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[Tip] Make Your Android Device Icons Look More 3D

One of the things that allow human beings to perceive things in three dimensions (3D) is the depth of field. When you focus on something that is close, the objects in the background become out of focus. This lets our mind know which object is close and which is farther away, and hence capture the right dimensions for the object. It is not possible that out mind focuses both near and far objects at the same time.
With this tip, we will guide you how to make the icons on your Android phone appear more 3D by moving the background wallpaper to a more unfocused and blurred state, with the result that icons appear to float above the wallpaper.
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The tools needed for this process are very basic: the desired wallpaper, and Adobe Photoshop Express for your Android device (we will use Photoshop Express in this guide as it is available free on Android Market, but you can use any image editor of your liking).
To begin, launch Photoshop Express and open your desired wallpaper in it. (You’ll need to uncheck ‘Show camera photos only in Phone view’ to be able to see all photos)
Next, you need to soften the image’s focus. Go to Menu > Edit Photo and select the third icon from top bar. You can soften the image by just sliding your finger across screen. The maximum it goes is till 20, which we find to be working best. However, you can set it to any value of your liking, Once you have attained the desired softness, save the image. (It will not overwrite the original but instead save as a new file)
That’s it. Set this new image as your wallpaper, and the icons will appear more 3D due to the difference in focus. The screenshot above does not do justice to it, but we tried it on Samsung Galaxy S, and the brilliant SuperAMOLED display works wonders with this technique. Give it a try on your own device and let us know how it worked for you.
Credits goes to Aatif Khan

Uh, this only works when you use the Tilt-Shift effect. Blurring the background only makes it look like you have a blurry background. What you did does not give the 3d effect sorry.

[APP] Windows Phone 3D - Stereoscopic/Anaglyph/Wiggle

And so I came back with my 1st non-homebrew application and I called it WindowsPhone3D.
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So what is WindowsPhone3D?
Firstly, what are the types of stereo 3D? I know most of you already know these types of stereo 3D but let's make sure everyone understands it.
Anaglyph
- Anaglyph images are used to provide a stereoscopic 3D effect, when viewed with glasses where the two lenses are different (usually chromatically opposite) colors, such as red and cyan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaglyph_image
- WindowsPhone3D has 5 anaglyph rendering types
-- True
-- Gray
-- Color
-- Half Color
-- Optimize
ref: http://3dtv.at/Knowhow/AnaglyphComparison_en.aspx
Cross Eye (Stereogram)
- stereogram is a pair of two-dimensional panels depicting the view of a scene or an object from the vantage points of the right and left eyes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereogram
Wiggle 3D
- Wiggle 3D addresses a fundamental goal of still photography: to take a three-dimensional world, capture and then present it in two dimensions, and make viewers believe that they are seeing the original scene in three dimensions
http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/11780
thank you wiki and adorama
So WindowsPhone3D does all this for you.
How to use this application?
1. WindowsPhone3D launches
2. Goes to Cross Eye page
3. click the Left arrow to select or capture an image from your image collection or from the camera.
4. click the Right arrow to select or capture an image from your image collection or from the camera.
How to view Cross-Eye images?
- here are the tutorials how to do it
- http://www.starosta.com/3dshowcase/ihelp.html
- http://www.wikihow.com/Cross-Your-Eyes
How to view Anaglyph?
- just get/make a red/magenta goggles
How to properly capture stereoscopic image?
Just like that
here's the short video of the application. Sorry but the application is in landscape orientation
here's the XAP file download
WindowsPhone3D.XAP

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Thank you - but the downloaded file is only 550 bytes and so the link maybe broken?

MyRho said:
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thanks for reporting that back. I updated the first post and I just hosted the XAP file directly to my website.
I saw 40+ downloads and they never reported the error.

Thank you. It's working now...
Tested the app - very nice.
I like the "wiggle"-effect but it's hard to get the proper perspective for the 2nd photo.

Thank you

[2.2+] Now MATERIAL Browser Pro | The lighest browser on the world! -NOW ENGINE/13-07

