Awesome news!
MyColorScreen has acquired the best, most versatile and customizable widget available for Android: Zooper Widget. Zooper lets you build an endless combination of dynamic widgets either from scratch or with the many pre-existing templates available. With Zooper, you can build widgets with conditional imagery, system info, advanced progress bars, and a lot more. You can see Zooper on play here
We wanted to explain what this means for Themer, for Zooper, and for the many designers that use Zooper.
To start, the creator of Zooper, Francesco Colferai, will be working with the whole team going forward. That means that Zooper will continue to be updated and improved as a separate product. And of course we'll be working hard to integrate Zooper directly into Themer so that designers can use this brilliant tool to create a whole new wave of beautiful homescreen themes that can be applied in one click.
Francesco joined the team because he really saw the huge possibilities from integrating Zooper into the Themer launcher, and he wanted to be a part of that. We are also hiring more developers, so if you want to join the team to keep Zooper updated and contribute to Themer, please visit the jobs page on ThemerApp.com.
There are thousands of amazing pre-made Zooper widgets here on XDA that creative designers and themers have made. Once our integration is complete, all of these widgets will seamlessly plug into Themer. :highfive: :highfive:
Hi guys! Please check this post out: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46379978. Will acquiring Zooper help my situation?
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pandacookie said:
Hi guys! Please check this post out: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46379978. Will acquiring Zooper help my situation?
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It will certainly help!
Awesome. Thanks.
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Hi I'm looking for a good suite of HD widgets for my nexus 10. I'm happy to pay for one but the ones I've seen previews of all seem to be HTC sense-like and I'm not keen on that kind of design - it's too retro for me.
The nexus is top of the tree and I'd like something modern, even futuristic maybe but don't want to use an alternative launcher.
So if anyone has any good suggestions and some screenshots or links to previews I'd appreciate it.
Cheers
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Hi I'm looking for a good suite of HD widgets for my nexus 10. I'm happy to pay for one but the ones I've seen previews of all seem to be HTC sense-like and I'm not keen on that kind of design - it's too retro for me.
The nexus is top of the tree and I'd like something modern, even futuristic maybe but don't want to use an alternative launcher.
So if anyone has any good suggestions and some screenshots or links to previews I'd appreciate it.
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Beautiful Widgets and HD Widgets are both excellent -- and you can choose themes that aren't especially sense-like.
Going further toward something less typical -- take a look here at UCCW (Ultimate Custom Widget)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.vineetsirohi.customwidget&feature=search_result
...some nice possibilities with this, and there are several skins you can download free as well.
I would love the ability to be able to bend text within themer instead of having to do it via photoshop.
alldroid said:
I would love the ability to be able to bend text within themer instead of having to do it via photoshop.
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Hi mate the way I bent the text in my newest theme was using themer zooper. I allowed widget over lapping.
Made the zooper widget then a put the every thing widget over the top.
All the best
Moley
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I always forget about zooper as I don't really use it much,will take a look
alldroid said:
I always forget about zooper as I don't really use it much,will take a look
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Zooper is the future, there's not much that you can't do with it. Check out the G+ community for some examples and help.
ThemerSupport said:
Zooper is the future, there's not much that you can't do with it. Check out the G+ community for some examples and help.
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There is a lot that can't be done in zooper
Music
Phone dialer
News
Contacts
Scrollable widgets
And there are many thing that do NOT work as they should
Mobile net work in progressive bar being 1
To be honest when I first used themer it was looking like a stand alone launcher to theme.
But now its no different to using holo HD and uccw and zooper
In fact
Themer instead of holo HD.
Everything widget instead of uccw.
And zooper in both.
So now if that how things will pan out I think i will go back to holo HD as it has more features. Less bugs. Less crashes. Less lag. And is all round smother even when added uccw and zooper.
And in all fairness I never lost a theme due to the launcher when using holo HD uccw and zooper.
And to be honest in my opinion the bugs and crashes are getting worse NOT BETTER.
I hope thing can change for the better as I would like to use a all in one as started not 5 different apps.
As at the moment I'm using themer, zooper pro, zooper themer, uccw and widget locker as if I try to add zooper or the everything widget to widget locker it fails.
Now I'm hoping when lock screen is added to themer it will be better and over time things will be fixed but there have been many versions and yet still in beta with for me more bugs then started with.
This said there are more features then when first released.
And don't get me wrong I fully understand the difficulties in development as I built a few roms for the sony ericcson x8 and many of time I would add 1 feature which would cause 10 conflicts some where else or even a boot loop so I'm not say the themer team are not doing there best to fix because as many of you will know even when a bug is fixed their is a chance that this could cause other bugs.
And that is the the thing with development until done its unknown!
