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[request] Themed 3G icon

can anyone post up a themed version of the stock or new MIUI rom flashable 3G indicator, themed to match this (or both):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788214
Thanks!

Do you mean you're after:
A theme for MIUI which has the 3G icons from that theme
or
That theme with the MIUI 3G icons?
Josh.

fllash said:
Do you mean you're after:
A theme for MIUI which has the 3G icons from that theme
or
That theme with the MIUI 3G icons?
Josh.
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I would like the 3g icon from that rom to flash over SkyRaider 3.2

^Same^ but likt the one from the smooth blue theme that is a blue 3G indicator. Or JUST the stock HTC 3G indicator in blue if possible. Thanks

just pull it out of the framework and color it yourself, it's like 4 images

worm- said:
just pull it out of the framework and color it yourself, it's like 4 images
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How do I do this?
Thanks

Funny. I was just going to post asking anyone if they had it in red. I would also like to know how to do it.

Contempt4You said:
Funny. I was just going to post asking anyone if they had it in red. I would also like to know how to do it.
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I know. I really want it lol, because i kinda hate the 3G indicator in the theme i have currently, as it's hard to see the upload/download arrows, so i just wanted a flashable indicator so I dont lose the cool notification pulldown

I can edit it with photoshop if I can find it. Can anyone give me a hint to the file path?
EDIT: Hah...ok I suck and fail.
I found the apk and edited the images. Looked great. Put the apk back together. Unistalled the original apk and tried to install my modified apk. Would not install. I'm done with it for now. I guess I will read up on signing tomorrow although I thought I had read that system apps didn't need to be signed.
I'll play with it more tomorrow.

do adb pull /system/framework/framework-res.apk
And the images should n in the drawable-hdpi. Folder if not just look around until u find the images
Then pull the framework from your current Rom and replace your images with the images you want then repush your framework hack to the phone and reboot
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Contempt4You said:
I can edit it with photoshop if I can find it. Can anyone give me a hint to the file path?
EDIT: Hah...ok I suck and fail.
I found the apk and edited the images. Looked great. Put the apk back together. Unistalled the original apk and tried to install my modified apk. Would not install. I'm done with it for now. I guess I will read up on signing tomorrow although I thought I had read that system apps didn't need to be signed.
I'll play with it more tomorrow.
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If you figure it out can you pack a zip of just the 3g icon in blue as well for me?
Thanks man

Thanks for the tips. With a little help from google, I was able to figure it out.
Which icon did you need exactly? The 3g toggle or the notification bar?

well, i did it and replaced some old icons with cooler looking ones, but the 3g icons (along with similar data icons) did not show up. all of the other ones showed up. also, i read a thread where this dude got 4g icons from another rom and installed them on his phone to make it look like he had 4g, but then hours later, he experienced loss of mobile data... and now i think i am too... any suggestions?

I'm sorry I can't help you. I am learning all this myself and wouldn't pretend to know where to start on that. All I can say is that if you are going to make any changes then backup early and often.
The 3g toggle icons I was looking for were in system/app. I merely reskinned them and dropped them back in.

Contempt4You said:
I'm sorry I can't help you. I am learning all this myself and wouldn't pretend to know where to start on that. All I can say is that if you are going to make any changes then backup early and often.
The 3g toggle icons I was looking for were in system/app. I merely reskinned them and dropped them back in.
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i wanted notification bar icon

I'm running a theme and mine is already skinned. I think either way you would still have to adb push it onto your phone. I did some googling and took a crash course on changing system icons.
Once I figured it out, it made sense (i know that sounds stupid, but after i did it, I was like oh yeah I get it now). I know that's not a big help, but I'm new to this and wouldn't want to bork your phone. Maybe someone more knowledgable will come save the day.
Otherwise I would google in terms like editing apks and adb pull adb push etc. and maybe you will figure it out too.
Hell I can't wait to ruin my phone now that I am armed and dangerous =)

Contempt4You said:
I'm running a theme and mine is already skinned. I think either way you would still have to adb push it onto your phone. I did some googling and took a crash course on changing system icons.
Once I figured it out, it made sense (i know that sounds stupid, but after i did it, I was like oh yeah I get it now). I know that's not a big help, but I'm new to this and wouldn't want to bork your phone. Maybe someone more knowledgable will come save the day.
Otherwise I would google in terms like editing apks and adb pull adb push etc. and maybe you will figure it out too.
Hell I can't wait to ruin my phone now that I am armed and dangerous =)
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Lol, i actuallly finally figured out how to extract the png's, so i am going to edit in photoshop, then replace the current images with the app ninjamorph.
*didnt work* left a huge blank space on noti. bar and when I rebooted to see if it would show, I bootlooped*

Well. I spent last night learning to resign edited apk files, so literally nothing on my phone is safe now.

