0 Android ICS Launcher Style: Apex Launcher Review

Here Today i will give reiew that maybe will be the best android launcher for your android ice cream sandwich. After the Trebuchet and Nova Launcher created by the team of CyanogenMod which already available on XDA. Now there is another new android ICS launcher available from a couple days ago on the Play Store, it is another good alternative to the usual launcher of Android ICS. We're talking about the Apex Launcher, available in a few days in beta version on XDA and now has finally reached a final version with high degree of stability, this launcher expected will surpass the two aforementioned competitors.Look great android

Apex Launcher Review

What is the different between Apex Launcher compared to Nova and the Trebuchet? More customizations, greater fluency with all effects enabled, all Italian localization and gestures on the home, which are absent in the Trebuchet and Nova are chargeable. In the Drawer, or the part where it displays the system and applications installed on your device, in addition to the applications tab and the tab Widget that we have in ICS stock Launcher, developers have created a new tab with only downloaded applications as we can see from the screenshot:

Apex Launcher For ICS Features

Obviously the only requirement needed is having flashed onto your smartphone any Rom with Android 4.0.x.
But we see in detail the numerous functions that gives us this awesome Launcher:

HomeScreen Settings: In this section you can edit to your liking, the Home of the device, adding or changing screens, changing transitions screen scroll, hide the google search bar and much more.

Drawer settings: In this section you can configure the Drawer. You have the option to hide applications that do not want to display, change the transition as home, hide the labels of the app and widget, change the transparency of the background of the Drawer, and even hide the Widgets, applications downloaded or the card with all applications. Obviously there is much more but would not a single article.

Dock Settings: Here we simply set the settings for the dock icons below the separator bar on the home. We can also choose to hide the dock to use more space on the screen to install the icons and widgets.

Folder Settings: the settings for folders. As we want to display the thumbnails, or if we want to hide the folder names or icons in the folders. Very useful.

Behavior settings: In this section you can set the behavior of the virtual keys and we can finally also set gestures to our pleasure. Fundamental function.

Advanced Settings: Here you can set the language of the launcher, if we want to resize any widget and customize the menu at Apex Launcher, adding or removing options.

Please Note

If you want to use the insert function of widgets like Android 4.0, you need to be root user. Then simply download the apk from this link, and with a root manager any move the downloaded apk in/system/app and restart the device. Otherwise with a long press on the home screen opens the Insert menu widget.

Read Also : Download Android Launcher Collection

Conclusion

by alternative and complete in the Market there are many different Android Launcher, and all are very good as the Go Launcher that we reviewed in this article : Download Steel Go Launcher. But if you like Android 4.0 theme and I like to have a full and free Launcher that will satisfy your then try the Apex Launcher won't disappoint.

Download Apex Launcher From Playstore
If you want to download is apk file read : download apk from google play

0 Google Play Magazines Launched for UK By Google

The Google Play Store have been added a new application. Not in Italy, though, or at least not yet. The new application is called Play Magazine: already exists in the United States and has made an appearance in the United Kingdom. Soon could launched in our country, as well as in France, Spain and Germany, enriching the overall supply of online store of Google.Look great android

What Is Google Play Magazine

Google Play Magazine gives you the ability to subscribe to a magazine or buy a single issue. A great virtual library that allows you to read your favorite magazine directly to your smartphone or tablet. Simply download the Play Magazine application on your device by enter to the play store. The operation is the same to Google Play Music ( streaming music online ) and the others: a dedicated app through which enjoy the contents purchased and downloaded.

Play Magazine first released in the United States while in recent days has also arrived in the United Kingdom. Soon, the other countries could add to the list. According to TheNextWeb, Italy, France, Spain and Germany could be the next markets where Google opens its online store for magazines in periodicals. In Italy, Play Magazine you would add to Play Books, Play Music and Play Store dedicated to books, songs, games and applications.

Go to play Magazine to see the explanation from google.

