Hey guys! This is an app I've been working on called BootieScreen.
BootieScreen will personalize your Moto X's boot screen with a message of your choosing. Think of it like the Moto Maker service but with so much more freedom! Using BootieScreen, you can choose...
The font size
The font color
The typeface used (currently only uses system fonts. User fonts are on the way!)
Where your message sits on the boot screen
Exactly what your message says! (No profanity filter... if you're in to that sort of thing.)
Want to change your boot message? Just fire BootieScreen back up and re-personalize!
Want to remove your boot message all together? Hit the menu item labeled "RESTORE ORIGINAL BOOTSCREEN"!
Want to install a new bootscreen graphic but you don't want to fuss with fastboot? Just drop your bitmap onto your phone at /sdcard/BootieScreen/clogoDeviceBackup.bmp, fire up BootieScreen, and personalize from there! (If you just want to install your graphic with no personalization, just do the personalization with a blank message. There will be a quicker & easier way to install new graphics in a future release!)
Notice any bugs? Want to request a feature? Just wanna give me your 2-cents? Let me know here, and thanks for looking!
Notes
This app requires your device to be rooted!
This app currently only supports devices with LOCKED BOOTLOADERS. The reason for this is because it writes to clogo, which is used when the bootloader is locked. When the bootloader is unlocked it reads from logo, which is not something that BootieScreen is capable of writing to at this time. I am hopeful that I'll be able to support locked bootloaders in the future.
BootieScreen is open source! Find it on github.
Changelog
Code:
v0.4.0 (Feb. 2, 2014)
- New Moto Sans typeface
- In the case of an empty or corrupt clogo block, a stock graphic will be used.
- Added preliminary root and device restriction checks.
v0.3.0 (Jan. 19, 2014)
- New interface theme
- The vertical positioning of your message is now adjustable
- Added the option to manually re-pull the device's bootscreen graphic.
- Fixed a common force-close on app launch
v0.2.1 (Dec. 28, 2013)
- First public release
- Add a personal message to your device's boot screen
Download (v0.3.0)
Download BootieScreen from the Google Play Store!
Coming Soon...
Custom user fonts
New bootscreen graphic installation
An improved user interface
And more!
Thanks
I must say thank you to jcase for his rooting methods for the Moto X and his information about flashing clogo.
This is a neat little app I'll give it a try later and report back thanks
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The thread Moto X Boot Logos has some good info on file formats. I'd love to see your app create whole bins that include altering (or not) the battery warning, and the unlocked screen.
mcsqwizzys98 said:
This is a neat little app I'll give it a try later and report back thanks
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Thanks for your comment! That means a lot!
PetitMorte said:
The thread Moto X Boot Logos has some good info on file formats. I'd love to see your app create whole bins that include altering (or not) the battery warning, and the unlocked screen.
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Thanks for the heads up! I knew those graphics were all kept together but not much more. I will make a note of this info. I would really like to be able to support the unlocked graphics at some point.
Great idea about the battery graphics, too! I will put that down on my list.
I get a force close as soon as I open the app. Running 4.2.2, rooted, model XT049. I submitted an error report. Tried both normal and rw mode.
This app dying off? Force close on open, stock rooted 4.4 Verizon Non-DE
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remicks said:
This app dying off? Force close on open, stock rooted 4.4 Verizon Non-DE
Sent from a White Moto Xposed
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No, I am still working on it. I'm hoping to have a new build posted by this weekend but we will see.
I see your error report on Google Play. It looks to be the same crash that Cyphir had reported. I believe I've got that problem fixed in the upcoming release.
Thanks for your interest! I will try to have an update out soon.
Worked for me! Looking forward to the next version(s)
Hey, guys! v0.3.0 is now live on Google Play and ready for download! I updated the first post to reflect the changes.
This update SHOULD fix the force-close that a few people have reported. If you are still experiencing this crash (or any others!) please submit a crash report and feel free to drop a note in this thread.
Should this work on rooted unlocked BL kit kat devices?
Tested on it, nothing happens...
d14gvn said:
Should this work on rooted unlocked BL kit kat devices?
Tested on it, nothing happens...
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No, it currently does not work for unlocked bootloaders. Only locked bootloaders are supported at this time. logos for each bootloader state are stored in separate locations and formats, and I haven't been able to work in the support for locked logos yet.
I expect to have them supported at some point but I can't really offer an ETA at this time.
Wondering if I am missing a step. 4.4 rooted, VZW non-DE.
Lost my motomaker personalized boot screen after going through the root process so wanted to use this to get it back.
It seems to personalize the boot screen, but I can't use the "Pull Device Bootscreen" option. I keep getting the "Could not read the bootscreen's bitmap file. Try pulling a new copy". If I personalize the boot screen, it just shows a black screen on boot (even with font color changed to non-black).
FWIW, /sdcard/BootieScreen/clogoDeviceBackup.bmp is just a blank black image.
Thanks,
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Wondering if I am missing a step. 4.4 rooted, VZW non-DE.
Lost my motomaker personalized boot screen after going through the root process so wanted to use this to get it back.
It seems to personalize the boot screen, but I can't use the "Pull Device Bootscreen" option. I keep getting the "Could not read the bootscreen's bitmap file. Try pulling a new copy". If I personalize the boot screen, it just shows a black screen on boot (even with font color changed to non-black).
FWIW, /sdcard/BootieScreen/clogoDeviceBackup.bmp is just a blank black image.
Thanks,
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That sounds like your clogo block might have been blank when you tried to pull the bootscreen... (Admittedly a situation I haven't compensated for yet.) That would make sense if you just reflashed during the root process. If you replace that blank clogoDeviceBackup.bmp with a new graphic and then personalize and install with BootieScreen, that should fix it.
Interesting about the black-screen with non-black text... If you open /sdcard/BootieScreen/clogo.bmp, does that show a black graphic with your non-black text? I will try to recreate this at home and see what's going on.
My long-term plan is to pull the first frame of the boot animation in the case that there is no existing clogo to work with.
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That sounds like your clogo block might have been blank when you tried to pull the bootscreen... (Admittedly a situation I haven't compensated for yet.) That would make sense if you just reflashed during the root process. If you replace that blank clogoDeviceBackup.bmp with a new graphic and then personalize and install with BootieScreen, that should fix it.
Interesting about the black-screen with non-black text... If you open /sdcard/BootieScreen/clogo.bmp, does that show a black graphic with your non-black text? I will try to recreate this at home and see what's going on.
My long-term plan is to pull the first frame of the boot animation in the case that there is no existing clogo to work with.
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So here's what I did since the post:
Restored original boot screen, seemed to bring back the original screen from after the reflash. Then I tried to pull that and it gave the same error. I then wrote the bootscreen again (blue text on blank black bckg) and it booted with nothing again (all blank). I wasn't thinking and then pulled that, which this time worked, and now I had a black bckg where I could add the blue text over. Booted and now it shows the blue text on a black bckg. Will try to play with clogo.bmp tonight. Don't know where things went wrong or if I'll ever be able to re-create that sequence of errors, but I hope this helps.
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That sounds like your clogo block might have been blank when you tried to pull the bootscreen... (Admittedly a situation I haven't compensated for yet.) That would make sense if you just reflashed during the root process. If you replace that blank clogoDeviceBackup.bmp with a new graphic and then personalize and install with BootieScreen, that should fix it.
