Since the carriers were split up and the most posts in the original thread came from the AT&T themers, I think we should make that the main thread.
[All Carriers]Touch Wiz Themeing Questions
Please post in the thread linked above so we can keep all the info in one thread.
Since themeing Samsung's TouchWiz UI is not quite as simple as AOSP, and sometimes even device specific, I thought it would be nice to have thread for the themers here to help each other, post tips and things like that so we can all learn and get some killer themes going on this thing.
Also, (if this gets becomes a sticky) we can keep the themeing question threads to a minimum.
For those of you that don't know me, I've been themeing Android for about a year and a half now. I started on the Epic 4G then moved over to the Nexus S 4G. I'm always willing to help others at time permits.
Happy Themeing!
Since the US carriers were combined into one forum, please note the carrier for you device when posting.
When people are helping you make sure you use the "Thanks" button to show your appreciation!
Here are some goodies that have been posted so far.
Remove Carrier ID from status bar on AT&T rom: Thanks to mrvirginia & deserted1 Here
Guide to remove Carrier ID / Clock from the status bar by deserted1
How to center the clock by Swiftks
Some more status bar mods thanks to freeza
There are many other tips, hints, how to's, and tools in the thread so please search to help keep the thread clean.
How could no one jump on this first
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Your just sooo thoughtful
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Looking forward to your work again Shane.
Loved your 'Dark Horse' port on the Epic.
Hopefully our GS3's get some Shane 'Dark Horse' themed love of some kind too
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Shane,
Great idea. Collaboration is so important. Wish we had more of these kinds threads
Looking forward to seeing some killer themes from everyone
myn said:
Shane,
Great idea. Collaboration is so important. Wish we had more of these kinds threads
Looking forward to seeing some killer themes from everyone
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I think there will be many great themes. Hopefully a few will be from me.
Themed the E4GT....and I'll be theming the shizzzz out of the SGS3.
I havent themed in a while so I had to dust off the good ole apktools last night. Ya I'm need a refresher course lol
Dont have my phone yet but I started to poke around just to get a feel for things.
Well, with all the US variants merged to together this could get sticky in here. Hopefully we don't have any issues with soft bricks, data mishaps or anything like that like we did in the Galaxy S days from using themes for different carriers.
i have a version of systemui i modified for att
I have custom battery icons (not 1% as i used 7zip instead of a full rebuild)
i was able to change the battery icons,
loudness/slilent icon, airplane icon, wifi icons, alarm icon etc.
but for some reason the signal icon changes are not being applied.. i tried clearing cache, and dalvek cache.. still no go..
CAnnot figure out where it is getting the old icons from.. looked in framework-res as well but as far as i can tell they are not in there..
I have changed these sucessfully before in ics on my sgs ii..
anyone have any ideas?
thanks
lgkahn said:
i have a version of systemui i modified for att
I have custom battery icons (not 1% as i used 7zip instead of a full rebuild)
i was able to change the battery icons,
loudness/slilent icon, airplane icon, wifi icons, alarm icon etc.
but for some reason the signal icon changes are not being applied.. i tried clearing cache, and dalvek cache.. still no go..
CAnnot figure out where it is getting the old icons from.. looked in framework-res as well but as far as i can tell they are not in there..
I have changed these sucessfully before in ics on my sgs ii..
anyone have any ideas?
thanks
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Is the rom deodexed?
lgkahn said:
i have a version of systemui i modified for att
I have custom battery icons (not 1% as i used 7zip instead of a full rebuild)
i was able to change the battery icons,
loudness/slilent icon, airplane icon, wifi icons, alarm icon etc.
but for some reason the signal icon changes are not being applied.. i tried clearing cache, and dalvek cache.. still no go..
CAnnot figure out where it is getting the old icons from.. looked in framework-res as well but as far as i can tell they are not in there..
I have changed these sucessfully before in ics on my sgs ii..
anyone have any ideas?
thanks
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Since Gingerbread those have been called out from the systemui. If you are running an odexed rom, there's your problem. Many of the png's are loaded in the odex file and cannot be changed just by editing the apk.
bizdady said:
Is the rom deodexed?
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nope with the 7zip method (read up on it) you dont need that.. you just swap .png right in the .apk(s)
it is the stock rom\
and i succesfully did the same thing in the sgs ii systeui (and those icons are in there since i can see them).. however, maybe you are correct in that there are another copy in the .odex.. but it would be strange..
lgkahn said:
nope with the 7zip method (read up on it) you dont need that.. you just swap .png right in the .apk(s)
it is the stock rom\
and i succesfully did the same thing in the sgs ii systeui (and those icons are in there since i can see them).. however, maybe you are correct in that there are another copy in the .odex.. but it would be strange..
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It's more than likely that it's loading files from the odex. Can try deleting that but you might lose status bar lol
bizdady said:
It's more than likely that it's loading files from the odex. Can try deleting that but you might lose status bar lol
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thanks cannot delete the .odex (systemui or framework etc) on a stock rom.. the phone wont boot. (i think) although i have a cwm backup.
faithfully waiting for the first 1% battery mod for stock one.. (if it combines the .odex into the .apk) for stock then i can put my own icons in on top and then i can delete the .odex
12MaNy said:
Themed the E4GT....and I'll be theming the shizzzz out of the SGS3.
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Cant wait to see what you can bring 12many
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To the mods, if I ask politely, could this please get stickied? It would nice to keep all the information in one place instead of in a bunch of threads that end up getting burried.
Hey Shane, I need some help, this image will be the death of me
Ive stumbled on this image on the et4g and now I really cant find where the image is, and what the name may be. I always have a problem with the image name/location of the puldown notification background in the image below, its solid black and I need to make it transparent. Ive looked in drawable-xhdpi in systemUI, with no luck. THANKS MAN.
Oh +1 for this to be a sticky since this will help all carriers.
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Hey Shane, I need some help, this image will be the death of me
Ive stumbled on this image on the et4g and now I really cant find where the image is, and what the name may be. I always have a problem with the image name/location of the puldown notification background in the image below, its solid black and I need to make it transparent. Ive looked in drawable-xhdpi in systemUI, with no luck. THANKS MAN.
Oh +1 for this to be a sticky since this will help all carriers.
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Wow, I had never looked at the files yet on this phone. I've been trying to work on some AOSP themes with my Nexus S. I got the framework-res and twframework-res to decompile, but can't get the systemui to decompile. If you can give me some help on getting the systemui to decompile, I'll look for it.
Edit: Nevermind, got it.
