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[THEME] Swype

Here is my first try and theming swype. Iam using it with the swype apk thats floating aroung in here. The only part that i havent been able to figure out how to change is the actualy tracing line on the screen, its still in the default blue color but i would love to know how to change its color.
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how do you install it? as a morph theme? flash? unzip to folders? rename to apk file? looks good!

cortez.i said:
how do you install it? as a morph theme? flash? unzip to folders? rename to apk file? looks good!
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It's a morph that will only work with the free version of metamorph since it only has a .thm file.

Thanks, just unzip the contents into your android themes folder and install with metamorph

Looks good, but my Metamorph (free) won't load it.

GNja said:
Looks good, but my Metamorph (free) won't load it.
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same here...

it Works fine.all you need to do its change the input back to swype because changing the theme causes it to switch to the android default keyboard. Did You unzip the contents and install using the metamorph theme file? In your sdcard you should have android themes/swype_black_n_blue/ then inside you should see the .thm file and folder. Are you guys also using the swype that was floating around here?

I'm using the actual Swype Beta, and I had originally just tried it from the .zip. When I extract it to Android themes and try to load it from the existing themes(even after replacing it) MM says "the target systems/app/com.swype.android.inputmethod.apk does not exist, skipping"

GNja said:
I'm using the actual Swype Beta, and I had originally just tried it from the .zip. When I extract it to Android themes and try to load it from the existing themes(even after replacing it) MM says "the target systems/app/com.swype.android.inputmethod.apk does not exist, skipping"
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Its because metamorph only works in system/app/ atm so u have to push your swype.apk to that folder.

Yeah, I didn't take the route of pushing the apk back into the phone. Kinda sucks no one has got it working.

Re: Swype Theme
Works fine for me. Just push swype to /system/app and it works without a hitch. Looks great! Can I request a buuf theme?

Glad to hear out works for you. Buff theme? Dont really know what that is, lol

It would end up looking something like this:
That's the Buuf themed HTC_IME that gIMpSTa made. Buuf is a pretty popular theme theme that can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=574139

Good job, I'm working on a black and white theme so the keys are all black with white letters. I will prob just have it as a apk to install but meta morph might be my 2nd attempt at other colors...keep up the good work!

works great. had to remove the folder nesting though.

how about HTC's keyboard look?

The buff theme looks real cool, ill go ahead and work on that tonight, as for the htc theme ill also put that on my list. Does anyone care to try and figure out how to change the color of the tracing line? i figure that its in one of the xml files but iam having a hard time accessing them.

bcruz410 said:
The buff theme looks real cool, ill go ahead and work on that tonight, as for the htc theme ill also put that on my list. Does anyone care to try and figure out how to change the color of the tracing line? i figure that its in one of the xml files but iam having a hard time accessing them.
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I'm on the same mission, if I find out I will pm you the steps!

I moved the apk to system/app it says morph applied but it hasn't changed anything, a little help please would be appreciated.

djdarkknight96 said:
I'm on the same mission, if I find out I will pm you the steps!
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Thanks!
mrmarshall428 said:
I moved the apk to system/app it says morph applied but it hasn't changed anything, a little help please would be appreciated.
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I dont understand, what do you mean by moving the apk to system/app. all you need to do is unzip the file into your androidthemes folder then apply the .thm file using metamorph. then your all set.

Spinning Droid X custom boot animation

Not responsible for anything you do to your phone. This is a basic hack but still proceed with caution.
Wanted to spice up my DX today so I mad my own custom boot animation. I used my avatar for the one I'm using but decided to do some alternates. Here is a Green spinning android version. I will add other colors as well.
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Here is a youtube video of the bootup. Please forgive the crappy video. Will make a better one soon.
MUST BE ROOTED
The easiest way to install this is to use Root Explorer. Download the file and rename to bootanimation.zip. Copy the file and navigate to system/media. Change the permissions to R/W by clicking the button in the top right. Rename the existing bootanimation.zip to bootanimation.bak. Then paste the file in this directory. Change permission back to R/O. Reboot and enjoy the show.
Will be adding more colors soon. Put in your request.
Green DOWNLOAD
Black DOWNLOAD
Red DOWNLOAD
Blue DOWNLOAD

NICE!!!
Umm are you the same Nate who made/makes tons of Berry themes?
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Very nice!
Waiting on some more colors, like a glossy black or something.

