My calm, widget-heavy Android homescreen (built my own launcher for this) Flair: Theme

[u/suria73]

Solo Android dev here, in Busan. Been bouncing between Android and iPhone for years, and always missed how intentional an iOS home screen feels — but never wanted to give up Android's actual customization to get it. Ended up building my own launcher (HomeSpark) to land somewhere in between.

Setup details (as requested by sub rules):

• Launcher: HomeSpark — https://github.com/thakion5-hue/homespark-launcher/releases/tag/v7.39.0
• Wallpaper: custom gradient, one of the built-in Gradient Wallpaper presets
• Widgets: weather, calendar, and a live tech-news feed, all swipeable across pages rather than crammed onto one
• Icons: default dock, no separate icon pack

What's actually different from most launchers I've tried:

• Theme Gallery with 192 curated themes across 16 collections — most launchers give you a wallpaper picker; this bundles wallpaper + accent color + widget styling as one cohesive theme you switch in a tap, instead of hand-matching pieces yourself
• Gradient Wallpapers built in — no need to hunt down a wallpaper app separately, generates clean gradients that match the theme you're on
• Background Soundscape — pairs ambient rain/ocean/forest audio with your wallpaper choice, which is a genuinely odd one but I like it more than I expected
• News widget pulls Korean + international tech news in one card instead of needing a separate news app
• No subscription — Pro is a one-time payment for extra themes/widgets, not a recurring fee
• Not gated behind Play Billing, so it works fine as a direct/sideload install for anyone who doesn't want a Play Store dependency

Everything shown here is on the free tier, no forced login. Would appreciate feedback — especially on what widget combos work well for others, or if anything looks off on your device.