Sand

I suppose I should share the one I made today too, eh?

This one's real simple, soft and sandy.

Sand

Nova Prime, 8 x 5 sub-griddery, no margins or shadows, and Zooper.

Get it here.

As always, feel free to visit MyColorScreen to share some love, or share your screens on my community on Google+. You can also follow me on Twitter, or send me a high five (bucks?) if you're feeling generous.

Regardless, I hope you enjoy.

Thanks for reading!

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Chicago

So hey guys, it's been a while. How y'all doin'?

For those who don't know, I 'discontinued' support for my apps a little while back, and kind of fell of the wagon posting new themes and templates. Really, I can't say I'm sorry. It was a much needed break from phone world, but now I'm back.

Without any further ado,

Chicago

This one's pure Zooper and Nova Prime. 8 x 5 grid with sub-grid positioning on. No margins. No shadows.

Get it here.

I hope you guys enjoy this theme. Feel free to leave some love over on MyColorScreen, pay a visit to the community on Google+ or tweet @DroidBench!

Thanks for checking it out!

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GPlus

It's Friday!

I posted a home screen up on Google+ the other day, inspired by the new mobile app design. I had seen a few pop up since the new UI overhaul and I figured I try my hand at it myself.

I used Zooper Widget Pro (of course), Nova Launcher Prime with an 8 x 5 grid, sub-grid positioning on, no margins, shadow, or notification bar. The top icons for Gmail, Hangouts and Google+ display counts when you receive notifications (using the Android Workbench companion app) and the To Do list was made using Zooper Do. You may need to fiddle with the scaling a little bit, particularly with the bitmap in the top right, depending on the size of your device's screen and the images you use.

Download the templates and resources here.

As always, thanks for reading! Follow me on Google+, Twitter, or MyColorScreen for more home screen templates and themes!

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Pale Peaks

Now I know I drooled over Themer for a bit there and then I kinda disappeared, but I'm back with a quick little screen I threw together for Nova Launcher (which has seriously knocked it out of the park with the latest beta updates).

It's nothing too fancy. Two widgets placed on a 8x5 grid (sub-grid enabled) screen, no margins, no shadows, no frills. You might have to tweak it a bit as it's a little hard for me to determine how the sub-grid was used, but you'll know it when you hit the sweet spot.

I also haven't taken advantage of any of my apps (so no auto-scaling) on this screen, just Zooper, Nova, and a little bit of love.

Grab it here!

Speaking of love, check out MyColorScreen. I think I threw a screen up there taking advantage of Zooper Do (no files - sorry!). If you do use my any of the Android Workbench apps, feel free to share your creations on the Google+ community or tweet @DroidBench with any ideas, bugs or just plain old random stuff.

Thanks for dropping by!

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Orbital

Happy Saturday to you all!

This week saw a minor hiccup with Themer, but the developers very quickly fixed that right up. Also, I've updated the Android Workbench and Zooper Counts apps to support Pinterest (PINIT), Snapchat (SNAPC), and Vine (VINES). That being said, I only have one screen for y'all this week. I hope you like it!

This one's an Auto-Scaling screen, created with Themer, Zooper Widget, Media Utilities, and Android Workbench (Zooper Counts will work too). This, like many (Read: All) of my other screens requires at least one of the two for it to work properly.

Themer users can download the ZIP here.

For those who prefer a different launcher, get it here.

This screen has a 16 row, 9 column grid with no margins, padding, shadows, dock, etc. The top and bottom widgets are 3 high and 9 wide, placed one square from the top and bottom edges. The middle music Widget is 8 high and 7 wide placed right in the center. Just size your screen and widgets, and whatever size your screen may be, the contents will (should - nobody's really gotten back to me on that) adjust to fit your device's screen resolution.

Please feel free to leave your comments, questions, or a friendly +1. Share it with your friends! Follow me @DroidBench on Twitter, on MyColorScreen, or join the Android Workbench community on Google+ and share your stuff!

