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[MOD][HOW TO] Transparent notification bar.

In this thread ill show you how to make that notification bar transparent.
1. take the png's ive attached to this post and place them on your SD card in the folder entitled "android themes"
take note of these file names.
2.open ninjamorph select new project
navigate through: system/framework/framework-res.apk. it will then extract all the files.
then navigate through res/drawable-hdpi.
scroll down to "status_bar_background.png" click it and change it out with the "status_bar_background.png" you placed on your SD card that has the exact same file name....then continue to replace the other 6 png's the same way.
If one of the existing png's in your framework does not match the one Ive provided (for example the existing file on your phone ends in " .9 " ) then rename it to match...not all themes are exactly the same.
3. when your done replacing all 7 png's press the blue back button in ninjamorph, select finish project, select the one that says "framework-resapk"
then just keep clicking "yes" ("yes/yes/ok/yes") then ninjamorph will tell you "ALL DONE!" and your phone will automatically reboot.
this will work fine with "launcher 2" and will most likley work with whatever default launcher that came with whatever ROM you mught be using. BUT...
...!!! when using this mod with ADW launcher, launcher pro
or any home replacement app you will need to use a live wallpaper (I use "shake em all" and then just set my own wallpaper) if you want the notification bar to stay transparent. the pulldown will allways be transparent though. (you can also use a live wallpaper called "multiple wallpapers" )

screenshots

Do you have to root? Stock launchers work? Very nice work.
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it does look good.

Will this work with gummyjar 2.5?

Root is required to run ninjamorph. This will work on any ROM. Be sure to put pngs in Android Theme folder (imperative). Works best with stock launchers.

update: tried my LWP again and this time it worked. will update after a few re-boots if it changes back to black, but otherwise it worked this time.
been trying to get this to work but the best I can get is my lock screen to work, but when I unlock to any other home screen or if I go to my app drawer, just a black status bar.
I am running Apex 1.3.1, and additionally have changed out my status bar icons. so not sure if that has anything to do with it, does anyone have any thought on that?
thanks for any thoughts/responses.
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ps. a lot of my .png's in framwork-res.apk are 9.png's if that matters, and to get to at least where I am (running and clear status bar in lock screen only) I have replaced those with the new ones. When I finish the project in ninja and reboot, it force closes once, I pull the battery and it reboots. Like I say, after that I reboot after the fc and it loads without an error, but does not give me a full transparent status bar.
thanks again for looking and any help.

Droid-Xer said:
Root is required to run ninjamorph. This will work on any ROM. Be sure to put pngs in Android Theme folder (imperative). Works best with stock launchers.
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I was able to navigate to the folder irregardless of location. Metamorph forces you to use Android Theme folder.
I was able to get this to work but as stated in op you must have a lwp for it to work. I thought this would be acceptable but can't find a lwp that doesn't suck battery, and look decent. I purchased the light grid pro and am ok with it. Shakem up wouldnt display my wallpapers right.
Is there no way to get it to work with a static wallpaper? And in the browser its white. Though it could be transparent and white behind it.
Edit: the browser notification bar is white. Where to change? Is possible?
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UPDATED.....
some people brought to my attention that, on other themes, some of the png's end in " .9 " so if you run in to a png on your existing framework that does not match the one ive attched to the OP just rename it to match (usually you will just need to add/remove " .9 ")
so i updated the attached files and added a read me to both zips.
Enjoy!

Mandelbrot.Benoit said:
I was able to navigate to the folder irregardless of location. Metamorph forces you to use Android Theme folder.
I was able to get this to work but as stated in op you must have a lwp for it to work. I thought this would be acceptable but can't find a lwp that doesn't suck battery, and look decent. I purchased the light grid pro and am ok with it. Shakem up wouldnt display my wallpapers right.
Is there no way to get it to work with a static wallpaper? And in the browser its white. Though it could be transparent and white behind it.
Edit: the browser notification bar is white. Where to change? Is possible?
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App
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I'm aware of the "grayish white" when in certain apps....to tell you the truth I havent even tried to fix it. sounds like a good thing to try out right now.
shake em all loads my wallpapers just fine.....hmmm,,,you can try "multiple wallpapers"...and see if you like that..i was thinking about making my own live wallpaper that is just blank as can be and doesnt use up memory/battery..and you bet ill post it up in here if i can ever get that accomplished.

