Meet Ubuntu Phone Clock 0.1, fancy time utility

January 2nd 2013, Canonical unveiled Ubuntu for phones, event that started a noticeable movement in the Ubuntu community, latter generating inspired-by-Ubuntu-phones-OS creations, such as static wallpapers and dynamically-changed-by-a-script wallpapers.

Ubuntu Phone Clock is an interesting application that displays a clock inside the already known and appreciated Ubuntu for phones' home screen-like shape.

Launching the application, exposes a fancy app view, containing a clock and constantly-changing background items.

The "clouds" are constantly rendered with new and new colors, action paired with a moving pointer and new behind-the-clock visual items.

By default, launching Ubuntu Phone Clock, positions the time utility on the bottom-right corner, thus fancily presenting the time without cluttering the screen.


Closing the application is as simple as clicking on its rounded x button.

While the time app can't be dragged with the mouse pointer (only), holding the keyboard's Alt button and dragging the app, allow the user to reposition it on per-user-preference desktop areas.

Care for detail is immediately noticeable, the utility features polished elements and pleasant-to-eye app icon, as well as exposing its content without titlebars, bundle of optimizations bearing a modern elegant look.

How do we install Ubuntu Phone Clock 0.1?
Add the following official PPA (Quantal)

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:barbosanascimentogabriel/ubuntu-phone-clock

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-phone-clock

Launch Ubuntu Phone Clock via the Dash by typing ubuntu phone clock in the search area.

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