher and give you a lot more customization
Edit: I started writing this, then my kid did something dangerous so I put the phone in my pocket and must have accidentally hit submit. Well, here's what it was supposed to be.
My current setup for the last few months. A bit busier than normal but I'm content.
Launcher: Nova notables would be the apps section where I set it up like folders. I also have three different docks that I can swype left or right.
Icons: Saturate all is stock except for a few where I swap out the default icons for a few others in the saturated pack.
Clock: Kustom widget with fox
No you don't need to root. Nova Launcher is a very popular one that has a ton of customization.
Phone: Galaxy S8
Launcher: Nova Launcher Prime
Icon Pack: Pixbit Prime
Widgets: The Google Pill & Weather/Date are included with Pixbit and require Kustom Widget, while the clock is 8-Bit Clock Widget
Wallpaper: Bitday Wallpaper, specifically the Early Night background.
I usually try to make my Android themes simple and AOSP inspired, so I decided I wanted to do something entirely new. I'm very into retro/8-bit styling, so I spent a good time coming up with a retro inspired theme. Originally I wanted to use the Bit Day Live wallpaper, but it doesn't properly scale to the Galaxy S8's 18:9 style, so I downloaded the static image from my favorite time of day, right when the sun has set 90% and you still have that dark red/purple in the sky.
Download these
- Open the icon pack and look for Nova launcher
- Apply it
- Set the download wallpaper
- Enjoy
Simple shapes and blue Material colors. Removed status bar icons.
- Launcher: I am currently using <strong>Nova</strong>. Often switch back to Action. Search widget uses Labs weather option.
- Icon pack/wallpaper: <strong>Andromeda</strong> by Mowmo
- Widget: Kustom template that I designed employing <strong>GNW icons</strong> and the <strong>Quicksand</strong> font family. WiFi and Bluetooth icons double as toggles. If anyone asks, I would happily share the file over Google Drive.
Phone: Nexus 6
Firmware: Android 7.0
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Wallpaper: Backdrops
Icons: White Icon Pack
Widget: mnml UI for Zooper
Do you mean to use the characters as app icons? If so, then you just need the image you want to use, and a custom Launcher such as Nova Launcher to set those images as the app icon. What I did in this case though is different, I put transparent widgets on top of the characters on the wallpaper, and set the widgets to launch respective apps. Sorry if I'm giving you the wrong, let me know if I'm unclear or if you need any help.
The stock Pixel Launcher does not have support for badges. You'll need a different launcher like Nova to get badges and unread counts.
When I tried notification badges briefly I do recally Gmail being one of the apps that did work properly, at least with Nova Launcher and TeslaUnread so maybe check that combination out if you're looking for badges.
If you want unread number on the launcher (the home screen). Then I'd suggest you to get Nova Launcher and download TeslaUnread along with it. I've used this for years now and is excellent.
Welcome to the Android world!
There are lots of things you can spend play credits on. Games, applications. I would recommend Nova Launcher if you are into customization and Tasker if you are into automation (although tasker has a learning curve).
Also, visit /r/googleplaydeals paid apps that are free for a limited time! Visit /r/AndroidGaming if you are into games!
So here are the resources:
> The launcher is Nova Launcher
> The icon pack is Glyphsy
> The widgets I made myself in both Zooper Widget and KWGT (I used both because I already had the main screen widgets made in Zooper but I wanted to use KWGT for more flexibility). The bar at the top of the main screen is a battery indicator.
> The font I used in the widgets is Quicksand Light
> To get the media player icons from the Glyphsy icon pack, I used Kustom Icon Plugin
> The background has a parallax effect thanks to Hologram Background
> The actual images in the background are ones I edited slightly from here and here
> And finally, for anyone who doesn't know of the app already, I gave my screenshots the phone border using Screener
Please leave any suggestions or questions, I'm happy to listen and help.
> 1. Nova launcher. It's in the settings under Desktop
Note that you have to be on the beta version, which you can sign up for in the Play Store.
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I'm sure there's some poorly optimized launchers out there, but I've never seen Nova use more than 2% of the battery, and that's on days I spend a lot of time tinkering with the homescreen. On some devices it might actually make the homescreen more responsive.
