[chevydudesixty9]

I looked and didn't see a anything.

I found a home screen for our android player. Seems to work fairly good... I used it a lot during my android days.

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Loads up like a normal APK using astro and once opened it seems to become the default home screen until the app is closed and re-launched again.

[therapyreject174]

I know absolutely nothing of Android except what I've learned by using it on the PlayBook, and changing the home screen/theme was something I wondered about. Thanks for this.

[sj-performance]

this is awesome...

[chevydudesixty9]

widgets also seem to work fine. slows the playbook down but they work !

[TerrenceRowl]

Will this home screen manager remain active even after you close and restart Android Player?

[OniBerry]

Smart taskbar is also a good choice.

[TerrenceRowl]

How do I get the clean look and icon spacing and big icons?

[mickrg123]

All Android would be best thing for Playbook!

[OniBerry]

All Android would be best thing for Playbook!

Oh, yeah. I think they already have one....you mean a xoom?

[michjarv]

Smart taskbar is also a good choice.

OMG......you got all these apps loaded on your PB beta Android player app? no way....I'm jealous.....lol

How can I be down?

[OniBerry]

@michjarv (have another 90 installed that you can't see) Google is my friend. I check to see if the app is free, if it is, then I dl, install, test, and either keep it(if it works and I like it), or turf it if it is giving me problems. I am not that familiar with Android (the gf uses an xperia (shrugs))

I transfer 15 apps at a time and then use Astro File Manager to install.
I know there is a thread around that has about 100 apps that have been tested and such. If you are looking for a specific app, pm me and let me know.

[7thpandaren]

@oniberry

Are all the apps in your screenshot working with the player?

[michjarv]

@Oniberry, oh man that is what I call being resourcefull.....I will definite keep u posted, still in awe at all those apps...lol

[mickrg123]

Android is why I am getting rid of IPhone. ITunes is just too much a pain in the *** to backup and restore. BlackBerries just too damn slow. I have not found anything that Android cant do that Iphone can.

[dasDestruktion]

I know absolutely nothing of Android except what I've learned by using it on the PlayBook, and changing the home screen/theme was something I wondered about. Thanks for this.

+1 if it we're for it being crammed into the PlayBook I'd never be messing with Android. Ever. Hah. Thanks OP for posting this and sharing. +thanks when I get to the full site!

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[chevydudesixty9]

Messing with a couple of other ones....

Got a Honeycomb one working...
Unfortunately I don't remember the APK link... These launchers don't like widgets though... It slows down a lot! Only widgets that don't slow it down are the Twitter, search and clock...

[chevydudesixty9]

Some more tweaking. Looks like a real android tablet... How dumb... lol

[ealvnv]

here is mine.... i like it simple

[minijaws]

does that status bar at the bottom stay open when you use android apps. if so please find the link. home button would be so useful

[SlcCorrado]

You people that are talking down about android are funny. This is just a guess, but I'm gonna say ya'll probably have minimal experience with "a healthy range" of operating systems. I only trust blackberry as far as security goes, but anyone who tells you the other os's suck, probably hasn't used them or just doesn't know how

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[screamlordbyron]

Some more tweaking. Looks like a real android tablet... How dumb... lol

What's the name of this home screen app?

[ubizmo]

When I open the Android Player, I aways get a blank black screen with a gray "Recent Tasks" bar across the top. Swiping down from the top bezel I get the prompt, in orange at the bottom, to set a home screen. I choose "Installed apps", which gives me a kind of list format, with medium sized icons on the left. The player doesn't remember this choice, however, after I close it. It's no big deal, since I'm only using the player for Kindle at the moment, but I wonder if this is the way it works for everybody, and if installing one of these Home Screen things causes it to open up to a proper Home Screen.

Maybe there are different versions of the Player that look and work differently?

[BBFTW88]

I do like this, but because it doesn't save once you exit, I've deleted it

[Slepejs]

Ubizmo,

I have the same startup screen, but whats anoying me is that when I select an App, I cant get to the "main" screen back. I have to kill the Android app, and open it again.

I pretty sure there must be an answer on this superb forum, but still no luck finding out a post "how to". i tried to swipe the bezel and used all the screen swiping, but still no luck.

Help , please