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Wallpaper Thread

Can we get a wallpaper thread started? I think the wallpaper dimensions of the Captivate are different from other phones right? Also.. how do i go about deleting the stock wallpapers, and adding some to replace them?

You can download or put an image in the sd card. Open it up in Gallery, Select Menu, More, Set As
You can then set as Wallpaper (or Contact Icon) and it'll even give you a scaling box for cropping to the correct dimensions.

My favorite so far:
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http://www.androidzoom.com/android_themes/wallpapers/bezier-live-wallpaper_hchu.html

Dimensions
I think the wallpaper dimensions for the crop are ratios of 6:5. So that means 720x600 will fill up the entire crop box, as will 1080x900. Of course you do not have to use these dimensions for your wallpapers but then you get parts of it left out. Just what I have found playing around with it on my own. Hope that helps.

Here is what I made (Yeah Im a Rush fan)

Here are some I made yesterday after browsing the new uploads at Stock Exchange. I resized them to 960x800 at 96 dpi and they look pretty good on my phone.

the one i use. i organize the icons to follow the outside edge of the car so its unobstructed.

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what module is that for the clock?

there is a great app in the marketplace called, Backgrounds
its pretty much a full easy access web search of a ton of wallpapers, you can change category, apply directly from the app, or save the image and apply it later. I recommend you check it out.

yea that app is good has a ton of wallpapers

Does anyone know where the Captivate stores its wallpapers? I'd like to see what size/format the default options are, and put my custom ones in the same place, but I can't seem to find them. I'd be ok knowing where either the TouchWiz or LauncherPro wallpapers are stored.
Also, here's some wallpapers I cropped from images found through google image search (the originals got compressed by the forum, originals are in the zip file):

I'm currently using this one, got it of zedge

ibby03 said:
I'm currently using this one, got it of zedge
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That is awesome! lol thanks

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That is awesome! lol thanks
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Lol no problemo my dude! People at work always get a kick out of it
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ibby03 said:
I'm currently using this one, got it of zedge
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That is one of the best wallpapers I have seen.

sn1per420 said:
Does anyone know where the Captivate stores its wallpapers? I'd like to see what size/format the default options are, and put my custom ones in the same place, but I can't seem to find them. I'd be ok knowing where either the TouchWiz or LauncherPro wallpapers are stored.
Also, here's some wallpapers I cropped from images found through google image search (the originals got compressed by the forum, originals are in the zip file):
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wallpapers aren't actually stored in any directory they're actually in the app.
go fond the stock Rom and extract it.
go to the /system/app directory and find the home app.
it'll be in a .apk format
you can rename it to .zip and extract it.
the wallpaper will be somewhere in there

I use this picture as my background. I took it while in afghanistan.

Here's one I just made real quick:
• http://i.imgur.com/qAICih.jpg

Sleeping Giant said:
Here's one I just made real quick:
• http://i.imgur.com/qAICih.jpg
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That looks like the Launcher Pro without the gradient.
Anyway I +1 the Zedge suggestion. It's got some great ones, especially some darker looking ones that show off the Super AMOLED quite nicely

HD Icon Pack (1) by mikebeecham

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Hi guys,
Well, after nearly two months of fairly hard work designing and (in some cases) redesigning, I'm happy to release my first pack of HD Icons to the Android Community. This is a project still very much in process, as I see myself adding more packs as time goes on...however I was happy enough with the first 68 icons to release them out in the wild.
For the more astute amongst you, you'll notice that I mentioned a zip file and readme file, etc. SORRY! My bad...I intended to do the zip file, then came across the possibility of a gallery and got so overwhelmed with the graphical possibilities that I clean forgot about the zip file.
This first post has now been changed, the zip file has been created (with the enclosed readme file), and can be found at the link below:
Download the Individual Icons here:
Visit the Icon Gallery
Download the Zip File (Full Icon Pack) here:
Full Icon Pack (with added Readme)
I genuinely hope that these icons find you well, and that you get a lot of use out of them. Please take a look at the readme file. It cant possibly explain everything, but I hope it gives you a start.
Regards
Mike

These are SWEET!!!!!!!!!!

very nice indeed.
If you ever get around to making more sets, I would gladly donate for a high gloss grey, or white with this kind of detail.
thanks again, wonderful work

Thanks mate...
Well, if you pm me or get me on gtalk, then we can talk about how much it would cost for me to convert all the icons into black and white versions

I've also just realised that there is no readme...I was going to zip these up.
Either email me or gtalk on [email protected]
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Nice work, Mike.
These look very good.
*Salutes*

Thanks mate...hope people like them enough to use them!