Interesting about the black-screen with non-black text... If you open /sdcard/BootieScreen/clogo.bmp, does that show a black graphic with your non-black text? I will try to recreate this at home and see what's going on.
My long-term plan is to pull the first frame of the boot animation in the case that there is no existing clogo to work with.
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I have a few ideas to help with this issue and it should be seamless, I just pulled your git and I'm going to check on a few things to see what it will take to implement this.
The application now checks to verify the device is a Moto X (Currently the other devices you mentioned do not fully support the cLogo and thus there is no reason for them to use this app. Yet)
Check your PM for the code
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I have a few ideas to help with this issue and it should be seamless, I just pulled your git and I'm going to check on a few things to see what it will take to implement this.
The application now checks to verify the device is a Moto X (Currently the other devices you mentioned do not fully support the cLogo and thus there is no reason for them to use this app. Yet)
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Awesome, man, thanks! I really appreciate that. I will give it a look and get back to you!
First I want to say awesome concept for an app... But I do have an issue... I tried to personalize and it worked... But then I wanted to change it so I redid it and now I just have a black screen with both of my personalizations on top of each other and it's barely legible... And when I try to restore it doesn't do anything... Please help lol
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First I want to say awesome concept for an app... But I do have an issue... I tried to personalize and it worked... But then I wanted to change it so I redid it and now I just have a black screen with both of my personalizations on top of each other and it's barely legible... And when I try to restore it doesn't do anything... Please help lol
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What did you do when you tried to change the personalization? All you have to do to change it is change your settings, preview, and personalize. There would be no need to restore the original graphic, or re-pull the graphic. It sounds like your device backup file may have become corrupt at some point after the first personalization.
Before you installed the second personalization, did the preview show a properly re-personalized graphic? That is to say, your device's graphic with the new text and no underlapping old text?
To fix it, you will need to find a new copy of the boot graphic you were using. Place it on your phone at /sdcard/BootieScreen/clogoDeviceBackup.bmp. (The filename and path are case sensitive!) When you launch BootieScreen again, this graphic should be displayed in the preview window. From there you can run BootieScreen as normal again.
I'm sorry for the trouble. I don't know what would have caused this to happen. I wonder if an option to keep a redundant backup copy of every graphic pulled from the device might be beneficial until that can be figured out. I am going to add this to my future feature list.
BootieScreen Icon Idea
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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What do you think ?
Any chance you could make this for the Moto G too?
Related
EDIT: Updated 5/27/10, all mods posted here ARE compatible with the latest 2.1 deodexed release EXCEPT the no haptic feedback option listed under EDIT 4 at the end of this post. For a no haptic version compatible with Fresh 2.1.2 (or similar deodexed ROM), see here.
Though not necessarily my goal, I seem to be focusing on lockscreen mods/fixes lately. Not that I want to be known just for lockscreens, but hey, I give the people what they want .
See bottom of post for MetaMorph versions to make it easier to apply without affecting existing modifications.
I saw some chatter here about the Android 2.0 style rotary / dial lockscreen (see here), that got replaced with the current Android 2.1 style sliding tabs lockscreen, and figured it would be fun to take a look and see what may be involved in trying to port it over to our current build. Turns out, after some intensive code modifications, I was able to successful port it over .
Following are screenshots, and a link to a video, showing the "rotary" version of the vanilla lockscreen in action:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
The video demo is jittery, as the screen capture couldn't keep up with the rotation. You won't actually experience this "jitter" in real-time:
Video Demo
This version of the vanilla lockscreen also contains the fixes for menu key unlock disable, removal of emergency call button after airplane mode (thanks flipz), and removal of the emergency call button on the footer of the keypattern unlock screen.
If you are currently running the stock HTC Lockscreen, you will need to move your HTC Lockscreen out of the way, via adb, so that the vanilla lockscreen is used instead, by doing the following:
Code:
adb remount
adb shell
cd /system/app
mv HtcLockScreen.apk HtcLockScreen.bak
exit
The attached flashable zip is currently the "stock" version of the lockscreen (including the fixes referenced), however, I will also soon be posting textless and custom wallpaper versions, similar to the vanilla Android 2.1 lockscreen mods I posted previously.
You can flash the attached zip from recovery without fear of undoing any other customizations or themes you may have applied, since it only includes the 'android.policy.jar' file. My starting point was Fresh 2.0d, but this should work on any Sprint leak based ROM.
You may also want to flash flipz's zips for the alarm clock issues with vanilla style lockscreens. I have not tested this and do not know if the same issues exist with this version. I am assuming they do.
Note: MetaMorph tends to have trouble applying changes to multiple framework files in a single morph, which this mod includes, and as such, applying the MetaMorph may require multiple tries. If your phone freezes / reboots when attempting to apply the final step, it may come back up with only some of the mod/theme applied (you'll still see the black taskbar). If this is the case, apply the MetaMorph again, this time, only selecting the final sub-theme, 'framework-res.apk'.
Download Android 2.0 Vanilla Rotary Lockscreen <--- Flash via recovery
NOTE: Since this replaces a framework file, your first reboot will take some time, as your Davlik cache will be rebuilt. Don't panic .
EDIT 1: See this post to download MetaMorph updates for applying different backgrounds to the stock rotary lockscreen WITH carrier / time / date text.
EDIT 2: See this post to download MetaMorph updates for applying different backgrounds to the rotary lockscreen WITHOUT carrier / time / date text.
EDIT 3: See this post to download a MetaMorph update to clear out the direction arrows if you do not want them. Apply this ONLY after first applying your desired lockscreen version.
EDIT 4: See this post to remove the haptic feedback after having first flashed your desired rotary version above.
JsChiSurf said:
Though not necessarily my goal, I seem to be focusing on lockscreen mods/fixes lately. Not that I want to be known just for lockscreens, but hey, I give the people what they want .
I saw some chatter here about the Android 2.0 style rotary / dial lockscreen, that got replaced with the current Android 2.1 style sliding tabs lockscreen, and figured it would be fun to take a look and see what may be involved in trying to port it over to our current build. Turns out, after some intensive code modifications, I was able to successful port it over .
Following are screenshots, and a link to a video, showing the "rotary" version of the vanilla lockscreen in action:
The video demo is jittery, as the screen capture couldn't keep up with the rotation. You won't actually experience this "jitter" in real-time:
Video Demo
This version of the vanilla lockscreen also contains the fixes for menu key unlock disable, removal of emergency call button after airplane mode, and removal of the emergency call button on the footer of the keypattern unlock screen.
For information on moving the stock HTC lockscreen out of the way, in order to use the Android vanilla lockscreen, please see my previous thread where instructions are posted.
The attached flashable zip is currently the "stock" version of the lockscreen (including the fixes referenced), however, I will also soon be posting textless and custom wallpaper versions, similar to the vanilla Android 2.1 lockscreen mods I posted previously.
You can flash the attached zip from recovery without fear of undoing any other customizations or themes you may have applied, since it only includes the 'android.policy.jar' file. My starting point was Fresh 2.0d, but this should work on any Sprint leak based ROM.
You may also want to flash flipz's zips for the alarm clock issues with vanilla style lockscreens. I have not tested this and do not know if the same issues exist with this version. I am assuming they do.
