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[Q] Title Bar removal

How do I remove the gray title bar for my app in the xml file for layout?
I cannot find anything I understand, doesn't error, or at least does not require a re-write of too much code.
thanks to anyone with this answer.

LuvinAndroid said:
How do I remove the gray title bar for my app in the xml file for layout?
I cannot find anything I understand, doesn't error, or at least does not require a re-write of too much code.
thanks to anyone with this answer.
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The title bat background is determined by what is in the ROM's framework-res.apk, not the individual app.
Go to framework-res.apk/drawable-hdpi and replace the activity_title_bar.9 and bottom_bar.9 with the one's you like. Remember, these are .9 files, broken files may give you FCs.

In your AndroidManifest.xml add:
Code:
android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar"
To the <activty ...> tag
Example:
Code:
<activity android:name=".Foo"
android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar" />

ah, thanks guys, the xml file edit was the one that woked for me.
On another note, I am playing around with the SkellyAPP to learn the pricnipals behind Java/Android structures.
How would I load in an image NOT loaded by the xml but one loaded in that I can re-assign placement based on random numbers so I can wrap my head around a "main loop" with action going on.
Sorry for my noobishness, but I learn by taking baby steps and I promise not to spam the forum with too much trivial stuff

Make Launcher Orientation to Landscape (Sensor)

I've been trying to do this for a while now but it always keeps force closing no matter what edits I make.
I am trying to get my latest launcher, Xperia Arc Launcher for Samsung Galaxy S to be able to go into both portrait and sensor modes in the homescreen at the very least and hopefully the app drawer as well.
I have edited the Android Manifest in the apk to edit the line:
'android:screenOrientation=portrait'
edited to:
'android:screenOrientation=sensor'
And I thought that was the last thing to do it. Apparently not, help anyone?

Try putting it in each layout.xml. That's what i do.
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
>

So I could edit my launcher similar to this to achieve automatic orientation?
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Mattix724 said:
So I could edit my launcher similar to this to achieve automatic orientation?
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Depends.
In short, yes, but it would stretch horribly.
You'd need to create a portrait and landscape layout and then listen for when the orientation switches then change to a different layout.
I imagine so anyway, i've never actually tried it.

Meltus said:
Depends.
In short, yes, but it would stretch horribly.
You'd need to create a portrait and landscape layout and then listen for when the orientation switches then change to a different layout.
I imagine so anyway, i've never actually tried it.
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So for now I can just try your first post and it will at least rotate?
EDIT - There are no layout.xml's in my launcher.apk file.....

Syn Ack said:
I've been trying to do this for a while now but it always keeps force closing no matter what edits I make.
I am trying to get my latest launcher, Xperia Arc Launcher for Samsung Galaxy S to be able to go into both portrait and sensor modes in the homescreen at the very least and hopefully the app drawer as well.
I have edited the Android Manifest in the apk to edit the line:
'android:screenOrientation=portrait'
edited to:
'android:screenOrientation=sensor'
And I thought that was the last thing to do it. Apparently not, help anyone?
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Well, what is the actual stack trace? There is a bug somewhere in your code that is causing the crash, and it isn't the screenOrientation parameter in the manifest. Also, removing the attribute entirely is probably what you actually want (the "unspecified" value), as that is what will "Do The Right Thing" in regards to the sensor, keyboard sliders, etc...
Meltus said:
Try putting it in each layout.xml. That's what i do.
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
>
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That has nothing to do with the screen orientation, that just sets whether the linear layout places things horizontally or vertically.

kllrnohj said:
Also, removing the attribute entirely is probably what you actually want (the "unspecified" value), as that is what will "Do The Right Thing" in regards to the sensor, keyboard sliders, etc...
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So I should just set it like this?
android:screenOrientation=""
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Doesn't matter because apparently I can't recompile the apk after editing AndroidManifest.xml. This sucks.