Edit 2: I have not tried this, but taking an "educated guess" I would look at this in the values/drawables.xml:
Code:
<item type="drawable" name="notification_header_bg">#ff000000</item>
If you want to change that to an image can change that to:
Code:
<item type="drawable" name="notification_header_bg">@drawable/pulldown_bg</item>
then make an image named pulldown_bg and put it in the drawable-xhdpi folder.
Or (This is what make's me think this is right)
Look at the drawable/status_bar_expanded.xml and find:
Code:
android:background="@drawable/notification_header_bg"
and change that to:
Code:
android:background="@drawable/pulldown_bg"
making the image as above.
If it's not this then the other possibility I found was "notification_tracking_bg" which the color is called for in the drawables.xml and is linked in the status_bar_tracking.xml
Let me know if either works.
shane6374 said:
Wow, I had never looked at the files yet on this phone. I've been trying to work on some AOSP themes with my Nexus S. I got the framework-res and twframework-res to decompile, but can't get the systemui to decompile. If you can give me some help on getting the systemui to decompile, I'll look for it.
Edit: Nevermind, got it.
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wow, because I just got a ton of errors, and I just had to download the 64bit version of java sdk, I forgot to do that when I got the new laptop last week. But this is what I just seen
Related
"True" Xperia Theme for EagleBlood v105 Froyo
I personally feel the Gingerbread look is getting a little moldy, so here is a basic Xperia theme for EBv105 Froyo.
Install Instructions:
Make a nandroid backup (optional but highly recommended)
Flash using Clockwork Recovery
Reboot
Enjoy!
Features:
Themed Framework
Themed MMS
Themed Contacts
Themed Phone
Themed Calculator
Themed PowerWidget
Themed News & Weather
AppWidgetPicker
Xperia Font
Pictures 4 thru 7 attached
Download Link
With Green Horizantal Battery Mod
Download Link
My personal "PhishMonged" Xperia Theme for EagleBlood v105 Froyo
I also will post a customized framework that I assembled for my own use. Sorry, but no modifications for this one......just sharing It is based off the Xperia theme with a ton of modifications.
Pictures 1 thru 3 attached
Download Link
With Green Sense Battery Mod
Download Link
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Accurate Battery Mods for EB105 Froyo
These are a few basic Battery Mods made from EagleBlood V105 Froyo. Although they were specifically created for that build, some testers have reported it working on other 2.2.2-based builds (aka anything using the LG stock Froyo as a base). This mod replaces the entire framework-res.apk file, so you will loss any previous theming.
Gingerbread-style Vertical Green : Download Link
Green Segmented Circle : Download Link
Circular Blue Battery: Download Link
Vertical Blue Battery: Download Link
Credits:
webstar1 for UltimateG2x ROM (Pulled a lot of gfx from it)
Online Theme Kitchen (UOT) from providing an AWESOME image database, even if its cracks out every once and a while.
@JaiThemes for providing dedicated hosting for themers such as myself, and for his work on UncutAndroid
Doniqcc and the rest of Team Shockwave team for a great base build to work with.
@HTCClay, @anderwebs, and @JAguirre1231 for their assistance tracking down the "white menu" bug.
No thanks to all you devs who still reference mdpi folders on an hdpi device. You make my head hurt
Enjoy!
zimphishmonger said:
Battery Mods for Eagleblood V105 Froyo (Only for this build)
Accurate Battery Mods for EB105 Froyo
Gingerbread-style Vertical Green : http://www.mediafire.com/?1nbdcgkmsrd1qlb
Green Segmented Circle : http://www.mediafire.com/?5g83fq830puskh9
Circular Blue Battery: http://www.mediafire.com/?0zmvxnypci5u7f2
Vertical Blue Battery: http://www.mediafire.com/?fe9w61sz452jwm3
Enjoy!
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Decided to get adventurous and test this out on Ultimate G2X ROM and to my amazement....IT WORKS!!!
solrac.dc said:
Decided to get adventurous and test this out on Ultimate G2X ROM and to my amazement....IT WORKS!!!
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Nice, thanks for testing,...
zimphishmonger said:
Nice, thanks for testing,...
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May you be a gent and hit the "thanks" button. Trying to get all I can get and you are most welcome!!
I read that you wanted to make a battery mod it two for Ultimate and I will have to say the one I chose for it look REALLY nice
Im trying to use file expert to install it but it wont let me overwrite the files. Do i really need root explorer?
raz1337 said:
Im trying to use file expert to install it but it wont let me overwrite the files. Do i really need root explorer?
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Try flashing via CWM recovery. Worked like a charm for me!
Converted thread to serve as home to both EB battery mods and Xperia theme.
haha, finally, Z. Downloading it right now. Darn my slow internet >"< Can't wait to test it...
Oh btw, if I flashed the theme already, now I wanna use the Battery Mod, will the Battery Icon change?
vn00914361 said:
haha, finally, Z. Downloading it right now. Darn my slow internet >"< Can't wait to test it...
Oh btw, if I flashed the theme already, now I wanna use the Battery Mod, will the Battery Icon change?
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Ya, but I will be putting together a few more battery mods when I have time. Just went a lil crazy today haha.
As another method, you can TRY feeding the framework-res.apk back into the Online Theme Kitchen, but it doesnt always work right. Sometimes it errors out, or causes a bootloop, but its a great resource for images.
PS WIll be adding more images soon, especially for the True Xperia
zimphishmonger said:
Ya, but I will be putting together a few more battery mods when I have time. Just went a lil crazy today haha.
As another method, you can TRY feeding the framework-res.apk back into the Online Theme Kitchen, but it doesnt always work right. Sometimes it errors out, or causes a bootloop, but its a great resource for images.
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naah, I will just wait for your updates
btw, I still have the dang white background bug as we usually have though
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naah, I will just wait for your updates
btw, I still have the dang white background bug as we usually have though
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That bug is DEF fixed if you used the above links, I flashed that sucker a few times to make sure. I also bundled in all the themed apps to make it easier, so we are def talking about the same file. Try flashing it, clearing your dalvik-cache, fix permissions, and reboot. Let me know.
Attached the "offending" file
Thought I'd share a screenshot of the blue circular battery mod and how cool it looks with it!!! Also I found that the sliders color have changed as well as the position of the sliders which I am digging cause it suits the ROM!
Sent from my LG-P999 InJected w/Ultimate!!
The .pngs for the power control widget in picture 3 aren't showing up when I flash either .zip, after wiping dalivk and cache. What am I doing wrong?
Great theme but I'm still seeing the white menu bug in Root Explorer and others. I wiped cache and dalvik and used your latest link.
Thanks
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kev0153 said:
Great theme but I'm still seeing the white menu bug in Root Explorer and others. I wiped cache and dalvik and used your latest link.
