As of the leaks we saw on internet the new design of pixel launcher is quite mesmerizing, although there are only few changes made, like the search bar is now on the bottom side of homepage which used to be on upper side and some minor tweaks.
The look of this new launcher can be easily ported on any android device with just few simple steps.
ingredients:
1. Nova launcher( Prime recommended) [url]https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher&hl=en[/URL]
2. Zooper Widget Pro. [url]https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.zooper.zwpro&hl=en[/URL]
3. Rounded Corner Apk [url]https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thsoft.rounded.corner&hl=en[/URL]
4. Noughat icon pack [url]https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.themezilla.pixelui&hl=en[/URL]
5. File explorer(ES recommended)
6. download widgets 1. [url]https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1Bt4A3bkoW8NW1FNUhnajluMkE[/URL]
2. [url]https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1Bt4A3bkoW8SVU1R3FwWGhabDA[/URL]
Recepi
Step 1. In Nova launcher settings-
Desktop-advance-toggle ON widget overlap,overlap when placing and show shadow
app and widgets drawers-swipe to open-toggle ON
Dock(Disable)
look and feel-icon theme-select pixel icon pack
Prime users can set Gestures like swipe up to open app drawer, double tap to lock, etc for more pixel like experience.
Step 2. Es file explorer(or any file explorer)- extract the downloaded zip to the folder named Autosave inside Zooper widget(which is present in internal storage).
Step 3. Create a blank widget on upper side of the homepage and resize it accordingly. click on it(zooper widget app will open)
on the top side click on folder icon- autosave- and search for the widget name pixel new look and click on it.
Similarly Create a second Widget on the bottom side and search for new search bar and select it.
now place your fav icons above the search bar and done.
Tips: If you want the pixel navigation bar search on google for your phone or you can refer this post
[url]https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/themes/root-google-pixel-navbar-style-devices-t3479583[/URL]
Just for your reference... if you want to precisely set the widget size see this screenshot and resize it accordingly.
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I want to use this, but the weather info in Zooper is so inaccurate. And the other two providers don't work at all. Is this how it is for everyone?
itslels said:
I want to use this, but the weather info in Zooper is so inaccurate. And the other two providers don't work at all. Is this how it is for everyone?
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yes it happen sometimes that the weather doesnt get updated.
Select the weather provider named "Yr.no".
itslels said:
I want to use this, but the weather info in Zooper is so inaccurate. And the other two providers don't work at all. Is this how it is for everyone?
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Works for me if I use YR.No or Yahoo.
Open weather has issues refreshing in two of my devices.
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Ok, so few people asked me how I placed a Banner like Icon in-place of my dock. I wanted to answer directly but thought why not share it with everyone else. So here a tutorial on how to do it.
First, this is how it looks like
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And a demo Vid
If you think its cool, then read on.
It's fairly easy, but quite tricky. Here we go.
What you need:
Launcher Pro
Banner/Icon (Template links later)
Desktop Visualizer
1. Set your home-screen row to 7 (for a 6 row home-screen setup). (This seems to be the most efficient value for me)
2. Now add a desktop visualizer 4x1 widget
3. With desktop visualizer, select your desired banner/template as your image and set the action as none (as seen on the video below)
4. Place the new widget on the bottom most part of your home-screen.
5. Now back to LPP preferences, set your home-screen row back to 6.
6. Might take long to load but there you have it, a scrolling banner on your dock.
Notes:
I believe you can use any number of homescreen rows from 4 up to 9 but I havent tested it yet and I only have a template for a 6 row homescreen.
In the video, I used a 5 column x 6 row setup opposed to the 4 x 6 setup on the tutorial to lessen the changes from stock layout.
forgot to mention, for best results, use transparent dock ang dock-shortcut icons.
Banner templates:
4x1 (right click and "save as")
5x1 (right click and "save as")
The Grey part is what the dock covers, blank part should always stay transparent. Just paste your banner over the gray part and make sure that nothing overlaps then delete the grey part entirely.
