This is what I love about Android...customizability! GS4 running iOS 7

[sentinelsx]

That is the part of Android I strongly disliked in in the few years I used the OS. The customization is haphazard, incomplete, misguided, and altogether frustrating.

If it makes you happy, then be my guest.

What makes me happier is Windows Phone's system. It provides the same level of personalization without the chaos or disorganization that Android does.

I disagree with this opinion. You are generalizing one bad example to apply on everything. It depends on your design sense. The good news is, after ICS and JB, the days of "customize so your phone UI doesn't look ugly anymore" are gone. The exception here is samsung of course, whose touchwiz is a mess as always.

And i still cannot wrap my head around those tiles in windows phone. Not my cup of tea.

As they say, different strokes for different folks.

 

[spinedoc77]

You can put what ever background picture you want.I guess some of you are not getting the purpose of this thread.

Its about how open and easy it is to change the way your android phone looks and feels.

Even in ios7 you can't do this yet.

Haters gona hate so enjoy looking and the same boring home screen for another 3 years lol

Well you can do this on iOS, but you have to jailbreak to do it. I used to have custom themes/icons, etc and even had a picture of me on a motorcycle as my slide to open graphic, hehe. It used to be feasible, but not jailbreaks are so few and far between it doesn't really make sense for most users anymore.

I'm assuming you were able to do all of that without rooting? That's the difference I think, it IS possible on iOS, it's just a major pita to do it.

The only thing I didn't like about Android graphically was that it was tough to make everything come together and match well, especially live widgets, I would find each widget had a different font, font size, background colors, transparancy, etc and it would all look utterly awful when I had it all set up. Even using Nova launcher, which is amazing, I could never get it to look decent, instead it just looked like a mish mash of random live widgets. Don't get me wrong functionally it was superior to iOS, but I'm talking purely from an aesthetic pov.

 

[ReallyBigFeet]

Your right I set the wrong one

Good lord look at the pixelation on the numerals. Obviously not an iPhone simulation.

 

[blitzer09x87]

agreed, android is great for customization, lots of options and appearances. i'm also using the novalauncher on my android phone, it completely changes the skin. really pleased with it.
enjoy the iOS7 on your GS4.

 

[MeatRocket]

This thread has revelaed another aspect of iPhone owners' mindset that I never realized before....

Take statements like "it's not asthetically appealing", "that font is god awful", "it looks like a mish mash", "I couldn't be seen with that".

WTF? It appears iPhone users are more concerned with the "bling" factor, like their phone is a piece of jewelry. This has really opened my eyes. I always wondered how iPhone users could tolerate the lack of advanced features & customization. Now I know - it's more about form than function for them.

I could never live in such a restricted world, no matter how "beautiful" I thought it was. It's funny, you can almost draw analogies between the user bases - iPhone/Liberal Arts/Liberal and alternativeOS/Scientist/Conservative-Libertarian. How can so many "pro choice" folks lock themselves into having no choice?
Sorry, not ranting, just veering off into tangential thinking. I guess that last paragraph belongs in the religion/society/philosophy section.

 

[otismotive77]

yep, that's why i bought my android phone, you can make them look whatever you want.
the screen looks smooth and flat, i'll also try that iOS7 skin as soo as possible.

 

[skratch77]

Good lord look at the pixelation on the numerals. Obviously not an iPhone simulation.

you do realize that this is a compressed image upload I threw up on dropbox and then uploaded it again to this site right?

I can assure you that is looks razor sharp on my 1080p screen

have fun with ios 7,Im back on vanilla jellybean on my g4s and just kept the ios icon pack on.

seriously you apple people live in a closed box with apple,its not even funny how some of you got so uptight,its hilarious and did someone really call me a troll in my own thread about showing how easy and fun it is on android to change the look and feel of there phones?

wow

 

[MMOTotal]

seriously you apple people live in a closed box with apple,its not even funny how some of you got so uptight,its hilarious and did someone really call me a troll in my own thread about showing how easy and fun it is on android to change the look and feel of there phones?

wow

Wait.. back it up.. back it up.

You do realize you are posting on "MacRumors".. this is a site for users of Apple products to discuss and speculate on upcoming releases etc

By calling us "you apple people" you are describing yourself as well.

 

[skratch77]

Wait.. back it up.. back it up.

You do realize you are posting on "MacRumors".. this is a site for users of Apple products to discuss and speculate on upcoming releases etc

By calling us "you apple people" you are describing yourself as well.

Wait hold up ohh emm geee

I'm in a alternative to iOS sub forum!!!

