Database Info

[THEME DEVS][THEME-CHOOSER] New Mod standards[TAKE NOTE PLEASE]

So 2 rom teams. Savaged-Zen and Evervolv both by stock utilize the 6 bar and 100 battery mod in there themes. With the recent addition of Theme-Chooser in the roms, we've come together to make a standard for Theme Dev's to utilize these mods in their themes, and let the system be smart and know how to change it in the backend framework to properly use the mods.
To add a 6 bar mod or the 100 battery mod, add the images into the theme. and modify the below file
res/values/theme.xml
Code:
<resources>
<style name="Theme Name" parent="@android:style/Theme" />
//for signal mod set to true if not used you dont even need this line
<boolean name="extra_theme_compatibility_signal">true</boolean>
//for battery mod set to true if not used you dont even need this line
<boolean name="extra_theme_compatibility_battery">true</boolean>
</resources>

wow....i seriously cant figure out how to do this....thanks for the info tho....i never did this before so its all new to me.....im sure ill figure it out sooner or lata, cause it'll drive me crazy...thanks man

Editing the Xperia Play (slide open) app

See Post 21 for guide on how to add modify your apps to appear in the launcher....
Orignal post below...
Hi,
Ok, it really annoyed me that when I flipped open the game pad I could only see the apps Sony Erricson allowed.... I have made some progress on this front, just not a 100% working fix yet
I'm not an expect, so please don't flame me if this is useless info!
Here goes the instructions....
I will warn those who have little skill in editing files this is not for you!
Here is how I added Solitare (free app from the android market) as a test to the Xperia Play Launcher....
First browse to
data/data/com.sonyericsson.semcsuite/databases
copy the to content.db file to your computer
edit the content.db
with SQLite (which you can download for free)
The info you need to edit is under browse data in SQLite, you need the pkg name of the app you want to include inside, as well as the full name of the app you are inserting… I simply replaced an app I wasn't bothered about in the launcher, my assumption would be that you can insert more by following the numbering convention used!
In the cover column you need to use -1 as the cover name and false under the menu...
then save the file
Now reboot the phone open the xperia play app, click on more games…. Then copy over the file…. I copied over the file while on more games….
Then kill the app in the settings (in mine shows as Android System), finally reopen the app and the added applications will show!
You then have the added apps you want in the launcher
Here is a screenshot of the added solitaire app as a test:
imageshack.us/photo/my-images/821/screenshot2zm.png
The big problem I have found so far is that the app very frequently ovewrites the .db For example on reboot or sometimes randomly, so at the moment it's not an actual fix...
I have attempted making the file read only but this crashes the app on opening...
But progress is progress any ideas moving forward? It would be nice to be able to slide open your play and see a bunch of emulators
Chris

AndroHero said:
Look in the database.db file in /data/data/com.sonyericsson.semcsuite/database
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i told them all they needed to edit the database.db but no1 beleved me lol

AndroHero said:
i told them all they needed to edit the database.db but no1 beleved me lol
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Just found your old thread, damn could have been here sooner! Oh, well progress still made
So much better knowing I can slide open my play and see all my emulators!
I've found out that once you get the hacked.db file on the play and get it to open correctly provide you press the home button and not the back button then it stays put Hopefully it should stay in place unless I accidently quit the app or need to reboot!
Still not a permanant fix, but close enough until we figure out how to stop the app replacing the edited file!
Here are two new screenshots completed with emulators hehe
imageshack.us/photo/my-images/853/screenshotye.png/
imageshack.us/photo/my-images/200/screenshot1kv.png/
The only downside is that the app blows up the icon of the edited in app, so it looks a bit pixelated - but I really don't care about that!
Chris

