Pocketnow Insider: What's on Taylor Martin's phone?

We often get asked about what's on our devices, what wallpapers we use, what "that awesome widget" is, and what sort of applications we use. Continuing the Pocketnow Insider series, Taylor digs into his device and shows you how to setup your phone like his.
Be sure to check out the companion piece on the site for more insight on Taylor's setup! It can be found here: bit.ly/10Dc1wT
Action Launcher: bit.ly/XNArgV
DashClock Widget: bit.ly/19lUFF5
Stark: bit.ly/Zjvfc0
UCCW: bit.ly/15gnkLK
Playbar: bit.ly/Zok4Pl
RoundR: bit.ly/11Hl15u
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Pocketnow Insider: What's on Taylor Martin's phone?
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[@Pocketnow]

Glad you like it! ^TM

[@2014acone]

I literally have had the exact same set up for about 2 weeks and I love it!

[@SahilSSidhu]

This is by far the coolest setup i've seen, and thankyou so much for showing us how to do it

[@Pocketnow]

Glad you love it! ^TM

[@gizmoddict]

Amazing Customization :) I switched to action launcher on my Xperia S as well as Nexus 7

[@SamDerbyshire]

Taylor i did this on my tablet after you uploaded a picture to google+ and i love it!

[@JosephTongret]

Taylor did a nice job on creating this modern minimal theme. I used to keep things very stock & minimal, but I'd admire screens like Taylor's. I recently found a very popular YT channel that I'll shamelessly plug, My Color Screen, & I've been creating my own unique themes the past few weeks, all from what I've learned in their tutorials. Taylor, I know you'd love the videos, check them out! I've never plugged a channel before, but it's so interesting to watch!

[@TaylorMartinVideos]

Buttery smooth so far.

[@Pocketnow]

So totally worth it! ^TM

[@DSOTM73]

After seeing this, I love Stark. Thank you for this video!

[@johnboyinfl]

I am all in on action launcher now as well. Wasn't using covers yet. I am now. Thanks!

[@Dianexis1]

didn't know about Action Launcher until I saw this video... sweet launcher! Switched to it from Nova and I liked the minimal look of your screen and did something like that myself.

[@ddudley26]

Excellent. Thank you so much. I've always wanted to know your set up

[@idodug10]

Looks so slick and nice!

[@Pocketnow]

Thanks! ^TM

[@mikemacbeth8547]

Action launcher has revamped my ancient htc sensation, legend.

[@datdudeinred]

i hope this video should get 20 million views

[@CezarCociorba]

Been wondering for a few days what icon pack you had. Thanks for sharing!

[@waveringmindz]

awesome customization !!!

[@DontUSASme]

I watched it again like 4 days ago. I figured it out. Thank you for the input, though.

[@TheAhmed123456789]

I love your setup

[@Bigjawnnn117]

This is really nice, Taylor! Will the other pocketnow team members be doing this as well? I'd love to see what the other guys have as their layout.

[@Pocketnow]

Everyone, I forgot to link to the apps in the description! Doh! Adding now. ^TM

[@mr.actiongal1017]

Nice setup !

[@DroidRoyalLoser]

Finally Taylor revealed! !

[@migueloscarsv]

Very nice... i did ask you this on one of your latest articles.. had no reply within the comments, but this is way better

It looks gorgeous in my SGS3

[@miguelvivar784]

Also the MIUI Minimal Icon Pack looks great too.

[@neilosullivan2562]

This guy is the man!

[@saadi703]

Nice video TM

[@7duke77]

Been using Action Launcher for a few months now and haven't regretted a moment of it! I was previously using a work around for custom icons but now that it supports icon packs it's even better! I'd also suggest checking out DCikonZ (ADW Apex Nova Go Theme) in the Play Store, it has a nice clean minimalist look and I believe it's free.

[@SNIPERH0liic]

Cool setup..

[@Pocketnow]

You can use an app called Helium. ^TM

[@Dark5tar111]

Thanks! I've tried it and it worked quite well actually :)

[@finishers29]

Thank God! I thought I was the only crazy one who would watch all these videos without even owning an Android Phone!

[@davesu]

Taylor, you should change Dashclock dpi by marking expert mode on PA settings then search dashclock and change, reccomend around 240-260 dpi, will make dashclock really more usefull

[@TheWasay07]

You should check out tersus icon pack. They are just like stark icons but more detailed

[@Grimlock1973]

Solid review. Like the psy figure!

[@cs09812]

Yup, if you install buzz widgets and buzz launcher, download a theme, then all the widgets will be placed, wallpaper be set and icons will be themed. But some themes do use uccw or zooper widgets, which means at worst they will be half made and you will need to manually place the uccw or zooper widgets yourself. If the theme only uses buzz widgets, everything will be set up for you.

[@15daysFREE]

it looks so awesome :O

[@Pocketnow]

You won't be disappointed. At least I hope you won't. ;-) ^TM

[@ArjitMehra]

have nova launcher with stark icons ,the purple background on my n7 ;) Tried action launcher too..both are amazing!! Do more of these videos !!

[@St_M_]

Heh, looks like the Stark icon pack is picking more and more fans. It's a pretty cool one though. Just wish Action launcher allowed for picking individual icons per app as well, since I sometimes like alternative versions better than the default choice.

[@abujasim9539]

Great video

[@spIntImEdv]

Beautiful

[@mawash0309]

New found respect for you.... Awesome

[@BennyTriad]

That was incredible

[@SaiprasadPrabhu]

Great Video !!