Contempt4You said:
Well. I spent last night learning to resign edited apk files, so literally nothing on my phone is safe now.
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Is there any way to pack the png's so that I can flash them or install as an apk?
Anyone know how I'd do this? I already have the edited png's.
Can I send any of you guys the folder with the icons and you can help me out with this?
Thanks again

It seems the easiest way to change or theme icons is to not unzip them. Just open them with 7zip and make your changes, then close it. They will stay compressed and all of the info and size will remain intact.
Once changed you will have to resign the apk or zip file.
I spent the better part of 2 hours reading up on it using these forums and google, but I do not in any way feel knowledgable enough to instruct you on the finer points. There are oodles of topics on editing apk's and signing them when you are finished.
The steps seem pretty clear:
1. download or pull apk
2. open with 7zip
3. make changes keeping sizes and file names the same
4. close
5. re-sign the apk or zip file (most likely have to delete the existing files to the original signing which will be replaced with your own)
6. push or install the zip or apk (make sure the original app is uninstalled prior to reinstalling the changed app)
There are various methods and tools. The most helpful thread I found on signing is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=473580
I hope this covers it all and is helpful to you. I am new at it and can only tell you to backup everything and if you are unclear on any of it, then don't attempt it.
Read all the posts related to it. There is great info and plenty of feedback on known issues or mistakes others have had.

Dialer Modification

Hey guys - looking to mess around with some custom UIs. I can't figure out what files need to be edited to change the dialer buttons. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

adb pull the framework-res.apk (located in /system/framework) and check the drawable folders (located in res). you could also check the htcdialer.apk (located in /system/app)

I've tried both files and I'm having no luck.I even tried pushing the htc dialer apk and the phone apk from other roms with no luck. I don't see anything in the framework or htc framework files.if someone knows the exact files to edit I'd be thankful.
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Its in the contacts.apk

Aha! Didn't try that one. Thanks for the tip.
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Anyone know how to change the text color on the keys?
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Okay, so I had no luck with the contacts.apk either... anyone have any clue what I'm doing wrong?

try using someone elses theme, and re-edit theres..

ACD168 said:
try using someone elses theme, and re-edit theres..
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I've actually tried that too. I just can't seem to find the correct PNG files. There are some in the Phone.apk but I tried swapping those and nothing changed. I downloaded thew framework theme of Redemption Revolution Rom - I literally pulled apart every apk and then did a search for all png files. Still didn't see the dialer buttons. I applied the theme to my phone, and the dialer buttons changed, so they have to be in there somewhere!!

I know on virtuous they are in HtcDialer.apk /res/drawable-hdpi if i remember right. and the button press color was in com.htc.resources.apk id have to look on my pc to be absolutly sure
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Well I found the actual button graphic, it's in com.htc.resources.apk. Now i'm just trying to find out how to patch the text color.
Anyone know that part? I'm almost there!

I'm pretty sure the dialer text is controlled by an xml file in the dialer.apk - what program should I use to make edits to the xml files?

Is there any way to edit the way the Android dialer displays the numbers you dial on the phone? This is something that the iPhone does really well, where it will split the numbers up into something like (800) 555-5555 instead of showing 8005555555.

Still looking for help on this...
I am trying to change the dialer button text to have white numbers instead of black. I'm having a hell of a time decompling the apks, finding the right xml file to edit, and then getting my changes to stick when I recompile. Anyone want to take a whack at it for me? I don't even know which apk I definitely have to edit to make the change.
I uploaded both the HtcDialer.apk and the Phone.apk from my phone in a rar file below... if anyone wants to take a look I'd appreciate it.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/3p5x5pavl2aceyq/VirtuousAPKS.rar

dg32 said:
Is there any way to edit the way the Android dialer displays the numbers you dial on the phone? This is something that the iPhone does really well, where it will split the numbers up into something like (800) 555-5555 instead of showing 8005555555.
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I've been trying to find the answer to this question for a long long time. Still no answer.
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black on black text while DL notification bar????

