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Is there a how to on changing your Sense lock to AOSP?

Title pretty much says it all. I've been hopping from mod to mod, theme to theme, framework to framework to get exactly what I want in my phone aesthetically. I'm using this frame right now: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12131447&postcount=37210
The guy who ported was kind enough to point me to this AOSP lock that worked, but didn't quite match what I wanted to accomplish. I'm really looking for this lock, and if not then just a straight up AOSP lock.
As I said, I've tried just about every combo possible but everything takes something away that I want to keep. I tried the how to theme thread, and it was a great resource but only offered advice on how to change the png on HTC's lock; something I'm not particularly interested in.
Is there a howto on how to get this accomplished myself? I've looked everywhere, but I can't find anything. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.

You can just use root explorer to rename your HTC lockscreen to something else to get the vanilla lock
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skndeep102 said:
You can just use root explorer to rename your HTC lockscreen to something else to get the vanilla lock
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Do you know which files get accessed when it reverts back to the lockscreen then? I did what you said, and it basically gave me the same version that I linked to before. Even if I can extract the files and alter them myself, I feel like I'll be accomplishing something. I just don't know where it draws from.

That I'm not sure of
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Widgetlocker
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I definitely asked for a paid app which will put a bandaid over the real issue here.

sobis1dm said:
Do you know which files get accessed when it reverts back to the lockscreen then? I did what you said, and it basically gave me the same version that I linked to before. Even if I can extract the files and alter them myself, I feel like I'll be accomplishing something. I just don't know where it draws from.
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Open up framework-res.apk
nav to > res
nav to >drawable-hdpi
>all files with the work jog in them control the AOSP lock bars
ie... jog_dial is for rotary and jog_tab is for tabbed lock bars
Further into it if you scroll up anything with ic_jog will be your buttons like the Lock icon and Vibrate icon on the tabs/rotary.

sobis1dm said:
Do you know which files get accessed when it reverts back to the lockscreen then? I did what you said, and it basically gave me the same version that I linked to before. Even if I can extract the files and alter them myself, I feel like I'll be accomplishing something. I just don't know where it draws from.
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If you're still having trouble with this.. post your framework-res.apk...and we'll get it working as a flashable zip for thee.

Envynet said:
Open up framework-res.apk
nav to > res
nav to >drawable-hdpi
>all files with the work jog in them control the AOSP lock bars
ie... jog_dial is for rotary and jog_tab is for tabbed lock bars
Further into it if you scroll up anything with ic_jog will be your buttons like the Lock icon and Vibrate icon on the tabs/rotary.
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Exactly what I needed man, thanks. I pretty much ninjamorphed whatever he had with CM's and it looks great. the only thing I'm missing is the "unlock" text over the bar. I know that's nitpicky, but do I just reopen the sliding tab and print it on there myself?
thanks again guys. everyone should learn this.

sobis1dm said:
Exactly what I needed man, thanks. I pretty much ninjamorphed whatever he had with CM's and it looks great. the only thing I'm missing is the "unlock" text over the bar. I know that's nitpicky, but do I just reopen the sliding tab and print it on there myself?
thanks again guys. everyone should learn this.
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Your most welcome
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Ok, I seem to have spoken too soon. I successfully did it, but now for whatever reason my camera FCs now. Would someone mind slipping the aosp lock/clock into my framework if I attach? a thousand thanks to anyone that can, because clearly I'm not meant to, lol

Well here's my framework, just in case soneone can work a little magic. Id truly appreciate.
http://db.tt/Z6gpLsR

sobis1dm said:
Well here's my framework, just in case soneone can work a little magic. Id truly appreciate.
http://db.tt/Z6gpLsR
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Here you go. I made the mod that this is ported from, and I fixed your framework for you. You'll see some other little changes that were left out of the original mod put back in there also. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10051019/framework-res.apk

sobis1dm said:
I definitely asked for a paid app which will put a bandaid over the real issue here.
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He wasn't trying to be a ****. It's a very flexible and effective way to change your lock to just about anything including a ton of custom locks. Well worth $1.99 to people who want a high degree of customization and control over their lockscreen.

