I'd like to make a go-to guide for alternative home launchers (both from the Market and from outside of the Market), and I'm looking for some input on which launchers I can feature.
I only recently discovered that there are several more than I knew about initially, and I'm interested in collecting information about as many as possible.
Currently I know about the most popular launchers:
ADW Launcher and Launcher Pro for example. But I'd like to know if there are any others that you prefer? Anything that makes them different from the rest? Your favorite features of each launcher?
Thanks so much for your help!
I'm using the 360 Launcher and I'm liking the speed and flow of it, however, I do not see any themes for it other than the downloadable themes from the launcher itself. Does anyone know where one can get some themes other than the one you can get from the launcher itself? Also maybe a weather fix. Thanks in advance.
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zeroplace said:
I'm using the 360 Launcher and I'm liking the speed and flow of it, however, I do not see any themes for it other than the downloadable themes from the launcher itself. Does anyone know where one can get some themes other than the one you can get from the launcher itself? Also maybe a weather fix. Thanks in advance.
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try this link....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1517958
Link to version 2, English translation (no, weather still only China). There are some themes posted in the market now, as well as the Chinese version of the launcher.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1345601
In case anyone is still interested in this topic, you might need to know some basic Chinese for this or use Google translate but... this is the official site for 360 launcher themes: zhushou.mobile.360.cn just add http in front of it.
Some quick translations, the top orange menu bar with the four links up top from left to right:
1) 首页 - Home
The orange categories starting from under the banner:
Limited Time Free Themes
Popular DIY Themes
DIY Themes by Author
Free Themes
Limited Time Trial Themes
Theme Sets
2) DIY 主题 - DIY Themes
3) DIY 工具 - DIY Tool (Build your own theme)
4) 我的DIY主题 - My DIY Themes
I think the themes you make/download here will be downloaded as an apk file which you just install.
Hi, I am interested in developing themes for Android devices and wanted to know how do you make a theme support multiple launchers? I know how to make a theme work with a single launcher like Go Launcher, Nova Launcher, ADW Launcher, etc. but I want to know how to package the theme to work with all these launchers without having to make separate files. Any advice, tips and resources are greatly appreciated. Thanks guys!
Hello all,
So I am coming from an iPhone. Back on android after 4-5 years. A lot has changed. I saw a lot of beautiful homescreens around and want to replicate those. But none of them have steps/settings/instructions.
I have Nova Launcher Prime installed and I know where to get Icon Packs. Can someone point me at any good resources/tutorials?
Cheers.
theretroandroid said:
Hello all,
So I am coming from an iPhone. Back on android after 4-5 years. A lot has changed. I saw a lot of beautiful homescreens around and want to replicate those. But none of them have steps/settings/instructions.
I have Nova Launcher Prime installed and I know where to get Icon Packs. Can someone point me at any good resources/tutorials?
Cheers.
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You can take a look at mycolorscreen for example. I'm personal using the launcher they published. It's called themer. You can find it on playstore.
You can't really 'theme' Nova Launcher, in that there isn't a button you press to apply themes. Everything is done manually.
You will probably need a combination of widgets, icon packs, and wallpaper to get the theme you want.
Nova Launcher is meant as a replacement launcher that is both simplistic and offering more options at the same time.
theretroandroid said:
Hello all,
So I am coming from an iPhone. Back on android after 4-5 years. A lot has changed. I saw a lot of beautiful homescreens around and want to replicate those. But none of them have steps/settings/instructions.
I have Nova Launcher Prime installed and I know where to get Icon Packs. Can someone point me at any good resources/tutorials?
Cheers.
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If your into themes, there are a lot of theme communities on Google+. Many of the themers including myself have been launching our themes to the Play Store. Mycolorscreen used to be popular, but its slowly dying and the site has been having tons of issues, not maintained from the looks of it. I would look at Google+, deviantart, behance, dribbble, etc. I always post instructions on the Play Store for my themes, it just varies from themer to themer on how detailed they want to be.
As far as apps go, Zooper widget is still popular for widget creation, but the new boy in town has been KLWP and KWGT, pronounced "Kustom Wallpaper" and "Kustom Widget". KLWP is a live wallpaper editor, essentially its a full theme creator with built in "one click" apply/backup. It allows for animations, formulas, touch input and much much more. The best part is that its a live wallpaper with low battery consumption that makes it super easy to setup themes without going through so much hassle of setting up everything. When it comes to theming nothing compares to KLWP out there right now. KWGT is KLWP's little brother which is focused on just widget creation but without the animation support since its not based on screens.
Nova is still the king of launchers in the enthusist area, since it sticks close to Googles design language but with tons of cool features.
I would say, go to the Play Store and find a themer's profile like mine or someone else, and click on one of their themes, and the Play Store will show similar apps on the Play Store which will give you a way to see themes similar to the one your selected. Zooper widget packs normally have zooper in the title of Play Store themes, same with KLWP and KWGT. So you can easily find themes by searching by those keywords. Google+....just search and you will find tons of people posting themes, tons of communities with FAQ and tutorial sections, so much help from other users and developers on there that its worth checking out.
Go to settings. Search themes. It will take you to a Samsung store with free themes. You can get many themes there thag will change settings... Keyboard... Messaging... Etc.. I personally like the material dark theme. You can search within the Samsung store.
http://www.xda-developers.com/material-and-material-dark-hit-samsungs-theme-store/
Most of the teeming is done with widgets. The popular ones are UCCW and Zooper from the Play store. Once you have those installed you can search "zooper widget" or "uccw widget" and you will see different widgets for those apps.
There is a general Android Theme section on xda. There you will find all kinds of widgets and icons that aren't on the store. You can also browse other people's creations.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/themes
If you're into theme or fancy homescreen, try Buzz Launcher
I just tried that KWLP thing. I'm lost... lol...
razorseal said:
I just tried that KWLP thing. I'm lost... lol...
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KWLP takes some getting used to but there are plenty of tutorials to get you started.
Check out google+ communities. There are loads there specifically for themes, icons and widgets.
razorseal said:
I just tried that KWLP thing. I'm lost... lol...
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I was too at first. Watch some tuts on Youtube, its the best theming thing around right now. No point in using anything else really.
Try these tuts by Brandon Craft, great place to start. Gosh, I didn't have any video tuts when I got started, it was hard to learn:
https://www.youtube.com/user/blc0527/videos
http://idomath.weebly.com/klwp.html
Hello everyone!
On the play store I found a lot of very beautiful free icon packs and I would use them to give a fresh look to my S7. However we know that the stock launcher does not allow to replace icons, unless they are not unloaded from the Samsung theme store. The solution would be to install a third-party launcher, but I prefer to use that stock. Does any of you have any advice? Do you know if there is any way to change the icons in the launcher stock?
Thanks in advance guys, peace