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With the addition of the Nexus One to my Android family, I really want to use the excellent screen to the fullest of its potential. Games are one thing, but I would love to find some awesome eye-candy apps or trip toys.
A few that I have found so far are:
Andrainbow - Cool shifting color app
Automata - Game f life simulator that's interactive
IamascopeLE - Closest to what I'm looking for, it's like a 3D, interactive kaleidescope
Bubbles - Cooler if it were more realistic
Anybody have any good suggestions for apps that are just pure eye-candy? Not really looking for live wallpapers, just some neat (possibly interactive) shinys.
Try the Wave live wallpaper. Best eyecandy I've seen yet in a live wallpaper (no offense to earth rot! I just prefer the cartoonish, pastel style to the globe)--makes use of the accelerometer, has randomly appearing airplane/parachute/dolphins and all. The art is pretty good, too. I'm also fond of the Substrate live wallpaper package.
Have you tried out iLightr? I haven't given it a whirl yet, but it seems to be well-received.
Someone needs to directly copy the iTunes visualizers for live wallpapers. Those things are INCREDIBLE.
See, as I said - the Live Wallpapers are cool, but I want an app I can fire up and play around with. Like a physics demo engine. I've been browsing the Demo section and have come up with some cools things.
iLightr I had for a few minutes - MEH.
For some reason, I woke up this morning and had the urge to pick up my Nintendo DS and play Nintendogs. It then dawned on me that the live wallpaper capability that Android had would be an awesome way to play with a virtual pet.
The live wallpaper could just be used to watch your pet and perform simple interactions like calling the pet to come over. I'm not saying that the live wallpaper would have to be a full featured game, but possibly joined with another app that has more functionality.
Would something like this be possible? I would be worried about the battery drain that this would cause, but if it's executed properly, I may just suck it up and charge my phone twice a day.
very possible!
I think there are a lot of live wallpaper that offer this kind of feature. But so far, the best graphic and feature would be Panda Live Wallpaper by Dutadev. Sorry I can't post link. Go search yourself.
You're welcome :good:
Does anyone else experience on their TF an obvious slow down in overall performance when using a live wallpaper? The only time I don't experience the lag is when I am in an already third-party application BUT when I use the homescreen controls like settings and app switching...that lags. Stock browser performance is worse too.
It seems that the only live wallpapers that don't cause any obvious slow down are the ASUS offered ice cube in water and halo spiral.
Any ideas as to why?
I have downloaded live wallpapers that were specifically made for HC including the GT's for Touchwiz (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1169061) and others on the market and they just slow everything down.
Well, not many are actually optimized for tablets. But beyond that, you have to remember it is rendering something at 1280x800 continuously, besides the launcher. So it will eat away at some performance no matter what.
The only one I've found that doesn't have much performance decrease is Light Grid. That one runs pretty great on my TF without slowing things down much. I have it set to cycle large black, gray, and white squares.
Makes sense, and thanks about light grid, I will try that out!
I tried the androidify live wallpaper, and although it is kind of lame, it works great too.
I use my beach hd no lag for me
don't forget to bring a towel!
zillah1985 said:
Does anyone else experience on their TF an obvious slow down in overall performance when using a live wallpaper? The only time I don't experience the lag is when I am in an already third-party application BUT when I use the homescreen controls like settings and app switching...that lags. Stock browser performance is worse too.
It seems that the only live wallpapers that don't cause any obvious slow down are the ASUS offered ice cube in water and halo spiral.
Any ideas as to why?
I have downloaded live wallpapers that were specifically made for HC including the GT's for Touchwiz (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1169061) and others on the market and they just slow everything down.
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The ones that were updated are the featured LWP.. Ive collected 148 in the past 5 months with maybe 10 of those that cause lag.
SwampWater is my favorite. I emailed the developer who just got a tablet and found interest in developing again ...I emailed thanking him and saying its awesome looking. He recently added colors and more bugs.
