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Modern UI (Matt McDowell) - Android Homescreen Tutorial

by mycolorscreen 39,804 views

This strikingly bold and modern Screen of the Day will really make any Android feel like the next big thing. Matt McDowell brings you Modern UI, and this Android Homescreen Tutorial will show you just how to get Android looking sleek and ultra stylish....

Link to this screens MyColorScreen page:
http://mycolorscreen.com/2012/12/29/modern-ui/

Blank.png (transparent icon) here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sfu8he8pi7cf9sz/Blank.png

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Part 1: Apex Settings

In case you missed it in the video, here are the settings once again:

Homescreen Settings
-Portrait Grid: 10x9 (or try others if this doesn't suit you)
-Horizontal Margins: None
-Vertical Margins: Large (or try others if this doesn't suit you)
-Manage Screens: 1 Screens
-Wallpaper Mode: Multiple Screen (scrolling) (also try single screen if this doesn't work)
-Hide Notification Bar: Disabled

Dock Settings
-Hide Dock: Enabled

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Part 2. The Wallpaper

Now this part is tricky as not all phones will work 100% (as you can see in the video my S2 needed some tinkering with the portrait grid and vertical margin, but you can still make it work!), so try out the wallpapers below, but I can't guarantee they'll work.. you welcome to modify the psd to create a wallpaper tailored for your phone...

Link to the PSD, plus wallpapers (Remember they might not work, warning you now):
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/sqplz0oay1ixgpi/J5LJxDqmyD

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Part 3: Adding Clock and Weather Widgets

Here are the links for both:
Clock JB: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moblynx.cl­ockjb&hl=en
Eye in Sky Weather: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.citc.weath­er&hl=en

Just place them like you would a normal widget, for Eye in Sky choose the "Cities" type, make the wallpaper transparent, the text to white and hide the settings 'dots' if you want.

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Part 4: Adding the blank icons

Method 1: Drag icons that you want from your app drawer, hold down on it and tap the picture, make it a blank png
Method 2: Use Desktop VisualizeR, make it a 3x1 size, drag it over the icon you want, tap it, icon will be a blank png, action will be the app you want to open!

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Thanks very much for watching this tutorial, I hope you enjoyed it :)

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Holo UI (by fluffen) - Android Homescreen Tutorial

by mycolorscreen 30,878 views

Following Google's design guidelines, this clean and simple Screen of the Day "Holo UI" by fluffen is for true Android fans. Even if you not however it's green and white colors mixed with its clean weather widget, colorful icons and Android 4.2 designed clock all bring you a brilliantly designed homescreen.

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Part 1: Before you begin

Download these files, and put them on your phone
http://bit.ly/WaYcDJ (Icons, PSD, original UCCW skins)
http://bit.ly/T0wTvh (Modified UCCW skin, modified PSD & Wallpapaer as seen in the video)
Blank.png (transparent icon) - http://bit.ly/V5iaxf

Apps you will need:
Minimal MIUI GO Apex Theme: http://bit.ly/11KbhoL
Desktop VisualizeR (but not necessary): http://bit.ly/USMsBx
Apex Launcher Pro: http://bit.ly/V7Ryvy
UCCW: http://bit.ly/10BIOnI
Eye in Sky: http://bit.ly/Vn5LoA

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Part 2: Apex Settings

You're going to need Apex Launcher Pro as your base launcher, but Nova Launcher Prime or Holo Launcher can also be used as the setups are virtually identical.

Here's how you should set up the launcher, start off by selecting your Menu button then Apex Settings on your homescreen:

Homescreen Settings

Portrait Grid: 8x7 (for Nexus 4) 9x7 for Galaxy S2 and possibly other phones
Manage Screens: 1
Icon Size: 80% (but depends on screen)
Hide: Notification Bar, Shadows, Icon Labels
Vertical Margin: None (for Nexus 4) Large for S2 and other phones

Dock Settings:
Hide Dock: Enabled

Behaviour Settings
Add gestures if needed

Theme Settings:
Download and install Minimal MIUI, and apply it here.

Advanced Settings
Resize Any Widget: Enabled
Overlapping Widgets: Enabled (Pro Version only,but you can try work around it)

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Part 3: Wallpaper

Here Photoshop will be needed (GIMP might also work), if you have a Nexus 4, and you have a Status and Navgation bar, you can skip the cropping part, so here is a quick breakdown of what happens in the video:

1. Open the provided PSD in Photoshop.
2. Select the "crop" icon, and drag the top and bottom handles so it doesn't include the black bars.
3. Select Image - Resize Image - Change this to your phones resolution.
4. To resize an icon, press ctrl+T to bring up it's resizing handles.
5. To use your own user icon, drag over your desired image over the user icon area, then select only the square area with the rectangle marquee tool, right click - layer via copy.
7. Now take off the "eye" image on the layers side on the left, of the image you dragged over.
8. Drag the icon background and the whole background into one folder, select both of them using shift, right click - Merge layers.
9. Select the app box line at the top, right click - Layer via Copy.
10. Adjust this line as needed.
11. Save file as a .png, copy onto your phone, make adjustments if necessary.

Now hold down on the homescreen - Wallpapers - QuickPic (or similar) and select your edited wallpaper, then save it as your wallpaper.

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Part 4: Adding Icons

To add the app drawer icon - Hold down on the homescreen - Apex Action - App drawer.
To add any app icon - Simply open up the app drawer - Drag the app onto the screen.
To make the icon transparent - Hold down on the icon - Edit - Select the image - Select Picture - Change it to a blank.png.

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Part 5: Eye in Sky

Add the Cities Eye in Sky widget - Clear icons - Black Text - Take off edit dots and refresh if necessary, then resize it accordingly.

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Part 6: UCCW

You'll need UCCW for this part, as well as copying the skins that are provided in the link at the bottom to your phone.

To add these skins:

- Hold down on the homescreen - Widget - UCCW - any size.
- In the main menu after tapping the widget, select "Open uzip", now just find where you pasted the folder and look for the skin you want to add (Use the originals first).
- After it appears on your homesreen, resize it to the way it looks in the video.
- Add both the Clock and Date .uzips.
- If a white box appears, use the modified skin provided.
- You might have to re-position the skin's objects, see the link below for more info on moving objects as well as general UCCW tips.

UCCW Tutorials: http://bit.ly/Sq9Euf

Turn Hotspots mode ON to prevent opening the editor each time.

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Part 7: Search bar

Add a Desktop Visualizer if you have Apex Pro, or a search hotspot in the UCCW if you have Apex free. Sorry no more space to add in more info :-/

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Link to online license terms: http://bit.ly/11BM6GG

Name of the track: Simple Style
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Infinity (xNiikk) - Android Homescreen Tutorial

by mycolorscreen 20,488 views

This Android homescreen has it all! Infinity by xNiikk brings you all your notifications, apps, weather,etc all in one beautifully designed arctic-themed homescreen.

Here is the link to his page where you'll find the psd (wallpaper):
http://www.screenlicious.com/2012/12/14/infinity/

Here is the font needed if you'd like to modify the UCCW:
http://www.dafont.com/quicksand.font

Blank Icon: https://www.dropbox.com/s/dkgvbdwz3ivp95k/blank%20icon%20%28­hidden%29.PNG

HTC EVO Shift Wallpaper (480x800) as well as Galaxy S3:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/o6thcu045lf0k59/_is8Guj_gz

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Part 1: Applying SSLauncher

Link for SSLauncher app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ss.launche­r&hl=en

Once installed, opening the app will bring you to the home screen. Firstly drag all the widgets that are there into the bin at the top. To get rid of all the labels at the top of the page, Tap Menu - Pages-Label Fonts & Style - Hide Labels - Apply Changes. Boom. Once that's out of the you can move onto the wallpaper.

*** The wallpaper for this is a psd file, what you need to do is open it, take off the USED *** APPS layer by clicking on the eye next to it.
*** Next click - Image - Image size - Change it to the screen size of your phone. Go to *** gsmarena.com - search for your phone - look for its display - then size (in pixels).
*** Here are a few examples:
*** Samsung Galaxy S2: 480x800
*** Samsung Galaxy S3: 720 x 1280
*** Samsung Galaxy Note: 800 x 1280
*** Samsung Galaxy Note 2: 720 x 1280
*** Nexus 4: 768 x 1280

Once you have changed the image size, save it and copy it to your phone as a .png.
This is the wallpaper as seen above!

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Part 2: Animating the icons using Desktop VisualizeR

Link for app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.bii.andr­oid.app.dskvzr&hl=en

Using Desktop Visualizer, hold down on the homescreen, select Widget, Desktop VisualizeR, any size will do. This is followed by changing to the desired app as well as changing the icon to the blank png provided.

***Please Note***
Most Used and ShortCuts weren't shown in the video as also used DV and if I had to explain how to add each one the video would be over 10 minutes, so I decided that if you can add one DV widget, you can add them all. The only thing that changes with them is the app opened and the size.

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Part 3: Adding the Simi Folders

Link for the app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.th.android­.widget.SiMiFolder&hl=en

Hold down on the homesceen - Widget - Simi Folder - 1x1. From here you can select "Settings", then "Add Folder". Choose any folder name, then go into widget settings. You want your widget layout to be only an icon, no text. You then proceed to make your icon a blank png. Tap OK - Save. Now that you have your folder, you can proceed to adding apps within it.

Select your desired folder, then tap "Add" to add apps. After choosing all the apps you want tap "Back", then "Back" again, now tap the folder you just added apps to. Drag it over that small icon, resize and BOOM, Simi folder and homesceen complete!

