Hello everybody!
I just want to know how the LG G4 themes work? I havent bought the phone yet, but Im considering it. Do the themes apply to the for example messaging app as well as the home screen? Also, are there any material design/stock android themes yet? Should I rather buy the S6 if I want that?
use nova launcher or google now launcher
I always prefer / run Nova on all my Android devices.
As others have stated, if you really want to get the most out of your device as far as customizing how it looks/acts you will ALWAYS be best off with downloading a 3rd party launcher.
I would also suggest Nova (though I prefer Prime since again it gives that many more features and will allow me to setup a gesture shortcut for tap-to-sleep) or Next Launcher 3D (Just started using this one the other day but so far I really dig it)
sandertn said:
Hello everybody!
I just want to know how the LG G4 themes work? I havent bought the phone yet, but Im considering it. Do the themes apply to the for example messaging app as well as the home screen? Also, are there any material design/stock android themes yet? Should I rather buy the S6 if I want that?
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The LG G4 themes are pretty weak. You can't grab a theme or an icon pack from the Play Store and apply it, you have to get the themes from LG Smartworld, which is LG's own private app store for LG devices.
There are a few themes there, but they're mostly half-as$ed. 20 to 30 icons only and a couple of wallpapers, they don't give you enough.
Like everyone said, you can download a launcher from the Play Store like Nova. This will allow you to customize close to anything and apply icon packs with thousands of customized icons.
I wouldn't go as far as buying the S6 for that reason, not even close. You can expect the theme manager there will still not give you what you can get from Nova or any other launcher from the Play Store.
The LG themes change the icons and the wallpapers. Some include LG keyboard themes as well.
If you want the authentic messaging look and feel then you can download the actual Google messaging app from the app store. The LG themes does include lollipop material design. Google now launcher is authentic lollipop launcher. There is nova launcher which is the most popular. The moonshine icon pack can be downloaded from the play store and applied with nova launcher. That's as authentic looking as you'll get.
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As questioned, is there away to remove or change the app draw icon on the homescreen on stock launcher, i was hoping tweakbox would have an option to remove/change this.
I know i could use visualizer and make another one - but thats no use when the icons still there
I prefer a 3rd party launcher, but when using the Home launcher I use ThemeX to extract icons and/or wallpapers from my apex/Nova themes and icon zip files.
I've found some LG home themes with app drawer icons I could stomach and would apply it and then change my other icons. Not a solution, just sharing.
Is that an iPhone 6 ?......."LMFAO!!!!"… said my G3
Yea i usually use a 3rd party launcher, namely Holo - but i noticed it runs like poo on the G3 - stock was far better.
However i tried Nova today - much MUCH better, ill be sticking with that for a while, its much faster than stock for me anyways.
and i can ditch that icon
I also was wondering how to change some icons out with the stock launcher. I don't want to lose the knock knock on/off functionality, so I'd prefer not to switch launchers.
911jason said:
I also was wondering how to change some icons out with the stock launcher. I don't want to lose the knock knock on/off functionality, so I'd prefer not to switch launchers.
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You can use 3rd party launcher and download screen on and off from play store . look in youtube.
[How-To] Double-Tap to Turn Off Screen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTxcorN5b4s
android-incredible said:
You can use 3rd party launcher and download screen on and off from play store . look in youtube.
[How-To] Double-Tap to Turn Off Screen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTxcorN5b4s
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Do I lose anything else by switching from the stock launcher?
I think the stock weather, But you can switch back to the stock launcher back and forward.
911jason said:
I also was wondering how to change some icons out with the stock launcher. I don't want to lose the knock knock on/off functionality, so I'd prefer not to switch launchers.
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if you use xposed you can use unicon to change the icons with stock launcher and you dont lose knock on/off.
the unicon beta which works without problems on my d855 can you get from here... you have to join the unicon g+ community and beta program on google play, then you can download the unicon beta but the procedure how to get the beta is there explained
Awesome, I'll check that out, thanks!
I want to buy G4, but does it have full icon packs? I know i can download some themes from the Lg Store, but it looks like they just change some icons. Are there themes that changes all icons? E.g. all Apps are round or all apps have the same frame. I hope you guys know what i mean. There are some cool themes for the Honor 7 (which i wanted to buy originally) so i would be sad if there are none for the LG.
But i'm talking about the stock launcher and about themes that can be downloaded from the Lg Store, nothing Else. No Nova, no Playstore, it's about stock and Lg Theme Download Store thingy.
Thanks in advance.
EDIT: I BOUGHT THE PHONE AND YES THERE ARE.
Can anyone who has the phone help me with my question?
I just download icon packs through the Google Play Store.
Currently running "Materialistik" pack with the stock LG launcher.
ok thanks. and what about smartworld, does this have themes with full icon packs or just icon packs?
