So, I've tried alot of apps lately.
And I've come up with the best apps that i found,
and wanted to share a nice and fast list for u, so sit back and enjoy.
Think I'll start with categorize the apps!
This might help you out to find the best apps suited for you.
Clock
- mClock
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This clock is unique! You can customize Date/Clock/Week bar,
in every way you want it to be! Fonts, colors, the transparency,
gradient, blur and shadow. you can choose between lots of combinations
for your screen 1x1,2x1,2x2,3x1,3x2,4x1,4x2,4x3,5x1 and 5x2.
Download Here
[This is to much for you? Then There is a simple solution!]
- Digital Clock Widget
This is a very simple clock, it has time and date.
You can still customize it, but in a less professional way,
change colors of the clock and date and,
choose if you want a background and the color of it.
Download Here
Lock Screen
- WidgetLocker [The best of the best!]
WidgetLocker have to be the best Lock screen app out there.
You can do so much with it, have your own widget on the lock screen,
change slider layout from Iphone, Sense Ui, Froyo and Motorola.
To top it off, it can be customized! Every slider can be edited with
a png edit program like Photoshop or Gimp. Just replace the images in
the .APK and push it over wia ADB or use Root Explorer.
NB: This is not a free app, this is a paid app.
Example Here: Clicky
Buy and Download Here
[If you do not wanna pay for the app there is an alternative,
But not that good!]
- LockBot Free
LockBot is totaly useable! It has some nice customizations and great layouts,
but i think its not that good due to the WidgetLocker App has so many more features. But this will do the work if you want a simple Iphone, Froyo Slider,
Circle Lock, X10 or even Galaxy. But i Recommend WidgetLocker.
Download Here
Folder Customization
- Apps Organizer
This app is great for folders! You can choose whatevever icon you want,
to make your homescreen awsome and great looking.
The main feature is folders, you manage what apps you want in
each groupe and what name the groupe has. Example i want an media folder,
i just Create one in the apps organizer, and choose what apps i want in
that groupe and pesto! you got it. Very easy to use and very usefull.
Download Here
- Desktop Visualizer
This is the most usefull app you can get when making your home screen
look awsome! you can choose whatever icon/image u want as an icon,
choose whatever app/action it should do. There are lots of sizes to choose,
and that fits your needs. There is unlimited what u can do with this app.
Example here: Clicky
Download Here
Launcher
When it comes to launchers, there are no god.. you simply choose what
fits you best.
- LauncherPro/Plus[Paid]
With this Launcher there are so many things u can do,
how many screens, docks, rows and lines you want.
There are a few features in LauncherPro Plus thats not in free version.
There is Resizing widgets, LauncherPro Widgets/shortcuts, and popups!
But the free version does the job! It is great and gives you a fast experience.
Choose to have a 3D app drawer or the normal app drawer,
hide or show your notification bar, you name it.
Example with customization: Clicky
Download Free Version Here
Download Paid Version Here
- ADW Launcher/EX[Paid]
This launcher is just as good as LauncherPro or Plus.
But to top it off, it is free like LauncherPro BUT you can resize in this launcher
without paying nothing for it. Its a great launcher,
it can do all the things stated in launcherpro launcher. But you have an alternative choice,
you can get a pad version "ADWLauncher EX" this one has alot of
new features and gives you a faster experience and better feel.
Download Free Version Here
Download Paid Version Here [Recommended]
Better Background Quality
- Wallpaper Set & Save
After............................................................................................................................................Before
This app just makes your wallpaper Pop out! gives it alot better quality
than the standard phone wallpaper selector. This is a MUST have to your
android app collection.
Download Here
Well thats it for now, sorry if there is any wrong words in there.
But thats just how my english works anyway.. Enjoy this thread.
Related
The one i am using at the moment, is very very fast with alot of options check it out.