deepestblue said:
Just found your old thread, damn could have been here sooner! Oh, well progress still made
So much better knowing I can slide open my play and see all my emulators!
I've found out that once you get the hacked.db file on the play and get it to open correctly provide you press the home button and not the back button then it stays put Hopefully it should stay in place unless I accidently quit the app or need to reboot!
Still not a permanant fix, but close enough until we figure out how to stop the app replacing the edited file!
Here are two new screenshots completed with emulators hehe
imageshack.us/photo/my-images/853/screenshotye.png/
imageshack.us/photo/my-images/200/screenshot1kv.png/
The only downside is that the app blows up the icon of the edited in app, so it looks a bit pixelated - but I really don't care about that!
Chris
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that looks really cool maybe a line in one of the .xml files can be changed in the .apk to get it to read from a diffrent (modded) file, then it dosent matter if it rewrites the database.db file

Could the whole db edition be done through an app?

Yes, we know, this is nothing new. We've already known about this for weeks. The problem of course is that it has to be populated manually. We've been searching for a way to do this automatically just by looking at how it works and doing what needs to be done to tell it "hey, I should be on this list" whenever it rebuilds the database.

Well so far good news, the xperia play app has yet to overwrite the file, so I guess leaving it the app open and not quiting, is possibly a very good temporary solution.
AndroHero said:
that looks really cool maybe a line in one of the .xml files can be changed in the .apk to get it to read from a diffrent (modded) file, then it dosent matter if it rewrites the database.db file
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Unfortunately, after taking a look at the xml files no joy
There doesn't seem to be any reffrence to writing to the .db or that location...
Within the apk, there is a searchable.xml file though where the app is asking to search. So, possibly changing this so it searches for something else? hmm
The problem is if you change it to something else then I assume it would create a blank .db file! LOL But this might be a way forward... Feel free to take a look at the included xml file of the launcher here:
mediafire.com/?2eqtw1f0358omp2
Logseman said:
Could the whole db edition be done through an app?
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Probably, if someone wanted to create such an app... But editing the .db file is not so hard, provided you are not wanting to change things all the time! I'd write up step by step instructions, so it should be fairly easy...
The problem at the moment is that it is not a full solution to our problem...
zerojay said:
Yes, we know, this is nothing new. We've already known about this for weeks. The problem of course is that it has to be populated manually. We've been searching for a way to do this automatically just by looking at how it works and doing what needs to be done to tell it "hey, I should be on this list" whenever it rebuilds the database.
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I've had a scan though the past posts, and yes your right the .db file was known about for weeks... But unfortunately not followed though, no one actually attempted to edit the .db file nor get the edited file to work or at least not that I can see.... It's a shame really as we could have been here sooner...
Actually, I have an idea of how the app decides what should go into the database... I believe it is rather simple how the app works... The app will search installed apk, then my assumption would be that it would look at the AndroidManifest.xml of said installed apps for an xperiaplayoptimized_content tag.
An xperiaplayoptimized_content tag can be seen in the AndoridManifest.xml of two free apps on the market Cyberlords - Arcology, Happy Vikings.... I've not checked any other apps from the market, but please check more - maybe I'm wrong .
The problem is if this is how the app works and is needed in every app, it would mean adding to evey app we wanted to be included in the launcher and removing from every app we did not want to appear in the launcher, sigh...
I suppose if someone wants they could check this for certain by adding an xperiaplayoptimized_content tag to an app or removing the tag from an app and seeing what happens...
So, I'm thinking three possible options? Unless any can think of any further solutions?
a) Change how the Xperia Play app searches - possibly by editing the searchable.xml file - although I'm not sure what to change the search to?
b) Add the xperiaplayoptimized_content tag to every maifest of every app we want included - that's also, assuming xperiaplayoptimized_content is the correct tag!
c) Leave things as they are - you just lose the changed .db file on reboot or when you close the application by mistake. Perhaps even a simple app to replace .db file when this happens?
Sigh, so much work/effort for something simple - damn you Sony Erricson! LOL
Chris

