How to Customize ANY Phone Like a PRO!

[@vcp2077]

As someone who has been using Nova launcher since 8 yrs, just having that app can increase your satisfaction and customisation options

[@ItsFreakinJesus]

I'd put Smart Launcher above all other launchers for the automatic category sorting alone. The fact that you don't have to do it manually and you can have it done for you, leaving you to just fine tune things is great. Grid spacing can't be as tight as Nova, for better or for worse, but the app drawer sorting is great.

[@SaurabhSahu19]

I have been a nova fan and switched to smart launcher due to home screen bug and find that it's a real contender.

[@hayazhafiz]

The problem with custom launchers is that if you're using gesture navigation, the animations are not fluid (especially while going in and out of apps or going home) while they are super smooth and dynamic on the stock launcher.

[@kindofanmol]

I got the Nothing Phone(2) last month and I've fallen in love with NothingOS. It reminds me so much of the pre-Oppo OxygenOS.

[@bloxxer02]

Never buying nothing products after nothing chats

[@ansanpsam]

then u will definetely enjoy samsung UI. I feels its better than nothing

[@kindofanmol]

@@ansanpsam I had switched from a Samsung phone. I still prefer the look of OneUI but NothingOS is definitely snappier and more lightweight. The animations are better too!

[@cesraw]

why?@@bloxxer02

[@cesraw]

selfie camera is bad right? and no HDR support on netflix

[@i_like_Peanuts]

My guy looked like he came through the doors of heaven to bestow the sacred knowledge of decorating my phone in the first couple of seconds.

[@tumbleweed8329]

Nova launcher isn't good anymore since it got sold to a data mining company

[@darkopp5870]

What i did know that

[@Johnnyiswhere]

How?

[@qbing.]

Can you elaborate?

[@13galaxy]

explain

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

It never was..... Never needed on Ultra

[@kemistrypops]

Thanks for the Hyperion launcher recommendation. It works great with my pixel 7

[@dragosc8326]

How much work into this video! Congrats! Much appreciated! Feeling bad that MIUI 14 doesn't have icon pack customization ...

[@jadenjohn4684]

my pixel 7 pro doesnt either. Just use another launcher

[@chalimoja]

@@jadenjohn4684 in MIUI once you setup a third party launcher you lose gesture support. very stooopid

[@-ver6459]

Been watching your videos since the Nova Launcher series, didn't have a phone back then, so watching anything related to customization nowadays in your channel is a treat.

[@azsarail4135]

Everything about your video is really amazing,idk if everyone else appreciate it or just me

[@JNT1903]

Love the widescreen aspect ratio

[@egobot9999]

21:9

[@egobot9999]

i also love that aspect ratio ❤

[@clemenskotoku]

I love android customization so much that I don't wait long to change things again because I find a lot of styles beautiful lol

[@bewluga_15]

5:15 i want this setup man it looks good

[@leifn]

And once again thanks from the Delta team for being our biggest supporter ❤

[@toluk1258]

I was hoping for a video like this but this is mastery level and I loveeeee ittttt🎉

[@samburke5789]

Mmm It would've been worth mentioning that Modes and Routines, with Modes and Routines Plus, on Samsung phones literally lets you automate EVERY SINGLE thing you could ever do on a phone. You can run touch macros with the MaR+ module from Goodlock, which records whatever actions you do, and allows you to automate that to whatever conditions you set. My one gripe with MaR is that there needs to be more variables for controlling on and off conditions... but it's still really, really good... there is no need for ANY of the other apps he mentioned if you have MaR

[@sambeckman]

That's a Samsung only feature... This video is for all phones 👍🏻

[@samburke5789]

@sambeckman Thanks for replying! Yes, I just figured as you mentioned Goodlock it'd be worth mentioning MaR, for level 6. Do you use MaR when you use Samsung's? Any opinions on it vs. the other apps you mentioned?

[@sambeckman]

@@samburke5789 No, I actually don't personally use the feature.

[@samburke5789]

@sambeckman I highly recommend checking it out... it's surprisingly comprehensive, especially when combined the MaR plus from GoodLock. But I do notice that your channel does seem to focus on independent, third party apps a lot, and you make them too, so I do understand if it's not really worth your time looking into MaR. Sorry for the week late reply here. Thanks for responding more than once and for the informative content. You do good work

[@L3fis]

I get the idea to customised an android phone but it's kinda sucks cause you have to download alot of apps just to "customised". I just wish I could have more options without apps just to make it minimalist UI.