 

[Fireblade]

Wait hold up ohh emm geee

I'm in a alternative to iOS sub forum!!!

Pssssst

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

I can make the first line of the last three posts into a rap song.

 

[Vegastouch]

I get what the thread is about and i do like that you can do that and i have done that . Just dont see why anyone would want an iPhone theme on their Android.

 

[Prototypical]

This thread has revelaed another aspect of iPhone owners' mindset that I never realized before....

Take statements like "it's not asthetically appealing", "that font is god awful", "it looks like a mish mash", "I couldn't be seen with that".

WTF? It appears iPhone users are more concerned with the "bling" factor, like their phone is a piece of jewelry. This has really opened my eyes. I always wondered how iPhone users could tolerate the lack of advanced features & customization. Now I know - it's more about form than function for them.

I could never live in such a restricted world, no matter how "beautiful" I thought it was. It's funny, you can almost draw analogies between the user bases - iPhone/Liberal Arts/Liberal and alternativeOS/Scientist/Conservative-Libertarian. How can so many "pro choice" folks lock themselves into having no choice?
Sorry, not ranting, just veering off into tangential thinking. I guess that last paragraph belongs in the religion/society/philosophy section.

Wait, so the original point of the thread was to show off the GS4's ability to customize the look of the UI... and then you criticize iOS users about their concern over what an interface looks like?

 

[Irishman]

Your right I set the wrong one

This just looks unmitigatingly horrendous to me.

Nothing redeeming about it at all.

 

[onthecouchagain]

If people don't like how one person has customized their Android, guess what, they can customize their own Android anyway they want. In fact, they can move it as far away as possible from the look they don't like: http://mycolorscreen.com/ There are pages and pages of home screens at that link that show how versatile Android can be (and more often than not, using simple and free launchers, icon themes, etc.)

Even iOS if you so wish:

But if people don't like how iOS looks, there's just not much you can do without jailbreaking. People keep arguing about how preference is the most important thing and the real deciding factor, yet can't appreciate that Android is all about giving users preference and that Apple is the one not offering many preferences. Oh the irony.

 

[tbayrgs]

If people don't like how one person has customized their Android, guess what, they can customize their own Android anyway they want. In fact, they can move it as far away as possible from the look they don't like: http://mycolorscreen.com/ There are pages and pages of home screens at that link that show how versatile Android can be (and more often than not, using simple and free launchers, icon themes, etc.)

But if people don't like how iOS looks, there's just not much you can do without jailbreaking. People keep arguing about how preference is the most important thing and the real deciding factor, yet can't appreciate that Android is all about giving users preference and that Apple is the one not offering many preferences. Oh the irony.

Let me help you illustrate irony Couch. As you so accurately pointed out, Android offers it's users infinite possibilities when it comes to stylizing/customizing the appearance of their OS--truly a huge advantage vs. iOS. Yet the most viewed, most commented, and most liked custom Android theme over the past week over at mycolorscreen.com (and it's not even close) is this one, the one mimicking the appearance of iOS 7, the OS without many preferences. So when it's all said and done, the users of the most flexible/customizable OS are choosing to theme their devices so that it looks like the OS with very little choice.

That's irony.

 

[onthecouchagain]

Let me help you illustrate irony Couch. As you so accurately pointed out, Android offers it's users infinite possibilities when it comes to stylizing/customizing the appearance of their OS--truly a huge advantage vs. iOS. Yet the most viewed, most commented, and most liked custom Android theme over the past week over at mycolorscreen.com (and it's not even close) is this one, the one mimicking the appearance of iOS 7, the OS without many preferences. So when it's all said and done, the users of the most flexible/customizable OS are choosing to theme their devices so that it looks like the OS with very little choice.

That's irony.

Isn't choice beautiful?

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Let me help you illustrate irony Couch. As you so accurately pointed out, Android offers it's users infinite possibilities when it comes to stylizing/customizing the appearance of their OS--truly a huge advantage vs. iOS. Yet the most viewed, most commented, and most liked custom Android theme over the past week over at mycolorscreen.com (and it's not even close) is this one, the one mimicking the appearance of iOS 7, the OS without many preferences. So when it's all said and done, the users of the most flexible/customizable OS are choosing to theme their devices so that it looks like the OS with very little choice.

That's irony.

The most popular screen of all time is not the link you provided. Unless in mistaken?

http://mycolorscreen.com/popular/?time=all

Edit: ah you said over the past week. I'm not surprised by that at all given iOS 7 is a new look and people are trying it. Kudos to that theme for making it this week. Again, choice is a beautiful thing. I pointed out the iOS theme in my post earlier as well.

