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Merge Launcher Pro and Sense

Hi, I love the sense widgets, and the Launcher Pro bottom bar and app menu. Is there any way to get the best of both?
Like this: (but not with the background clash)
Thanks, Andy

You may want to check out SenseHERO 2.1 B5 as it has something very similar.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=698281
I have used this rom and like it very much.
Jim

unfortunately, sense widgets and launcherPro cannot co-exist...I think the best solution is to keep launcher pro and use some widget sense-like..
for example:
htc clock-> fancy widget
emails and sms-->pure messenger widget
calendar-->Pure Grid calender Widget
i don't remember other htc widgets...if u need more help just ask to me

The small clock widget and the small wheater?

LauncherPro Plus
Buy LauncherPro Plus ($2.99 via Paypal). It contains Sense-style widgets for people, bookmarks, calendar and messaging.
For clock % weather I advise Beautiful Widgets (EUR 1.49) or Fancy Widget (for free).

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Buy LauncherPro Plus ($2.99 via Paypal). It contains Sense-style widgets for people, bookmarks, calendar and messaging.
For clock % weather I advise Beautiful Widgets (EUR 1.49) or Fancy Widget (for free).
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Where can you get fancywidget? It doesn't appear to be on the market anymore?
EDIT: Nevermind, donned an eyepatch, hopped on a ship and floated to a website that had it.

How to surivive on an Android device without Sense
First step: Download Launcher Pro from the Market and donate $2.99 to unlock the Plus features. When unlocked you can add People, Bookmarks, Messaging, Calender and a Twitter widget very similar to the Sense widgets.
The second step is downloading BeautifulWidgets. You can get it at Market or AppBrain. It's a skinable clock/weather widget, similar to the sense clock with over 180+ skins. You're bound to find something that tickles your fancy if you like the Sense look.
The third step is downloading some widgets that look really sweet on your homescreen. Some of my personal favorites are:
- Digital Clock Widget
- Tajm
- BattStatt
- Pure Messenger
- Pure Calender
- Pure Music
- Weatherbug Elite
- 3G Watchdog
- Desktop Visualizer (for making icons/shortcuts)
- SD Card Storage Widget
- Inernal Phone Storage
- System Info Widget
When I made the jump from Sense to a ROM without, I missed it a lot. But only because I didn't know about all the apps/widgets that are actually out there. Good luck.

Seeking some widgets...

After using LauncherPro and being fed up with it's poor performance, I decided to switch over to the much lighter weight Zeam Launcher. However I'm looking for certain free or paid widgets to replace what was available to me in TWLauncher as Samsung widgets or the LauncherPro widgets. Specifically, I'm looking for large friends stream, calendar and bookmarks widgets which I could use with Zeam.. Alternately, is there any way I could use the LP or even the Samsung widgets in Zeam Launcher ?

for friend streams Tweetdeck is a good one which can be found othe marker for free.
As for calendar there is another free widget on the market just search up calendar widget.

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for friend streams Tweetdeck is a good one which can be found othe marker for free.
As for calendar there is another free widget on the market just search up calendar widget.
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Well, I didn't really like TweetDeck. I'm looking for a widget that brings twitter and facebook updates straight to my desktop and is scrollable. I'll check out the calendar widgets...

Bump.
Guys, some help please...

Pure widgets are fine.
You can take a look at them on this website: http://koxx3.wordpress.com/pure-widgets-descriptions/
I especially like pure grid calendar and pure messenger.
Both are not free

Madic said:
Pure widgets are fine.
You can take a look at them on this website: http://koxx3.wordpress.com/pure-widgets-descriptions/
I especially like pure grid calendar and pure messenger.
Both are not free
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Thanks! I'll check them out..

Minimalist, yet informative and functional, Zen ???