Launcher Pro Beta.. its on the market
http://www.launcherpro.com/
Very snappy screen switching!
here are some screen shots
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0.4.1 ?
i only have 0.30 via the market :/
0.4.4 is out. market has a problem so grab the apk from www.launcherpro.com
I think that this is the best launcher replacement by far. Very smooth and light.
I love this launcher as well.
I have a stupid question however. They talk about "drawers" a lot...what is this feature?
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I prefer Launcher Pro to the other apps I have tried like Helix, ADW - loving the amount of customisation you can do with it and how snappy it is as well.
As for a 'drawer' well thats the part you pull up where all your apps are found
Is that all? Why do they make it sound like such a huge feature? I have been looking for a widget or setting and found nothing.
Thanks for clearing that up for me
I have 0.4.4 version. Best launcher for me, better than adw launcher
So, What the name of the clock-htc-like-widget?
Dock on LauncherPro
Can someone tell me how to change the icons on the dock. I know if you hold on them you get a very specific list of things you can put on their but gmail and the calendar arent even ones you can pick. I like those on my dock. is that possible??
jeffjano said:
Can someone tell me how to change the icons on the dock. I know if you hold on them you get a very specific list of things you can put on their but gmail and the calendar arent even ones you can pick. I like those on my dock. is that possible??
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Just pick "Applications" from the menu that comes up when you long press an icon and it'll bring up a second menu with a list of your installed apps
Dinghuz said:
So, What the name of the clock-htc-like-widget?
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it is beautiful widgets and the widget is beautiful home
I've tryed many launchers, but Launcher Pro is the fastest one. Helix1 is a little slower.
Dinghuz said:
So, What the name of the clock-htc-like-widget?
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WEATHER WIDGET DONATE. i think that skin was black swirls or swirly, something like that.
I prefer to to beautiful widgets.
fancy widget is really nice too.
Froyo Bugs
Has anyone else encountered the problem of not being able to install custom icons? It fc's
Also, LauncherPro on Froyo has an app2sd problem that sd apps do not load until LauncherPro is restarted.
I was thinking about using the Script Scheduler I found on this site to kill then restart LauncherPro at every boot, but my bash skills are woefully inadequate. Anyone think they can give me a hand?
jeffjano said:
Can someone tell me how to change the icons on the dock. I know if you hold on them you get a very specific list of things you can put on their but gmail and the calendar arent even ones you can pick. I like those on my dock. is that possible??
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Go to appilcations. It takes a while to load, but you can place any app there.
best Launcher! fast and lots of customization. even though i've been experiencing a few FC's now and then. :|
stonedroid said:
best Launcher! fast and lots of customization. even though i've been experiencing a few FC's now and then. :|
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I Use them from the begining, and no force close detected on my Milestone.
works flawlessly on my milestone with GOT Thai ver...
aHome is a home replacement application for android mobile devices. You can download and customize multiple home themes, wallpapers and widgets for your android home. In addition, it extends your home functions by including features such as two bar styles, customized screen counts, and automatic wallpaper changes. aHome will make your android life fresh every day.
Downloads:
1. Download link:ahome.mappn.com/file/beta/aHome.4.1.3_B2201008111541.apk
2. Search aHome4 in Google Market
3. Scan the 2d code
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What is new in aHome 4.0?
● New UI Appearance.
We redesign the console UI and utilize new interactives modes to create the best Android experience.
● Express wallpapers.
We change your wallpapers automatically and according to your preference in order to create a more personalized experience.
● New theme and widget Library.
In aHome 4.0, not only is your theme library renewed, but we also set the widget as a separate library. Now, you can pick up any widgets you like from these libraries.
● Switchable home layouts.
With aHome 4.0, you can easily switch your android home layout to iPhone style anytime you want.
● Controllable default home.
Now, you don’t have to be bothered about how to set aHome as your default launcher program. Just turn switch on aHome settings everything will be done for you.
● Hint System
aHome 4.0 offers two hint options for missed calls and unread messages. One of them is on the top of home, and the other is corner number on app icons.
Contact support to get the apk file: support at mappn.com
Please view the attchments for the new aHome UI.