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Part 4: The UCCW widgets at the bottom

Link for the app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.vineetsiroh­i.customwidget&hl=en

These will have have to be built from scratch, but if you watch my UCCW tutorial, it'll be quite easy :)
Battery Skin Options used:
- Battery Level
- Battery Bar (change both heights as low as possible)
- x3 static texts (LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH)
- Missed calls
- Text Messages
- Gmail (remember to select it and swipe all the way to the end to change it to your account)

Weather skin options used:
- Location (static text can also be used)
- Current condition
- Current temperature
- Static text used for the note ;)

The flag and weather icon are both static, you can modify them in PS or another imaging program.

***Edit: I've now added my own .uzips (skins) that were made in the tutorial. The sizing might be different (and positioning maybe too) and you'll need to copy the font to your phone if you'd like to edit something. Hope this helps, here they are:
Battery and Weather Skin: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/o6thcu045lf0k59/_is8Guj_gz

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I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial, I still trying out new intro's, so let me know what you think each time.

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Relief (by pippoto) - Android Homescreen Tutorial

by mycolorscreen 22,314 views

The video tutorial will help you recreate this amazing screen of the day by pippoto called Relief. This black and elegant 2-screen setup gives you all both functionality that you could ask for.

Link to the Relief page on MyColorScreen:
http://bit.ly/YGvI7e

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Part 1: Before you begin

Files that must be downloaded and placed onto your phone:
Wallpaper: https://www.dropbox.com/s/exvbrf7rk8o7p51/_Carbon%201680x105­0.jpg
UCCW Skins: http://bit.ly/VxzkaF
Icons: http://bit.ly/W1xSKh
App Drawer Icon (Google Action Bar Icon Pack): http://bit.ly/XaqJVz
Gotham Light Font for Zooper: http://bit.ly/WAyesH

Necessary Apps:
Eye in Sky: http://bit.ly/Vn5LoA
Simple Calendar Widget: http://bit.ly/XGwJYO
Zooper Widget: http://bit.ly/WApSBu
Football Sheet: http://bit.ly/TfQnfi
Feedly: http://bit.ly/Xaes3s
UCCW:http://bit.ly/10BIOnI
Nova Launcher Prime (free also works): http://bit.ly/WlA6U1
Super Status Bar: http://bit.ly/11jL2Ya


Part 2: Nova Settings

In the main menu, hold down the volume button on your phone to enable the Labs menu. Go into the Labs menu and enable "Big Grid Size Option".

-Desktop
---Desktop Grid: 8x12 (varies from phone to phone)
---No Margins
---Disable: Show Shadows, Label Icons
---Home Screens: 2
---Scroll Effect: Cube
---Wallpaper Scrolling: OFF
---Enable: Resize all widgets, Widget Overlap, Overlap when placing (not necessary but helps a lot)

-Dock
---Enable Dock
---Dock Icons: 6
---Enable Dock as Overlay

Part 3: Wallpaper

Set your wallpaper using any gallery app, as long as it shows top to bottom.

Part 4: UCCW Widgets

To add the skins:

1. Hold down on the homescreen - Widget - UCCW - any size.
2. In the main menu after tapping the widget, select "Open uzip", now just find where you pasted the folder and look for the skin you want to add.
3. After it appears on your homesreen, resize it to the way it looks in the video.
4. Do this for each of the skins that are found in the folder.
5. You can rename the text by selecting 'Static Text 1' in Select Object in the editor.
6. Finally tap any UCCW skin, Menu - Hotspots Mode - On.

Part 5: Eye in Sky

1.Select the Forecast option.
2. Climacons Dark (Icons)
3. Grey text.
4. Disable Show Refresh & Edit dots if desired.

Part 6: Simple Calendar Widget

Choose any size for this widget, as once placed you need to stretch it across fully in order to select to edit button which is on the far right.

Skin:
-Select Simi Clock (Multiple...) then select options
-Alternative Layouts: select the one with "Event Date" only on top, Time and Text underneath.
--Line Color: Transparent
--Day Text Width: 0
-Go Back and go into Appearance
--Background Color - Transparent
--Font options: Nake the Date and Day grey, time and text must be white.

Part 7: Zooper

1. Choose a 2x2, can resize later
2. Layout - Select the "+" - Text Y Offset (-20) - Edit Text Manually.
3. Type "Battery: " then select #BLEFT#
4. Select the tick, Change the Text Font Family to Gotham Light
5. Repeat for Memory, but change Y Offset to 20 & text to "MEMORY: #SFMEM#"

Part 8: Other Widgets

---Feedly - Add the 4x2 size
---Football Sheet - Add the 4x2 size
---Super Status Bar- Enable, General - iLlusory Background enabled, elements - Change Time to transparent and Battery to show Text only, Advanced - Custom Layout - Centered Clock.

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Thanks very much for watching this tutorial, please don't forget to subscribe, as well as like/comment on/share this video!

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Artist of the track: Unknown
Direct URL of the track: http://bit.ly/VnBvID
Link to online license terms: http://bit.ly/11BM6GG

Boom!

Mint (Matt McDowell) - Android Homescreen Tutorial

by mycolorscreen 22,344 views

This Screen of the Day is brought to you by Matt McDowell. Fresh, minimal, dark and sleek are few of many words to describe this amazing homescreen. This tutorial will show you how to go from a boring launcher to one that will surely turn heads...

Matt's MyColorscreen page (amazing talent wow):
http://mycolorscreen.com/sideswipe/
All the files you need are here (psd, S3 wallpaper now included!, blank icon, font):
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8vpti163zj81wxq/LRMVZqxiUu

Icon originals are from Black Bear Blanc, here is his blog:
http://www.blackbearblanc.dk/

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Part 1: Apex Launcher Setup

First you need to download Apex Launcher from the Play Store(free version might also do the job):
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anddoes.la­uncher.pro&hl=en

Here are the Apex Settings that you'll need for this setup:

Homescreen Settings:
- Portrait Grid: 9x6 for Nexus 4 (I used a 10x10 for my S2)
- Vertical and Horizontal Margins: None
- Manage screens - 1 screen
- Wallpaper Mode - Single
- Hide Notification Bar - Enabled

Dock Settings:
- Hide Dock: enabled

Behaviour Settings:
- Swipe Up: Show App Drawer
- Swiper Down: Show Notifications
- Desktop Double Tap: Recent Apps

Finally use QuickPic or another similar picture app to set the wallpaper that's provided..

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Part 2: Battery Widget Reborn! setup

Link to the app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.hubalek.an­droid.reborn.beta

Hold down on the homescreen - widget - Battery Widget Reborn
Now change inner text to show the battery without the percentage.
Next Change Battery Remaining Line color this HEX code - #FF569788
Select Save, resize and place in the corner. If it's not touching the bottom make sure your margins are set to zero else your portrait grid might need editing.

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Part 3: Minimalist Text setup

Link to the app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.devmil.mini­maltext&hl=en

Place a 2x2 sized Minimalist Text widget onto the screen, then choose these settings:
- Show Background: Disabled
- Horizontal Text: Right
- Predefined Layout: Custom
- Custom Layout: 1st Row - Hour (12h, 2 digits), Static Text(":"), Minute (2 digits) 2nd Row - Day of the week 3rd Row - Month Text, Static Text (", "), Day w. suffix

Font used is Decker provided above

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Part 4: Setting up the icons

Simply drag the browser, YouTube, Play Store, and settings icons so that they cover the ones on screen. Then hold down on one, say browser, and make it a blank icon by holding down on it - edit - tap the icon - select picture - choose the blank icon provided above.

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Tiles 3.0 (by dadilydoo) - Android Homescreen Tutorial

by mycolorscreen 18,779 views

Simple, colorful and functional are all words that can describe this amazing homescreen. Being only one screen, it combines style (with its unique tile wallpaper at the top) with function (with its monthly calendar and notifications). This homescreen has all the info you need, all in one beautifully designed homescreen.

Tiles 3.0 on MyColorScreen: http://bit.ly/W7j66x

Part 1: Before you begin

Download this link (wallpapers, UCCW skins, icons): http://bit.ly/WtI9NJ
New Wallpapers (up to August): www.mycolorscreen.com/2013/05/02/tiles-4-0/
Alternate Skin for UCCW notification skin if needed (might need to be resized depending on your launcher): http://bit.ly/XDUMVy

Part 2: Applying Nova Launcher Settings

You're going to need Nova Launcher Prime as your base launcher, but Apex Launcher Pro or Holo Launcher can also be used as the setups are virtually identical.

Here's how you should set up the launcher, start off by selecting your Menu button then Nova Settings on your homescreen:

Desktop

Desktop Grid: 7x6
Manage Screens: 2
Hide: Shadows, Icon Labels
Enable: Resize all widgets, Widget Overlap
Dock

Enable Dock: Disabled
Look and Feel

Show Notification Bar: Disabled
Gestures and Buttons

Home Button: Show app drawer (comes in handy)
You may use gestures to show/toggle the notification bar or app drawer.

Part 3: Setting up the wallpapers

Hold down on the homescreen, select Wallpapers.
Select QuickPic wallpaper, or any other gallery app.
Make the crop box touch the left and right edges, only leave a small white gap at the top (see video).
Select OK.
Apex Launcher works better here as it uses QuickPic's way of setting the wallpaper when in Quickpic, so use that if not satisfied with Nova.
Go back in your Nova Settings - Desktop - Manage Screens - Delete the second screen.