Cant seem to make youtube link to work, just click here and here to watch the vids
Thanks for the tut. You gave me an Idea on a cool homescreen. Mind sharing the text icons used on the vid?
Here is your video:
This is a small tutorial to show people the easiest way to customize (very basically) the "Pure music widget" background. It requires a basic knowledge (very basic) of Photoshop.
You need:
Pure music widget.
ADW launcher or Launcher Pro (I did it with ADW).
Widget Locker.
Multipicture live wallpaper
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For Lock screen:
Download the LS-Master resource.psd file from http://www.mediafire.com/?fyc4vcoug16cqeo and the Wallies.psd from http://www.mediafire.com/?7sysr37o7bs1gbc
Both are PSD files, that means you can modify the Music Widget BG, both files have an example of one Album art, keep the example, it work like a guide for your custom backgrounds. af course you can change the wallpaper too.
Edit the files until you meet your expectations and save it as PNG or JPG, put those files in your SD Card.
For the lock screen:
In the Widget locker preferences chose a 12x12 grid and hide the Status bar, choose your image for the background. add a 2x2 widget Pure Music Widget and match it with the background
For the desktop:
On the ADW settings (or Launcher pro) choose the 10x10 grid and hide the dock (extend desktop).
Using Multipicture live wallpaper choose your background file for one of your screens and setup the other ones (you can choose a different background for each screen, this is an awesome option isn't?). Add a 4x2 Pure Music Widget and match it with your brand new background.
That was easy, Right?
Sorry for my english.
How do you hide the controls?
Daidoo said:
How do you hide the controls?
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Well, i forgot to tell you guys to edit the "Transparent Skin" in the Pure Music Widget Skins, using any image editor just make an empty file and rename it as all files in the transparent skin folder.
The skin folder is in your SD card ".org.koxx.Pure_music"
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Yeah! Those icons on the shelves, below the Jorte calendar are launchable icons. The icons are embedded into the wallpaper onto the shelves (which are embedded as well).
I have seen in a couple of threads, people asking for tips and tricks (T&T) on how to do this, and it has been explained by kind sharers many times over. Thought I would create this thread for those in need, and keep other threads free from clutter!
For this tutorial, I would be sharing T&T on using ADW Launcher (or ADW Launcher Ex), because that's the only launcher I use, which in my personal opinion is a great launcher. I would sincerely request that other launcher users, like LauncherPro or GoLauncher, to share their details here too, and I will update this post with the relevant launchers.
So here we go.
How to embed shelves and icons?
There are software like photoshop (payable) and GIMP (freeware) which allows you to do editing easily. Shelves (various designs of them!!) can be found at deviantART. Simply use them, open with GIMP, place the shelves at where you want them to be on the wallpaper. Done. Same applies to icons.
How to make them launchable?
For this, we need a transparent icon, which I have attached here. [Please click on it, let xda open it up in preview, and save it from there. Otherwise, right-clicking+save removes the transparent effect.] Save the transparent icon into your sd-card.
1. Go into your launcher, press and hold on the app (for example bar-code scanner) and drag it to the home screen.
2. Place it over the embedded icons.
3. Using the adw launcher options, press and hold on the app icon, on a pop-up dialog, hit the "edit" button.
4. Press the icon, it will ask where you want to get the icons from. Select "Select Pictures" and select "Gallery"
5. Select the transparent icon which you saved in your sd-card. And Done!!
Notice
Sometimes you have different set ups. For mine I have 4 Icons in a row on a shelves, and 2 shelves. Having a 4x4 homescreen doesn't allow me to place the app icons at where I want them to be. So I would need to create more rows and columns for my screens. ADW Settings > UI Settings > Screen Preferences > Desktop Columns or Desktop Rows. Personally I have a 8 columns by 10 rows set up.