Or U guys can try this link to download:
Download link:ahome.mappn.com/file/beta/aHome.4.1.3_B2201008111541.apk
Looks good, will be giving this a go on my Milestone
Is there anywhere we can submit bugs as this is a Beta application?
Sam
robinsonsam said:
Looks good, will be giving this a go on my Milestone
Is there anywhere we can submit bugs as this is a Beta application?
Sam
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If you found any bugs or have any suggestions please email us: ahome.support(at)mappn.com. Thanks.
You are always welcome to send us feedback. [email protected].
GfanMM said:
You are always welcome to send us feedback. [email protected].
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Suggestions
1) App drawer needs to be faster.It is very slow at the moment.
2) App drawer dock needs more that 2 icons.(say 4, excluding the drawer icon)
+ability to put your own icons in the tray.
3) It needs screen previews.(+pinch to preview)
Thanks for you suggestions. We will let our developers know. It's a beta version and we will keep improving. You can email us as well [email protected].
htcmagic said:
Suggestions
1) App drawer needs to be faster.It is very slow at the moment.
2) App drawer dock needs more that 2 icons.(say 4, excluding the drawer icon)
+ability to put your own icons in the tray.
3) It needs screen previews.(+pinch to preview)
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Thanks for you suggestions. We will let our developers know. It's a beta version and we will keep improving. You can email us as well [email protected].
We also need aHome theme designers who can design special themes of high-quality. If you have interest in theme design for us, please contact [email protected].
Suggestions will be hinghly appreciated.
what took yall so long to get back to work???
aHome 4 will be officially released in Google market these days. Please let us know if you have any suggestions. We will add them in if it's possible.
We add another two download methods in the post. You can have a try.
Back to see if there is any feedback.
Hope you will enjoy.
Nice potential on the new one. I like the bottom bar, its different. Would love to be able to theme this, if I knew your files and sizes.
GfanMM said:
Hope you will enjoy.
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I really like this, it definately shows its beta(ness) but i think this is going to be nice once it gets polished up and full featured
will this eventually be a a paid app? will this be an update to the original aHome?
Can't download
i can't download due wrong link
2d code is not visible
not present on market
any mirror?
any suggestion?
thanx
hey
goodafternoon!
Launchers of like Touchwiz, iPhone, MIUI and DELL android tablet use those squared backgrounds for the icons on their home screen.
I've searched XDA for a themer/dev who has done this but no luck.
People seem to rather remove the iPhone's icon style but I think it looks nice.
Now I want to achieve this effect on a Sense or non-Sense based ROM without photo shopping every icon.
So is there a way to mod a Standalone Launcher like LauncherPro or ADW to have this icon style?
I'd love to help if any dev wants to give this a shot.
Thanks.
I know there are roms with those iphone-style backgrounds... here is one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=688687
*note this rom is only compatible with the eris* *it has been ported to other htc phones though*
Also the mytouch slide has bubbles behind each icon,
Also if you install touchwiz3.0 launcher (ripped from a galaxy s phone) it puts a random coloured sqaure behind each icon, im sure you can edit those square to have what you want
Edit: Those bubbles are what is featured above
Thanks for the replies, the thing is I want this effect on the HTC Desire which I have installed a Sense ROM (Froyo) on.
I would rather not which to another ROM just to have squared backgrounds.
This is why a Launcher would be the perfect solution.
I think the touchwiz3.0 launcher wouldn't work on my ROM but I'll try!
EDIT: I tried the touchwiz and it works! But the "bubbles" only show in the app drawer.
Here's a *.png of a square I made.
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download bettercut from the market, then download an iphone icon set from market and apply icons to whatever you want through bettercut.
adamfair said:
download bettercut from the market, then download an iphone icon set from market and apply icons to whatever you want through bettercut.
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That would leave me making icons for apps who don't have an iPhone icon.
I'm not looking for that kind of solution.
I want it to have a square behind every icon automatically so to speak.
