What do your X Screens look like?

[MiamiFin33]

I've been using ADW Launcher lately over Launcher Pro Plus, and have redone all of my home screens. My setup goes

1 Social Networking - 2 Multimedia - 3 System Tools - 4 Main Home - 5 Productivity - 6 Media - 7 Games/Sports

Nearly all of the on screen apps are actually FolderOrganizer icons that link to groups of apps in that category. I can get to every app without touching the app drawer. Anyway, here's the current setup:

Here's a shot of one of the FolderOrganizer icons expanded:

Do you burn through battery with all those widgets? And if not, what settings do you have on them to prevent you from burning through your battery?

I have about 8 widgets total and I can't make it 8 hours without a dead battery.

 

[Gamble]

I LOVE your setup. I have a few questions:

Where did you get that battery app and widget on your 3rd page? Where did you get that background? What is the thing on the top of your 3rd page? Where did you get that setup on the top of your main screen (the weather, time and date)? What weather app is that on the top of the 5th page?

Thanks! It took me forever to set it up. The battery widget is "Battery Left Widget". It was plugged in when I took the pics, otherwise it would have showed how much time was left before the battery ran out. This particular background I got from the app "Zedge". The weather/time is Beautiful Widgets Smaller Home, with the NeonTransparent Skin. Finally, the weather app on the 5th page is Weatherbug Elite, as is the Radar widget.

Do you burn through battery with all those widgets? And if not, what settings do you have on them to prevent you from burning through your battery?

I have about 8 widgets total and I can't make it 8 hours without a dead battery.

My battery life is fluctuating. I found a few widgets, such as "ScoreMobile", that are battery drains and have removed them. I monitor the widgets with Settings>Applications>Running Services and Autokiller (root app). I try to get rid of the memory hogs. I also use JuiceDefender, and have the data transmit set to 1 minute every 15 minute, and have increased the refresh time on most of the widgets.

Battery Left Widget is reading 13:23 of Full Battery Life, but it does fluctuate a little bit. I also have my brightness turned down all of the way for most of the day, and can still see everything perfectly.

 

[Curt941]

here is just my home screen. I'm going to try the minimalist approach for a bit. Any rooted droid xer's know how to get rid of the stock battery icon and clock in the status bar?

 

[mahers]

Thanks! It took me forever to set it up. The battery widget is "Battery Left Widget". It was plugged in when I took the pics, otherwise it would have showed how much time was left before the battery ran out. This particular background I got from the app "Zedge". The weather/time is Beautiful Widgets Smaller Home, with the NeonTransparent Skin. Finally, the weather app on the 5th page is Weatherbug Elite, as is the Radar widget.



My battery life is fluctuating. I found a few widgets, such as "ScoreMobile", that are battery drains and have removed them. I monitor the widgets with Settings>Applications>Running Services and Autokiller (root app). I try to get rid of the memory hogs. I also use JuiceDefender, and have the data transmit set to 1 minute every 15 minute, and have increased the refresh time on most of the widgets.

Battery Left Widget is reading 13:23 of Full Battery Life, but it does fluctuate a little bit. I also have my brightness turned down all of the way for most of the day, and can still see everything perfectly.

Hey Gamble,
So, I have LPP and ADW loaded, but I haven't used ADW yet. I was curious if having multiple launchers adversely affected your performance at all. LPP is starting to lag, but I wonder if it's because I have widgets galore loaded on each screen. I see your note about ScoreMobile. I had that until it froze and wouldn't update, so I went to ESPN.

 

[JubbaTheHutt]

Hey Gamble,
So, I have LPP and ADW loaded, but I haven't used ADW yet. I was curious if having multiple launchers adversely affected your performance at all. LPP is starting to lag, but I wonder if it's because I have widgets galore loaded on each screen. I see your note about ScoreMobile. I had that until it froze and wouldn't update, so I went to ESPN.

I have both and have switched between them in the past few days and haven't noticed any lag on either. To be honest, the only time I've noticed lag was when I briefly messed around with the stock UI.

