Material Design Apps - Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps

Hey guys, I will be compiling a list for Material Design based apps...With the new Android L coming out soon, many app developers have been updating their apps so they reflect the new Google Material Design Guidelines.
Q. What is Material?
Material is about layering information and presenting and interacting with that information in a predictable way. Android now ships with inbuilt support for Touch feedback, transitions, and viewstate changes. A design that based on the concept of paper and ink.
Goals - Create a visual language that synthesizes classic principles of good design with the innovation and possibility of technology and science. Develop a single underlying system that allows for a unified experience across platforms and device sizes. Mobile precepts are fundamental, but touch, voice, mouse, and keyboard are all first-class input methods.
Principles:
Material is the metaphor. A material metaphor is the unifying theory of a rationalized space and a system of motion. The material is grounded in tactile reality, inspired by the study of paper and ink, yet technologically advanced and open to imagination and magic.Surfaces and edges of the material provide visual cues that are grounded in reality. The use of familiar tactile attributes helps users quickly understand affordances. Yet the flexibility of the material creates new affordances that supersede those in the physical world, without breaking the rules of physics. The fundamentals of light, surface, and movement are key to conveying how objects move, interact, and exist in space in relation to each other. Realistic lighting shows seams, divides space, and indicates moving parts.
Bold, graphic, intentional. The foundational elements of print-based design—typography, grids, space, scale, color, and use of imagery—guide visual treatments. These elements do far more than please the eye; they create hierarchy, meaning, and focus. Deliberate color choices, edge-to-edge imagery, large-scale typography, and intentional white space create a bold and graphic interface that immerses the user in the experience. An emphasis on user actions makes core functionality immediately apparent and provides waypoints for the user.
Motion provides meaning. Motion respects and reinforces the user as the prime mover. Primary user actions are inflection points that initiate motion, transforming the whole design. All action takes place in a single environment. Objects are presented to the user without breaking the continuity of experience even as they transform and reorganize. Motion is meaningful and appropriate, serving to focus attention and maintain continuity. Feedback is subtle yet clear. Transitions are efficient yet coherent.
Examples of Material Design:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8TXgCzxEnw

Here are a list of apps that have been updated to Material Design Guidelines:
Messaging
QKSMS - You must first join the Google+ page to experience a beautiful redesign of the messaging app
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Textra - Like QKSMS, Textra is also a material design messenger with really similar assets. Along with this, Textra works on Android Wear and integrates Pushbullet notifications
Productivity
Cabinet Beta - A minimalist file manager for Android 4.1 and above. Cabinet is user friendly and has UI that will please the eye.
Sliding Explorer - Very similar to Cabinet. Each to their own.
https://lh4.ggpht.com/Zw3Ha2t9odc9JQ2nmOk3N9U_47MTEtvbCXx6UeDHgZHsCfG46BqXbHkvwjBP8wKG_SV0=h900-rw
Root Checker - This app by @jrummy16 will let you know if your device has root (superuser) access
Franco Kernel Updater - Franco Kernel by @franciscofranco. You all know what it is. I don't need to explain
CPU Control by @TheArc is a beautiful redesign of No Frills CPU Control. Root is required obviously
http://i.imgur.com/UPYDmr8.png
Andrognito BETA - With Andrognito, you can now keep your confidential and important files which you don't want others to access, hidden inside your Android device with our advanced 3-Layer Encryption Engine. In short, Andrognito is a modern sentinel that hides and locks all your personal and confidential data from snoopers in real time.
Numix Calculator - Numix Calculator is yet another calculator app, only more stylish then the rest. The design of the app follows the new material design guidelines as much as possible, which results in a modern day looking colourful interface.
S-Converter - S Converter is a fast, simple, and colorful unit converter.
Unclouded - Unclouded is a tool to help you analyse and clean your cloud storage.
LocalCast - Cast movies, pictures, videos and PDFs from your device, Google Drive, Google+, Dropbox, NAS (DLNA / UPNP or SMB) in a beautiful fashion
Evernote - Write notes of all types, from short lists to lengthy research, and access them on any device. Collect web articles, handwritten notes, and photos to keep all the details in one place.
Browsers
Google Chrome - I'm not even going to bother explaining
Social Media
Talon
Google+ - Not even going to explain nor have any screenshots
Reddit News - Reddit. Home of the web really, now materialized
http://phandroid.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/reddit-news-stitched2.png
Other
ACEMusic - ACEMusic is a highly improvisied and visually enhanced music player, upgrading the legendary Apollo Music Player with a new interface, ease-of-use and features
Shuttle Music Player - With many features, Shuttle is the model of a clean, powerful music player that is intuitive, lightweight, and most importantly, materialized.
Survival Tools - Survival tools includes all the essentials any nature enthusiast would need, such as a compass, a survival guide, flashlight, stopwatch, location saving, multi-view map, and a UI that might get you killed by bear attacks because of how amazing it looks
https://lh5.ggpht.com/6AoZX55V6yLc3_-jsAjjLnQR8f4RGWU6cUS0tHW5n5Sn-YAGTXqV5JlmvkwOgEU5iQ=h900-rw
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The @z31s1g theme is already available in this section. Why do you post a different topic?