Just to raise it from the dead. Thanks Meltus and kllrnohj for your valuable advice.
I have followed up from what you said, adding the android:screenOrientation:"sensor" to every xml file in the layout folders (actually just replaced <RelativeLayout with <RelativeLayout android:screenOrientation:"sensor" to make it quicker. I was getting an error if i wrote androidrientation and not android:screenOrientation
I manage to compile and all, but the .apk will just not launch. I have a second launcher just incase something goes wrong with the Sony Ericsson Home apk.
Any ideas? I even tried adding the following statement on AndroidManifest.xml:
<activity android:theme="@style/HomeTheme" android:label="@string/home_application_name_txt" android:name=".HomeActivity" android:launchMode="singleTask" android:screenOrientation="sensor" android:configChanges="mcc|mnc|orientation">
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but without any proper results....
Happy new year btw

Set it to this :
android:screenOrientation="user"

pratyush.creed said:
Set it to this :
android:screenOrientation="user"
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when I'm compile and then I'm decompile the result of my mod. When Im check at the line "android:screenOrientation="user" the result is not "user" but comeback again at "nosensor".
Any Idea why is that?

[REQ]ICS Modified SystemUI.apk w/out AT&T Logo

The title pretty much sums it up. I'm fine with the stock icons and looks, but I would love a modified SystemUI.apk that just gets rid of the AT&T logo. I'm pretty sure I can remember what carrier I'm using. Especially since it's branded on the front of the phone.

working on it..

I've been looking through the code... can't find anything. I seriously need to brush up on my smaliing
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me either i cant find it..

tw_status_bar.xml in SystemUI.apk\res\layout
Code:
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.CarrierLabel android:gravity="center_vertical" android:id="@id/carrierLabel" android:background="#ff000000" android:paddingLeft="4.0dip" android:paddingRight="4.0dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:singleLine="true" />
is the first thing you're gonna want to get rid of...
theres plenty more carrier and touchwiz references in there as well. Theres also alot of non tw_ layout xmls, for instance status_bar.xml that samsung left in there so i would start replacing tw xmls with the standard.

I could not find most of the standard xmls....status_bar and more weren't in there...

is your res folder just a bunch of images?
if you just simply extract the SystemUI, you wont see them. you're gonna want to decompile it instead. otherwise theyre in resources.arsc
removing all the references in res/values should help...
like
Code:
<public type="id" name="carrierLabel" id="0x7f0f00af" />

Ah found it. And I took it out. I'll test it and upload.
After I get home, that is...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568128
love this + apex launcher.
I think it will hold many of you over in the mean time, for me im not sure i'll ever want to change

theHOTNESS said:
tw_status_bar.xml in SystemUI.apk\res\layout
Code:
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.CarrierLabel android:gravity="center_vertical" android:id="@id/carrierLabel" android:background="#ff000000" android:paddingLeft="4.0dip" android:paddingRight="4.0dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:singleLine="true" />
is the first thing you're gonna want to get rid of...
theres plenty more carrier and touchwiz references in there as well. Theres also alot of non tw_ layout xmls, for instance status_bar.xml that samsung left in there so i would start replacing tw xmls with the standard.
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Set layout_width and layout_height to "0.0dip". I also set padding from 4 to 0, but I'm not sure that's required. Recompile and its gone. I don't think you need to edit the others (I didn't).
BTW, don't edit the tw_status_bar_expanded unless your intent is to remove the "AT&T" when you drag the bar down (by the "Clear" button). IMO, it looks weird to remove that one because then the date and the button shift left.

Can we get the information needed to make this happen to the dev over at this theme: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568128&page=5
So he can make this happen in his next update? That would be amazing.

romracer said:
Set layout_width and layout_height to "0.0dip". I also set padding from 4 to 0, but I'm not sure that's required. Recompile and its gone. I don't think you need to edit the others (I didn't).
BTW, don't edit the tw_status_bar_expanded unless your intent is to remove the "AT&T" when you drag the bar down (by the "Clear" button). IMO, it looks weird to remove that one because then the date and the button shift left.
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glad it worked for you. yeah i noticed removing it completely was somewhat of a bad idea because of the layout changes. its almost like you have to leave placeholders or things float places like css.
new to messing with android files but its funny how much the xml resembles html/css formatting. i would have thought they would have gone a little more "absolute" like apples cocoa bs but i guess this makes more sense for android given all the different screen sizes and dpis...
yeah i took mine out of the expanded as well.
the other edit was a different approach...instead of removing it from the layout i was getting rid of what it referenced to (so no other xml could use @id/carrierLabel) both will work but the former is more elegant.