I had donate apps available that I ended up taking down form the Play Store because I thought it seemed a bit greedy, but if you would like to show your monetary support, there is a PayPal Donation button somewhere on here...

Finally, if you like the app(s) but think there's something missing, not working, or a feature/app you'd really like to see supported, drop me a line and I'll do my best to work it into the next update.

Thanks for reading!

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Soft and Serene

Screen number two for this week is a much more ambitious (and hopefully functional) theme, brought to you by the latest and greatest update to the Android Workbench companion app and the all new Zooper Counts app for devices running lower than Android 4.3 - Automatic Scaling.

Unfortunately I haven't tested this because all I've got is a lowly 720p Motorola RAZR HD (it's still a beast in my book). but those of you with Nexus 5's or Samsung Galaxy...what is it now? 14? I'd appreciate any feedback when applying this theme.

Oh yeah, the screenshot's a GIF. Wow! So excite! Such new!

This one was also created using Themer, so if you're running that you can grab the zip here.

Otherwise - here.

Please share, +1, comment or leave some love on MyColorScreen. Drop me a line in the community or tweet @DroidBench with any bugs, hugs, or shrugs.

There's a donate button too, but I wouldn't recommend you use it. There's a lot of cobwebs on it...

Thanks for reading!

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First Contact

After a week of updates and tinkering, this week's screens are finally ready to share. We're taking a bit of a turn from the norm here and moving from Nova Launcher to Themer. I must say, this app, although it took some getting used to the switch from Nova, is a juggernaut. I can easily say this is THE BEST launcher for Android customization. The features are rich, the UI is gorgeous, and the one-tap theming is beyond your wildest dreams. But I digress...

Here is the first of many screens to come - First Contact.

This screen uses one Themer screen with a 9 column 16 row grid, no frills, Zooper, Media Utilities, and Android Workbench (for those with devices running a lower version than 4.3 try Zooper Counts now available in the Play Store).

You can download the templates here - or grab the Themer theme here.

Feel free to share, +1, leave a comment below. Drop on by the community and show off your setups, or tweet @DroidBench with suggestions, ideas, complaints, or just plain old random crap.

Thanks for reading!

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Fission

With a name like that, it's gotta be something that pops, right?

Dictionary definitions and popular word associations have a way of conflicting with each other...

Nova, Zooper, Android Workbench.

Nova settings are 16 x 9 grid, no shadows, no margins, one screen.

Three Zooper widgets.

Get it here.

Share, +1, leave a comment, join the Google+ community, or follow me on Twitter. Everything is still free, but donations are welcome.

Thanks for reading!

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P.S.

Nuclear fission:

Boom.

Professional Grey

Sometimes it's all fun and games. Sometimes you need to take care of business.
Sometimes you can do both...

Nova Launcher, 16 x 9, no margins or shadows. Zooper. Android Workbench.

Not much to say about this one. It gets the job done.

Get it here.

Leave your comments below, join the Google+ community, tweet @DroidBench, or even leave a donation if you want to support my work.

As always, thanks for reading.

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Western

Howdy.

Got me a home screen here that I think you're going to like.

Two screens. Two widgets.
As usual, Nova Launcher 16 x 9, no margins or shadows, using Android Workbench for the notification counts.

There was probably more that I could have done with this screen, but I feel the beauty of it is in the simplicity. You can download the templates, font and wallpaper here.

Let me know what you think in the comments below, or drop in to the Android Workbench community on Google+ and show off your setup. I'd love to see what you guys are doing, how you're using the Android Workbench App, or what you think of my screens. You can follow me on Twitter @DroidBench, on MyColorScreen, or on Google+. If you're feeling generous, please don't hesitate to leave a donation via PayPal.

As always, thanks for reading, downloading, and giving this a try! If you know someone who's into Android customization and they haven't heard about the 'Bench, feel free to share this blog and leave a +1.

Time to hit the ol' dust trail...