Thanks
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Thats REALLY strange as the image has DEF been replaced with the proper one, and I combed through the framework pretty well to make sure I didnt miss anything else. Also, I flashed both my version and the Xperia version a few different times to make sure.
EDIT:
Okay, just tried Root Explorer, and I think it may be a app issue, cause that image doesnt exists in the framework. If an app uses its own png file instead of the one in the framework, then the dev needs to update the app with a GB style menu. Just curious, what other apps do that?
See pic below, this is from the Browser although MOST other apps should have a similar menu.
ryan75 said:
The .pngs for the power control widget in picture 3 aren't showing up when I flash either .zip, after wiping dalivk and cache. What am I doing wrong?
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That power widget is from my personal "phishmonged" theme, make sure you arent flashing the True Xperia theme. Also, just to confirm, you are running EagleBlood V105 Froyo, correct?
I attached the Settings.apk file, which has all the mods for the settings menu and Power Widget, as another method. You can try pushing it to /system/app or copy\paste it to /system/app using Root Explorer or SUFBS.
I thought maybe I saw this problem before I installed your theme but my memory was fuzzy. After your statement, I'm sure now I saw this with the original ROM. I agree it is a ROM problem. I see it with Root Explorer and my exchange email app Touchdown.
Sent from my LG-P999
kev0153 said:
I thought maybe I saw this problem before I installed your theme but my memory was fuzzy. After your statement, I'm sure now I saw this with the original ROM. I agree it is a ROM problem. I see it with Root Explorer and my exchange email app Touchdown.
Sent from my LG-P999
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No, I dont think its a rom problem, I think its an app problem. Android has a LARGE set of images that apps can use (which is why the "Settings" button looks the same for most apps, as it simply borrows Androids icon for settings). From Froyo to GB, The menu changed from white to black and the text inverted colors as well. If an app developor decides to use his own image (included in the app apk) instead of using Android's images (from the framework, which the theme modifies), then that would explain why certain apps have the white menu bug while others dont.
zimphishmonger said:
No, I dont think its a rom problem, I think its an app problem. Android has a LARGE set of images that apps can use (which is why the "Settings" button looks the same for most apps, as it simply borrows Androids icon for settings). From Froyo to GB, The menu changed from white to black and the text inverted colors as well. If an app developor decides to use his own image (included in the app apk) instead of using Android's images (from the framework, which the theme modifies), then that would explain why certain apps have the white menu bug while others dont.
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I see, so one could potentially modify the app to solve the problem.
Sent from my LG-P999
zimphishmonger said:
That power widget is from my personal "phishmonged" theme, make sure you arent flashing the True Xperia theme. Also, just to confirm, you are running EagleBlood V105 Froyo, correct?
I attached the Settings.apk file, which has all the mods for the settings menu and Power Widget, as another method. You can try pushing it to /system/app or copy\paste it to /system/app using Root Explorer or SUFBS.
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I just checked to be sure, and yes I'm running EB1.0.5 Froyo. Thanks for the settings.apk, I'll push it now.
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I present to you my AOSP Honeycomb theme (**FROST**BITE**V1.0) for p6200 and p6200L (let me know if it work on any other)
I have had the day off college so i decided it was time to get to grips with my tab as we don't always see eye to eye. haha. iv modded what ever i could find in framework & system Ul. although it looks cool now just give me some time to work on this baby
what is themed?
well....
.system ul
.notification box with transparent backing
.power control themed gray
.lock screen
.clock
.settings icon (will theme setting ASAP in black)
.messaging icon (will theme message .apk ASAP)
.notification bar is now stock black with stock 3.0 soft keys in gray/white
.battery is themed but needs work sizing etc (I may add a circle mod hmmm..)
.signal bar ripped from XOOM stock 3.1 honeycomb ROM
.launcher is themed with stock honeycomb app key but still TW (i will add the option of a stock AOSP launcher.zip but you can not add widgets
to be continued.......
what is stock?......
well....
.camera is stock AOSP with stock icon.
.browsed is stock AOSP
.gallery is stock AOSP
.music is the latest AOSP version (sooo cool)
.clock widget is stock AOSP.
extras...
you will also get in the .zip....
asus weather widget
XOOM clock widget
movie studio XOOM
Toshiba media player
and a selection of stock honeycomb wallpapers
installation.
0.nandroid then check if you have a nandroid back up then check agen haha...
1. clear data on the following before install....Browser/ clock/ launcher (it just helps prevent issues and damn force closes)
2. make sure you are deodexed and rooted
3.place **FROST**BITE**V1.1.zip on to your external SD card navigate to choose zip for SD and flash....BANG!!!....your in **FROST**BITE**V1.0
thanks me or buy me a beer
Download here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8623715/FROST_BITE_V1.1 beta.zip
the setting will come in a update.zip also with the soft keys you see now
updates:
v1.1 beta:....uploading now
whats changed?...A) soft keys are more stock with matching screen capture and a very nice purple battery mod. you will also get AOSP stock setting with TW feel.
AOSP wallpapers are attached at the bottom to install but a faulty install in the .zip may mean you need to go to root explorer and uninstall the other one if it does not work let me know.
Disclaimer: i am not responsible if you brick your device under Google's open sauce licence. i will help you if you do something wrong but its not my fault.
if you do decide to blame me i will simply giggle at your expense haha then suggest ways for you to use your tab...drinks tray, diner mat, roofing slate...haha
Went a head and flashed your ROM on the T869 device (running deodexed rom). Screen cap below. It was charging at time of screen cap. I changed wallpaper immediately because the one the theme was very odd and very "zoomed in" looking.
I know this was not meant for this device...but its fun to try right?
Few things that don't look right.
-Lock screen orbit is a small square...that's it. You can still unlock though.
-Battery icon when device is not charging is off. It turns it into a gray spiral type icon.
-Get 3g icon instead of 4g (obvious reason why)
Again, not a problem report...just letting those know who want to play with the t869 device. I'm finding these themes are almost do-able on the T869.
aaronuser said:
Went a head and flashed your ROM on the T869 device (running deodexed rom). Screen cap below. It was charging at time of screen cap. I changed wallpaper immediately because the one the theme was very odd and very "zoomed in" looking.
I know this was not meant for this device...but its fun to try right?
Few things that don't look right.
-Lock screen orbit is a small square...that's it. You can still unlock though.
-Battery icon when device is not charging is off. It turns it into a gray spiral type icon.
-Get 3g icon instead of 4g (obvious reason why)
Again, not a problem report...just letting those know who want to play with the t869 device. I'm finding these themes are almost do-able on the T869.
