{"id":39768,"date":"2015-04-14T13:16:36","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T12:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=39768"},"modified":"2015-04-14T13:16:36","modified_gmt":"2015-04-14T12:16:36","slug":"how-to-make-your-phone-look-like-lollipop-android-5-0-launchers-icon-packs-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/04\/how-to-make-your-phone-look-like-lollipop-android-5-0-launchers-icon-packs-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make your phone look like Lollipop \u2013 Android 5.0 launchers, icon packs and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Android 5.0 Lollipop boasts a more refined look than its predecessors, with new icons, updated apps\u00a0and a more streamlined Material Design. In this article, I&#8217;ll show you how to bring this cool new look to your Android 4.x devices &#8211; brilliant if your device isn&#8217;t expected to receive an upgrade to 5.0 proper.<\/p>\n<h3>L\u00a0Launcher<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/android-l-launcher.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/android-l-launcher.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"android-l-launcher\" width=\"710\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/android-l-launcher.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/android-l-launcher-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/android-l-launcher-450x264.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One easy way to get started is with LL App Group&#8217;s\u00a0L Launcher. The app is a powerful replacement launcher for your phone, which at its default settings looks very much like Android Lollipop. You can swipe left to the Google Now page, but unfortunately you can&#8217;t swipe back in the same manner. The app itself is free, but a Prime version is also available which unlocks additional settings like iPhone-style unread counts on app icons and 1&#215;1 widgets in your dock. It&#8217;s probably the fastest way to get the Android L look on 4.x phones, so give it a go and see what you think.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pb-app-box\" data-theme=\"discover\" data-lang=\"en\"><a href=\"http:\/\/playboard.me\/android\/apps\/com.l.launcher\">L Launcher &#8211; Lollipop Launcher (Playboard)<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.l.launcher&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">L Launcher &#8211; Lollipop Launcher (Play Store)<\/a><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/playboard.me\/widgets\/pb-app-box\/1\/pb_load_app_box.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Lollipop Theme Icon Pack<\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;d prefer to use another launcher, then an icon pack can accomplish much of the same changes. This icon pack seems to be one of the best available, and will provide a good range of options. Install the icon pack, then select in the settings of custom launchers like Apex, Nova or ADW.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pb-app-box\" data-theme=\"discover\" data-lang=\"en\"><a href=\"http:\/\/playboard.me\/android\/apps\/com.szp.akai\">LolliPop HD Theme  (Playboard)<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.szp.akai&#038;hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">LolliPop HD Theme (Play Store)<\/a><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/playboard.me\/widgets\/pb-app-box\/1\/pb_load_app_box.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Material Wallpapers (Cloud)<\/h3>\n<p>Another essential part of the Android Lollipop look is your wallpaper. HarshSingvi has released an app containing dozens of Material-Design-style wallpapers, including all of the official ones. You can also download the official options \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/2014\/10\/18\/download-11-wallpapers-android-lollipop\/\">individually here<\/a>\u00a0via\u00a0<em>Android Police<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pb-app-box\" data-theme=\"discover\" data-lang=\"en\"><a href=\"http:\/\/playboard.me\/android\/apps\/com.harsh.material3\">Material Wallpapers (Cloud) (Playboard)<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.harsh.material3&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Material Wallpapers (Cloud) (Play Store)<\/a><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"pb-app-box\" data-theme=\"discover\" data-lang=\"en\">Google\u00a0Keyboard<\/h3>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an easy one &#8211; install Google Keyboard from the Play Store, then change the look to Material Design Light or Material Design Dark in its appearance settings. If this doesn&#8217;t work for you, you might try <a href=\"http:\/\/forum.xda-developers.com\/android\/apps-games\/lollipop-keyboard-phones-root-t2910268\">this alternative APK<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pb-app-box\" data-theme=\"discover\" data-lang=\"en\"><a href=\"http:\/\/playboard.me\/android\/apps\/com.google.android.inputmethod.latin\">Google Keyboard (Playboard)<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.latin&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Google Keyboard (Play Store)<\/a><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/playboard.me\/widgets\/pb-app-box\/1\/pb_load_app_box.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Google Messenger<\/h3>\n<p>Google has released the new Material Design SMS app for Lollipop onto the Play Store, so it&#8217;s easy to install and replace your existing SMS app. Just download Google Messenger, then set it as your default SMS app (<strong>Settings\u00a0<\/strong>&gt; <b>Wireless &amp; Networks<\/b> &gt;\u00a0<strong>More&#8230;<\/strong>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<strong>Default SMS app<\/strong> &gt;\u00a0<strong>Messenger<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"pb-app-box\" data-theme=\"discover\" data-lang=\"en\"><a href=\"http:\/\/playboard.me\/android\/apps\/com.google.android.apps.messaging\">Messenger  (Playboard)<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.google.android.apps.messaging&#038;hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Messenger (Play Store)<\/a><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/playboard.me\/widgets\/pb-app-box\/1\/pb_load_app_box.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Google Camera<\/h3>\n<p>Here&#8217;s another easy one &#8211; install the official Google Camera app to get that particular batch of Lollipop-y goodness.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pb-app-box\" data-theme=\"discover\" data-lang=\"en\"><a href=\"http:\/\/playboard.me\/android\/apps\/com.google.android.GoogleCamera\">Google Camera (Playboard)<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.google.android.GoogleCamera&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Google Camera (Play Store)<\/a><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/playboard.me\/widgets\/pb-app-box\/1\/pb_load_app_box.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>So there you have it &#8211; a bunch of apps that, when installed together, provide a pretty damn good facsimile of Android 5.0 Lollipop.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think? 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