Hey all, question for ya,
been messing around with the notification pull down. Got it just the way I want it, except for when downloading from the market I get black on black text. Hard to read. really no big deal but it is bugging the heck out of me. Read tons of posts/sites where people have had the same prob. on various phones/roms but can't find a solution.
Anyone know what to change or do???
Here is a pic for clarification.
Thanks Nycorduroy

There is a post a few pages back about modding the xmls.
Do a search in the theme thread for "xml edit"
phim, gets pretty in depth, easier way is to use apk manager, decompile the apk, modify the xml, recompile the apk. DO NOT PUSH THE RECOMPILED FRAMEWORK! pushing a recompiled frame work will give you endless fc's
open the new compiled framework with 7zip and drag your newly compiled xmls into your good framework. then push that one.
Dont forget to do a back up first!
If you dont want to edit the xmls, feel free to grab one of my themes and pull them out.

Thanks for the quick response!! Which xml files am I looking to edit?? they are in the framework file I assume. Any other info you have is appreciated. Right now it looks like it is just when downloading files to phone. After download all is good and in white. thanks again
Nycorduroy
ps i love this android community!! Freedom!!!!

Cant remember exactly which one it was, sorry.
i think status_bar or status_bar_expanded.

nycorduroy said:
Which xml files am I looking to edit??
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You need to edit the status_bar and status_bar_latest_event.xmls from framework-res/res/layout

Sweet. I will make an attempt. Worse case I might take you up on the offer bad4u6669. Thanks for the generosity.
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The easiest way for you to do it is just grab the xml files that have already been edited from one of the other themes and plug them into your phone...

How do we know which xml is the right one to apply? And where?

@ ny - no worries, i like to help out any way i can, so I dont put a major lockdown on most stuff i have made
@ hack - yeah but then you dont learn anything by modding and pushing bad files then having to sbf and start ALL OVER!!! haha
@jr hack said it 4 posts up...

Currently at work by chance could any1 post a xml or even pm me and ill use ninjamorph to apply

change icons in side apk

Hello, im back with more questions an curiosity. Iv heard u can change Apps I cons by opening the APK an replacing the icon.png. an iv gtten a little mixed up, some said only stock icons but theoretically if u can open u can change any right?
Also is it possibly to change app layout colors? an can menu colors or ur phone e changed like when u power down ur phone can u change it to black insted of grey or the bottom of ur phone where all apps phone an the + button change it black wih green letters ect?
im tryin to get dee into modding my phone perfect to my style

DubsideWICKED said:
Hello, im back with more questions an curiosity. Iv heard u can change Apps I cons by opening the APK an replacing the icon.png. an iv gtten a little mixed up, some said only stock icons but theoretically if u can open u can change any right?
Also is it possibly to change app layout colors? an can menu colors or ur phone e changed like when u power down ur phone can u change it to black insted of grey or the bottom of ur phone where all apps phone an the + button change it black wih green letters ect?
im tryin to get dee into modding my phone perfect to my style
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You can literally change everything about the appearance of your phone. Any apk file can be opened and modified. If you download an app from the market, but you don't like the icon, you can open the apk and replace the icon.png You can also change the color of your menus etc. It is a complicated process and you'll have to learn how to work with apks, edit 9.png files, and even work with XML files and HEX colors. I actually gave up on themeing because it ended up taking up too much time...but if you're willing to jump in and get your elbows dirty you can change anything you want about your phone's appearance, and it actually is a really rewarding experience. To get started, just search the forum for a "guide to themeing".
You can also ask some of the themers for advice by sending them a private message. That's the best way to learn, if someone is willing to teach you.
Hope that helps.
-alex

Well I thing i got changing the icons down. an when i open the xml files in a hex editor theres too meny numbers, any simpler way to change colors by chance?
Im really surprised that kno one has been able to evelope an app that just gives a list of colors an icons an what not an u just click ok, if i was developer savy anuff id tottally have an app editor in the works

