[Q] Kitkat, GEL and what about the transparent bars? - Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hallo! I have a Europe version of the Moto G and was wondering when the update will came(I heard that the update for other countries will come somewhere end January); Do I get the transparent notification bar and the buttons? And the "Google Experience Launcher"? Do I need to download the apk?
I tried it (on 4.3) but did not get any transparent bar.

teruuw said:
Hallo! I have a Europe version of the Moto G and was wondering when the update will came(I heard that the update for other countries will come somewhere end January); Do I get the transparent notification bar and the buttons? And the "Google Experience Launcher"? Do I need to download the apk?
I tried it (on 4.3) but did not get any transparent bar.
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I just flashed the US KitKat to my Tesco UK Moto G today, and the notification bar is now transparent with white icons
Here's is a quick screenshot

It is transparent on the homescreen but in other apps it will become black again. The google experience launcher is Nexus 5 only but there are ones like it on the play store that you can install like any other app or if rooted you can find it around XDA and flash it

hednik said:
It is transparent on the homescreen but in other apps it will become black again. The google experience launcher is Nexus 5 only but there are ones like it on the play store that you can install like any other app or if rooted you can find it around XDA and flash it
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You do not need to be rooted to sideload the GEL APK.
-- Nathan

cra1g321 said:
I just flashed the US KitKat to my Tesco UK Moto G today, and the notification bar is now transparent with white icons
Here's is a quick screenshot
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Thnx! Good to know!

you can find the GEL apk in the apps and themes section here
Sent from my phone

miklosbard said:
you can find the GEL apk in the apps and themes section here
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Better to use the updated version from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2529594

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transparent navbar/statusbar novalauncher

Hi Guys,
i loved the transparent status- and navbar in the new google-launcher.
But I wanted to stick to nova launcher and unfortunately i noticed, that both bars are not transparent anymore
So i stumbled upon this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2328346&page=6
There i read that with the latest beta of novalauncher its possible to set transperency for both bars. (even example screenshots of useres were posted)
Unfortunatetly with the latest beta and a rooted 4.4 N5 i do not have any of these options within novalauncher.
Does anyone knows about this or has this fixed yet?
Thanks in advance!
fallback said:
Hi Guys,
i loved the transparent status- and navbar in the new google-launcher.
But I wanted to stick to nova launcher and unfortunately i noticed, that both bars are not transparent anymore
So i stumbled upon this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2328346&page=6
There i read that with the latest beta of novalauncher its possible to set transperency for both bars. (even example screenshots of useres were posted)
Unfortunatetly with the latest beta and a rooted 4.4 N5 i do not have any of these options within novalauncher.
Does anyone knows about this or has this fixed yet?
Thanks in advance!
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Pretty sure transparency only works with Nova on a few phones. It needs to be updated to allow it on the Nexus 5.
Here is their beta page on Google+. There isn't a current beta, but it's possible they will release a beta with these options to testers first, but I'm not entirely sure.
https://plus.google.com/communities/103449253667195874971
Maybe due to root not possible?
Hello,
as I bought a new Nexus 5 today as a Christmas present for my mother I noticed today, while preparing it, that her home buttons etc are transparent and my ones not, although stock Android 5.0 and Nova Launcher are installed on both devices equally but her's is unrooted and my one is rooted. My notification bar is transparent though... Only within a few apps I see my home button transparent.
Is it possible that this is the prohibiting factor?
Edit:
Sorry, I was so stupid to not notice, that my background caused this.... With another one I see them being transparent. Sry guys for the useless post ;o

Finding Navigation Bar Icons...

