City Lights - Android Homescreen/Lockscreen Tutorial

Published: 20 October 2014
on channel: mycolorscreen

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Once again Kwerdenker wows us with another minimal setup titled City Lights. A darker, more elegant setup than his last setup, Sebastian pulls off both a minimal lockscreen and homescreen with amazing precision. This video tutorial will help your recreate this setup on your Android device!

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✖ Step 1: Before you begin

✖ These are the apps you will need:

// Nova Launcher: http://bit.ly/14uy5hm

// Media Utilities: http://bit.ly/122AUo8

// Shift UI CM 11 Theme: http://bit.ly/MCSShiftUI
(Seen on Top 10 CM 11 Themes):    • Top 10 CM (CyanogenMod) Themes  )

// Zooper Widget Pro: http://bit.ly/140U4rl

// ZW Utilities: http://bit.ly/MCSZWU
(ZW Utilities - The Complete Guide:    • ZW Utilities - The Complete Guide  )

// ES File Explorer (or your preference): http://bit.ly/11MRLvv

// Widgetlocker: http://bit.ly/ZlD8eB

✖ Required for homescreen setup:

// Files: http://bit.ly/1yaORfy

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✖ Step 2: Copying The Files

Paste the Zooper Widget files in the /sdcard/Zooper/Templates foler. Paste the extracted WidgetLocker files into the /sdcard/data/com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker/themes/ folder.

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✖ Step 3: Media Utilities Setup

Open MU - then open the settings via the overflow menu at the top. Make sure all the toggles are enable as shown in the video.

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✖ Step 4: Launcher Setup

Nova Settings:

Desktop Grid: 9x6 (turn on sub-grid positioning)
Width Margin: None
Height Margin: None
Disable: Shadows, Label Icons
Homesceens: 1
Disable Notification Bar
Enable Dock: Disabled

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✖ Step 5: Homescreen Setup:

1. Remove any icons or widgets.
2. Change the wallpaper with the one that's been provided.

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✖ Step 6: Homescreen Icons

1. Long press on the homescreen - Nova Actions - App drawer.
2. Long press on the icon - Edit - tap the icon - select an appropriate icon from the Glyph selection.
3. Hint: use the Free option in the Crop menu to easily increase the size of the icon.
4. Do this to all the other icons.

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✖ Step 7: Homescreen Widget

1. For the widget - long press on the homescreen - widgets - Zooper Widget Pro - Any size - tap the widget - SD Card - City_Lights_HS - Back.
2. Resize accordingly as shown in the video.
3. Long press - send to back.

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✖ Step 8: Lockscreen Setup

Open Widgetlocker, remove any icons or widgets, then:

1. Tap the white icon at the top to open up the settings.
2. Look & Feel - Select Alternative Wallpaper.
3. 'Select Wallpaper' - find the wallpaper that you have copied to your phone.
4. Resize it as big as you can make it, don't worry it will still look good.
5. Layout - Drag the Anchor all the way to the bottom & Deselect Auto grid size.
6. Change the grid size to something large, such as 10x10.
7. Hide Notification Bar.
8. Advanced Settings - Enable Widget Overlap.

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✖ Step 9: Lockscreen Widget

Use the same method to apply the widget as the one shown in the homescreen setup.

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✖ Step 9: Custom Slider Setup:

1. Long-press on the homescreen - Custom Slider.
2. Select Theme - Simple_W - Done.
3. Resize accordingly.

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