Part 4: Icon Setup

There are many ways to place your app shortcuts. If you using Nova Launcher we recommend:

Holding down on the homescreen - Apps - Select Multiple, allowing you to place multiple apps in one go.
Another way is simply holding down an app from the app drawer and placing it onto the screen.
Now hold down on each icon - Edit - Select the picture - Find the icon image using a file explorer if necessary.
If the bottom icons disappear, enable the dock, take them out, disable the dock, place them back
If problem occurs again, rather edit them one row above to avoid the icons disappearing.

Part 5: Adding in the UCCW widgets (Clock & Notifications)

You'll need UCCW for this part, as well as copying the skins that are provided in the link at the bottom to your phone.

To add these skins:

Hold down on the homescreen - Widget - UCCW - any size.
In the main menu after tapping the widget, select "Open uzip", now just find where you pasted the folder and look for the skin you want to add.
After it appears on your homesreen, resize it to the way it looks in the video.
Do this for each of the skins that are found in the folder.
You can now edit the hotspots (allows you to open apps when tapping a certain area) in this skin, by tapping the skin to open it.
Then select 'Hotspots' in 'Select Object', followed by editing your needed hotspots.
If you would like to know more about hotspots, see the link below.
Finally tap any UCCW skin, Menu - Hotspots Mode - On.
Notice: If your notifications skin creates a white box when placing, see the alternate skin, it's still identical however.

UCCW Tutorials here

Remember if you can't edit your UCCW, it means your Hotspots mode is on, and you need to turn it off by going into your UCCW app from your App Drawer. To turn Hotspots mode off select Menu - Hotspots Mode - Off. Also if you don't UCCW to open up if you touch it, simply enable Hotspots mode.

Necessary Apps

Nova Launcher Prime (as seen in the video): http://bit.ly/SUNG3W
Apex Launcher Pro: http://bit.ly/V7Ryvy
UCCW: http://bit.ly/10BIOnI

Optional Apps

QuickPic: http://bit.ly/X0Pdk5
Wallpaper Wizardrii: http://bit.ly/Wzk1d9

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Name of the track: Curios
Artist of the track: Unknown
Direct URL of the track: http://bit.ly/VnBvID
Link to online license terms: http://bit.ly/11BM6GG
Boom!

Pure Dark - Android Homescreen Tutorial

by mycolorscreen 10,395 views

Come to the dark side with the latest Screen of the Day by GaRyArTs called Pure Dark. This Android homescreen brings style to your boring homescreen, and this tutorial will show you how to recreate it...

Visit GaRyArTs MyColorscreen Page here:
http://mycolorscreen.com/garyarts/
Here is the link for all the resources you need:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15951305/pure_dark.zip
Blank Icon:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sfu8he8pi7cf9sz/Blank.png

Copy this all to your phone first before proceeding :)

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Part 1: Apex Launcher Settings

Here is the setup you need, press menu, Apex Settings:

Homescreen Settings
-Portrait Grid: 9x7
-Horizontal Margins: None
-Vertical Margins: None
-Manage Screens: 2 Screens
-Wallpaper Mode: Multiple Screen (scrolling)
-Hide Notification Bar: Enabled

Dock Settings
-Hide Dock: Enabled

That's the Apex Launcher setup complete, now just change your wallpaper to "double screen" GaRyArts has provided and you good to go...

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Part 2: Adding the Homescreen Indicators

These awesome buttons let you easily jump between screens. Here's how you create them. Hold down on the homescreen - Apex Actions - Screen 2 (if you are on
screen 2, choose screen 1). Once it's placed, hold down on it - Edit - Tap the icon - Change it to the homescreen indicators that are provided. Repeat on
both sides and Bam, indicators complete.


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Part 3: Adding the UCCW Widgets (Clock and Weather Buttons)

Simply add these by holding down on the homescreen - Widget - UCCW - 3x3 size. In the main menu after tapping the widget, select "Open uzip", now just add the first one. After it appears on your homesreen, resize it to the way it looks in the video. Do it for both and there is your UCCW part complete, mad!

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Part 4: Adding in the blank icons

Finally we just need to make those sexy icons at the bottom useful. Starting with the app drawer, hold down on the homescreen, select Apex Actions - App Drawer. Drag it over the app button, then hold down on it, select edit - change picture, and look for the blank png. Do that for all the app buttons, changing apps where you need to, and that's your homescreen complete!

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Exposed (xNiikk) - Android Homescreen Tutorial

by mycolorscreen 8,112 views

From the enormous response from Infinity by xNiikk we present to you his latest screen Exposed! This classy and elegant theme has one awesome feature, watch the video to find out!


Click here so visit the mycolorscreen page for this:
http://mycolorscreen.com/2012/12/17/exposed/
Click this link for the psd, original wallpaper, fonts, UCCW, etc:
http://www.screenlicious.com/2012/12/17/exposed/
Blank PNG:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sfu8he8pi7cf9sz/Blank.png
Edited Wallpapers for Galaxy S3 & Nexus 4 & Xperia Ray:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6oesub347qpspk9/5ARJeGEFZs

ATTENTION:
If the wallpaper doesn't fit your screen, like with a nexus 4 or Galaxy S3, you need to resize it in the PSD provided. If you aren't good with Photoshop however, I'll be adding those wallpapers later today so don't worry!

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Part 1: Apex Settings

In case you missed it in the video, here are the settings once again:

Homescreen Settings
-Portrait Grid: 9x7 (or try others if this doesn't suit you)
-Horizontal Margins: None (or large depending on the UCCW widgets, if they fit or not)
-Vertical Margins: None
-Manage Screens: 2 Screens
-Transition Speed - 10
-Transition Type/Effect - None
-Wallpaper Mode: Multiple Screen (scrolling)
-Hide Notification Bar: Enabled

Dock Settings
-Hide Dock: Enabled

That's the Apex Launcher setup complete, now just change your wallpaper to the one provided, remember to read the note above regarding sizing...

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Part 2: The Hidden Bar Effect

Such genius. It's simply jumping very quickly from one screen to the next. This is achieved by going to your homescreen - Menu - Add - Apex Actions - Screen 2 (Screen 1 when you on screen 2) tapping this button will make you quickly jump to the next page, provided you have set your transition speed to 10 and transition type to none, both in the Apex Settings.

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Part 3: Adding the UCCW Widgets (Clock and Weather Buttons)

Simply add these by holding down on the homescreen - Widget - UCCW - 2x2 (clock) size. In the main menu after tapping the widget, select "Open uzip", now just find where you pasted the folder and look for the time.uzip. After it appears on your homesreen, resize it to the way it looks in the video. Battery, messaging and Gmail use a 1x1.

***IF THEY DON'T FIT WELL, TAP TO OPEN IT AND POSITION ACCORDINGLY, THIS WAS FOR MY PHONE (S2), YOURS MIGHT BE BETTER!***

***IF YOU WANT TO STOP UCCW OPENING EVERYTIME YOU BUMP YOUR PHONE, ONCE IN THE APPS MAIN PAGE GO TO MENU - HOTSPOTS MODE - ON***

If you would like to know more about hotspots, watch part 3 in my UCCW tutorial...

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Part 4: Adding the blank icons

Method 1: Drag icons that you want from your app drawer, hold down on it and tap the picture, make it a blank png
Method 2: Use Desktop VisualizeR, make it a 1x1 size, drag it over the icon you want, tap it, icon will be a blank png, action will be the app you want to open!

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Thanks very much for watching this tutorial, I hope you enjoyed it :)

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Please watch the other playlists too... Boom!

Grunge City (by GaRyArTs)- Android Homescreen Tutorial

by mycolorscreen 6,850 views

Another amazing Screen of the Day Android homescreen by GaRyArTs entitled Grunge City. As the name suggests, it grungy to the max, but also beautifully minimal. Watch this video tutorial if you would like to recreate this homescreen.

Also please be nice to Izzy :)

And don't forget to subscribe to MyColorScreen! You don't want to miss out!

Part 1: Applying Nova Launcher Settings

You're going to need Nova Launcher as your base launcher, but Apex Launcher or Holo Launcher can also be used as the setups are virtually identical.

Here's how you should set up the launcher, start off by selecting your Menu button then Nova Settings on your homescreen:

Set 'Desktop Grid' to 9x7 (or try others if this doesn't suit you.
"Show Shadows" and "Icon Labels" should be disabled.
"Home Screens" should be changed so that there is only 1 screen.
"Resize all widgets" and "Widget Overlap" should all be enabled.
Under "Look and Feel", disable "Show Notification Bar"
Under "Dock", disable "Enable Dock".

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Part 2: Adding the App Drawer & Wallpaper

First add an App Drawer icon to enable easy access to your other apps if needed. Do this by holding down on the homescreen, selecting Nova Actions - App Drawer, then place it in the bottom left corner.

- Wallpaper for a Galaxy S2

Simply use QuickPic (an alternative gallery app) to choose the wallpaper provided in the link at the bottom of this post, make sure the crop box takes up the whole wallpaper.

- Wallpaper for other phones where the one above doesn't fit too well

Use this wallpaper if you have an S3, it should fit better than the other one provided. However if it doesn't fit, or you have another phone that has a different resolution, try Wallpaper Wizardrii.

Once you have found the wallpaper using QuickPic or your stock Gallery, select Menu - Set As - Wallpaper Wizardrii, then select Set - More - Scale - No Scroll (if any message pops up, select continue with No Scroll as well as "Never Show me this again".

If this doesn't work, you might want to try other methods such as an image editor (Photoshop or GIMP) or other wallpaper apps such as MultiPicture Live Wallpaper or Image 2 Wallpaper.