Just realized somthing, to change icons, wouldnt it be smarter to just open the apk in root explorer an over write the icon, insted of moving it to ur computer an possibly making it not install back on ur phone?

nah its a lot deeper than that, because after you open and edit an APK the .apk file must then be re-signed it's like it's digital signature... or it will not install on your phone... There are a few apps out that help a lot with the theming process.. and as for .xml files i think they are encrypted so you would have to use an xml decrypter and edit it then encrypt it again and add it back into the apk and resign the file... all these topics are covered in various parts of the forums though... here's a link with lots of information that can help you along your way...
https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AcdxIJRSH9ypZGZzc2pxNDlfMjdnazk4OHNxZA&hl=en
good luck!

DubsideWICKED said:
Well I thing i got changing the icons down. an when i open the xml files in a hex editor theres too meny numbers, any simpler way to change colors by chance?
Im really surprised that kno one has been able to evelope an app that just gives a list of colors an icons an what not an u just click ok, if i was developer savy anuff id tottally have an app editor in the works
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Just realized somthing, to change icons, wouldnt it be smarter to just open the apk in root explorer an over write the icon, insted of moving it to ur computer an possibly making it not install back on ur phone?
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nah its a lot deeper than that, because after you open and edit an APK the .apk file must then be re-signed it's like it's digital signature... or it will not install on your phone... There are a few apps out that help a lot with the theming process.. and as for .xml files i think they are encrypted so you would have to use an xml decrypter and edit it then encrypt it again and add it back into the apk and resign the file... all these topics are covered in various parts of the forums though... here's a link with lots of information that can help you along your way...
https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AcdxIJRSH9ypZGZzc2pxNDlfMjdnazk4OHNxZA&hl=en
good luck!
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xml files in android are not encrypted they are just compile form of xml. Its a space saver thing.
As for having a program to edit things in xml files on the fly its might be possible but since xml its soooo generic and there is really no way to make a program that would go through an xml file and change the things that represent colors and value etc... Something like this could be done for say a framework but then it would really be only for that framework or apk.

I copied the browser from system app to my sd an opened it with 7zip i didnt extract it i just moved the icon i wanted to the corect spot. an moved it back over to system app an copied over the old now browser is gone y wont it install :S

did you take out META-INF file then resign it that works for me sometimes

Lol didn't we just say it had to be re signed to replaced stuff in the apk.
Also tip fore you guys when you resign an apk you don't need to delete the meta inf folder in will replace the old one
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I read in a few post that if u dont extract the file it doesnt break signing. an also herd system apps that arnt downloaded dont need signed. , so much mixed stuff ahh lol.
Well when i went to move te original apk back is didnt work eathier :S idk y or what im doing wrong.
Also i havent found any but is there a program to resign apks with out useing abd

DubsideWICKED said:
I read in a few post that if u dont extract the file it doesnt break signing. an also herd system apps that arnt downloaded dont need signed. , so much mixed stuff ahh lol.
Well when i went to move te original apk back is didnt work eathier :S idk y or what im doing wrong.
Also i havent found any but is there a program to resign apks with out useing abd
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If you want it to install, you need to sign the .apk
There is a signing tool. Search for it. I would link it, but I am on my phone, not the computer
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I cant figure out how to sign, i found app manager 4.9 bt im lost i signed browser moved it to sd an then back to system app an it wont install....
y wont it work? would meta morph be better to change icons
or any other ideas to make it easyier and hopefully with out useing ABD,
and a idea off what icons i want to change
calendar
call history
camcorder
camera
gmail
IM
internet
latitude
maps
market
messages
navigation
Myspace
pandora
people
phone
photos
places
root explorer
talk

DubsideWICKED said:
I cant figure out how to sign, i found app manager 4.9 bt im lost i signed browser moved it to sd an then back to system app an it wont install....
y wont it work? would meta morph be better to change icons
or any other ideas to make it easyier and hopefully with out useing ABD,
and a idea off what icons i want to change
calendar
call history
camcorder
camera
gmail
IM
internet
latitude
maps
market
messages
navigation
Myspace
pandora
people
phone
photos
places
root explorer
talk
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Go here and use that... Thats about as easy as I can make it.