This should be considered a very preliminary version, and things may unwittingly break, but it seems to be working fine for me. Please report any issues you may have, and ALWAYS nandroid before flashing.
Download Android 2.0 Vanilla Rotary Lockscreen
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man i am stoked to even think this is gonna work. flashing in a min and will let u know
First! Good work John!
SWEET. Thanks Alot.
just flash and it didnt work. took forever to load so guessing it deleted delvik on its own. any suggestions
cbarlan said:
just flash and it didnt work. took forever to load so guessing it deleted delvik on its own. any suggestions
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I'll need more detail than that. What by didn't work do you mean? What does your logcat say? It'll definitely take a while to boot, as a framework change will cause a cache rebuild.
Worked for me. Actually, I pushed android.policy through adb.
VinceOB said:
Worked for me. Actually, I pushed android.policy through adb.
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yeah sorry got it to work
lovin it btw
cbarlan said:
yeah sorry got it to work
lovin it btw
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What was the problem? Want to make sure nobody else has a similar issue.
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lovin it btw
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Thanks. My favorite part is how the dial spins around when you turn volume on/off.
Oh sweet!! I have been waiting for this!!! Your the best!!!
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What was the problem? Want to make sure nobody else has a similar issue.
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dont really know. I wiped dalvik then reflashed and it work no problem.
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Thanks. My favorite part is how the dial spins around when you turn volume on/off.
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that is a sweet feature. any way of getting the time and date of off there though
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any way of getting the time and date of off there though
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Certainly. You'll see in the OP that the initial release is the stock version. I'll knock out the textless and wallpaper versions tomorrow .
Friggin awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good work
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Friggin awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good work
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Thanks Toast. Means a lot coming from you .
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Certainly. You'll see in the OP that the initial release is the stock version. I'll knock out the textless and wallpaper versions tomorrow .
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sweet...thanks man
Anyway you can port the Xperia X10 lockscreen over? ;o
Will there be a metamorph for it as well?
OtisFeelgood said:
Anyway you can port the Xperia X10 lockscreen over? ;o
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I honestly don't even know what an 'Xperia' is...
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Will there be a metamorph for it as well?
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I'll definitely do MetaMorphs for the textless & wallpaper versions, as this affects other framework files that you may already have done customizations to.
However, for this "stock" version, a MetaMorph is not necessary, as it will NOT affect any other changes you've made in any way. It will simply replace the standard Vanilla lock screen with the Rotary version.
So, this is my first attempt at programming for android. Well, my first attempt at java as well. Regardless, I am pleased with the outcome and though I would share. As a father of four, I always like keeping a photo of my kids handy. The gallery is nice, but not for a quick, "Have you seen my daughter recently" situation. So I went to the market... Surprisingly I didn't find much. At least not much that did what I wanted. So, here is what I wanted and what I currently have.
Application Website is http://deanstudios.net/dev/frameme
Features:
1x1, 1x2, 2x1, 2x2 Widgets
full screen image when clicked
multiple widgets supported
selectable picture frames
Crop image when selecting
Full widget preview on your background
Click on one widget - Fling to the others
Click on widget and fling through images in user selected directory
timed rotation of widget image in directory mode
Reconfigure existing widgets
Atrix external SDCard support
Frameless image
Screenshots:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Current Frames:
Issues:
Test it out and let me know if you find something else.
ToDo's:
Add additional frames
Add better support for hdpi devices. Need something to test with though.
As you can see it is pretty simple and straight forward. For me, it also does the job well. I have other ideas for it, feature wise as well as new frames. I am hoping to have time to implement them. However, I do have four kids so we will see. If there is interest, I might throw it into the market as well. For now, you can download it at the links below.
If you enjoy this app and want to support me it is available in the market for $0.99. It will always be available here free so don't worry. The QR Code below will take you directly to the market page. If you have bought it and enjoy it please consider rating it.
I would love to hear what you think and what device you are using it on if you have something other than a Hero. As it is, it was designed to support mdpi and android 2.1. Enjoy!
Updates:
FrameMe 1.3.5 - Several other memory related issues have been corrected. There is also the addition of a "No Frame" option when choosing your frame. An about screen was also added and available from the app drawer as well as the full screen image menu. Support for the Atrix's external sd card was also included.
FrameMe 1.3.3 - Added additional work-around's for the "out-of-memory" issues. Should most of the FCs due to bitmap creation and use. Hopefully you notice a difference.
FrameMe 1.3.1 - I am sorry 1.3.1 took so long to get here. There are some serious bugs in the Droid X gallery that I found in the last release. It took me a while to find a solution that didn't break all the other phones out there. Now 1.3.1 works on Droid X as well. (at least with my testers). I also added three new frames including one to go along with HTC Sense or similar design. Hope you enjoy.
FrameMe 1.3.0 - Okay, so a lot of you have been asking for a 2x2 widget and cycling of the image in the widget. Well, 1.3.0 brings all that and a little more. Not only was a 2x2 widget added, but a 1x2 and 2x1 as well. For those widgets using the directory option you can also have the displayed image cycle through images in the directory at a user set interval. Under the hood there has been several performance optimizations and that pesky Galaxy S bug is now dead as well. It should work on all the phones in the series. Also, landscape images are shows in landscape mode so you don't loose half the image. For now, that is about it. Again, I am sorry you have to redo all your widgets but it was necessary to support different widget sizes.
FrameMe 1.2.0 - Version 1.2.0 has had quite a bit of code rewritten. For starters the configuration screen now shows a full widget preview on your own wallpaper. The frame selection is now graphical and pressing menu when a widget is clicked provides an option to reconfigure that widget. There have also been some minor bugs squashed in the directory mode functionality.NOTES: Database has changed, please remove widgets before upgrading.
FrameMe 1.1.2 - Addition of several new frames. Directory mode was tweaked to allow the thumbnail image to be used as the first image when clicked.NOTES: For Directory enabled widgets, the thumbnail image will be in the rotation twice if it was selected from an image within the target directory.
FrameMe 1.1.1 - Corrected the memory issues in the directory option. It now can support unlimited images in a directory.NOTES: Images are loaded and scaled in real time. To improve fling speed size your images appropriate for your phone. It will work regardless though.
FrameMe 1.1.0 - Added the ever requested directory option. Now you can bind a widget to a directory on your sdcard and when clicked it will fling between the images in that directory. Thumbnail image is not required to be in that directory and still shows in the fling list for other non-directory widgets. NOTES: This modifies the database so you will need to re-add you current widgets. Also, it is easy to run out of memory when pointing to a directory with lots of images. It does resize though to help with this.
FrameMe 1.0.1 - Added the Rustic Edge frame & code cleanup.
FrameMe 1.0.0 - Corrected a few bugs with canceling out of the config screen without selecting an image. Removed the fling action if only one widget (image) is available. Code cleanup.
KidFrame 1.3 - Added a few more frames. Also made it so if you click on an widget to get a full size image you can now fling (swipe) and it will cycle through all widget images without having to close and click again. First image delays a little while it is processing and I am not completely sold on it yet. Also added my icon in the correct place for hdpi devices.
KidFrame 1.2 - Created resized thumbnails for display on the widget. This should help with memory resources and allow the number of widgets to be almost unlimited. Also added a third frame (was just playing with frames).
