cooked up a zip file to change the status bar icons..
the battery and some other icons changed but not the 4Glte icon..
anyone know why?
johentie said:
cooked up a zip file to change the status bar icons..
the battery and some other icons changed but not the 4Glte icon..
anyone know why?
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If you cooked it as you say you would know, icons are in systemUI apk and framework apk
They ain't overly difficult to replace
You don't even need to make a cwm zip, just edit, use root explorer and overwrite originals in /system/app, framework will cause fc/hot reboot, systemUI crashes statusbar (ofc), and best to hot reboot afterwords anyways
doug36 said:
If you cooked it as you say you would know, icons are in systemUI apk and framework apk
They ain't overly difficult to replace
You don't even need to make a cwm zip, just edit, use root explorer and overwrite originals in /system/app, framework will cause fc/hot reboot, systemUI crashes statusbar (ofc), and best to hot reboot afterwords anyways
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i didn't mean through the Android kitchen... i can't figure out how that works to decompile the framwork and systemui apks...
i did it through the UOT which is a UI wizard to help you ..
and it doens't replace the data icon..
johentie said:
i didn't mean through the Android kitchen... i can't figure out how that works to decompile the framwork and systemui apks...
i did it through the UOT which is a UI wizard to help you ..
and it doens't replace the data icon..
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Follow the instructions from the link in my signature (image replacement). You don't have to endure the crashes with manually replacing them if done correctly.
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I can't seem to replace an icon in my framework-res.apk and I'm wondering if it's possible to create a flashable .zip file that'll overwrite the icon I want replaced in the file.
Attached is the alarm clock icon (with the proper file name) which I extracted from the Droid 2 framework-res.apk.
I want to replace the CM6 icon I'm using now w/ the Droid 2 icon I'm attaching.
I copy my apk to my computer, unzip it, replace 'stat_notify_alarm.png', zip it back up, rename to apk, use the 'Android-sign' droplet app (I'm on a Mac), push back to the system/framework folder, reboot, nothing... old icon still there.
1. Can someone tell what steps I'm missing?
2. Can someone create a flashable .zip that'll overwrite the icon?
Thanks!
Give me your framework-res.apk and I will do it for you signed and everything
I'd like to know how to do this too.
I also have a question about icons on the homescreen. Is there anyway to get rid of the text right underneath the icon?
ms79723 said:
I also have a question about icons on the homescreen. Is there anyway to get rid of the text right underneath the icon?
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Use LauncherPro.......you can hide the text in preferences.
ms79723 said:
I'd like to know how to do this too.
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i'd like to know too.
As for creating a flashable zip, make your changes and then delete the 2 cert files and the manifest file inside the meta inf folder then sign it. You can use Avabox or the tool regaw just made.
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bluebeast213 said:
Use LauncherPro.......you can hide the text in preferences.
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well i want to make new icons for sense that dont have the text on the bottom
xxbabiboi228xx said:
Give me your framework-res.apk and I will do it for you signed and everything
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Here's my framework-res.apk
*Note* my APK has a modded battery icon (don't know if that matters to you or not but better safe than sorry )
Ok guys I'm posting this thread as I couldn't find a post which was easy to understand for newbies(like me) to customise the status bar.
This is pure basic and any noob can do it....
Doesn't involve decompiling of Apk...
[EDIT]:As pointed out by arunsai123 TRANSPARENT STATUS BAR MOD with this method works only for gingerbread roms [I GUESS NEVER TESTED IT ]
SOME MODS MAY REQUIRE YOU TO DO SOME SMALI EDITING SO THESE STEPS WONT WORK OUT [BUMMER]
Works universally for all ROMS!!
Prerequisite :
1.File manager with root explorer
2.7 zip or winrar (I used 7zip)
3.Image editing software (eghotoshop) (optional)
4.Offcourse basic computer knowledge.
Steps:
1.Navigate to /system/app and copy Systemui. Apk to root of your sd card
2.Copy the Apk to your pc.
(You can also pull /system/app/Systemui. Apk using adb)
3.Now open the Apk using 7zip and navigate to /res/drawable-mdpi
Here you can see the different icons used by your ui.