Hurray, it works
Added this line:
Code:
<meta-data android:name="xperiaplayoptimized_content" android:resource="@drawable/icon" />
right before:
Code:
</application>
you can probably use the @drawable to make it any icon you want.
The happy viking game uses a resolution of 170*170 I believe.
Now is there anyone with the skills to have the android manifests modified of allready installed apps with a nice menu where you could select wich app you want to have the line added to the manifest? If that's possible at all.
Edit: updated the app I use for testing stuff so it shows up in the game launcher: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14451093#post14451093

svenk919 said:
Hurray, it works
Added this line:
Code:
<meta-data android:name="xperiaplayoptimized_content" android:resource="@drawable/icon" />
right before:
Code:
</application>
you can probably use the @drawable to make it any icon you want.
The happy viking game uses a resolution of 170*170 I believe.
Now is there anyone with the skills to have the android manifests modified of allready installed apps with a nice menu where you could select wich app you want to have the line added to the manifest? If that's possible at all.
Edit: updated the app I use for testing stuff so it shows up in the game launcher: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14451093#post14451093
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Great work , just tested your app! Awesome we now know for certain that xperiaplayoptimized_content is the correct tag...
Ageed it needs someone skilled - but an app that acutally modifies the manifests already installed apps is far beyond what I can do
As you say I'm not even sure such a feat is possible?
An alternative may be to decompile your apps and recompile them... Apktool, should do the trick...
code.google.com/p/android-apktool/
Hmm, tempting... I think I might have a go with one app, see how long it takes to decompile, edit and recompile an app!

deepestblue said:
Great work , just tested your app! Awesome we now know for certain that xperiaplayoptimized_content is the correct tag...
Ageed it needs someone skilled - but an app that acutally modifies the manifests already installed apps is far beyond what I can do
As you say I'm not even sure such a feat is possible?
An alternative may be to decompile your apps and recompile them... Apktool, should do the trick...
code.google.com/p/android-apktool/
Hmm, tempting... I think I might have a go with one app, see how long it takes to decompile, edit and recompile an app!
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Maybe an app along the lines of ninjamorph but more dedicated to editing the android mainifest
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AndroHero said:
Maybe an app along the lines of ninjamorph but more dedicated to editing the android mainifest
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Hi, I tried ninjamorph but it didn't actually decompile the the android manifest...
However apktool did!
So, it's a simple matter of copying your apk, decompile with apktool, add the xperia play optimized tag, recompile with apktool and then install
It's a much quicker process than it sounds, and to add the tag to an app in total takes about 15 mins with install...
If anyone wants step by step instructions let me know!
It's so much better having the apps you want in the launcher....

deepestblue said:
Hi, I tried ninjamorph but it didn't actually decompile the the android manifest...
However apktool did!
So, it's a simple matter of copying your apk, decompile with apktool, add the xperia play optimized tag, recompile with apktool and then install
It's a much quicker process than it sounds, and to add the tag to an app in total takes about 15 mins with install...
If anyone wants step by step instructions let me know!
It's so much better having the apps you want in the launcher....
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If it isnt too much trouble,could you please post the step by step process. I would greatly appreciate it.

I picked the Xperia Play Camera Mod app, courtesy of Zoop57, to tinker a bit. svenk's suggestion left me with this error:
Code:
C:\Users\Logseman\Downloads\seb.camera.mod-1\AndroidManifest.xml:46: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name (at 'resource' with value '@drawable/icon').
and some others chained to it. I presume we need to add something more than that line? This is the first time I actually use apktool, so I can perfectly have missed something.

apk tool should give a "res" map, if you have folders like: "drawable-h/m/ldpi" look into it, mostly it has an icon named "icon.png" but it could be named different with the camera app, if it is different change the icon '@drawable/icon' to what the file is named in the camera app. If such folders don't exist you probably have to chancgte the '@drawable' part to.
PS.
I think the line of code in case of the camera app should be:
Code:
<meta-data android:name="xperiaplayoptimized_content" android:resource="@drawable/ic_launcher_camera" />