SwampWater
Text clock Pro
Symphony of colors
Stars pro
Seeds of life (sperm) lol
Rolling Cat ($2.99) Nothing special i just wanted the cat
Prismatic
Rays of light
Pretty wallpapers (uses 2 layers to choose from).2 Animations and 1 color
PolarClock Live wallpaper
Particle storm
Nightfall Live wallpaper (payed)
Photile Pro
Light Grid Pro (one of the best IMO)
Light Grid Holiday Theme
Nexus Revamped Pro
Moon Phase (free or Payed)
Jump gate (payed)
IBM Watson Avatar Pro (the one that has scrolling words in the preview pic)
The ones I listed are 1$ and some are free or have a trial version
Anything from developer XLLUSION, JASON ALLEN and KITTEHFACE SOFTWARE
The only one from Jason Allen that doesnt work is a Panda sitting in a cup (to new he hasn't upgraded the code yet).
The Bamboo and Panda does work perfectly .
There ares to many to list, those are the ones that work perfectly.. Your best bet is explore the developers other LWP apps. if 1 works, he has most likely updated the rest.
Most the LWP on the list have multiple that work on Tablets , for example Rays of Light. If you select the developer other apps, his other LWP appear I did not not add to the list. From Rays of light you could get 5 or 6 more that work.. Im very picky on live wallpapers. I dont buy just anything..
Hey Everyone,
We just released a big update for our awesome entertainment app Fireworks Touch.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.future.fireworkstouchfree
you can check out the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZzEALoC-Pc
if you like the app please dont forget to vote for it and give it a good rating...
also if you have any problems or suggestions please feel free to contact us.
Guys, do you think you would want an option to use this as a live wallpaper as well or will it cause too much distractions?
I think its best as a standalone app. Live wallpapers have been done before, but here is an opportunity to make a standout unique App.
Can I draw your attention to this IPod/Ipad app :
"I love fireworks ":
http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=/&gl=GB#/watch?v=xTLGRohZR80
It uses touch to draw the rockets trail, and uses the length of a stationary touch to determine the intensity of the shell explosion.
You have made a good start, but I would love to see some of these features maybe, with some high quality firework audio samples.
Just a few things to inspire you!
Great start, and good luck
Regards
Edit: Reading back, I must look like a ungrateful demanding SOB! Apologies, just wanted to give a few ideas.
buzzboy: your not an SOB we want feedback we need feedback otherwise we wouldnt know what users want/think about the product...
have you downloaded the app? what do you think of the auto play feature? is there enough fireworks at once? what do you think about the fireworks "shapes" that come out randomly that looks like smily face, heart, star, peace sign etc.. do you want more stuff like this?
as for the your trail request we can do that we currently have trail feature the user just not controlling it atm...
More audio explosion is coming...
Personally I prefer realism, but can't speak for the masses who may prefer cute shapes.
I'm a real pyromaniac.
Regards
do you want an option to toggle on/off shapes?
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do you want an option to toggle on/off shapes?
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Its a possible solution, it will be interesting to hear other opinions on the realism aspect.
Thinking about it, i would imagine it's easier programming for Apple devices due to the hardware being almost identical. Whereas Android has such a varied range of devices with different hardware performance .
Regards
well sure android has alot of different devices and specs etc but we are specialist when it comes to mobile we have the same app running on Android, Nokia(symbian), Blackberry and WP7 no iOS
You guys asked for it and we delivered!
New feature is available in the full version of the app LIVE WALLPAPER!!!
yes now you can view awesome fireworks effects in your home screens with black background or an image of your choice!
sound effects are disabled during live wallpaper mode to not disturb you.
So its now even more worth while to upgrade to the full version with many other options.
Also if you liked the app please help us by giving us a good rating it could really help us to make new features
Guess what people a brand new update has arrived!
with dozens and more of new sound effects, explosions and fireoworks launch sounds.
Please give us your feedback
Hey everyone,
we have a new update that is now live! so get it while its hot and get ready for the new years eve count down with the new years eve mode which includes the ball drop , number fireworks and MANY kisses after...
Hey Guys,
We just added some more features and fixes for you to enjoy,
please help us out by rating the app if it made you feel good
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.future.fireworkstouchfree
Wow, this is coming on leaps and bounds now.
Big improvement, also on the Audio effects, its nice to have that distinct audio echo with the explosions, and also the trail option is a welcome feature.
Great update.
Thanks and regards
I Love IT
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Thanks everyone, its nice to hear you all liked it!
Please feel free to add feedback or suggestions for features you like to see (such as mini-game option, HD version for tablets etc)
Option to make a display with users music collection would be good in a future update.