I want to reduce the number of screen elements to the bare minimum that will still allow me to see at a glance the information I need yet still allow me quick and easy assess to the phone's functions and applications. I've never been one for clutter either at my desk, in my home or even my dress. My phone might as well reflex my taste and go minimalist too.
This is a work in progress and I would like to hear what you think of my efforts so far and your ideas on how I can improve upon it while maintaining my goal of keeping the phone informative and functional.
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Lock screen || Right | Home | Left || Folders​
What you don't see in the screenshots are the invisible app buttons made possible by Transparent Launcher or the unlabelled SiMi Folder Widgets both of which hide away those items which I do not want advertised. I'm debating whether to remove the labels from the three visible folder widgets. Maybe only I will know where each function is but I'm the only user of the phone anyway.
Also not evident visually is LauncherPro's ability to assign dual functions, assessed by either a tap or a swipe, to each of the 15 dock items. The 30 apps that I can launch this way serve the vast majority of my needs. Each dock item shares closely related tasks like Dialer (tap) and Call-Log (swipe), SMS and Instant-Messenger, or App Market and QR Code Scanner. However, I'm thinking about reducing the number of docks from 3 sets of five to just 1 set, dumping quick assess to some of the least used apps and transferring the difference to Transparent Launcher widgets.
I'm also taking advantage of the fact that most information widgets also act as app launchers. In this case tapping the SiMi Clock Widget will launch the Alarm Clock, tapping the header of LauncherPro's Agenda widget launches the Calendar and tapping the 2 line appointment reminder (Calendr) also launches the Calendar but set to the agenda view instead of the calendar view.
I'm hoping that the developer of SiMi Clock Widget will implement a user request I second. In the attached screen shots, I would love to remove the weather and battery from the center home screen to the screen on it's right where they would replace the redundant clock I have there now.
Below is an AppBrain linked list of the theme related apps I using:
Lock screen >> SiMi Clock Widget || Calendr || WidgetLocker Lockscreen
Home >> SiMi Clock Widget || Calendr || LauncherPro || Dreamlyfe.mini Text Dock Icons
Right >> LauncherPro's Calendar/Agenda widget || Dreamlyfe.mini Text Dock Icons
Left/Folders >> SiMi Clock Widget || SiMi Folder Widgets || Transparent Launcher || Dreamlyfe.mini Text Dock Icons
The lock screen is meant to convey the most basic information I might need on the run. Turn of the screen and there is the time and my next appointment.
The home screen is all about the phone as a phone, a communication and location device. The right screen is for the phone as a computer. Dictionaries and wiki's, social networks, games and tools live here along with some app maintenance functions.
Unfortunately, the left screen is a bit schizophrenic right now. It was originally meant to be solely about multimedia with simple controls for controlling music, podcasts and audiobooks, however I found myself opening the calendar/agenda app more often than I had anticipated and had to give-in and place the widget on a screen. I wanted to keep the phone as fun and free as possible but had to concede to the commitments of life. I need to morph this screen into a Work/Finance area and either banish the multimedia functions to a fourth screen, add them as invisible apps somewhere or create another folder on the right screen. None of those options are appealing.
I'm also looking for a replacement for LauncherPro's Calendar/Agenda widget. I want something that will lay the text of a scrolling agenda list straight over the wallpaper. Basically something like the LauncherPro widget but without the dark grey backgrounds and hopefully more compact. I haven't found anything suitable yet so I might have to bite the bullet and learn how to re-skin the LauncherPro widget myself.
There it is. I like the direction it going. I think it has potential. Any suggestions?

ipottinger said:
I'm also looking for a replacement for LauncherPro's Calendar/Agenda widget. I want something that will lay the text of a scrolling agenda list straight over the wallpaper. Basically something like the LauncherPro widget but without the dark grey backgrounds and hopefully more compact. I haven't found anything suitable yet so I might have to bite the bullet and learn how to re-skin the LauncherPro widget myself.
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Android Agenda Widget is good for this. The look is very customisable, has a transparency option, and you can also have gtasks showing on the same scrollable widget. Very nice, and free.

I suggest using Quickdesk as an alternative to having folders or anything like that. Essentially, double tapping the home button brings up an extra homescreen (can be from inside an app, too) so you can quickly get to a range of apps and widgets.
I have two homescreens - one for clock/weather/calendar/controls and one for my generic tools (Tweetdeck, Market, Maps, etc). Quickdesk gets me to a bunch of specialist applications, and the app drawer gets me to the rest.

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Updated my setup. Now I'm using Go Launcher Ex instead of Launcher Pro. To keep things even more minimalist, I have a single dock icon which takes me to Quick Desk when tapped. I set my home button to Quick Desk as well, so I can easily switch between my apps when I'm not on my home screen. Quick Desk is an amazing multitasking app which basically gives you an extra home screen, where you can add apps and even widgets for easy access. The best thing about it is that, as I mentioned before, you can set this app as your default home button.
This is my setup. I don't know if it will be of any use for you since everyone has their own personal preferences and needs. Maybe mines will give you a different perspective or spark some new ideas (or maybe not).
I only use 1 home screen with Go Launcher Ex and with my status bar hidden. I have never seen the need to have multiple home screens. I tried to keep everything as efficient and minimal as possible while still maintaining some degree of aesthetics. Whenever I'm bored with my wallpaper, I could always swap the painting with another in Photoshop to give it a new look. Due to this, I don't need to change the layout of my home screen, move widgets around, or switch icons because the layout of my wallpaper is consistent. I like it this way. The rest of my widget and dock details are down below.
Home Screen
- swiping up on my home screen opens the app drawer
- swiping down on my home screen launches Quick Settings
Widgets
Android Agenda Widget
- tapping on individual calendar events opens its events details
- tapping on the bottom right corner of the widget opens its "uber" menu where you can add events, change settings, or view your whole calendar
This is a great widget in my opinion. It can sync to a lot of third party calendar and task apps such as Astrid. It has a lot of customization options as well. It's scrollable too if it's a feature that you need in a calendar widget.
Simi Clock
- tapping on the left side of the widget launches Clock
- tapping on the middle of the widget opens its quick 5 app menu
- tapping on the right side of the widget launches Genie/News and Weather
Simi Clock has all the daily info that I need in one small package including time, date, weather, battery, and it can launch apps.
Dock icons
Apps
- tapping launches Quick Desk containing my most used apps and widgets
- while in Quick Desk, tapping on the "Multimedia" icon in the top right opens Apps Organizer shortcut that contains a folder of my 20 most used multimedia apps (music, video, photo, games)
- while in Quick Desk, tapping on the "Misc" icon in the top right opens Apps Organizer shortcut that contains a folder of 20 utility apps that I occasionally use
- swiping up on apps dock icon opens notifications (in Launcher Pro and Go Launcher Ex you can assign dual functions to your dock icons for tapping and swiping)
I didn't want any scrolling to make things more efficient. That's why I only kept it down to 20 apps in a folder, which is the most you can fit on the screen at one time, or at least on my Captivate for that matter.