I managed to build the app using "@drawable/ic_launcher_camera" in that field. However, after installing it, it won't show in the Xperia Play launcher with the games. Moreover, I decoded fifa.apk, which does appear in the launcher as Fifa 10, and it doesn't show that line on the Manifest:
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest android:versionCode="1034" android:versionName="1.0.34" package="com.eamobile.Fifa"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.DISABLE_KEYGUARD" />
<application android:label="@string/app_name" android:icon="@drawable/icon">
<activity android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen" android:name=".Fifa" android:launchMode="singleTask" android:screenOrientation="landscape" android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="3" />
</manifest>

Did you reboot the phone? The launcher doesn't refresh its database all the time. The line was there with the happy vikings game and it did work to add my touchpadtester app to my launcher.

I've uninstalled the app, reinstalled it, opened it, closed it and rebooted the phone to no avail. It won't show in the menu.

Does the camera app uses sdk version 9 or later? It should be stated in the manifest. Probably the xperia play optimized tag only works since android 2.3.2.

svenk919 said:
Does the camera app uses sdk version 9 or later? It should be stated in the manifest. Probably the xperia play optimized tag only works since android 2.3.2.
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Hmmm... Zoop mentioned that he grabbed the latest source, so it should be 2.3.4.
Here's the manifest of his camera mod:
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest android:versionCode="5" android:versionName="5" package="seb.camera.mod"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<original-package android:name="com.android.camera" />
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="9" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera.autofocus" android:required="false" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_SMS" />
<application android:label="Camera Mod" android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher_camera" android:taskAffinity="">
<receiver android:name="com.android.camera.CameraButtonIntentReceiver">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.CAMERA_BUTTON" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
<activity android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Black.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen" android:name="com.android.camera.Camera" android:taskAffinity="android.task.camera" android:clearTaskOnLaunch="true" android:screenOrientation="landscape" android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.media.action.IMAGE_CAPTURE" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.media.action.STILL_IMAGE_CAMERA" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Black.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen" android:label="@string/video_camera_label" android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher_video_camera" android:name="com.android.camera.VideoCamera" android:taskAffinity="android.task.camcorder" android:clearTaskOnLaunch="true" android:screenOrientation="landscape" android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.media.action.VIDEO_CAMERA" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.media.action.VIDEO_CAPTURE" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>

This is the manifest of my touchpad app:
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest package="test.play.controls"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:versionName="0.2" android:versionCode="2">
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="9" android:targetSdkVersion="9" />
<application android:label="@string/app_name" android:icon="@drawable/icon">
<activity android:label="@string/app_name" android:name="android.app.NativeActivity" android:launchMode="singleInstance" android:screenOrientation="landscape" android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation">
<meta-data android:name="android.app.lib_name" android:value="touchpadndk" />
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<meta-data android:name="xperiaplayoptimized_content" android:resource="@drawable/launchericon" />
</application>
</manifest>

noob question: how to call an app in the manifest.xml file

I think I'm more ignorant on developing than a stone... I just have some Matlab skills.
What I'm looking for is to modify the manifest file of a lockscreen (five points lockscreen for MIUI) to make it launch the apps I want.
This is the original code:
Code:
<EndPoint x="108" y="404" w="10" h="10">
<Intent action="android.intent.action.MAIN" package="com.miui.camera" class="com.miui.camera.Camera"/>
<ReachedState>
<Image x="60" y="376" src="reached_camera.png"/>
</ReachedState>
<Path tolerance="300">
<Position x="193" y="515" />
<Position x="108" y="404" />
</Path>
</EndPoint>
I know I have to modify this line: <Intent action="android.intent.action.MAIN" package="com.miui.camera" class="com.miui.camera.Camera"/> but I don't know how to refer to the apps I want.
Is there any Guide or sort of list which could help me with that?
I've found some threads about this lockscreen and there were also one in which the developer could make changes on demand. Although, as I'm still not sure about what I would like to put in there (could be google maps, whatsapp, "new sms" etc...), I'd like to try many different solutions without asking everytime...
Could you give some advices?
Thx
ps: I attached the mtz of the lockscreen

