Material Islands

Decorating the mobile continues to be one of the qualities most sought after by the user. And it is that, if the most common social networks and applications allow it, how can a background screen is going to escape the options and desires of customization of an intelligent terminal? That is why new tools continue to emerge that go beyond the classic picker of beautiful and striking imagesThis is the case of Material Islands, which pursues the most demanded artistic lines of the moment, with a quality that makes it unique and showy: theanimation

Thus, this application proposes to the user decorate the background of his Android terminal with different representations of islands with all kinds of orography and aspect, including different formations ranging from arid places, to snowy peaks in the middle of the sea, going through other varieties more jungle-like or with climates from other latitudes Each one with its own personality, but all of them marked by a strong minimalist style to the Material Design In other words, according to flat colors and simple shapes, just as Google has designed for its latest operating systems AndroidTherefore, they are a good option for decorating a terminal on this platform, achieving an effect that marries applications and other menus without losing style

But the distinctive note in this application comes from the hand of the animation And it is that it is a dynamic background that changes as the day goes by. Thus, within the variety of five islands, there are four states for each of them: morning, noon, afternoon and night Something that changes the colors and lighting of the setting and background , managing to match not only the style of the terminal, but also every moment of the day All of this respecting the color palette and the minimalist but showy style .

A point in favor of this application is that the user himself can establish the specific times or hours at which this background would change statusSomething useful to specify the different moments of the sessions.Although at the moment it is the maximum that can be customize this tool, beyond choosing one of the five available islands Of course, its developer has already confirmed to be working on more options. Among them would be the colorful effect parallax, which offers a sense of depth by placing several layers and moving them as the terminal is pivoted. Or, more interesting for users of Android Wear watches, have watchface or backgrounds of screen for these wrist gadgets of these charismatic islands and changes throughout the day.

In short, a tool that breaks with the classic concept of animated wallpaper that has ended up being discarded by users for consuming resources of the terminal in an abusive way, and for making it slow to use.And it is that the minimalism of Material Islands is also noticeable in its operation and user experience. The app is available free at Google Play