georgepink said:
update: tried my LWP again and this time it worked. will update after a few re-boots if it changes back to black, but otherwise it worked this time.
been trying to get this to work but the best I can get is my lock screen to work, but when I unlock to any other home screen or if I go to my app drawer, just a black status bar.
I am running Apex 1.3.1, and additionally have changed out my status bar icons. so not sure if that has anything to do with it, does anyone have any thought on that?
thanks for any thoughts/responses.
g
ps. a lot of my .png's in framwork-res.apk are 9.png's if that matters, and to get to at least where I am (running and clear status bar in lock screen only) I have replaced those with the new ones. When I finish the project in ninja and reboot, it force closes once, I pull the battery and it reboots. Like I say, after that I reboot after the fc and it loads without an error, but does not give me a full transparent status bar.
thanks again for looking and any help.
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you need to rename the png's i provided to match your " .9 " png's..
if you didnt do this im willing to bet thats why ninjamorph force closed and your having issues....try renaming them and going back through to replace.
btw i updated the attached files in the OP.
there are now 2 versions and i added more png's
if you cant remember wich ones were " .9 " then.....
go into...sdcard/android themes/backup/ and youll see a backup of your framework, you can load this backup and start over if necessary.

This will only work on stock launcher and launcher2 with static wallpaper. It seems others have had success using Zeam launcher as well.

I have launcher pro. I've tried both live wallpapers...no success.

How do I change the notifications text to white? I am using a black/glass status bar background and the text isn't readable (black on black)

Hey,
But can you back up it with out the back up of the rom?
I meant if i want to reverse it - can i reverse only what i have done and not to restore the whole ROM?

so ive attempted to do this exactly as your instructions show something like 6 times... nothing is working for me except the transparent drop down menu. also, ive noticed in my /drawable-hdpi folder, i dont have a status_bar_close_on.png to replace your image with in the first place. im running 2.3.3 and im not running a downloaded rom or anything ( i think?) im still using stock everything as far as theming goes.
help!?!??!?!

How to change widget icons?

Hi,
I just installed a great widget "Brightness widget" but I don't like the widget icons, it has 3 icons that change accordingly with the screen brightness.
I found only a software with which you can change the application icon but not the widget icon.
I opened the apk file with winzip and browsed and I found the icons but if I replace them the apk won't install anymore on my phone.
Can someone give me any guidance if it is possible to change the widgets icons and how? I want to change only the widget apk if possible.
thanks and sorry for the bad english

At present, it is not possible to change the icons of widgets in any Android version by using the phone, as far as I know.

actually I was able to change the widget icon. The only thing I had to do is to sign the modfied .apk with zip signer 2.

You previously mentioned that you found an app, what app was it?
TS

How do you change the icon of a system app?

Im sort of new to all this and was wondering if anyone could tell me how to change the icon of a system app, specifically the messaging app.I want to change the green icon to a blue one. I'm on jellybean if that makes a difference.
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i did this same thing today. use "icon changer" on google play store

or you can download the zip file from this site and put it on your SD and flash it and it will change your blue mms icon. Just the icon will be modded that's it

