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cass June 21, 2012

The obligatory "Show me your homescreen" discussion

Now that we have this sweet image support in discussions, it's well overdue to show off your homescreen on gdgt. Here's my phone homescreen:

I'm running Liberty Rom (Gingerbread) on my Droid X so it's pretty much stock Android, though I tweaked the colors a bit to make it faux ICS. You probably know most of these apps, but I'll highlight some that I think are interesting.

doubleTwist (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com....): My favorite music player on my phone at the moment. Functionality wise, it's almost as good as my Zune HD (don't hate) and the design is pretty fantastic. One of my favorite things is it has built-in podcast support, so you can search and listen to podcasts direct from the app.
Flipboard (beta): I never got into Flipboard on the iPad so I wasn't too eager to use it on my phone, but after using it for a day, it's definitely become one of my favorite apps. I think the way content is displayed is better than the iPad version and it works really well when browsing all your social networking accounts.
Epistle (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com....): This is a free, super basic note taking app. I have it synced to my Dropbox so I can have access from any device. What I really like about it is that it continually saves. I can jump in the app, tap out a note, and then lock my phone. No need to hit a save button.
QuickPic (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com....): An awesome image (and video) gallery app that is way faster than the stock gallery, at least on Gingerbread. If you played around with a lot of photo apps, you'll know the pain of having your pictures saved in different folders on your phone. With QuickPic, you can include or exclude folders that will show up in your gallery.

Show me your homescreen! Tablets, phones, whatever! Just a reminder, to embed an image, just drop a direct link to your image file. You can use imgur.com/ or something similar to host your file, I used www.getcloudapp.com/

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iMario 2012-06-21 23:13:17

Minimalistic Text on the top, Simple Calendar Widget showing Google Cal schedule, textual icons made with Simple Text.
Slim ICS...but soon I think I'll be switching to AOKP.

iMario 2012-06-22 15:50:47

Launcher is Apex Pro and each icon in bottom row has an up and down swipe action set up.

frankspin 2012-06-21 14:50:09

radikal 2012-06-21 15:38:17

i like the color of your theme as well as the weather widget, what is the name of the widget

frankspin 2012-06-21 15:40:12

Beautiful Widgets

iMario 2012-06-21 23:09:58

Very sleek screen :)

llkats 2012-06-22 15:00:31

I promptly bought Beautiful Widgets after seeing your post, Frank! :)

How do you get your icons to appear that way? Have you rooted your phone?

frankspin 2012-06-22 15:30:19

I use Folder Organizer for folder management which allows you to set custom icons for each folder For the dock it's an alternative launcher which again allows you to change the icons after you drop them into a slot.

Since the folders contain my most used stuff I eliminated the app drawer button to give me the 5th app shortcut and used a swipe-up gesture for launching the app drawer.

Forgot, icons are from here: blackbearblanc.tumblr.com/

Dignan17 2012-06-22 15:37:26

And the launcher you're using? I use Zeam to do what you're describing (eliminate the app drawer with a gesture).

frankspin 2012-06-22 15:54:44

On 4.0 Apex, on 2.3 ADW Ex.

Dignan17 2012-07-04 17:04:17

I'm a little confused. I liked those icons, but the site you linked to doesn't make much sense to me. How do I get the icons?

frankspin 2012-07-05 08:22:47

Here is the link to the dropbox where all their icons are kept: goo.gl/4GD33 It's down right now due to traffic but should be up again.

TgD 2012-06-21 13:53:32

I like my homescreen clean :)

Dignan17 2012-06-21 17:55:06

Wow, I really seem to be the opposite of everyone in this thread. I like to have the fastest access to all my apps possible, so every app I use remotely often goes on my home screen. I have a feeling this screenshot will give most of the users in this thread so far a heart attack :)

The only folders I have on this screen are one for games and one for settings apps like Tasker and such. Then I have a Power Control Plus widget that does everything I need it to, and my absolutely most-used apps on the bottom row that stays no matter which of the 7 empty home screens I'm on :) To the right of this one, I throw whatever apps I'm trying out temporarily, but other than that all 7 of my screens are blank :)

Oh, and my launcher is Zeam.

