[PORTED] LG G4 Apps now available for LG G3!

The newly release LG's flagship, the G4, hasn't even shown up to the public and boom, already got a few apps ported for its older brother, G3. The camera, gallery, contacts, launcher, calendar, voice recorder, alarm clock and some more are all available for installing on your G3!

Since the system dumb has been pushed, the LastStandingDroid@XDA decided to port a few apps for the older generation, the G3.
In the result he ported a fine amount of apps, including the well-known and brand new camera, known especially for its manual mode, that is partially working on the G3, and shooting pictures in RAW format.



Here's a screenshot (credit goes to LastStandingDroid) of the new Launcher (which hasn't changed much) and the new Music app.

But the biggest tease would probably be the new camera, as it's driven a lot of attention lately.
This is a quick video showing the G4 camera running on G3. Alrough I got it working on my G3, I've experienced some FCs and there are definitely some problems.

But for those who can't wait, go ahead! Your device has to be rooted. The apps are made for Lollipop versions.

Firstly, download the ZIP. Extract it on your PC (or directly on your Android device), you should get an APK file along with a "lib" folder.

Navigate to /system/priv-app (or something like, don't quite remember the exact name), open the LGCamera folder (again, something like that :p) and backup the files there (you can backup the camera easily by changing the type from .APK to .BAK

Now simply put the new camera APK to the folder and change the permissions to rw-r-r.

Next, the folder part. Do the same thing with the folder, delete all the files except libDNVBeautyFace_JNI.so, keep this one. Then move all the files from the new folder and finally change the permissions of the folder, if needed (to rwxr-xr-x).

You should get the similar look to this (just with another Camera icon, since this is the old version).

Done? Reboot! Have fun.

Though this is quite a problematic app, there are some that work seamlessly.

• LgMusic
• LGIMe
• LGFileManager
• LGHome
• LGMusicWidget

These should be working just fine and you shouldn't have or find any bugs.

Downloads, installation instructions and more in the original XDA thread! Click me!

[APK] NO ROOT - Galaxy S5/Note3/Galaxy S4 Launcher Ported for Gingerbread!

Want to get a bit of TouchWiz taste onto your phone? Now you can with this amazing Galaxy S5 port from Vishnu Pv! No root is needed and you can run it even on your Gingerbread powered device!

Well, lets see the screens!



Cool, eh? The port is created mainly for MDPI devices running Gingerbread (Android 2.3), so you may experience some problems if you got a newer  device.

You can install this launcher by flashing a ZIP but you don't need root to get this awesome port!
Just download & install this apk file.

• Download SGS5 Launcher APK
• Flashable ZIP

Vishnu Pv is an awesome themer and he ported some other TouchWiz stuff as well!

Check this out:

• Download Note 3 Launcher APK
• Download SGS4 Launcher APK

All of these APKs are fully working on a GingerBread device. Enjoy your new launcher!

Take a look at the original XDA thread for more info:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2332051

Xperia Z3 Launcher + Widget PORTED!

The new flagship from Sony - the Xperia Z3. Beautfil design, screen, high specs. What more to say, here's the launcher + widget port!

Check the screens for more info:




Hot or not?

Installation is pretty simple. Downlaod the file, flash the file.




DOWNLOAD:
(v6)

On screen button devicess (N4,N5..):
http://d-h.st/TOs

NON-On screen buton devices:
http://d-h.st/smT

If you have a mdpi device, head over to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2589775




Got the Xperia Launcher has stopped error? Navigate to system/build.prop (using a root browser), open it as a text file and add these lines below:

dalvik.vm.dexopt-flags=v=n,o=v,m=y
dalvik.vm.verify-bytecode=false

Make a backup before flashing the zip or modyfing any system files.

LG G3 Launcher + Weather Widget - PORTED!

The LG G3 porting maddness has already started and now we have some various ports including some basic stuff such wallpapers or keyboard (read the previous post). But now we have even more stuff including the LG G3 Launcher and Weather Widget!

A popular XDA member Jihsnu Sur has started a new XDA thread with some awesome stuf, the LG G3 Home with weather widget port.

He has made a flashable ZIP file that installs all the stuf to your phone with one click.

The mod fully works with KitKat and with new experimental ART feature.

No questions asked, just go ahead and get it!

• DOWNLOAD
• Original XDA Thread

[APK] Get HTC One M8 Launcher On Your Android Device

HTC One M8 has revealed a bunch of cool stuff including this new interface with Blinkfeed launcher. For those you like it, this is good news! You can now get this awesome launcher on your Android device, too!
Moreover, root is not needed!