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The @z31s1g theme is already available in this section. Why do you post a different topic?
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because I am an idiotic muppet...turning this thread into something useful now

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*** Join The Skinery Movement *** (support custom themes for WP8)

Hi fellow developers,
Skinery Tiles Pro is an app that lets you apply custom themes on your windows phone. Currently, Skinery supports over 50 apps and it can even support live tile apps. Skinery needs more apps to be truly usable and I would like to seek the support of the developer community by integrating your app with Skinery. If you are an app developer or you want to contribute themes to Skinery, do drop me a mail [email protected]. Thank you.
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Check out the demo video here. (for some reason the youtube forum tag doesn't work)
Where can WE get it?
UPDATE: neverming! You hyperlinked...
Pretty nice
I couldn't use it because a lot of tiles I have are not in the database. It is a really nice concept an I can only see it getting better.
Sorry, but this would be a nightmare for developers.
Even though I like it from a user point of view.
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Sorry, but this would be a nightmare for developers.
Even though I like it from a user point of view.
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Hmm. Can you elaborate why is it a nightmare?
Live tiles are already a nightmare as MS brings more accent colors to the mix. You need to find colors that would look nice on all 20 (you are left with either white or black). If you make tiles shift colors like that, then they lose a lot of their usability, because info displayed on them will not be readable anymore under all circumstances, and developers can;t do squat about it.
This is why most apps don't use a live tile or if they do, they do not use dynamic backgrounds, which kinda nullify your theme as colors will be hard coded.
If your app has a live tile with a transparent background, meaning you are using the theme colour, you will be using white colour for your live tile info. I think this is pretty standard and every app is doing this. I dont think app developer skip the live tile due to trying to cater to theme colours, but rather they have no meaningful info to show. As long as you are using the standard white colour, you have nothing to worry about readability. The users will ensure the custom theme they use will allow them to read the live tile.
Just an update.
New Skinery update has been released
- Added Viber, Wikipedia, Social Scout, Facebook JDB, Alarms, Basic Calculator, Accounts, Location and Lockscreen apps.
More apps are coming online every week so do not get left out! Contact us to get your app integrated: [email protected]
They can always using a flip tile to chow info even with hard coded stuff.
The fact is, live tiles are a bit of a challenge for developers and many (trust me i am a developer myself) choose to skip this because it is way too tiresome for them. Take for instance CNN: it doesn't have a live tile when it has quite a lot of meaningful info to show.
I love the idea cause in IMO the start screen really sucks as far as looks go. It need a settings menu though for more options like deleting and whatnot. Not that in a Dev or anything. Nice app though.
Amazing app!
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Skinery Tiles Pro, the highly popular custom theme app featured by Nokia, has been updated to version 3.04 with brand new features, apps and skins. In this release, you can now create, skin and pin shortcuts to your favourite websites or simply create blank tiles to add some text like a smiley face. Also included is the new and powerful skin editor which lets you choose different colours or images for each of your tiles. Experiment and have fun coming up with unique design for your start screen. Once you are done, tap on the share button to show off your creation to the Windows Phone community!
As with every update, Skinery adds new apps and skins. Can you spot the new apps in the screenshots? If not, check out the store link to find out the new apps!
With your continued support of The Skinery Movement, app developers are starting to integrate their apps with Skinery. High profile apps such as WebApps by Sydience and WPCentral by WPCentral.com have already began their integration and they will available real soon. Please continue to support The Skinery Movement and more apps will come!
Store link: Skinery Tiles Pro
Well, if it pleases you, countless puzzles and Ultimate media player will join when I port them to WP8
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Well, if it pleases you, countless puzzles and Ultimate media player will join when I port them to WP8
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[Free app] Collage photo quickly and easily with Acolart