JasonTsay 2012-06-22 00:15:47

Looks like I'm the first iOS user to drop a homescreen in here :D

My actual first homescreen has the default layout and icons as Apple intended. I'm not sure why I leave it like this for every iPhone I own but it actually doesn't make me any less productive so I'm fine with it. This is my second homescreen with all the interesting stuff (each homescreen has the uniform 4 icon x 3 icon setup because of my OCD tendencies)

frankspin 2012-06-22 08:35:59

I think you need more browsers, email clients and RSS readers

JasonTsay 2012-06-22 15:03:27

LOL the funny part is these are actually the apps I use on a daily basis (except the browsers), which probably says something about what I use my phone for.

llkats 2012-06-22 14:59:20

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/37968874/img/homescreen.p...

Galaxy Nexus running stock ICS. I have a hard time picking out wallpapers, so if any of you have recommendations, that'd be swell. I like to keep my most-used apps organized into folders. Some of my favorite apps (besides the usual social media ones) are:

QuickMuni (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com....) - San Francisco public transit; one of the more beautifully designed apps I've found for Android
Pocket (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com....) - a read-it-later app -- Pocket has great integration thoughout all my apps, and also boasts a lovely interface.

aaron 2012-06-22 15:37:01

From my iPhone 4:

AckbarsFist 2012-06-21 13:46:41

Pretty stock 4.0.4 here. DROID 3 running CM9,

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dave 2012-06-22 16:46:07

2012 Edition:
(It's fun to see how this changes over the years. I have to see if I have screenshots from that last few years. It'd be fun to compare!)

My standard circuit board background remains.

frankspin 2012-06-22 17:03:49

This was my HTC Eris at one point:

JasonTsay 2012-06-22 17:05:24

I'm curious, what's the feature in Readability that makes you want to keep it alongside Instapaper? After I bought Instapaper recently, I compared the two and uninstalled Readability almost immediately.

artgoi 2012-07-22 10:34:00

could you tell us what notes apps you have :)?

jazziejae 2012-06-22 17:16:19

Samsung Galaxy S2 4G,Epic Touch, My home screen TSF 3D Launcher

jazziejae 2012-06-22 17:40:15

Samsung Galaxy S2 4G Epic Touch - My home screen TSF 3D Launcher
I love this on my smart phone :)

ronin 2012-06-22 22:30:23

First:

Also:

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joelhamill 2012-06-26 12:27:47

Stock ICS 4.0.4 running on Verizon Galaxy Nexus.

andrewkalies 2012-06-30 16:50:54

How do you like Pocket Casts?

joelhamill 2012-06-30 16:58:45

I really like it. They have a great interface. The streaming option is great with my unlimited LTE plan. The skip ahead 30 sec or back 10 sec during playback option is great. Handles video podcasts quite easily, I really enjoy watching the daily Techzilla ones. The database of podcasts is impressive; easily search from the app and you can add podcasts through feeds or OPML or Google Reader.

Overall, a great app. Well worth the $5 or $6 for it.

andrewkalies 2012-06-30 17:00:24

Awesome, thanks! It's only $2.99 on the Play store right now so I was considering it since it looks a bit nicer than the other podcast apps out there.

joelhamill 2012-06-30 17:21:59

I would definitely get it for $3. I doubt you will be disappointed.

fortyoneacres 2012-07-23 16:32:20

I know I wasn't asked but I love PocketCasts. Thanks Joelhamill, I didn't know about the streaming option. But the OS is slick and it works really well for video.

Isr 2012-07-17 00:41:42

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I love my Pac-Man wallpaper!

Now that I look at my homescreen, I really never use Reminders, so I may be changing that for the Kindle app or something. Oh, got it, the Messages app.

iMario 2012-07-17 01:10:31

Please correct your URL.

andrewkalies 2012-07-22 11:15:20

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GSM-unlocked Galaxy Nexus.
Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)

Apps on homescreen in folders:
Mail/Calendar > pretty self explanatory.
Essential Apps > Facebook, Reddit Sync, Pocket Casts, Tumblr, Netflix, Hulu+, Skype, The Verge, CNN.
Mobile PC > PocketCloud (AMAZING free app for controlling/accessing your PC from your phone. Just need a Google Account and 5 minutes.), Google Drive.
Out N' About > Maps, Navigation, Local, Foursquare, U.S. Bank, Google Wallet, Amazon, Barcode Scanner, c:geo (geocaching), Calculator, The Weather Channel.
Camera > Camera, Instagram.
Settings > Settings, JuiceDefender, ChangelogDroid, Android System Info.

Clock at top is Digital clock Xperia™ NXT (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com....). Toggles are the default Android toggle widget.

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