[@69MiamiChico69]

Taylor cool video thanks

[@zunedmistry7]

More videos like this plz plz

[@Sarunrafik997]

Nexus 4 looks awesome and smooth.

[@zainkhan4869]

so happy i am subbed to pocketnowvideo :)

[@BANG4TUTU]

I prefer Nova Launcher. More gridsize options! And you can give folders aswell any kind of icon to "hide" them.

[@TheGilligannn]

So glad that I bought a Nexus 4. My iPhone 5 is just sitting here gathering dust, now.

[@buktomsin]

yah! I think you're awesome Taylor.

[@Dark5tar111]

Yes. What is the the one on Playstore called? Does it have both the software Home and Task Switcher function?

[@TaylorMartinVideos]

The key here is Pebble. Since I have Pebble on my wrist, I rarely check notifications … and I have a clock on my wrist. ;-) I feel I'm actually a little quicker/more efficient with PIE. I have it set to the right of the display, which makes it easier to use the phone one-handed.

[@TrivialTrack]

Thanks

[@ambiguous321]

Wow the Icon pack can be what they can use for KLP, it's so akn to Google Now

[@jrvtecaccord]

Dang, very cool! I think I need to start tinkering with my phone more than just using a launcher!

[@medman36]

Wow, so many background apps to get your tweaked startscreen look. Must be an easier way. Does it not burn through your battery time and memory??

[@AndreiLovefull]

Where do you get in general your wallpapers.nice review I used some apps from your video

[@AnirudhVasudevan]

Cool, thanks

[@mickyeverton]

GREAT REVIEW-PEACE. XX

[@jeffrymanuel1989]

Cool customization :) got a tip :)

[@waveringmindz]

Awesome.... I got the same interface on my note 2 cm10.1 4.2.2

[@GamerMrLe]

How did you hide your notification bar? Please Help! Looking Great except its still has the default bar on top. Thanks I'm on a Samsung Galaxy S4

[@sergioXVII]

take a look on the description, it's linked!

[@2418turo]

This is a nice setup. It is really clean how you said but, to be honest I don't think I'd have the patience to fix my phone like this. I am running beans town build 15 on my S3, and the apps I use regardless of the ROM are Swapps, Watchdog Lite, Tasker and Security Settings. These apps are good enough for me. I do have a question tho, doesn't having all those "themed" apps make your phone slow or make it lag a bit?

[@2418turo]

I use Nova Launcher. So with Buzz Launcher, it pretty much does all that for you?

[@nathanbryant7715]

Minimal and flat is the thing now. Kind of has that card look. It's not that hard to get this look or something similar. Nice of you to share though. I have to say the Nexus 4 is still an attractive phone. The way the screen peels over. Most phones to me look big and less attractive when next gen devices come butt he N4 still holds it's own.

[@utubedano]

That's cool!

[@nowayoutstp4]

Will this work on note 2. Was it rooted. Think you said yes

[@nabil.bhd.95]

Hey guys I found a new iconpack named "Coconut Theme" which I think is amazing! And works good for me with the interface Taylor just showed so just wanted to share it with you guys ;)

[@nmasolanmasola]

Stark by Kovdev looks great, but check out Minimal UI by Kxnt

[@GaurabSingh617]

great video ! love all the customization ! #androidontop

[@cvishruth]

You are soo good at personalizing ,,,y don't you develop ROM's ??

[@billmiller3345]

I run nova prime as my lancher and holo as my locker. To make my phone as clean as possible I run a very minamilistic icon theme called circle white and similarly themed widgets.

[@xBl4ckH4wk]

I use both stark and minimal miui theme for nova launcher

[@manurecars]

what can be on your iphone 5 except apps should be the ques

[@Dark5tar111]

What is that quick launch bar to the right of your screen called?

[@luisfonseca448]

How do you revert to the older version of UCCW? The link takes us to the newer version.

[@organizedConfoosion]

Are you on 4.2.2? You need to be in order to get it because it supports lock screen widgets, which are only available on the latest version of Android.

[@WEANSTWO]

I don't know what to get! Should I get Stark or Minimal UI Taylor? Which one do you think it's better.

[@organizedConfoosion]

Taylor, where did you get the older version of UCCW from? You linked to the Play Store which is the newest version.

[@TheWasay07]

You are the best

[@MexiRambo]

how did you get the dash clock to become transparent ? i thought it was because of the background you were using but its still grey ?

[@1996casper]

Where to get the older version of UCCW he is talking about?

[@ShubhamKumar_Roy]

Hey Martin would you suggest any clock widget for 4.1 coz dashclock wont work on 4.1 i use clockQ widget is there something better

[@adrianhorkai4621]

there is an option in the launcher

[@jakebeck9265]

Do one for iOS and WP8

[@darkspawnkiller17]

hey where is playbars? Can't find em any where

[@2014acone]

I wish I could subscribe to just this guy, he is the best of the best

[@mohamadhashem4269]

hey can you link where you installed the old version of the uccw app?

[@MichaelJacob]

Oh god I never wanted to press that action overflow button in my entire life.

[@nglfmark1]

Amazing. Are you still using 8pen keyboard?

[@TaylorMartinVideos]

I try!

[@cs09812]

good for you -.-

[@AnirudhVasudevan]

@TM You said you "restored" all apps on your phone. I have an HTC One X, and want to do a factory reset, how can I restore all apps, without having to individually downloading them from the play store? Thanks!

[@Sidsanthosh]

TY :)