[@RSgaming1337]

It's not that hard to do and One UI is minimal enough with a few easy tweaks without having to download anything. If you want something clean and well set up then you have to put some work in, that's life

[@thepronoob50]

​@@RSgaming1337 good lock works super well with One UI and gives you endless (not exaggerating) options to customise your device. From keyboard , notification shade to recent menu to lock screen. Everything. And it doesn't feels like it bloats my device. Definitely recommended

[@annenyameye]

​@thepronoob50 however, good lock is not available in every country. Therefore, if you're in a country where it isn't accessible, you still have to resort to third party apps. Quite frankly, those do not work as seamlessly as the real one.

[@BWUkuleleFan]

im using smart launcher premium and i can say its so good.

[@sascharoder5778]

Where can I get the wallpaper at 01:58?

[@SKYKNIGHT69]

0:01 is there any video on this nothingos like setup ?

[@derbedermrp]

Where can I find the wallpaper in the middle of the thumbnail?

[@94535]

The day my phone gets all of these customization options integrated in, or all of them in one app, rather than 100 apps cluttering my app drawer. Data security and privacy as well are also top priority.

[@BeastMortThe]

Name of wallpaper 1:57 that's like abstract with orange, red, blue and white stripes?

[@AdvaithA-k2m]

How can I get the same homescreen as in 0:05

[@MrKamillordo]

I use Niagara Launcher, it's perfect for one handed use and it is just so simple and elegant. Running it also on Zenfone 9 :)

[@sebastiento9695]

I've used Dual Wallpaper for a while on my Nothing Phone, but had to ditch to get the Atmospheric Effect to work 😭

[@fatalitygaming5639]

9:09 man that's a world War 1 drill machine 💀💀

[@I_Love_My_Kitties]

ROFL🤣🤣🤣 Edit:- But isn't that kinda rude to mention when you're in a chat room FULL OF BOOMER'S & MILLENNIAL'S(Exception💀) 😭💀

[@danishchipsmore1627]

Very inspirational video for customizing android setups. I really enjoyed it. Can you do one for xiaomi new Hyper OS

[@computeristdotexe]

Any possible way to make ios lockscreen depth effect in android?

[@r1ftzy]

I think Xiaomi and samsungs let you do that natively

[@DIO-wf1of]

Anyone know the name of that river wallpaper with the sun in the background at 1:56

[@sandrahildebrand4475]

What about IOs 16 launcher by Luu Tinnh? Love it‘s Iphone look , nearly perfect

[@mateochannel523]

5:32 i have this installed to make my own themed icons 6:04 i have this installed for.. uh.. a clock. prob more uses soon

[@mahabecs]

Wallpaper is amazing 😍😍

[@imm1960]

May I know what app you used for clock widget?

[@vyshnav]

What's the app or wallpaper shown at 1:17 ?

[@jamesmilne874]

Great vid, you got the wallpaper at 13:48? Cheers

[@matthewgalecki]

Superb video, Smart Launcher for the win!

[@sabrosso1]

Man all I want is an app or method that allows me to have all the icon apps as the thematic theme.

[@chris307]

I just wanna point out im watching on an S22 Ultra and the video fills out the screen natively. I thought I had the video cropped by zoom and I get triggered when I know there are parts of the frame cropped off. I wish more people would shoot in this ratio.

[@ms.stability]

13:52 i can't find this set up in Pallete app ;(

[@raffakele]

Any suggestions to have cute and consistent emojis?

[@Graceyk123]

Hello I would like to ask. All of these apps and features are available on Samsung z flip 5 as well?

[@1nOnlySB]

make a video on improving the battery backup of android device (non-root). I hate seeing google play services sucking the juice, is there any way to tackle this?

[@RolandFlame]

Could you do a video with the same thing's but on a Sony Xperia 1 phone as it has 21:9 aspect ratio and it's hard to get wallpaper's

[@padraigtreanor]

Great video Sam!! 👍🏻

[@I_Love_My_Kitties]

I DEFINITELY AGREE 💯 👍🏻 Cause WITH a TITLE LIKE THAT, HE was TOPMOST in the RECOMMENDATION BY GOOGLE 💀

[@suvankardas3745]

tell us some app for lock screen customization

[@ryanlabanza720]

ANG LAKAS MO IDOL!