Hey, let's read this!
Why Now Browser engine should be fastest and better than Chromium?​
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New project right here, this time it's time to improve the Android browsing experience, with the lightest browser in the world (170Kb)!
Yes, it's right, 170kb, a loot more light than Chrome, more light than Opera/Dolphin, lighter than Lightin Browser too!
How it's possible? Well, this Browser uses the same philosophy of PurePerformances X: implement only the powerful light components!
Let's see the features!
Features:
★ Google Now themed
★ Powerful tabbed browsing
★ Navigation gestures: (thanks to Lighting Browser for concepts)
- Swipe from left to right to go to the next page
- Swipe from right to left to go to the previous page
- Double-tap on a zoomed page to fit the screen perfectly
- Long press a tab to close it
- Long press the back button to exit from the browser
★ Support for Flash Player, to play web games on your smartphone! (Android 4.1.x and older)
★ X Connectionsave Mode™*: don't charges images to save your
3G traffic limit
★ Incognito Mode
★ Differents user agent (Desktop, Phone)
★ Java Script Acceleration*: Use Java Script Superfast Mode to enable the JavaScript rendering of webpages
★ Full screen mode
★ Working Hystory
★ Importable bookmarks
Some screen?
​
You have any other ideas? Other customizations? Just tell me, I'll happy listen to you user feedback
A big thanks to ACR for Lighting Browser, that I used to study how make Now Browser better, lighter and faster!
Thank you expecially to you for supporting and give me precious tips to power up this stuff!​
Translation contributors
- Christian Kopp - DE
- Alex aka Darktitor - FR
Addictivetips.com review
Lifehacker.com review
Pro version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.browser.nowpro
★ Unlimited number of tabs
★ JavaScript Superfast Mode
★ Web File compressor
★ Cache trimming on every exit to save space
★ Now Browser rendering engine

Best Camera Features of the Honor Play

Best Camera Features of the Honor Play​
The Honor Play's camera is way better than other shooters in the same price range. Try these features to get the most out of your Honor Play camera.
1. Aperture Mode
The trick to creating a great wide aperture effect is having a phone with a great camera and software that can accurately differentiate background object from foreground objects. The AI NPU chipset makes all the difference in this area. The phone's ability to identify different objects and and use the dual-cameras to recognize depth, means the Honor Play can create extremely effective aperture mode effects. Get creative with this mode and see what kind of shots your can get.
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2. Portrait
Portrait mode is done extremely well on this phone. If it's your first time using portrait mode, know that it's basically your phone detecting the outline of your head/body and blurring the background. The quality of this popular effect comes down to your phone being able to accurately trace your face and remove it from the backdrop.
The Honor Play's large 16MP selfie camera lets you take really detailed selfies that look amazing. Try out the portrait mode with your selfie camera and you're going to be really impressed with the results.
3. AI Mode
AI mode was the main feature advertised in this phone. Toggle it on and try it out. It can really bring out the color in some of your shots. If you don't like the way the effect looks, you can toggle it off afterwards in your galley. I have this feature toggled on at all times, since there's really no reason not to. Your original image is always preserved without the AI, so you can get rid of it later on.
4. Video Format (H.265) (H.264)
You can choose the format in which your videos are encoded. You have the option of H.265 or H.264. The H.265 option will give you a more compressed video resulting in a smaller file size. The H.264 option is a less compressed format and will have slightly higher quality video.
Go to Video > Settings > Video Size > Format. to access this option.
5. Edit Your Camera Menu
With all the different camera modes built into the default camera app, it's nice to be able to customize which modes your have quick access to.
From your camera app, go to More > Edit then you can rearrange all of your different camera modes.

[LWP] Mountain Spring

Mountain Spring Live Wallpaper
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Spring in the mountains, what could be more beautiful? Nature wakes up after hibernation, every bush, every blade of grass stretches to the warm spring sun. A mountain lake also woke up, and enjoys the reflection of trees in the crystal clear water. All around wakes up, and with it the belief that everything will be fine!
These spring live wallpapers include beautiful sounds of nature and nightingale singing, which are great for meditation and relaxation. To start / stop playing music, double-click twice (really quick double-click) on any blank spot on the screen.
Features:
- Automatic background change over time;
- Sounds of nature and nightingale singing (double click to start / stop);
- Animated sky, clouds and rainbow;
- Dynamic display of the sky in the lakes;
- Moving 3D camera (tilt your device to create a 3D effect);
- Animated butterflies;
- Great balloons;
- Glowing stars and Perseids;
- Battery saving;
- High quality textures;
- 3D parallax;
- Three types of animated birds;
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.acs.mountainspring.free

Update v.2.1.0:
- Fixed a bug due to which, after opening all the backgrounds, the automatic change of backgrounds and lighting did not work;
- Improved display of celestial textures;
- Slightly reworked textures in the foreground;
- Optimized application size;
- Increased perfomance;

Update v.2.3.0:
- Added new settings (now you can adjust the darkness of the night theme);
- Added hundreds of bright fireflies to the night theme;
- Fixed a bug due to which the application crashes on Android 9;
- Increased perfomance;

Three weeks before the end of spring - "carpe diem"!

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this is great thanks for sharing it

newnovin said:
this is great thanks for sharing it
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You're welcome!

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