I got the apk signed what am i doing wrong, i moved the new signed apk back to my sd card an moved it back to system/app an it still dont install. this is getting very frusterating.
Is is because its a stock system app that i didnt download or what?

DubsideWICKED said:
I got the apk signed what am i doing wrong, i moved the new signed apk back to my sd card an moved it back to system/app an it still dont install. this is getting very frusterating.
Is is because its a stock system app that i didnt download or what?
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maybe rename it back to its original name. dont move it from the sdcard to the system/app folder just use astro and open it from the sdcard then it will install.

still wouldnt work but adb did witch it took me hours to figure out how to set up adb.
so is there a good adb cmd guide on here

The sickly green color HTC used in the UI

HTC provided quite a few skins for this phone which I'm grateful for and combing the Matte skin with Apex is close to giving me the benefits of both ICS and Sense 4.0 looks (the Matte skin uses what appears to be the/a close representation of the ICS blue). Unfortunately, for whatever reason, HTC decided to leave a certain disgusting looking green present in its default menu/selection popup. Whats odd though, is that when you select something, it uses the blue from the Matte skin. HTC evidently didn't think this far through because there is no way those go together. What I was wondering was if anyone knows of where this green is, whether its a color code used somewhere (this is what I would expect) or an actual image. This is just very irritating to look at when it pop ups and really ruins the consistency of the phone IMO.
If your not sure what color I'm talking about long press on a photo and its that menu I'm referring to. The reason I think its just a color code is because the same green appears in the Root Explorer app at the top (thin line, right underneath the icon) so I would imagine the app is just referring to some default system color and using it to color that image. Could be totally wrong though and its just calling for an image that stretches to fill the space since its only a solid color.

Your solution would be to edit the systemui.apk and the framework-res.apk
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PurpleFries said:
Your solution would be to edit the systemui.apk and the framework-res.apk
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I figured it was one of those two. I've only looked through the images contained in the SystemUI.apk file and didn't see anything that looked quite like the green bar. Guess I have to go through looking at the .xml files I'll check the framework-res.apk first thought and see if there's anything in there.

If I remember correctly, the images that are stretched in android are the png files that are the .9 images
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Just change the skin type under the Personalize settings. Implements system wide changes for colors and everything.

root for this?
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Your solution would be to edit the systemui.apk and the framework-res.apk
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probably a dumb question, but do we need root access for this, or can I find other means of access? I have encryption mandated by my corporate administrators and I dont feel like decryption/factory resetting/rooting/editing and finding out that it's all for naught when my conpany re-encrypts so i can get my email. Also, please note i'm a noob and may have just said nonsensical things herein

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probably a dumb question, but do we need root access for this, or can I find other means of access? I have encryption mandated by my corporate administrators and I dont feel like decryption/factory resetting/rooting/editing and finding out that it's all for naught when my conpany re-encrypts so i can get my email. Also, please note i'm a noob and may have just said nonsensical things herein
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You can't edit those without Root access You won't even be allowed to edit files in the /system directory without root.
So I looked in the framework-res.apk file and I found a lot of images that I believe are the green selectors I was referring to in the OP. The only problem, is I'm not sure of a perfect way to replace them (tried naming the original something weird, but then everything started crashing and needed to use adb to rename the file) and I'm not sure how good it will even look since it appears when you select something it uses several images to create a "light -> dark" type selection. I suppose I could edit the transparency of the files, but I don't know if it will be worth the effort. I might not even be doing the process correctly because I just rezipped my customized framework-res file and changed the extension from .zip to .apk. Is that even the proper thing to do?

Look at the second post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=869198
This is NOT a complete guide for our phones, but reading this will get you on the right track. I know about a bit of themeing, and can try to help you on the way.

i know this hasnt been seen or touched lately but can any one tell me where and what to edit/change to change the color of the green since i dont realy like it? if its possible

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i know this hasnt been seen or touched lately but can any one tell me where and what to edit/change to change the color of the green since i dont realy like it? if its possible
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i know this post is fairly old now, but i too would love to know how id be able to change this fugly green color in messages. i have a coredroid theme zip that includes a nice blue message "bubble" but i would have no idea how to go about putting it in my current rom.