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thanks mate for you reply as you sed this is not for your device you were lucky not to soft brick it it only looks funny on your device as the framework files are quite different from the ones on your device so you have most probably entered a different file when it flashed hence the freaky wallpaper p.s. my new update it being uploaded in second so feel free to give it a go my friend its so much better that the older version and the battery looks cool to made it myself
i am planning on making some battery mod.zips with a big selection and next week after making this theme black i will defo start a new
Which model does this theme works for? Does it work on my P6200? Anyway great theme!
leviathian said:
Which model does this theme works for? Does it work on my P6200? Anyway great theme!
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yes it will work just fine on your device my friend and thanks haha
p.s. thanks so much for the donations guys very much appreciated glad you all like my work
i will be working on a new theme this week but i need ideas from you all
In regards to me flashing this on T869 Device (which it was not made for)
I knew it wouldn't soft brick...been playing with the current themes offered and have flashed before. Most of the framework and system are similar enough it will boot every time...just may not look right on some things. Ive owned and flashed many android devices...so very comfortable with it.
Im in no way a dev...very wet behind the ears when it comes to theming. But the T869 device needs some love so im trying my best to learn how I can do just that...give it some love.
I greatly appreciate your work.
aaronuser said:
In regards to me flashing this on T869 Device (which it was not made for)
I knew it wouldn't soft brick...been playing with the current themes offered and have flashed before. Most of the framework and system are similar enough it will boot every time...just may not look right on some things. Ive owned and flashed many android devices...so very comfortable with it.
Im in no way a dev...very wet behind the ears when it comes to theming. But the T869 device needs some love so im trying my best to learn how I can do just that...give it some love.
I greatly appreciate your work.
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thank you very much im pleased with that.
what tools are you using to theme at this moment?
Just picked up a 6 core system last night to run Linux on. Probably try setting up the kitchen once I finish building the system.
Any tips you could help me with would be appreciated.
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aaronuser said:
Just picked up a 6 core system last night to run Linux on. Probably try setting up the kitchen once I finish building the system.
Any tips you could help me with would be appreciated.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
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ohhh...cool man what possessor u using?
the best software to theme is something as simple as 7-zip for opening apks and PAINT.NET for coloring and re-sizing or Photoshop for high quality themeing
AMD Phenom II X6 3.3 GHz, 10g mem
I'm very fluent in Photoshop, so I will be using that for "theming". Very familiar with 7zip.
aaronuser said:
AMD Phenom II X6 3.3 GHz, 10g mem
I'm very fluent in Photoshop, so I will be using that for "theming". Very familiar with 7zip.
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very nice...
well when you get the hang of all the framework etc im sure we will have an amazing themer on our hands ill be of some support for you
jmar8124 said:
very nice...
well when you get the hang of all the framework etc im sure we will have an amazing themer on our hands ill be of some support for you
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Appreciate the encouragement. I just need to do some reading and figure out all the details of doing theming.
My only thing im very unsure of yet is creating update.zips. Still have plenty of reading to do...
aaronuser said:
Appreciate the encouragement. I just need to do some reading and figure out all the details of doing theming.
My only thing im very unsure of yet is creating update.zips. Still have plenty of reading to do...
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its very easy all you have to do is set up the kitchen you require and select the option fill in the information you want to show in the recovery log add change log and fill with apks etc... haha but you do have to write the paths out e.g. if you want something going in to system, app make a system folder and put app folder in to that one then place your required file in to it and it will pop it in their when flashed. A very easy cheats way is to copy someones META-INF file and place it in to a .zip then fill in your paths described above easy!....when you get going
think this will work on mywifi only device? I think its p6210
Macros617 said:
think this will work on mywifi only device? I think its p6210
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no sorry mate but you can send me your system app folder and framework apk i will be more than happy to make it for you lot with the wifi only device
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AMD Phenom II X6 3.3 GHz, 10g mem
I'm very fluent in Photoshop, so I will be using that for "theming". Very familiar with 7zip.
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nice set up, Im drooling. perfect for making ICS builds.
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no sorry mate but you can send me your system app folder and framework apk i will be more than happy to make it for you lot with the wifi only device
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errr how would I do that?
Macros617 said:
errr how would I do that?
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well providing you are rooted and have root explorer installed you also u will need to be deobexed to install it to ...easy to do open root explorer navigate to system open it then in system folder it will have the folders app (copy it to sdcard) and copy the framework folder and save to sdcard after that put them on to a pc and upload them to bropbox if you you have it and up the download link in this thread for me and then il get to work on it haha
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well providing you are rooted and have root explorer installed you also u will need to be deobexed to install it to ...easy to do open root explorer navigate to system open it then in system folder it will have the folders app (copy it to sdcard) and copy the framework folder and save to sdcard after that put them on to a pc and upload them to bropbox if you you have it and up the download link in this thread for me and then il get to work on it haha
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App
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6826048/app.zip
Framework
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6826048/framework.zip
Hopefully you'll be able to port it thanks!
Glasstopia
This is by no means a completed theme. I've just spent many many hours getting everything translucent and correcting everything I could find that didn't look right with the new transparency (Not to mention getting Contacts.apk to compile at all). So for now, I'm calling this an initial release.
F.A.Q.Q. You included the blue flames?!?! Oh No!!!!
A. Ok....seriously this time. The flames (and most status bar changes coming in the future) are housed in the system/app/SystemUI.apk. If you delete it from Glasstopia before you flash, or push the one over from Glasstopia_Revert or HFS after you flash, then no more flames
I originally created this theme for the Vibrant a long time ago, and decided to bring it over to my new phone. What I've been able to do so far:
General Cyan/Blue Theme
Many Custom Icons and Images
New Wallpaper (See Bottom)
"Accurate" Battery Icons
Translucent Notification Dropdown
Animated Notification Icons
Translucent Dialer
Translucent Contacts
Translucent Mms
Translucent Settings
Translucent Music Player
Translucent GMail
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Credit:
Obviously Team Douche for making CM9 for all of us to enjoy and modify.
kesara for assistance with building the Contacts.apk from source.
http://thegreatandmightyoz.deviantart.com/ for the Phoenix image I used for the wallpaper.