Why not purchase widgetlock? You can switch between aosp lc and lense lc. Just my opinion
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gomorrah said:
Here you go. I made the mod that this is ported from, and I fixed your framework for you. You'll see some other little changes that were left out of the original mod put back in there also. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10051019/framework-res.apk
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First off, I love your work on this. The whole theme is great, and the only reason I keep trying to Frankenstein this one in particular is because I love the black on-screen notifications over that HTC grey. Unfortunately when I replaced frameworks I bootlooped :-/
@the other two previous to this post: I don't want to do that because its unnecessary. I don't need to spend money on a bandaid when I (with the help of others here) can go into the filesystem and do it myself.

sobis1dm said:
First off, I love your work on this. The whole theme is great, and the only reason I keep trying to Frankenstein this one in particular is because I love the black on-screen notifications over that HTC grey. Unfortunately when I replaced frameworks I bootlooped :-/
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Are you using Myn's RLS5?

Ya. Like i said, I would typically just rename the HTC lock but i was looking for a more stock screen as opposed to the theme one.

sobis1dm said:
Ya. Like i said, I would typically just rename the HTC lock but i was looking for a more stock screen as opposed to the theme one.
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Try flashing thishttp://db.tt/IB2h14Z:

Bootloop city

DPI change on Jellybean?

I sucessfully installed jellybean but I can't seem to change the lcd density..
I have in my build.prop ro.sf.lcd_density=160 and nothing happens.. I still have it set to the original, 240.
I noticed theres a new options in jellybean's build.prop ro.sf.override_null_lcd_density=1, I commented this out and also set it to 0, but still no go.
Any ideas? I've tried various apps and they all have no effect

uh, I may be wrong, but how is you changing a setting going to have a physical change on the hardware that's in your tablet?

incarceration said:
uh, I may be wrong, but how is you changing a setting going to have a physical change on the hardware that's in your tablet?
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It's NOT a physical change - Changing the LCD DPI Density has been a method used on most versions of Android for years. What rock have YOU been under?

Yep. Same here. Can't find a way to get 160 back to life.
This is pretty much a worst thing Asus could do to us. Or is it JB thing?
Don't know, but i'll try to find a solution to this as i just can't look at 240 density after using 160 for so long.
Oversized icons are really not nice :cyclops:

Hmm this might have something to do with my sensitivity issues too. Before in a certain game I could rapidly tap a button and it would go through. Now on JB it's not registering my rapid taps and I have to tap slower. Looking all over the place for a solution!

Alitheia said:
Hmm this might have something to do with my sensitivity issues too. Before in a certain game I could rapidly tap a button and it would go through. Now on JB it's not registering my rapid taps and I have to tap slower. Looking all over the place for a solution!
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I'm on CM 10(JB 4.1.1.) and DPI change works through the build.prop without any problems. I wonder if Asus did something to block this in latest update..

Could it be related to the kernel not supporting it?
I mean, they probably changed kernel, so maybe they didn't include this in the final release.
Why is beyond me and my understanding of their logic.
I hope this is not the case.

hm.. this is hard to get used to 240 again. i hope theres a way around this
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Don't try the LCD app.
I'm softbrick right now.
I too dislike the hugh icons.
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jaxboater said:
Don't try the LCD app.
I'm softbrick right now.
I too dislike the hugh icons.
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Thanks for taking a risk and let us know.
So this option is off, too.