[@wcoke]

Nova launcher 8 beta isn't working for me any more just gets stuck on home screen can't access apps was told by them it is a bug in android 14 that Google needs to sort out using s23 ultra.

[@Varpit197]

Is there any way to Change lockscreen style? im using Colour os and it doesn't have a Lockscreen Customization Option and i want pixel like lockscreen like the one in the thumbnail

[@skippyhugo9553]

I at least learned i could put custom icon pack on stock One UI. Apart from that, im trying to stick to open source apps for the last year or two when i can.

[@viplavism]

I believe that crayon icon pack doesnt work with one ui directly?

[@nanashi138]

Shortcut creator doesn't work on my device. Mine is android 13, OneUi 5.1

[@gentlecraftsman]

I switched to android back just for the customization but oneplus killed it. You can't use third party launchers like you used to as it creates the annoying lag when you use the home gesture.

[@m.h.quraishi285]

How do you have the old Google Messages icon as default? Mine has changed and everyone else’s so far as I am aware.

[@DeathCantrell]

Apparently you get current wallpapers app is only for older devices for some reason and because of that I'm not able to get it

[@mr.shaheerahmad]

I've noticed that you've removed 'At a Glance widget' and Search bar in pixel 8 pro. How were you able to remove it ? or you are using a launcher ?

[@yashxgx]

Smartspacer by Kieronn Quinn let you do that

[@mr.shaheerahmad]

@@yashxgx Thanks

[@robinvonbratwurst8713]

I don't have that many themes on Gboard. How did you get so many

[@broskie1]

What about an app that offers fingerprint functionality to phones that don't have it?

[@rohanajay]

The macro Droid is amazing

[@techygyan491]

Wow amazing ❤

[@tanishqbathwal5685]

Which phone should 8 buy: OnePlus 12R @46K or Samsung S23 @58k

[@DropArum]

those topdown views if the phonesceens, are they rendered? are they AI? they are looking relly good!

[@TJansari56]

which phone is being shown at 2:15??

[@miquelherrerocampos4289]

Hello everyone, I have a problem with Nova lancher. When you access the home screen from any app, the icons load with a certain lag. I don't want to use the navigation buttons. It's quite annoying. Does anyone know any solution?

[@Quevision]

Can you suggest An icon pack that is Moore detailed and graphic design

[@raghunathbalaji]

The fact that i know every single thing in this video and have nearly all apps that you mentioned makes me so proud of being a "power user" but i wanna know how to do the auto skip ads function and how to donwload nova 8, cuz i only have nova 7 and it obviously looks a little outdated

[@Emmanuel-2K]

The answer to all my customization problems

[@wolftomarz]

Never show whats on the thumbnail. Like how you do the ios depth thing on lock screen?

[@amanchand-gi3wz]

hello, i have noticed a weird green bar in the top part of your video which doesn't appear on my mobile, I have never noticed this problem happening on any other videos, maybe there is some problem in your video encoding or something else just letting you know like this comment if anyone is also having this problem

[@viplavism]

Are there any better alternatives to nova launcher, there are so many bad reviews this year

[@martinandreanus7]

does Drops Icon Packs works with S24 Ultra without any launcher installed? I’m using one ui / samsung launcher.

[@sambeckman]

Yep!

[@curie1420]

"unique looking homescreen" iphone users: i dont understand

[@CarolineGlittersaur]

Alternative for shortcut creator? Playstore says i cant download it on my s23 ultra

[@exilezor]

yeah i have the same problem :(

[@کوثر-د8ه]

Doed it work on android devices MIUI14 😢

[@limatiga99]

Very cool men !!

[@AldilaFS]

Does anyone know how to make cool wallpaper from your own writing? like quotes?

