The T-Mobile G1 with Google is well designed out of the box. Customization is easy: Backgrounds are simple to change, icons can be placed in folders to reduce clutter, and pictures can easily be placed on the desktop. In addition, a clock or Google search box is easy to put just about anywhere on the [...]
Open Home Users Experience Problems. Developer Rejects Google’s Copy Protection.
Do you know how to boot your Android phone into safe mode? What happens if you are on the move and get locked out of your phone? Chances are if you use the desktop replacement application Open Home, you learned the hard way. Many users were temporarily locked out of their phones today after upgrading [...]
Open Home Brings Cupcake Features to Android G1
Looking for a Home screen replacement? Might want to give Open Home a look. Similar to the other home replacement applications Open Home gives you additional Home screens, 7 total. Unlike aHome or dxTop, Open Home only slides either left or right, not up or down.
The developer, Better Android, already has a number of themes [...]
Customize Your Android Home Screen With Widgets and Themes. aHome, dxTop, and Open Home.
Why did three new Android applications shoot to the top of the Market this week? They all included one key element: customization. Ask any user what excites them most about Android and they will tell you its the freedom allowed by the open platform. All three of these app are desktop replacements [...]
Widgets Come To Android With dxTop Desktop Replacement
When are developers going to start releasing widgets for the Android home screen? If you are one of the many people who want this feature, then you must try out dxTop available in the Android Market for $3.99. Currently there are only 2 new widgets available, but the developer has released a Howto for creating [...]