Acolart is released on windows phone store and in top free app of September 2014. It’s one of the best collage photo app with many different layouts, effects,…and all are free now.
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Acolart is so easy to use. Only 2 minutes with 4 step you can create your amazing collage:
Choose photos
Choose collage
Edit your photo with effect, sticker and customize boder
Save/share your collage photo
Features in the newest version:
100+ beautiful grid layouts (with more to come)
20+ image effects (with more to come)
Multi photo select (6 photos)
rounded borders, adjustable border width and radius, change color boder
Stickers in many categories: love, fun, autumn, winter, wedding… (updated regulary)
Allows zoom in / out photos
Change the location of each image in the frame
Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Flickr social sharing
Timed camera – take multiple photo’s with adjustable timer. (coming soon)
Multiple photos in fast action camera mode (coming soon)
Acolart is now still FREE, you can download here from Windows Phone Store
Good work
Hi, I've installed. And I very like your QR Code and effort to install.
I really like your design. And the way how you did the first tutorial.
I've installed, clicked on my images from gallery and created first art.
I am from Switzerland and in case you did good work on icons, there is absolute no language issue. Very easy to understand. When I saw the first samples of Acolart I was impressed.
And I like that you have not implemented ads. Please keep that. I will keep your app on my phone!!
My recommendations:
1. Don't ask for rating on first time. Keep in mind, on first time user can do serveral things wrong and has for example not perfect library. What he is rating is not what you need.
2. When you ask for rating, ask if he has any problems before you want his rating. If he has problems, ask if you can get his suggestion and not go to rating page on this point. Your rating are worse just in the case you are asking wrong, not in case the app is not good.
3. The Save-Methode should be change. That is bad. Use Windows methodes and move to a "next page". And more important, move back to main view after the image has safed. And dont ask for "Back to select another language"? The app crashed because I did not select something quickly at this question.
4. You should register the app as "Editor" in Windows Phone. That is important to allow user to click the app after he has made any picture and look at his gallery.
If you need help, I can assist you (WP developer too).
I ratet 5 stars. Keep that way you are working on it...
goldengel
goldengelch said:
Hi, I've installed. And I very like your QR Code and effort to install.
I really like your design. And the way how you did the first tutorial.
I've installed, clicked on my images from gallery and created first art.
I am from Switzerland and in case you did good work on icons, there is absolute no language issue. Very easy to understand. When I saw the first samples of Acolart I was impressed.
And I like that you have not implemented ads. Please keep that. I will keep your app on my phone!!
My recommendations:
1. Don't ask for rating on first time. Keep in mind, on first time user can do serveral things wrong and has for example not perfect library. What he is rating is not what you need.
2. When you ask for rating, ask if he has any problems before you want his rating. If he has problems, ask if you can get his suggestion and not go to rating page on this point. Your rating are worse just in the case you are asking wrong, not in case the app is not good.
3. The Save-Methode should be change. That is bad. Use Windows methodes and move to a "next page". And more important, move back to main view after the image has safed. And dont ask for "Back to select another language"? The app crashed because I did not select something quickly at this question.
4. You should register the app as "Editor" in Windows Phone. That is important to allow user to click the app after he has made any picture and look at his gallery.
If you need help, I can assist you (WP developer too).
I ratet 5 stars. Keep that way you are working on it...
goldengel
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Thank you for your recomendations, the updated ver will be better
Acolart has just updated with amazing features and contents.
- 101+ new beautiful grid layouts;
- 20 new boders
- More sticker packages such as: Christmas, New Year….
- Add text feature with new fonts and colors;
- Buy credits for special layouts and stickers;
- Gift code to receive credits.
- Pro-version (full layouts, stickers, borders…) with sale of 25% for a year-update;
Download to experience the update here
nice app, well done
App Reviews
I got an amazing free collage photo app. I am really very enjoying this app. There are lots of features and so many options are their and it is completely free.