I love me some LPP, but I'm starting to think I might just go with ADW with my replacement. As silly as it sounds, I love the ability to resize widgets.

 

[bosox2k1]

here is just my home screen. I'm going to try the minimalist approach for a bit. Any rooted droid xer's know how to get rid of the stock battery icon and clock in the status bar?

Nice! Actually just got this gelaskin for my macbook pro. Probably will get the same gelaskin for the DX when they start making them for the DX!!!

 

[john_ecko]

Hey Curt, which battery app is that in your notifications bar?

 

[nathan312]

here is just my home screen. I'm going to try the minimalist approach for a bit. Any rooted droid xer's know how to get rid of the stock battery icon and clock in the status bar?

What widget is that above the bottom bar?

 

[One Beast]

Good Ole SwitchPro

SwitchPro Widget - Android app on AppBrain

 

[rmcf]

Thanks! It took me forever to set it up. The
Battery Left Widget is reading 13:23 of Full Battery Life, but it does fluctuate a little bit. I also have my brightness turned down all of the way for most of the day, and can still see everything perfectly.

Ok, thanks for that bit of info. I have had the battery left widget for a few days now and my estimation on a full charge is 8hrs. I have fewer widgets running than you do and I have the brightness to zero as well. This battery is going to hell tomorrow.

Awesome setup btw!

 

[t4ckleb0x]

one home screen
15 rotating slots

minimalist

 

[mhrc4]

here's just the zip if you wanna put it on her phone

com.fancywidget.android.zip

Thanks for posting that widget, best Sense replication I have seen.

Is the weather off for anyone else? Wherever it is pulling the weather from says is 78* tonight, whereas weatherbug elite shows it as 63".... And judging by the open window next to me, its 63", not 78"...

[edit] guess that is a common theme here with this widget. cryin shame too. Might have to check out beautiful widgets instead.... [/edit]

 

[itsTee]

Finally got the sdk figured out - what a nightmare with win7 64bit. Anyway - here's my proper screens:

where can i get that dock background at?

 

[mckeller]

^^^^^What he said, please?^^^^^

 

[JubbaTheHutt]

^^^^^What he said, please?^^^^^

I think it's FolderOrganizer (there's also AppOrganizer). You can add "backgrounds" to groups of apps.

 

[TheAlmightyDrew]

Looks like I am going to need to get Launcher Pro and Beautiful Widgets. You guys have some amazing setups.

 

[draconius]

Is the beautiful Widgets the one by LevelUp Studio? The one that is 1.49 british pounds?

 

[jdk33]

Is the beautiful Widgets the one by LevelUp Studio? The one that is 1.49 british pounds?

Yup, that's the one.

 

[nathan312]

Good Ole SwitchPro

SwitchPro Widget - Android app on AppBrain

Thank you kind sir

 

[Curt941]

Hey Curt, which battery app is that in your notifications bar?

Battery Indicator, it's awesome

 

[hurriphoonado]

here is just my home screen. I'm going to try the minimalist approach for a bit. Any rooted droid xer's know how to get rid of the stock battery icon and clock in the status bar?

AWESOME background. Hiroshige-all-the-way. What is the Camera icon in your Notification bar up top?

 

[nathan312]

AWESOME background. Hiroshige-all-the-way. What is the Camera icon in your Notification bar up top?

It's Drocap2...it takes screen shots of your screen. You have to be rooted though.

 

[Curt941]

It's Drocap2...it takes screen shots of your screen. You have to be rooted though.

Yep, it puts that little icon up there while you're taking a picture.

 

[Doubledee90]

New to Android, had some help from a friend with the Root, hack job of some screens i tossed together..

Hell yeah, Whitechapel is awesome!

 

[TrendyBull]

Finally got the sdk figured out - what a nightmare with win7 64bit. Anyway - here's my proper screens:

How do you get the battery % in the notification bar?

what app allows you to get your weather and time like this? i downloaded weatherbug elite thinking that was it, but nada.. thanks folks