One of the coolest things
about Android is the ease with which you can customize, modify and otherwise
set up your smartphone or tablet to be exactly how you want it. With a little
know-how and the right apps, you can make it truly unique, and if you're
not sure where to start, our list of the best apps to customize Android
can help.
Note: This list is not
hierarchical, and these apps are not presented in any particular order. Their
appropriateness for your custom job will depend entirely on what exactly you
want to achieve. Needless to say though, combining several of these apps
together will get you something truly special.
There's no end to the world of Android customization. Let's dive
in. / © ANDROIDPIT
Flashify
If you want to get serious
about customizing Android then rooting your phone is the best solution (of
course, not everyone wants to go that far, so we've also shared some cool hacks for non-rooted
If you are rooted and want
to do some serious customization, then you really can't do better than Flashify,
an all-purpose flashing tool that makes the whole process as simple as pie.
Flashify is your one-stop flashing app. / © ANDROIDPITFlashify (for root users)
Flashify is a simple
app that requires root access, but once granted, there's nothing it can't
do. You can install a custom recovery through Flashify, flash custom
ROMs, zip files, boot images and recoveries, as well as manage
your backups.
Nova Launcher
Nova Launcher is widely
regarded as the best custom launcher on Android. It is packed with features and
advanced customization options and manages to avoid becoming too
confusing.
You can pretty much set up
everything on your Android to behave the way you want with Nova, from
appearance to animations to app icons to gesture controls. You can even import
previous launcher settings from another Android launcher.
There is a paid version of
this launcher, but it is not really necessary, because the free version brings
plenty of features for nothing.
Icon packs
Once you've installed a
custom launcher, you can delve into the wonderful world of icon packs. Icon
packs replace the current app icons on your phone with new ones. You can
choose them individually from thousands of different options or you can apply
an icon pack theme to give everything a streamlined look.
Stark minimalism brought to you by the Glyphs icon pack. /
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Icon packs are freely
available in the Play Store and work with most major custom Android launchers.
Just take a look at how many icons each pack contains, because there's nothing
more annoying than adding an icon pack only to find half a dozen of your
favorite apps have been left off the list.
Zedge
Zedge will furnish your
smartphone or tablet with thousands of wallpapers, ringtones and notification
sounds. You can trawl through the almost-endless possibilities to find the
perfect image or theme for you, or you can change them every day (or even every
hour), since you have so many to choose from.
Zedge brings more wallpapers and ringtones than you can shake a
stick at. / © ANDROIDPITZEDGE™ Ringtones & Wallpapers
Images are custom fit to
your phone’s screen dimensions, and you can set different ringtones for every
contact you have. Zedge also includes a widget, which will keep you fully
updated when new wallpaper or ringtones are made available.
Ringdroid
Your favorite song probably
lasts for three or four minutes, so making that your ringtone is not a great
idea (unless you never answer your phone). But not anymore. Thanks to
Ringdroid, you can turn any song into a ringtone: just isolate the particular
riff or chorus you like and create a new audio file, which can then be used
just like any other ringtone.
You can set your new
ringtone as a notification or contact ringtone or as an alarm sound, and the
whole process is quick and easy. While there are many other apps that do the
same thing, Ringdroid takes the cake when it comes to intuitiveness and
simplicity.
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