@raven369 you place the picture in the frame on the wallpaper? Or do you use a picture frame widget? Like your layout

Tsjoklat said:
@raven369 you place the picture in the frame on the wallpaper? Or do you use a picture frame widget? Like your layout
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Thanks. It's actually a part of the wallpaper that I put together and not a picture frame widget. I couldn't find any widgets with any good looking frames so I just Photoshopped it into my wallpaper.

Boonja said:
Android Agenda Widget is good for this. The look is very customisable, has a transparency option, and you can also have gtasks showing on the same scrollable widget. Very nice, and free.
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Thanks Boonja for the suggestion.
I did find Pure Calendar widget but have noticed a few rendering glitches with it. Sometimes the agenda items don't appear at all. I'll give Android Agenda Widget a try.

PalaNIN said:
I suggest using Quickdesk as an alternative to having folders or anything like that. Essentially, double tapping the home button brings up an extra homescreen (can be from inside an app, too) so you can quickly get to a range of apps and widgets.
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That looks very interesting. My concern though is that according to it description it might not work with LauncherPro. I'll give it a try and see if it works and how it feels. Thanks for the suggestion.

@raven369 I love your icons. I think they're perfect for me. Care to share them?

raven369 said:
This is my setup. ... Maybe mines will give you a different perspective or spark some new ideas (or maybe not).
I only use 1 home screen with Launcher Pro and with my status bar hidden. I have never seen the need to have multiple home screens. I tried to keep everything as efficient and minimal as possible while still maintaining some degree of aesthetics. Whenever I'm bored with my wallpaper, I could always swap the painting with another in Photoshop to give it a new look. Due to this, I don't need to change the layout of my home screen, move widgets around, or switch icons because the layout of my wallpaper is consistent. I like it this way.
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Wow, nice and clean. And just one screen too. You've set the bar quite high.
raven369 said:
Android Agenda Widget
- tapping on individual calendar events opens its events details
- tapping on the bottom right corner of the widget opens its "uber" menu where you can add events, change settings, or view your whole calendar
This is a great widget in my opinion. It can sync to a lot of third party calendar and task apps such as Astrid. It has a lot of customization options as well. It's scrollable too if it's a feature that you need in a calendar widget.
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This looks very promising. I'll definitely try this. Thanks for point it out!
raven369 said:
Simi Clock
- tapping on the left side of the widget launches Clock
- tapping on the middle of the widget opens its quick 5 app menu
- tapping on the right side of the widget launches Genie/News and Weather
Simi Clock has all the daily info that I need in one small package including time, date, weather, battery, and it can launch apps.
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I should try and take move advantage of Simi Clock app launching ability. I don't know why I've ignore it till now.
raven369 said:
Favs
- tapping opens Apps Organizer shortcut that contains a folder of my 20 most used utility apps
- swiping up opens Apps Organizer shortcut that contains a folder of my 20 most used multimedia apps (music, video, photo, games)
I didn't want any scrolling to make things more efficient. That's why I only kept it down to 20 apps in a folder, which is the most you can fit on the screen at one time, or at least on my Captivate for that matter.
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This sounds complicated. The description mentions labels which I've not heard of before. I'm fairly new to all this. I got my Samsung Vibrant just a couple of months ago and only worked up the nerve to start mod'ing it a few weeks ago. I think this app will take some thought before I could effectively utilize it.
You certainly have given me quite a bit to think about. I can see now that there is still plenty of room even on a single screen to have all the info and functionality I want. It might take me awhile to get there but at least now I now how far I could possible go. Thanks!

