As this week is BlackBerry World 2012 I thought his rendering of the BlackBerry logo as a home
screen icon layout fits in perfectly.
Not exact matches
The
screen's
icon layout is customizable and swiping either left or right brings up more
screens of options as it would on popular devices.
The graphic treatment on the
screen looks good, and I like the
icon - based
layout, familiar from smartphone and tablet interface design.
Theme Engine Status Bar (battery, clock, date, etc) Hide superuser
icon Disable heads up SELinux switch RAM usage bar Live Display Lock
screen tweaks Nav bar customization (dimensions,
layout, etc) Hardware keys actions Ambient display and wake gestures
This gives you granular control over things like home -
screen icon grid
layout, lock
screen appearance, and various tweaks to the status bar.
Right off the bat the first thing you notice is the unique hexagonal
icon layout on the home
screen granting you easy and quick access to your applications.
Color Leather features 3D
icons, an attractive
layout and home
screen, a hidden slide list accessible using keyboard shortcuts, is wallpaper friendly, and is perfect for daily use.
As with other Android devices, you can customize the
layout of the home
screen by tapping and holding on
icons for a second and then dragging and dropping them to any location you like.
Version 6 of the BlackBerry operating system introduced a new home
screen layout which separated
icons into separate panes and a new universal search mechanism to find all sorts of information on the device and on the web.
There's a little
icon stuck in the bottom menu bar, giving you easy access to a little, very basic, notepad that floats on top of the home
screen, and the clock font seems to be a custom addition, but the rest of the
layout is the bog - standard one we've grown all - too accustomed to over the last year.
It offers the ability to change the background on the application
screen using an image file on your device memory, a weather slot, a zen style
layout with OS 7
icons, and hotkeys for various and functions.
Sony Ericsson has put its own UI shell on top of the OS so while it's Android in terms of
layout (five
screens,
icons you can drag and drop from the menu, pull - down status bar etc) it looks distinctly different.
Instead of the typical app launcher and multiple home
screen layout, you have an infinitely scrolling grid allowing you to place app
icons in groups.
The home
screen has a nice minimal
layout, and OS 6.1
icons look really sharp with the red wallpapers.
For instance your teammate dies right before you are about to spawn • Damage from bullets will now continue to cause damage even after the firing user is dead • Fixed several client crashes • Fixed a problem where players could get stuck in the join queue • Fixed the repair
icon on the minimap • Deploy parachute now displays the tooltip to deploy parachute when free falling • Fixed some artifacts when using flashlights • Fixed several Xbox 360 specific crashes and freezes • Fixed a problem where a user sometimes could not go into iron sights • Improved shadow rendering • Fixed several issues with friend invites and joins • Vehicle boosts is now a toggle instead of momentary • Fixed several issues with the Hardcore mode • Fixed a few
layout problems where the in - game controls and tooltips didn't match those in the options menu • Removed the possibility to pick up weapons in a EOD bot • Fixed several interpolation issues • Fixed a problem where claymore is flashing in the wrong team color • Subway minimap updated to give better clarity • Fixed an issue where the UI would not show the way to your new unlocks • Increased quality of loading
screen images • Tweaked MP rank up parameters • Fixed a problem with Metro Squad rush minimap where it looked like you were out of bounds • Fixed a problem where a user can become invulnerable after being resurrected • Fixed a problem where tank turrets would turn too slow • Fixed a bug on Exfiltration where you could end up outside the vehicle and not being able to enter it again, thus blocking the mission • Fixed a problem with the M60 reload sound • Fixed a problem with the falling antenna on Caspian Border.
The dual
screened approach took some getting used to, especially when the GamePad's map
layout also shows robot
icons moving through the mining sites.
The brief shows that Apple itself holds various design patents related to the iPhone — casing - related ones,
icon - related ones,
screen layout - related ones.
However, in a world in which even single
icons and rough
screen layouts can be patented, I just can not agree with Apple.
The app's
layout consists of a home
screen with
icons for each programmed device, a Music section, which consists of Pandora and iTunes (though they are just as easily called up on your phone itself), a settings
screen for basic firmware info and simple parameters, and the Guide
screen, which allows you to browse what's programming from your mobile device, and tune to it.
With it, you can change and customize home
screen icons or set a custom grid size for a unique home
screen layout.
Optimized Tablet UI — You will find this very interesting as the general
layout of UI has extravagant space on the home
screen for
icons and widgets.
However, some developers are still using non-compliant home
screen icons, even though Material Design calls for specific padding, size, and
layouts.
Amongst the most customizable of mainstream smartphone interfaces, it gives you control over everything from home
screen transitions,
icon themes and
screen color calibration through to navigation bar
layout, knuckle input and fingerprint gestures.
And new in the latest version of Sense, Freestyle mode is a wacky home
screen layout that lets you replace traditional
icons with stickers, and make your home
screens an interactive scene where tapping stickers opens your favorite apps.
Labels are already turned off on the dock for most launchers, and you can turn them off for the Nova Launcher home
screen in Nova Settings > Desktop >
Icon layout.
You can also change the
layout of app
icons on your home
screen and in the app drawer, allowing you to further change the sense of space.
This leak also gives us a look at an updated home
screen layout, with the Google Search bar landing at the very bottom of the
screen between the navigation keys and dock of
icons.
By default, the home
screen layout on the G6 will place the
icons on your home
screen without the traditional app drawer that other Android devices have.
Change app
icon size: In the same home
screen layout menu you can choose between three different app
icons sizes.
The new app drawer can be accessed by swiping up or down on the home
screen as the dedicated app drawer
icon isn't present in the pre-configured
layout.
The general
layout is all the same, with the app
icons and widgets on the home
screens directly, and there are some new settings we see in the «Settings» sections.
Whether you want to download custom
icon packs, change their size, change the home
screen, folder or app drawer
layout, it can do virtually anything.
If you're using the Google Now or Pixel Launcher, your home
screen background,
icon and widget
layout, as well as the folder structure, is now saved to the cloud, allowing you to restore your settings to a new handset and retain your home
screen layout.
A simpler home
screen layout, and larger
icons for important applications, on which the user has the control for selecting which ones to show.