1.1 - Link above has been updated with the newest version: Code has been rewritten to us a database back-end. Configurations now are kept after a reboot. The selected image is now user cropped and resized so it should not limit the number of widgets you can add. Hopefully there will be more to come.
Great app. Thanks. I had an idea to fill a 4x4 screen with images of my family for easy viewing but using ADW the 6th+ widget fail to load. So I will go with 4-5. Cant wait to see what other frames you have in mind.
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using ADW the 6th+ widget fail to load.
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Looks like this may be a memory issue. If you resize your images manually to around 600 on the longest side you should be able to use as many as you want. I played around and had issues with camera images (5mp) not loading but smaller (640x480) images would just fine.
I will look into actually resizing the images for the thumbnails. This should help. Thanks for the feed back. I am glad you like it.
I'm glad I stumbled across this! Thanks much!
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Looks like this may be a memory issue. If you resize your images manually to around 600 on the longest side you should be able to use as many as you want. I played around and had issues with camera images (5mp) not loading but smaller (640x480) images would just fine.
I will look into actually resizing the images for the thumbnails. This should help. Thanks for the feed back. I am glad you like it.
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I went down to one widget and noticed it wouldnt reload after reboot. I will try a smaller image and see how it works.
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I went down to one widget and noticed it wouldnt reload after reboot. I will try a smaller image and see how it works.
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Same here, not showing up after reboot.
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Yeah, I am working on the reboot thing. It is driving me a little nuts. I will update the original post once I have it figured out. Thanks for giving it a try.
I don't personally have a use for this sort of thing, but thought I would congratulate you on your foray into the Java/Droid world - keep up the good works, and enjoy raising them kiddos!
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I don't personally have a use for this sort of thing, but thought I would congratulate you on your foray into the Java/Droid world - keep up the good works, and enjoy raising them kiddos!
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Thanks! It has been a hair pulling ride. I should start my 4 year old in java. That way it could be a family activity.
Nice! My mom will love this app. I will wait to tell her about it though until it resizes the pics to thumbnails. She'll want to dedicate multiple, full, screens to her niece and currently it looks like that's not possible without getting errors.
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Nice! My mom will love this app. I will wait to tell her about it though until it resizes the pics to thumbnails. She'll want to dedicate multiple, full, screens to her niece and currently it looks like that's not possible without getting errors.
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The current file uses resized thumbnails. It was an internal change and I got it wrapped up last night. You should be good to go! Glad you like it!!
Man those kids are so cute with them fat cheecks
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Just installed 1.2. I will let you know how it goes.
edit: It's working great. I have 7 loaded on one of my screens and no blanking out or losing images on reboot. Thanks. I love this app.
Any way you can make the crop box be the same dimensions as the screen so we can tell what will show up. with the current setup you have to center the image so it show when you open it.
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Any way you can make the crop box be the same dimensions as the screen so we can tell what will show up. with the current setup you have to center the image so it show when you open it.
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I can, and I had actually tested it that way. The problem is that if you select an image based on the portrait view it never works correctly in landscape. With the 1:1 square, if you center what you want to focus on it works in both modes.
I realize that many people never use a landscape home (many devices don't support it) but many of us do. If enough people make the request, I can change it though.... or if you device doesn't support a landscape home screen then maybe I could make you a custom build... It might be a few days though.
Thank you, great job, working great on the evo.
Sent from my phone.
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I can, and I had actually tested it that way. The problem is that if you select an image based on the portrait view it never works correctly in landscape. With the 1:1 square, if you center what you want to focus on it works in both modes.
I realize that many people never use a landscape home (many devices don't support it) but many of us do. If enough people make the request, I can change it though.... or if you device doesn't support a landscape home screen then maybe I could make you a custom build... It might be a few days though.
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Good point. Personally I usually show off my images when in the portrait mode.
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Thank you, great job, working great on the evo.
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That is great to hear! I was hoping it would work okay on the hdpi devices. I have limited ability to test outside of my own Hero. I am glad it looks okay. If you have the ability, I would love to see a screen shot from the EVO.
I am glad it is being enjoyed!
Hey, on you EVO does it have a custom icon or the little green android stock thing? I think I need to make an hdpi icon...
It is the stock icon, Here are some screens from the evo:
The only thing I noticed & im not sure if it is because of the evo's screen size or not, but some of the pic gets cut off, well not the full size pic you know, I have to stretch & center it when cropping...
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It is the stock icon, I will up some screens shortly.
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Hummm bummer, I will get an update up that has the correct hdpi icon. I also have a few new frames.
Any requests for frames? Can't promise I can make them, but I can try.
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Thanks to a few posts on the forums (credit to fone-fanatic and jschmier) I've managed to create a few basic boot animations which I'll share here.
You do NOT need to be rooted for the ADB method. If you are sending back your device under warranty remember to remove the custom boot animation before you do. Code is below, showing you how. It doesn't interfere with anything else on your TF. It doesn't even overwrite the original file so you can roll-back any time you like.
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How to install:
Download the file of your choice. Rename the file to 'bootanimation.zip'. Do not extract the files contents, leave it alone. Then follow the guide below.
Via Asus USB data cable (Does not require root):
Use ADB. Guide HERE. Copy the file to: C:/Users/(your username here). Type 'cmd' in the windows start box (in Windows 7 and Vista), or start menu>run then type cmd and hit enter (XP users). A dos emulator console box should pop up. If it isn't already at C:/Users/(your username here) then navigate to the folder containing the "bootanimation.zip" in the command prompt.
To check your device is connected type:
Code:
adb devices
If it's not, you need to follow the guide linked above to install the usb drivers.
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To add an animation type:
Code:
adb push bootanimation.zip /data/local
To test that it's installed correctly type:
Code:
adb shell bootanimation
And it should show the animation on the TF screen. Press ctrl+c to stop the animation.
To remove the boot animation and restore your unit to stock, type in:
Code:
adb shell rm /data/local/bootanimation.zip
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Via a file explorer app (Requires root):
Copy 'bootanimation.zip' onto a memory card. On your TF open the file explorer app of your choice (any app that allows you to copy and paste to the internal memory, "Root Explorer" is a useful app). Copy 'bootanimation.zip' and paste it to /Data/Local. If the folder doesn't exist, create it.
Via Dropbox and terminal emulator (May require root):
Follow the guide in this post HERE.
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N.B. It seems that no matter what settings I use to make the files, on first playback the animation lags. After the first animation cycle it should run smooth once the files are cached though. It will do this each bootup unfortunately. It even does it with the official files so I guess it's just a hardware problem.
Downloads:
(The animation speeds of the preview gif files are not representative of the final files in the zip's. They are for reference only)
***A lot of these files may be down as the file hosting sites remove the files after 1-2 weeks of no activity nowadays which is useless. Once links are dead, they're dead... sorry. I've wasted wayyy too much time uploading and relinking them now.
Glowing Bee.
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Download link: BeeGlow.zip
Android text.
Download link: Android.zip
Disintegration.
Download link: Disintegrate.zip
Numbers.
Download link: Numbers.zip
Tron Style.
Download link: Tronstyle.zip
Tron. (Poor quality and un-optimised)
Download link: Tron.zip
Explode.
Download link: Explode.zip
Autobot Logo.
Download link: Links dead.
Decepticon Logo.