UOT Kitchen for select images
Glasstopia Theme
CWM Recovery flashable .zip
Download: http://goo.im/devs/mwbehr/Glasstopia
For a wide variety of transparent widgets visit this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8398577#post8398577
I don't see any point in reproducting perfectly good work, so I won't be making any widgets that are on that list. However, if there's any widget that you don't find there, isn't up to date, or simply would like it looking a bit different let me know and I'll take a look at it
Glasstopia v1.3:
Added animated notification icons
Themed system menu icons
Themed power menu icons
Themed popup menus
Added "missing" icons
Glasstopia v1.2:
Framework-res.apk and systemui.apk now are themed by Theme Engine
Gmail.apk updated to latest version
Animated status bar removed for the time being (hopefully will find a good way to add it back)
Glasstopia v1.1:
Reduced transparency of framework to better accommodate visibility of text in certain apps.
Fixed text color oversight in Mms compose message.
Added some new icons
Re-skinned Lockscreen
Fixed lack of transparency when creating new contacts.
New status bar images
General blue/cyan coloring
New Mms.apk images
New default_wallpaper.png (doesn't seem to apply)
Probably more....
Glasstopia v1.0 (Initial Release):
Translucent and Animated Statusbar
Translucent Dialer
Translucent Contacts
Translucent Mms
Translucent Settings
Translucent Music Player
Translucent GMail
Now that's purdy looking. Loved this theme back in the Vibrant days, nice to see it on the G2x. Two thumbs up sir.
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keefer7 said:
it seems links are broken
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+1 link dont work.. should i wipe anything before flashing?
Nice work bro!!
Mr. Apocalypse said:
Now that's purdy looking. Loved this theme back in the Vibrant days, nice to see it on the G2x. Two thumbs up sir.
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da-pharoah said:
Nice work bro!!
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Thanks guys
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+1 link dont work.. should i wipe anything before flashing?
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Guess Dropbox isn't going to work for me. My old host is out of business unfortunately. Let's see how mediafire does. Sorry about that. Links are updated.
Also, shouldn't NEED to wipe anything. However, if you like to be extra careful, it never hurts to wipe the cache first.
Edit: haven't decided on a theme color yet. I kinda like blue themes, but there's been suggestions for red in keeping with the general theme of the rom. Thoughts?
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Guess Dropbox isn't going to work for me. My old host is out of business unfortunately.
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If you need a nice, free host for devs, i strongly suggest Goo-inside.me to host your work. They're free, all about android, official hosts of RootzWiki, and did i mention they're free?
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If you need a nice, free host for devs, i strongly suggest Goo-inside.me to host your work. They're free, all about android, official hosts of RootzWiki, and did i mention they're free?
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Thanks. I wasn't sure if they had certain qualifications for an account or not. I'll look into that.
Sent from my LG-P999 using Tapatalk 2 Beta-2
just flashed, looks awesome!!! love it!! but i dont really like the green messaging icon, is there any way to change it? oh and thanks for keeping the flames!!!!
cainG2x said:
just flashed, looks awesome!!! love it!! but i dont really like the green messaging icon, is there any way to change it? oh and thanks for keeping the flames!!!!
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Glad you like it. Ya, I'll definitely be changing out lots of icons and images in the future. This is just the result of the "hard work" of making everything transparent (people don't get how much actual coding can be involved for theme projects like this sometimes ). I just kind of exhausted myself with this first part and took a little breather since the next part is pretty tedious.
I'll hopefully get started on the images tomorrow if i can decide between blue and red (or maybe both somehow)
Sent from my LG-P999 using Tapatalk 2 Beta-2
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Glad you like it. Ya, I'll definitely be changing out lots of icons and images in the future. This is just the result of the "hard work" of making everything transparent (people don't get how much actual coding can be involved for theme projects like this sometimes ). I just kind of exhausted myself with this first part and took a little breather since the next part is pretty tedious.
I'll hopefully get started on the images tomorrow if i can decide between blue and red (or maybe both somehow)
Sent from my LG-P999 using Tapatalk 2 Beta-2
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nice!!! blue would be perfect, i liked the whole red theme on HFP, might have to give it a try if one pops up for HFS. if there isnt one already that i havent seen.
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Thanks. I wasn't sure if they had certain qualifications for an account or not. I'll look into that.
Sent from my LG-P999 using Tapatalk 2 Beta-2
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Yeah, they provide free hosting for all developers, just fill out the form, provide them with a few links to your work, and you should be approved no problem.
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Yeah, they provide free hosting for all developers, just fill out the form, provide them with a few links to your work, and you should be approved no problem.
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Hmm....seems like they expect "Recognized Developer" status.
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Hmm....seems like they expect "Recognized Developer" status.
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Nah, i know of lots of devs that don't have RD status on XDA that use Goo-inside.me. They're just making sure that just anyone aren't wasting their space. You're a recognized themer around here, you gave us Glasstopia on at least two different phones, they should approve you easily.
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Nah, i know of lots of devs that don't have RD status on XDA that use Goo-inside.me. They're just making sure that just anyone aren't wasting their space. You're a recognized themer around here, you gave us Glasstopia on at least two different phones, they should approve you easily.
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Cool, well I sent an app in. We'll see how it goes
Thanks for this its amazing rockin it now and will continue
Will this work on future updates of hfs?
keefer7 said:
Thanks for this its amazing rockin it now and will continue
Will this work on future updates of hfs?
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I would suggest waiting until I post an update after each of Hell's updates. It's not so much that it wouldn't work....it very likely would. However, any changes Hell makes to the apks I'm replacing would be lost.
However, my current plan/goal is to basically postpone my releases until Hell makes a new release. At that point I'll find a quick "stopping point", package it up, and post it here. Hopefully I'll be able to get this done either same day or next day depending on my work schedule (I work 12hr shifts, so some days are definitely better than others ).
Flames
I'm relatively new on XDA, so please don't flame me; however I am not a huge fan of the flames. Now I know that this is not a matter to be argued about, as everyone has different tastes. I was just wondering if there is any real way to use this theme without them. Just to be sure, I did the factory wipe in CWM as described in the OP; however, as I expected, this wiped my phone and left the flames. I realize that this description on removing the flames may be sarcasm, and that is perfectly acceptable. It is your theme and I have no right to complain about it or ask you to change it to my liking. I would only ask that you point out whatever I am missing if there is a way to remove the flames. If not, I won't complain.
Thanks
Peteman720 said:
I'm relatively new on XDA, so please don't flame me; however I am not a huge fan of the flames. Now I know that this is not a matter to be argued about, as everyone has different tastes. I was just wondering if there is any real way to use this theme without them. Just to be sure, I did the factory wipe in CWM as described in the OP; however, as I expected, this wiped my phone and left the flames. I realize that this description on removing the flames may be sarcasm, and that is perfectly acceptable. It is your theme and I have no right to complain about it or ask you to change it to my liking. I would only ask that you point out whatever I am missing if there is a way to remove the flames. If not, I won't complain.