The DELL tablet ROM and the MIUI ROM does exactly what I want but.
I looked to port it over but that wouldn't work as the whole thing is different.
I've been searching for the same thing, with no luck. The Touchwiz launcher only puts the icon backgrounds on the dock, like you said, and I can't find the modified launcher that the MyTouch 4G uses to put on my EVO.
I'm currently running MIUI, which is awesome, except my battery life is pretty terrible compared with the stock (or modified stock) Sense ROM.
I guess I'll keep searching, and if anyone has any more suggestions, please post them here.
ADWLauncher EX can do this. It's not free though. I am sure it is possible to code it into any Launcher, but how you do that is beyond my capabilities.
jpool81 said:
ADWLauncher EX can do this. It's not free though. I am sure it is possible to code it into any Launcher, but how you do that is beyond my capabilities.
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Cool. Thanks!
Awesome! Just bought it, now I'm downloading the latest EViO ROM and dumping MIUI- the random restarts (although seldom), the wifi drops, and the terrible battery life unfortunately outweigh the really nice UI.
Hi all,
I posted this screenshot on Twitter last night and had some interest:
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So thought I'd show how I did it.
Yes, and before you say anything - I know the icons aren't quite lined up, but on screen you don't really notice (and it was late, I was tired, and I didn't want to start messing with images! Well, I know 8.25pm isn't late, but I had a busy day, ok? lol)
In the flesh:
So, I'm running MIUI 12.3 on my Milestone (great ROM!), but I doubt that matters - you just need LauncherPro as your Launcher and you should be good to go. It doesn't have to be registered to Plus, but if it is, you'll be able to fit in the battery as well as the clock (by resizing the 4x1 widget to 3x1)...
1) Install LauncherPro and Desktop Visualizer from the Android Market.
2) In LauncherPro settings, set Appearance of the Dock to Custom, and use this image: http://imgur.com/download/N4HuX
3) Under Advanced, set rows to 7 (yes!) and leave columns on 4. This is at the moment the best way I've found the icons line up. It seems the Milestone screen doesn't seem to match other Layout configurations I've seen!
4) You'll also want to Hide the Status Bar.
5) Get the icons from here and download to your SD card: http://cl.ly/587f170f67f0e691eec9
6) Using Desktop Visualizer, layout the icons in 3x1 or 1x2 widgets as above, making sure you Clear the icon text after you select the program to link the image to.
7) Delete all the items from the dock, and use this transparent icon from here for the centre menu button: http://www.elektrobike-hotels.com/markers/transparent.png
8) The clock is the Digital Clock Widget and the battery is BattStat.
I hope that helps some of you!
The source of the files I've used are here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=781455 and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=783946. Thank you to those original posters - without you I wouldn't have even tried! However, I couldn't get either layout to line up exactly so had to make my own instructions.
It may be due to the fonts under MIUI, so this make not line up the same on other ROMs - I'm not sure! You may find the first link above actually works better for you if this one doesn't! I know different ROMs seem to layout things a bit differently!
Nice work!
It needs some fine tuning (size/overlap) and some more icons (modern).
Here's a screenshot on my Moto.
AndiTails said:
Hi all,
I posted this screenshot on Twitter last night and had some interest:
So thought I'd show how I did it.
Yes, and before you say anything - I know the icons aren't quite lined up, but on screen you don't really notice (and it was late, I was tired, and I didn't want to start messing with images! Well, I know 8.25pm isn't late, but I had a busy day, ok? lol)
In the flesh:
So, I'm running MIUI 12.3 on my Milestone (great ROM!), but I doubt that matters - you just need LauncherPro as your Launcher and you should be good to go. It doesn't have to be registered to Plus, but if it is, you'll be able to fit in the battery as well as the clock (by resizing the 4x1 widget to 3x1)...
1) Install LauncherPro and Desktop Visualizer from the Android Market.