ipottinger said:
This sounds complicated. The description mentions labels which I've not heard of before. I'm fairly new to all this. I got my Samsung Vibrant just a couple of months ago and only worked up the nerve to start mod'ing it a few weeks ago. I think this app will take some thought before I could effectively utilize it.
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Apps Organizer is actually a very easy app to use. It can be downloaded in the market plus it's free. I can teach you how to use it.
Once you open the app you have 2 categories: Apps and Labels. The Apps category pretty much just lists all of your apps. If you go to the Labels category you can create labels which are essentially folders. Just use the menu key on your phone to create a "New Label." Once you've created your new label hold/long press it and click on "Select Apps." From there just check off all the apps you want in the label. You can also rename your label the same way by long pressing it and clicking on "Rename."
Now if you go back to your dock on your home screen you can create an Apps Organizer shortcut. Just long press on your dock, select "Change Shortcut," select Apps Organizer, and then choose the label you want as the shortcut. If you don't like the icon just long press it on your dock and select "Change Icon." I'm sure you know how to put shortcuts on your dock already so this paragraph may be redundant information to you.

Can you save and upload your settings for Android Agenda Widget. I just can't get it to look like yours no matter what I do :/

So glad I stumbled on this thread - the design goals in the OP is exactly what I am going for, and I was tired of going thru tons and tons of pages in the various "Post your homescreens" threads here on XDA and AndroidForums to gain inspiration. Now hopefully I can just come here instead!
raven369 said:
Apps Organizer is actually a very easy app to use. It can be downloaded in the market plus it's free. I can teach you how to use it.
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Is it any different than FolderOrganizer? I use this and i think it is excellent.
Also, I find that the minimalistic text widget to be awesome. It is super customizable and has tasker integration, which is way cool.

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Is it any different than FolderOrganizer? I use this and i think it is excellent.
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Apps Organizer is actually made by the same developer as Folder Organizer. Folder Organizer is more feature heavy. Apps Organizer can only organize apps while Folder Organizer can organize apps, bookmarks, contacts and also place apps in your notification bar as well. However, Folder Organizer isn't free and the lite version disables the majority of the features.
Fidyyuan said:
Can you save and upload your settings for Android Agenda Widget. I just can't get it to look like yours no matter what I do :/
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What phone do you own? I'm reluctant to upload my settings file because I don't know if mine will be compatible with yours if we use different phones and calendars. i just don't want to end up mucking your phone.
Have you tried these settings?
Code:
Appearance -> Themes -> "Minimalist" or "Minimal with date" (Sorry, I don't remember which theme I exactly used but I'm sure it was one of these)
Row Style -> inline
Row Settings -> Row Background -> off
Date Row Settings -> Day Row Background -> solid no pad
Date Row Color AND Date Row Transparency -> set everything to transparent
Text & Font Settings -> Text Highlights -> everything off
Bold the Date -> on
Advanced -> leave everything off for simple and more complicated settings
Toggle Skin Elements -> on
Use Frankenstein -> off
Customize Skin Colors -> Skin Color Customization -> on
Widget Color -> set Background Tint to black while everything else to transparent
Buttons & Toolbars -> I had toolbars turned off. I had right button #2 turned on with uber button action and its style all transparent.
This should give you a layout similar to mine. If you have any other questions don't hesitate to ask.

I use calendr for my calendar widget. It only shows one event at a time. Also, I use a lot of minimalistic text widget.
A knew one just dropped a few days ago, good for organizing apps on your homescreen: circlelauncher
pretty sharp looking too, you'll need your own icon though.

To me, any minimal calendar widget that doesn't display the location of the upcoming event is flawed. I also use Calendr, but I can't stand that I have to click on it to see the location of my next meeting.

This calendar widget and setting is exactly what I have been looking for. Thanks.
It even has tasks that sync to google incorporated into the theme. Perfect and minimal.
One thing, what setting kills the color of the calendar as a bullet? I want the totally clear look, no color.

raven369 said:
I posted the icons as an attachment. Enjoy.
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Thanks for sharing the icons. Are there more? I'll like to see web and profile/contacts if possible.

sorry a question. Where did you get the text icons for the SiMi folder widget (reference, social, games). I like your layout very much.
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Edit - figure it out thanks
Thanks

I have almost the same setup, but I use SiMi folder instead of Folder Organizer and I use Phantom Music Control for the music widget in QD. @raven369 why did you go with Go Launcher?