Thanks
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Indeed it was sarcasm. If you delete the SystemUI.apk out of the /system/app folder in the Glasstopia_v1.0.zip when flashing to HFS it won't add the flames. To remove them if you already have them, move the SystemUI.apk from Glasstopia_Revert.zip or HFS.zip to Glasstopia_v1.0.zip then flash.
Edit: Peterman720 is not to be harmed. I knew this question was coming from someone sometime, and he phrased it politely
This update zip will replace the SystemUI.apk with one that has the wifi toggle switch enabled in the notification panel. Flash with recovery. A thanks to Cheater912 for requesting this mod.
Note: The toggle switches have been slightly rearranged per my preferences. If you would prefer do have a different order, post reply below.
Please note that there are different versions for stock and for beans rom. Beans are marked accordingly. However,the launcher you are using does not matter.
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Description (ordered)
WifiToggle: BT/Wifi/GPS/Orientation/Sound/PowerSave/Airplane/DrivingMode/MobileData
ReturnToStock: Stock SystemUI for touchwiz devices (not beans)
WifiToggleBeansRom: Same as WifiToggle but made for Beans Rom (edit: confirmed working)
AntiToggle: Completely removes toggles
Personalized (ordered)
WifiToggleTokedUp: WiFi/MobileData/AirplaneMode/GPS/Bluetooth
WifiToggleSchaweet: Wifi/BT/GPS/Sound/Airplane/Orientation/PowerSave/DrivingMode/MobileData/Sync
WifiToggleSkiddingus: BT/Wifi/GPS/Orientation/Sound
WifiToggleDataBuddyRevell: BT/Wifi/GPS/Orientation/MobileData/Sound/PowerSave/Airplane/DrivingMode
WifiToggleNightxFall-Beans: BT/Wifi/GPS/Orientation/MobileData/Sound/PowerSave/Airplane/DrivingMode (for beans only)
WifiToggleSchaweet-Beans: Wifi/BT/GPS/Sound/Airplane/Orientation/PowerSave/DrivingMode/MobileData/Sync (for beans only)
WifiToggleSkiddingus-Beans: BT/Wifi/GPS/Orientation/Sound (for beans only)
WifiToggleRevolt1: MobileData/GPS/WiFi/Airplane/Sound
Personalized versions can be found here.
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ICS Blue Mod EDIT: Ghosting should be fixed now
I will not be accepting custom requests for the ICS Blue series due to the number of files involved. I apologize for the inconvenience. I wasn't expecting such a huge amount of traffic and requests coming in. Thanks for being a great and active community. I will work to develop a solution with which to allow customized versions of it in the near future. I might create an ICS blue version for the second most popular toggle configuration based on dl count. Most likely one with MobileData in the first section.
The current configuration is as follows:
-Toggle Order: BT/Wifi/GPS/Orientation/Sound/PowerSave/Airplane/DrivingMode/MobileData/Sync
-All Toggles are themed blue
-Battery Icon is themed blue
EDIT: GREEN BEANS IS FIXED!! (no really, it is this time. tested + confirmed)
Both stock and beans versions are available. See attached
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To-Do List (bean support where noted) REQUESTS ARE NOW CLOSED (SEE EXPLANATION BELOW)
-kill gps crosshairs (multiple requests) See here for progress
-stock with wifi instead of screen rotation (stam2000) [In Progress]
-wifi/sound/mobiledata/screenrotate/airplane/powersave (cvballa3g0) [In Progress]
-remove "battery is full" notification (revolt1) See here for progress
-color date ICS blue (Schaweet)
-AntiToggle w/ ICS Blue battery (aatrek)
-Wifi/BT/GPS/Airplane/Orientation/Sound/DrivingMode/MobileData/Sync (Zoandroid)
-No Animation (MAD Industries)
if you are on this list and you are using the bean rom and the entry is not marked for bean, please send me a PM so I can correct it
CLOSED: Because I need to develop a system to more quickly and dynamically generate these files. This will allow a greater level of support as well as personalization. The tradeoff is time. I will have to devote a certain amount of time to this project instead of the requests once I am through with the current list. Rest assured if you are on the list right now, you have priority. Thank you for all the positive feedback this thread has gained. It's had much more impact than I could have imagined.
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MAD Industries said:
This update zip will replace the SystemUI.apk with one that has the wifi toggle switch enabled in the notification panel. Flash with recovery.
Note: The toggle switches have been slightly rearranged per my preferences. If you would prefer do have a different order, post reply below.
EDIT: This is for stock roms with touchwizUI. However,the launcher you are using does not matter.
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Could you possibly explain which xml files and which parts of those files to edit in order to get rid of certain toggles? I only want 5 total toggles on there and am just now learning how to edit this stuff.
WOW thanks a lot this is great! Can you post a Screen shot?
Any chance you can make one with just GPS, WiFi, Mobile Data, Airplane Mode, Bluetooth? in that order? Im on VZW btw
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Could you possibly explain which xml files and which parts of those files to edit in order to get rid of certain toggles? I only want 5 total toggles on there and am just now learning how to edit this stuff.
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Sure. You will want to decompile /system/app/SystemUI.apk using apktool. (dont forget to apktool if framework-res.apk so you dont get decompile errors, also make a backup of SystemUI.apk) Then go to /SystemUI/res/values/arrays.xml and you will find a quicksettings array. That will list both the order and type of toggles. You just add/remove/move the lines around.
EDIT: Also, you cant just recompile and push to phone. You must recompile and pull the resources.arsc out of the new apk and then slip that into the original apk file that you pulled.
If you need more specific help, join me on freenode. #verizons3
TokedUp said:
WOW thanks a lot this is great! Can you post a Screen shot?
Any chance you can make one with just WiFi, Mobile Data, Airplane Mode, GPS, Bluetooth? in that order?
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Yes, and yes.
Sheer awesomeness ....
Edit: Flashed this twice and nothing changed ...
Works now !!!
PJ
Phoenix AZ
*Edit*
I tried this and it did add the wifi toggle.
*Edit*
Tried the new version and it worked. I love it when developers help us put the phone in a condition that the manufacturer intended and not the way Verizon wants it. Thank you.
manchild83 said:
I tried this and it did not add the wifi toggle.
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edited now that it is fixed, working fine on stock GSIII rom using ADW EX Launcher, no deodex necessary
Pretty sure one must be deodex to use this.
[redacted]
also, it's fixed now.
Yeah it did nothing for me.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda premium
Can you add a brightness toggle?
Pinesal said:
Can you add a brightness toggle?