[App][4.2+] EMUI Theme Editor - No root

Hey,Guys.
I'm happy to introduce you my new app for Huawei users to customize their EMUI. It has awesome UI and quite good features. I hope you'll be happy with it.
This is the description
* No Root *
Huawei Theme Editor is the most powerful Huawei (EmotionUI) theme editor with its simple and awesome UI and its wide set of options to help you customizing your phone easily. It's fully free and available to everyone. You can pick, edit, save your theme quite fast. Never hesitate to download it.
Features
- Multi option for selecting themes :
- Picking from theme manager
- Browsing storage
- Edit system font to whatever you want and choose between :
- Built-in fonts (built-in fonts support only English and Arabic language if not working wirh you try to get font support your language ".ttf" and select it by "choose a custom .ttf font" option
- Browsing storage
- Edit apps icons by :
- Selecting an icon mask
- Importing all icons from an installed icon pack
- Selecting icons manually for each app
- Edit navigation bar icons (back, home, recent, menu, notifications and their highlights) by :
- Choosing a set
- Creating your custom set
(Restart Required)
- Edit Smart Cover View background
- Edit status bar icons (battery, signal and WiFi)
We hope you'll enjoy the app. If you like it, then please rate it 5 Stars.
If you have any bug or suggestion, please contact us.
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It's avaliable on Google Play, search for "EMUI Theme Editor".
I'll be very happy if I hear from you
Thanks

Soon more features
Soon, we'll add more features. This is just the first version

add google play link to description for lazy people:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mixapplications.themeeditor
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I've wanted to add it but I'm new here and can't add links to posts
Thank you for adding it

Nice app! But why it is 95MB big? This is the biggest app size i have ever seen.
BTW: Tried to use it but the "smart cover view" doesn't fit. I can see my smart cover picture, but after installing it isn’t visible at the design app.

Very good indeed!! Are we going to have any update? I was wondering if we could change the contacts and calls style. Thanks in advance!

Thanks for your hardwork! But I can't install it! Everything seems fine, and when it started to install, the installer just disappeared! Nothing happens!

non-toxic said:
But why it is 95MB big? This is the biggest app size i have ever seen.
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because all possible graphics are coming with it
btw.:
Tried to use it on a old Samsung N7000. No problem! It is possible to use it on an other device, but you have to create folder "HWThemes" on internal sd to be able to save your work. But than you are of curse not able to test your themes.
And: The app doesn’t work if you are not connected to internet! (necessary for advertising only!)

I've installed the Theme Editor, and I'd like to know where I can find different sets of icons for the navigation panel (Back/Home etc.). Do I need to download a whole set of themes to find nav-panel icons to import?
Thanks in advance for your help!

I've been playing with the theme editor for some time and it works quite fine on my P10. The only thing is that some icons do not resize wel if I make them smaller. E.g. the Gmail and Camera icons' height is too big compared to their width. Any solution would be appreciated.

Installed and played a bit this evening and now I am stuck in a bit of a rainbow mess unable to install or customise a theme from the Huawei theme app.

Plz help
Hi
When i serach this app in play store,cant find it,so i clicked to play store link and it said "this app is not avaible in your country",i download it from internet but when install and open it,it said cant download rescures because you not purchase it from google play store
I am from iran and my phone in huawei p10 lite (was-lx1a)
Plz help me sir

This app is a great time saver.
One thing Idon’t get yet. What is the definiton of a icon pack? Is it a zip file with a different extention?
How do you make / get an icon pack?
I ask this because when I try to change app icons there is a dropdown list to choose an icon pack. But the dropdown list is empty.
Inside a theme file you have a zip file called “icons” with the extention removed.
If the theme file is also considered to be the icon pack I would expect all downloaded themes in the dropdown list.

Samsung themes - Apply any theme with Stock icons - with out Root working

Hi,
As everyone knows Samsung Theme store has so many good looking themes but u people may hate the icons ....Here is simple way apply any themes with to make Stock icons No root required.... Just need to install free app from play store 100% working.
1. First install the app "Super Back up" attached is the app screenshot
2. Install any theme from theme store Ex:- I installed chalk .ui theme
Go open the app super back up click on apps scroll down and search installed app called " binodray.chalkui.com.appicon" and long press on the pop-up will open with options select uninstall Same way for all apps with ending. .Appicon then restart your device apply working for theme free and paid theme both will work
Attached is the screen shot for steps .
It's my own research hit thanks if you like it....

The theme I'm using doesn't have anything related to icons to uninstall but thanks for the post, I'm sure it'll be handy next time I switch themes

If I apply theme with no stock icons then i go to theme apps, "icons" and tap apply stock icons. That's all and i have new theme with stock icons unless I don't understand something.