[MOD][GUIDE] Make The Hottest Android HomeScreens Yourself

Got this post yesterday on Google+. so i thought it'd be great to share with you guys this article gonna blow up your android
How to make the Naturally Android home screen
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With its subdued simplicity, Naturally Android won over plenty of fans -- and won its designer a nice new Nexus 7 tablet. So how's it made?
Creator Joe Rochinski said his main goal was to create something that was both simple and visually striking.
"I've never liked the look of home screens packed full of widgets and mismatched icons," Rochinski says. "There's an app drawer to house all your app shortcuts, so let's leave them in there!"
Rochinski found his background on DeviantArt.com. He then used an app called Wallpaper Wizardii to scale and position it just the way he wanted.
Nova Launcher Prime, a popular custom Android launcher, allowed Rochinski to eliminate extra home screen panels and also remove the separator line between the Favorites Tray and the rest of the screen. Nova also made it easy for him to swap out the icons to his own custom creations.
Speaking of those icons, Rochinski relied on an app called Simple Text to build them along with his custom app drawer button. He used Minimalistic Text, meanwhile, to make the clock and weather widgets.
"You don't need to be an expert programmer to get a similar look on your own phone," Rochinski says. "I hope this theme will inspire others to try their hand at their own home screen and make some more beautiful designs where less is more."
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How to make The Explorer home screen
Greg Wright's Explorer home screen got lots of attention, and for good reason. Wright's creation is actually even cooler than you might realize, as many of the visual elements are interactive: Tapping the compass opens Google Now; tapping the caliper toggles the notification bar; tapping the lion at the bottom of the map opens a folder of frequent apps; and tapping the date at the top opens the system clock. The paper scroll at the bottom-left, meanwhile, shows a dynamic representation of the phone's current battery level.
Like the last setup, Wright's home screen uses Nova Launcher Prime to accomplish some of its magic. The wallpaper comes from Wallbase.cc; the widgets for the date, time, and battery level were all made using the Ultimate Custom Widget (UCCW) application along with a font called FoglihtenNo06 (Google it and you'll find several sites offering free downloads.
As for the interactive functions, Wright used Nova Launcher to create shortcuts on the spots he wanted and then set their icons to be blank images. That makes it seem like you're tapping the actual map instead of a regular app shortcut.
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How to make the Organizus Optimus home screen
Like Amirul Farhan's eye-catching creation? You aren't alone.
Farhan built the setup using Apex Launcher, an alternative to Nova with many similar features (either app could really work for any of these configurations). Within the launcher's settings, he set the home screen grid to 9x5 and four panels.
He then created a custom set of wallpapers, one for each panel. He uses an app called MultiPicture Live Wallpaper in order to have each panel display a different background.
That's where things get a little more complicated. I'll let Farhan explain it:
Start on the first homescreen. Using Apex action, place an app drawer shortcut on the square icon (at picture's bottom right corner).
Next, using Apex action as well, place the shortcut to screen 2, screen 3, and screen 4 on the star icon, ribbon icon, and the conversation bubble icon, respectively. Repeat this step on screen 2, screen 3, and screen 4.
This is the tricky part: hiding the icon we placed earlier to make it blend with the wallpaper. You need a blank icon, easily downloadable from the Internet. Note that although you cannot see this icon in gallery, it's there. Long-press the shortcuts placed earlier, and replace the icons with the blank icon.
Got all that? Good. From there, Farhan used a series of widgets and icons to accomplish his effects. They include:
• Minimalistic Text Widget with a font called Billabong for the titles at the top of each panel.
• Eye in Sky Weather for the forecast on the "Weather and Status" screen and Widgetsoid for the power bar at the bottom of that panel.
• Icons from Minimal MIUI Go Apex Theme for the shortcuts to the apps on the "Leisure" screen and Minimal Reader for the headlines at the bottom of that panel.
• Brilliant Quotes for the rotating quotes at the bottom of the "Work and Productivity" panel.
• Android Pro Widgets for the social widgets on the "Social Circle" panel.
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How to make the Ice Cream Dream home screen
Tony Zhang's Ice Cream Dream home screen takes its inspiration from the Android 4.x-level People app interface.
Zhang's made it easy to get the lowdown on his setup: Just check out the page he created at MyColorScreen.com for the full scoop.
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How to make the Robot Control home screen
Tim Alvarez's Robot Control configuration was the most popular of all the designs featured in this month's challenge. To make it, Alvarez says he started with a background from DeviantArt.com, which he resized and cropped down in Photoshop to fit his device's screen. He also modified the image to add in some elements and erased parts of it to make room for active widgets.
The Calendar, Media, Apps, and Files icons are all built into the wallpaper; Alvarez used transparent icons to add invisible shortcuts on top of those areas.
He used Ultimate Custom Widget (UCCW) to create the clock/date widget, the battery percentage and ring widget, and the bottom widget with the weather, missed calls, missed texts, and current location.
For the music player, Alvarez used a version of Phantom Music Control with his own custom icon modifications. He also made his own custom icons for the dock at the bottom of the screen.
Oh yeah -- and there are some custom animations and sound effects involved, too. You can see 'em in action on Alvarez's YouTube channel.
Lucky for you, Mr. A is willing to share his efforts. You can download a zip file with all the aforementioned elements on Dropbox.
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How to make The Heisenberg home screen
If you're a fan of Breaking Bad, there's a good chance you're a fan of Jeff K's Heisenberg home screen. Jeff put together a detailed how-to guide for the home screen with all the settings and info you need to recreate the look; you can find it on Dropbox.
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How to make the Game Master home screen
Martin Sector put a lot of thought into his Game Master Android home screen -- and he's happy to share every bit of it with you. Check out Sector's detailed how-to guide on Google+ for every last detail (he's even generously offered to answer any questions that may come up along your journey; just ping him on G+ to get in touch).
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How to make the City Slicker home screen
Check out Jonathan Moten's MyColorScreen.com page for all the info on this sweet-looking setup.
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How to make the Minimalist Magic home screen
Michael Grimsley's minimalist setup uses a DeviantArt.com wallpaper along with Nova Launcher, Zooper Widget, and icons from Manup's Simple Word Icons "Clean 164" set. It also uses an icon from Devine Icons for the app drawer.
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How to make the Currently Android home screen
Alex Miller's Currently Android home screen creation is a complex and well-thought-out effort, and you're in luck: Miller has put together a huge tutorial and even a video to help you set it up yourself.
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How to make the Paper Screen home screen
To recreate Christopher Ryan's slick paper-centric setup, all you need is a custom launcher to replace icons (Nova, Apex, or most any other will do the trick; Ryan says he uses LauncherPro. The icons come from Blurry Pencil Pack; the clock is made with the Minimalistic Text widget along with a free font called Sketch_Block.
The background, meanwhile, is available here.
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How to make the Android Me home screen
Like what you see in Jordan Hotmann's Android Me home screen? Head over to his blog for a detailed tutorial.
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How to make the Serenity Now home screen
Ben LeFevre says his Serenity Now setup is "deceptively simple."
The clock uses the ever-popular Ultimate Custom Widget (UCCW) app along with a custom skin. The clock has some powerful hidden functionality, too. As LeFevre explains:
It consists of two widgets -- the center one and the left one. An invisible shortcut is placed over the arrows on each widget that swaps to the other home screen. Using Apex Launcher's Accordion transition effect and turning wallpaper scrolling off, this makes the drawer look like it's expanding/closing.
The Search and Play Store icons on the left UCCW widget are UCCW hotspots (shortcuts built into UCCW). The down arrow that brings up further apps is just an image, with a Circle Launcher widget over the top.
You can find the wallpaper here and the icons here and here.
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link to original thread http://blogs.computerworld.com/android/21359/make-hottest-android-home-screens-yourself