An XDA member gakugaku has created an awesome port for all Android devices running on 4.4+ that lets us to install the BlinkFeed launcher without having root.

Installing procedure is pretty easy, all yuo need to do is to download a package and install the APK's in it.

• DOWNLOAD (updated)

The ART runtime is now fully supported.

More info + FAQ can be found in this XDA thread:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735764

PORTED - Get Sony Xperia Z2 Apps On Your Android Device

Another amazing port coming from Jihnu Sur lets us to try out and enjoy the apps of a new Sony device - Xperia Z2. It's been a while from release and now you can savor the apps (including launcher) on your Android device!

This mod is created especially for Nexus 5, however it should also work well on Nexus 4 (and maybe on some more devices). In every case, though, make a nandroid backup before installing.



The update comes in all-in-one flashable zip so you need to be rooted.


Apps included in the update:

1) Home
2) Walkman - Fixed
3) Album
4) Movies.
5) Easy Home.
6) Notes
7) Sketch
8) Smart Connect
9) Social Life News.
10) Xperia Lounge
11) Social Life News.
12) Tools Widgets
13) Walkman Widget
14) Weather Widgets
15) Sony Xperia Z2 LWP
16) Calender
17) Sony Select

18) Facebook Integration.

• Download (original XDA thread)

[APK] Samsung Galaxy S5 - Wallpapers, Sounds, Launcher, Apps, Fonts = PORTED!

Although the Samsung's new flagship Galaxy S5 may not have been even released, we can already enjoy all the apps, wallpapers and even launcher! And guess, what: there are way more than this. Now you can download fonts, sounds, apps, boot animation, and just everything you need!

Well, let's get straight to it. The links are refering to its original XDA thread, so if you have any further question about the apps or experience any problems, you can drop a line right there.

Note also some of the apps listed may not work on all devices. As mentioned, report the problems to the threads.

• Wallpapers
• Boot animation
• Sounds
• Fonts
• Milk

The below apps will only work with a Touchwiz based device:

• File Manager
• Weather

The below apps will only work with a Touchwiz 4.4 based device:

• SNote
• Watchon
• Calculator
• Gear Fit
• Gear Manager
• S Health
• S Translator
• MMS
• Email
• S Baro
• Voice Note
• S Planner
• Easy One Hand
• Kids Mode
• File Manager
• Download Manager
• Scrapbook
• S Voice
• Video Player
• Task Manager

I'm also a human being (O RLY) so If I made a mistake anywhere in the links, please drop me a comment & I'll fix that. Enjoy!

MIUI Express - A Complete MIUI Launcher For Your Android Device

MIUI, as the vast majority of you already know, is a freeware ROM available on the miui.us site and it's also one of the most popular ROMs ever created. The good thing is, we have a full port of the complete MIUI launcher with working apps, wallpapers, market and just everything!

If you ever wanted to try the MIUI out but you were afraid of flashing and all of the stuff, so you just gave it up. Well, now's the best time for you to try it finally out!

The whole thing is called MIUI Express and it works like all other launchers do. So you don't basically have to be rooted in order to run any of the features of this app.
Although it's just a launcher, it's pretty much accurate to the original MIUI ROM - the wallpapers, icons, widgets, even some apps are re-designed to the original ROM-design.

 

If you want to customize your MIUI Launcher, you can - using Themes: as in the original MIUI, you can install any theme you like including wallpapers, icons, lockscreens or full setups (like the iPhone setup, for instance).

The whole thing can be downloaded for free on the official site: Download

Be sure to have Android 4 and higher, 1GB or RAM at least, and 80MB of free storage.

[APK] Samsung Galaxy S5 Launcher Ported!

The new Samsung flagship called Galaxy S5 may hasn't even reached the market yet, but we already know how to root it and we also have the launcher ported! It may not be the same but comes with nice animations, original S5 icons and is really fast!

If you like the design of the Samsung TouchWiz, you may actually enjoy this launcher. It's highly customizable, really fast, and considering we don't even have the S5 it's pretty accurate with icons and stuff. It also comes with Android KitKat features such like transparent navigation bars and more.

As you can see on the pictures above, it's really slick and nice-looking due to the transparent bars, along with the icons and wallpapers. It also offers you a smooth animation (which can be customized), that gives the launcher the spirit of the TouchWiz.