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Part 3: Adding in the UCCW widgets (Notifications in the middle of the screen)

You'll need UCCW for this part, as well as copying the skins that are provided in the link at the bottom to your phone.

To add these skins:

Hold down on the homescreen - Widget - UCCW - any size.
In the main menu after tapping the widget, select "Open uzip", now just find where you pasted the folder and look for the grunge1.uzip.
After it appears on your homesreen, resize it to the way it looks in the video.
Next add in grunge2.uzip, also resizing it (use a 4x2 widget size to save resizing time).
You can now edit the hotspots (allows you to open apps when tapping a certain area) in this skin, by tapping the skin to open it.
Then select 'Hotspots' in 'Select Object', followed by editing your needed hotspots.
If you would like to know more about hotspots, watch part 3 in our UCCW tutorial here.
Finally tap any UCCW skin, Menu - Hotspots Mode - On.

Remember if you can't edit your UCCW, it means your Hotspots mode is on, and you need to turn it off by going into your UCCW app from your App Drawer. To turn Hotspots mode off select Menu - Hotspots Mode - Off.

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Part 4: App Drawer Part 2

There are 2 methods for this:

- If you are using a Galaxy S2

Simply hold down on the App Drawer icon - Edit - Select the image - Find the App Drawer icon that's provided at the bottom of this post and select it.

- If you are using another phone or you simply want the app drawer to fit better

Use UCCW for the GrungeCityAppDrawer provided below, then send it to the back and set the App Drawer icon to the blank.png

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Helpful links:

http://mycolorscreen.com/2013/01/10/grunge-city/ - Grunge City on MyColorScreen
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15951305/grunge_city.zip - Galaxy S2 Wallpaper and UCCW widgets
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sfu8he8pi7cf9sz/Blank.png - Blank.png (transparent icon)
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1x86ivxi3zj0bo8/CttjuQtN-9 - App Drawer Skin for UCCW including a sample image

NYC Streets - Android Homescreen Tutorial

by mycolorscreen 7,522 views

It's the Big Apple, Android style! Enjoy Keeent's latest homescreen, NYC Streets, with it's unique triangle designs that also serve as icons. This homescreen is great for beginners and minimal enthusiasts (provided the wallpaper fits) as it has very little elements. This video tutorial will guide you all the way from simple stock homescreen to one that you can call home...

#UPDATED# Uzips & wall: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/95787933/NYC%20streets%20updated.zi­p

Try this wall if your UCCW's are a bit high:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/95787933/NYC%20streets%20modified.p­ng

Will try create Walls for other phones but I can't guarantee they will work (you might have to edit the UCCW's or even create new ones)

Here is the link to the original page on MyColorScreen:
http://mycolorscreen.com/2013/01/02/nyc-streets/

Blank png (needed to make blank icons):
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sfu8he8pi7cf9sz/Blank.png

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Part 1: Apex Launcher Setup (or Nova, but widget height might differ)

First you need to download Apex Launcher from the Play Store(free version might also do the job):
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anddoes.la­uncher.pro&hl=en

Here are the Apex Settings that you'll need for this setup:

Homescreen Settings:
- Portrait Grid: 8x5 (unless your screen size changes, 5x3 works for the S2)
- Vertical and Horizontal Margins: None
- Manage screens - 1 screen
- Wallpaper Mode - Single
- Hide Notification Bar - Enabled
- Hide Icon labels - Enabled
- Hide Shadows - Enabled

Dock Settings:
- Hide Dock: enabled

Advanced Settings:
- Resize any widget - Enabled
- Overlapping Widgets - Enabled (might need Pro Version for this)

Also remember to add a way to access your app drawer, either by setting your menu button to do this or a gesture (Nova you might need Prime for that)

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Part 2: The Wallpaper

If you using a Galaxy S2, just use QuickPic or another similar picture app to set the wallpaper that's provided..

If you using any other phone, I suggest resizing it to your phones dimensions in a photo editing program such as Photoshop or GIMP (I'll upload the Note 2, S3 and Nexus 4 wallpapers soon, but I'm not sure they'll work so let me know)...

The second way is using MultiPicture Live Wallpaper, but make it only one screen (if you have 2 screens set, go into your system settings - Apps - MultiPicture Live Wallpaper - Clear Data) Then choose common settings, set the wallpaper given and Crop/Resize Ratio to fit to fullscreen... Let me know which is easier :)

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Part 3: The UCCW Widgets

This is the other way of importing UCCW skins, copy the .uccw files into /sdcard/UltimateCustomClockWidget, then copy the two fonts into /sdcard/fonts (if this folder isn't there, create it).

Now when you add each UCCW skin (I used 5x2 sizes and they worked well for me) and simply choose import .uzip once you in the UCCW main screen.

Add them in one by one, resize them smaller to make room and overlap after placing them. If you using another it's simple to shift the items up, just select the item, then use faster movements to move them all up/down, very easy!

Remember to edit your gmail account by tapping that skin (hold down - send to back if you can't get to it) to open the editor, select the Gmail 1 in the item selection - swipe all the way to the end - then choose your account and label.

No idea how to use UCCW? See these links:
Part 1: http://youtu.be/s5X0ZCI5Kg0
Part 2: http://youtu.be/t5c2Sa9UGG0
Part 3: http://youtu.be/Dz2zf_AJRFc

***If you tap your UCCW and nothing happens, that means that you have enabled your ***hotspots mode, and must disable it if you want to edit any of your skins

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Thanks very much for watching!

You guys are the best! Don't stop customizing!

Peronify - Android Homescreen Tutorial

by mycolorscreen 6,147 views

Part 1: Applying Apex Launcher Settings

Here is the link for Apex launcher Pro:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anddoes.la­uncher.pro&hl=en
Wallpaper & UCCW Skins:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/knv8vw895ahaohm/nZJDzu888A
Portrait Grid: 9x7
Horizontal and Vertical margin: None
Manage screens: 1 screen
Hide notifications bar and dock bar
Advanced settings - Overlapping widgets selected

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Part 2: Adding the UCCW Widget and Desktop VisualizeR

Here is the link for UCCW:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.vineetsiroh­i.customwidget&hl=en
- Add UCCW widget, 1X4 size works well
- Create new, if you want to create your own, or here are the various premade ones I've done as seen in the video:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/knv8vw895ahaohm/nZJDzu888A
- To add them simply paste them onto your phone and then find them when choosing open uzip on UCCW's main screen
Here is the link for the google icons, click download action bar pack:
http://developer.android.com/design/style/iconography.html
Here is the link for Desktop VisualizeR:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.bii.andr­oid.app.dskvzr&hl=en
Blank icon:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/cs1l3ycjigx7elz/Blank.png
Font:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/aphq8dbmtk8dlh4/BebasNeue.otf

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Part 3: Adding the WidgetLocker

Link for WL: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoils­w.widgetlocker&hl=en

- Increase the Background Tint so it's not so dark, and hide notification bar.
- Remove all widgets, then add the UCCW LS skin, or your own.
- Add Custom Slider, take off clock.
Link for Avenue skin:
http://android-users.deviantart.com/gallery/?set=33537955&of­fset=8#/d3ehvh0

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Retro Android Amazing Screen (by vallarellas) - Android Homescreen Tutorial

by mycolorscreen 10,592 views

This screen is truly out of the ordinary. This retro-inspired Screen of the Day by Vallarellas really shows you how to transform your Android into something from the 50's era. With it's 3 screens, it gives you all the info you need, weather, news feed, music player as well as shortcuts to all your favourite apps! This video tutorial will help you recreate this homescreen setup for your Android phone...

Retro Android Amazing Screen on MyColorScreen: http://bit.ly/15hcKoD

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Part 1: Before you begin

These are the apps you will need:
UCCW: http://bit.ly/10BIOnI
Widgetsoid: http://bit.ly/12nX1Vd
(or ZPlayer if you prefer): http://bit.ly/Yv5XkC
MultiPicture Live Wallpaper: http://bit.ly/101AUxN

The files that you must copy to your phone:
Wallpapers: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vh1ububc97vn20d/H0SWKcdZ8Y?m
UCCW Skins 1: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/60nzr4ecy18i118/xM-11RvjdY
UCCW Skins 2: http://bit.ly/XRQpbY
Fonts: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/oml80vcmcgdvl2q/iLtnnBSFaE
Blank png: http://bit.ly/V5iaxf

Other:
PSD: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4p7jcarerdl1j9p/bm_WkL1Qxo

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Part 2: Nova Settings:

Desktop:
Desktop Grid: 16x7 (Try 10x7 for other phones, see video on how to get large grid size)
Width Margin: None
Height Margin: Medium (change if widgets don't fit)
Disable: Shadows, Label Icons
Homesceens: 3
Wallpaper Scrolling: ON
Advanced: Enable: Widget Overlap, Overlap when placing

Dock:
Enable Dock: Disabled (Enable to get widgets to fit better if needed)

Look and Feel:
Show notification bar: Disabled

Gestures and Buttons:
Apply any if needed.
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Part 3: Wallpaper Setup

1. Make sure Wallpaper Scrolling is ON.
2. Hold down on the homescreen - Wallpaper - Live Wallpaper - MultiPic Live Wallpaper.
3. Add 3 individual screens.
4. For screen 1 settings - Picture Source - Single - Select the first wallpaper (with the the news reader block.
5. Change Crop/Resize Ratio to "Show Entire Picture", or "Fit to fullscreen", whichever works best for your phone.
6. Repeat for all 3 screens, changing wallpaper for each screen.
7. Disable shadows.
8. Go Back - Set Wallpaper.