Regards
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Option to make a display with users music collection would be good in a future update.
Regards
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I personally believe that is a great idea Buzzboy. It would be your own personal firework show.
Hey everybody,
We just added a very cool feature for the app you can now drag fireworks with your fingers (multi touch supported) to create your cool fireworks show.
you have to give this a try its so good!
Also we released a new game of us named Brain Squeeze, you can check it out at https://market.android.com/details?id=com.future.brainsqueeze_free
so if your up to sharpen your mind & senses it is highly recommended + you can compete vs other people around the world for the highscore and watch your score graphs and more..
if you liked the game please give us a positive ranking to help us continue developing it and many more
Thanks!
Buzzboy: we are looking into your idea, would you like just an option to load the music player from within our app to select a song or have some preloaded song from the app to choose (much like our background gallery)
Hi,
In a perfect world, I suppose most would prefer their own Music, but limitations would hinder that I imagine.?
Or, some Pre installed Classical music, eg:
-1812 Overture
-Star Spangled Banner
Just a few ideas for you.
Great update by the way
Regards
At Axiomworks, Inc. we are a team of 2 people - a developer and 3D artist / art designer. We make 3D live wallpapers for Android. All our wallpapers present fully 3D experience, unlike numerous 'fake 3D' apps with simple parallax scrolling of backgrounds.
You can find a full list of our live wallpapers on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Axiomworks,+Inc.. Average rating of our apps on Google Play is above 4.0.
Here is a list of some of our apps:
3D Car Live Wallpaper
Free / Full
With 3D Car Live Wallpaper you can feel a freedom of driving a highway in a legendary sports car. Mostly straight road slightly twists between hills, and you can watch as car passes by trees and bushes. There are plenty of customization options: car color, rims color, camera rotation settings. You can change even license plate number of a car to any custom text.
Free version has one car and one landscape type, and full live wallpaper offers more great cars and landscapes for any season with weather effects.
Bamboo Forest 3D Wallpaper
Free / Full
This live wallpaper brings a scene of serene bamboo forest to your Android devices. Wind runs in the top of bamboo trees and gently sways ground vegetation. Occasional butterflies fly through warm sun rays, casting flickering shadows on the ground. The view rotates reacting to your gestures and home screen changes, revealing the different angles of beautiful forest.
In full version you can customize a whole lot of objects in live wallpaper, like ground and grass, color of bamboo plants, butterflies or fireflies, path and railings, stone lanterns, falling leaves, sun rays, dust particles etc. Free version has less customization options.
3D Jelly Bean Live Wallpaper
Free and Ad-Free
All Android fans will be glad to watch a symbol of the latest Android version on home screens of their phones and tablets. As usual, this live wallpaper is in full 3D. And it is not only adorably cute but also very useful - it shows battery level of your device. The lower the battery level is the less jelly beans are in Android jar.
This live wallpaper is absolutely free. You can watch a video of 3D Jelly Bean live wallpaper on YouTube and download it from Google Play.
3D Lotus Live Wallpaper
Free / Full
This live wallpaper will bring you to beautiful and calming lotus pond. Such ponds are always associated with relaxation, rest and calmness. It depicts the scenery of soothing, calming water surface covered with lotus plants and their blooming flowers. Koi fish peacefully swims beneath green lotus leaves, and air is full of life and movement of fussy dragonflies and butterflies.
This live wallpaper has full day-night cycle change; users can choose between different times of day or let the wallpaper follow current time of day. Also, you can customize flowers colors, duckweed and insects.
As usual, it comes in two versions: full version with all customization options and more basic free version.
3D Tulip Live Wallpaper
Free / Full
This live wallpaper presents you a view of tulip flower surrounded by neighbors in the field. The flowers gracefully sway on the wind and the view slowly rotates giving you a fully 3D overview of the scene. Live wallpaper reacts to gestures, rotating the scene in the direction of your swipes and homepage changes.
Full version of live wallpaper offers you a choice of 8 flower colors, including two-colored ones. Free version is limited to one color, it has only wind configuration.
3D Rose Live Wallpaper
Free / Full
3D Rose Live Wallpaper is a fully 3D live wallpaper depicting rose flower reacting to gestures. You can rotate flower by swiping through your home screens. It will change it's rotation on any change of home screen. Recently updated version of this wallpaper has an option to add a photographic vignette as an extra eye-candy. You can change color of rose and background the way you like.
