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WidgetLocker Gets A Play Store Beta Program Via Google+ Community

Jeremiah Rice

More and more developers are taking advantage of the nifty new ability to start a semi-closed beta on the Google Play Store via Google+. The latest is TeslaCoil Software, makers of the customization tool WidgetLocker (among other things). If you want to try out the latest and possibly greatest version of WidgetLocker, just head for this Google+ Community and join in.

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Joining the beta is quite simple. Once you join the community, click the Play Store link that's displayed on the page, go through the standard warnings and whatnot, and you'll be directed to a seemingly normal Play Store entry for the app.

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WidgetLocker Hits Version 2.4, Brings App And Camera Access, New Settings Page, And Fixes For Jelly Bean

Cameron Summerson

If Android's stock lockscreen has become mundane and boring to you, then WidgetLocker – which comes from TeslaCoil Software, the creator of Nova Launcher – is one of the best replacement options on the Play Store. It recently received a somewhat significant update that brings a handful of new and useful features, like the ability to swipe left or right to access apps or the camera, respectively. That's not all TeslaCoil packed into this update, however:

What's New

July 23 2013 - v2.4

  • Bezel Swipe left for apps
  • Bezel Swipe right for camera
  • Redesigned settings page
  • New Unread Count badge options
  • Fixes for Jellybean (4.1 through 4.3)
  • Optimizations

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The update is available now in the Play Store – hit the widget below to grab it.

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Tip: Using WidgetLocker? It Has A Secret 'Experimental' Settings Menu, Too

Cameron Summerson

Yesterday, we highlighted the hidden "labs" feature in Nova Launcher. Turns out that's not the only of TeslaCoil's apps with a secret menu - popular lockscreen replacement app WidgetLocker has a similar feature, except it's called "experimental." For all intents and purposes, though, it's the same thing.

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It's also activated the same way: simply head into WL's settings menu and hold volume down for 1-2 seconds. Just like with Nova, you'll see a toast notification to let you know that the new menu was successfully unlocked.

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WidgetLocker Gets A Full Makeover, Brings ICS, Honeycomb, And Sense 3 Unlock Sliders

Cameron Summerson

WidgetLocker is no stranger to the spotlight -- it's easily the most popular lockscreen replacement app on the Market. With good reason, too: it's highly customizable and allows you actually make good use of the otherwise useless lockscreen.

TeslaCoil Software, the creative minds behind WidgetLocker, pushed the newest version of the app to the Market just a bit ago, and with it came some really nice features to an already incredible app, like the ICS, Honeycomb, and Sense 3 Unlock sliders -- and they all work perfectly.

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WidgetLocker Updated To v2.0, Adds Support For Themes

Aaron Gingrich

The long planned, much anticipated update to WidgetLocker that adds themes has been released, and it's every bit as awesome as we expected. Perhaps the best part about it is that there's already a broad selection of themes available in the XDA thread, and it's likely that number will increase substantially as time goes on thanks to the groundwork laid by previous WL mods.

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Once you find a theme you like, installation is very, very easy:

1) When clicking on a link in the form of http://…foo.wltheme.zip, chose WidgetLocker to open the link rather then your browser.

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How To: Customize Your WidgetLocker Lockscreen

Aaron Gingrich

Many people who use custom themes or launchers are familiar with WidgetLocker. What many people don't realize, though, is that customizing WidgetLocker itself is a fairly straightforward task. Better still, there are plenty of existing customizations available, meaning that you have to do little more than shove your modified .PNG files into the APK.

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Before / After

Dalton Gore - better known as @colormeandroid - is responsible for gathering the individual mods and creating the guide.

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