Download link: Decepticon.zip
Decepticon zoom.
Download link: SilverDecept.zip
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Thanks for that. I have downloaded the files but cannot find data\local on my tf.
I have data folder but there is no "local" folder in it. I have looked in system folder and I have no hidden files.....
Did you try creating a folder to put the files in it? I think you have to create it to get it to work. I tested them all via the ADB method so not sure about the file manager way tbh.
Thanks for putting these out - the effort is appreciated!
Had a suggestion if I may? Either a blue Transformer symbol with the exploding effect, or the Transformer symbol with the glowing chrome effect of the stock Android bootscreen - the one with the word "Android" across the middle of the screen....
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Thanks for putting these out - the effort is appreciated!
Had a suggestion if I may? Either a blue Transformer symbol with the exploding effect, or the Transformer symbol with the glowing chrome effect of the stock Android bootscreen - the one with the word "Android" across the middle of the screen....
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I'll have a fiddle with those things you mention next weekend if I get the chance.
The decepticon logo instead of autobot would be sweet.
ssj4vegita2002 said:
The decepticon logo instead of autobot would be sweet.
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+1
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ssj4vegita2002 said:
The decepticon logo instead of autobot would be sweet.
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Decepticon logo added.
Do you do custom requests?
Digiguest said:
Do you do custom requests?
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If you have something very simple in mind, I might get around to attempting it. But I won't make any promises.
Android text animation added.
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Thanks for that. I have downloaded the files but cannot find data\local on my tf.
I have data folder but there is no "local" folder in it. I have looked in system folder and I have no hidden files.....
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Make sure it's data/local and NOT system/data
@Fisha21
I had a bit of time so attempted one for you. It's not great but that's the best you're gonna get im afraid. It's the 'Decepticon Zoom' one. Looks better on the tablet than in the gif animation.
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@Fisha21
I had a bit of time so attempted one for you. It's not great but that's the best you're gonna get im afraid. It's the 'Decepticon Zoom' one. Looks better on the tablet than in the gif animation.
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Thanks a lot for that! Saw that one in the OP and thought it looked pretty cool. Will definitely give it a try..
EDIT: So, tried out the Decepticon zoom one, but it seemed to run very choppily, despite several reboots. Do appreciate you taking the time though. I liked the explode one, but not a fan of green. Tried recolouring to blue, but my resulting boot anim seems to run at twice the speed of the original. Not sure what I did wrong. Have attached it, maybe you could try it out, see what I messed up? Also, did you use separate layers for that one? If so, do you have just the exploding effect .pngs without the word "Asus" - would be cool to add different text there....
"Transformer" animation
stuntdouble nice work, thanx for sharing!
i have a few questions, if i may?
what do you use to create the png's, photoshop?
how long did it take you to make "android" animation?
would you be able to make one like "android" but with "transformer" instead?
also, how hard would it be to make an animation like the title of the "Transformers" movie? (or something similar to it)
you can see it in some trailers on YouTube, you know the letters transforming into the final title.
look at the 2nd vid from the top on this page (titled "WATCHPREVIEW"):
h ttp://w ww.amateurmedia.net/transformers-titles-in-cinema-4d/
thanx
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what do you use to create the png's, photoshop?
how long did it take you to make "android" animation?
would you be able to make one like "android" but with "transformer" instead?
also, how hard would it be to make an animation like the title of the "Transformers" movie? (or something similar to it) you can see it in some trailers on YouTube, you know the letters transforming into the final title.
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I've started using Adobe After Effects so I'm just practising the basics at the moment. It can export a series of png's which is handy. It took about an hour to make the 'android' logo from scratch. Sorry but I don't really want to repeat the same stuff over and over as I'm trying to learn new things in the program.
That 'transformers' title logo sequence looks quite cool. I'll try make an 'android' version of that some time.
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also, how hard would it be to make an animation like the title of the "Transformers" movie? (or something similar to it)
you can see it in some trailers on YouTube, you know the letters transforming into the final title.
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You aren't the only one asking for something along these lines, which has inspired me to give it a shot. Not wanting to high-jack stuntdouble's thread or detract from the excellent work he has done on these boot animations, I started another thread to feature this animation.
Transformer Title Boot Animation Thread
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EDIT: So, tried out the Decepticon zoom one, but it seemed to run very choppily, despite several reboots. Do appreciate you taking the time though. I liked the explode one, but not a fan of green. Tried recolouring to blue, but my resulting boot anim seems to run at twice the speed of the original. Not sure what I did wrong. Have attached it, maybe you could try it out, see what I messed up? Also, did you use separate layers for that one? If so, do you have just the exploding effect .pngs without the word "Asus" - would be cool to add different text there....
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It usually lags the first time it tries to play the file, on every boot, as it caches the info to ram. My animated gif speeds are normally different from the resulting file, as they are just an example of what the animation looks like, not of the speed as well. If you want yours to run faster or slower then you can change the frames per second figure in the desc.txt file from 20 to something else. A lower number plays it slower and a higher number plays it faster. On the flip side however you have to be careful, because if you increase it too much it will lag a lot. This depends on the filesize of the individual images.
I'll pm you a link to the file and you can play around with it as much as you want.
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Looks good so far....
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It usually lags the first time it tries to play the file, on every boot, as it caches the info to ram. My animated gif speeds are normally different from the resulting file, as they are just an example of what the animation looks like, not of the speed as well.
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I meant it runs twice the speed of your original green one when I put it on the device itself. Thanks for the PM. And again, thanks for your work so far...
fisha21 said:
I meant it runs twice the speed of your original green one when I put it on the device itself. Thanks for the PM. And again, thanks for your work so far...
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No problem. Just halve the fps in the desc.txt file then, and re-package into a zip file.
You might consider optimizing the PNG images used in the animations. I don't know enough about the algorithms to know how it impacts rendering, but there is typically a decrease in the overall size of the boot animation. For example, optimizing the PNG images in the exploding ASUS logo animation (explode.zip) via rOptiPng (roptipng -o7 **/*.png) resulted in a ~10.5% (760 KB) size decrease.
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This is an ICS theme for P6200 (UWAXME) running latest firmware { PDA:KL3 PHONE: KK5 CSC KK8 (XME)}.
Also you must be De-Odexed and rooted. See here...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1393664
Thanks to @antiochasylum for help with SystemUI, etc.
What is themed:
Framework-res
Twframework-res
Settings
Phone
Contacts
Email
Mms
Alarm Clock (Includes Widget)
Launcher2 (Enabled Hardware Acceleration)
SystemUI
Browser (mainly just launcher icon)
Calculator (mainly just launcher icon)
Calendar (mainly just launcher icon)
Camera (mainly just launcher icon)
DownloadproviderUI (mainly just launcher icon)
MusicPlayer (mainly just launcher icon)
VideoPlayer (mainly just launcher icon)
Voice Search (for Launcher search icon)
GoogleQuickSearchBox (for Launcher search)
MiniApps Tray Bar
PhoneMiniApp
framework.jar [ for EasterEgg ]
Also includes : ICS Audio files for notifications,ringtones and alarms. Will not overwrite anything.
And ICS Roboto Lock Clock Font.
CRT Animation Off.
ICS Animations.
Battery % now included !
Reboot and Recovery Options added to power menu.
