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Lets you change the image of apps u have on your home screen to anything on your sd card. Find icons or links to icons in themes and wallpaper section
http://betterandroid.wordpress.com/
I have it, it's freaking awesome. Download any icons to your sdcard then you can use them as your home icons.
The other app they have on the site (Search POI) is also very well done and useful.
aliho said:
I have it, it's freaking awesome. Download any icons to your sdcard then you can use them as your home icons.
The other app they have on the site (Search POI) is also very well done and useful.
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was it in the market or do you have a url for it?
From all the screenshots I have seen its in the paid market
that explains why i cant see it then, no paid apps section for me yet.
Yeah sucks i was hoping that i would have gotten them but still waiting, cant wait to get guitar hero on my g1
paid apps are showing up, still no bettercut
I see it now. Looks tempting. But is it worth $2.99? There's a certain price point where if too many things are $3+ --- I'm just not going to buy any of them. Is it just me?
i have all this but u jus have to wait.. i see more apps every single time i get on cuz theres a delay or something.. but i was wondering if bettercut is worth buying
i would like to just create custom icons for shortcuts, thats the main reason i want it, but its still not there :\
It's decent, its not a major overhaul of AnyCut... So dont expect that, it does add some cool new things, and has a new GUI. One of the more notable features is the icon change ability. So if you hate some of your icons and want them changed this is the current solution.
but is it really worth it for $2.99
someone might just come out with an icon changer app for .99 or something.
its worth it to me.
i love my new icons =D
swaney said:
but is it really worth it for $2.99
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The way I see it, it's only $3.00... and buying a smart phone like the G1 I already knew I'd be spending money on apps eventually. So to me, yes its worth it...
Wow are we really complaining about a 3.00 app? I will happily pay 3.00 if i can change my icons and make my phone look the way i want it to!
I guess it's good for people who don't know how to make themes.
i got it.. now icon searching here i come
This app is a winner guys!!!
Just bought it.
Alright guys, I have a bit of money to waste today and I wanna buy 2 or 3 apps. (as you can see im poor LOL) Should I get beautiful widgets? People say it is a great app and such and I just wanna know if its worth it. Also what other apps would you recommend that are "needed apps" Thanks guys.. and gals.
The best apps are freeeeee!
doojer said:
The best apps are freeeeee!
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Aint that true. But there are just some apps you HAVE to have. and the Devs know so they put a price on them. Its the way the world goes around.
beautiful widgets is a great app I mainly like it for the smaller home weather clock widget.
I kinda thought beautiful widgets were using too much juice but I could be wrong.
GAME:
Winds of Time
PRODUCTIVITY:
Docs-To-Go
UTILITY:
SU File Manager
Root Explorer.
Titanium Backup.
AutoKiller.
NewsRob.
More Icon Widgets.
SetCPU.(If overclocked)
Beautiful Widgets.
Root Explorer is the only true paid app. The others are donations. But you get cool features AND why not give them a buck or two, right? They did the work.
Edit: Added Beautiful Widgets. Forgot it. It also is a paid app.
I got root explorer, beautiful widgets, and WINDS OF STEEL!
Hi.
I was hoping I could get the most of the people here to write down the best applications for personaling the DHD.
So write down the ones YOU think is cool and help me get my DHD cool
fancy widget pro: weather
Go sms
kamma backup sms
mp3 music download
winamp
truecaller
tapatalk pro
LauncherPro+ or ADW EX. I prefer launcher Pro.
Beautiful Widgets
Folder organiser
Minmalistic Text
Scrollable news
SwitchPro
Desktop Visualizer
SimiFolder
Tasker is a must for me. It can pretty much automate everything on the phone.
I really like whatsapp. It means free texting!
Very nice!
Keep them coming if you find more someother time
Brightness rocker lite.
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Mybackup root
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Hide it pro
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Astrid tasks
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Handcent
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Launchkey
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Carl's 8-ball pool
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Winamp
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XDA
These are my must haves. Period. PM me / see market for details. Please consider pressing thanks
Swyped from my superfast, LeeDrOid DHD, on the XDA app.
I made a list of some of my ' good starting point' apps here:
http://www.franwella.com/franwella_blog/?p=10126
For the most part the apps I have listed are free, and none of them require root access.
I hope this helps.
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I like:
Google Sky Map
WhatsApp
Tasker
Anyone using htc sense? I like the widgets a lot and is preventing myself from trying other launchers like ADW.
Skype
Skype! I enjoy saving on the phone bill
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Anyone using htc sense? I like the widgets a lot and is preventing myself from trying other launchers like ADW.
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I am in the same boat. I really like Sense. I am reluctant to sacrifice Sense to install any other launcher.
thanks for the sharing
but some app I dono hw 2 use it XP
Franwella said:
I am in the same boat. I really like Sense. I am reluctant to sacrifice Sense to install any other launcher.