To think of it, it still lacks something. Yes. Miss the Google Play Movies, perhaps the most interesting feature of store, since it gives you the ability to buy and rent movies and watch them directly from your mobile device. If the time of Magazine may have been come, for Movies is unable to give a date of the release and the only chance is to hope that Google does not take too long to be released globally.

0 How To Install Cyanogenmod 10 On Samsung Galaxy S I9000

In this guide you will find the latest cyanogenmod 10.1 on your Samsung galaxy S I9000 phone. It is now a few days that we're very dedicated to the famous CyanogenMod Rom that in this last period is being talked about much if, thanks to the cyanogenmod developers that are bringing forward and the development and finally they bring the CM10.1.Look great android

Supported devices are still in limited list, but slowly the team is updating the list and all or almost all, the supported devices by the previous update will be embraced by the version of Android 4.2.1. But now we want to get into a particular device, the famous Galaxy S I9000, who was among the first to receive the update to the new CyanogenMod 10.1. Today, as in the past we will try to explain in a few steps how to install cm 10.1 on Galaxy s I9000.

PREREQUISITES

Let's start with the classic "must haves" to allow you to install this Rom on your device.

• You must already have root acces to your phone
• As usual you will need install the Cwm Recovery to Flash the cyanogenmod 10, you dan find the tutorial in install cm7.2 on galaxy s
• Download CyanogenMod 10.1 for Galaxy S I9000 = http://adf.ly/Gzuo8
• Download Google App for CyanogenMod 10.1

After your have do all the the prerequisites now lets start the tutorial

How To Install Cm 10 On Galaxy S I9000

1. The first step is to move on the cm 10.1 and gapps file to SD Card
2. After that enter into Recovery Mode. By hold the Volume Up + Volume Down + Power buttons together until the screen turn on
3. We carry out the three wipe that will allow us to install the Rom cleanly, then select "Wipe data/factory" then select the "Wipe cache" and finally we enter in the menu "advanced" and select"Wipe dalvik".
4. Now we proceed with the installation of the Rom going to menu "install zip from sd card > choose zip from sd card" and select the previously downloaded 10.1 CM.
5. After complete Now install the Google Apps, going first in the section "install zip from sd card > choose zip from sd card", but this time select the file dedicated to Gapps — gapps-jb-20121212-signed.zip
6. Once you have completed this setup we are ready to restart the device and use the new 10.1 CM. Then Reboot system now 

Conclusion From The Installation
We have once again arrived at the end of our guide, we can certainly tell you that you will notice an increase from the fluidity of the device, you will get the changes that bring the new Android update, including the coolest thing and the new customization.

0 Android Application To Backup And Restore SMS

Here you will find android apps that will allow you to back up SMS and restore it again. Are you often find tutorial when you want to root, update, or customize your phone you must backup your sms to make it save? Below we will try to give review from one of android application that exist on playstore which can backup sms on android phone. Look great android

This application is very useful for everyone who wants to backup SMS on your SD card. In fact, it happened to all of having to erase important messages or held in particular, due to the slowness of the editor passed a number of messages. Now you can store your conversations on your SD card, restore them at any time, send backups via email or read it directly from your pc.

You can schedule a time for your backup and it will automatically choose to do that only for some conversations directly from your application and delete all messages already stored.

You SMS Backups are saved as .XML easily translatable into other text formats.

Unfortunately works only for Sms and Mms.

Warning

some versions of firmware of the Droid X and Droid 2 when restoring backups have problems with the exact time of the messages.

The application is downloadable for free from the Android Market, takes up very little space and is very light and constantly updated, is it really worth it.

SMS Backup & Restore
Download application, you can get it from play store free, without charge
Download from Google Play Store
Here are some screenshots of the application

Another app that you maybe will like : install google maps offline on android

Here you go, I hope with this application now you can save and backup your sms to your sd card, and restore it whenever you want. See you in another android guide post