The Nexus are the least custom terminals of all the Android, and precisely therein lies its charm, in that they do not carry any interface or added on what could be considered pure Android. This allows, at the same time, they are the first to be updated each time and wake up many envy users tired of proposals like TouchWiz, HTC Sense or Sony UIX – although as in everything, there are love whom. If you are in the first group, we will show how to transform all your terminal interface but without having to make root or install a ROM.
And the first step is to strip out in the middle of that layer of customization that manufacturers, or at least everything have since without installing a new ROM, there will be sites that still overreach. But in general, we cannot ignore it and for that we have two paths, depending on the terminal you have.
Themes or launchers to change interface
Firstly, any Android smartphone can install a launcher and, with it, will change all the appearance of your device and interface. Famous are the Nova Launcher, who goes by the way sales on Google Play, and which has a fairly pure Android, but if we really want to go to the experience that give the Mountain View, the objective will be to Google Now Launcher.
WP-Appbox: Google Now Launcher (free, Google Play) →
If you are not very clear how this lauchers, quiet, goes in our tutorials teach you to install and use multiple launchers at the same time, so you can compare and choose the one more like it.
But we talked about also of ‘topics’. To do this, the software of our finish should admit them, as it can be the case of the Samsung or those who have operating system OS Cyanogen or CyanogenMod. They all have their respective software and available shop themes that just put the word “Material” to find hundreds of customizations, this time it much deeper, to all corners of the terminal and the air of pure Android we are looking for.
Nexus wallpaper
Another characteristic element of the terminals of Google are its wallpaper. If we want a still more accused effect to our terminal interface, we can get off all the original wallpapers from the app that we propose below. In fact, we not only get off of Google devices, but also those of any other brand and, over, keep us updated when you leave a new terminal.
- Walloid, the app with the official wallpapers of all brands and ROMS
Google apps
Again, it is this aspect, the thing is different on each device. It is possible in some like the LG or the vast majority, in Samsung, out of way apps that come by default in its interface to be able to replace them by the Google. If we can hide them, the effect will be even more interesting because now only it we will have download those offering from Mountain View for mail, notes, calculator, messages, etc.
WP-Appbox: Google Calendar (free, Google Play) →
WP-Appbox: Messenger (free, Google Play) →
WP-Appbox: Google photos (free, Google Play) →
WP-Appbox: Watch (free, Google Play) →
WP-Appbox: Google keyboard (free, Google Play) →
WP-Appbox: Calculator (free, Google Play) →
But, still it will be a step more to give because we have to nominate all these applications as that should be used by default for each action rather than those that come in our smartphone operating system. To do this we must enter in settings > applications and look there, because “Settings of applications default”, which sometimes is in “Advanced options” is different according to the manufacturer, the option,. That’s where will appoint what application should attend calls, messages, camera, Gallery, browser, etc.
Following these steps, as we have indicated, we can have a really like interface of the Nexus to say, virtually the same. Now, is appearance, underneath will continue running software from our supplier, and that of “no root”. If we really want to remove all traces of what offers us the brand and give it a ‘pure’ Android ROM, will have to pass through the rooted and flashing. If you animais, here you have all the information that you will need:
- Rooted and ROM Flash tutorials
The article how to change the interface of any Android by a Nexus without root was published in MovilZona.