[How-To] Edit Contacts.apk/Phone.apk for dialer pad ?

hi everybody, I need some help with dialer pad.
As you can see at the pic, there is much space at the right. The lowermost buttons are not in proper line. How i can resize them to put them in a proper line? Do I need to edit smali codes / values codes? Thanks in advance

The images don't need to be resized.
However you'll have to modify the layout. But this will be a task.
First you'll have to find out which layout it is that contains those three buttons.
The way I narrow my search down is, I go into red/drawable-hdpi/xhdpi/xxhdpi or whatever the resolution is. And look for those icons. Once you find the dialer, phone and contact add icon. Copy the names of these .png's to something then using one of the .png's copy the name and in the layouts folder. Search the images name. This will narrow down the layout.xml's and then from there you can find it. Once you find the layout.
There will be three lines that determine the images, you can fix the layouts by using the following code.
android:layout_gravity="center|center"
android:gravity="center"
Change the first one to where you want to button to be displayed so if its on the right side make it "right|center" or "center|right"
Hopefully I helped.
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krishneelg3 said:
The images don't need to be resized.
However you'll have to modify the layout. But this will be a task.
First you'll have to find out which layout it is that contains those three buttons.
The way I narrow my search down is, I go into red/drawable-hdpi/xhdpi/xxhdpi or whatever the resolution is. And look for those icons. Once you find the dialer, phone and contact add icon. Copy the names of these .png's to something then using one of the .png's copy the name and in the layouts folder. Search the images name. This will narrow down the layout.xml's and then from there you can find it. Once you find the layout.
There will be three lines that determine the images, you can fix the layouts by using the following code.
android:layout_gravity="center|center"
android:gravity="center"
Change the first one to where you want to button to be displayed so if its on the right side make it "right|center" or "center|right"
Hopefully I helped.
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thanks for your answer
I tried but doesn't fix it. I found what image it shows at dialer pad. it's '' ic_add_contact_holo_dark '' ( how i found it is? I have change the image with another bigger resolution one. Dialer pad shows it bigger but didnt cover more place ( i have thought that if change the icon wiht bigger one maybe it could cover all transparent space. but it didnt ) so with that way i found which image is that! Then,
I followed ur tellings. '' ic_add_contact_holo_dark '' is in Contacts.apk and the layout xml is '' speed_dial_input_dialog.xml '' . Here is the xml codes :
HTML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:paddingLeft="15.0dip" android:paddingRight="15.0dip" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<EditText android:id="@id/number" android:layout_width="0.0dip" android:layout_height="48.0dip" android:layout_marginTop="16.0dip" android:layout_weight="0.8" android:inputType="phone" />
<ImageView android:layout_gravity="center_vertical" android:id="@id/contacts" android:layout_width="0.0dip" android:layout_height="48.0dip" android:src="@drawable/ic_add_contact_holo_dark" android:layout_weight="0.2" style="?android:attr/buttonBarButtonStyle" />
</LinearLayout>
I have changed '' android:layout_gravity="center_vertical" '' to android:layout_gravity="center|right"
but doesnt fix it, u have any idea ? really thanks for your help

Mind pulling the .apk from your device and uploading it? Perhaps I can fix it for you.
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krishneelg3 said:
Mind pulling the .apk from your device and uploading it? Perhaps I can fix it for you.
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here is the link: http://yadi.sk/d/ggjXtOnVQVrjt
Contacts.apk , Phone.apk and Framework-res.apk ...
Thanks

@SmiLeToLife thanks, I will take a look at it in an hour or so. Just woke up.
I'll let you know if I finish it
EDIT -
Couldn't find the needed layout. Sorry :\