[MOD][HOW-TO] Add an item to Settings

You mainly see these kinds of things in AOSP ROMs, but I'll teach you guys how to add a "Tweaks" option to the Settings app. Some people know how to do this, others don't. In the spirit of making a better community, here's the how-to. I'll be using the MIUI batterybar by PvyParts as the example. So, to add the MIUI batterybar to Settings, follow the following steps:
Note: You must have already made your ROM compatible with the batterybar mod for it to work. This guide just teaches you how to add things to it. Also, this guide works only if you have a tweaks app such as the batterybar, quickpanel settings, etc so make sure you have those apps installed.​
[*]Decompile SecSettings.apk (I use Apk Manager)
[*]Navigate to /res/xml/settings_headers.xml
Add
Code:
<header android:title="@string/header_category_rom_mods" />
<header android:icon="@drawable/ic_settings_batterybar" android:id="@id/batterybar_settings" android:title="@string/batterybar_settings">
<intent android:targetPackage="com.pvy.battbar.settings" android:action="android.intent.action.MAIN" android:targetClass="com.pvy.battbar.settings.options" />
</header>
below
Code:
<header android:icon="@drawable/ic_settings_more" android:id="@id/wireless_settings" android:title="@string/more_settings" android:fragment="com.android.settings.WirelessSettings" android:breadCrumbTitle="@string/wireless_networks_settings_title" />
It'll look like this when finished:
Code:
<header android:icon="@drawable/ic_settings_more" android:id="@id/wireless_settings" android:title="@string/more_settings" android:fragment="com.android.settings.WirelessSettings" android:breadCrumbTitle="@string/wireless_networks_settings_title" />
[COLOR="SeaGreen"] <header android:title="@string/header_category_rom_mods" />
<header android:icon="@drawable/ic_settings_batterybar" android:id="@id/batterybar_settings" android:title="@string/batterybar_settings">
<intent android:targetPackage="com.pvy.battbar.settings" android:action="android.intent.action.MAIN" android:targetClass="com.pvy.battbar.settings.options" />
</header>[/COLOR]
[*]Navigate to /res/values/strings.xml
Scroll to the bottom of the file and add
Code:
<string name="header_category_rom_mods">ROM Control</string>
<string name="batterybar_settings">Battery Bar</string>
right above
Code:
</resources>
It'll look like this when finished (You can name "ROM Control" and "Battery Bar" to whatever you want):
Code:
[COLOR="SeaGreen"]<string name="header_category_rom_mods">ROM Control</string>
<string name="batterybar_settings">Battery Bar</string>[/COLOR]
</resources>
[*]Navigate to /res/values/public.xml
This is the tricky part. You will have to assign unique IDs to each mod. Additionally, you will need to assign a "drawable" type (for the picture) and a "string" type (for the name). This is what my code looks like (the red part is the unique ID (you can use mine as long as they don't conflict with any ID in your public.xml)):
At line 797:
Code:
<public type="drawable" name="ic_settings_batterybar" id="[COLOR="Red"]0x7f0203e2[/COLOR]" />
At line 4871:
Code:
<public type="string" name="batterybar_settings" id="0x7f090e3a" />" id="[COLOR="red"]0x7f0203e2[/COLOR]" />
At line 4869:
Code:
<public type="string" name="header_category_rom_mods" id="[COLOR="red"]0x7f090e38[/COLOR]" />
[*]Navigate to /res/values/ids.xml
Scroll to the bottom of the file and add:
Code:
<item type="id" name="batterybar_settings">false</item>
right above
Code:
</resources>
[*]Recompile SecSettings.apk and push it to your phone.