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Part 4: UCCW

To add the skins:

- First copy the .uccw files into the /sdcard/UltimateCustomClock folder, as well as the fonts into your /sdcard/fonts folder, create it if it's not there.
- Hold down on the homescreen - New Widget - UCCW - any size.
- In the main menu after tapping the widget, scroll down where all the skins are located, find one that you want to add
- After it appears on your homesreen, position/resize it to the way it looks in the video.
- Add all the skins provided
- You might have to re-position the skin's objects, see the link below for more info on moving objects as well as general UCCW tips.

UCCW Tutorials: http://bit.ly/Sq9Euf

Turn Hotspots mode ON to prevent opening the editor each time.

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Part 5: Icon Setup

To add the app drawer icon - Hold down on the homescreen - Apex Action - App drawer.
To add any app icon - Simply open up the app drawer - Drag the app onto the screen.
To make the icon transparent - Hold down on the icon - Edit - Select the image - Select Picture - Change it to a blank.png.

Desktop VisualizeR: To create a desktop visualizer widget hold down on the homescreen - desktop visualizer - any size - place it over the gallery picture and resize. Tap the widget- select icon - blank.png, select action- gallery. Take off touch effect if desired then press ok.

If you want to change any of these icons, you can use the blank wallpaper and place the icons using photoshop.

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Part 6: Other Widgets

Feedly - Add a 4x2 size over the white block (change grid size/enable dock/change height margins in order to get the best fit).

Widgetsoid: Add a 3x1 switcher - Add the music toggles shown - make the background transparent - take off dividers and indicator.

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Music:
Name of the track: We were young
Artist of the track: Unknown
Direct URL of the track: http://bit.ly/Wjqv2E
Link to online license terms: http://bit.ly/11BM6GG

Name of the track: Curios
Artist of the track: Unknown
Direct URL of the track: http://bit.ly/VnBvID

Nice Ice (by JKDesign) - Android Homescreen Tutorial

by mycolorscreen 17,131 views

Fresh and clean describe this amazing Screen of the Day by JKDesign called Nice Ice. It's interesting blue and white design go well with the yellow ribbon on its left. The single screen comes with time, date, news, music, and weather info, as well as or your important shortcuts. This video tutorial will help you recreate this homescreen for your Android!

Nice Ice on MyColorScreen: http://bit.ly/VEe80I

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Part 1: Before you begin

These are the apps you will need:
UCCW: http://bit.ly/10BIOnI
Simple RSS Widget: http://bit.ly/WUYUAG
Widgetsoid: http://bit.ly/12nX1Vd
Eye in Sky Weather: http://bit.ly/Vn5LoA
Desktop Visualizer (not necessary): http://bit.ly/USMsBx
Phantom Music (not necessary): http://bit.ly/VZGPb7

The files that you must copy to your phone:
Assets: https://www.dropbox.com/s/a040aqcjt1gok6i/NiceIce.zip
Nexus 4 Wallpaper (non-rooted): http://bit.ly/15EZ6M4

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Part 2: Nova Settings:

Desktop:
Desktop Grid: 10x9 (or whatever suits you best, as shown in the video)
Width Margin: None
Height Margin: None
Disable: Shadows, Label Icons
Homesceens: 1
Advanced: Enable: Widget Overlap

Dock:
Enable Dock: Enabled
Dock Icons: 6 (or more depending on phone)
Enable: Dock as overlay

Look and Feel:
Show notification bar: Disabled

Gestures and Buttons:
Apply any if needed.

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Part 3: Wallpaper Setup

**For phones that don't have softkeys at the bottom:
Hold down on your homescreen - Wallpapers - Gallery - Find the Wallpaper and select it.

**For the Nexus 4 (non-rooted):
Hold down on your homescreen - Wallpapers - Gallery - Use the provided Nexus 4 Wallpaper and use it.

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Part 4: UCCW

To add the skins:

- Hold down on the homescreen - Widget - UCCW - any size.
- In the main menu after tapping the widget, select "Open uzip", now just find where you pasted the folder and look for the skin you want to add.
- After it appears on your homesreen, resize it to the way it looks in the video.
- You can now edit the hotspots (allows you to open apps when tapping a certain area) in this skin, by tapping the skin to open it.
- Then select 'Hotspots' in 'Select Object', followed by editing your needed hotspots.
- If you would like to know more about hotspots, see the link below.
- Finally tap any UCCW skin, Menu - Hotspots Mode - On.

UCCW Tutorials: http://bit.ly/Sq9Euf

Remember: Turn Hotspots mode ON to prevent opening the editor each time.

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Part 5: Icon Setup

To add the app drawer icon - Hold down on the homescreen - Nova Action - App drawer.
To add any app icon - Simply open up the app drawer - Drag the app onto the screen.
To make the icon transparent - Hold down on the icon - Edit - Select the image - Select Picture - Change it to a blank.png.

Desktop VisualizeR: To create a desktop visualizer widget hold down on the homescreen - desktop visualizer- any size- place it over the gallery picture and resize. Tap the widget- select icon - blank.png, select action- gallery. Take off touch effect if desired then press ok.

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Part 6: Other Widgets

Eye in Sky Weather: Apply the Cities option when choosing which size, Icons - Clean, Text color - black.
Simple RSS widget - Make the background transparent, select your desired news feed, make the title bold and increase in size, disable icons.
Widgetsoid - Add in the 3 music controls and make all icons/background transparent.


Thanks very much for watching, please leave a comment/share/like and subscribe too if you haven't already!

Music:
Name of the track: Living Life
Artist of the track: Unknown
Direct URL of the track: http://bit.ly/WKtXBQ
Link to online license terms: http://bit.ly/11BM6GG

Name of the track: Backyard Lullaby
Artist of the track: Unknown
Direct URL of the track: http://bit.ly/12prRwq

Name of the track: We were young
Artist of the track: Unknown
Direct URL of the track: http://bit.ly/Wjqv2E

Greyhound - Android Homescreen Tutorial

by mycolorscreen 4,513 views

Credits go to xNiikk for this mad homescreen!
http://mycolorscreen.com/xNiikk/

Everything you need to apply is in the link here:
http://www.screenlicious.com/2012/11/26/greyhound/

Link to the mycolorscreen page for this screen:
http://mycolorscreen.com/2012/11/27/greyhound/


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Part 1: Applying SSLauncher and its settings

Here is the link for SSLauncher, it's very tricky to get used to, but is very orginal and very, very customizable...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ss.launche­r&hl=en

All you need to change is the page wallpaper, provided in the link above, hide the status bar as well as the dock.
Also the "Hide Labels" needs to be applied in the "label fonts and style" setting when you select the "Pages" option.

***You can also you Apex Launcher if you are more comfortable using it***

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Part 2: UCCW components

Sorry I can't provide the icons, just check the link above and download from xNiikk's website. The skin uses Quicksilver Bold font, and contains my location, date, time and current temperature. To make the clock have a dot instead of a colon, choose hour and minute separately, then make the full stop a suffix after the hour :) Mad!

The other skin on the right was also UCCW, adding in 3 images, with notifications for battery, gmail and text messages.

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Part 3: Adding in the RSS Icon and Search Widget

This part is little different, as SSLauncher is extremely customizable for this part. Hold down the homescreen and choose add shortcut.
To open a RSS app, choose Application in Action Type (or page if you want to open the the Hot! Page in the case of the star) and choose your preferred rss feader (news) app.
Change your icon to a blank png as provided, and make the background transparent (not the icon BG the shortcut BG).

***Always remember to tap apply settings after each step else it will forget***

Simi Folder here was just a quick simple setup, but I shall provide a tutorial for it very soon :) Here is the link for the app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.th.android­.widget.SiMiFolder&hl=en

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Thanks very much for watching this tutorial, I hope you enjoyed it :)

Also please subscribe the mycolorscreen channel, lots more videos to come!

Flower (Yihaomizhijia) - Android Homescreen Tutorial

by mycolorscreen 4,638 views

Another great homescreen courtesy of Yihaomizhijia! Wow this screen has everything, great colors, amazing functionality and very easy on the eye...

Here is the link to Yihaomizhijia's MyColorscreen page:
http://mycolorscreen.com/yihaomizhijia/
For the wallpaper and icons, find them here (look for icons and wallpaper on the right):
http://mycolorscreen.com/2012/11/11/flower-12/

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Part 1: Applying SSLauncher and its settings

Here is the link for SSLauncher, it's very tricky to get used to, but is very orginal and very, very customizable...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ss.launche­r&hl=en

All you need to change is the page wallpaper, provided in the link above, hide the status bar as well as the dock.
Also the "Hide Labels" needs to be applied in the "label fonts and style" setting when you select the "Pages" option.

***You can also you Apex Launcher if you are more comfortable using it***

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Part 2: Adding the settings icon

This can be done either with Desktop VisualizeR or with SSLauncher's "add shortcut" option. I sometimes prefer DV though as it's a lot quicker.

Desktop VisualizeR link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.bii.andr­oid.app.dskvzr&hl=en

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Part 3: Adding the UCCW Widgets

Here is the link for UCCW:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.vineetsiroh­i.customwidget&hl=en

***Edit: Added the Time uzip, as the skin below is almost the same just the images and text need to change:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1i1vqz3pdl44ffd/FlowerTime.uzip

This part is a little tricky, as it might take some time.
The colors used in this as well as the other widgets is: AF5A73.
Starting with the Data skin, adding everything isn't too bad, you just have to add in: Static Text, the 3 images (icons provided in link above), time and date. The Free Memory is actually Minimalist Text widget I added, I guess it's either choosing Internal SD Free or Free Ram in custom layout, your choice. A 1x1 size was used.