Hello all,
I am about to get the new moto z play as the seller has not shipped it yet, and in moto z play after coming from htc one m8 with its good sense ui and classic/freestlye layout themes, i will not want to use/keep the stock feel. So I want experts kind help, to tell me some great and importantly lag free launchers/ui paid or free for Moto Z Play ?
Just want to also tell that I will never root it. So no answers on custom roms, etc needed.
Will highly appreciate the answers. It may help many more too!
I love you XDA !!
Hi,
Take a look at Nova Launcher.
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Sony Xperia launcher 206b is Fab...
My link.
No folder bug pertained to KitKat on Moto phones.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51598290&postcount=1
Dev's thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2103403
Some say it is not as good (as it was,) on Marshmallow.
Edit, sadly I just realized wallpapers do not work.
No so, on our phone, albeit has one minor issue not showing all of the bottom row of app drawer icons. So the labels get chopped. For this I have a work around. Folders work, backup and restore and everything else.
Screenshot minus wallpaper
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3975999&stc=1&d=1482369835
Action Launcher 3 Pro is love <3
Stock launcher is actually fairly nice with little to no bloat. That being said I loaded Nova Prime since I had it already and love the tweaks it allows.
I personally use T-UI (called Shell launcher on the Play Store). It is completely different from the stock launcher and is lag free, but unless you like using a linux terminal you will not like it.
Action Launcher 3 Pro, Nova Launcher.
I have paid Nova with a live wallpaper and a white line icon pack to go with my black theme, and even with animations at stock speed and using the transition animations in Nova, it's super smooth.
I've been using Smart Launcher for awhile now.. find it to be really smooth and unbloated
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Nova. I believe they have an offer/discount for the premium version on the playstore
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Action Launcher 3 Pro is love <3
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I chose this, its very good!
i prefer stock launcher, on my previous phone i used pixel launcher
aviwdoowks said:
My link.
No folder bug pertained to KitKat on Moto phones.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51598290&postcount=1
Dev's thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2103403
Some say it is not as good (as it was,) on Marshmallow.
Edit, sadly I just realized wallpapers do not work.
No so, on our phone, albeit has one minor issue not showing all of the bottom row of app drawer icons. So the labels get chopped. For this I have a work around. Folders work, backup and restore and everything else.
Screenshot minus wallpaper
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3975999&stc=1&d=1482369835
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Please forgive me for quoting myself.
I do not think most of you realize what a great launcher this is.
Let me count the ways...
Instantly sort apps by date, most used or name
Migrate browser favs which I have saved to many home pages, in various folders, after a FDR or to others phones. This is part of it's backup feature.
It is fast.
You do have to put up with a black only wallpaper and an app drawer that hides some of is bottom row. Which you can work around by touching the icon to see the whole row.
See pics.
Snip rant...
Action Launcher 3 Pro. Without a doubt one of the best launchers I've used and loaded with features. It makes it easy to replicate a Nougat look too.
Commented about lag in another thread on stock rom. Glad I'm not the only one.
If there is any way to make software fast instead of smooth please lmk. Every animation is off and it still chokes on a single factory widget.
Go to this forum:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-z-play/themes/root-pixel-look-moto-z-play-t3580446
Evie Launcher is the best. I think
Evie Launcher is free and adfree.
No lags... light weight with lot of features. better than default Oreo UI
Nova launcher here for the past 5 years fast smooth and very customisable.
I recently got a new phone (XZ premium) and I've been missing the launcher of the fire phone, i can't figure out how to get the launcher so i thought i would ask here.
Thank you to everyone who helps!
Your new phone will be not compatible with old kitkt launcher. Amazon has lots of packages that depend on some other packages, so you would have to copy most of them to your new phone in order to work. I miss my fire phone launcher as well it was just simple and neat, but you can recreate this launcher behaviour with some third party launcher from play store. The good examples are light launch or kwlp lock screen. Also Nova launcher is good to keep all your apps organised and keeping stock android feel.
I personally like Nova Launcher. I splurged for the Prime version. Worth every cent!
So now that Google deprecated the Google Launcher, what is my best bet to make my Tab S4 look and behave more like my Pixel 3? I've frozen the Samsung apps by and large and replaced them with the Google ones on the home screen. What is my option for overall behavior? I'm a fan of Samsung hardware, but not any of their interfaces that I've ever used. I may still be bitter from TouchWiz UI.
personally I m using Nova or Shade Launcher (there are other options)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/source-shade-launcher-make-phone-feel-t3931886
I use Action Launcher - have used it for years on my tablets and my cell phone.
Lighting launcher
I use Nova Launcher Prime cause I need all the fancy stuff, but for cleaness I would use Lawnchair Launcher. Simple launcher, with yet, a few good features under the hood, including the usefull Sidepanel with Google News Feed.
How did you freeze apps?