[4.4+][making your phone awesome without root] Noob friendly :D - Android General

Hey guys 3 more post then im ready for the dev section
Anyway Bored of AOSP stock rom? want a new / better apps for better visualization?
Well i have some apps for you that will make your phone just not-so-boring
Now lets go down to the first category:
Launchers - so what are launchers? launchers are apps/applications that are created to be the home or app drawer of our apps - launchers have widget feature which enables you to use widgets..
some of the launchers i knew..
1. Nova launcher
2. Smart launcher
3. Go launcher
4. Lollipop Launcher
5. Google Now Launcher
6. S5 launcher prime
User apps
well not only home drawers can be changed some user apps like audio recorded clock are available at the market..
well i found some of them to be un-rooted users friendly which are running on kitkat
1.Sony audio recorder
2.Sony audio recognition
3. Clock L
4. Calculator L
5. Google Notes (L design)
6.Google Calendar ( L design)
7. Today Calendar
8. Google Camera
9. Textra
10. Google Messenger Etc..
11. Shuttle (music player)
12. Google Play Music
13. Musixmatch
14.Xperia Lounge
Well that concludes some of the apps i knew. hope it will help you fight boredom against stock apps PS Stock apps are cool but still we look forward changes

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Awesome Collection of Apps from XDA Developers!