After creating that UCCW, I saved it, allowing me just to change the text, icon types and the left info, but still staying the same size/font/color.

Finally the Battery bar skin was created using Static Text, Battery Level (Add the suffix "%") and the battery bar. The setup for the bar is:
Controls #3 - Width: 600 Height: 0 Battery Level Color: Color mentioned above
Controls #4: Height: 5


***ALTERNATIVE USING JUST SSLAUNCHER*** (excl. Battery Bar)

1. Another way of doing it would be to simply hold down on the homescreen - shortcut - Take off the option Clickable

2. Style - Choose the one with an icon on the left of the text and select it.

3. Icon - Icon - Add the icon you want - Apply Settings

4. Title - Text - Select an appropriate option below (i.e. Unread SMS messages) - Then type in the static text (i.e. Missed calls) before it and make spaces before and after the text (for the icon that will be on the left) - Apply Settings

5. Apply Settings again - Resize and move accordingly (hold down and select edit if needed.

6. You can now copy and paste your first one 5 times, then simply edit the text/icon/info for each of the other 5 notifiers. Simple!

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Part 4: The Apps screen

The clock on the left was a simple 1x1 UCCW widget that only has the time option chosen.

For the Media, Internet and Others:
Icons are all Desktop VisualizeR widgets (it might take long to add them all but I suggest just adding them all in unmodded then, allowing you to resize them easier). SSLauncher also helps you with its green "guides".
The titles were created with one UCCW skin, and then modded as shown. Not much to it.

The bottom applications text can either open up the app drawer, or Simi Folder. For Simi Folder, select a widget option for both text and an icon, then just make the icon a blank.png. To make it open the app drawer, SSLauncher's New object "Shortcut" is used and you simply change the type to Page, and target to Applications. Then change the style to one only with text, and changing the text accordingly.

Finally the Home/Apps Homescreen "jumpers" can be created using SSLauncher's "Shortcut" just like the one above, but you just have to change the icon to a blank icon, and target to either Home or Apps.


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Haha wow, if you managed to do all of that, I'm very impressed. This homescreen is not one of the easy ones, but it is definitely worth it!

Please Subscribe to the mycolorscreen channel, and if you hav

Red Room Right - Android Homescreen Tutorial

by mycolorscreen 4,577 views

Here is the link for everything you need (Wallpaper, UCCW skins, font):
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/spvu9ysm2gwvreb/iFHrxfqxHn

Part 1: Applying Apex Launcher Settings

Here is the link for Apex launcher Pro:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anddoes.la­uncher.pro&hl=en
Portrait Grid: 9x7
Horizontal and Vertical margin: None
Manage screens: 1 screen
Hide notifications bar and dock bar
Advanced settings - Overlapping widgets selected

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Part 2: Adding the app drawer, Clock and UCCW widgets

Here is the link for UCCW:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.vineetsiroh­i.customwidget&hl=en

See the link at the top for the UCCW skins, clock, and icons for the social bar
Google Icons: http://developer.android.com/design/style/iconography.html
Fonts used is Bebas Neue, provided in the first link, love that font way too much...

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Thanks very much for watching this tutorial, if you have questions or requests please leave them in the comment section below.

Please subscribe and visit www.mycolorscreen.com for more crazy cool homescreens!!

SnowTouch (GaRyArTs) - Android Homescreen Tutorial

by mycolorscreen 3,675 views

Grab your coat and warm gloves everyone, another Screen of the Day, Snowtouch by GaRyArTs! Perfect for this festive season or even if you just love winter! I recommend this to anyone who is a beginner, as the video goes through everything step by step.



Wall (separated and together), uccw skins, icons:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15951305/snowtouch.zip

640×960 walls:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15951305/snowtouch_wall_640x960.zip

Here is the link to GaRyArTs mycolorscreen page:
http://mycolorscreen.com/garyarts/

Here are the links to all the apps you need:
UCCW:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.vineetsiroh­i.customwidget&hl=en
Apex Launcher (free version might work too):
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anddoes.la­uncher.pro&hl=en
Multipicture Live Wallpaper:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.tamanegi.w­allpaper.multipicture&hl=en

Blank PNG:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sfu8he8pi7cf9sz/Blank.png

Before you start make sure you download the dropbox link file above, as well as the apps above. Copy the SnowTouch folder onto your phone, as this makes things a lot easier.

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Part 1: Apex Settings

In case you missed it in the video, here are the settings once again:

Homescreen Settings
-Portrait Grid: 9x7
-Horizontal Margins: None
-Vertical Margins: None
-Manage Screens: 2 Screens
-Transition Speed: 10
-Transition Type/Effect - None
-Wallpaper Mode: Multiple Screen (scrolling)
-Hide Notification Bar: Enabled
-Hide Icons Labeled: Enabled
-Hide Shadows: Enabled

Dock Settings
-Hide Dock: Enabled

Advanced Settings
-Overlapping Widgets: Enabled

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Part 2: Adding the wallpaper

Once back in the homescreen, go:
Menu - Wallpapers - Live Wallpaper - Multipicture Live Wallpaper
Then Settings - Add individual settings - Add 1 then 2
Then change screen 1 settings - Picture source - Single Picture - Add Screen 1 wall, then repeat for screen 2
Remember to change Crop/Resize Ratio to - Fit to Fullscreen
Change transition type if desired
Go Back - Set wallpaper

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Part 3: Adding the UCCW Widgets (Clock and Weather Buttons)

Simply add these by holding down on the homescreen - Widget - UCCW - 5x2 (clock) size. In the main menu after tapping the widget, select "Open uzip", now just find where you pasted the folder and look for the .uzip. After it appears on your homesreen, resize it to the way it looks in the video. Do it for both screens, for both clock and weather. Then do the same for the battery bars

***IF YOU WANT TO STOP UCCW OPENING EVERYTIME YOU BUMP YOUR PHONE, ONCE IN THE APPS MAIN PAGE GO TO MENU - HOTSPOTS MODE - ON***

If you would like to know more about hotspots, watch part 3 in my UCCW tutorial...

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Part 4: Adding the white icons

These are custom made by GaRyArTs, so of course they look good. Simply drag all the files you want from your app drawer onto your homescreen. Once they all lined up, hold down each one and select - Edit - tap the picure - Select Picture - choose one provided in the folder. Do this for all of them, I prefer using QuickPic as it remembers where you last left off, so it doesn't take too long :)

App drawer is done in the same way except now you hold down on the homescreen - Apex Actions - App drawer, add to both sides and change the icon to the one that looks like a white circle in a blue rectangle.

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Part 5: The Pulldown Effect

Such genius. It's simply jumping very quickly from one screen to the next. This is achieved by going to your homescreen - Menu - Add - Apex Actions - Screen 2 (Screen 1 when you on screen 2) tapping this button will make you quickly jump to the next page, provided you have set your transition speed to 10 and transition type to none or card, both in the Apex Settings.

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Thanks very much for watching this tutorial, I hope you enjoyed it :)

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Blue Day Blues - Android Homescreen Tutorial

by mycolorscreen 2,728 views

Everything you need to apply is in the link here:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/45tvy688jj4keuo/6LHrX5f2IS

Part 1: Applying Apex and its settings

Here is the link for Apex Launcher Pro, as it comes with a few key features needed for this screen as well as many others:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anddoes.la­uncher.pro&hl=en

Key changes here would be changing the 'portrait grid' to 9x7, manage screens should be changed so that there are only 2 screens, 'Wallpaper mode' should be single screen and 'Hide notification bar' should be ticked. Back to the main screen, change your Dock Settings by scrolling down and selecting 'Hide Dock'. Next would be to go back into the main screen, go into advanced settings, and select 'Overlapping Widgets'. Finally change your wallpaper to the one provided in the link below:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/cxlj8of3mlgl9ez/wallpaper-670862.j­pg

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Part 2: Adding in UCCW Widgets and Homescreen Indicators

Simply add the UCCW widgets that are provided in the link at the top. This can be done by copying them onto your phone then selecting them when you choose "Open uzip" on the UCCW menu.
Google Action Bar Icons: http://developer.android.com/design/downloads/index.html
For the Homescreen indicators at the bottom, use the Apex Actions (holding down on the homescreen) and selecting Screen 1 and Screen 2. After changing the icon to the blank png, you can simply tap these to jump to the next screen, mad!

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Part 3:

Finally the last 3 widgets need to be added are:
Music Mod: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.piratemedi­a.musicmod&hl=en
Simple Calendar Widget: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anod.calen­dar&hl=en
Minimal Reader: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jv.cleanwi­dgets&hl=en

Also remember to ALWAYS resize your widgets, dragging them will simply move everything around, not good...


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Easy Sales (by John Nada) - Android Homescreen Tutorial

by mycolorscreen 15,596 views

Functional yet super modern describe this Screen of the Day called Easy Sales by John Nada. It comes with everything: weather, battery, and agenda info all neatly packaged on 1 screen. This coupled with useful side shortcuts make this a powerful but beautiful homescreen, and this video tutorial will help you recreate this screen for your Android!

