I'm coming from a Captivate, and on the Captivate I was able to package & download a bunch of little tweaks like different battery icons, themed market, etc.
Can I do that on the Inspire? I'm running CM7 & I love it, but there are a couple small UI things like that (circle battery, etc.) I'd like to change, but can't find on the forum anywhere.
yeah you can package your own update.zip or any other zip file just like on other android phones. i'm sure online kitchen is still available too, for example modaco ROMs used to have the online kitchen where you pick each component of the ROM you want, and it bakes it all together for you to download and flash. brilliant!
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So as many of us have done, I have been making my own customized files.
(keyboard/lock screen/clock)
Can I run them as updates just as before and get them back?
When I say I have been customizing files, I really mean I have been playing around with what the great devs here have put out. So I only change a few images to my liking. So on another note. Thanks!
of course you can customize it. Like always, make a backup, then try it out. If it doesn't work, restore the backup.
Not sure if your previous updates will work with this ROM, you might have to make some changes
Using the backup when I press the volume down and red button. (Sorry forgot the name) Can I have more then one backup?
As it sites, when I push restore t does not give me a list to pick from. I would like to keep a backup of my hero on 1.5 and one with my hero on 2.1
I was not sure if the old files I have would still work.
you can have as many backups as you want. I've got a dozen or so copied to my computer, just in case I want to go back to one of the previous setups I've had lol
Most of the lockscreens, espresso updates, taskbars etc for 1.5 will no longer work with 2.1. The apk's and places that the .PNG's are stored are in different places now and flashing most things from 1.5 will result in a black screen or something else
Everything should start fresh using the 2.1 Apk's now
I am not saying everything wont work but most will not
zippy-man said:
Most of the lockscreens, espresso updates, taskbars etc for 1.5 will no longer work with 2.1. The apk's and places that the .PNG's are stored are in different places now and flashing most things from 1.5 will result in a black screen or something else
Everything should start fresh using the 2.1 Apk's now
I am not saying everything wont work but most will not
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That what I thought, Kind on sucks but sound rite.
Of course it can be customized. Like it was said, the folder structure is a lot different so flashing older 1.5 stuff will boot loop your phone. For instance, Rosie has been moved over to com.htc.resources.apk. Its not in Rosie.apk anymore....go figure...
I'm rooted and have working MetaMorph. I've been told that due to ODEX files stock ROMs are not skinnable with MM at all. Is this true? I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to have
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=639556&page=5
THIS skin (with Desire Battery Icon). If it's possible and someone actually comes through, beer money will be headed your way. Flat black, all Desire Icons, works on stock if at all possible. I'm new to Android so I don't know much about this stuff unfortunately.
You can theme the .apk's but cannot change the color of the text (but you cannot change anything that would reside in a .dex file since that .dex file is now in an .odex file). If you don't have a problem with not being able to see you carrier name, clock, or date, then it is doable.
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You can theme the .apk's but cannot change the color of the text. If you don't have a problem with not being able to see you carrier name, clock, or date, then it is doable.
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Drat. I guess I'll have to hit the forums to see if there's any ROMs at all that are minimal in nature but still allow the skinning. I'm not really liking all the extra stuff in CM and MoDaCo's ROMs right now. I love that they're doing the work and forwarding the platform (I used MDC's superboot/root which was fantastically easy) but I'm not into the additions, I want to make those myself. What to do (aside from dealing with the stock bars)...
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Drat. I guess I'll have to hit the forums to see if there's any ROMs at all that are minimal in nature but still allow the skinning. I'm not really liking all the extra stuff in CM and MoDaCo's ROMs right now. I love that they're doing the work and forwarding the platform (I used MDC's superboot/root which was fantastically easy) but I'm not into the additions, I want to make those myself. What to do (aside from dealing with the stock bars)...
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You should really look at enomther's ROMs then. They are about stock if you don't choose any of the extras that come with them. They are also amazingly stable.
EDIT:Since you do speak of making your own mods, then if you de-odex your build then you could theme it as you choose basically.
http://code.google.com/p/smali/
That will set you up on de-odex-ing your build.
