Simple FlipCards (Alex T.) - Android Homescreen Tutorial

This Android Homescreen Tutorial will put your phone on another level of customization. Simple FlipCards by Alex T. is defininately going to be your next homescreen setup, and do not worry, it's VERY easy to do :) Link to Simple FlipCard MyColorScreen Page (comes with everything!... See it's description): http://mycolorscreen.com/2012/12/18/simple-flipcards/ Paper Wallpaper Original: http://db.tt/4SfipRze ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 1: Apex Settings In case you missed it in the video here they are: Homescreen Settings: Portrait Grid: 8x6 Manage Screens: 3 Infinite Scrolling: Bounce Elastic Scrolling: Enabled Transition Effect: Flip!!! (Apex Pro only I think) Wallpaper Mode: Single Screen Hide: Notification Bar, Shadows, Icon Labels Dock Settings: Hide Dock: Enabled Behaviour Settings: Home key action: Show app drawer (comes in handy) Theme Settings: If you want those crazy cool icons seen in the homepage download them from the Play Store, then use them here, but don't select the wallpaper... Advanced Settings: Resize Any Widget: Enabled Overlapping Widgets: Enabled!! (Might be for Pro only) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 2: Placing of the UCCW widget This works well if you planning on using Alex T's UCCW skins, as they are already rectangular, so I suggest using them now and editing it later. First hold down on the homescreen - Add - Widget - UCCW - Any size. - Open up one of Alex T's UCCW skins (doesn't matter which), then resize so it covers left to right and just one space from the top and bottom (as seen in the video) - Tap the UCCW widget to bring up the editor - Select background from the top option - Change its color to plain white (make sure your current wallpaper has no white in it) - In the +/- option at the top, deselect everything that's shown (e.g. Time) - Press back to exit the editor, your screen should have a white UCCW in the middle now, take a screenshot of that (either with your ROM or an app from the Play Store) - Copy this image to your computer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 3: Photoshop (I'm not an expert so if you know a quicker way to do this do that instead) Step 1: Place Screenshot on PC Step 2: Right Click, Open with, Adobe Photoshop (or GIMP) Step 3: Click Magic Wand Tool, Click White Space Step 4: Click Selection Tool, Right Click White Space - Fill Step 5: Click Use Color drop down menu, click color. Step 6: Look for R G B on the right, make all equal 32, click OK, then OK again. Step 7: Right click on dark space now, click layer Via Copy Step 8: If you want the background to be the same as Alex T's, drag white-paper-texture.jpg onto screen, and resize to cover background, click the tick Step 9: Look on the layers to the left, make sure this white paper is underneath your "black" layer, click and drag it underneath if it isn't (your black layer will appear if done correctly) Step 10: Save as a .png, Copy to your phone! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 4: Setting up the Flip Cards Great! The "hard" part is over :) Now change your wallpaper to that screenshot you edited in Photoshop, check your Flip Card works by that UCCW widget you placed in the beginning (the plain white one). If that works, change it back to the normal skin by tapping it again, but now going Menu - Open Skin - Look for the skin you previously opened. Now place a skin on each screen (should be 3 unless you made more with other cards) If they all look good, Great! Now resize them so they only take up a small space at the top. This will allow you to place your icons/Minimal Reader Pro/Phantom Music Pro onto each screen. Placing the home icons is easy, if you have installed Alex T's icons, your app drawer should have them mostly converted to those awesome icons. Just open your app drawer and drag them onto your homescreen. Now drag your UCCW Home skin over it, if it covers your icons, hold down on it - Send to back. Minimal Reader Pro (free version is also good!): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jv.minimalreader&hl=en Phantom Music Control: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.jhg.musiccontrolwidget These widgets are easy to add, just add them like a normal widget, then drag the UCCW's over them and make sure to send to back if they get covered! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 5: App drawer icon You nearly finished! Please see video for this part! (Ran out of space) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wooahhh that was intense, but now marvel at your creation! and make your friends marvel at it too! Sorry it was so long, won't be like this again (I hope)... Please subscribe to the MCS channel! More tutorial videos daily!