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Please. With the option of changing percentages too would be awesome.. like 30, 50, 70, full.... but not necessary. Thanks for this man. The wifi was really the only thing i was missing.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2
Amazingbman said:
Yeah it did nothing for me.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda premium
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pdinphx said:
Sheer awesomeness ....
Edit: Flashed this twice and nothing changed ...
PJ
Phoenix AZ
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manchild83 said:
I tried this and it did not add the wifi toggle.
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neyenlives said:
same here, using ADW EX Launcher with Dark Edge Theme loaded
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Should be good to go now
TokedUp said:
WOW thanks a lot this is great! Can you post a Screen shot?
Any chance you can make one with just GPS, WiFi, Mobile Data, Airplane Mode, Bluetooth? in that order? Im on VZW btw
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Here you are. Enjoy!
Pinesal said:
Can you add a brightness toggle?
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faehsemc said:
Please. With the option of changing percentages too would be awesome.. like 30, 50, 70, full.... but not necessary. Thanks for this man. The wifi was really the only thing i was missing.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2
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That is a significantly more amount of work. This is just a quick hack. That doesn't mean it wont be done though. I'll look into it. That's usually the sort of thing to include with a rom.
MAD Industries said:
Here you are. Enjoy!
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Donation forth coming!
Just in case, is there a way to go back to stock?
TokedUp said:
Donation forth coming!
Just in case, is there a way to go back to stock?
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Thanks!
Yes, I updated the OP with an option for stock. Also, can you confirm this is now working? (just making sure)
Dumb noob question
What does "flash with recovery" mean?
If I already have a rooted phone, can I just rename the existing SystemUI.apk and copy this one into its directory with Root Explorer?
MAD Industries said:
Yes, I updated the OP with an option for stock. Also, can you confirm this is now working? (just making sure)
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The wifi addition works perfectly! Thank you!
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2
MAD Industries said:
dont forget to apktool if framework-res.apk so you dont get decompile errors
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Thanks for this. Can you please explain what this means. I have used apktools to decompile before, just confused here.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
I have been running tabs for a long time now and out of all the tabs i have tried this one is outstanding, but the dev support is not that great. We have a few and they do great work but i miss one thing. Im getting tired of all the white! I know i can switch to CM rom but i like touchwiz and want to keep using it. I thought, their must be more people thinking like me. People who like Touchwiz but hate all the white, people who want touchwiz looking like it does on S3 and Note, Note2.
I thought we could use this thread to collect all thoughts and attempts to find a way to change and find does .png files in SecSettings.apk and SystemUI.apk. I know many have tried on Touchwiz roms and often they have changed the background to black but then ended up with text problem, white on white or black on black. I know that Vertumus had a very nice theme for Tab GT-P7500 wich changed the colours on Honeycomb but then came ICS and all changed. But there is and have been for a while a rom in GT-p7500 forums that have all im talking about http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1813651 Its named JellyBean rom by Toldo. I thought with help from that rom and maybe a PM to the dev( if necessary ) we could have roms looking like this
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( pics borrowed from Toldo thread ).
If theres more people here with same feeling as me please post suggestions and attempts here.
Merry Christmas to all and a happy new year.
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I have been running tabs for a long time now and out of all the tabs i have tried this one is outstanding, but the dev support is not that great. We have a few and they do great work but i miss one thing. Im getting tired of all the white! I know i can switch to CM rom but i like touchwiz and want to keep using it. I thought, their must be more people thinking like me. People who like Touchwiz but hate all the white, people who want touchwiz looking like it does on S3 and Note, Note2.
I thought we could use this thread to collect all thoughts and attempts to find a way to change and find does .png files in SecSettings.apk and SystemUI.apk. I know many have tried on Touchwiz roms and often they have changed the background to black but then ended up with text problem, white on white or black on black. I know that Vertumus had a very nice theme for Tab GT-P7500 wich changed the colours on Honeycomb but then came ICS and all changed. But there is and have been for a while a rom in GT-p7500 forums that have all im talking about http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1813651 Its named JellyBean rom by Toldo. I thought with help from that rom and maybe a PM to the dev( if necessary ) we could have roms looking like this
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/221/screenshot2012080621150.jpg/
( pics borrowed from Toldo thread ).
If theres more people here with same feeling as me please post suggestions and attempts here.
Merry Christmas to all and a happy new year.
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Galaxy tab 2 series and 7.7 have black touchwiz theme, i think porting it from their rom won't be that hard as it was ported easily for p7500 when i owned it, there are also some prerelease roms for note 10.1 LTE n8020 with the black theme I will se if i can put my hand on one of them
Sent from my GT-N8000 using xda app-developers app
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Galaxy tab 2 series and 7.7 have black touchwiz theme, i think porting it from their rom won't be that hard as it was ported easily for p7500 when i owned it, there are also some prerelease roms for note 10.1 LTE n8020 with the black theme I will se if i can put my hand on one of them
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Sounds promising. Will check it out. The pre release roms for 8020 is it stock firmware released with black theme or is it themed versions? I checked here on xda and couldnt find a forum for the device, are the pre releases up on Sammobile?
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Sounds promising. Will check it out. The pre release roms for 8020 is it stock firmware released with black theme or is it themed versions? I checked here on xda and couldnt find a forum for the device, are the pre releases up on Sammobile?
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I have seen early video reviews of it and its theme was dark and it was on jellybean so i though we would get this theme by jellybean update but we didn't get it I will contact samfirmware to see if they can bring this rom to me
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See this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKYNgfsvltI&feature=youtube_gdata_player it is for t mobile n8020 lte ot has dark theme
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and here are another video for the german one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8ETwH4EHhk but this seems to be final downloadable version
It seems to be a firmware called XXALH1 built in August on the video. Wonder if colour changed in the newer firmwares. I checked thru Sammobile and didnt find that version. Will check if Sampro or samsung-updates has it.
Found some other video on YouTube posted now in december and it seems to be white in settings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A3e5IbEVyg . Its an Asian firmware but i guess they changed on all regions. Think we need to get hold of the XXALH1 firmware. Will do some seaching and see what i come up with.
If you find that firmware post a link or if you download and extract it ppst the system folder. I will tear into framework and see what I can do for the xxcll3 firmware. This would be awesome.
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pimpmaneaton said:
If you find that firmware post a link or if you download and extract it ppst the system folder. I will tear into framework and see what I can do for the xxcll3 firmware. This would be awesome.
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looking all over but no luck yet. will post a request at sammobile and see if they can help.
Happy New Year to all !!!!!!!!!
Just take the apk you wanna change and decompile it. Use an xml editor and change the colors. It's actually pretty simple.
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Just take the apk you wanna change and decompile it. Use an xml editor and change the colors. It's actually pretty simple.