4.Now identify the. Image you need to edit (can be understood easily as the file names are self explanatory) (eg the image for notification. Drawer. Background is status_bar_background.png)
5.Extract that image out of the archive and edit using an image editing tool
6.Now drag the edied image back into 7zip Approve the prompt to replace the existing file.
(Or you can replace it with an already created image(Take care that it is of the same name, resolution and format.
7.Now copy this to your phone and replace the original. Systemui. Apk with the new one. (the process Systemui may force close and your status bar dissappear.... DON'T PANIC)
(You can also push using adb)
8.Now reboot to recovery and fix permission (inside advanced menu)
9.That's it you will be welcomed by your own home made status bar at your next reboot.
If you liked the status bar icon /background of any rom then they can extracted by opening the zip file of the rom and navigating to /system/app
Then extracting the Systemui. Apk
Extract Systemui . Apk using 7zip and finding the required files
Then put these in your Systemui. Apk using the steps above
If you release your mods please give credit to the creators of original images(If you use anybody else's images)
People searching for transparent status bars can do it easily by this method..
Just replace status_bar_background.png with a transparent or translucent image...
[EDIT]:attached a translucent background
Can we try this on owr phone using xplorer ( filemanager) and some image editing tool
Sent from my HTC Explorer A310e using xda app-developers app
Offcourse you can............any filemanager (personally recommend es file explorer) with root access can be used just remember to.enable root explorer and mount system as writable otherwise you won't be able to access those files.......
Also remember status icons may have more than 1 image....1 for each state so edit all of them otherwise these icons can go real nasty....
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abhinavthms said:
People searching for transparent status bars can do it easily by this method..
Just replace status_bar_background.png with a transparent or translucent image...
[EDIT]:attached a translucent background
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Do you think just Replacing the png with transparent one will give transparent mod?
Try your mod in any ics rom and give me proof. Transparent status bar requires some xml,smali editing along with png replacement .
Status bar disappear even after fixing per.
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arunsai123 said:
Do you think just Replacing the png with transparent one will give transparent mod?
Try your mod in any ics rom and give me proof. Transparent status bar requires some xml,smali editing along with png replacement .
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Ok dude edited the title to gb.....
Thanks for bringing it to my notice........
PS:If you didn't notice my signature.It clearly states that i use a GB rom
Nice tutorial tried works 100%
Okay people i would like to know who tested it how it works...........
If you succeed please come back and post the rom which you have used......
Lokesh02426 said:
Status bar disappear even after fixing per.
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Please post your rom name.........
Superb
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Does it work on jelly bean
didnt work for me...my ROM is NExtGen 1.5 by akya
Cooler89 said:
didnt work for me...my ROM is NExtGen 1.5 by akya
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Explain what you did I will try to help......
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abhinavthms said:
Explain what you did I will try to help......
Sent from TigerSense
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i think i followed your steps correctly:
- copied systemui.apk from internal memory to SDcard;
- i copied and past (overwrote) ALL the battery images from jaggyjags ROM to /res/drawable-mdpi in the SDcard;
- i enabled root explorer and mount system as writable in ES explorer file;
- copied the new systemui.apk from SDcard to /system/app (in internal memory);
- status bar disappeared and an error message kept showing off;
- i turned the phone off -> went in recovery -> advanced -> fix permission;
- rebooted the system.
that's all i did...
Cooler89 said:
i think i followed your steps correctly:
- copied systemui.apk from internal memory to SDcard;
- i copied and past (overwrote) ALL the battery images from jaggyjags ROM to /res/drawable-mdpi in the SDcard;
- i enabled root explorer and mount system as writable in ES explorer file;
- copied the new systemui.apk from SDcard to /system/app (in internal memory);
- status bar disappeared and an error message kept showing off;
- i turned the phone off -> went in recovery -> advanced -> fix permission;
- rebooted the system.
that's all i did...
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For battery you have to change icons in two apks one on systemui.apk and another in framework-res or com.HTC.resources....