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x3 i've tried to find substitutions for sense but none of them can be as good as sense.
best applications^^(for me):
-Tasker
-titanium Backup
-Root Explorer
-Set CPU
Gotta be pocket legends Just so simple and reminds me of diablo haha!
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has the xda app been mentioned? One of my favs ...
best applications:
-Vignette (makes the awfull camera pictures look even worse - but I like it. )
-titanium Backup
-Root Explorer
-Öffi
-google talk
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I am in the same boat. I really like Sense. I am reluctant to sacrifice Sense to install any other launcher.
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for me sense just doesn't make sense. However, if you do like it, the widgets at least, the market is saturated with mock sense widgets. And Launcher Pro + and ADW are so much more customisable than sense.
Give it a good week and i promise you will be a die hard pure android lover.
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Dear All,
I am trying to find out best apps for my Xoom.
My personal suggestion is :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sports.rulesf&hl=en
I love the UI & Features, I want similar apps.
The UI should be 100% perfact & very user friendly app.
Post free or paid one, before posting make sure its worth...
Jacky
When I first switched to androids from iPhones (I still feel dirty for being so loyal to iOS for so long...) and looked into launchers I was steered toward Nova launcher. I found it to be pretty nice and functional but wasn't sure what all the fuss about it being the best launcher was. I was told that Next 3D Launcher would destroy my battery life and hog system resources along with not being all that customizable. Well, after installing it on my S5 G900A I haven't found any of the claims to be anywhere near true.
My battery life has been more than fine, it runs as smooth as a baby's powdered bottom, and I can use all widgets and customize everything from page transitions to "flat" 3D to full 3D. I feel like it has an infinitely more unique look and functionality compared to Nova launcher and while I won't say that Nova is 'stale', to me it feels like everyone has it and therefore the wow-factor of how awesome its supposed to be is greatly diminished.
I love Next 3D and wholeheartedly suggest it as a more than viable alternative to Nova.
Too expensive for what ya get.... Nova is better on the wallet and third party support...just change the theme and it's like a whole new launcher.
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+1 for Nova. Great option.
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I agree with OP. Next launcher is awesome. Well worth the money.
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Nova for free is great, themes work across many of the launchers and icon packs for that matter.
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Both Launchers are really great at what they do. They both focus on two different aspects of launchers. I will say this, No one has ever asked about my phone (Galaxy s5 active) launcher when I have Nova on it. However when they see the 3d the questions and double takes come. However as fluid and perfect as Nova runs you can't dismiss it.
Only qualm about the 3d launcher is it's 16.99 and then they still have the nerve to charge you for add ons like themes and such. Kind of turning me off to the perception of greed with the Go Launcher Dev team.
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Both Launchers are really great at what they do. They both focus on two different aspects of launchers. I will say this, No one has ever asked about my phone (Galaxy s5 active) launcher when I have Nova on it. However when they see the 3d the questions and double takes come. However as fluid and perfect as Nova runs you can't dismiss it.
Only qualm about the 3d launcher is it's 16.99 and then they still have the nerve to charge you for add ons like themes and such. Kind of turning me off to the perception of greed with the Go Launcher Dev team.
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Well said..i already paid good for phone I'm not dishing out tons more for a launcher!! NOVA ALL THE WAY
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What a themer guys?
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imwillzillla said:
Both Launchers are really great at what they do. They both focus on two different aspects of launchers. I will say this, No one has ever asked about my phone (Galaxy s5 active) launcher when I have Nova on it. However when they see the 3d the questions and double takes come. However as fluid and perfect as Nova runs you can't dismiss it.
Only qualm about the 3d launcher is it's 16.99 and then they still have the nerve to charge you for add ons like themes and such. Kind of turning me off to the perception of greed with the Go Launcher Dev team.
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Very well said...
Thank you Sir...g
Hey OP:
Just curious.....Why did you put [THEME] in the thread title?
Next launcher 3D is a great launcher. I used it for about a year and was very pleased with it.
I use Apex Launcher pretty much NOVA
Yeah I prefer Apex.
Tapped It!
I discovered Epic Android Learn launcher and have been using it over Nova lately. It is, of course, a more AOSP feel like Google Launcher.
Personally, I used Next 3D on my Note 3 and my S5 Active without battery drain or glitches. Love it!
I am new to this but I am looking for a great launcher for my s5 01A. Any advice would be appreciated. I am looking for a new rom as well. Are there certain launchers that work only with certain themes or are the launchers universal of the OS just depends on phone? Thank you.
I have very recently tried a whole slew of launchers - giving each one about 12 hours of rigorous beating.
I looked at the pro paid versions of Apex, Nova, Next, Go, SPB, and TSF as well as several free/trial versions of a few others I quickly uninstalled and deleted. In each case I downloaded everything there was available from the developer /for/ the launcher in question as well as 8 or 10 of the top rated themes (which also happened to appeal to me). I literally spent every waking hour of an 8 or 9 consecutive day period doing nothing but installing Launchers, setting up any and all widgets made specifically for them (or my own 3rd party favorites to fill any holes), populating home-panels, checking out icon packs, and learning & getting used to the specialties offered by each. I did this all in 4.4.2 (KitKat) on the 7" screen of my Sharp SH-06F.
