Merry Christmas one and all! So now you’ve polished off your Christmas dinner, you’re no doubt desperate to get your hands on your shiny new Android tablet. Here we’re going to look at a few ways for you to put your personal stamp on it. With so many different apps and launchers out there, whether you’re a gaming fanatic or you just want to personalise your homescreen, we’ve got something for you! Agent Vincent takes you through, so sit back, relax and enjoy!
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lightsaber widget
Calling all Star Wars fans! This Lightsaber widget is the perfect way to transform your tablet into a loyal Padawan - and definitely a great way of impressin your sci-fi-fan friends at parties.
This is a cool battery meter that sits on your homescreen and goes down as your battery does in real time. When you plug it in it offers some seriously cool lightsaber sound effects. It comes with multiple colour options too, so you can wield your tablet in the style of your favourite Jedi Knight.
Just type in the developer in the search bar and hit download to start.
GO LAUNCHER EX
No matter what tablet you have, whether it’s a Samsung or a Google Nexus, there’s every chance that the developers will have put some ‘bloatware’ on there that you don’t like or aren’t interested in.
Well, the answer to your problems is here, in the shape of GO Launcher EX. It’s basically a skin that you can apply with a choice of theme on top of the original design.
You can also have different looking icons and widgets, all to your taste. You can download it from the Play Store and when you hit your home button an option to use Go Launcher will appear. Simply select it to check if it’s a design you like and then repeat until you find something that hits the spot!
live wallpapers
Live wallpapers are a fun way of giving your tablet a customised twist.
Whether you want to change your wallpaper every season, or customise your background with the theme of your favourite video game, the possibilities are endless.
When you first get your device there will already be a few generic samples available of bubbles or beaches, but to grab your own unique wallpaper you’ll simply need to jump into the Play Store.
To apply it you press and hold your finger on the homescreen and when the box comes up press the option Live Wallpapers to choose your newly downloaded wallpaper.
You can also apply one to your lockscreen as by going into Settings and going to the Lockscreen option and selecting Wallpaper in there.
evernote
Whether you’re say a student about to take a gap year to go travelling, or you’re a busy professional who wants to keep all your important business information to hand, Evernote have got a widget/app that can help you do that from wherever you are in the world – without the need of a pen and paper! This great organisational app is ideal for taking notes and synchronising all your schedules and data. It sports an Offline feature which means you can write your notes down and when you’re back online you can upload them straight away. A neat little app if I do say so myself!
There are loads of different types of widgets and apps out there for you to have a play around with on your tablet to make it your own. You can share any recommendations of great apps you find in the comments box below.