5 Easy Ways to Customize your Android Phone

There are tons of ways to customize the look, feel and sound of your Android phone and I can see this will be an on going topic for us but for the moment We're going to talk about 5 simple ways you can customize your phone to get you started so your not stuck with the boring usual wallpapers ringtones and icons. 

• Zedge: Zedge is a really handy App you can grab from the Play store and it has loads of free Wallpapers,Ringtones and Notification Sounds that you can download free it even makes it a breeze to set these as your default. ZEDGE 

• Change your Lock Screen: After changing your home screen wallpaper you should hit your lock screen with a fresh coat of wallpaper,On most phones you can enter the Settings menu and in Screen settings select change lock screen to select a new image from your Gallery it may look for you to crop or centre the image, set it as you like and confirm, job done!

• Add a Face to that Name: Grab some Photos of Friends and Family and add them to their contact information on your phone, Usually all you have to do is open your contacts and select the contact you want to add the photo to edit the contact then hit the default picture to select your own.
  
• Widgets: Widgets are a great way to quickly get to information and settings, Try the widget category in the Play store and check out what's on the top list, everything from Calender widgets to WiFi is there and it is something in there that will make your life easier and your phone look cooler. In general when your on your home screen hit the Phones Menu Key and then tap Add to select from your installed and pre installed widgets.
  
• Live Wallpapers: Another great way to freshen up your phone is with Live wallpapers these are animated back drops to your home screen and will make it feel alive, Again load into the Play store and hit the Live Wallpaper Category to search through them. Bare in mind this can be an extra drain on your battery life and also on the phones resources so if you notice poor battery or slower performance after install this maybe the cause.

As with all Applications coming from the Play store check the reviews and ratings to make sure its worth while installing, there is some great content in there so don't let some badly made applications ruin your phones experience.