Hey guys just wanted to share my post from the Sprint S4 section with all of you! Hope this is cool with the mods to have this in 2 different locations. Anyway here it is........
Post #1 is just Apps
Post #2 is Cameras, Launchers, Messaging, Music and Other (Cool Stuff)
For more information on the apps (Play Store link, info, etc.), simply visit the thread and read!
Some apps may be old/outdated, if so, sorry!
If you have any suggestions of what to add/remove, how to organize the thread, etc... PLEASE feel free to post them!!​
Apps
101+ Little Things in GTA5
AcDisplay
AdAway
Air Call Answer
Air Swiper
AntTek Explorer EX
App Dialer
App Override
APPoint
App Quarantine
AppWererbbit (Toolbox)
AutomateIt
Auto Flasher
Battery Kit
BetterBatteryStats
Blimps
CallFlash
Call Popout
CheapCast
Clean Master
Clock in Full Screen App
Contact HD Widgets
Cover Lockscreen
CPU Spy Reborn
CyanogenMod cLock
DashNotifier [4.3 only!!]
Deep Sleep Battery Saver
Draw2Dial
DynamicNotifications
EaseBackup
Edge: Quick Actions
Energy Bar
ExDialer & Contacts
Fancy Switcher
Fast Search
Flashify
Floating Notifications
Floating Toucher
FX File Explorer
Gravity Screen
Greenify
Hovering Controls
ibPopup Floating Unobstrusive SMS Popup
IntelliCover
Invisible Lock
iOS7 Style Control Center
iPulse (Connection Manager)
KernelControl (Beta)
KitKat Dialer
Lock Screen Notifications Widget
Lockdown Pro
LockScreen One Touch For All
Magus
Message Beam
Mi File Explorer
Mini Tasker
Naked Browser
Navigation Layer
Nice Weather
NiLS+
NoLED
Notification HUD
Notification Toggle
Notify Me!
Notifyer Unread Count
Now Browser
Omni Notes
OmniSnitch
OneQuick
One Power Guard
Online nandroid backup
Performance Control
Picture Password
Pie Control
Phone Info (Samsung)
PlayStation Mobile for ANY rooted Android Device!
PopBell
Quickr
RAM Manager
Ray Sidebar Launcher
RocketDial
Rocket Player
SCR Screen Recorder
Sidebar
Sidebar Plus
SideControl
Simple Explorer
SkipLock
SlideLock
Sliding Explorer
Smart Hide Calculator
Smart Notify
StandOut
Super Download
Swipe N Share
Swipe Status Bar
Switchr
The Tilt Alarm
Tholotis- Blur
TimePin
Trickster Mod
Ubuntu Touch Lockscreen
Ultimate Caller ID Screen HD
Ultimate Custom Clock Widget
Ultimate Dynamic Navbar
Unis (Free Netflix alternative)
Utter Offline Voice Assistant
Veeder (Google News Reader app)
Wakelock Detector
Weather BZ
Where R U?
WidgetLocker
Cameras
CyanogenMod Focal Camera
GE Devices' Camera (with working Photosphere!)
Huawei Camera
Lenovo Camera App
LG Optius G Camera
Moto X Camera
Launchers
Apex Launcher
Bazooka Launcher
Bubble Launcher
Buzz Launcher
Everything Home Launcher (Beta)
Glovebox
Launcher8
Nova Launcher
SickSky Launcher
Slide Launcher
Smart Launcher
Solo Launcher
Sword Art Online Launcher
True Launcher
Unity Launcher
Messaging
8sms
Disa
Emu Messenger
EvolveSMS
Hi SMS
Floating Texts
Ninja SMS
NowSMS
Sliding Messaging
SlideOver Messaging
Smart Messenger
WhatsApp
Music
Astro Player
CyanogenMod Apollo Music Player
Floating Music Widget
Hi Music iPhone Style Music Player
iSense Music
Music Folder Player
NextMusic
Niceplayer (Beta)
Poweramp Music Player
XenoAmp
Not on XDA
1-click Recovery Flasher
Auto Flasher ROM flash utility
Minuum Keyboard Free
Next Browser
Recovery Tools - Flasher
Showbox for Android
#Square — No crop 4 Instagram
URL Shortener
(Other) Cool Stuff
[MOD]3Minit Quicklaunch Panel
Android 4.4 Transformation Pack (new Hangouts, GMail, Bootanimation, etc.)
Battery Mods (ONE THOUSAND)
Change System Framework Animations
Collection of Asus/LG/Sony/ZTE apps
CyanogenMod Calculator
Dual boot any ROM on all Galaxy S4 variants!
Fake Permissions
Flashable Emoji Keyboard
Holofication Nation
Inverted and Normal Multi DPI Play Store v4.3.10
Modded Youtube
Next Nexus Live Wallpaper
Note 3 S-Pen Floating Options
[MOD]Potato Statusbar Gesture
Ported apps from HTC One, iPhone, Nexus, MIUI, Xperia, Asus, LG, etc. (HUGE list!)
S Note, Watch ON, S5 Calculator, Gear & Fit Mngr and S Transl. from Galaxy S5
Very nice assortment of Icon Packs
Xperia Z Ultra/Honami Media Apps
YouTube Downloader
Reserved
Nice
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Thanks any feedback is appreciated!
Sorry, I really hated closing this thread, but there is already a similar thread in this forum: here.

[App 2.3+] [COOL][Modified Holo launcher ]

Hi guys!
I was searching for an awesome icon pack for my old Gingerbread device
But I found all awesome icon packs are for ics+
so I modified holo launcher to give a high end device experience
Features
Nearly covered all common apps no need of icon packs
All with only 400 kb size increased
Added
Whatsapp
UCbrowser
Sound Recorder
Gmail
Youtube
Playstore
Maps
Google Search
SuperSU
News & Weather
Quickpic
Es file explorer
Xposed installer
Titanium backup
Rootexplorer
Wechat
Task manager (stock)
Task manager (touchwiz)
Shuttle +
Poweramp
Instagram
MX player
Fastreboot
Antutu Benchmark
PixlrExpress
Truecaller
Zedge
Opera
Mediafire
SCREENIES
Downloads
http://www.4shared.com/mobile/ybOxDu57ce/commobinthololauncher-211-free.html
The launcher looks pretty cool with the wallpaper
Find it in attachment
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Credits-
Mobint for holo launcher- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1636393
Flatee icon pack
& me for some icons
Reserved
Reserved for more themed launchers
Awesome