Awesome icons! I will gladly enjoy them. Thank you!

mikebeecham said:
Thanks mate...
Well, if you pm me or get me on gtalk, then we can talk about how much it would cost for me to convert all the icons into black and white versions
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pm sent

thank you, these are killer icons. i really like the look of them. one thing i did notice when i save the icons to my desktop and then apply to my phone is that there are little white edges on the corners of the icons. is this by design? or am i missing something?
also, would it be possible to create an icon for the app drawer?
thanks again, really great work!

Top-notch icons, look great on my n1. If you're taking requests, might I suggest an icon for cyanogens DSP settings app or a graphic equalizer type look. Thanks for sharing.

Looks nice =)
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Excellent looking.
Zipped them...

As long as you save them in .png format then the transparency should remain. If you save them in .jpg then you'll get white corners.
Is it all, or just some?

these are gorgeous

Awesome job Mike! I will be using these, thank you!

All saved as png at full quality/resolution.

Yeah these are sweet - thanks a lot for sharing with the rest of the community.

awesome! I would love to see a google voice icon! subscribed thanks so much.

Looks great..... looking forward to the second release
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[ICONS]Simplified Black - with Template (also Simplified Glass & template)

Simplified Black
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The set is INCOMPLETE (about a hundred icons). I do not wish to continue the development since I don't feel the need for it.
But I still decided to release it in case any of you still want them.
For those who wants to play a little, I've included a template so you can create your own icons yourselves. (See tutorial below)
Tutorial:
1. Open the template in Photoshop.
2. Select any icon you want and open it Photoshop. If you are one of those who are using my Simplified Upgraded set, much better if you use them.
3. Copy your icon & place it over the top of the template. Adjust the size & location of your icon so as to fit the designated area.
4. Save your artwork as png and you're done!
E n j o y !
For the welcome screens you can visit this thread.

Simplified Glass & template
And if you're still up to making a glass-like icon set, here's a few and a template.
When you're done, perhaps you can post some screen shots and inspire others of your work.
Go play!
EDIT:
I have attached a bigger template for better resolution. Just don't forget to resize it (128x128 or 90x90, or according to your need). Otherwise it will eat up your device's resources.

Looks good...thanks guy...

Hi Biernes Atrece
Good to see you back, beautiful icons, I'll try them soon
Thanks

ai6908 said:
Looks good...thanks guy...
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Hi Biernes Atrece
Good to see you back, beautiful icons, I'll try them soon
Thanks
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Thanks to you both

I can not change a few icons such as: photo albums media player settings, etc.

blackmore89 said:
I can not change a few icons such as: photo albums media player settings, etc.
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Sorry, what do you mean? Can you explain further?

Here are some screens with Simplified Black, I created most of the missing icons with the provided template and icons from Simplified Upgrade series

biernes_atrece said:
Sorry, what do you mean? Can you explain further?
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sorry my english ^ ^
I can not find png files some programs to rename^^

tito12 said:
Here are some screens with Simplified Black, I created most of the missing icons with the provided template and icons from Simplified Upgrade series
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looks good, tito!
blackmore89 said:
sorry my english ^ ^
I can not find png files some programs to rename^^
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oh sorry. They're suppose to be missing. It's an incomplete set.
I just released it so others could play around with them and create for themselves.
If you don't want to customize you can also try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=807031

Nice one mate

to OP:
if you ever need any help designing some icons let me know !
i started working on my own icon set but since i got no response....i can work for others !!

Some icons , based on biernes_atrece's awesome Simplified series.
Biernes, thank you for it.

Thanks for your contribution @ p0izn!
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to OP:
if you ever need any help designing some icons let me know !
i started working on my own icon set but since i got no response....i can work for others !!
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you can play around with the template and post your work here like p0izn did.

AWESOME android wallpaper!

I am new here at XDA forum, and i have some experience with Photoshop, and i could not find any nice wallpapers for my Galaxy S (960x800) so i made my own ones from scratch!
I don´t want any donations or anything, people can download these wallpapers for free, i do it for fun, but leave a comment to show your appreciation!
These are the wallpapers i made in Photoshop.. Like it?
Wallpapers available without Marks at: http://marcusno.deviantart.com/
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I like it. It looks good. But for some reason my phone can't download it correctly... I try and extract it with astro, but it doesn't work.
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Nevermind... Got it. Thanks!
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is it bursting out or falling into glasses?
i prefer some minimalistic colors, but thats personal opinion
nice touch up though

When i made it i thought of bursting out, but when you say it, it looks loke both options and also, i think i am going to make this wallpaper in different colours (only red, only green, only blue) depending on how much the folks want it

so cool my friend

I hate a big text on a wallpaper.