Yeah this DPI is a bit of a shock

dirran said:
Yeah this DPI is a bit of a shock
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Could you please explain me-a-noob, what's so shocking about the different DPI? I thought the DPI by default remained "at its best setting". Apparently it is not...
Why would ASUS set the DPI in a way, which would not use the full potential of the screen?

iritoi said:
Why would ASUS set the DPI in a way, which would not use the full potential of the screen?
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I don't know, but they did it .
I miss my 200 DPI. It would be a real shame when there's no way to change the DPI.

iritoi said:
Could you please explain me-a-noob, what's so shocking about the different DPI? I thought the DPI by default remained "at its best setting". Apparently it is not...
Why would ASUS set the DPI in a way, which would not use the full potential of the screen?
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It tricks Android into making each pixel smaller. Which means all your icons, text, etc shrink on the screen. This gives you more room on your screen and makes mostly everything look a hell of a lot better. If you do a search for DPI on the general forum, you will find a thread about DPI with screen shots that show you the difference.

phree1 said:
It tricks Android into making each pixel smaller. Which means all your icons, text, etc shrink on the screen. This gives you more room on your screen and makes mostly everything look a hell of a lot better. If you do a search for DPI on the general forum, you will find a thread about DPI with screen shots that show you the difference.
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Same boat. This really sucks. The DPI change is so abrupt, it almost makes me want to downgrade.

spinaldex said:
Same boat. This really sucks. The DPI change is so abrupt, it almost makes me want to downgrade.
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Why not just try out a custom Rom? At the Moment Baked BlackBean 4 and unofficial CM10 10/1 versions work very well and give you all kinds of settings and tweaks to work with as well as theme chooser. The only thing that isn't working (well or at all) is GPS and I expect that will be fixed in short order, now that the official TF700 JB update is out.

okantomi said:
Why not just try out a custom Rom? At the Moment Baked BlackBean 4 and unofficial CM10 10/1 versions work very well and give you all kinds of settings and tweaks to work with as well as theme chooser. The only thing that isn't working (well or at all) is GPS and I expect that will be fixed in short order, now that the official TF700 JB update is out.
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Don't get me wrong, I used CM9 on my TF101 and use it on my phone, BUT I like a stable ROM with barely any noticable issues as I really do use just about everything on my devices, including the GPS. For now, until the custom roms make a bit more headway, I'm not going to switch.

Any luck?
Bump on this topic, no go on lcd mods in build.prop
REALLY would like to go back to 160...i may downgrade if there is no workaround...
I can also confirm lcd changer apps dont work either, got soft brick with one and the others didnt change anything

Agreed, any news?
Has anyone contacted Asus about it and asked?
Or, has anyone tested DPI changes on other Jelly Bean devices such as the Nexus 7 and seen if it works there (which would indicate Asus intentionally disabled it)?

spinaldex said:
Agreed, any news?
Has anyone contacted Asus about it and asked?
Or, has anyone tested DPI changes on other Jelly Bean devices such as the Nexus 7 and seen if it works there (which would indicate Asus intentionally disabled it)?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1922747
That proves that ASUS disabled it I'm still unable to unlock.. I need to switch to custom roms soon; I can't stand the default dpi

Mod nav buttons?

Is there any way to change the nav keys to be smaller and add a menu button?
pretty much all custom ROMs have this, but there aren't any stable ones yet, and I am thinking there might be a framework.res or systemui.apk mod I can make to at least do that much. I hate those big buttons taking up my screen real estate..

I also want to be able to mod this, but it looks like it requires a ROM.
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Zandeer said:
I also want to be able to mod this, but it looks like it requires a ROM.
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The Nexus 4 had a flashable zip that just modified some framework files I believe that you could flash over stock before this was incorporated into every major ROM.

orangekid said:
Is there any way to change the nav keys to be smaller and add a menu button?
pretty much all custom ROMs have this, but there aren't any stable ones yet, and I am thinking there might be a framework.res or systemui.apk mod I can make to at least do that much. I hate those big buttons taking up my screen real estate..
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You could download softkeyz from the play store. It's great for edition the nav keys if your phone is rooted. I use it all the time on my n4.