System UI mod for Official Lollipop

I have managed to mod the SystemUI of my note 3 to my liking but one thing is not possible for me to do.
I have hidden the sfinder menu. Increased transparency of recent apps background.
And changed status bar icons to stock lollipop.
But i have just noticed that the clear button in notification panel takes so much space.
Is there a way to hide it? Or make it as an overlay instead of wasting space.
Plssssssss tell me if anyone knows a way.
See the screenshot for explanation

I'm not on LP, so just guessing, because I can't try it.
TWRP or ADB is recommended to fix the SystemUI if it crashes after that, or make an zip with the original SystemUI.
SystemUI.apk\res\layout\clear_all.xml
hide possibility:
change this:
android:textSize="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_notification_clear_button_text_size"
to
android:textSize="0.0dip"
change this:
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
to
android:layout_width="0.0dip"
change this
android:layout_height="@dimen/carrier_label_height"
to
android:layout_height="0.0dip"
If the "Clear" text is gone after that, than it's the right xml.
or just test it first make the "Clear" text black: android:textColor="@drawable/clear_all_button_state" change to android:textColor="#FF000000"
If there is no change try to make changes here: SystemUI.apk\res\layout\status_bar_notification_dismiss_all.xml
android:layout_width & height to 0.0dip
If one of them is working, than add your modified xml to layout-land folder, so the Clear button should be gone only in landscape mode.
(let the original xml in the layout folder)

tkari4 said:
I'm not on LP, so just guessing, because I can't try it.
TWRP or ADB is recommended to fix the SystemUI if it crashes after that, or make an zip with the original SystemUI.
SystemUI.apk\res\layout\clear_all.xml
hide possibility:
change this:
android:textSize="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_notification_clear_button_text_size"
to
android:textSize="0.0dip"
change this:
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
to
android:layout_width="0.0dip"
change this
android:layout_height="@dimen/carrier_label_height"
to
android:layout_height="0.0dip"
If the "Clear" text is gone after that, than it's the right xml.
or just test it first make the "Clear" text black: android:textColor="@drawable/clear_all_button_state" change to android:textColor="#FF000000"
If there is no change try to make changes here: SystemUI.apk\res\layout\status_bar_notification_dismiss_all.xml
android:layout_width & height to 0.0dip
If one of them is working, than add your modified xml to layout-land folder, so the Clear button should be gone only in landscape mode.
(let the original xml in the layout folder)
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I already tried that. The file is right and the clear button goes away. But still the notification panel does not take all the available space. It still stays the same way with the clear button gone.

royawais said:
I already tried that. The file is right and the clear button goes away. But still the notification panel does not take all the available space. It still stays the same way with the clear button gone.
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SystemUI.apk\res\values\dimens.xml
Try to set this two to 0.0dip
<dimen name="close_handle_height">34.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="close_handle_underlap">34.0dip</dimen>
You have now about 60.0dip empty space at the bottom, so 2x34 maybe...
if no change, than find each line which one contents clear in it:
for example:
<dimen name="clear_all_padding_top">12.0dip</dimen>

Thanks Thanks Thanks
Thanks Sooooooooooooo Much
The closing handle was occupying that space
Now it is perfect.
Thanks sooo much.
I might be asking for more help in future.
I hope U dont mind.
Thanks again.
Sooo happy to get my first fix from xda.

royawais said:
Thanks Thanks Thanks
Thanks Sooooooooooooo Much
The closing handle was occupying that space
Now it is perfect.
Thanks sooo much.
I might be asking for more help in future.
I hope U dont mind.
Thanks again.
Sooo happy to get my first fix from xda.
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Could you please mod my SystemUI apk to not show S-Finder/Quick Connect? :fingers-crossed:
I have the recent apps screen background set to transparent.. I don't mind the Clear button too..

I have created a new thread consisting of all the mods I am using.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/themes-apps/mods-collection-note-3-lollipop-t3148518
It also has how to hide the buttons in recents apps as well