Rockeef said:
NICE!!!
Umm are you the same Nate who made/makes tons of Berry themes?
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Sure am

avlfive said:
Very nice!
Waiting on some more colors, like a glossy black or something.
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Ask and ye shall receive. Black added

Would be cool to have a red or blue

chrlswltrs said:
Would be cool to have a red or blue
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I second the red version. Great work!

Nice job Natemz

Can anyone give me the terminal emulator commands? I'm away from my PC.

I used all sorts of his blackberry themes... lol
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bblanski said:
I used all sorts of his blackberry themes... lol
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those were the days

nice! just loaded the black one last night. a red one would be sweet too. what did you use to make these. I've made icons, docks, wallpapers, and am now getting into themeing applications too. could use some help on custom boot animations.

Excellent works perfect thanks
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Prophecy_23 said:
nice! just loaded the black one last night. a red one would be sweet too. what did you use to make these. I've made icons, docks, wallpapers, and am now getting into themeing applications too. could use some help on custom boot animations.
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I actually used Photoshop to make the icon. Then I used a program called Boris Red to make it 3D and spin.

+1 on a red animation.
It would be very cool too if you could make it pick up speed. What I mean by tha is have it start spinning faster and faster as it boots up...

Natemz said:
I actually used Photoshop to make the icon. Then I used a program called Boris Red to make it 3D and spin.
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Thanks Nate, I'll have to check it out and hit you up when I make my own

Red and Blue versions added to the OP

Question, I followed the instructions, but when it boots, it just says Android. No spinning icons or anything.

Breakthecycle2 said:
Question, I followed the instructions, but when it boots, it just says Android. No spinning icons or anything.
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did you follow them 100%? Meaning, did you rename the .zip file you transferred to /system/media?
I had the same thing. I had just forgot to rename it correctly to bootanimation.zip

Emc1683 said:
did you follow them 100%? Meaning, did you rename the .zip file you transferred to /system/media?
I had the same thing. I had just forgot to rename it correctly to bootanimation.zip
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Yeah I did actually..lol. I did it twice, but Ill try it again.

Ninjamorph/Metamorph??

Do these apps work with the Charge? On GB or Froyo? Please help me out haha. Thanks!

i would like to know this also!

I just added Metamorph to Gummy GBE 1.8 so that I could add the custom screen transition animations posted over at droid forums. It works!

In case anyone is interested, here are the transition animations. They're great... They can also be added through the theme kitchen, but the Metamorph method seems easier. You can change between them without transferring files back and forth from your computer each time.

Didn't really care for the 4g icon with GC so I used NinjaMorph to change it.
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Wow, where are you guys getting the themes for the notification bar? That's all I wanna change. I would be so grateful for the help!

kgbeezr1 said:
I just added Metamorph to Gummy GBE 1.8 so that I could add the custom screen transition animations posted over at droid forums. It works!
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Have you tried to change the notification bar, or the Notification backrounds at all? I've tried several times and when its "completed" the phone reboots but the changes are not there.