Using ANDROID COMMANDER Anyone from the brand spankin new android user to even the most seasoned of us android folks can take bits and pieces from your favorite roms and make them fit together as if you cooked your own. For example i am a HUGE fan of cyanogen and his custom live wallpaper but didnt want to wait for a stable CM6, so i took the apk's and pushed them to a kango/leofroyo mix added spare parts and a few things i like from other roms......then using ANDROID COMMANDER one can even (if you know where to look) customize the notification bar(along with EVERYTHING ELSE) by again shredding your favorite roms...taking the files and pretty much cutting and pasting...modding the image files to your own liking and making your phone as unique as your style !!!!!!!!!
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here is the status bar photos pieces from leofroyo 1.1.1 i didnt like then 1.2 i liked so i stuck the parts i liked together into my own rom by modding the framekwork.apk file and the layout status bar.xmls
I've finally grown tired of trying to keep up with all of the custom ROMs and always having something that doesn't work on the phone. So I decided to go back to the stock Sprint ROM, but quickly grew tired of the stock theme. I remembered a ROM/theme that was put together by cruchybutternut that was so unlike anything else out there, I wanted that theme for my phone. After a few days digging around I found a ton of dead links and a few abandoned projects. So this is my attempt to compile all of the parts and pieces to make a working theme.
I am using Metamorph to apply the theme to the ROM. This is my first attempt at making a theme and do not know how to sign it or make it flashable, so Metamorph will have to do. One quick note, however, I highly recommend making a nandroid backup before applying this theme. Everything should work fine with this, but there is no easy way to revert back to the standard theme if you decide to later.
As of now it's pretty basic and a lot is missing, but I will be working on making it more complete.
Download it here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?09b6f48tc7yh9ow
That was always one of my favorite themes! Nice job.
Is this and for the stock rom??
Yes, this is for the stock ROM. I just used MetaMorph (free from the market) to apply the theme.
I would like to change the default icons on some of the ROMS that I use. I have looked through the files and folders on my phone from Root Explorer as well as using a PC to explore. I have found that on many roms I can find a few files that are named "icon_....". However the "artwork" for the icon that I see on my homescreen or app drawer are completely different. Is there a way to replace either manually replace or a ODIN or some other installer that will use any icon's that I would create and want to put into a rom of my choice.
Have I explained this good enough?
Icons such as the default MMS icon or phone icon, etc....
you can use a different launcher (go launcher for example) and use different theme icons. I usually mix and match from a couple different themes myself.
As for changing the icons without using a different launcher you can cook your own themes in UOT kitchen or dsixda, however they require more extensive knowledge of android
Thanks jigglynuts. I have used different launchers Go, ADW, TW, Honeycomb and others. I have also used UOT. I have had marginal success with UOT. There are a LOT of available options there as well. Here is the real question....I don't want to "steal" anyone's hard work. I really like the black icons that RaverX3X put into the unnamed ROM RC2. Is there a way of peeling those out of the ROM and putting them into a different ROM such as ICBINB? If this is a wicked taboo move, then I apologize. If it is cool, how can this be done?
hopefully Raver or another themer will chime in on exactly how that's done. I believe you need to go inside each .apk file and pull out the drawable folders and find which one has the icon inside it. Then you can extract the image, edit it, and put it back into the apk when you are done.
I'm sure that's an oversimplified version of how it's done though.
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hopefully Raver or another themer will chime in on exactly how that's done. I believe you need to go inside each .apk file and pull out the drawable folders and find which one has the icon inside it. Then you can extract the image, edit it, and put it back into the apk when you are done.
I'm sure that's an oversimplified version of how it's done though.
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Actually it's pretty spot on... My dad themed his Rom by doing that and that's what he was telling me to do.. he also said that you can ether pull the .png files that you want to change... edit them and put them back. Or You can get icons from searching the internet and just make sure they are named exactly how the original is named. I just can't find the ROM I want lol...
Just for starter purposes I want Stock GB..
I'm currently running
GingerBread stock
Kernel: Blastoff-v2
Modem: KG4
My whole journey started with "Why can't I send long txts" Dad said to go to XDA and Root the phone. Blastoff gave me CWM and the Modem KG4 fixed the txting and gps issues... as well as took my signal back into 4g! I figure if I'm gonna keep messing with stuff... I want to do themes...