Post your mobile phone desktop!

sansnom · 22 Sep 2015 at 10:37

wow, never knew you could do this with Android - the stock Android look and feel is the main reason I've never taken a liking to it. It always looked so....2D lame if that makes any sense?

I might just take a leap into Android now that I know things like this can be done but if I may ask...how does one actually fully customise the user interface? Textures, Icons, Colours, Shading, Widgets, Fonts etc? Do you need a special program or do you need to be proficient in a graphics app ?

this_is_gav · 22 Sep 2015 at 11:29

sansnom said:
I might just take a leap into Android now that I know things like this can be done but if I may ask...how does one actually fully customise the user interface? Textures, Icons, Colours, Shading, Widgets, Fonts etc? Do you need a special program or do you need to be proficient in a graphics app ?

You just need a launcher like Nova Launcher and add the right widgets. Widgets like Dashclock even let other apps hook into it to add more functionality (such as upcoming calendar events, notifications, weather forecast, etc).

The attractive thing about stock Android (for me) isn't really the look or feel but more the lack of bloated skins and apps. Much better to start clean and make Android what you want it to be.

sansnom · 22 Sep 2015 at 11:57

this_is_gav said:
You just need a launcher like Nova Launcher and add the right widgets. Widgets like Dashclock even let other apps hook into it to add more functionality (such as upcoming calendar events, notifications, weather forecast, etc).

The attractive thing about stock Android (for me) isn't really the look or feel but more the lack of bloated skins and apps. Much better to start clean and make Android what you want it to be.

not sure I fully understand - looking at those desktop pictures it looks like there is no bloatware at all (was it removed or just hidden)?

What I would ideally like to do if I go with an android (coming from BB10 OS) is just have a single clean homepage with maybe 10 apps in total including phone app. I'd like to be able to change the quality and textures of the icons, the colour and shading, cripsness of the font etc

Are you saying that this is achievable with Nova Launcher or someone would have to go back to Stock Android and do it from there? Sorry I'm clueless with Android never had or used it before!

kona786 · 22 Sep 2015 at 19:18

You can make it even cleaner my using invisible icons. See my desktop on the page before. Android FTW.

scrivz69 · 22 Sep 2015 at 19:21

uploading images

mithrandir · 22 Sep 2015 at 19:39

scrivz69 said:
uploading images

This looks intersting. What does it consist of and can you make the icons smaller (i.e to fit more in a row?)

Thanks

Glaucus · 22 Sep 2015 at 19:43

Does anyone make there own theme? If so how hard is it?
Can't find anything I like that works.

Currently hate the look if it.

I like the Tornado theme, but as far as I can tell, you can't edit it or add other apps etc.

scrivz69 · 22 Sep 2015 at 19:47

mithrandir said:
This looks intersting. What does it consist of and can you make the icons smaller (i.e to fit more in a row?)

Thanks

It's a theme from MIUI mate off the theme store.

twist3d0n3 · 22 Sep 2015 at 20:57

Glaucus said:
Does anyone make there own theme? If so how hard is it?

have a look here: http://mycolorscreen.com/

you can download zooper 'kits' or use their own 'themer' app.

personally i go for a minimal look with nova prime, rro layers and whatever icon pack takes my fancy.

mithrandir · 22 Sep 2015 at 21:47

scrivz69 said:
It's a theme from MIUI mate off the theme store.

Thank you - will check it out.

Orcvader · 22 Sep 2015 at 22:58

sansnom said:
not sure I fully understand - looking at those desktop pictures it looks like there is no bloatware at all (was it removed or just hidden)?

What I would ideally like to do if I go with an android (coming from BB10 OS) is just have a single clean homepage with maybe 10 apps in total including phone app. I'd like to be able to change the quality and textures of the icons, the colour and shading, cripsness of the font etc

Are you saying that this is achievable with Nova Launcher or someone would have to go back to Stock Android and do it from there? Sorry I'm clueless with Android never had or used it before!

Nova Launcher basically replaces the stock home screen (be it Google Launcher, TouchWiz, Sense, etc) and it offers you to choose how many apps you want per row/column, which icon pack to use, the ability to freely resize icons and widgets, animation style, and many more features: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher

Seems like the sort of thing you're after. I wonder if Nova works on BB10?

EDIT: Just Googled it, wow it can. I guess you can download this (latest stable) and have a practice with it: http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/teslac...her/nova-launcher-4-0-2-android-apk-download/

You will need to grab the icon pack APKs elsewhere though, depending on which one you want.

point decay · 22 Sep 2015 at 23:41

millsy888 · 23 Sep 2015 at 08:34

Nice and simple.
Nova launcher, Moonshine icons.

Glaucus · 23 Sep 2015 at 13:18

twist3d0n3 said:
have a look here: http://mycolorscreen.com/

you can download zooper 'kits' or use their own 'themer' app.

personally i go for a minimal look with nova prime, rro layers and whatever icon pack takes my fancy.

What do you mean by zooper kits?

Gambisk · 23 Sep 2015 at 13:25

insane200 · 23 Sep 2015 at 14:26

Glaucus said:
What do you mean by zooper kits?

Zooper is a custom widget editor, you can also download pre made widgets from the Play store and XDA threads.

twist3d0n3 · 23 Sep 2015 at 15:13

Glaucus said:
What do you mean by zooper kits?

there's an app called 'zooper widget' which allows for fancy, custom widgets. people make them and upload them on mycolourscreen.com sometimes, the rest of the time you can download their theme using the 'themer' app.

thecremeegg · 24 Sep 2015 at 08:47