I don't remember because it's been a while since I themed sense 3.5...
You can extract and examine both..
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abhinavthms said:
For battery you have to change icons in two apks one on systemui.apk and another in framework-res or com.HTC.resources....
I don't remember because it's been a while since I themed sense 3.5...
You can extract and examine both..
Sent from TigerSense
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yeah...it worked!! the other icons were in framework-res
Cooler89 said:
yeah...it worked!! the other icons were in framework-res
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Glad I could help......
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abhinavthms said:
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i had the same problom.
wsdyleon said:
i had the same problom.
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Which problem..?
abhinavthms said:
Which problem..?
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after modified the ststusbar background pic.then use doapk to sign the systemui.apk.
then move to app folder using permission644 and reboot.
at last the statusbar disappeared after the reboot.
hi guys! I'm running uxuma on sgh727, vincom deodex Rom, 23 toggle mod, I'm trying to change the
toggle icons. I replaced the icons in lidroid with apktool, decompile, recompile...
what else do I have to edit to make it work?
when I changed the toggle icons I get systemUI fc and my status bar is gone.
any help, ideas, anything at all...
thank you
nbnion said:
hi guys! I'm running uxuma on sgh727, vincom deodex Rom, 23 toggle mod, I'm trying to change the
toggle icons. I replaced the icons in lidroid with apktool, decompile, recompile...
what else do I have to edit to make it work?
when I changed the toggle icons I get systemUI fc and my status bar is gone.
any help, ideas, anything at all...
thank you
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Did you run the Signing Tool? Been using that program a lot the past few days and that made it work for me.
mrfeuss said:
Did you run the Signing Tool? Been using that program a lot the past few days and that made it work for me.
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no, it's that the name "Signing Tool"? did you use it with lidroid-res?
nbnion said:
no, it's that the name "Signing Tool"? did you use it with lidroid-res?
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See attached. I haven't used lidroid, but I tried recompiling apps without hitting the Signing Tool button and they all failed.
mrfeuss said:
See attached. I haven't used lidroid, but I tried recompiling apps without hitting the Signing Tool button and they all failed.
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i tried it now, still same issue..
im missing some steps in the whole process and im sure its something stupid but...
thank you for your time
nbnion said:
i tried it now, still same issue..
im missing some steps in the whole process and im sure its something stupid but...
thank you for your time
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Wish I could have been more helpful, but I'm pretty new to this whole thing, too.
Unless you're replacing .9.png, you don't have to decompile the framework - just open it with ZIP, navigate to the right drawable folder and drop the new .png-s there.
After you recompile, make sure you take out the AndroidManifest.xml and META-INF folder from the original framework ZIP and push to the new one, overwriting whatever is there.
Jack_R1 said:
Unless you're replacing .9.png, you don't have to decompile the framework - just open it with ZIP, navigate to the right drawable folder and drop the new .png-s there.
After you recompile, make sure you take out the AndroidManifest.xml and META-INF folder from the original framework ZIP and push to the new one, overwriting whatever is there.
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thank you!
yes it was a bit confusing, with compiling/decompiling the framework but I got it to work.
do the png have to have the same size? the ones that I want to replace?
Hi guys
is it possible to install/port the CM10 themes available here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801752
to a fully deodexed ICS stock rom for Pantech Flex rom such as this?
IceFlexSandwich
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2188436
if yes, what do i need to know so that i can apply the themes?
MechaDroid said:
Hi guys
is it possible to install/port the CM10 themes available here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801752
to a fully deodexed ICS stock rom for Pantech Flex rom such as this?
IceFlexSandwich
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2188436
if yes, what do i need to know so that i can apply the themes?
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Themes for other Roms will not work for this rom. The apks that the themes replace are different than ours. if you do attempt to flash a theme from another ROM youre phone will probably end up in a boot loop.