[@estiennetaylor1260]

Microsoft Copilot

[@sanny1654]

can you talk about how crappy launchers are in oxygen os plz

[@n0b0dy799]

can't download get current wallpaper from play store on android 14

[@sasendharmasiri]

I can't download Pallets. Android 6.0 Vivo Y67A. 😭

[@arz5732]

Kwgt is only for homescreen and not for lockscreen, pls correct it otherwise

[@crtheking28]

Does using launcher except the default eat up more ram and battery? Just curious because I don't want to degrade performance for customization

[@ayudhdasroy7090]

I've used Nova Launcher for quite a while now, and it is quite light. Unless your default UI already lags, Nova shouldn't make much of a difference

[@TD_Heather4TW]

Speaking of wallpapers: Can you try and pick the best auto changing wallpaper apps?

[@AestheticLina]

I'm using almost everything mentioned here😊

[@AaBb-xd6me]

Can't find the AppBar widget

[@aryamansinghgaharwar]

anyone know the keyboard that keeps showing up?

[@sirhozaifa123]

Thanks Beck 🎉

[@ElfattahiAnass]

Are u Shooting with anamorphic LENS?

[@sahib177]

Ooo nova launcher used to use this when I was like 6

[@Cadux007]

nova and kwgt the best couple custom phone fact....😂🎉❤

[@maxx7160]

I dints find the animated theme in keys cafe app

[@sangamum9192]

6:35 kindly make a tutorial.

[@crazymann3188]

Shortcut creator doesn't work anymore 😢

[@gullyboy4012]

I am your big fan❤

[@utmvrm]

The video I was looking for, after rooting 💀😢

[@ShamzeerMajeed]

Shortcut creator not supporting my oneplus 7t with android 12.1

[@Tooold2bartend]

Another great video Sam! Thank you. Can we get a video on a deep dive on shortcut maker? Downloaded it a while ago and just can't figure it out 😢

[@sambeckman]

Shortcut Maker doesn't currently work with Android 14, so probably not!

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Not needed get a flagship

[@muinject4533]

I just pay for drops icon pack but can't use it on my pixel 6 bruh what a waste money

[@hkfuertes]

Shortcut Maker not working for Android 14... Any alternative?

[@sambeckman]

Yep, I covered it in this video 👍🏻

[@hkfuertes]

@@sambeckman Play Store is not letting me install this shorcut app... I'm on a Pixel 7, my guess... arm 32bit... let me see if I can find it in apk mirror and confirm..

[@hkfuertes]

Found the apk and installed without an issue, thank you!

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Yeah get an Ultra and say goodbye to launchers

[@hkfuertes]

I feel I need to correct myself. Just discovered that Shortcut Maker DOES work on Android 14. The only thing not working is creating the shortcut from within the widget gallery, but if you open the app, and start from there (and then "Add this shortcut to the homescreen") Everything seems to work as normal. From the widget gallery, you were able to create the icon without the badge/watermark, this is what is not allowed in Android 14. The icons created by the app will have the badge/watermark. For me this is a minor compromise, as for what I have seen with the alternatives, all of them do the same (or create widgets that cannot be placed inside folders), and all of the other have far worst UI.

[@lovro_ribic]

What is the difference between shortcut maker and shortcut creator. You used to use shortcut maker and now you dont anymore.

[@sambeckman]

Shortcut Maker doesn't work with Android 14 right now 👍🏻

[@ghost_RSVII]

The link for shortcut creator in the play store is not compatible with Pixel 8 pro (or perhaps with the latest version of Android 14). It says it's for older devices. I also could not find the app in APK mirror. Any ideas?

[@ghost_RSVII]

Found the apk. However when using the widget option and choosing an app, the processed app is "small" and not the same size as the original app. It doesn't seem like the settings allow to resize the app/widget unlike shortcut maker. All I want is to remove the app names from the icons.

[@sambeckman]

You'll just have to sideload it via a different APK site. There's plenty of alternate options available @@ghost_RSVII

[@enes752_Science_of_Kingdom]

Thank you for amazing app reviews.

[@jier9904]

missing level: Lock Screen Customization. I remember old android versions used to be a lot more lenient in lock screen customization, like there are apps that can even change how you unlock your phone (from swiping, touch and hold, some elaborate gestures, etc.), change the image for unlocking (like pulling down a monster's tongue to unlock), and even automatic changing PIN based on time (like add 1111 for every hour & minute, for example if it's 08.35 then the PIN would be 1946) I get that those leniency were removed due to security concerns, but nowadays I think iOS is a bit ahead on this customization department. Maybe Xiaomi's HyperOS can provide some competition but I want them on base android.