So to me in my opinion it would make sense to not add more features at this time but to focus on ironing out all the bugs and get what we all ready have stable.
Me for one would be more then happy to wait 3 months for more features but knowing that when more things do come it will be stable ( there is nothing more annoying then spending 4-6 hours on a theme and then losing it ) but one thing for sure when stable this will be without a doubt the best launcher IMO.
And I will continue to support themer as the more people help and feed back the better themer will become as in a way there is 2 part to development
1 the development its self
2 testing and reporting bugs
Which then leads to a loop
1 the development its self
2 testing and reporting bugs
3 more development
4 testing and reporting bugs
5 more development
6 testing and reporting bugs
And the loop continues till every thing is fixed.
So again to ALL USER PLEASE REPORT EVERY BUG,CRASH,GLICH to the @ThemerSupport team.
Just my opinion
All the best
Moley
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dj_mol3y_x8 said:
There is a lot that can't be done in zooper
Music
Phone dialer
News
Contacts
Scrollable widgets
And there are many thing that do NOT work as they should
Mobile net work in progressive bar being 1
To be honest when I first used themer it was looking like a stand alone launcher to theme.
But now its no different to using holo HD and uccw and zooper
In fact
Themer instead of holo HD.
Everything widget instead of uccw.
And zooper in both.
So now if that how things will pan out I think i will go back to holo HD as it has more features. Less bugs. Less crashes. Less lag. And is all round smother even when added uccw and zooper.
And in all fairness I never lost a theme due to the launcher when using holo HD uccw and zooper.
And to be honest in my opinion the bugs and crashes are getting worse NOT BETTER.
I hope thing can change for the better as I would like to use a all in one as started not 5 different apps.
As at the moment I'm using themer, zooper pro, zooper themer, uccw and widget locker as if I try to add zooper or the everything widget to widget locker it fails.
Now I'm hoping when lock screen is added to themer it will be better and over time things will be fixed but there have been many versions and yet still in beta with for me more bugs then started with.
Just my opinion
All the best
Moley
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It's the best! Regards.
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It's the best! Regards.
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I'm not saying its not mate. It just needs work as the main thing a user will look for is stability.
You could have the nicest look in the world but if not stable what is the point. For ex sample if you had a device that stopped at 2.3.6 GB but there was a unstable 4.4.2 rom for it but you keep getting a black screen. You would not use that rom for long.
And its the same with any app, themes. Widget and so on the end user wants stability.
So although though yes rom bugs are much more annoying and affect the user more.
Users regardless of what there using are all looking for 3 things and they are
1 stability
2 speed
3 look
And in that order for most smartphone user (for WP8 users start at 3 and finish at 1 lol)
All the best
Moley
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In the whole I agree with Moley,more has been said about getting more themes out there than concentrating on getting the product to work,it is all about priorities.The product although in beta has good merits but there is also the downside that simple things sometimes just don't work as they should,dissapearing widgets is a pain in the arse,especially after all the time it can take to put one together,this is so frustrating,features that have been requested since almost day one still have not been implemented,while other non essential items have been added,remember this is just my opinion and no detriment to the developers as I know how hard it can be to get things right,especially since one thing corrected can throw others out I have done it myself when programming,but the problems need to be ironed out before any cosmetic changes are made,and again I say this as a fan of the programme.I work in marketing & advertising and could never get away with trying to convince any potential customer that his product doesn't work but hey it looks **** hot.As above I think priorities are wrong.Zooper can not replace themers everything widget it simply doesn't have all the thiings listed previously,to say it's the best well how long have you used it for and how many themes have you made ? because many of the problems are associated with creating the themes and many end users who only use them don't come across them.I honestly wouldn't say it is the best,yet. Given time and proper remedies for current issues it will get there.
Remember a product is only as good as the support it is given by both the developer and the end user.
Hey XDA-Developers Community,
I've browsed this forum multiples of times and finally decided to make an account. I've seen these ads on Themer and everyone's awesome home screen and all. But here are a few question on Themer that I have.
Note: I don't own an Android device at all(or any device), I am asking these questions so when purchasing an Android phone it'll work well.
Will Themer work on any Android Phone/Device?
Will Themer work on the HTC One M8?
Will Themer work on the Google Nexus 5?
Does Themer make my phone waste extra battery?
Does Themer require me to root my phone?
Users that use Themer, describe it in a few sentences
Thank You to anyone who can help clarify my questions and all :good:. Thanks!
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Hey XDA-Developers Community,
I've browsed this forum multiples of times and finally decided to make an account. I've seen these ads on Themer and everyone's awesome home screen and all. But here are a few question on Themer that I have.
Note: I don't own an Android device at all(or any device), I am asking these questions so when purchasing an Android phone it'll work well.