Nova Launcher is free and a good place to start, though some features like swipe gestures are only in the paid version. I used the free version for a half year before I decided to buy the full thing.
A fair warning though: it can take hours to go through all of the settings and get familiar with everything the app can do. Then it might take another few hours to set everything as you want it (depending a lot on how creative you want to be).
Check out /r/AndroidThemes for inspiration. Crazy shit can be done if you also learn how to use KLWP (which has a steeper learning curve and is a whole lot more tedious to use than Nova Launcher).
This is on the LG G4 but will be on the S8+
Made with:
Heavily inspired by /u/CALIAAA from /r/androidthemes with this post.
You could try using a 3rd party launcher like Nova Launcher which lets you change the look and feel of widgets. I stopped using the Todoist widget on my screens earlier this year but I here is a screenshot of how small or large you can make it on a Nexus 6P. You'll have to scroll down on the screenshot to view the small size of the widget.
I use any theme from Cameron Bunch. Either the Material design, Material design dark, or his new one Pixelize. I also use Nova Launcher, with either Yitax icon pack, or Dark Matter. I also change the DPI to 499 in the developer settings so that more information is shown on the screen.
Screenshot of Pixelize theme in settings
Dark matter Icons with Pixel widget enabled in Nova Settings
I don't know how to disable the lockscreen ads, but I'd image there is a way. Maybe try one of the old guides you found if nobody here has any better suggestions - especially on Blu budget phones they hardly ever get updates (seriously, some people expect too much from companies when the phone only cost $50), so even old guides may be relevant.
As for making the most of your Android experience, go through the settings and look into each one, tweaking them to your preferences. I don't know what tweaks Blu puts in their phones (if any), but there's going to be something you wouldn't have found if you weren't looking for it. You might also want to look into third party customization (don't require root): launchers (Nova is the most popular), icon packs (tons of different ones, with unique shapes/color palletes - right now I'm using DarkMatter), and there are even UI tweaks like Status which lets you customize your status bar (removing constant bluetooth/NFC icons, moving the clock from the right to the middle etc).
Also, turn off iMessage (how to do it) or you won't get any texts from iMessage contacts.
Launcher: Nova
Theme: Belo [Sustratum] - OMS required
Icons: Min
Wallpaper: Min
Widgets: Custom with KWGT
Made a quickie KLWP theme to showcase some of James Gilleard's digital artworks. Found them on his twitter page and liked them a lot.
Launcher: Nova
Icons: Jono
Wallpaper app: Kustom Live Wallpaper
Wallpapers are in the imgur album.
Widget: Calendar Widget: agenda
"The Grid Free" icon pack
I played with the color of the search bar for a while in "desktop" the color code is #62d8fd if you'd like to use that.
Edit for those that would like sounds:
I recommend downloading Zedge if you don't have it, more and more ringtones and notifications are being added. I've currently got a few of them in use:
Notifications: Spirit Orb Sheikah Slate Tower Loading Chest Open Slate Powerup Cooking Sound
Ringtones: Guardian Battle Trailer - my current ringtone BotW Ringtone
Got a new phone and figured it was time for a new theme. Colors change based on the album art.
- Nova Launcher
- Dynamic Komponents was used for the notification bar
- Wallpaper
Launcher and Pill Widget - Nova Launcher
Wallpaper and Icons - CandyCons
The dots each have one swipe and one touch action. Most opens an app and a folder, the red one however opens the dial on tap and the clock app on swipe.
Download Nova Launcher and you can customize this sort of stuff all you want.
The G Pill? That's a part of the Pixel Launcher. Use a different launcher like Nova.
So basically it's a heavily customizable launcher (replaces your home screen and app drawer). You can customize things like icon, font, sizes, gesture etc everything visual. If you use the Google now launcher or the pixel launcher, Nova's always adding features to make it look exactly like Google's launchers, so you don't miss out anything while gaining the customizability.
This largely depends on the launch that you're using. I'm not sure of Samsung's launcher, but others like Nova allow you to change any app icon to any other icon from an icon pack or your default icon collection.
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