 

[tbayrgs]

Isn't choice beautiful?

Oh, I agree. Just find it interesting that the supposedly reviled new iOS design is so popular amongst the community that despises iOS and its restricted, locked down environment.

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Isn't choice beautiful?

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The most popular screen of all time is not the lino you provided. Unless in mistaken?

http://mycolorscreen.com/popular/?time=all

I said over the past week (basically since iOS 7 was announced).

 

[onthecouchagain]

Oh, I agree. Just find it interesting that the supposedly reviled new iOS design is so popular amongst the community that despises iOS and its restricted, locked down environment.

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I said over the past week (basically since iOS 7 was announced).

It's a look. Changing an android to look like iOS 7 doesn't include the restricted lock down environment. Thankfully.

Yeah i caught the past week thing afterwards. Amended my post. I mention the iOS theme in my earlier post too.

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For the record I never said the new look was reviling. I find some icons disagreeable though.

 

[tbayrgs]

For the record I never said the new look was reviling. I find some icons disagreeable though.

On, wasn't implying you did--my apologies if it came across that way. There certainly are plenty of other posts/threads in this subforum, other sites, and online reviews that criticize the look (jury's still out for me, at least until I see it firsthand on a device). My point was if it's so hideous, why are so many showing interest, especially in the Android community? But more specifically, I was just following up your point about irony with another that I found even more substantial.

 

[MeatRocket]

Wait, so the original point of the thread was to show off the GS4's ability to customize the look of the UI... and then you criticize iOS users about their concern over what an interface looks like?

Actually, the point of the thread was to emphasize customizability and had nothing to do with the look, per se. He didn't ask for critiques on the look, he just showed off how easily customizations could be done on Android. If anything, your criticism should be toward the people who commented on the aesthetics in the first place, they're the ones who got off topic. I just made the observation that they promote form over function.

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...My point was if it's so hideous, why are so many showing interest, especially in the Android community? But more specifically, I was just following up your point about irony with another that I found even more substantial.

Perhaps iOS users think so highly of themselves and Apple that they're unaware of when they're being mocked? Imitation isn't always about flattery.

 

[dejo]

You can put what ever background picture you want.I guess some of you are not getting the purpose of this thread.

You can change the background picture in iOS as well. There's whole subforums on that topic here.

P.S. Your thread title is pretty misleading. You should change it to say "GS4 running iOS 7 theme".

 

[onthecouchagain]

On, wasn't implying you did--my apologies if it came across that way. There certainly are plenty of other posts/threads in this subforum, other sites, and online reviews that criticize the look (jury's still out for me, at least until I see it firsthand on a device). My point was if it's so hideous, why are so many showing interest, especially in the Android community? But more specifically, I was just following up your point about irony with another that I found even more substantial.

Yes, for that one week. I'm sure there are plenty of Android users that find iOS aesthetically pleasing. More power to them.

 

[tbayrgs]

Perhaps iOS users think so highly of themselves and Apple that they're unaware of when they're being mocked? Imitation isn't always about flattery.

???

Have you actually looked at the site we were discussing? It's basically a site for users to share their home screen/theme creations, predominantly by Android users. For each theme post, there is an option to click if you 'Love' it. Within the past week, the iOS 7 theme has 2x the number of 'Love it' clicks as the next closest theme, 3-4x the 'Love it' clicks any of the others in the 10 ten for the past week.

But you're right, they must all be clicking it to mock iOS 7.

 

[onthecouchagain]

???

Have you actually looked at the site we were discussing? It's basically a site for users to share their home screen/theme creations, predominantly by Android users. For each theme post, there is an option to click if you 'Love' it. Within the past week, the iOS 7 theme has 2x the number of 'Love it' clicks as the next closest theme, 3-4x the 'Love it' clicks any of the others in the 10 ten for the past week.

But you're right, they must all be clicking it to mock iOS 7.

For the record, I'm not speaking for Meatrocket.

All you're pointing out is that people can like iOS 7's new look. Nothing shocking given it's a new look that just came out, and that it's only for that one week so far. The "all time" favorites paint a very different story than what you're implying.

But you have fair points and, again, it's kudos to the maker of that iOS 7 theme. Maybe people are "loving" it because of how quickly and accurately it recreates iOS 7's look. And maybe people are "loving" it because they want that theme for their phone too. Great. They can do it. That's the point.

Whereas iOS doesn't allow this flexibility without jailbreaking. It's also possible iOS users don't or won't like the new look; they are stuck.