2) In LauncherPro settings, set Appearance of the Dock to Custom, and use this image: http://imgur.com/download/N4HuX
3) Under Advanced, set rows to 7 (yes!) and leave columns on 4. This is at the moment the best way I've found the icons line up. It seems the Milestone screen doesn't seem to match other Layout configurations I've seen!
4) You'll also want to Hide the Status Bar.
5) Get the icons from here and download to your SD card: http://cl.ly/587f170f67f0e691eec9
6) Using Desktop Visualizer, layout the icons in 3x1 or 1x2 widgets as above, making sure you Clear the icon text after you select the program to link the image to.
7) Delete all the items from the dock, and use this transparent icon from here for the centre menu button: http://www.elektrobike-hotels.com/markers/transparent.png
8) The clock is the Digital Clock Widget and the battery is BattStat.
I hope that helps some of you!
The source of the files I've used are here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=781455 and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=783946. Thank you to those original posters - without you I wouldn't have even tried! However, I couldn't get either layout to line up exactly so had to make my own instructions.
It may be due to the fonts under MIUI, so this make not line up the same on other ROMs - I'm not sure! You may find the first link above actually works better for you if this one doesn't! I know different ROMs seem to layout things a bit differently!
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I have been searching for the Battstat widget, but have not been able to get it from the market or anywhere.
Could yuou upload this for us, or assist with download.
Firstly, please don't quote a WHOLE massive post to ask a question about one line.
Secondly, does this help? http://www.appbrain.com/app/battstatt-free/net.bajawa.battery
Hi Devs
Is there a way to increase the number of Sense Panels from 7 to 9.
I know that with different luncher we can achieve more panels for widgets, but we loose HTC widgets
Best regards
Vitor
I know it's not what you're looking for (i don't know if what you want can be done) but launcher pro has some excellent widgets that match the sense ones easily (i use bookmarks, contacts and calendar (wich is alot better than sense!!!)) apart from fixing other sense issues (like the laggy app draw) and can be very very pesonalised!!! Try it out, i did and never came back!!!
PS: to get the launcher pro widgets you have to get the paid version but it's very cheap and well worth it!!!
PPS: if you miss the sense clock, fancy widget is a clock widget that is at least as good as senses and can be personalised alot more!!
I agree. I've been a die-hard LauncherPro user since its early days
However, the maximum number of homescreens is still 7 with LauncherPro. Although I love the customisation options that comes with LP.
Much snappier than Sense too
Work around
Some launchers can use more that 7 homescreens but do not have sense widgets.
And as started before, LauncherPro has some sense style wigdets.
I use LauncherProPlus with 7 homescreens, so if in the future I require more homescreens, I can just tap the red android on my main homescreen to quickly switch to original sense set-up. You could use it the other way around, with sense as your main launcher and LauncherPro as your secondary launcher., giving you a maximum of 14 homescreens.
Unfortunately I can not remember if LauncherPro (free market version) has the option I am about to describe, you would have to try it.
To set this up, you would need LauncherPro (possibly paid version LauncherProPlus), Desktop VisualizeR (free market app) and a .png image of your choice (in my case, the red android) copied to you sdcard.
Set-up using sense launcher
After installing Desktop VisualizeR and LauncherPro, set sense as the default launcher for when you press your home button.
In sense launcher. Long press a homescreen and choose "Widget" under the "Add items to Home" section.
Choose the size of Desktop VisualizeR widget you like.
Click "Select Icon" and pick "Image File". Find the image you wish to use.
Back on the Desktop VisualizeR menu screen click "Select Action", then "Other", then "Activities". Wait while LauncherPro compiles the list. Scroll down to the first "HTC sense" submenu and choose "HTC Sense/ com.htc.launcher.Launcher".
The other options I chose in Desktop VisaulizeR were:
"Label" = None, just tap the "Clear" button.
"Label Color" = Not used so ignored.
"Touch Effect" = None, the available colours do not suit my theme.
This how both launchers main homescreens look for me.
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Sense Launcher
LauncherProPlus