[Request] Launcher without App drawer

Hey folks,
there is no really working good enough launcher with an iOS like experience.
I mean, why should I use the app drawer? It is obsolet.
If anybody is lookin for a new project and new ideas I think a very vanilla launcher like this with homescreen only experience would be a huge success.
best regards
You can try:
Zero Launcher
Apus Launcher
MiHome Launcher
8 launcher
And a ton of others launcher without an app drawer...
Call me crazy, but if you want a launcher without an app drawer with the iOS feel, install any (any!) launcher from the play store, delete/hide the app drawer icon on the home screen and then install an iOS icon pack.
The best one that i would pick would be Yahoo Aviate hands down.

alternate android wear launcher

Im new to xda and i just wanted to share something i found about android wear.
i was installing various android launchers on my LG G watch with no luck (when i selected them they said they quit unexpectedly)
i tried zeam launcher, ADW launcher, holo launcher, go launcher and the stock motoactv launcher (i did try all of these on my motoactv to test if they work on a small screen and on my phone to test if they support lollipop and they worked)
then i found a launcher called barebone launcher and it worked however because it JUST launches apps (no widgets, no custom wallpapers) that's why it doesn't crash.
video - watch?v=4g2PqDTeglw (paste in URL bar after YouTube because im not allowed to share links yet or search lg g watch with barebone launcher on youtube)
Sorry if this post is in the wrong place i just wanted to share a working normal android launcher on android wear
Cool
Harry99710 said:
Im new to xda and i just wanted to share something i found about android wear.
i was installing various android launchers on my LG G watch with no luck (when i selected them they said they quit unexpectedly)
i tried zeam launcher, ADW launcher, holo launcher, go launcher and the stock motoactv launcher (i did try all of these on my motoactv to test if they work on a small screen and on my phone to test if they support lollipop and they worked)
then i found a launcher called barebone launcher and it worked however because it JUST launches apps (no widgets, no custom wallpapers) that's why it doesn't crash.
video - watch?v=4g2PqDTeglw (paste in URL bar after YouTube because im not allowed to share links yet or search lg g watch with barebone launcher on youtube)
Sorry if this post is in the wrong place i just wanted to share a working normal android launcher on android wear
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Well, this just provides me a good headstart with my just received LG G Watch. Should try on the barebone launcher as mentioned.
I tried a few alternate launchers and found it drains my battery pretty quick since they run constantly. I ended up just getting used to the stock launcher.
If you install purifiy (via adb) it kills background apps automatically saving the battery (you need to go into purifiys settings and add 3rd party watch faces to the ignore list
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Do you have tried Mini launcher?
I have found this really useful. You can take a look on it.
What one
Rickyzx said:
Do you have tried Mini launcher?
I have found this really useful. You can take a look on it.
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Mini launcher (installs on the phone) or wear mini launcher (installs on the watch)

[Wallpaper] Android Wear Live Clock Widget On Your Phone! (Google Now Launcher)

hey guys
I made a wallpaper with a Moto 360 on the background. using this on Google Now Launcher with a circular clock placed on it looks really cool. It's like a smartwatch for the time on your wallpaper. (Tested on Note 3 SM-N9005, It should work with any device with the same resolution)
Sorry that I can't put screenshots in here because I just started posting. Check it out for yourself it's easy!
THIS DOES NOT ONLY WORK FOR THE CLOCK WIDGET!
Every 1x1 or 2x2 resizable widgets should work! Of course to look good they need to be circular too. I got 2 examples that I like the most to use on the other pages.
-Shazam (resize to 2x2)
-Battery disc (2x2 widget)
-Of course many more!
Instructions:
Download Google Now Launcher from the Play Store
Download Google Clock From Play Store. (Pre installed on aosp based roms)
Download Zedge from Play Store
Set Google Now Launcher as your default Launcher
Search ''Moto 360'' or ''ClockWidget'' by ImVisualz on Zedge and set it as your wallpaper
Now place the clock widget into the Moto 360 on the background for all the pages on the launcher that you use
(this might be possible with other launchers that have the ''resize widget'' option
Let me know if it worked with your device info

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