Awesome, great write up!
A little trick I learned that will allow you to not worry about finding a unique ID for res/public is let the system generate one for you
Add your lines to strings first and nothing else, then re-compile. Then immediately decompile the one you just built. Sounds confusing i know, but.........Now when you open up res/public the lines you just added to strings will have automatically populated with thier own unique ID and you never had to do anything. Try it
Much easier than trying to figure out which HEX ID isnt used, whats in range, or whats next.
:good:

Interesting, I used to wonder how you guys add things like that...

Didact74 said:
Awesome, great write up!
A little trick I learned that will allow you to not worry about finding a unique ID for res/public is let the system generate one for you
Add your lines to strings first and nothing else, then re-compile. Then immediately decompile the one you just built. Sounds confusing i know, but.........Now when you open up res/public the lines you just added to strings will have automatically populated with thier own unique ID and you never had to do anything. Try it
Much easier than trying to figure out which HEX ID isnt used, whats in range, or whats next.
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So you're saying do step three first, then step two and then step 4?
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Twisted politiks said:
So you're saying do step three first, then step two and then step 4?
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Crap, I am sorry if it was confusing. I didn't want to muddle up PM's thread. I would stick to his instructions if you don't quite follow what I was saying. It was meant for those that spend a lot of time running through code. Basically you can skip the part of adding IDs to res/public because once you add your info to strings the recompile process auto generates the IDs for you.
If this confuses you just stick to PMs instructions. : )

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I will try it .thx
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[GUIDE] Hide Status Bar and still being able to expand it on Jelly Bean