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zer0

Another home screen
Clean, quiet, and dangerous
The number - zer0

Nova Prime, 16 x 9, no margins, shadows, or notification bar.
Two widgets on this one. The top is 9 x 5, bottom is 5 x 7.
Notification counts taken from the Android Workbench companion app.

Get everything you need here.

Feel free to share it
Join the community now
Thank you for reading

Alright that's enough haiku's...
See you next time!
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Triangular

Back for round two this evening, with another, slightly different home screen...

The Nova settings go without saying, however if you haven't been following this blog or it's your first time here I guess they kinda don't. Big Grid options enabled, 16 x 9, no margins shadows, or notification bar.

There are three widgets on this screen, the top being the simplest at 9 x 1 with a battery level on the left and the clock on the right. Below that, around the triangle area, is a 9 x 6 widget that displays album art taken from Media Utilities when music is playing, and hides it when it's not. Finally at the bottom is a 9 x 5 widget that takes advantage of the #TSONGCOUNT# variable provided by the Android Workbench app to show how many tracks you have available on your device when the music is not playing, and the music's information after you hit play.

Get the templates, fonts, and wallpaper here.
Download the Android Workbench companion app here.

Thanks for reading! Let me know what you think in the comments below, follow me @DroidBench on Twitter, or join the Google+ community and share YOUR creations! Also, don't hesitate to send me some love on MyColorScreen, or even leave a donation via PayPal.

Also, if you have any questions, comments, concerns don' hesitate to do so in the comments below, or send me an email and I'll do my best to help you out.

Thanks for reading guys!
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Rings

Back again bringing you an all new home screen to brighten up your day!

I thought I'd try my hand at an over-sized analog clock this time, since I already tried my luck with a miniature one before. This screen also includes a set of six completely editable 'icons' that takes advantage of a glyph font and the Android Workbench companion app in tandem to create an interesting way to see notifications. I have done this before with my Faded Grey screen, except this time there's no missed notification count.

As usual I'm using Nova Prime with the 16 x 9 'Big Grid' option, no margins, no shadows, no notification bar, no navigation bar, no nothing. You may need to fiddle around with the scaling and sizes if you have anything higher than 720p resolution - my phone isn't quite as...new, but it gets the job done.

You can download everything you need here.
The companion app is here (if you haven't already tried it out).

To all the new visitors, I hope you return, and to all the returning visitors, I'm glad you came back!
Join my community on Google+ and share YOUR home screens! Let me see how you've used the Android Workbench app or even put your own spin on my Zooper Widget templates! Feel free to tweet @DroidBench, slide on over to MyColorScreen and give me some love, or even leave a donation through PayPal.

Thanks for reading!
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Solitary

Holy [expletive deleted]! I forgot I even made this one!

Nova Prime 16 x 9, yadda, yadda, yadda....

I know, it's nothing special, but I thought I'd go for a hat-trick tonight. Hopefully I'll score a touchdown with this grand-slam of a three-pointer. Yeah...sports references...I'm not the guy for that.

Anyway....

This one's just the time...and battery level...with Google Now information taken from the AW companion app (because you haven't used it enough). It's perfect for those days when you just don't want to be bothered with the clutter of, well, anything.

Get it here. Now.

Hey...this could make a pretty good lock screen...

Share it up, join the community (we're almost at capacity people!), tweet it @DroidBench, maybe pass on the Facebook thing, but feel free to hit me up with suggestions, comments or questions.

Thanks for reading!
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Inner Peace

Lucky for me, I literally just finished this one before I was inspired by a post shared by +chris augustine and set off on my next project.

This one's pretty simple. Nova Prime with my usual settings, Zooper Widget and the Android Workbench companion app.

For anyone who hasn't tried it themselves, the AW companion app allows for unread notification counts (among other things) in Zooper Widget.

You can download the templates and resources here.

Try it out! Share it with your friends, family, neighbours (What? I'm Canadian), that creepy guy on the subway, or anyone with an eye for beautiful android home screens. Feel free to +1, join the AW community tweet @DroidBench, Facebook it (I should really get a page, eh?), or drop me a line with any questions, comments, suggestions, and/or constructive criticism. 