Easy Sales on MyColorScreen: http://mycolorscreen.com/2013/02/21/easysales/

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Part 1: Before you begin

These are the apps you will need:
UCCW: http://bit.ly/10BIOnI
Desktop Visualizer (not necessary): http://bit.ly/USMsBx

The files that you must copy to your phone:
Standard Wallpaper: http://www.2shared.com/photo/b9j-erHq/Screenshot_2013-02-21-­05-22-11.html?ttp://bit.ly/YSuKk5
UCCW Skins (Frequent contacts was just static text that was added, using the font below): http://bit.ly/ZEyUkb
Nexus 4 Wallpaper (non-rooted), Font & Alternate UCCW Skins download if above doesn't work: http://bit.ly/V1Y2ip
Blank.png: http://bit.ly/V5iaxf

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Part 2: Nova Settings:

Desktop:
Desktop Grid: 11x10 (or whatever suits you best, as shown in the video)
Width Margin: None
Height Margin: None
Disable: Shadows, Label Icons
Homesceens: 1
Advanced: Enable: Widget Overlap

Dock:
Enable Dock: Disabled

Look and Feel:
Show notification bar: Disabled

Gestures and Buttons:
Apply any if needed.

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Part 3: Wallpaper Setup

**For phones that don't have softkeys at the bottom:
Hold down on your homescreen - Wallpapers - Gallery - Find the Wallpaper and select it.

**For the Nexus 4 (non-rooted):
Hold down on your homescreen - Wallpapers - Gallery - Use the provided Nexus 4 Wallpaper and use it.

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Part 4: UCCW

To add the skins:

- Hold down on the homescreen - Widget - UCCW - any size.
- In the main menu after tapping the widget, select "Open uzip", now just find where you pasted the folder and look for the skin you want to add.
- After it appears on your homesreen, resize it to the way it looks in the video.
- You can now edit the hotspots (allows you to open apps when tapping a certain area) in this skin, by tapping the skin to open it.
- Then select 'Hotspots' in 'Select Object', followed by editing your needed hotspots.
- If you would like to know more about hotspots, see the link below.
- Finally tap any UCCW skin, Menu - Hotspots Mode - On.

UCCW Tutorials: http://bit.ly/Sq9Euf

Remember: Turn Hotspots mode ON to prevent opening the editor each time.

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Part 5: Icon Setup

To add the app drawer icon - Hold down on the homescreen - Nova Action - App drawer.
To add any app icon - Simply open up the app drawer - Drag the app onto the screen.
To make the icon transparent - Hold down on the icon - Edit - Select the image - Select Picture - Change it to a blank.png.

Desktop VisualizeR: To create a desktop visualizer widget hold down on the homescreen - desktop visualizer- any size- place it over the gallery picture and resize. Tap the widget- select icon - blank.png, select action- gallery. Take off touch effect if desired then press ok.

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Part 6: Folder setup

- Many ways of doing this, either add apps like in the previous step or just drag from your app drawer, placing all your icons on top of each other will create a folder.
- Change the folder icon the same way as you would an app icon.
- Do this for each folder name.
- You can also use Simi Folder which is a great folder app.

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Name of the track: Hold On
Artist of the track: Unknown
Direct URL of the track: http://www.ibaudio.com/Download.php?SongID=549&FileName=10FU­LLSONG_549_01.wav
Link to online license terms: http://bit.ly/11BM6GG

Name of the track: Airports and Hotels
Artist of the track: Unknown
Direct URL of the track: http://www.ibaudio.com/Download.php?SongID=406&FileName=10FU­LLSONG_406_01.wav

Widgetlocker - The Complete Guide & Retro Lockscreen Tutorial

by mycolorscreen 5,730 views

With a great homescreen comes a great lock screen, so we decided to bring you the complete guide to this amazing app. Never have another dull lock screen again!
This video also comes with a tutorial for recreating the lock screen "Retro Nexus 4" by Leomartz, who came second in our "Show Us Your Lockscreen" competition...

Retro Nexus 4 on MyColorScreen: http://mycolorscreen.com/2013/03/21/retro-nexus-4-by-leomart­z/

Widgetlocker: http://bit.ly/RIFAe7
Files You Need: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mzfc2vqkygqv5ks/IKmAVsSVvF

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Part 1: Widgetlocker Setup

1. Copy all the files needed onto your phone.
2. Open WL (Widgetlocker), then tap the top right settings button.
3. Look & Feel - Select Wallpaper - Use the one that has been provided, if you don't have a Nexus 4, you welcome to just crop out the bottom as the wallpaper is quite plain.
4. Layout - Drag the anchor in the phone all the way down - Disable Auto grid size - Choose a large grid size - 11x8 worked for a Nexus 4.
5. Disable Notification Bar.
6. Advanced - Enable Widget Overlap!

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Part 2: Lock Screen Setup

1. Go out of the WL settings.
2. To add a app/widget/custom slider - hold down on the lock screen and select your preferred option.
3. To change an icon's image - Hold down on it - edit - select the image - change it.
4. For a UCCW widget - select any size - select uzip at the top of the UCCW editor - import all the needed skins.

UCCW Tutorials: http://bit.ly/Sq9Euf

Turn Hotspots mode ON to prevent opening the editor each time.

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Thanks very much for watching! Don't forget to subscribe for more Android Customization videos!

Follow Marco on Twitter (@MarcoJHB) for all things MyColorScreen :)

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Music:

Name of the track: Chill Pill
Artist of the track: Unknown
Direct URL of the track: http://bit.ly/Wu2fLi
Link to online license terms: http://bit.ly/11BM6GG

Name of the track: Tutorial
Artist of the track: Unknown
Direct URL of the track: http://bit.ly/14vkwL5

Simple RSS Widget - Your News. Your Way.

by mycolorscreen 1,445 views

Simple Calendar Widget - The Complete Guide

by mycolorscreen 35,068 views

Never miss a thing with this amazing agenda widget!
This is a complete guide to Simple Calendar Widget, a widget that displays all your current agenda as well as the current date. This complete guide will go through everything you need to know for this amazing app. Boom!

Remember there's only a week to submit your Lock Screens to us, don't forget!

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Music:
Name of the track: Feel it
Artist of the track: Unknown
Direct URL of the track: http://bit.ly/XGxAZj
Link to online license terms: http://bit.ly/11BM6GG

Name of the track: Curios
Artist of the track: Unknown
Direct URL of the track: http://bit.ly/VnBvID


Name of the track: We were young
Artist of the track: Unknown
Direct URL of the track: http://bit.ly/Wjqv2E

Softly (John Nada) - Android Homescreen Tutorial

by mycolorscreen 8,037 views

This amazing Screen of the Day called Softly by John Nada combines all your necessary components needed for daily use all into 1 easy to setup homescreen. It comes with notification, time, date, weather and battery info, and does so in style.

Softly on MyColorScreen: http://mycolorscreen.com/2013/04/05/softly/

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Part 1: Before you begin

These are the apps you will need:
UCCW:http://bit.ly/10BIOnI
SS Launcher The Original: http://bit.ly/11OuiDR

Required for homescreen setup:
Blank.png: http://bit.ly/V5iaxf
UCCW Skins: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?80l4z9sgk0hqd44
Nexus 4 Modded UCCW skins: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/izzzinoryi6g07b/llrV7YfxEF
Wallpaper (**Only take the wallpaper, and crop it so only the dark grey middle shows**): http://db.tt/Niq1rGFT
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Part 2: SS Launcher Setup

Now you can do this with either Nova/Apex or Holo Launcher, but it is a lot easier with SS Launcher. Only use Nova/Apex if the UCCW skins fit perfectly. Also this screen works the best for the paid version (The Original) as some parts and options can't be chosen with the free version.

1. Drag all the widgets into the 'trash bin' at the top.
2. Go into the Menu - Preferences.
3. Enable Full Screen, Disable Scroll Wallpaper, Go back
4. Go into Menu - Theme - Label.
5. Enable Hide Labels, Apply Changes.

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Part 3: Wallpaper Setup

Hold down on your homescreen - Wallpaper - Select any wallpaper that has black or dark grey in it.

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Part 4: UCCW

To add the skins:

- Hold down on the homescreen - New Widget - UCCW - any size.
- In the main menu after tapping the widget, select "Open uzip", now just find where you pasted the folder and look for the skin you want to add.
- After it appears on your homesreen, resize it to the way it looks in the video.
- Add both the .uzips provided.
- Hold down on the skin, then tap the skin, this will allow for complete resizing and moving of the skin.
- You might have to re-position the skin's objects, see the link below for more info on moving objects as well as general UCCW tips.

UCCW Tutorials: http://bit.ly/Sq9Euf

Turn Hotspots mode ON to prevent opening the editor each time.

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Part 5: Icon Setup

1. Hold down on the homescreen - New Shortcut
2. Style - select the image that has no background.
3. Icon - Icon - Add in image - repeat process like adding the wallpapers above, but now select the blank.png, Apply Settings.
4. Resize and position the icon as desired.
5. Hold down on the icon - Copy, then hold down to another area on the screen - paste.
6. Repeat for all shortcut areas.
8. Now hold down on each icon - Edit - Target - Select your desired app.
9. Repeat for all the shortcuts, for the app drawer icon, change Type to Page and Target to Applications.

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Thanks very much for watching! Don't forget to subscribe for more Android Customization videos!

Follow Marco on Twitter (@MarcoJHB) for all things MyColorScreen :)

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Music:

Name of the track: Chill Pill
Artist of the track: Unknown
Direct URL of the track: http://bit.ly/Wu2fLi
Link to online license terms: http://bit.ly/11BM6GG

Name of the track: Tutorial
Artist of the track: Unknown
Direct URL of the track: http://bit.ly/14vkwL5

Plus UI (by dmaischolar) Part 1 - Android Homescreen Tutorial

by mycolorscreen 15,360 views

This homescreen is probably the greatest homescreen I've ever seen. Plus UI by dmaischolar not only creates the ultimate Google+ homescreen, but does so in spectacular fashion. Even though this is a long video (split into 2 parts), I can assure you the end result is worth it!