The purpose of this guide is to show you how to hide the status bar and still be able to swipe it down.
I've tested this guide on CYANOGENMOD10.1 with my galaxy nexus and everything works perfectly.
Tested and working on: cm10, cm10.1, paranoid android. Not tested but should work on: aokp and aosp roms.
On miui roms, it should be ok with some differences (watch here)
It should work also on other custom roms. I don't know if will work on htc,sony based roms (if you manage to make it working, please report).
If you are on a samsung based rom read the guide and also watch here
Some users reported that it works on ics too.
I don't know if this is going to work for tablets too (since they have the notification area and the buttons in the same bar).
I'm not a themer, i had to flash almost 50zips to make everything work.
what i mean is that if you will have problems, i might not be able to help you (especially with smali files).
If you are looking only for a transparent status bar watch HERE.
I made a short video to show you what this mod is about.
We will be using apktool, if you don't know how to use it, check HERE.
If you are having problems with apktool on ubuntu, THIS might help you.
How does it work:the status bar will still be there. it will be fully transparent, a bit smaller and it will not have anymore the reserved top space
it might look difficult, but you will only have to modify a few lines of code
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------STEPS--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
download your rom and extract SystemUI.apk and framework-res.apk
open the terminal/cmd (you will NEVER close it during the procedure) in the folder where you unpacked systemui and framework-res and type
Code:
apktool if framework-res.apk
Code:
apktool d framework-res.apk
this will create a framework-res folder.
open framework-res/res/values/dimens.xml and replace the line
Code:
<dimen name="status_bar_height">25.0dip</dimen>
with
Code:
<dimen name="status_bar_height">6.0dip</dimen>
you can choose a value between 1dip and 10dip (i suggest 2 to 5 dip). I personally use 2dip. If you can't swipe it down after the flash try with 10dip.
EDIT: if you want also a 0dip navbar modify the 3 lines below this one
save the file and close it
type in the terminal/cmd
Code:
apktool d SystemUI.apk
this will create a SystemUI folder
open SystemUI/res/values/drawables.xml and replace the line
Code:
<item type="drawable" name="status_bar_background">#ff000000</item>
with
Code:
<item type="drawable" name="status_bar_background">#00000000</item>
save and close
open SystemUI/res/layout/super_status_bar.xml and replace
Code:
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.StatusBarWindowView android:background="@*android:color/transparent" android:focusable="true" android:fitsSystemWindows="true" android:descendantFocusability="afterDescendants"
with
Code:
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.StatusBarWindowView android:background="#00000000" android:focusable="true" android:fitsSystemWindows="true" android:descendantFocusability="afterDescendants"
save and close
open SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar.xml and replace
Code:
<LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/status_bar_contents" android:paddingLeft="6.0dip" android:paddingRight="6.0dip" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent">
with
Code:
<LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/status_bar_contents" android:paddingLeft="6.0dip" android:paddingRight="6.0dip" android:layout_width="0.0dip" android:layout_height="0.0dip">
then
Code:
<ImageSwitcher android:id="@id/tickerIcon" android:layout_width="@dimen/status_bar_icon_size" android:layout_height="@dimen/status_bar_icon_size" android:layout_marginRight="4.0dip">
with
Code:
<ImageSwitcher android:id="@id/tickerIcon" android:layout_width="0.0dip" android:layout_height="0.0dip" android:layout_marginRight="4.0dip">
and then
Code:
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.TickerView android:id="@id/tickerText" android:paddingTop="2.0dip" android:paddingRight="10.0dip" android:layout_width="0.0dip" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_weight="1.0">
with
Code:
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.TickerView android:id="@id/tickerText" android:paddingTop="2.0dip" android:paddingRight="10.0dip" android:layout_width="0.0dip" android:layout_height="0.0dip" android:layout_weight="1.0">
save and close
now open SystemUI/smali/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBar.smali
and search for
Code:
invoke-direct/range {v0 .. v5}, Landroid/view/WindowManager$LayoutParams;-><init>(IIIII)V
you will have 3 matches, the correct line should be right after
Code:
const/16 v3, 0x7d0
const v4, 0x800048
const/4 v5, -0x3
you have to replace
Code:
const/16 v3, 0x7d0
with
Code:
const/16 v3, 0x7d1
(with this change the status bar will not have anymore the reserved top space)
save and close
now you can recompile framework-res and systemui typing in the terminal/cmd
Code:
apktool b framework-res framework-res.apk
Code:
apktool b SystemUI SystemUI.apk
make a flashable zip with this 2 files (if you have problems flashing or when you reboot nothing has changed, use my zip attached below).
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DONE--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
to revert back just flash the stock systemui and framework-res of your rom
You will have only one "bug", you will not to able to expand the status bar in the lockscreen.
If you are a themer and you know how to fix this, you are welcome.
You will avoid this bug using a lockscreen app like widgetlocker.
I use this mod along with notifier pro, a very useful app.
thank you for reading my guide

Re: [GUIDE] Hide Status Bar and still being able to expand it on CM10.1
Really nice, I will use this when 10.1 comes to my device
By the way, you made an error in your first sentence. It should say status bar instead of navbar.

thanks for the correction.
i checked and it works also on cm10.
i will update the title of the first post

Thanks for the guide, this helps me use the Sony Xperia launcher on CY10.1.............

very good tutorial. easy to understand and easy to do
worked fine. My Statusbar disappeared... But I can't swipe it Down
Any idea?^^
edit: i'm using Cm 10.1-20120121-NIGHTLY-i9300 and Next launcher 3D

halliba said:
very good tutorial. easy to understand and easy to do
worked fine. My Statusbar disappeared... But I can't swipe it Down
Any idea?^^
edit: i'm using Cm 10.1-20120121-NIGHTLY-i9300 and Next launcher 3D
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Uhm, maybe you should set an higher status_bar_height? Try with 10dip.
Or you can even leave it to 25dip and test it to see if the problem is the small swipable area

enryea123 said:
Uhm, maybe you should set an higher status_bar_height? Try with 10dip.
Or you can even leave it to 25dip and test it to see if the problem is the small swipable area
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works fine now. thanks

You're welcome

Why not add as an optional feature for cm10.1? It would be interesting to do it in full screen app slide down once for low to show the status bar and once again to open the notifications bar like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek-hq-lD1lw

Does this make it to where you can only swipe from a small area? because I use a setting in CM 10.1 to swipe down on the quicksetting already when you pull down from the right corner. I love that.
Does Apktool even work on Windows 8, I'm wanting to do this, but not quite prepared.
Another thought, Is there any way to do this only on the home screen? That's the only place it really really bothers me.
Also, You Signature is priceless.

