Android Tunado: Bookshelf Apps [Video] - Tecmundo

There’s nothing better than finding the house clean and organized, with everything positioned and easily accessible. With their gadgets can also be so: ever thought of having your applications ordered on a shelf and when sending messages or play badly need to search the desired icon

first Android Tunado 2014, you learn to put up a shelf on your tablet or smartphone that even has custom icons. Check out the step by step video and text and note how even your gadget can increase productivity

Step 1: download required

Before you start customizing, you need to download some applications and packages to make the new look. Click the links to download or access directly from Google Play on your gadget.

• Nova Launcher: interface changes (check out the full tutorial here). If you have Android 2.3 installed, you can opt for Holo Launcher.
• Pack of icons: 80 icons Download chrisbanks2 on Deviantart
• Wallpaper: an exclusive image stand taken by Baixaki
• EZ Weather: The widget clock, date and weather
• Super Screen Lock: Creates a special lock screen
• Wizardrii Wallpaper: To insert a wallpaper with correct proportions
• ES File Explorer: File and folder manager for Android

Step 2: Transfer files

files that are not part of Google Play (icons and role of Baixaki wall) can be passed from the computer to the gadget via USB cable or downloaded directly from the smartphone or tablet.

To organize all this and further facilitate personalization, we recommend using the File Manager ES File Explorer. All you need to do is create a specific folder for Android and send Tunado or move the two folders of images to the new domain.

Step 3: Configuring the New Launcher

Time to modify the new interface to let her with the look and functions that both want. When installing the application on the device, press the “Home” button and select the application. Then select the “Always”, so that the interface is accessed when you return to the Home screen.

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Launcher Settings and go to the “Desktop” item to make the following settings:

• “Grid Desktop”, change the option to 9×6. If owners do not like the proportion of devices with small screens, just adjust the ratio to other values.
• Under “Margin Width”, check the “Borderless”.
• Repeat the above procedure, now in “Margin Height”.
• “Home Screens”, we suggest leaving only a screen. Drag the others up to eliminate them.
• Uncheck ‘Label Icons “that the application names do not appear below the icons.

Finally, exit the “Desktop” tab and go to “Appearance”. There, uncheck “Display notification bar” so that it’s appearing on the screen. But do not worry. Warnings you still receive calls, messages and other activities and just slide your finger on the spot where the bar was originally for it to appear

Step 4: Inserting the wallpaper

wallpaper bookcase is a major theme touches. In Wizardrii, locate the image of the empty shelves that are saved in the Android folder and select “Apply”.

To improve the aspect ratio and facilitate the application of the picture, still select the “Fast” options “Stretching in picture frame mode.”

Step 5: putting icons with changed

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the shelf properly constructed, time to fill it with something – in this case, the icons of the apps you use most on Android. If you do not already have all the required icons on the screen, touch the Android display for a few seconds and select the “Applications” option. Finally, select the desired icon and go to “Add”.

Remember to play the first selection icon for a few seconds before continuing choice – that way you can put more than one app at a time on the home screen. In selected embodiments, the ideal is to choose 12 icons (or 18, with a little space around the edges missing).

Now it’s time to change the image of each one of them for icons that you prefer or the selection gCons, created by chrisbanks2. You can check out some more of the author’s work, which includes more icon packs in the artist’s Deviantart page. Some services, such as Camera and Gallery have several options of different images to illustrate the screen. There are also alternatives to visual email, browsers, audio, messages, calls, social networking and many other applications.

To change the appearance of the icon, go to the Home screen and tap for a few seconds in the application. Choose “Edit” and select the old image. Then just choose the new figure (which is already in the correct size, 256×256 pixels), select “OK” and save the change.

Step 6: Clock and Weather

Now it’s time to insert the widget that brings data like weather, clock and date. He will be at the top of the screen, occupying the space left blank by the bookshelf. To activate it, tap the screen for a few seconds, select the “Widgets” option and locate options EZ Weather.

Select the Fully Transparent widget and click “Apply.” You can resize the box to the size you see fit on the screen.

Step 7: Lock screen

This is the easiest step: Open your Super Lock Screen, select the option that best suits you and tap “Enable”. If in doubt, we recommend the effects “Pass”, “Island” and “Minimalist”.

That’s it! From now on your Android has a shelf applications extremely organized, with a unique wallpaper and custom icons. Is looking for new looks? Check out the previous editions of Android Tunado and until next time!