Introduction: Make a Custom Homescreen on Android
I'm a huge fan of the Android phone, but sometimes i get bored and want to tinker. I decided to make myself an ultra minimal homescreen. The tools i used to make the following were:
- Launcher Pro
- Simple Text
- Simi Clock
- Simple Calendar
I also rooted my phone to get you these sweet screen shots, but that's not necessary for these mods. It essentially was a result of poking around with the settings until i found something i liked.
What kind of hacks have you done with your Android themes? post the photos in the comments below.

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10 Comments
9 years ago on Introduction
First of all, love it! Secondly, I have an LG Optimus Black with CM, and it works like a charm :) But gonna try this :)
9 years ago on Introduction
First of all, love it! Secondly, I have an LG Optimus Black with CM, and it works like a charm :) But gonna try this :)
10 years ago on Introduction
cyanogenmod ;)
Reply 10 years ago on Introduction
i love CM, but i haven't found a good way to get it on my LG optimus yet, maybe when i have a spare weekend i'll hack away at it.
Reply 10 years ago on Introduction
Look in the market for clockwork mod recovery and you will have to pay to d/l but it will give you the option to install Cyanogenmod 7.1 or 7.2 i believe you can get 7 for free, it will do a full d/l and install for you just have to have a rooted phone I also have an LG Optimus and first thing i did after getting it was root that baby for the SU goodness lol
Reply 10 years ago on Introduction
i get all my info on xda delvelopers, all phone specific stuff
Reply 10 years ago on Introduction
Which optimus do you have?
10 years ago on Introduction
Here are some of mine!
They are all, except for the one on my nook, on my LG Optimus V on Virgin Mobile. If you would like to know anything I used, feel free to ask!
I'm working on a new one as we speak! For details, visit my deviantART and my MyColorscreen!
Reply 10 years ago on Introduction
Hm does instructables compress files now? The pictures look really bad. Check out my deviantart for the full quality pictures.
10 years ago on Introduction
Maybe I can try this today with my new phone!