How To Design An Android App

How To Design An Android App
Hey sweethearts, I've made a few threads about design resources, icons, fonts, websites and stuff like that. But maybe you're sitting here with nothing more than an app idea swirling around in your brain. You're probably wondering where to get started and what the steps are to design an Android app from scratch. So I'll walk you through the steps you need to take to have a great design that you can then develop into an app.
Step 1- Creating a Wireframe
Alright so first things first. Start with the basics. What you need to do is create a wireframe layout that will show every page, menu, option and function of your of your app. This is what a wireframe layout will look like.
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You can checkout this guide that will walk you through how to get your wireframe setup in a way that makes sense.
Putting it All Together: Wireframing the Example App
Now you'll need a wireframe kit to get started, which will contain all the graphics that you'll need. You can piece together your wireframe in a program like Adobe Illustrator or any graphic design program that you use. Checkout this thread that lists some of the best free wireframe kits.
5 Free Android Wireframe Kits
Step 2- Stickers and Graphics
Now that you have a cute little wireframe going, it's time to get to the fun part. We are going to put together the graphical interface for your app. This is where you choose the icons, font, colors and images that will be displayed throughout your app.
To do this we are going to use stickers. What are stickers? These are a set a graphics that contain premade navigation buttons, menus, icons and everything you need for that kind of stuff. So go ahead and download the sticker sheet from Google.
Resources– Sticker sheets & icons
This sticker sheet will save you a lot of time creating those little graphics that you'd rather not spend too much time on. Another great thing about using the sticker sheet is everything will snap onto a grid, so everything will be easy to align and organize.
So at this point you are ready to integrate your own graphics. Work with your sticker sheet and add your personal touches. Make it beautiful and sassy just like my dad.
Step 3- Prototype
A prototype is a demonstration of how your app will work. This is created with software on your computer but everything can function on your Android device. This is not the same as developing the app. This is more like creating an interactive slideshow that can take advantage of all of your phones functions. Now if you're thinking that you will have to shell out some cash for a prototyping program, push that thought out of your head and vomit it out of your mouth. Papa Google has gone and adopted some companies that make fantastic prototyping software and now they're available to us for free. You're going to use some software called Pixate.
What it is:
A visual prototyping platform that allows designers to create sophisticated, fluid mobile prototypes that run natively on iOS and Android devices.
What it’s best for:
Creating complete app prototypes or crafting carefully choreographed interactions that look and feel completely real, and sharing them so entire product teams or clients can experience them right on their device.
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Pixate
Alright so your Prototype is going to be a separate thing from your finished graphical design from step 2. Both of these will be very helpful to share your idea with a developer. These will also be needed if you are doing something like kickstarter to get your app funded. People will feel much more comfortable donating if they can see a live working prototype on a phone.
Alright now you know how to design your own Android app. Getting it developed is up to you. For more complex apps you'll want to look at hiring a company, for simple apps you could try sites like freelancer, and for really simple apps you could always develop it yourself. I hope this guide has helped point you in the right direction!
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Huawei Brings Unprecedented Levels of Convenience with ‘One touch’ Quick App

Designed to inspire more interactions by bringing users a convenient tap-to-use solution, Quick Apps offer the same experience as native apps but require much less memory space
Remember the time when you had to download an app just to use it that one time to try out the new pizza place in your neighbourhood, before realising that it was a disappointing experience? Or when you had to wait a long time for an app to be updated before you can enjoy new functions that your friends are already using? How about when you were made to download an app which you’d only use once a month to pay for your mobile phone credits, or worse, not sure when you would use the app again because you were on an extended year-end vacation and had to top up credits for data roaming?
With Huawei Quick Apps, you can say goodbye to those notifications that pop up to remind you to delete certain apps because you haven’t used them for months. The raison d'être for Huawei Quick Apps – bring an unprecedented level of convenience, yet at the same time address the diverse needs of Huawei device users in the 5G era.
So what are Quick Apps?
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In short, they are apps you can use on-the-fly; no installation needed. With Quick Apps, Huawei users worldwide can enjoy the smooth interaction and beautiful interfaces of the native app experience without having to download these apps.
Not only does it save you from busting your data roaming allowance trying to download a local taxi booking app while on vacation, Quick Apps also save the memory space on your Huawei smartphone.
Written with only 1/5 amount of codes as compared to that of native apps, you can accommodate more than 2,000 Quick Apps with just 1GB of space. What’s more, because of how lightweight Quick Apps are, they are more responsive, and they are automatically updated, offering an excellent Huawei experience that’s second to none.
How to access Quick Apps?
There are several ways you can choose to access available Quick Apps. The best way is to add Quick App Centre to the home screen of your Huawei smartphone and directly activate it with a single touch going forward.
Go to “AppGallery” on your home screen.
In the search box at the top of the screen, type “Quick App Centre”, then click “Open”.
On the top right-hand corner of the Quick App Centre screen, you’d see a “Settings” icon. Click on that icon.
Select the option “Add to home screen”. You’ll see a pop-up notification which says, “Shortcut for Quick App Centre created on your home screen”. Voila!
Alternatively, you can open AppGallery and search for “Quick App Centre”. Once you do that, you can then search for the Quick App you want. After using the Quick App, you can even choose to leave it as a desktop icon on the main screen of your Huawei smartphone for added convenience.
What Quick Apps are available?
As of January 2020, there are over 1,700 quick apps available on-shelf worldwide. These Quick Apps are by no means inferior in any shape or form as compared to native apps; they support all HTML5 apps and HTML5 games, covering 90% of apps and games categories.
The growing list of renowned global-brand Quick Apps includes the following – covering food delivery, banking & bills management, TV & movie digital services – to name just a few.
Talabat: Get access to over thousands of delivery restaurants in Middle East straight from your smartphone.
NAVITIME: Take advantage of the complex subways and buses in Japan for the first time to ride.
Etihad Airways: Flight bookings, online check-ins and more from the second-largest airline and the flag carrier of the UAE.
2048 Charm: Best puzzle game to kill time while waiting for the dentist.
What’s next for Quick Apps?
The arrival of Quick Apps comes as part of Huawei’s continued commitment to optimising user experience, efficiency and innovation. In line with Huawei’s “1+8+N” strategy, Quick Apps provide users with an innovative all-scenario experience. Quick Apps support different screen sizes such as with smart wearables, mobile phones, tablets and smart screens.
Today, a range of both local and global Quick Apps are being rolled out on an ongoing basis. If you’re not seeing your favourite apps available as a Quick App yet, do ***stay tune for in time to come, they will be!
To view the latest selection of available Quick Apps, visit AppGallery. For more information, visit https://consumer.huawei.com/
Credit to Amber @Huawei Developer Forum
It's actaully a good news. And I heard HUAWEI Developer Forum recently which is very nice to beginners.
Freemind R said:
It's actaully a good news. And I heard HUAWEI Developer Forum recently which is very nice to beginners.
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Exactly!
you can ask anything you want to know about thier HMS or apps development and get answers there , and loads of tips for optimization and monitazation of your apps.