KaneD20 said:
Have you tried to change the notification bar, or the Notification backrounds at all? I've tried several times and when its "completed" the phone reboots but the changes are not there.
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I haven't, the only change i've made with Metamorph were the animations. Can you point me in the direction of the notification bar mods?

kgbeezr1 said:
I haven't, the only change i've made with Metamorph were the animations. Can you point me in the direction of the notification bar mods?
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It will be in the system/framework/framework-res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi... then SHOULD be the file labled status_bar_backround.... but it hasn't worked for me. Worked EVERY time on the DX.
EDIT: And just like that... I'm able to edit it. It helps if you already have a custom theme... For instance... the custom theme changed my notification bar... so when I went into the drawable-hdpi folder I just looked for a file (near the status_bar_backround) that looked like the notification bar. Then selected it and then selected the file I wanted to swap it out with... Now to find the backround file I need to change the pulldown menu backround.

KaneD20 said:
It will be in the system/framework/framework-res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi... then SHOULD be the file labled status_bar_backround.... but it hasn't worked for me. Worked EVERY time on the DX.
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Do you have usb debug on?
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KaneD20 said:
It will be in the system/framework/framework-res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi... then SHOULD be the file labled status_bar_backround.... but it hasn't worked for me. Worked EVERY time on the DX.
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Heres an idea. Instead of using ninjamorph to swap out system/Framework-res.apk Why not get yourself a flashable zip file and extract it. Now take out the contents(keep the META FILE). All we are after is the zip file. Now copy your framework-res.apk to the zip file under system/framework. Now use ninjamorph to edit the framework-res.apk from within the .zip file. Once changes are made let ninjamorph swap out the framework-res.apk and just zip the file and flash. The changes should stick. A little confusing but ive tried and it works.......
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Heres an idea. Instead of using ninjamorph to swap out system/Framework-res.apk Why not get yourself a flashable zip file and extract it. Now take out the contents(keep the META FILE). All we are after is the zip file. Now copy your framework-res.apk to the zip file under system/framework. Now use ninjamorph to edit the framework-res.apk from within the .zip file. Once changes are made let ninjamorph swap out the framework-res.apk and just zip the file and flash. The changes should stick. A little confusing but ive tried and it works.......
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Yeah, I've been thinking there is a bettter way. Don't know where to get/how to make a flashable zip file. I will have to research that a little more. It would DEFINITELY be so much easier if I could just extract all of the files out to my computer, swap them out "repack" them and flash through ninjamorph. Gotta get some free time to figure that out.

black status bar

i use the rom freakcha 1.3
is there any way to make the status bar black?? i use awd launcher and after a reboot the status bar is black, but when i pull it the first time down it will be white.
thanks carsten

Google is your friend:
http://androidforums.com/motorola-droid/25718-changing-statusbar-color.html
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-themes/7973-transparent-status-bar-shade-rooted-droid.html

Is transparent black then?
I will try this as I want my notification Bar black too.

No transparent is not black. But the guide there tells you how to change it. It's task that takes 5 minutes of editing in Gimp/PS (took me 5 mins in Photoshop).

Ah - photoshop is out of my league!
I think uot must have the option, I'll add it to list of things to do when I get back home!

qbert456 said:
Ah - photoshop is out of my league!
I think uot must have the option, I'll add it to list of things to do when I get back home!
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It will not work with uot. You need to manually modify the files as said in the thread there. Otherwise keep on with white on stock rom.

Alex C. said:
It will not work with uot. You need to manually modify the files as said in the thread there. Otherwise keep on with white on stock rom.
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Hi, i cant find the white bar in the framework apk???
To make it black with photoshop is easy
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framework-res.apk
com.htc.resources.apk
SystemUI.apk
Have you searched inside these files? I don't have the stock ROM and I can only guide you "blindly". There should be a "status_bar*.png" set of files; use search as these are inside subfolders, a few levels below the root folder.

