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Desaturated Nova/Apex (Shader) 1

2.1 MB / 10+ Downloads / Rating 4.4 - 54 reviews


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Desaturated Nova/Apex (Shader), developed and published by Hooolm, has released its latest version, 1, on 2013-12-30. This app falls under the Personalization category on the Google Play Store and has achieved over 1000 installs. It currently holds an overall rating of 4.4, based on 54 reviews.

Desaturated Nova/Apex (Shader) APK available on this page is compatible with all Android devices that meet the required specifications (Android 4.0+). It can also be installed on PC and Mac using an Android emulator such as Bluestacks, LDPlayer, and others.

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App Details

Package name: com.hooolm.desaturated

Updated: 11 years ago

Developer Name: Hooolm

Category: Personalization

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Installation Instructions

This article outlines two straightforward methods for installing Desaturated Nova/Apex (Shader) on PC Windows and Mac.

Using BlueStacks

  1. Download the APK/XAPK file from this page.
  2. Install BlueStacks by visiting http://bluestacks.com.
  3. Open the APK/XAPK file by double-clicking it. This action will launch BlueStacks and begin the application's installation. If the APK file does not automatically open with BlueStacks, right-click on it and select 'Open with...', then navigate to BlueStacks. Alternatively, you can drag-and-drop the APK file onto the BlueStacks home screen.
  4. Wait a few seconds for the installation to complete. Once done, the installed app will appear on the BlueStacks home screen. Click its icon to start using the application.

Using LDPlayer

  1. Download and install LDPlayer from https://www.ldplayer.net.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file directly into LDPlayer.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

App Rating

4.4
Total 54 reviews

Reviews

1 ★, on 2015-10-17
Truly the most edgy graphic designer of his era. If only he spent less time throwing jabs at other devs and more time coming up with original icon packs that don't have the word "glass" in the title. Seriously. Half his apps whine about how all devs put out the same icons. And the other half of his apps are glass icon packs. Ffs guy get it together.

5 ★, on 2016-06-26
Søren Holm's work is stellar! Beautiful, unique and original designs yet still completely recognizable interpretations. In addition to his organic talent he appears to be a man with integrity and a big heart! I plan on buying all of his work over time. (He donates all of the proceeds to charity!). Thank you Hoolm!

5 ★, on 2017-10-12
Dude there need to be more people in the world like yourself ')- Not because I Might get "something" Free .... But because Not all are Cattle and MainStream Suks! Time invested in something Real is worth more than gold From : Cape Town South Africa < NOT > Africa

5 ★, on 2016-10-10
Very minimalist. I wish there was a partially desaturated version.

5 ★, on 2016-01-04
Thanks for calling the BS

5 ★, on 2013-12-31
What a legend.

Previous Versions

Desaturated Nova/Apex (Shader) 1
2013-12-30 / 2.1 MB / Android 4.0+

About this app

Sooo...this is kind of a protest song.

I noticed a couple of so-called black & white "icon packs" on Google Play, claiming to offer "Every icon themed" or at least "literally thousands of icons".
Which sounds quite impressive. Really, really impressive with an app that weighs in at maybe 67kb? That's kilobytes, yeah.

It seems reasonable to assume that no actual creative effort is involved, but rather 3 lines of code in a file called shader.xml - achieving the result that all icons appear desaturated. It gets the job done. Which is nice. Really, really nice, if you can also convince people that you've done an actual icon pack and have them pay up to $2 for something that took you more time to upload and list than it took to actually make.

So I wanted to make you the same deal for free.

Now, I'm all for supply and demand. If people are happy to pay for nothing, great.
Which is why you can also grab this app in a donate version that clocks in at $10.

Grab that one here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hooolm.desaturated.pro

Be aware that....
- It won't do anything that this doesn't.
- It won't add any additional features, since the business part happens in code, not photoshop.
- I will never ever update it in any meaningful way.

But at least I'm honest about it.
And I donate every last dollar to charity :-)

Please note that as of Jan 11 2016, all developers publishing apps in this marketplace are required to declare whether our apps contain ads of any kind. Because this app does contain links to some of my other work as well the supported launchers, I have chosen to declare that my app contains ads. This app does not contain dynamic or 3rd party ads as you might expect from freemium games, nor does it generate ad revenue by any meaningful interpretation.

Since misrepresenting ad presence violates the Developer Program Policies and may lead to suspension, I have chosen to step cautiously, though. From experience, I fully expect the issue will be judged and enforced by robots.

New features

All and nothing.

App Permissions

Allows applications to set the wallpaper.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.