Note: This is Part 1, for Part 2, click this link: http://youtu.be/OpG0YAkec18

Plus UI on MyColorScreen: http://bit.ly/Z3hGLe

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Part 1: Before you begin

These are the apps you will need:
UCCW: http://bit.ly/10BIOnI
Lightning Launcher: http://bit.ly/ZcMiXw
LLW Super Screen Switcher: http://bit.ly/14RiLcX
Desktop VisualizeR: http://bit.ly/XyZQ4D

Required for homescreen setup:
Files you need ('icons', UCCW skins, wallpaper for S3, PSDs): https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8d3u3stpsmoa1lx/cOyWSzgFqT
Nexus 4 Wallpaper (seen on video) & UCCW skin cover for any other phone besides a S3: http://bit.ly/Xz0lf0

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Part 2: Lightning Launcher Setup

1. Remove all the icons on the screen. (Hold down on icon - Remove)
2. Hold down on any blank space on the screen - Customize Lightning - Current Screen.
3. Wallpaper & Background: Select a Wallpaper - User a wallpaper that will fit your phone. *Quick tip - to get a wallpaper to precisely fit your phone, take a screenshot of your homescreen - Open it in a image editing software - Paste the Wallpaper over this screenshot, resize accordingly. Use this as your new wallpaper.
4. Layout: Grid Columns: 7 (10 for a Nexus 4) Grid Rows: 8 (12 for a Nexus 4)
5. Zooming and Scrolling: Scrolling Direction: Vertical Only Disable: Enable Pinch Zoom, Snap to pages, Fit desktop to items Enable: Use Scroll Stops, Disable diagonal scrolling
6. Save to a Style, save this style. (Then Load a Style for each new screen)

Part 3: Lightning Launcher List and Labels

Label:
1. Hold down on the screen - Add - LL widget - LL Screen Switcher Label
2. Do this for each screen as it makes it easy to distinguish screens.
List:
1. Hold down on the screen - Add - LL widget - LL Screen Switcher List
2. Resize/Reposition the list so it covers the left hand side tabs
3. Hold down on the list - Widget Options - Configure Screens - No. of screens to display - 7.
4. Go back - Set Screen labels - Rename each screen accordingly.
5. Go back - select visible screens - Make sure all are selected
6. Go back, hold down on the list - Customize - More - Select to + option - Transparency - Make it in the middle, not fully transparent as you still need to see the label names.

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That concludes Part 1 of this tutorial, here is the link for Part 2: http://youtu.be/OpG0YAkec18


Follow Marco on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarcoJHB

Music Info:

Name of the track: Chill Pill
Artist of the track: Unknown
Direct URL of the track: http://bit.ly/Wu2fLi
Link to online license terms: http://bit.ly/11BM6GG

Name of the track: Tutorial
Artist of the track: Unknown
Direct URL of the track: http://bit.ly/14vkwL5

Carbona UI (by Alex T.) - Android Homescreen Tutorial

by mycolorscreen 9,460 views

Your homescreen, your way. Alex T.'s UCCW skins gives you that ability. Carbona UI is a Screen of the Day, giving you widgets for just about everything. App shortcuts, weather, message notifications, etc. all come together in clean dark UCCW skins. This video tutorial will explain how to recreate this amazing homescreen setup.

Carbona UI on MyColorScreen: http://mycolorscreen.com/2013/04/18/carbona-ui/

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Part 1: Before you begin

These are the apps you will need:
UCCW: http://bit.ly/10BIOnI
Apex Launcher (Pro is needed if you want the music skin): http://bit.ly/ZCanue
SSLauncher (Needed if you don't have a Nexus 4 or skins aren't fitting too well): http://bit.ly/11u9lzf
Now Playing (copy and install onto your phone): https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/84224888/NowPlaying9.apk

The files that you must copy to your phone:
Carbona UI UCCW Skins (need to purchase from Play Store): http://bit.ly/11cDen7
Carbona UI Wallpapers: http://db.tt/QXVni0zx

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Part 2: Apex Settings:

Desktop:
Desktop Grid: 9x8 (For Nexus 4, other phones should stick to SSLauncher for better results, watch our complete guide for more details)
Width Margin: None
Height Margin: None
Disable: Shadows, Label Icons
Enable: Notification Bar

Dock:
Enable Dock: Disabled

Advanced:
Enable: Widget Overlap

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Part 3: Wallpaper Setup

Hold down on your homescreen - Wallpapers - Gallery - Find the Wallpaper and select it.

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Part 4: UCCW

To add the skins:

- Hold down on the homescreen - Widget - UCCW - any size.
- In the main menu find a skin you would like to add, the grid size with the name describes the correct grid size for that skin.
- After it appears on your homesreen, resize it to the way it looks in the video.
- You can now edit the hotspots (allows you to open apps when tapping a certain area) in this skin, by tapping the skin to open it.
- Then select 'Hotspots' in 'Select Object', followed by editing your needed hotspots.
- If you would like to know more about hotspots, see the link below.
- Finally tap any UCCW skin, Menu - Hotspots Mode - On.

UCCW Tutorials: http://bit.ly/Sq9Euf

Remember: Turn Hotspots mode ON to prevent opening the editor each time.

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Part 5: Other Important Info

* To add the music widget, add the music UCCW skin, then add the Now Playing widget to the homescreen, then resize it over this skin (don't drag the widget over the skin).
* If there are gaps in the UCCW skins, make sure icon labels are disabled, your status bar at the top is enabled.
* If these don't work, try changing your grid size or use SSLauncher (also a phone reset might help too)

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Boom!

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Music Info:

Name of the track: Feel it
Artist of the track: Unknown
Direct URL of the track: http://bit.ly/XGxAZj
Link to online license terms: http://bit.ly/11BM6GG

Name of the track: We were young
Artist of the track: Unknown
Direct URL of the track: http://bit.ly/Wjqv2E

Name of the track: Feel Good
Artist of the track: Unknown
Direct URL of the track: http://bit.ly/Z1dvBq

Tackle (by GaRyArTs) - Android Homescreen Tutorial

by mycolorscreen 2,386 views

Make your Android homescreen really stand out with another fantastic Screen of the Day by GaRyArTs called Tackle. This grungy, industrial screen mixes up the usual batch of clean and modern screens to create a real original creation. It still has unique weather and system info widgets as well as shortcuts to apps.

Tackle on MyColorScreen: http://mycolorscreen.com/2013/05/09/tackle/

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Part 1: Before you begin

These are the apps you will need:
UCCW: http://bit.ly/10BIOnI
Nova Launcher (Free or Prime, but any launcher should be good provided it can hide the notification bar): http://bit.ly/WlA6U1

The files that you must copy to your phone:
Files (uccw, wallpaper): https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15951305/tackle.zip

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Part 2: Nova Settings:

Desktop:
Desktop Grid: 10x7 (Nexus 4) 9x7 (Galaxy S2/S3)
Width Margin: None
Height Margin: None
Disable: Shadows, Label Icons
Homesceens: 1
Advanced: Enable: Widget Overlap

Dock:
Enable Dock: Disabled

Look and Feel:
Show notification bar: Disabled

Gestures and Buttons:
Apply any if needed, no app drawer icon so might come in useful.

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Part 3: Wallpaper Setup

For a Nexus 4:
Use Wallpaper Wizardrii, find the S3 wallpaper - Set - Crop - Portrait - Drag handles so spans the width and touches the top.

For any other phone:
Hold down on your homescreen - Wallpapers - Gallery/QuickPic - Find the wallpaper for your phone and select it.

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Part 4: UCCW

To add the skins:

- Hold down on the homescreen - Widget - UCCW - any size.
- In the main menu after tapping the widget, select "Uzip", now just find where you pasted the .uzip and select it.
- After it appears on your homesreen, resize it to the way it looks in the video.
- You can now edit the hotspots (allows you to open apps when tapping a certain area) in this skin, by tapping the skin to open it.
- Then select 'Hotspots' in 'Select Object', followed by editing your needed hotspots.
- If you would like to know more about hotspots, see the link below.
- Finally tap any UCCW skin, Menu - Lock Widgets - On.

UCCW Tutorials: http://bit.ly/Sq9Euf

Remember: Turn Hotspots mode ON to prevent opening the editor each time.

***If you get a white box, remove it, then re-add the skin from the UCCW gallery, then it should work***

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Part 5: App Shortcuts

1. Hold down on the homescreen - Apps - Select Multiple - Add Settings, Mail, Messaging and Phone - OK.
2. Once placed as shown in the video - Hold down on an icon - Edit - Select an appropriate icon.

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Thanks very much for watching this tutorial, please don't forget to subscribe, as well as like/comment on/share this video!

Facebook: http://on.fb.me/UkYSFe
Twitter: http://bit.ly/UkYWVy
The Artist: http://bit.ly/11RtQcv
MyColorScreen Forum: http://mycolorscreen.com/forum/
Twitter (Marco's Account): https://twitter.com/MarcoJHB

Boom!

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Music Info:

Name of the track: Feel it
Artist of the track: Unknown
Direct URL of the track: http://bit.ly/XGxAZj
Link to online license terms: http://bit.ly/11BM6GG