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as i remember it that way ended up with a lot of colour issues on the ICS firmwares for GT-P7500 (Tab 10.1). But i spook to Toldo (maker of the rom in OP) he said he used the apps from Galaxy Tab plus. So i watched some videos on YouTube and its now changed to white. but i sent him a message asking for firmware version or the files. Its not exactly the same layout in settings as Note 10.1 as more options but maybe its possible to add them. We`ll see when i get hold of the files. But the best solution would be that N8020 firmware with black apps, but its not to be found. Not yet anyway.
nickwarn said:
as i remember it that way ended up with a lot of colour issues on the ICS firmwares for GT-P7500 (Tab 10.1). But i spook to Toldo (maker of the rom in OP) he said he used the apps from Galaxy Tab plus. So i watched some videos on YouTube and its now changed to white. but i sent him a message asking for firmware version or the files. Its not exactly the same layout in settings as Note 10.1 as more options but maybe its possible to add them. We`ll see when i get hold of the files. But the best solution would be that N8020 firmware with black apps, but its not to be found. Not yet anyway.
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Tab 7.7 have same screen resolution as note 10.1 so i think files from it will be better tthan the one from tab 7 plus
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Tab 7.7 have same screen resolution as note 10.1 so i think files from it will be better tthan the one from tab 7 plus
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Probably true. problem is the extra options we have in settings.apk on Note 10.1 but it should be fixable. I sent a pm to pimpmaneaton that i had some files that he could look at. He said he was willing to give it a try, lets just wait and see.
I posted a request for the old N8020 firmware at Sammobile twitter but i havent heard anything. I know that there is no idea posting a question in Sammobile forum because they never answer. So im running out of ideas on how to get hold of that firmware. Will have a look at the Tab 7.7 apks and see what happens. Had bigger hopes for this idea but there seams to be little interest, well well.
Bring back the dark TouchWiz look to your device
I was getting kind of bored with the Touchwiz white/light look aswell, so I took a quick look at the framework-res.apk to see if I could maybe theme it dark.
As I found, and many of you might already know, the dark theme image files are already in the drawable-mdpi folder, and is used by some applications..
Anyway, back to the point.
The dark theme looks like this:
To get this look on most of the interface (exept for contacts, mail etc...) we have to do the following:
Extract framework-res.apk using ApkTool or Virtuous Ten Studio
Navigate to res/values/styles.xml
Search for this:
Code:
<style name="Theme.DeviceDefault" parent="@style/Theme.Holo">
Select and copy everything from Theme.DeviceDefault including the .NoActionBar and .NoActionBar.Fullscreen into a notepad file.
Now.. In your notepad file, add "Light" to all the style names.
Example:
Code:
Theme.DeviceDefault.[B]Light[/B]
Select all the code in your notepad file and copy it to your clipboard.
Go back to your styles.xml file and search for: Theme.DeviceDefault.Light
Select everything from Theme.DeviceDefault.Light and replace it with the code from your notepad file by pasting it in.
Flash your framework-res.apk back to your device.
You should now have the dark Touchwiz look much cooler
I will take a look at how to get the dark look for contacts and mail etc.. when I get more time.
-Michael
MichaelGroth said:
I was getting kind of bored with the Touchwiz white/light look aswell, so I took a quick look at the framework-res.apk to see if I could maybe theme it dark.
As I found, and many of you might already know, the dark theme image files are already in the drawable-mdpi folder, and is used by some applications..
Anyway, back to the point.
The dark theme looks like this:
To get this look on most of the interface (exept for contacts, mail etc...) we have to do the following:
Extract framework-res.apk using ApkTool or Virtuous Ten Studio
Navigate to res/values/styles.xml
Search for this:
Code:
<style name="Theme.DeviceDefault" parent="@style/Theme.Holo">
Select and copy everything from Theme.DeviceDefault including the .NoActionBar and .NoActionBar.Fullscreen into a notepad file.
Now.. In your notepad file, add "Light" to all the style names.
Example:
Code:
Theme.DeviceDefault.[B]Light[/B]
Select all the code in your notepad file and copy it to your clipboard.
Go back to your styles.xml file and search for: Theme.DeviceDefault.Light
Select everything from Theme.DeviceDefault.Light and replace it with the code from your notepad file by pasting it in.
Flash your framework-res.apk back to your device.
You should now have the dark Touchwiz look much cooler
I will take a look at how to get the dark look for contacts and mail etc.. when I get more time.
-Michael
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Cool, nice find. This sure will bring us some roms with black theme.
MichaelGroth said:
I was getting kind of bored with the Touchwiz white/light look aswell, so I took a quick look at the framework-res.apk to see if I could maybe theme it dark.
As I found, and many of you might already know, the dark theme image files are already in the drawable-mdpi folder, and is used by some applications..
Anyway, back to the point.
The dark theme looks like this:
To get this look on most of the interface (exept for contacts, mail etc...) we have to do the following:
Extract framework-res.apk using ApkTool or Virtuous Ten Studio
Navigate to res/values/styles.xml
Search for this:
Code:
<style name="Theme.DeviceDefault" parent="@style/Theme.Holo">
Select and copy everything from Theme.DeviceDefault including the .NoActionBar and .NoActionBar.Fullscreen into a notepad file.
Now.. In your notepad file, add "Light" to all the style names.
Example:
Code:
Theme.DeviceDefault.[B]Light[/B]
Select all the code in your notepad file and copy it to your clipboard.
Go back to your styles.xml file and search for: Theme.DeviceDefault.Light
Select everything from Theme.DeviceDefault.Light and replace it with the code from your notepad file by pasting it in.
Flash your framework-res.apk back to your device.
You should now have the dark Touchwiz look much cooler
I will take a look at how to get the dark look for contacts and mail etc.. when I get more time.
-Michael
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not to knock what you did but theres no need to change that. just go to the styles xml in contacts, settings, and email and remove .light from the call lines thats it
Didn't get the last email... by doing that do I get email and contacts in dark mode.
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lorjay589 said:
not to knock what you did but theres no need to change that. just go to the styles xml in contacts, settings, and email and remove .light from the call lines thats it
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Can you elaborate on your instructions? Give a detailed walk through? I have a Galaxy Note 10.1 and am sick of the white on white theme. I would LOVE to be able to do the darker look.
Thanks in advance for your help.
lawdawg45238 said:
Can you elaborate on your instructions? Give a detailed walk through? I have a Galaxy Note 10.1 and am sick of the white on white theme. I would LOVE to be able to do the darker look.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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Yes, that would be nice. Or even better maybe post the edited files so thoose on correct firmware can use it.