I am done here. Once again, fellow alternative launcher users, please PM me or comment here on how you do your stuff! I would be more than happy to update this post with other alternatives.
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nothing new, you can also use desktop visualizer but gonna be useful for newbies for sure
KOala888 said:
nothing new, you can also use desktop visualizer but gonna be useful for newbies for sure
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Perhaps you can share your tips here on using desktop visualizer?
Battlefield 4 3D Theme
Are you a Battlefield fan? If yes, then download this cool theme straightaway. If not, then download this anyway to make your phone homescreen unique, stylish and attractive and look cool in front of your friends.
* Things Required
This theme
UCCW App (avialable for free on Play Store)
Any launcher that supports 6x4 Homescreen Grid (Nova Launcher Recommended)
* Instructions
1. Install UCCW from Play Store. [THIS IS IMPORTANT: You need to install this app before downloading this theme or otherwise it won't work. If you have already installed the theme then just reinstall it again after downloading the app]
2. Download this theme and and open it. Now tap on Install Skin button.
3. Use the 6X4 Desktop Grid and hide the dock under launcher settings (This theme can work without these settings but the layout may be different)
4. After you're done with installation, double tap on the Homescreen and select UCCW Widget and select the required widget as indicated by their name.
5. Repeat the above step till you get Homescreen as shown in picture.
6. (Optional) Select the Cube Scroll effect under launcher settings for 3D effect. For Nova Launcher - Nova Settings>Desktop>Scroll Effect
* Instructions for adding your own app shortcuts in widgets
If you want to edit or add custom apps in widgets then follow these steps -
1. Open UCCW and select the widget which you want to edit
2. Select the hotspot from the top
3. Tap on hotspot button and chose your own app from the list
4. Save the changes and add the widget again to your homescreen.
If the weather is not showing your correct location on widget then you can change the weather location by going into UCCW settings.
- Still got some issues? Don't hesitate to mail me.
- This theme is not affiliated in any way with Battlefield franchise or Dice/EA.
Screenshots -
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Download from Google Play -
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.gurjot.battlefield4theme&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImluLmd1cmpvdC5iYXR0bGVmaWVsZDR0aGVtZSJd
No battlefield fan here?
Sent from my Micromax A116 using xda premium
Sure not a fan. But looks very nice
#Galaxtus - Over and Out
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It's unfathomable that Android itself doesn't yet have live icons for the Calendar and Clock, like TouchWiz does, or another operating system I can't recall the name of.
Sure, Today Calendar (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.underwood.calendar_beta) is a great app with a live icon but what if you want to launch the stock Google Calendar?
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Here's my simple How To:
1. LAUNCHER
- This requires a Launcher that allows overlapping widgets/icons. I recommend Nova Launcher: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher
- In Nova turn on Settings > Desktop > Widget overlap, and Overlap when placing
2. INSTALL
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.underwood.calendar_beta
And
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.devmil.minimaltext
3. PLACEMENT
- Remove Google Calendar icon from your homescreen
- Place Today Calendar icon in its place
- Edit the icon to rename it "Calendar"
- Add a 1x1 Minimalistic Text widget to the homescreen and place it over the Calendar icon
4. SHORTCUT
- In Minimalistic Text setup, first turn off Show background
- Delete the text rows from the widget so Layout tab is empty
- In Tap Behavior check Start another activity
- In Select an activity, choose the Google Calendar app
- Hit the Save icon above it and return home
Hey presto, a live date icon that launches Google Calendar. When you hit the Calendar icon you're actually launching the transparent widget activity.
If this helped you feel free to click Thanks. Thanks!
Also, the icon pack GLIM has a live icon for the calendar in the app drawer as well, on the free version as well.
Plenty of icon packs have this but if you've set Nova to use the stock Android icons, changing the Calendar icon to one from such an icon pack will not result in it updating every day. My solution above is the only way if you use stock icons.
Cheers!