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I hate a big text on a wallpaper.
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Yeah, i have to say i dont really like it either, but i really dont want anyone to "steal" my wallpapers, maybe i could sen you the wallpaper with a really tiny text?

MarcusNO said:
Yeah, i have to say i dont really like it either, but i really dont want anyone to "steal" my wallpapers, maybe i could sen you the wallpaper with a really tiny text?
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Make yourself a DeviantART account and upload it there with Creative Commons Liscense. That way you won't need to watermark your wallpapers.

Ok, man. Will do!

Looks great, please post back when you manage to create the non-watermarked version

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Make yourself a DeviantART account and upload it there with Creative Commons Liscense. That way you won't need to watermark your wallpapers.
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Fixed now! Now you get it without "BIG TEXT"

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Looks great, please post back when you manage to create the non-watermarked version
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Non-Marked wallpapers are up!

Could you make it without the Android? I hate that guy in my wallpapers

Sweet designs man the green one is one of my favs so far!

Thank you!

You made the background aswell, since it's 3d?
Don't really like the bevel/outer-edge of the droid though.

The background i did not make all on my own, first the background was really light green with bad contrast (boring looking) then i got permissions to rework the background and i fixed a few reflections and some contrast and different colours..
And about the bevel on the droid, do you have any other ideas? (im just happy if you would like to help me improve it)

awsome!!! im putting the green one in my OO.

Xoom Wallpaper Template

THIS TEMPLATE IS NOT CORRECT!!!
Please use the template in the following thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=993596

Ok so I increased the original template by 50% and created another PSD for those that want to use higher resolution images.
The new visible resolution for each desktop is 1764x1028 and the overall image resolution is 2616x1920.
It should be noted that the desktop area is NOT in the center of the image as the bottom status bar pushes it up a bit.

thanks for this. The wallpaper isn't the same when honeycomb only shows a portion of the wallpaper

clandest said:
thanks for this. The wallpaper isn't the same when honeycomb only shows a portion of the wallpaper
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No problem!
I am not really sure if its really anything different then other Android versions. Its really just that Honeycomb is meant to be used in landscape and I dont think that the crop tool has been redesigned to compensate for that.
My other wallpapers on my Nexus S, Vibrant and G1 all look chopped when the phone is rotated to landscape as apposed to portrait. Its still odd that the centered resolution for each desktop is lower then the native resolution of the screen in both dimensions. Its making me wonder if the screen really is 1280x800 native resolution.
Either way the template above works and keeps things centered for us.

Awesome! Thanks, works perfectly so far.

ritalin said:
Ok so I increased the original template by 50% and created another PSD for those that want to use higher resolution images.
The new visible resolution for each desktop is 1764x1028 and the overall image resolution is 2616x1920.
It should be noted that the desktop area is NOT in the center of the image as the bottom status bar pushes it up a bit.
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Wouldn't the Xoom just scale it back down?

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Wouldn't the Xoom just scale it back down?
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Yes it does, but the images do appear a bit crisper. Im not worried about the size anyway as I store all of my walls on Picasa.

Thank you! :d
This is exactly what I've been Googling for.. Thanks for making it! Now I can start working on some cool wallpapers for my xoom!

Thanks ritalin!
sent from the honey moto

Dumb question for you....do you select green layer and resize the image within the template to that and save the whole thing, or do you resize it to the green area and then create another file?
Think I figured it out

mrksbrd said:
Dumb question for you....do you select green layer and resize the image within the template to that and save the whole thing, or do you resize it to the green area and then create another file?
Think I figured it out
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If you are using the large template then the Green area in the center is the area of the wallpaper that is visible on the default center desktop. The red areas to its side are what you will see if you scroll to the desktops left or right of center.
If you are using the colors only to center your images, then hold down CTRL+; to bring up the guides, which will make it easier for you.

ok i need help how do i use this template

c1808us said:
ok i need help how do i use this template
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You need photoshop to use the PSD in the zip file.
Here is a JPEG of the template, it will not contain the guides but you can still use the colored blocks.
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sorry for my noobness but there's any guide out there to get this done...???
Thanks..I have photoshop but I don't know how to use it..

What am i to do with this? What do i do then to get my own image onto the xoom??
Could someone please explain how to use this template?

thanks, works great