I don't know anything about smali, is there any way to edit this from source ?

lukakas said:
Why not add as an optional feature for cm10.1? It would be interesting to do it in full screen app slide down once for low to show the status bar and once again to open the notifications bar like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek-hq-lD1lw
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i would totally love that feature too, unfortunatly i'm absolutely not capable of doing it.
Edit: i think that it is not system wide. But just a launcher feature
Can't_Live_Without_My_Evo said:
Does this make it to where you can only swipe from a small area? because I use a setting in CM 10.1 to swipe down on the quicksetting already when you pull down from the right corner. I love that.
Does Apktool even work on Windows 8, I'm wanting to do this, but not quite prepared.
Another thought, Is there any way to do this only on the home screen? That's the only place it really really bothers me.
Also, You Signature is priceless.
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yes it is 100% like if you have the status bar, if fact with this trick you will just make it absolutely trasparent (and a bit smaller). so you can swipe everywhere, swipe to the right to access quick toggles and double swipe to access quick toggles.
I can't tell you about windows 8 because i'm using linux, but it should be ok. I did not hear people complaining about apktool not working on W8.
About the homescreen, this trick works systemwide, so you should maybe try an alternative launcher (like apex) which allows to hide the status bar with a gesture
ahah i found my signature here
by the way: You know you are rooted when your up till 1.00am, looking on xda rather than watching porn
AnakTeKa said:
I don't know anything about smali, is there any way to edit this from source ?
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i don't know anything about smali too , yes it is possible to do it from source but it would be more difficult. Morover to compile a cyanogenmod rom from source it took me 55 minutes (i have 12GB or ram and an intel i7 950)

Re: [GUIDE] Hide Status Bar and still being able to expand it on CM10/CM10.1
Hey, just wanted to let you know, this guide came up on xda news, and even Talk Android (or android talk, I don't remember ) congrats!
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

SahilC said:
Hey, just wanted to let you know, this guide came up on xda news, and even Talk Android (or android talk, I don't remember ) congrats!
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
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thank you for reporting

Flashable zip for Galaxy R
Created a flashable zip for CM 10.1 (only for Galaxy R) to apply & revert this "Hide status bar" hack.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37531377&postcount=1233

Thank you for this!Is there anyway you could tell me how do you just make the status bar transparent, with it still showing? Any ideas?All guides I've tried do not work on CM, systemUI just crashes with it.

Steam. said:
Thank you for this!Is there anyway you could tell me how do you just make the status bar transparent, with it still showing? Any ideas?All guides I've tried do not work on CM, systemUI just crashes with it.
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I second this, I'd much rather have it transparent than gone.
I got the app notifier Pro though, Which is really polished and nice, I'm gonna do this procedure later on.

at the moment i'm not able to make an only transparent status bar (yea that's weird) but i'm working on it and i'll post a tutorial as soon as possible

Much like the new Sense status bar behaves would be amazing. It's just a regular status bar that's completely transparent behind it, but when you swipe down the drawer comes in from the very top as if it was normal, then completely hides away in the top edge but still has all the icons and time and everything there. It actually looks and works really nice! But it isn't AOSP

different way
i know another way to disable statusbar and expand it while it is hiding. firstly you should have a kind of rom that can apply expanded desktop feature then install an app which is called smart statusbar found in play store. that's all. thank you for your sharing btw