orangekid said:
The Nexus 4 had a flashable zip that just modified some framework files I believe that you could flash over stock before this was incorporated into every major ROM.
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It'll definitely come, but you're gonna need to be patient. A LOT of people don't even have the phones in their hands yet. Give it a few weeks, let the devs get a chance to work on the phone, and then you'll start seeing the customization options.

contagous said:
You could download softkeyz from the play store. It's great for edition the nav keys if your phone is rooted. I use it all the time on my n4.
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I'll check it out, thanks for the heads up
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It'll definitely come, but you're gonna need to be patient. A LOT of people don't even have the phones in their hands yet. Give it a few weeks, let the devs get a chance to work on the phone, and then you'll start seeing the customization options.
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Well I'm not looking for spoon feeding. If someone did it for the Nexus 4, just a tip on which files to mod etc..

In jellybean the navbar pngs were in systemui/res/drawable-*dpiHere*
They're named something like
ic_sysbar_home.png iirc.
You could try editing them in Ps and replace the old ones with edited ones.
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Chromium_ said:
In jellybean the navbar pngs were in systemui/res/drawable-*dpiHere*
They're named something like
ic_sysbar_home.png iirc.
You could try editing them in Ps and replace the old ones with edited ones.
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That's the info I was looking for, I'll go ahead and decompile systemui.apk and go from there.

Interested in this also. If I could just shrink down the size that would be good enough. I had a zip for my ATT LGG2 that did this perfectly. But not sure it will work on N5?

contagous said:
You could download softkeyz from the play store. It's great for edition the nav keys if your phone is rooted. I use it all the time on my n4.
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Does Softkeyz allow you to adjust the size of the keys too or just color and arrangement etc?
Thanks

WMguy said:
Does Softkeyz allow you to adjust the size of the keys too or just color and arrangement etc?
Thanks
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It simply changes the actual image (png file) of the softkey, so if you select an image that is smaller, the softkey will subsequently be smaller.

WMguy said:
Does Softkeyz allow you to adjust the size of the keys too or just color and arrangement etc?
Thanks
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Honestly i can't remember but i think it allowed custom images so my guess is you can make an image within a size limit and it should be fine if you cant change the size of the standards.
I have set my n4 back to factory for my girlfriend and my n5 doesn't have it on yet so can't check right now.

contagous said:
Honestly i can't remember but i think it allowed custom images so my guess is you can make an image within a size limit and it should be fine if you cant change the size of the standards.
I have set my n4 back to factory for my girlfriend and my n5 doesn't have it on yet so can't check right now.
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Softkeyz doesn't appear to support 4.4 yet.
I'll gladly donate to anyone who can shrink down the navbar size on the Nexus 5. And/Or make it transparent on third party launchers. (Nova)
Here's the thread from the LGG2. I doubt it's too hard to do.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2454782

Check out Candyshop thread in the Themes section, looks really promising right now.

orangekid said:
Is there any way to change the nav keys to be smaller and add a menu button?
pretty much all custom ROMs have this, but there aren't any stable ones yet, and I am thinking there might be a framework.res or systemui.apk mod I can make to at least do that much. I hate those big buttons taking up my screen real estate..
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You can use UDN or SoftKeyZ . Both of these work flawlessly

Nav bar resize ?

I'm coming from running a smaller nav bar size of my nexus 4.
I can't stand the icons being this large there is just no need for it.
Do anyone know what scripts I need to edit to get it down to 24dpi ?
Thanks
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sitnlow4life said:
I'm coming from running a smaller nav bar size of my nexus 4.
I can't stand the icons being this large there is just no need for it.
Do anyone know what scripts I need to edit to get it down to 24dpi ?
Thanks
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You could root and then use a build prop editor to change the density. Or you could wait until roms start appearing (PA, etc). You know, give it time, it should blossom

tremblingwater said:
You could root and then use a build prop editor to change the density. Or you could wait until roms start appearing (PA, etc). You know, give it time, it should blossom
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This is pretty much it. I'm running 320 DPI right now and it's much more usable, but not perfect yet.

