The greatest thing about Android is that even though it has “an image”, end users (and regrettably, carriers) are allowed to mod and customize the UI as they see fit. With that said, there are plenty of home replacement options in the Android Market if the stock Android (or carrier provided) home app doesn’t exactly mesh into the fabric of your daily life. I’ve tried pretty much every home replacement on the market, eventually finding a winner in LauncherPro.
For a short time, I managed to get a sort of working/sort of broken HTC Sense launcher on my Droid, but it was far too buggy. And in the end, I missed the stock look of Android. Where HTC’s Sense UI failed, perhaps the freshly ripped-off-the-LG-Ptimus Home app can do better, no?
The fine folks at XDA have taken yet another proprietary offering and ripped it’s guts apart, ‘splaying them on the XDA forums for the world to enjoy, regardless of Android device. I loaded the LG Home app on my Moto Droid 1 and it worked fine — a bit slow, but fine. With the home app comes a pack of widgets to boot. The only thing I’m still left wanting is the weather widget that is present on the LG Ally’s build. Maybe next time I guess. For the record, the LG Launcher is said to work on any Android device, but it hasn’t been tested. As such, hope for the best, plan for the worst.
Anywho, I know you all just want the goods. Stop on by the thread over at XDA to get your download on…
Source:
Phandroid
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