MonsterUI - And Xposed Module that will add Lollipop look to your older Android!

Since the Android Lollipop release, many legacy device owners are now "jelly" about the new Material Design look that's been spreading like a disease these days. If you're one of them, don't worry, there's still hope! It's called MonsterUI.

MonsterUI uses the well-known Xposed Framework, so it's really easy to use it.



For those that don't know what Xposed is, take a look here.
To enable MonsterUI, simply install the app, enable the Xposed module and reboot.
Enjoy!

(Module should work on ICS,JB and KitKat).

Download MonsterUI (official thread, find more information here)

Chainfire's new app "Recently" makes Lollipop multitasking useful back again

There have been some changes in Android Lollipop that may actually be dragging Android down. With the Lollipop release, multitasking - the recents view have become overview and instead of showing all the running apps it shows pretty much everything you've ran in the past few days. And as you know Lollipop recents are kept even when phone reboots, so if you're not clearing the tabs by yourself, you probably have non-stop incoming tabs even when you don't really need them. "Recently" changes this.

As Chainfire describes the app, Recently aims to restore sanity, by limiting which apps are shown. In its most aggressive configuration, it will show you only apps that are actually running right now. 



As you can see on the screenshot above, you can limit the apps by age and also by maximum number of apps listed in multitasking.

In its most aggresive configuration, there will be only running apps shown in multitasking.
What Recently does, is that it hides the other tabs and just doesn't show them in the list. Recently doesn't kill the apps. The app produces no wakelocks, only runs as a BG service.
Definitely a great idea, what do you think?

Lollipop & root access needed.

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Transparent status bar on ALL apps on Android Lollipop with Lolistat!

Transparent status bar is really an amazing step pushing forward the UI limits of Android. Firstly it was released when the Android Kitkat came out and it's been a hit for many UI Android designers as the transparent (or translucent, tinted, call it how you want) status bar looks really really nice and it lets the system blend fully with the app.

Unfortunately, not many developers have decided to implement this feature on their apps, thus it's not used as much as it should be.
However, there's a way to get this tinted status bar working on all apps. But how can this be done without modyfing the system files? Xposed Framework.


Lolistat is designed to work on Android Lollipop devices only, if you have older version of Android, please kindly check THIS video to get your tinted status bar working!


You need to have Xposed Framework installed on your device. If you don't have it or don't even what this is, please follow this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3034811

1. Download Lolistat from Xposed directory
2. Install the app.
3. Enable the Xposed module 
4. Reboot
5. woho!

Before and after. This. On all apps. Enjoy.

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Xposed Framework for Android Lollipop - It's here!

Woho! It's here. Finally, the Xposed Framework for Android Lollipop and the "newly released" ART runtime is here and working!

As the XDA informed, the well-known Xposed Framework which lets you to edit the system and customize loads of stuff including system animations, navigation / system bars and many more, is finally working on Android Lollipop.

The reason it took so long was the "new" ART Runtime for Android, which has been fully used in Android Lollipop. Well, we waited and we're excited to see it's finally here.



We're just a few hours ago from the release so yes, it's currently in Alpha stage and there are some known problems:


- It seems to boot loop on Samsung stock ROMs. I have received a file which I can use to analyse this issue, but it might take some time.

- If everything is working fine, but the app_process version is not displayed, it's just a display error that can be ignored (will be fixed later).


It is recommended to back up your whole system (make a Nandroid backup) before installing the Xposed Framework for Android Lollipop.


Downloads & more info:

• http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/official-xposed-lollipop-t3030118

First flash the ZIP, then install the APK.

Have fun!

Xposed Framework for Android Lollipop coming soon!

The main Xposed Framework developer, rovo89, has teased us a bit with his little thread on XDA saying the Xposed for Android Lollipop is coming soon.



Soon.. Working well already.

That's it. That's what rovo89 mentioned at the thread on XDA. It looks like the Xposed Framework for Android Lollipop is coming very soon, so stay tuned! :-)

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Get Lollipop-styled incoming calls with L-Call

Android Lollipop has revealed some new cool stuff including the awesome incoming call top banned, which lets you to accept/deny incoming call and not close your current app. Now, you can get this feature even on your non-Lollipop device with L-call!



App is available for about 1 dollar but if you're not willing to pay, you can get the APK as the author provided it in the official XDA thread.

• Download on Google Play
• Get APK on the XDA thread

App does not require root access or any special permissions. It should work seamlessly on all Nexus stock ROMs, Galaxy devices and many more.

How To Get Android 5.0 Lollipop Recent Apps style on your Android device?

Android Lollipop has really amazing functions and design. It comes with a brand new recent apps style, as you've probably seen on other screenshots. Jelaous? You don't have to be anymore! You can get this multitasking style on your device as well and root is not needed!

Fancy Switcher is an amazing app that replaces your current task managing, recent apps and adds much more features. Offers 4 styles of recent apps, has a smart slider (which helps you to switch between apps faster than ever before), there's also a sidebar and much much more. Check it out!



Here you can see some of the recent apps styles. Grid, coverflow, classic and Android Lollipop style, which can be seen in the middle of the screens. How amazing is that?


App is free, can be downloaded on Google Play.

• DOWNLOAD

Become a beta tester, give feedback and report problems here.

[APK DOWNLOAD] Material Design Apps From Android 5.0! - Gmail, Music, Google Fit, Calendar and more!

They're here! The brand new Material Design redesigns of your favourite apps: Google Keep, Music, Books, Calendar, GMail, even Google Fit and much more! Go and grab them now!

They are here and they look awesome. The new, redesigned apps finally rolled out. Watch and get amazed.







I know, right? Now, the best part. Downloads.

You can download them HERE. (If you're on mobile, you might want to turn on the desktop version.)


Please note some apps might not work on your device, installation is normal (install as a normal APK). If you already got that app (GMail, for example), you need to uninstall that app and than install the new one. You don't need to be rooted, but GMail usually comes as a system app so you'll need to remove it first in case to install the newer version.

Android 5.0 Lollipop Keyboard PORTED for ALL Android devices!

Wanna try out Android 5.0 Lollipop but have no Nexus device? Well, you can try the awesome 5.0 Keyboard at least! Works for all devices, root is not needed!

So, what's so special about it? Well, nothing much except the new, awesome redesigns!



There is a new theme called Material white, as you can see on the picture above. It's pretty nice! Just another step to make your device look more like Android 5.0. As mentioned, you don't need to to be rooted to get this to work, just grab the APK and install it. Finally, set the keyboard in input settings.

• Download Android 5.0 Lollipop Keyboard

Android 5.0 Lollipop ported for Nexus 4!

It's been just a few days the new Android 5.0 Lollipop rolled out as an early preview for Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 2013 but hey, there's a Nexus 4 port! Let's check it out!

From the original XDA Mako porting thread, where the Android L Preview ports started to roll out a long time ago, we finally have the full Android Lollipop ROM for Nexus 4! Well, it's full but definitely not fully working. It's currently in alpha stage and not meant to be used as a daily driver.
But if you're into Lollipop stuff, you should definitely try it out!

No need to say, lollipop looks amazing!

• DOWNLOAD Android Lollipop for Nexus 4  (Beta1, be sure to frequently check the XDA thread for more updates!)