Free version of wallpaper is somewhat limited in configuration options but still it's good enough to decorate your phone's home screen.
Lantern Festival 3D
Free / Full
Lantern Festival 3D brings typical Chinese scene to home screen of your phone. Full moon in calm summer night spreads its gentle light over this serene landscape. Water reflects trees which are covered by dense fog coming down from ancient mountains and further to the river, hiding fisherman's boats resting on waves. Lanterns with flickering flames of candles inside them are left adrift and slowly float down the river. And people in castle are celebrating holiday by launching floating lanterns up to the sky. As usual application comes in two versions: full with all options available and free with somewhat limited customization possibilities.
3D Melting Candle
Free / Full
3D Melting Candle live wallpaper brings antique table to your home screen. Enjoy the serenity of this evening scene. Flickering light of candle casts shadows from all object on the table. The candle melts according to battery level of your device. You can customize this wallpaper the way you want. You can disable certain objects, and change the look of almost all things, from large book and quill to small coins scattered around the candle holder.
Free version doesn't have all objects you will see in full version, and doesn't provide a lot of options to customize the look of wallpaper, but it still have the melting candle to check your battery level.
3D Guns Live Wallpaper
Paid version
Put a 3D scene of military weapons to your homescreen with this live wallpaper! It represents fully 3D view of modern military weapons, customized by your choice. Selected loadout can be watched from all angles, and camera movement will react to your finger gestures and homescreen changes.
There is a lot of customization options:
- plenty of pistol and rifle models to choose from;
- weapons have customizable attachments, decorations, and colors;
- customizable additional objects, including knives, grenades, binoculars etc;
- environment and effects settings;
- different camera modes.
So....XDA is an advertising platform these days?
Thanks nice work
Just installed the new "Bamboo Forest 3D Wallpaper" On my Sg3, Unbelievable, looks like you could walk right into the Phone…
:good: As far as advertising go’s, XDA could never be accused of being some hotbed of altruisms. :silly:
Nexus 4 bug
Installed the Jelly Bean 3d wallpaper but brightness of reflexes seems a little messed up...It is just me? I have a stock Android Nexus 4... Attached screenshot...
kenkiller said:
So....XDA is an advertising platform these days?
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Is that so..........
No, XDA promotes developers. These wallpapers are beautiful and deserve recognition. Thank you for the post and for supporting devs XDA.
kenkiller said:
So....XDA is an advertising platform these days?
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Oh come on....
I dunno, it just seems too clean to be a Dev thread. I mean, if such posts are OK, what's stopping any Dev with a free/trial version from opening such threads all over XDA?
Nice work! Little beauty on my screen.
This is really impressive!
Is this compatible with Xperia Z and how can I use it? Does it require root/sueruser?
Fabowski said:
This is really impressive!
Is this compatible with Xperia Z and how can I use it? Does it require root/sueruser?
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These live wallpapers work on any device with OpenGL|ES 2.0, Xperia Z included. And they do not require any root.
just curious, what did you use to capture the screen for the jellybean video?
I love the candle one, thanks XDA for the promoting and thanks developers for theses animations
Regards
Very nice work indeed! :good:
Love the car one!
P.S. No rules are being broken here so no more OT nonsense.
Latern festival isla amazing!! Great works guys!
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These wallpapers are awesome... It's such a pity that I can't try them... I ain't got no playstore :crying:
alicarbovader said:
These wallpapers are awesome... It's such a pity that I can't try them... I ain't got no playstore :crying:
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Why not?
the_scotsman said:
Why not?
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Because I'm no fan of External SD Card and all the apps 2 sd thing cuz my country ain't got class 10 sd cards. So the only option I have is to change hboot to small system and bigger data partitions just for extra 100 mb. That's why I remove all the apps that are huge in size(including the google things) to spueeze extra space from any ROM. Its a real dilemma to remove apps from the ROM's zip file and then copy it to my card so as to install them. And I'm a flash- and ROM-aholic
Force close
The free 3D car force closes every time I go to my home screen, on note 2 t-mobile...
Jelly-bean-man said:
The free 3D car force closes every time I go to my home screen, on note 2 t-mobile...
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Please PM me log with crash info. Thank you for reporting this bug.