Also includes ICS style lockscreen and home wallpapers, but you wont see these if you havent already chosen your own wallpaper, unless you do a factory reset.
Please make a full nandroid backup first!
Please make a full nandroid backup first!
There may be some minor updates, and I'm open to ideas, and willing to take some custom requests.
Wood background in phone call is pulled from twframework-res.
download link.. http://db.tt/VpUNbt8Z latest version ICS3_02_2012 March 2nd
Screenshots need updating. not huge changes, but will get to it as soon as I can.
Please feel free to offer feedback either way. Thank You and Enjoy.
If you would like to go back to stock flash this.. http://db.tt/p2a0JB2k
Reserved
3.3.2012 Mini Phone Themed! Included in Dark Phone & Contacts.zip at bottom of this post.
3_02_2012: Removed "Apps" text from launcher drawer button. themed notifications for EMail, MMS, and GMail and USB. Notice in screenshot there is still a dark grey background, that is only when the icon is pressed. Tried to many things to change it, but I think it will be fine without it. Thats it for now. Next is mini phone
3.1.12 ICS Phone and Contacts theme. Pretty much finished, except number color in the textfield is black. Searched and researched everywhere. Not a big deal for me. Will look into it later.
2.25.12 Added Reboot and Recovery Options to Power Menu! Woohoo!
2.21.12 made soft menu keys larger, had to make the quicklaunch key square so it doesnt overlap in portrait. Change signal bars to ICS as requested.(no grey bars just blue). Mini app tray icons themed and mini phone app themed. (small "quirk" because of the way dialer shows favorites in the background, if you have favorites, they might show up over the dialer, simply tap the number field to get dialer keys. also when dialing a number in your contacts they're image will show up behind dialer keys. this is due to the clear button background and tiny background size. Neither of these things should affect it from functioning 100%. Also fixed number buttons in call : removed grey background. And custom sound for volume rocker added.
2.14.12 found out how to make more room for battery icon (set to 30.0dip for vertical battery), and made status bar clock brighter.
2.7.12 small fix: removed extra battery percent in status bar panel pop up. see screenie attached here. also included launcher with transparent page dots. just numbers are shown in app drawer as well.
2.5.12 "Easter Egg" version uploaded. and Beta tag removed.
jan. 30th. hopefully this is the last "fix", replaced some .9's with stock, the only one you'll probably notice is the menu divider lines aren't blue they are stock grey, which is a bit easier on the eyes anyways. I hope this works for everyone. I will need your feedback. thanks.
ICS Phone and Contacts and MiniPhone!.... http://db.tt/0wh8WnkO
Mini phone: when dialing a recognized number your contacts will appear behind keypad numbers, to hide the dialpad simply scoll up and down in the upper right corner of list. To get keypad back, touch in number textfield. Functions exactly as stock, just looks different.
Very nice. Seems like we are the only ones attempting anything on this bad boy!
Sent from my Insanity powered SGS2
ive read somewhere @garyd and @blink-someguy are having a look at the kernel. who knows maybe one day soon if I ever have time. Ive already botched one linux dual boot install, maybe with a linux VM?
/may/ be an issue
there /may/ be an issue with no status bar. if so restore nandroid. Twice I had a .zip working then re-flashing I end up missing my status bar. Will get this straightened out sooner or later. Will need some one to report. I honestly hope it does not b0rk anyones device. If so nandroid should have you covered.
edit: again have another working update.zip that fixes it incase anyone has an issue. I think the problem may be with wiping and/or factory reset .. not quite sure.
Wow. Thank you so much for this one! It's one step closer to getting more people active on the tab+. I hope more people realize that the tab+ is the best tablet there is right now.
Please guys let me know if this .zip is ok, i have one other that worked for me. Beyond that im not quite sure what the issue is.
next projects are boot animations, got one partly working. And possibly splash screen. Very dangerous though.
^^ thank for share ^^
Thanks for your shares.
I've flashed this and like you said,my status bar's gone. Anyway, everything seems look just like the ICS theme but without status bar, you can not go back, if you suddenly go to app drawer, you can not get back. Restored!
Same thing happened to mine when trying to create a flash able zip for the wifi one.
If you manually push the systemui it fixed it. But still an annoyance. Mostly the reason why I'm still using adb to push the files. , and haven't released a zip.
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I apologize,i will remove the link and post the latest one that worked for me. i have only edited .xml hex color codes and .pngs in systemui. If this one doesn't work, i can remove the clock colors, or i might have to remove this post/theme altogether. Its fine for me right now. Thsnks for the heads up.
is the default launcher not hardware accelerated?
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is the default launcher not hardware accelerated?
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TW UX is optimized for Honeycomb and is hardware accelerated.
so I tried reseaching/fixing the missing no status bar thing. seems to happen after a factory reset. on lockscreen, status bar will appear dark orange/brown. and will be missing after unlock and even during device setup wizard. It seems com.android.systemui/.SystemUIService cant even be manually enabled via terminal/adb. I tried re-editing .apk, there were (4) .9.png's not patched properly, fixed those and still same error. Also tried just making .xml edits and stock .png's & .9.png's, still no luck. tried with and without copying over resources.arsc using 7-zip method. So this systemui statusbarservice is either not getting started, (I guess I could get a list of PIDs to see if it is actually running), or possibly missing/corrupt altogether?
Im think this theme may still work on a fresh deodexed system,( it also may not, waiting to hear feedback, probably not a lot of interest in it anyways). Im almost certain this probably wont work after a /data format or factory reset.
If anyone is interested, I will look more into this. thanks.
updated link
.zip seems to work without any errors /status bar issues! still need people to confirm.
damn: seems /some/ of my apps installed to /data/app like to FC when opened after installing this theme, huh? anyone have an idea?
i would've tried this but i just don't like the ics android logo that goes into the picture of those contacts that doesn't have a picture.
http://attachments.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=827318&d=1324652278
pick(attach or link) any image, and I'll make a special one for you... just to see if this flashes well with others... you could always remove the phone/contacts apps for you.
come on who doesnt like a frosty droid ?
any other feedback is appreciated. thank you guys.
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pick(attach or link) any image, and I'll make a special one for you... just to see if this flashes well with others... you could always remove the phone/contacts apps for you.
come on who doesnt like a frosty droid ?
any other feedback is appreciated. thank you guys.
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i suggest to use the *beats.by.dr.dre logo
just take the logo View attachment 847658
For the contact photo icon in an ICS theme? Wouldnt be my first choice, but easy enough for anyone to add to existing theme.
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For the contact photo icon in an ICS theme? Wouldnt be my first choice, but easy enough for anyone to add to existing theme.
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yeah sure, but if you have great option, use it
I would say this is my best attempt at a Black mod of the stock default BootLogo.
I tried a huge amount of logo's and colors and effects but i was going for a simple style.
I re-created every single image in intense detail.
I also will start calling these a Boot "Theme"
This is a package made up of not just the Boot-Logo but ALL the Bootloader's 27 images.
So in reality it's far more of a theme than just a Logo.
I started doing this because i noticed a sloppy lame effort by Motorola on the default Logo.bin
I think my "themed" BootLogo came out looking a LOT better.
FEATURES:
- 5 separate flashable Boot Logo Sets (all using the same Menu Buttons)
- High Resolution.. Images @ 245 DPI (DPI of the Moto-E ?) Logo sourced from High Res 1600x1600.