To theme
You will need to copy these apps from /system/app folder in phone or from downloaded rom:
Settings.apk
Phone.apk
Contacts.apk
SystemUI.apk
Framework-res.apk from /system/framework
Rename the app youre wanting to theme from .apk to .apk.zip
extract the res folder to a folder anywhere with 7zip(Leave this window open)
change the icons you want in each folder(Usually hdpi and xhdpi folders except for systemui)(make sure to keep same name and size of original icon)
select all icons in the folder you are working in and simply drag and drop icons to same folder in 7zip window replacing old icons
rename .apk.zip back to .apk
push to phone via adb or make update and flash with cwm
if you did the steps correctly you will have themed an app.
Be careful with the .9 images resizing or messing with them can cause them to not display correctly
I use gimp to mod icons.
Im working on a theme myself now. Only thing that gets me is Pantech and AT&T have added alot of icons that are masking the original icons for ICS that are in the apks as well. So there is alot of modding to do to make a full theme for this ROM.
Chadw1985 said:
Themes for other Roms will not work for this rom. The apks that the themes replace are different than ours. if you do attempt to flash a theme from another ROM youre phone will probably end up in a boot loop.
To theme
You will need to copy these apps from /system/app folder in phone or from downloaded rom:
Settings.apk
Phone.apk
Contacts.apk
SystemUI.apk
Framework-res.apk from /system/framework
Rename the app youre wanting to theme from .apk to .apk.zip
extract the res folder to a folder anywhere with 7zip(Leave this window open)
change the icons you want in each folder(Usually hdpi and xhdpi folders except for systemui)(make sure to keep same name and size of original icon)
select all icons in the folder you are working in and simply drag and drop icons to same folder in 7zip window replacing old icons
rename .apk.zip back to .apk
push to phone via adb or make update and flash with cwm
if you did the steps correctly you will have themed an app.
Be careful with the .9 images resizing or messing with them can cause them to not display correctly
I use gimp to mod icons.
Im working on a theme myself now. Only thing that gets me is Pantech and AT&T have added alot of icons that are masking the original icons for ICS that are in the apks as well. So there is alot of modding to do to make a full theme for this ROM.
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Is it possible to integrate something like the Theme Chooser(available on CM10 and AOKP) on your rom?
so that there is a direct compatibility with other CM10 themes?
MechaDroid said:
Is it possible to integrate something like the Theme Chooser(available on CM10 and AOKP) on your rom?
so that there is a direct compatibility with other CM10 themes?
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Im sure its possible. and yes it is possible to port the themes to our phone. Atleast some of them. You would have to rewrite some of the smali files in the .apk's and .jar files and make a few other changes that will make the apps run on our phone. Thats what Im trying to do now
Chadw1985 said:
Im sure its possible. and yes it is possible to port the themes to our phone. Atleast some of them. You would have to rewrite some of the smali files in the .apk's and .jar files and make a few other changes that will make the apps run on our phone. Thats what Im trying to do now
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The only thing i miss about your awesome Ice Flex Rom is the theme-ing capability
theme-ing and customizations are my reasons to choose android over windows Phone
there are just so many awesome flashable Themes available for CM10, its a shame that great phone like Flex can't be themed yet
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801752
i am currently trying to read up on android basics and see what i can do myself to help you :good:
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revenger9900 said:
I have kospect prime which is a android 7 watch. I'm trying to change the icons of wifi, Bluetooth, gps, etc.. . I extracted the frimware zip and extracted system.img and got into systemui.apk and framework-res.apk and found nothing related to those icons. I'm trying to replace them with good ones. Is there a way to change icons of status bar in android (Not rooting the watch). I wanna create a frimware with those modified icons and flash it. Does anyone know the location of those icons in android?
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You have to unsign, decompile, modify then recompile unsigned, re-sign some system apps. Apps such as framework_res.apk, system.ui and maybe more.
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revenger9900 said:
I searched for them in framework-res.apk but found other icons(junk) like switch-off.png, restart.png. But not the icons of wifi and bluetooth. I think its the main activity.apk can u please tell where its located in a rom?
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It should be in system/app or system/priv-app
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revenger9900 said:
I failed finding it in app and priv-app. Any suggestions?
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All of your system apps are in those two folders, maybe you aren't looking for the correct package name. It won't necessarily be named the same as the app itself.