[ICON PACK] Flatty is BACK!! - 1,600+ Flat Hex Icons - Wallpapers Added!!

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Flatty is back!
This is Flatty, a flat styled, somewhat minimal, hexagon shaped gigantic icon pack.
•Flatty has 1,600+ 144x144 icons!
•Material dashboard
•Icon Requests
•Cloud Wallpapers (13 in total)
•Icon Browser
•Muzei LW support
•Compatable with Action, ADW, Apex, Atom, Aviate, dodol, Epic, GO Launcher EX, Holo, Holo HD, Inspire, Kcin, KK, Lucid, Mini, Nemus, Next, Nine, Nova, S, L, LG Home, Smart, Solo, Themer, CM Theme Engine, Launchy Widget, Trebuchet, Unicon and probably more!
If you're using Go Launcher make sure to disiable the icon masks in Preferencs, Visual Settings, and make sure "Show Icon Base" isn't checked.
This pack includes 10 solid color wallpapers. I'm not sure if I'm going to make custom wallpapers or keep these.
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Updates/Changelog
.99o adds the following icons:
Microsoft Office, Motorola Migrate, Don't Tap The White Tile, Plex, Pizza Hut, Prime Guide, Razer Comms, Samsung Smart Camera, Xposed (new icon), Android IRC, Avast SecureLine VPN, Avast Mobile Backup & Restore, Avast Anti-Theft, Joystick (generic icon), Credit Mutuel, National Rail Enquiries, mBank, Landrule Strategy vs Risk, Link Bubble, Listen Audiobook Player, Loader Droid, Secunia PSI, Sleep as Android, Sky Plus, SkipLock, Slick Deals, SnapPea, Sonos, Takealot.com, Tinfoil for Facebook, Ultimate Dynamic Navbar, Uber, Filmweb, BeWeather, Kingsoft Office (new icon), Candy Camera, Google I/O, Google Camera, Dunkin' Donuts, Dead Trigger 2, DashClock, schConnect, Settings Extended, SMS Delivery, Sunrise Calendar, System Panel, T-Mobile Voicemail, TextSecure, TGV Cinemas, Tomo, TouchPal, VLC Streamer, WWE, Poker (generic icon), DS Photo, DS File, Crush, Cricinfo, CM Browser, Calcu, Barcode Scanner (new icon), Barcode Scanner Plus, Avia, AMC, ACDisplay, 7-Eleven, 2048, AirStream, Reindeer VPN, Pleco, Neatease Music, dynamic calendar icons for: Calendar, Today, Business Calendar, DigiCal
.99n adds the following icons:
Remote Control Collection (and Pro), AppGratis, aTorrent, BitTorrent® Sync, Charter One/Citizen's Bank, Chrome Remote Desktop, Dream League Soccer, Dynamic Notifications, Fly Delta, Gameplay Alert, Goal, Goal Live Scores, GoneMAD Music Player, JetBlue, Lightning Browser, Notable, Open VPN Connect, OsmAnd, Popup Widget 2, PPSSPP/PPSSPP Gold, Revision3, Roku, Smash Hit, Google Sheets, Google Docs, RedPhone, Telegram, The Walking Dead: Season One, TickTick, TramTracker, USAirways, Yandex.Disk, YouMail, Hydro Drink Water, FrontBack, and CommBank.
.99m adds the following icons:
Sketchbook Ink. Sketchbook, Sketchbook Pro, PostePay, Call Recorder, Italian/Spanish/French Dictionaries, Fractal, Formulae, Fo File Manager, Financius, Pou (lol), Play24, REC, Robird, Roboform, RSA SecureID, Score!, SkyCash, Tiny Tower, Tennis, Android Media Downloader, EasyUnrar, Enum, DS Cloud, Droid Edit, Discover, Cubby, Convert Everything, Compulsive, Circa News, Chronus, Bridge Basher, Boot Animations, QuizUp, Big Oven, BandCamp, Assistant, 8sms, AroundMe, Text Editer, Teleloisirs, TeleramaTV, Thuuz Sports, TVN Player, Wifi Web Login, WTW Link, Yandex Maps, Trigger, and Mountains Now Wallpaper
.99l adds the following icons:
Android (2nd icon), AutoCAD 360, Beats Music, Call Recorder by skvalex, CM Security, Color Zen, Convertbee, Cubot, Dayframe (Chromecast Photos), Disa IM, Discogs, Edmodo, Halo))), Hi-Q MP3, Hoverchat (Formerly Ninja SMS), HSBC, Jurassic Park Builder, Lyne, Metro Notifications, Microsoft Remote Desktop, Minecraft (2nd icon) applied to PocketInvEditor, Music Boss for Pebble, Muzei, MySosh, Network Log by Pragmatic Software, Network Speed Indicator, Noozxoide, Noozy, Norton Anti-theft, Norton Security, Norton Snap, Norton Spot, OMG! Ubuntu!, Open Document Reader, Organ Trail, Orweb, Package Buddy, Runtastic Pedometer, Purchased Apps, Puzzle Cube (Rubik's Cube), Quizlet, Reddit Sync Classic/Dev/Pro, Secure Settings, Simple Note, Sky Go, Snapdragon BatteryGuru, Sophos Free Antivirus and Security, Splice, Tetherfy, Themer, Star Wars: Tiny Death Star, uListen, Whisper, Widget Locker Theme Viewer, Wireless Mac Address Changer, xHaloFloatingWindow (2 icons)