- Smallest File Size.. I was aiming for performance + quality (This is far smaller than the default Logo.bin)
- Tested.. Charging etc + Flashing via TWRP & ADB/PC on Marshmallow & Lollipop.
- Simple Style.. Boot Logo Text "Android" dropped / removed. (just because)
- Unlocked Boot Logo.. Same Logo for Locked or Unlocked Bootloaders (Unlock Warning Removed)
- New Bootloader Buttons.. Colors were chosen carefully to make navigation more intuitive.
- Bootloader Button Text.. Changed the Menu Options Text to be shorter and more descriptive.
- Optimized Graphics.. Flat PNG's made with Adobe Fireworks (32bit, 245DPI) + cut away unneeded space.
- Cleaned up.. Removed the 3 Charging Images because they are never used (replaced with 1 pixel images)
- Improved Arrow Buttons.. Fixed alignment and created new images with a gradient effect (Wingdings3 font)
- Improved Menu Text.. Used much larger font size to make it easier to read (Droid Sans)
- Droid_Operation.. Android Robot on Bootloader was made larger and centered and a bit darker.
- Flashable Zip Format.. Or if you want to use ADB/PC to flash it just extract the Logo.bin from the zip file.
- Supported Systems.. Android 5.0, 5.1, 5.1.1 & 6.0
Note: I used the update-binary from inside the MotoBootLogoMaker Program + my own Update Script.
So comments / suggestions are welcome..
I did already make a few variations such as a Blue Sky with some clouds glass effect Logo.
I may share that one too later but i wanted to see if anyone has any suggestions or requests.
Note: I originally did this Logo Dark-Grey but felt the Blue color was a bit better.
I also did a Logo that matched the original shade of blue (all with black backgrounds)
And yeah i have seen others do it already.. but they usually do a sloppy job of it.
I also wanted to share this thinking some people may want it simply to use the Buttons etc.
So people feel free to take my Logo.bin and put your own Logo-Picture in and share it etc.
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EXPECT MORE !
I am reserving this spot for a couple of the variations i made.
(most of the work is already done)
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Expect more = i mean, Expect more from us who make & share things.. don't settle for sloppy crap
EDIT:
Here is a variation i was going to add.. Same logo as what i already uploaded but i put some effects on it.
So do you people think it's better with or with out the Text (new or old font?) sometimes i like all 3.
Anyway, does this one look interesting?
Other Logo suggestions etc ?
hxxp://i68.tinypic.com/2lt288m.jpg
Well since i edited my last comment i went and threw together + Tested another Logo quick..
It's the same as the first one but a different Main Logo. (download = post attachment)
MotoBlack v2.1 "DarkFeather"
Same as first one just a new main Logo..
MotoBlack v2.2 "VerticalLines"
Last one for a while
This one is the same but a new Logo featuring India.
MotoBlack v2.3 "Earth"
xpmule said:
I am reserving this spot for a couple of the variations i made.
(most of the work is already done)
PS:
Expect more = i mean, Expect more from us who make & share things.. don't settle for sloppy crap
EDIT:
Here is a variation i was going to add.. Same logo as what i already uploaded but i put some effects on it.
So do you people think it's better with or with out the Text (new or old font?) sometimes i like all 3.
Anyway, does this one look interesting?
Other Logo suggestions etc ?
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love it! see if u can silhouette a face or a canadian leaf(flag?) in the reflection!:laugh:
@lenigma1too
Not a bad suggestion.
I imported a bunch of different CAN flags into the PhotoShop Plugin i am using on Fireworks
(Custom Reflection Maps) combined with the Alien Skin Glass effect but sadly it just wasn't working too good
I may have a another go at it to see if i can get something though.
I just wanted to acknowledge your suggestion and let you know i did look into it.
It did give me some ideas and experimenting is good so it wasn't a loss.
Feedback is welcome guys and do whatever you want with these i shared.
DarkFeather & Earth looks AMAZING!
rushabshah32 said:
DarkFeather & Earth looks AMAZING!
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Thanks i hope you guys like the Bootloader Menu buttons i took a long time on those.
If someone wanted them i can share the editable PNG's i used to make them.
I created one file with all options inside it..
I also have been using the DarkFeather one for myself ever since.
One thing i noticed is there is a difference in brightness between my phone and my PC.
So i sometimes i quickly go back and adjust the brightness to make the Logo way darker.
The Boot screen tends to make true black super bright
xpmule said:
Thanks i hope you guys like the Bootloader Menu buttons i took a long time on those.
If someone wanted them i can share the editable PNG's i used to make them.
I created one file with all options inside it..
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I'm actually scared to try this because, the boot menu buttons are different in my phone.. I think it's because I've an older bootloader? So This theme " might" mess up my bootloader.. So can you just send the logo.bin file for those 2 themes? Thanks in advance
Sent from my XT1521 using XDA-Developers mobile app
Quality workmanship... Lenotorola should b embarrassed!
Yeah dude, super impressed. As I stated before I have three of these phones, and I enjoyed your bootloader theme so much it's now on all three of them! Two of them are daily drivers, & third one is my ROM/App tester, as it has a small crack in the screen, thus ->> not a daily driver. Out of all the logo.bins' ive flashed, and mods installed, & Everything I've ever loaded, yours are by far the most detailed and beautifully constructed visuals I've ever had! And the details with the bootloader images & the buttons/keys & the front? Better than icing on the cake, it's like butter icing in a spoon (if that could be any better?!? Lolz!) Come to think of it, I think I've only ever encountered one other flash that change the font. Never mind changing all 27 images, centering them and graphic resizing them so it looks appropriate and proportional!
My hat goes off to you sir!
Its such a quality job, rest assured they will be on every Moto E 2nd edition I ever own, I ever fixed, or repair...
I somehow end up doing a lot of those last two things
@ lenigma1too
Thanks for the kind words
I did this for myself like i was saying when i seen how sloppy the default Moto buttons were.
It would be easy for me to make the txt in the menu items like the original bootloader (if you all want)
And yeah the TXT alignment was irritating the hell out of me on the original menu items.
They would jump around all over LOL
And to the other guy i have no reason to believe it would be a problem on your phone.
All these do is change the pictures.. that is it.
It does nothing else like modifying the Bootloader or changing fonts etc.
And i have been downloading and comparing Firmware packages since 5.0
And the stock Logo.bin from Motorola has never changed.
For example..
XT1527_SURNIA_RETCA_5.0.2_LXI22.50-53.8_cid14_subsidy-DEFAULT_CFC.xml
MD5: af89b4f5f32b6a16e6b8611e5b7051e0
XT1527_SURNIA_RETUS_5.1_LPI23.29-18.9_cid9_subsidy-DEFAULT_CFC.xml
MD5: af89b4f5f32b6a16e6b8611e5b7051e0
XT1527_SURNIA_RETCA_6.0_MPI24.65-39_cid14_subsidy-DEFAULT_CFC.xml
MD5: af89b4f5f32b6a16e6b8611e5b7051e0
And MANY more i tested.. ALL them exact same !
One thing i did notice i think though is on Lollipop Bootloaders
the entry for WIFI Flash would show up and can be seen..
But On Marshmallow Bootloaders it's now gone.
It's the Bootloader that controls that stuff.. it decides.