Realistic Textures with a Material Library from HMS Core 3D Modeling Kit

In computer graphics, material is a property that is added to a 3D model and defines how it interacts with light. A material model and a set of control parameters define the object surface. The figures below illustrate the effect of applying materials.
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After adding different textures, the scene on the right looks far more realistic, and this is why they have become widely adopted in gaming, architecture, design, and many other sectors.
That is not to say creating and applying materials is a straightforward process. Creating texture maps can be time-consuming and expensive.
Three solutions are available for such issues.
First, utilize a deep learning network to generate physically based rendering (PBR) texture maps with ease, for creating premium materials efficiently.
Second, share texture maps across different projects and renderers, and standardize the experience and material creation specifications of technical artists into data that complies with PBR standards.
Third, leverage the material generation capability of HMS Core 3D Modeling Kit to build up a vast library of materials. Such a library will provide open access to a wealth of texture maps, saving time and effort.
Let's check out the last solution in detail.
Material Generation
In just a click, this capability converts RGB images into five PBR texture maps — diffuse map, normal map, specular map, roughness map, and height map. The capability supports a range of materials, ranging from concrete, marble, rock, gravel, brick, gypsum, clay, metal, wood, bark, leather, fabric, paint, plastic, and synthetic material, and can output texture maps with a resolution of 1K to 8K.
Material Library: Vast, Hi-Res, and Convenient
3D Modeling Kit offers a rich and efficient material library on a solid basis of its powerful material generation capability. This library not only supports filtering of materials by application scenario and type, as well as providing PBR texture maps, but also allows materials to be queried, previewed, and downloaded.
To access this library, enable 3D Modeling Kit in HUAWEI AppGallery Connect: go to My projects, select the desired project and app, click Manage APIs, and toggle on the switch for 3D Modeling Kit. Then, go to Build > 3D Modeling Kit and click Material library.
1. Abundant materials on hand
The library homepage provides search and filter functions, allowing you to easily find the material you want. Simply enter a material name into the search box and then click Search to get it.
You can also add filters (resolution and application scenario) to obtain the desired materials.
Want to sort query results? The library allows you to sort them by default order, upload time, or previews.
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2. Previewing 1K to 4K texture maps
Many 3D models, such as walls, buildings, and wooden objects, require materials to display their structures and expected effects. In the image below, the rendered model looks much more vivid after hi-res texture maps are applied to it.
Click an image for a material in the library to preview how this material appears on a sphere, cube, or flat plane. All the three models can be rotated 360°, showing every detail of the material.
3. Archiving a collection of downloadable materials
The library has a collection of 32,066 materials classified into 16 types. To download a material, just click Download Now in the lower right corner of the preview window, and a ZIP package containing JPG texture maps will be downloaded. The texture maps can be used directly. The library will be updated regularly to satisfy developer needs.
For more information about the library, check out here.

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