.99k adds the following icons:
Xbox Music, Xbox One Smartglass, PlayStation®App, ReadMill, PodKicker, English Dictionary Offline, Battery Doctor, Badland (2 icons), App Hider, Angry Birds Star Wars 2, AndroidPIT, Android Bash, Amazon Local, Active Dir Manager, Google Plus (different icon), Movie Roll, Medscape, Instasize, Flappy Bird (2 icons), CPU-Z, Cogi, SD Card, Storage Analyser, USB OTG Helper, WiFinspect, XUIMod for Xsposed, Android Device Manager, Android Authority, and 7Zip
.99j adds the following icons and 2 wallpapers:
Cal, App From Absa, XBMC Remote, Boeffla, BS Player, Sport Mediaset, Stickmount, Tagstagram, TV Guide tv24.co.uk, Vortex, Voucher Cloud, XPrivacy, Dropsync, ICQ, Fitnotes, Floatifications, GG, Gravity Box, Tapatalk (updated), Korlink, Last.Charts, Lumie, Map My Ride, and BubbleUPnP UPnP/DLNA
.99i adds 4 wallpapers:
.99h adds the following icons:
Google Helpouts, Sheared, Kik Video, UPlay, TVGO, Triangle Away, Renotify, Samsung Wallet, Washington Post, Memrise, Android Central, Pirate Bay Browser, AllCast, Google Opinion Rewards, Google Keyboard, EvolveSMS, Dolphin Zero, Splashtop (Personal, Business, Enterprise), My TWC, TWC TV and Youtube Downloader
.99g adds the following icons:
Vodafone, Paper Toss 2.0, ownCloud, Pixel Dungeon, Candy Crush Saga, Memory Booster, Lightning Launcher, Light Flow, IGN, DramaFever, Aptoide, TSF Shell, The Football App, SSLauncher, SleepBot, Night Vision/Moon Phase, Nest, BBC Weather, Snapshare, YNAB (You Need a Budget), and Buzzfeed.
.99f adds the following icons:
4 Phone icons, 4 Contacts icons, Switchr, Vip Access, WebEX, Sky News, Memedroid Free, Memedroid Pro, Untappd, Blapk.Market, XMBC (2), Drastic, Series Guide, Timely, Screen off and Lock Free/Donate, Goodreads, Drippler, SMS Backup Plus, EZ Weather, and Hello SMS
.99e adds the following icons:
Digical, Anttek Explorer, Anttek Explorer EX, Google Launcher (5 icons), Atrium for Facebook, iFunny, Action Launcher, Top Eleven, 4Chan, Trickster Mod, 5 new Play Store icons, VCSO Camera, Action Memo by Samsung, Flud, Jelly Splash, Music Manic, Flow for Reddit, and, , Soundcloud, and Google Plus Photos
.99d adds the following icons:
Mapquest, Chromecast, Skout, Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Weather, Yahoo Fantasy Football, Call of Duty, Duolingo, Scanner Radio, Naver Webtoon, Wish, Dots, Ask.fm, Daily Horoscope, Fifa, Mapfactor, Flipagram, Dumb Ways to Die, Glide, Job Search, Circle, Word Search, US Bank, Winterboard, and 3 new Gmail icons
.99c adds the following icons:
Unicon, Comic Rocket, Llama, Pattrn, Bands in Town, Textra, GMusicFS, Fifa 14, Clock Sync, YPlan, Cartoon Wars, Blood Brothers, BBC Sports, BBM, Agent, News 360, Viper, CPU Spy Reborn, Smart IR Remote, Google Maps Engine, SportsCenter, Open Mic, DailyMail, Snap Camera/Snap Gallery
Also added some missing activities
.99b adds the following icons:
Tinder, Vine, Xposed Installer, Viral, Twitch, Copy, 500 Firepaper, Wakelock Detector, Scout, SD Maid, Zooper, XMBC, Yatse, CPU Spy, Lux, Giant Wall, Droid Bomb Player, CopyLeft MP3
Feel free to add any apps you'd like added to this publicly editable list:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ao5PHtwD2I3KdFp6NkxvbTIzaTVVbExncVUyeU9BZnc&usp=sharing​
Your feedback is much appreciated.
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No one is interested in trying it?
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE

