One of the main reasons android is such a
popular operating system is the system wide
level of customization that is offered. If you
own an android phone or tablet then there seems
to be almost no limit to how much or what can
be customized. This level customization grows
even more when you start to enter the rooted or
custom world, with the smallest of details being
able to be customization.

First things first.... LAUNCHERS.
Third party launchers have exploded in a couple of years. The good ones got better and there have been a number of
new players that stepped up to the table. With so many
more options, which ones are the best? Here are the best
Android launcher apps!
Nova and Apex are the two
look-alike Android launchers – both strike
an excellent balance between having enough
features to customise things, without
bogging you down with unfeasibly long
options lists and 17 levels of sub-menu hell.
Nova's arguably the better of the two,
with a few more options available in the
free version (there is also a Prime version ) you can set up your screen as simple as this.

there is one small customization that android
device owners can employ which does offer a
much wider visual difference. These are icon
packs. Although, a lot of custom users will
already be well versed with icon packs, it is
worth providing a quick introduction for those
making their way over to android and those
making their way over to a new launcher or
ROM.
recommended ICON PACKS ARE :
BLAWB AND DCIKONZ
http://m.apkhere.com/app/com.czarnomorski.theme.dcikonz

Yahoo Aviate Launcher
Yahoo snapped up Aviate in the early stages of
its development, and it's turned into one of the
best contextually-aware launchers available.
Aviate collects apps together based on
different activities, and will then suggest items
that you're likely to use.
By telling Aviate your home and work location
it'll know which apps to offer when you're in
those locations. Heading to the office? The
moment you leave the house, Aviate will offer
navigation apps and anything else you regularly
use on your journey, such as Spotify. Another
example: at night, Aviate will give you
shortcuts to set an alarm, see the next day's
weather forecast, or put your phone into 'do
not disturb' mode. It's not the most
customisable launcher out there, but Aviate is
a smart, simple and effective personal assistant.
http://m.apkhere.com/app/com.tul.aviate

you can also choose from
NEXT LAUNCHER 3D
GO LAUNCHER
GOOGLE NOW
ADW
WINDOWS 8 (used to be my fav.)
Mi LAUNCHER
LIGHTENING THUNDER
SMART LAUNCHER
THEMER etc

you can post screenshots of your favorite launchers too

liljboy:
there is one small customization that android
device owners can employ which does offer a
much wider visual difference. These are icon
packs. Although, a lot of custom users will
already be well versed with icon packs, it is
worth providing a quick introduction for those
making their way over to android and those
making their way over to a new launcher or
ROM.
recommended ICON PACKS ARE :
BLAWB AND DCIKONZ
http://m.apkhere.com/app/com.czarnomorski.theme.dcikonz

link to downloads d icon pack

NOW THIS IS THE BEST PART.
FOR ME, THIS IS THE BEST LAUNCHER SO FAR WHEN IT COMES TO PIMPING UP YOUR SCREEN
BUZZ LAUNCHER
"Don't like your home screen? Use someone else's."
.
.
*Over 500,000 Homepacks that you can use to
customize your home screen.
*Totally free with no in app purchases.
*You can get the Buzz Widget add on and create your own widgets.
*Extremely unique premise that allows you to customize your home screens unlike any other launcher on this list.
http://m.apkhere.com/app/com.buzzpia.aqua.launcher
There are certainly more powerful launchers
out there, but if you're all about matching the
colour of your shoelaces to your cravat (and
don't have an iPhone), then this is probably the
launcher for you.
#ilovethisapp

dan1nice:
link to downloads d icon pack

I posted the one for DCIKONZ....BLAWB is on play store

Fireflies lockscreen APK
sleek design... one of the best... you can change wallpaper and customize as you wish
http://www31.zippyshare.com/v/27237236/file.html

POP LOCKER
Try App Lock feature
to protect your private apps!
New feature: Fast launch and manage apps on
lockscreen. Simple, convenient and secure.
.
.
Pop Locker-Most secure locker
★App Lock with password (NEW FEATURE!)
★Lock screen with PIN/Pattern password to
easily protect your privacy
★Password backup
Pop Locker-Most stylish locker
★Brand new Android L design style
★Diverse interesting live locker themes (Water
World, Technology,)
★Innovative unlocking methods with amazing
animations and sound effects
★Themes that change as the day goes on
★Choose your favorite pic as lock screen in Pop
Locker Settings
Pop Locker-Most smart locker
★Quickly launch calls, SMS and Camera from
lock screen
★Save battery while keeping your phone secure
.
.
DOWNLOAD FROM PLAY STORE.... VERY STYLISH WITH RIPPLE EFFECTS

Start
Formerly known as Active Lockscreen, Start has really
earned itself a large and loyal following. It’s sleek, classy,
and packed full of features that make it a strong choice
for an “all-in-one” lockscreen; in other words, it allows
you to perform many different actions directly from the
lockscreen itself.
On the left, there’s a sidebar that lets you manage all of
your social media feeds. RSS, Facebook, YouTube,
Twitter — you name it, you can keep up with it. At the
bottom, there’s a ring selector that you can use to launch
apps. The ring has no limit on the number of apps it can
support. The interface is intuitive and straightforward.
All of this goodness comes with minimal power
requirements as the developers have spent a lot of care in
making sure that Start is not a burden on your device.
ON PLAY STORE