I expect it to be updated after the S5 comes out, so be tuned! App is available for free on Google Play:

• DOWNLOAD
• Original XDA Thread

Lucid Launcher - A Slightly Different, Yet Beatiful and Handy Android Launcher

There are too many beautiful launchers out there but the problem is, they aren't really smart in any way. You have to click many,many times just to open your browser. And that's bad. Well, if you are looking for a beautiful but also smart and handy launcher, you might enjoy the Lucid Launcher - as I call it, A slightly different but still the same.

I am the type of a person that needs things to be beautiful and gorgeous but also insist to be useful. This is kinda problem because there are a bunch of beautiful launchers such like Themer but the problem is, I don't find this launcher useful....at all. On the other side, I like and currently use the Google Now Launcher - I appreciate the option to access the Google Now by just one swype of your finger. This makes things faster than any other launcher.

But then I tried the Lucid Launcher. It's fast, beatiful but also useful, handy and smart. It's also slightly different from the rest of launchers out there. But I'm sure, you will enjoy this change:



As you can see, browsing on the homescreen is different. Instead of horizontal swype, you swype your finger vertically to browse your widgets. To access apps, swype your finger to the right. If you want to quickly access your browser, swype to the letf, and you're there!

Lucid Launcher also offers a smart search function and sidebar which lets you to open your favourite apps quickly. As you can also see, launcher looks very beautiful and has the translucent (transparent) navigation bars for KitKat, which makes this launcher even more beautiful.

App comes in a free and paid version. If you want to support the developer and unlock some awesome stuff like page animations, sidebar themes, custom search text, transparency options and much more, I suggest you to buy the full version.

• DOWNLOAD (Free)
• DOWNLOAD (Paid)

Nokia X - Root, Google Play Store, G-Apps and Google Launcher

The thing that almost everybody expected to come has finally come. Yeah. The Nokia X as an Android phone has been finally rooted modded to run custom Launcher, apps from Google (GApps) or even original Google Play Store.

While we have the Nokia X phone rooted, we can basically sideload any APK file, thus run it. Let's watch some screens of modded Nokia X running the original Google Now Launcher available on Google Play Store:



To do this, you need to root your Nokia X phone. This can be done using the Gandalf Exploit included in well-known rooting app called Framaroot (More info + download).

After that, install and download a root explorer, and finally install GApps. Download a special package by KashaMalaga@XDA (Thanks to him, we can do all of this stuff), extract and copy all the APK files included in the ZIP to /system/app directory and change the permissions to rw-r-r--.

After rebooting, download this package and install every single APK in the usual way.

After that, you should be able to run Google Play Store.
For more info, visit the original XDA thread.

Customize your Google Now Launcher with Xposed GEL Settings

Lots of people are currently using the Google Now Launcher (previously known as Google Experience), which is some kind of Google launcher running in stock on Google Nexus 5. Unfortunately, this launcher cannot be edited or customized in any way (instead of Nova Launcher), so as you might expect, there's a mod (xposed module, more precisely) that enables customization for Google Now Launcher (GEL)!

First of all, this mod is a xposed module, which requires the Xposed Framework installed (not hard to install), which requires a rooted device. To install & download the Xposed Framework, check HERE.

As you have the Xposed Framework installed, download the GEL settings mod, activate it and reboot your device to take the effect.


What does this mod do?

• hide Google search bar / automatically show search bar on Google Now
• hide apps from the app drawer
• resize the home screen grid
• change the number of hotseat apps (icons above the navigation bar)
• hide icon labels on home screen and/or on app drawer
• apply settings without rebooting your device
• more to come

Please check the original XDA thread for more info, features request, FAQ and more. 

Ported - Xperia Z1 Home With Working Transparent Bars

Wohay! New port here! This time, as the title says, it's Xperia Z1 Home with working transparent status bar and with working weather widget, clock widget and  music widget! Available in APK file.

Simply put, this app offers everything that the original Xperia Z1 has to offer, nice & smooth UI,  homescreens and lots of other stuff, check the screens below:



As you can see, the Xperia Home works with transparent status and navigation bar, which is a cool new feature from Android 4.4 KitKat. App comes as an APK file and doesn't require root to work. Be sure you're running on KitKat, tho.

• DOWNLOAD (For devices using on screen buttons)
• DOWNLOAD (For devices without on screen buttons)

Add-ons

If you like to install add ons like music, clock or weather widget, you can also install them as normally or flash using recovery.

• Clock widgets
• Weather widget
• Music widget (flash via recovery)

If any link does not work, drop me a line and visit the original XDA thread and check for updates there.