Dungeon47 said:
This is pretty much it. I'm running 320 DPI right now and it's much more usable, but not perfect yet.
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Found my perfect setting of 400. Didn't really like the huge icons by default, and 320 was way too low for me. 400 suits me fine, and replicates roughly my nexus4.
Don't know why Google changed this personally. Never changed DPI before, is there anything I should be aware of now I have done so?

CrazyPeter said:
Found my perfect setting of 400. Didn't really like the huge icons by default, and 320 was way too low for me. 400 suits me fine, and replicates roughly my nexus4.
Don't know why Google changed this personally. Never changed DPI before, is there anything I should be aware of now I have done so?
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Google changed it because the screen is higher resolution. The only things to be aware of are the possibility of Play Store having compatibility issues. If you get that, just return to stock DPI, update apps, and go back to what you like. The other thing is that it affects everything, so some apps might change their interface as a result.

Dungeon47 said:
Google changed it because the screen is higher resolution. The only things to be aware of are the possibility of Play Store having compatibility issues. If you get that, just return to stock DPI, update apps, and go back to what you like. The other thing is that it affects everything, so some apps might change their interface as a result.
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If the screen resolution is higher, why could I fit less on my desktop than my Nexus4? I use Dashclock and it chops off data that was always visible on my N4. Seemed like a backwards step.

Installing OPSystemUI Mods (solved)

I was wondering if any of the Devs here have been able to install a modded OPSystemUI? I've asked some people to try several methods but none have been successful yet.

I was able to get one installed via a Magisk module.

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I was able to get one installed via a Magisk module.
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I'd be willing to test some over the weekends. Almost bought a pixel 3a xl after seeing your mods for it

qbanlinxx said:
I'd be willing to test some over the weekends. Almost bought a pixel 3a xl after seeing your mods for it
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What kind of mods would you be interested in?

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What kind of mods would you be interested in?
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I wouldn't mind and adjustable nav bar. Personally, I feel like it takes up a tad to much space. 3minit battery would be pretty awesome as well.

qbanlinxx said:
I wouldn't mind and adjustable nav bar. Personally, I feel like it takes up a tad to much space. 3minit battery would be pretty awesome as well.
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48 dip is stock height on most navbars. On my mods, the bases came with 36 dip. Lowest was 30 dip. 3 Minit battery is an easy mod for most phones. I'll give it a whirl. I had someone upload a OPSystemUI and framework-res for me here on the black navbar thread for the 6. 9.0.5. if you are on that one, I'm good to go. If you are on something else, I'll need those two files.

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48 dip is stock height on most navbars. On my mods, the bases came with 36 dip. Lowest was 30 dip. 3 Minit battery is an easy mod for most phones. I'll give it a whirl. I had someone upload a OPSystemUI and framework-res for me here on the black navbar thread for the 6. 9.0.5. if you are on that one, I'm good to go. If you are on something else, I'll need those two files.
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I'm currently on OB19 at the moment. I'll upload those when I get home and can use wifi. Thank you

If i can request a MOD,would it be possible to port Pixel Navbar animations when pressing the home button(System UI).
Though there is Xposed mod,but it does not work on PIE, because EDxposed is still in beta(incompatible resources hook).

AasimAmor said:
If i can request a MOD,would it be possible to port Pixel Navbar animations when pressing the home button(System UI).
Though there is Xposed mod,but it does not work on PIE, because EDxposed is still in beta(incompatible resources hook).
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Back on marshmallow I was able to but not on Pie.

I have a mod request and i want to know would that be even possible,
I use one plus navigation gestures and it has an unique app close animation on one plus launcher but the same animation isnt supported by other launchers.
Can u make a mod which works with third party launchers or atleast lawnchair or nova.
You can take help from lawnchairs maker and use his mod quickstep module.
Anyway thanks for your good work and good luck.

I've figured out how to modify xml's and smali files but anything in the values folder (resources.arsc) causes bootloops. Anyone have any ideas?