I do not think WIFI Flash was ever implemented for real.
It was a beta feature in the works i seen after googling it recently back on Lollipop.
Which seems to be removed from Marshmallow (at least the visible text / menu entry anyway)
So guy..
I said in the first post either flash it with TWRP etc
OR.. just extract the Logo.bin file from the zip file and use ADB to flash it.
And if anyone is curious what is inside them just download "MotorolaBootLogoMaker"
then open the Logo.bin i shared and browse to see all the images. (or add you own instead etc)
Flashable zip files are just normal zip files guys.
So there is no point in me uploading the theme logo 2 times.
Also i had debated on sharing a different version of the planet one.
I had originally made it all blue using a color filter effect but i opted to share the full color one even though both looked good.
The other major reason i did these was the Bootloader menu options were so hard to read.
I wanted to make the text on the menu options way bigger.
I flashed it and man it looks so damn cool! Thanks @xpmule . Btw is there a way to freeze the phone at the bootlogo for a longer time so i can look it the cool logo ? Hehe
Edit:
This theme is so good it makes me want a special bootanimation.. Something like the Earth bootlogo, but the earth spins and u can see the cool lights as night approaches in different countries :silly::silly:
I do not think you can stop it..
Thanks for the feedback too
I also had thought of making an animated Bootlogo to go with these too.
To start a black background conversion of the original Animation
and then a couple variations too.
But i had issues with the tools and then keep forgetting.
One issue is most Logos's and animations are image based,
so if i took one of them and modded it i have to covert it to a video so i started looking into that
I know i can probably use ffmpeg via commandline but i wanted a program with a GUI (i found one)
SO there is more to come
It would make more sense to be calling it a Boot theme if included an Animation also.
i really just wanted a mod of the original one with black-backgrounds to make it easier on my eyes.
That is the main point here for all this..
In case you guys didn't know you can use ANY video as a Bootloader-Animation.
So the options are limitless. (You can also convert animated images into videos too)
But be careful installing the old style Moto v1 BootAnimations some of them may brick your phone.
*Some* of the older more common animated JPEG sets seem to work and other trap your phone into a bootloop
I know i did it myself LOL
What i did was get a BootAnimation zip that had inside it jpeg's (it was an official Moto one untouched with same 540x960)
But it got part way through then locked up.. my phone could not boot afterwards and i had to restore from a back-up.
You can tell them apart by opening any BootAnimation.zip file
then checking if you see a ton of jpeg's or 2 mp4 files (mp4 = new version on Moto E 2015)
The first mp4 is a short clip meant to play once then the 2nd super short one is meant to loop / repeat.
This make it last longer if the Booting takes longer than normal etc. (so the video animation can vary in length dynamically)
Lastly i did some digging and i got the Encoder settings for the official Motorola Boot Animations
And then i created a profile for the x264 encoder on Avidemux (to create video's exactly like the originals)
Blah blah blah
Point is i will work up some more stuff to share soon i think LOL
Menu Buttons Source
So i zipped up the source to the buttons and added them here as an attachment.
This includes the Font i used and the editable PNG and a note text file.
The text file lists the original + changed colors and names.
The font.zip has all Droid fonts but i only used "Droid Sans regular" 40 point (and Wingdings 3 default on Win7)
Note: the PNG has the two little arrows "grouped" together. (right click them and select un-group in Fireworks)
Only 1 text entry and arrow set should be visible then save..
Then on next button hide those and make 2 other ones visible and save again.
Then put them in MotoBootLogoMaker.. save, flash & boot
I have lots of weird fonts.. i could do the buttons in Klingon if needed but i was going for "normal" LOL
The point to this was i was just trying to make the menu buttons easier to read and maybe look a bit nicer.
But if anyone wants what i used to make their own mod feel free to do what ever you all want with this stuff.
Fonts included their respective license files (Apache)
Here is another another one just a different main logo.
This is the default Marshmallow BootLogo converted to a Black background.
It has a nice smooth result because i used a color filter to flip Black/White while keeping Color.
I also upped the DPI to 245 (from 72)
Couple quick notes..
First the original png can only be found inside the bootanimation.zip listed as SOL.png
If you go get the same picture from the stock Logo.bin it will be the old version
as seen on Lollipop Firmware's and on Current Marshmallow Firmware's.
Why care?
Because it's different.
It has subtle textures applied to it and a slightly different color of Blue.
It also matches the BootAnimation "Stitches" for Marshmallow by Motorola.
And yes i have started working on converting the animation to go with this too.
But it's a LOT of work !
I have made a test so far and the result is the video encoder i used is making the black a bit too bright.
And because of the background now being black the texture flickering is far more noticeable
then it is on the stock white one from Moto.
So i am not sure how the "Stitches" animation converted to Black is going to work out.
I guess i will finish making it soon and upload it and you all can decide..
In the meantime i uploaded here the Boot LOGO part as an attachment.. flashable.zip / tested
(hopefully you guys got what i meant by all this rambling)
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Added the test MP4 video i was talking about earlier as a zipped attachment.
It's the 2nd part of the default MM animation with a Black background conversion.
You can all probably see how the Texture flickers and is noticeable in Black.
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Let me know if these pictures are killing your browser.
I can re-size them smaller if they are too much..
EDIT2: "stitches update"
I changed tools and got a better more exact result using FFMPEG.exe
So far i completed the 2nd 4 second clip matching the encoder settings 99.99 exact as the original.
The next one is 14 seconds long so will be more work / time.
What i had to do was dump every single video frame out into a lossless image format
then apply a Photoshop Filter (using Fireworks) effect to each individual image frame one by one.
the 4 seconds clip required me editing 96 images totaling around 100mb's.
Thank god for keyboard shortcuts LOL
So i will for sure finish it up and test it then upload it soon guys.
To recap, this will be the Boot-Animation for Marshmallow called "Stitches" with a black background.
And it will match perfectly the Boot logo i uploaded on this comment v2.4
MotoBlack v2.4 "Stitches"
These are really great logos. My favorites are the Moto Black with the solid black background and the Moto Black Stitches. I have always liked the simple Motorola logo and these are super clean. Did the glass reflection logo get removed?
Thank you for your work.
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These are really great logos. My favorites are the Moto Black with the solid black background and the Moto Black Stitches. I have always liked the simple Motorola logo and these are super clean. Did the glass reflection logo get removed?
Thank you for your work.
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Thanks for letting me know.
I did not make the Blue Glass Logo into a Logo.bin.
Was not sure it was good enough to be honest.
I posted it as sample to see if anyone was interested if i made it into a Logo.bin file.
I tend to like the simple ones myself and dark too.
Anything i have shared i hope is dark so the icons on the home-screen are easy to see.
I don't like bright wallpaper backgrounds they are too distracting.. and can be too bright i think.
There will be more uploaded i have some ideas i am working on.
If anyone has any suggestions feel free to post them. (or questions)
Thanks for the feedback :good:
@xpmule
What program did you use to modify the logo.bin file? I've tried what I found online to no avail.
Thank you.
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@xpmule
What program did you use to modify the logo.bin file? I've tried what I found online to no avail.
Thank you.
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[APP] Motorola Boot Logo Maker (source code included) (Version 2.4)
It's from an XDA user here and the download link is on his first post.
Have fun with it.. i thanked him many times it's a well done program !