Ara Wagoner
Ara Wagoner was a staff writer at Android Central. She themes phones and pokes YouTube Music with a stick. When she's not writing about cases, Chromebooks, or customization, she's wandering around Walt Disney World. If you see her without headphones, RUN. You can follow her on Twitter at @arawagco.
Latest articles by Ara Wagoner
Put some summer magic on your home screen with this theme pack!
By Ara Wagoner last updated
It's the dogs days of summer, so beat the heat with a cool, new home screen! Whether you're beach-bound or couch-bound, there's a home screen theme to put some seasonal sizzle on your phone.
In a world of ordinary wallpapers, these are Wonder Woman wallpapers!
By Ara Wagoner last updated
What are you looking forward to with Android O? [Roundtable]
By Jerry Hildenbrand, Daniel Bader, Andrew Martonik, Ara Wagoner, Harish Jonnalagadda, Alex Dobie last updated
Changes big and small are coming to Android and these are our favorites.
Nova Launcher's Dynamic Badges still beat Android Oreo's Notification Badges
By Ara Wagoner last updated
Once upon a time, unread notifications were ugly numbers on our app icons. Today, we’ve got choices for our notification badges, and the best ones live on Nova Launcher.
Evie Launcher's update positions it as a perfect replacement to Google Now Launcher
By Ara Wagoner last updated
From the Editor's Desk: The times, they are a-changing
By Ara Wagoner last updated
Another spring forward, another week of lost rhythm and painful mornings, and another year of wondering why we put ourselves through time changes at all these days.
Hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, and other severe weather: How your phone can help
By Ara Wagoner last updated
Put some Canadian pride on your home screen with these Canada Day themes!
By Ara Wagoner last updated
Who says the Americans get to have all the fun? Canada Day celebrates Canada’s unity and culture, so let’s get some maple leaf on our home screens, eh?
Make Google Play Music — or almost any music app — your alarm clock!
By Ara Wagoner last updated
How to use gestures to become an Android home screen expert
By Ara Wagoner last updated
Nova Launcher is getting a new feature that you're going to love
By Ara Wagoner last updated
Nova Launcher has long had notification badges, but they're getting a bit of an overhaul in the latest Nova Launcher Beta update, ditching unread counts for something a little more dynamic.
Nova Launcher Beta adds Android O style notification dots, but Dynamic Badges are better
By Ara Wagoner last updated
Nova Launcher's had a big spring for notification badges. First came the Dynamic Badges, and now the notification dots from Android O are coming to the launcher's beta.
THING Launcher tries to cook up recipes for Android automation and magic
By Ara Wagoner last updated
There's no shortage of 'smart' launchers out there, and THING Launcher is trying to squeeze into the game with a launcher revolving around IFTTT-like recipes.
How to use an iTunes gift card as an Android user
By Ara Wagoner last updated
Merry Christmas! You just received a gift card to a digital store you don’t use! Here’s how to use it up or trade it for something you will use.
Try one of these royally dark Disney themes
By Ara Wagoner last updated
Give your home screen a royal makeover and take a shot at a new music widget with these lush, lovely, and licorice black themes for our favorite princesses ever.
Get your X-Force on with this bigger, badder Deadpool 2 theme
By Ara Wagoner last updated
Deadpool is the crude, rude, merc with a mouth, and he's got a heck of a design. He’s back with a bigger, badder film, and so we’re back with a bigger, badder theme!
Nova Launcher joins the 50 million downloads club on Google Play
By Ara Wagoner last updated
Nova Launcher, one of Android’s most popular and customizable launchers, has a new accomplishment under its storied belt: over 50 million downloads on Google Play.
Get cute this Halloween with an adorable jack-o-lantern theme
By Ara Wagoner last updated
Halloween is a holiday devoted to dressing up in awesome costumes, playing tricks on our friends and soliciting sweet treats from total strangers. Get your phone dressed up for the event.
Celebrate the eclipse with this dark-as-night theme pack!
By Ara Wagoner last updated
Home screens can be bright, they can be colorful, and they can be cheery, but some of the best home screens are none of these things. Some home screens are dark, and they are beautiful.
Keep your screen on in Pokémon Go (or any app) with Tasker
By Ara Wagoner last updated
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