Alex C. said:
framework-res.apk
com.htc.resources.apk
SystemUI.apk
Have you searched inside these files? I don't have the stock ROM and I can only guide you "blindly". There should be a "status_bar*.png" set of files; use search as these are inside subfolders, a few levels below the root folder.
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yes in all 3 files i have searched!!
i use freakcha 1.3 it is the stock with small changes
you can download the rom here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MCSNO0RJ
thanks for your help

SystemUI.apk
\res\drawable-mdpi\

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SystemUI.apk
\res\drawable-mdpi\
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hi alex, i found there only this file "status_bar_header_background.9.png"
and this is a black one
I also think there must be another way. when I start the phone, the status bar is indeed black, then yes it changes to white after use. you should be able to prevent just that the color changes! I though the picture alters the change will take place anyway, and then the font color is still dark and therefore not to read

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I've done it!!!
So if someone can tell me now how I get the clock & date white then i would be very happy!!!
I would donate it
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Does it stay black all the time?

qbert456 said:
Does it stay black all the time?
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YES!!!
it still follows today a manual

if you have also android 2.3.5 on your chacha you only need to flash the attached file with cwm

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I'll wait to see how you did it!
Well done!!

qbert456 said:
I'll wait to see how you did it!
Well done!!
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unzip the attached file and put the files into SystemUI.apk (/system/app/systemui.apk)
and a lot of fun with your black status bar

carstenheuer said:
unzip the attached file and put the files into SystemUI.apk (/system/app/systemui.apk)
and a lot of fun with your black status bar
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if you created this with UOT kitchen, did you have the UOT settings?
and by the way what launcher are you using?

carstenheuer said:
if you have also android 2.3.5 on your chacha you only need to flash the attached file with cwm
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wow wow wow ... it works! many many thx!
cheers, Peter

[Q] Batter Icon Percentages for EP4P

Hey everyone,
I just downloaded the 2.3.6 EP4P leak from TBH (deodexed). I HATE the battery icon because it doesn't show percentages left on the battery. Is there an .apk or .zip that I can download to change it?
Thanks in advance.

You could always put on a theme... A whole new blue is a good one... Other than that, you can go on UOT kitchen and make whatever you want and its easy to do.
edit: Why you're at it, why not just flash Humble 5.0? Its an excellent ROM and you can read on the thread how everyone loves it. Plus, there are already 2 really good themes for it.
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indyssee said:
You could always put on a theme... A whole new blue is a good one... Other than that, you can go on UOT kitchen and make whatever you want and its easy to do.
edit: Why you're at it, why not just flash Humble 5.0? Its an excellent ROM and you can read on the thread how everyone loves it. Plus, there are already 2 really good themes for it.
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I don't understand the file upload section of UOT. I don't have a "custom" rom in the kitchen list - how do I upload?

PreceptorJR said:
Hey everyone,
I just downloaded the 2.3.6 EP4P leak from TBH (deodexed). I HATE the battery icon because it doesn't show percentages left on the battery. Is there an .apk or .zip that I can download to change it?
Thanks in advance.
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Install the coredroid theme (next line down from this thread)
I installed that with the 2.3.6 leak, it gives you the battery percentage you're looking for and looks AWESOME.
~John

I looked at it and I can't stand that font. I think its ugly (just a personal preference). Any other ideas? Can anyone answer my question about UOT?

PreceptorJR said:
I looked at it and I can't stand that font. I think its ugly (just a personal preference). Any other ideas? Can anyone answer my question about UOT?
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You can always change the font
SENT FROM THE DOG POUND

Can you change the 3g/4g logo to the Verizon stock logo?

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Love that theme
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PreceptorJR said:
I looked at it and I can't stand that font. I think its ugly (just a personal preference).
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I agree totally, but the font is not part of the theme (the theme DOES NOT change the stock font)
~John

Yeah I'm rocking the core Droid theme and it'd the ****. The font is not part of the theme
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PreceptorJR said:
I don't understand the file upload section of UOT. I don't have a "custom" rom in the kitchen list - how do I upload?
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Use root explorer or something similar to get the file you need from your phone. they live in /system/apps and /system/framework.

shrike1978 said:
Use root explorer or something similar to get the file you need from your phone. they live in /system/apps and /system/framework.
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Thanks, I figured it out and its up and running!