SPB Shell 3D Update Adds Host of Requested Features

Posted May 13 2011 by Scott Webster in  with 16 Comments



Released barely a month ago, SPB Mobile Shell has already tallied more than 50,000 downloads and a ton of positive reviews.  Although we initially balked at the $14.99 price tag, we’ve since warmed up to the launcher/home screen replacement.  We spent a bit of time playing with the app at Google IO this past week we came away feeling like it gorgeous, fluid-like, and easily worth your money.  SPB was my favorite app developer from the Windows Mobile (T-Mobile MDA) days and they always do a bang-up job of jazzing up a phone’s experience.

If you think SPB would stop here and rest on their laurels, you’d be mistaken.  Instead, they’ve been improving the app, adding in many user-requested features.  Hit the Android Market to download v1.1 which includes bug fixes, performance improvements and the following details…

  • Free widget placement (to enable this option after upgrade, set “Auto Arrange” to “No” in Home settings)
  • Live wallpaper support
  • 3D birthday widget
  • 3D scrolling in program list
  • All day events support
  • Redesigned calendar panel

[app]com.spb.shell3d[/app]

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Scott WebsterScott founded AndroidGuys on November 5, 2007 and has been hooked ever since. His other mobile efforts can be found on AndroidAtlas (CNET) where he covers Google's mobile platform. When not obsessing over phones and tablets, Scott can be found listening to house music, watching the Green Bay Packers, or catching the latest movie.View all posts by Scott Webster →

  • gad

     Would love to see to see this home replacement on my Tab.It would be gorgeous

    • greenbat

      It’s working and looking great on my tab ;-) Well worth the money 

      • http://twitter.com/mr_internet Loren Paul Wiener

        Dear Greenbat , 
        Pray tell thou says it is playing on thy “tab” please elaborate to which ‘tab you speaketh’ ?? plz-eth 

        I could not get said app on my honeycomb tabs, galaxy 10.1 or acer 500 only my phone..
         

    • greenbat

      It’s working and looking great on my tab ;-) Well worth the money 

  • http://profiles.google.com/lighthouse.q91 Radz Nguyen

    I think It would be gorgeous for eveyone :) .
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  • bobomb

     Holy crap, still $15.  No way.

  • Mike

    Frigging hell! 50,000 downloads! That’s $749,500 and it’s crap!

    • Sjohnson

      Obviously 50,000 people disagree with you! 

  • Andy

     Still not worth 14.99

  • http://www.facebook.com/yourwrist Robert Norris Hills

     Eh I got it. I have since gone back  fto launcherproEX. 

    While it was nice, it frequently caused lockups on my Galaxy S and lagged something fierce..

    Its pretty, guess it depends on how much you are willing to sacrifice to get a “pretty” ui.

  • http://twitter.com/mr_internet Loren Paul Wiener

    This app is the reason (or last one) I had for buying my first android device, the Atrix 4G. 

    I would love this for honeycomb tabs too, if anyone has achieved this plz let me know. 
    My iPad2 is not happy with the idea

  • http://twitter.com/mcasao ManwellC

     Way over priced!  This isn’t the Microsoft app store.

  • SDWolf

    Loved it on my TyTn, and it runs nicely on my G2.  Just wish it had landscape support….

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  • Brittney_marie1988

    I feel like there should be more settings!!! Am I doing something wrong???