As always, thanks for reading!

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Delicate

So after some time rebuilding the companion app from the ground up I've finally come out with a home screen worth sharing. I've thrown one up here, but that was really just to show I'm not dead or anything.

After some painstaking effort, the companion app has been re-released full of battery optimization and a variety of new apps and Zooper variables to use in your widgets.

Time for a new screen?

Yup.

Plug your headphones in and the media bar appears. Press play and watch the ticker text scroll.

Nova Launcher Prime, 16 x 9, no margins or shadow. Swipe up gesture to access app drawer.

On the top is a 7 x 1 widget that displays the time with an analog clock and digital clock, as well as an analog battery bar and percentage.

Directly below is a 7 x 3 widget that uses the newly added #THDPHN# variable to trigger y-offset through advanced parameters. If the headphones are plugged in, the control appear. Otherwise, they are hidden.

At the very bottom is a 7 x 2 widget with Gmail, Google+ and Hangouts notifications, courtest of the Android workbench companion app.

Just above that is a 7 x 1 widget with a shadowy bar, just because.

All is made possible through Zooper Widget Pro, Media Utilities, Android Workbench (and the AutoNotification Pro Plugin - WITHOUT TASKER!)

Get the templates and resources here.

Please share, +1, comment, tweet it, share it, read it over and over...whatever!
You can follow me on Google+ here, on twitter @DroidBench, or join the Android Workbench community here.
Also, feel free donate, even if it's just a penny. Every little bit counts!
I'll keep building these screens if you keeping loving them!

Thanks for reading guys!
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Groovy

I've been a little consumed with the app recently so I haven`t had a chance to lay down a solid home screen...until now!

I thought I`d show off what`s possible with the Android Workbench companion app working in conjunction with Zooper, Media Utilities, and Auto Notification Pro.

Nova Launcher grid size is 16 x 9, no margins, or shadows. This theme uses three home screens with the default set to the center. Along the top and bottom of the default screen are 9 x 1 widgets, with an 8 x 7 widget on the fourth row. The weather is actually taken from Google Now using the #TGGLNWTITLE# variable.

The left screen has two 9 x 8 widgets, each placed right up against the top and bottom of the screen. These are making use of all the #TGMAIL# and #TEMAIL# variables.

The right screen is a little different with a 9 x 9 on the top, using #TGPLUS# and #TGPLUSFEED#, and a 9 x 5 on the bottom using all the #THNGTS# variables.

Get the templates and font here and try it for yourself!

Thanks for reading and feel free to comment, share, +1, whatever!
See you next time!

Gateway, Sunrise, and Mission Control

So I know I posted on Google+ last week that I would have something new up on the weekend and that I was working on something new to make applying these themes easier. However, I overestimated the amount of time I was going to have and unfortunately have only got around to posting this now. I have been working on something to help with applying my templates, but unfortunately it's not ready for a beta release...yet. Regardless, I've got three more screens for you guys. Enjoy!

Gateway

You may have seen this one on Google+ already if you're a part of the MyColorScreen or Zooper Widget Awesome Beta Testers communites. I used a flat white background, then placed the widgets over top. I know, I could have set the widget background colour to white, but I like to make you guys work for it...ok maybe not that much. Here's a great app for single colour wallpapers, although I'm sure you can find something similar. Remember, as always, I'm using Nova Launcher Prime, 16 x 9, no margins or shadows, with the notification bar hidden. Als,o for those with on-screen navigation keys, I would highly recommend flashing a custom ROM that enables expanded desktop mode. I use these settings for all my home screens so if it's any different in the future, I'll let you know. Of course you'll need the latest Tasker beta, Zooper Widget Pro beta, and the AutoNotification beta with unlock key (downloaded in-app or via Play Store).

Templates and Tasker profiles can be found here. Be sure to download the fonts MyColorScreen has so graciously made available through their Themer resource files. I feel bad that I'm not at least encouraging you to download their app. If you feel bad too you can always download Themer, and pull the fonts out yourself.

