How to transform your Android into a Windows Phone 8
If something has surprised terminals with the operating system Windows Phone it is its design and visual section And it is that the style Metro, or its latest revision in Windows Phone 8 allows us to keep the desktop of our smartphone updated, with the applicationsthat we want to have and the latest information on the screen But what happens if we have a device Androidand we want to enjoy this aspect? Well there is a solution.It's called WP8 Launcher, and it's an application that modifies the appearance of our terminal to make it look like we have Microsoft operating system installed
Specifically it is a Launcher or environment, which transforms both the visual aspect as some features of its use. Thus, we will have the charismatic Windows Phone 8 desktop, its lock screen and itsapplication list It also has a few more of its own features. The only thing we have to keep in mind is that it is still in beta phase, so it may not work correctly. This is not an official application, so we must install it under our own responsibility, being aware that has not passed the quality controls of Google Play, since it must be downloaded from a developer's website.We also inform you that can be uninstalled as a simple application, or use the Home button from our terminal to switch to the original Launcher
Once these issues have been pointed out, all that remains is to decide to install it. Once downloaded and stored in a terminal folder, all that remains is to access it from My filesBefore we must make sure that in the menu Applications, within Settings, we have enabled the installation of tools from unknown sources Running it starts the normal application installation process and, when finished, we will have our environment with live tiles
Thus, we will have, by default, a desktop with different boxes to access the call keyboard , contacts, messages, image gallery, calendar, etcAll this with a style practically identical to Windows Phone 8 And not only that, they have also introduced animations when going from one menu to another, although it is somewhat shocking since, on the outside, it maintains the Metro style while, on the inside, we we ran into the menus of the version of Android with which we had. But there is more. We can pin any of our applications to this new desktop, giving us the opportunity to choose the tile size, color, and other things We can also select the ccolor of the theme from the button Menu
In addition, it has its own lock screen that respects the Metro style : here we can see information about the battery, the time, and we must slide it up to unlock the terminal.And, if we want to start any application, we just have to swipe from right to left, Going to the list of applications ordered in order alphabetic and maintaining the same style as the operating system of Microsoft
In tuexpertoAPPS we have been able to test it first hand on a Samsung Galaxy S and it works fluidly The quality of the recreation is amazing though, as we said, it still has enough development to be fully useful. However, it is surprising because of the customization options of the live tiles The best thing is that we can try WP8 Launchercompletely free It is available for download through the well-known forum XDA-Developers, where developers show their creations.
