Install a new launcher on your phone
Replace your home screen and
application launcher using an app called LauncherPro
If you’ve ever thought about replacing your entire
home screen, then it’s worth considering LauncherPro.
It’s a free app (although a premium version is available) which allows
you to have three home screens (and an option of up to seven),
splitting each one so that useful icons always sit along the bottom, such
as contacts and messaging.
In essence, LauncherPro replaces the stock launcher
application of Android. This is the part of the operating system
which lets you browse through your home screens and open
apps. It doesn’t completely alter your phone out of all recognition.
You will be as instantly familiar with the way it works, but there
are some useful features, such as being able to zoom out with a
pinch-zoom to see all your home screens at once, and as a more
lightweight launcher it can also be much
faster than those offered by many handset manufacturers. It is a
feature-packed application, and gives you almost limitless potential
for customisation on your phone.
LauncherPro :
Give your phone a new look
1: Download LauncherPro
Your first step is to head to the
Android Market to download and install the LauncherPro app. Once you
have done this and pressed a button on your phone, you will see a
menu asking if you want to ‘Complete action using LauncherPro’
or use your default launcher.
2: Getting started with it
If you choose to complete the action
with LauncherPro, your home screen will look a little different.
You will see that there are five icons on the button in a dockbar
that you can customise. These include direct icons for the web browser
and the phone.
3: Change the preferences
To start playing around with the preferences, click on the Menu button on your phone. You will see a setting called Preferences and when you click on it, you will see a host of options including potential alterations to the home screen, dock, appearance and behaviour.
4: Home-screen settings
If you choose the home-screen settings, then you can
make an immediate change to the number of
screens that you have to play around with. You can also choose how
many columns there are on the home screen and even the
transition effect.
5: Keeping up appearances
Likewise, the appearance settings will allow you to personalise the way your phone screens appear, with options to change the dock background and others. To uninstall the app, go to Settings>Applications>Manage Applications and click on LauncherPro.
App used: LauncherPro
Price: Free
Time needed: 10 minutes
Difficulty: Intermediate
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