I agree with @imwillzillla about the difference between Nova and Next. They are completely different types of products even though they are both Launchers. Or maybe I should say they each appeal to a totally different kind of user. If I were to compare them directly I would need use subjective and flowery language- maybe something like:
Nova is everything you think your phone should have shipped with...
Next is allot of what you dream your phone will be like in the future...
Personally I like futuristic dazzle (being a retired CG artist) so Next was totally my cup of tea! Man that thing rocks! But I dunno if I would be using it to manage a company or as my daily scheduler if I were a corporate CEO - although... Next actually gives you (essentially) two launchers for the price of one and the 2D one would work fine for a "salaryman" (maybe "business jock" in western vernacular?).
I didn't really care for Nova as much as the TSF, Go, or Apex Launchers. Nova felt ummm, a bit antiquated maybe. None of these /launchers/ noticeably eat battery power more or less than the others - but some of the widgets sure do. For example the Next Music Player has a full screen widget which when the "Gravity" feature is turned on is like something out of "Alice In Wonderland" - you almost want to reach into and behind the graphics it's so parallaxically (my new word) convincing! Leaving that widget displayed with the screen set to 100% brightness and screen Sleep turned completely OFF cut my battery life to 12 hours. Displaying a different home panel with "Gravity" turned off it lasts about 16 hours. Setting the screen to Sleep in 5min and using the phone only 5 or 10 times in a day it lasts about 50 hours. As an MP3 player using the Next Player without the widget in my back pocket or on my desk the battery lasts juuuust 60 hours.
- That's all with WiFi on, BlueTooth off, GPS off, and using wired headphones or a cable to my HiFi rig (no phone internal speakers).
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I am new to this but I am looking for a great launcher for my s5 01A. Any advice would be appreciated. I am looking for a new rom as well. Are there certain launchers that work only with certain themes or are the launchers universal of the OS just depends on phone? Thank you.
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Hi Paul,
The answer to you first question depends what is you want and expect from the launcher. Pretty much all of them are improvements over what the S5 ships with. Most of them offer things like custom folders, multi-select, different wipes, and alternative icon sets. With a few of them I have found that you can install their custom icon sets, then uninstall the launcher and the custom icon remain - so there may be generic custom icon packs which work on any or most launchers - including the default ones your phone came with.
Some of the better launchers embed a video presentation of their launcher in action directly into their play-store download page which is a pretty good way of guessing at whether or not you might wanna try that particular one. If the Launcher's DL page doesn't have a video then YouTube usually does. In my case I used both resources and and watched at lease 30min. of video in total of each before I went for the install action. You can see from the above post which ones I went for after that initial research step. After purchasing and installing six different launchers and all of their associated proprietary widgets & etc. I found the Next 3D Shell Launcher to be the best fit for me. Configured like a wildman it's pretty over the top. I wanted a launcher that had all the bells and whistles AND impressed the heck out of whoever might be looking on - including me. A conversation starter if you will. In that regard Next Launcher delivers in spades! My phone is about 2/3 the speed of yours or even slightly less and Next is very smooth on it. But anyway, that's what I wanted out of it - you may have a completely different set of expectations and desires so you need to ask yourself.
Feel free to ask me any questions about any of the ones I listed above. It might take me a few days to see and answer the question but I'll be happy to do so.
On your second question it seems that there is no dependency on a particular ROM by any given Launcher - they all just work. Some require a specific minimum version of Android but the S5 I believe is installed with the very newest Android version so no problems for you there. A few launchers have some functions available only if Root access is available so rooting your S5 might be a consideration if you want or need those functions. The ones I noticed weren't of any significant advantage so I didn't look into rooting my device. And lastly some Launchers have some trouble with some specific phone models. For example there used to be problems with Next on a few of the Samsung phones but that's been addressed already - etc..
One thing to really look into IMO is how much free stuff there is available for the specific launcher and how much requires payment - and I don't really mean icon sets and themes as much as I do custom widgets or tools etc. which are designed to work exclusively with the Launcher in question. If you click on the company name of the developer for the Launcher you're interested in (at the playstore) - that usually calls up a list of items that will tell you what you want to know here.
L8r, again, feel free to ask anything and have fun trying stuff out!
Can we add labels to the dock apps and add extra rows and columns like Nova Launcher?
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Can we add labels to the dock apps and add extra rows and columns like Nova Launcher?
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Yes you can , I haven't found anything next 3d couldn't do . Plus there are hundreds of themes and widgets t choose from and most are free . I couldn't go back to using my phone without it , I had to wipe everything and my phone wasn't the same without it.
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