Top 10 Apps for Customizing Your Home Screen on Android

Gizmodo Review: http://fieldguide.gizmodo.com/how-to-save-a-ton-of-time-with-custom-searches-on-andro-1788952238 "It’s one of the best options we’ve seen for bringing alternative searches to the Android home screen." The Next Web Review: https://thenextweb.com/apps/2016/10/14/this-swiss-knife-of-search-widgets-is-a-must-have-for-android-users/ "This Swiss knife of search widgets is a must-have for Android users" NOTE: This app will change the appearance of the 'CSBW' search bar widget; NOT the appearance of your stock launcher's search bar. Add the CSBW widget to your home screen to apply changes. GUIDE HERE: http://natewren.com/csbw-getting-started/ Custom Search Bar Widget (CSBW) is a fully editable search bar widget with a custom icon drawer. The widget can be changed in multiple ways to match your device's current theme. The drawer includes editable icons that can switch search engines, provide quick links to apps, or apply functions such as copy and paste. FEATURES • Fully customize all aspects of the search bar widget and icon drawer. • Save search bar themes and load them later. • Keyword search suggestions. • Set-up search for installed apps instead of Google. • Switch between search engines or apps such as Play Music, Spotify, Wikipedia, Amazon, etc. • Add new search engines, or add new apps to search to the included icon drawer. • Pre-made themes included for quickly applying theme to search bar. PRO VERSION • Customizeable Pixel Launcher Search Bar. • Date option for Pixel Search bar. • More customization options. • Option to add icon drawer to home screen widget. Note: If you see a gap on the side of the pixel widget, press and hold on the widget and select "Remove Padding" (Some launchers don't have this option. Nova Launcher is recommended.) GOOGLE NOW vs GOOGLE WEB SEARCH - Text searches default to Google web search - Microphone Searches default to Google Now (Android 4.1+) - These settings can be changed in Appearance>Edit Widget CUSTOM SEARCH ITEMS You can add a custom website's search by copying and pasting the results page URL into the custom field in CSBW. In Add>Search Item>Custom: 1. Copy the URL of the search results page from the site you want to add. For Example: http://www.imdb.com/find?q=cassablanca 2. Replace "cassablanca" with "%s" in the input field.The "%s" is a placeholder for the text you will enter into the CSBW search bar. 3. The URL you will add to CSBW Custom search item: http://www.imdb.com/find?q=%s

Tapet ® ("Wallpaper") is a first of its kind app that automatically generates wallpapers. You can either select a random wallpaper or let the app generate one for you hourly or daily. Features: * Wallpapers are created according to your device's screen resolution - making them the highest possible quality . * Images fit your screen perfectly and even create a beautiful parallax effect, making the wallpaper even more pleasant. * Stay tuned for new exciting patterns ! * You can set the app to surprise you with a new wallpaper hourly or daily. You will most likely never see the same wallpaper twice.

Muzei is a live wallpaper that gently refreshes your home screen each day with famous works of art. It also recedes into the background, blurring and dimming artwork to keep your icons and widgets in the spotlight. Simply double touch the wallpaper or open the Muzei app to enjoy and explore the artwork in its full glory. Alternatively, you can choose your favorite photos from your own gallery or other apps to use on your home screen. To keep your wallpaper fresh, Muzei will rotate through your favorite photos every few hours. Finally, Muzei is developer-friendly. All the code is available at http://code.muzei.co and Muzei even offers a simple API that allows you to build your own wallpaper source. For API details, visit http://api.muzei.co. If you use a third party Legacy Source, you must disable Battery Optimizations on that app to allow it to continue to load artwork. See https://medium.com/muzei/muzei-3-0-and-legacy-sources-8261979e2264 for more details. ····· Made by Roman Nurik and Ian Lake, along with contributions from many in the Android community. Muzei is a transliteration of the Russian word музей, which means “museum.” Featured artwork in Muzei is curated daily by our small staff and made possible thanks to WikiArt.org and its contributors.

Muzei Earth View is an extension for the Muzei Live Wallpaper. Earth View displays beautiful and unique satellite images. Pressing the description at the Muzei application will redirect you to a map so you can browse the area yourself. Requires Muzei application installed: http://get.muzei.co Note: since Muzei 3.0 it is possible to change the wallpaper switching for all extensions at Sources → Auto Advance (the clock icon on the top right). Earth View is open source — https://github.com/arturdryomov/muzei-earth-view

Create contextual app folder on your home screen and get quick and easy access to your apps and shortcuts just when you need them. Use Cases: • Your sport tracking apps become available once you reach your gym or running location • Your folder contains your music apps once a headset is plugged in to your device • Navigation apps are easy to access once your phone is connected to your car via Bluetooth Main Features: • 10 different trigger • Various styles and color options • Works on top of your existing launcher • Modern, intuitive user interface (Material Design) ✔ Custom Scenarios A wide range of triggers makes it possible to cover most common use cases. Available are: Headphones, GEO Location, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Combined, Charging, Calling, Tasker and App-Notification ✔ Fully Customizable Choose between several folder styles and colors to match the look of your current app folders or create your own unique style ✔ High Compatibility C.A.F. works on top of your existing launcher, so you can continue to enjoy the benefits of your existing launcher and enhance it with contextual features. ✔ Advanced Options Set custom priorities or group your scenarios using profiles to further personalize the behavior of the app. ✔ Combined Trigger Unlock the combined trigger to create complex scenarios using 2 different trigger and combining them with one of three logical operators (AND, OR, AND NOT). Suggestions? Feedback? Join our Google+ Community or contact us at: info@ts-apps.com