Will Themer work on any Android Phone/Device?
Will Themer work on the HTC One M8?
Will Themer work on the Google Nexus 5?
Does Themer make my phone waste extra battery?
Does Themer require me to root my phone?
Users that use Themer, describe it in a few sentences
Thank You to anyone who can help clarify my questions and all :good:. Thanks!
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Hi there, glad you joined!
1. Themer won't work on any phone, as our team has to configure each team to match the current supported resolutions. For the current list of supported devices, see this link: http://support.themerapp.com/knowledgebase/articles/263019-what-devices-are-supported-
2. Yes.
3. Yes.
4. Themer uses the same amount of battery as any third party launcher. So if you change themes too often, you won't notice any more battery usage than with other launchers.
5. You don't have to root your phone to use Themer.
6. Themer is a homescreen replacement (launcher). It changes your icons, wallpaper, widgets as well as your app drawer. Changing themes is easy, as you simply tap Apply on the theme you want, and within seconds you can have a brand new theme. No external apps are required as everything you need is built into Themer. Also, once a theme is applied, you can still make lots of changes to your homescreen in order to make it suit your individual needs. Please see these videos too, as they will help further your theming knowledge: http://bit.ly/ThemerVideos
Hope this helps!
Hi All,
I've been using Themer for quite some time, adding the odd widget here and there and changing the configuration of other people's themes, but I now want to design my own homescreen.
The Themer webpage basically says 'use Zooper and/or the Everything widgets' and I can see that they're extremely configurable. However, when I look at the themes on the XDA thread and on mycolorscreen.com, a lot of them seem to have been built using a one of the other major launchers, such as Apex or Nova, and with widgets from other sources (Beautiful Widgets, ADW, UCCW, etc.).
So my question is this: what advantages are there to using Themer if everything works fine using Apex or Nova? I can understand that Themer is great for sharing themes and for using someone else's themes on my phone (and thank you for all of those!), but if I want something that's just for me – would I be better off just designing it in Apex and leaving it at that?
I was planning to have various elements 'slide open' by using the 'jump to screen x' command within Themer, which is a neat trick and looks very slick, but it seems the same sort of thing can be achieved by using PopUp Widget.
Is there perhaps some system advantage to using Themer? Does it take all the elements used and then 'flatten' them in order to streamline processing? If so, I can understand the advantage.
Please don't think this is in any way a complaint or criticism against Themer – I just really want to know!
Thank you for your help,
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Hi All,
I've been using Themer for quite some time, adding the odd widget here and there and changing the configuration of other people's themes, but I now want to design my own homescreen.
The Themer webpage basically says 'use Zooper and/or the Everything widgets' and I can see that they're extremely configurable. However, when I look at the themes on the XDA thread and on mycolorscreen.com, a lot of them seem to have been built using a one of the other major launchers, such as Apex or Nova, and with widgets from other sources (Beautiful Widgets, ADW, UCCW, etc.).
So my question is this: what advantages are there to using Themer if everything works fine using Apex or Nova? I can understand that Themer is great for sharing themes and for using someone else's themes on my phone (and thank you for all of those!), but if I want something that's just for me – would I be better off just designing it in Apex and leaving it at that?
I was planning to have various elements 'slide open' by using the 'jump to screen x' command within Themer, which is a neat trick and looks very slick, but it seems the same sort of thing can be achieved by using PopUp Widget.
Is there perhaps some system advantage to using Themer? Does it take all the elements used and then 'flatten' them in order to streamline processing? If so, I can understand the advantage.
Please don't think this is in any way a complaint or criticism against Themer – I just really want to know!
Thank you for your help,
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Hi Miles,
Very good question actually. Themer's main goal is to allow people to apply beautiful-looking themes in a few seconds. I've created over 200 videos on the MyColorScreen YouTube channel, with many of those homescreens (using Apex/Nova/UCCW/etc) taking over 30 minutes to configure, and that's if you know what you're doing. However as you mentioned, some people just want to make their own theme, disregarding any of the themes available. If that's the case, many people will stick to Nova or Apex because they're both good launchers that have many years of experience behind them.
So here's the deal - if you want a launcher that will do everything you need - stick with Apex. However, if you want a launcher that you will allow you to include neat looking wallpapers/widgets/icons without any hassle - go with Themer. Even you don't enjoy the themes, they're great for getting ideas. Themer is still in beta, therefore more features and improvements shall arrive soon!
Good luck
- Marco
So themer is dead, and i have quite a few nice themes lying around that i'd love to give to the enthusiasts. Can i do it? Like how we create zooper apks, can this be done for themer as well?
If yes, then can anyone guide me? I know how to create zooper apk skins. Any help on Themer themes would be much appreciated :3