Can I get a copy to try it out....
Tried replying yesterday but my connection wasn't stable

send me a PM

Question
Wanted to know if you have the following apps with icons
-MessageMe
-BBM
-Sliding Messaging

I think you need a free version as well if you post on xda. Just a heads up.
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Yea you should put free version too. This is what community for. Share. Btw your icon looks nice.

StormTrooper89 said:
Yea you should put free version too. This is what community for. Share. Btw your icon looks nice.
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Anyone who wants the APK feel free to message me. I noted that above.
Coming in the next update, should be tomorrow

Bionic22 said:
Wanted to know if you have the following apps with icons
-MessageMe
-BBM
-Sliding Messaging
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I have MessageMe and Sliding Messaging
Edit: I'll add BBM to my update list, thanks

skanndelus said:
Anyone who wants the APK feel free to message me. I noted that above.
Coming in the next update, should be tomorrow
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It would be sick if they fit together like that in the launcher
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I know... I've thought that myself. That would be rad!
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skanndelus said:
I know... I've thought that myself. That would be rad!
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE
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If it can be theme like that im totally gonna get the launcher

StormTrooper89 said:
If it can be theme like that im totally gonna get the launcher
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I'm not sure if there's a launcher that allows you to stagger icons... there may be ones that don't use a grid, not positive though!

I think SSLauncher does https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ss.launcher&hl=en

sykomaniac said:
I think SSLauncher does https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ss.launcher&hl=en
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that's awesome! thanks!
anyone I sent the apk too have any feedback?
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE

Yeah. I really like the icon set. I have a few icon requests which I'll send over in a bit once I get the full list.
If you keep the set updated, I'll gladly pay for the set.
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skanndelus said:
that's awesome! thanks!
anyone I sent the apk too have any feedback?
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Awesome, looking forward to hearing from you
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE

I would love to try out the icon pack looks pretty good

great icons sir. can i use that for my rom?

Great icons! Love it