Yes, Android smartphones are great, they run
various apps and whatnot, but let's not forget
that the word “phone” still has a prominent
presence in their names. Although we are
texting or using a given app way more often
that we use our smartphones to call, this
doesn't mean that one should turns it back to
the fundamental feature that initially
kickstarted mobile phones as a whole.
Instead, the abundance of customization
options in Android should be viewed as a
blessing, as it allows fans of the platform to
use a third-party dialer app. Frankly said, the
plethora of users surely use their stock dialer
app and never bother to look for a replacement
on the Play Store, but this doesn't mean that
the more tech-savvy ones should resort to
sticking with the default dialing tool.
With this in mind, we decided to check out
what are some of the more refined, polished,
and feature-rich dialer apps for Android. Check
them out below and feel free to comment and
share your thoughts on the matter.
if you are tired of this stock version, let's ride

ExDialer - Dialer & Contacts

This is one of the more popular dialer apps that
are available for Android devices. It flaunts a
pretty impressive bag of features along with it,
including a T9 algorithm for predicting contact
entries, support for more than 30 different
languages, smooth performance, swipe to call/
text (similar to Samsung's TouchWiz), and
most notably, support for different plugins and
themes (you can even snatch a nifty Material
Design theme). The latter would probably
appeal to those who like to customize each and
every section of their smartphones.

See my beautiful task switcher. Stock Lollipop Touchwiz.

dmyke:
See my beautiful task switcher. Stock Lollipop Touchwiz.

wow looks great.... custom Rom or stock?

liljboy:
wow looks great.... custom Rom or stock?

Stock.

dmyke:


Stock.

I must confess it looks awesome

Passing.... Impressed

Warlord3000:
Passing.... Impressed

cool.
.
can still post any suggestions

PlayerPro
This application is an advanced music and video
player for Android 2.x devices.PlayerPro
features a beautiful, fast and intuitive
interface, alongside powerful audio
configuration options. In addition, there is a
choice of several FREE plugins to complement
it: 20+ skins, DSP Pack, Widget Pack
...PlayerPro has been in the top five android
apps in the music & audio category for over two
years and is actively being developed and
supported. Note: the Pro version is standalone.
Please uninstall the trial version after purchase.
Key features:* Browse and play your music by
albums, artists, genres, songs, playlists, folders,
and album artists.* Video browser and player.*
Automatically downloads missing album artwork,
artist pictures and genre illustrations.*
Manually pick your preferred album artwork,
artist pictures, genre illustrations from the
Internet, the Gallery app, ID3 tags, or album
folder.* Change the user interface of the
Player by installing one of the 20+ available
SKINS, all for FREE.* Customize the layout,
choosing between GRID or LIST views.*
http://m.apkhere.com/app/com.tbig.playerpro

ZOOPER WIDGET
Minimal, classy, extremely customizable, and
battery friendly "Do It Yourself" widget with
almost limitless possibilities!
- Sample templates included, no need to
download anything else
- Some custom fonts already included,
additional can be added on sdcard/fonts
- Create your templates easily, no functional
limit, tons of variables and controls
- WYSIWYG editor with layers like
Photoshop / Gimp
- Build your style and change everything:
color, text, shapes, position and more!
- Completely customizable date and time (day
of the year, week number, number to text...)
- Date calculations (countdown, time to or
from any date, calendar event or system
attribute)
- Full Math expressions supported (like Star
Trek stardate)
- Battery info (remaining time, percentage,
temperature, voltage)
- World clock (multiple timezones on the same
widget)
- Weather for current or multiple locations on
the same widget etc

SWIFTKEY
SwiftKey is an input method for Android
and iOS devices such as smartphones and
tablets. SwiftKey uses a blend of artificial
intelligence technologies that enable it to
predict the next word the user intends to
type. SwiftKey learns from previous SMS
messages and output predictions based on
currently input text and what it has learned.

Nice one but none of you can contest my tecno h6 running BlinkFeed home screen.

driand:
Nice one but none of you can contest my tecno h6 running BlinkFeed home screen.

u go dey get data all the time na lol ..... cool home screen though.... is the BlinkFeed a LAUNCHER?

liljboy:
u go dey get data all the time na lol ..... cool home screen though.... is the BlinkFeed a LAUNCHER?

fortunately it doesn't touch your data, you refresh manually and if you wish you can set it to auto, actually it not a launcher it's a mod from the just released HTC ONE M9,

hi have you tried moboginie instead of google play store? Try it you might like, e.g apps new updates comes on mobogenie b4 google play, and most of the apps are free

driand:
fortunately it doesn't touch your data, you refresh manually and if you wish you can set it to auto, actually it not a launcher it's a mod from the just released HTC ONE M9,

I see..... but there are still lots of buzz launcher templates better than that

ali2015:
hi have you tried moboginie instead of google play store? Try it you might like, e.g apps new updates comes on mobogenie b4 google play, and most of the apps are free

have tried that before but i usually download from play store or search thru google

Nice stuffs you've got up there

liljboy:
I see..... but there are still lots of buzz launcher templates better than that

bro it's a matter of choice, for me there's none.