Sunrise

This is a much simpler theme. It's very basic; only one rather large widget per screen. I used the flip scroll effect in Nova Launcher, but of course you can choose what suits your preference. You'll need Tasker, Zooper and AutoNotification (Pro and betas for each) as well as Media Utitlies for this one. Isn't it just so pretty and peaceful?

Relax, here's the templates and profiles.

Mission Control

I also posted this one on Google+ not too long ago. It's fairly simple with some clear drawing mode cuts and transparency. The progress bar on the first screen is your battery level, and the second screen's progress bar is the track play time. Also, the circles on the time and notifications screen will change if you've received a new notification, or if the battery is charging. Again, I borrowed the icon font from the Themer app so thanks again to everyone at MyColorScreen for being so awesome.

Templates and profiles? BOOM! (man, I'm steali...I mean borrowing everything from MyColorScreen today).

I'm working hard on keeping these screens coming and I hope you guys enjoy trying them out. Hopefully I'll have a beta release of the Android Workbench Widget Helper ready for you guys sometime in the next little while so you can easily download a theme and have it ready to go in no time. As always, thanks for reading and supporting my work. Feel free to leave a comment below, share with your friends, or even just +1. Let me know if things are working for you or any bugs you might find, send me an email or follow me on Google+. See you next time!

Frames

$#TVISITCOUNT#>1?Welcome back, friends!:Welcome!$

I'm a nerd. Deal with it.

Hey guys! Here comes another home screen filled to the brim with awesome-sauce! This one took me a little bit since I wanted to implement a feature I've never seen before with Zooper. Of course, the internet is a pretty big place so I'm not going to say I'm the first to do this, but I know after this post I'm not going to be the only one!

Frames

I know you're probably asking, "Why is the text all out of order?" or maybe "Why is he always listening to Tool?" First of all, Tool is awesome. End of story. Second, I've created a ticker text widget [insert maniacal laughter]! Yeah, yeah, not so exciting, but to create something like this for yourself with Tasker and Zooper is extremely satisfying. Now, I will warn you, it's not without its bugs. Occasionally the text will have a pretty big lag, and sometime the letters really do come in out of order, but hey, it works!

Set the Nova Launcher Prime desktop settings to (with labs enabled) 16 x 9, no margins, no shadows.

You'll also need Zooper Widget Pro (Beta? Sign me up!) and Tasker (Also beta!) as well as AutoNotification Pro, Media Utilities Beta...and maybe a box of Krispy Kremes. You guys knew that already though.

You can download the Zooper templates and Tasker project here, and if you'd like, check out the rest of my posts! If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for future posts, feel free to do so in the comments below. I'm open to any ideas and I'd like to see what you guys are doing to add to or improve on my templates. Let me know what you think! +1 and share!

Thanks for reading!

Steel Tech

I think I'm on a roll with these home screens. I certainly hope you guys are enjoying the templates and turning some heads. How about some more?

I like to call this one Steel Tech. I'm becoming a fan of layering rectangles to create fades and transparency effects. Although I've only posted a screenshot of one, this setup includes three screens. I've set the Nova Launcher grid to 16 x 9 with no margins. I also made sure that shadows are turned on and the scroll effect is set to wipe.

To set this one up, download the files from here, copy the font into your Zooper Widget font folder and import the Tasker project. Then, place the widgets. The top widget on each screen is the Steel Tech - Album Art and Status widget. The other three go on the bottom of each separate screen. The cool thing about the wipe effect is that it creates the illusion that only part of the screen has changed as long as everything else is exactly the same. Of course, you can also change the apps that are monitored by changing the Tasker AutoNotification states' package names and monitored apps, as well as the variables that are transmitted to Zooper. If you've been following my blog, you'll know what apps you'll need (and that you'll probably need the beta versions of all of them to make it work).

Let me know what you think in the comments below, +1 and share with your friends!

Thanks for reading, and see you next time!