Hello... I am currently using the latest SlimKat 4.4.2 Nightly Build. In settings, there is an option to change/replace Navigation Bar Icons. I am looking for somewhere to download icons that would replace my stock icons. I know about SoftkeyZ and that works great, but is there are only so many choices. If anyone knows of somewhere to download navigation bar icons, I would really appreciate it. Thanks.
NEXUS 5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2514238
CandyShop [4.4+] |Lockrings|SoftKeys|GlowDotz...and much more*UPDATE*[ZipThemerZips]
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dave2metz said:
Hello... I am currently using the latest SlimKat 4.4.2 Nightly Build. In settings, there is an option to change/replace Navigation Bar Icons. I am looking for somewhere to download icons that would replace my stock icons. I know about SoftkeyZ and that works great, but is there are only so many choices. If anyone knows of somewhere to download navigation bar icons, I would really appreciate it. Thanks.
NEXUS 5
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You can click on my signature for candy same link as posted above. If you are super nice... people in the thread will make any image you want into softkeys.

[Q] What actually IS a theme?

As far as I can tell, on my Z3 at least, it means "wallpaper". Nothing else. All the icons look the same on the stock themes, just the wallpaper and perhaps the colour of some text in the settings. What can you actually customise by using a theme? Is there somewhere where there is gathered a bunch of screenshots showing what can be achieved/downloaded?
Webern said:
As far as I can tell, on my Z3 at least, it means "wallpaper". Nothing else. All the icons look the same. What can you actually customise by using a theme?
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for included in stock rom, it changes system themes color (base,accent,etc) & wallpaper.
for latest 3rd party (maybe paid themes) they already have covered many ui components for LP.
this for instance
Code:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.thegreen.themes.circus
monx® said:
for included in stock rom, it changes system themes color (base,accent,etc) & wallpaper.
for latest 3rd party (maybe paid themes) they already have covered many ui components for LP.
this for instance
Code:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.thegreen.themes.circus
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ok, thanks. I looked mainly at stock, and a few third party ones which didn't change all that much.
Webern said:
ok, thanks. I looked mainly at stock, and a few third party ones which didn't change all that much.
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Those themes were built for KK firmware, not LP, that's why they aren't working like they worked on KK.
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Theme that change icons in action bar
Hi guys, I found a theme called 'Minimal' (in Google Play) that changes the icons in action bar, but that's all...
Take a look.... :good:
Dan
Webern said:
As far as I can tell, on my Z3 at least, it means "wallpaper". Nothing else. All the icons look the same on the stock themes, just the wallpaper and perhaps the colour of some text in the settings. What can you actually customise by using a theme? Is there somewhere where there is gathered a bunch of screenshots showing what can be achieved/downloaded?
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All those themes are not compatability with lollipop.. Some of the themes alone updated to lollipop support..
Try below mentioned theme
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sonymobile.themes.frozenolaf
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I had a theme applied when I updated to Lollipop.
The phone has kept all the icons from the theme

looking for a pixel theme for emui 5.0 that has white nav bar buttons

I have got my honor 8 today!
I have found a few different pixel themes and have tried them most of them dont change the nav bar to the one on the pixel, one of the themes I have does but the nav bar buttons are not white. they are white when the device boots and no apps are opened but as soon as I open an app the buttons go to a grey colour. this is quite disopointing.
any ideas?
TheDevGuy9497 said:
I have got my honor 8 today!
I have found a few different pixel themes and have tried them most of them dont change the nav bar to the one on the pixel, one of the themes I have does but the nav bar buttons are not white. they are white when the device boots and no apps are opened but as soon as I open an app the buttons go to a grey colour. this is quite disopointing.
any ideas?
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Hi @TheDevGuy9497
Did you watch in Huawei Themes here: https://huaweiemuithemes.blogspot.co.uk/
Best regards
nico97470 said:
Hi @TheDevGuy9497
Did you watch in Huawei Themes here: https://huaweiemuithemes.blogspot.co.uk/
Best regards
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thats where I downloaded it from, I'm using nova launcher and I'm getting the problem of grey buttons...
TheDevGuy9497 said:
thats where I downloaded it from, I'm using nova launcher and I'm getting the problem of grey buttons...
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Can u ask the author changing the nav bar for example?
Have a look on the themes thread on here.
I'm sure one of them has Pixel nav bar.
I have attached screenshots of the issue.
the developers name is Aniket from what I can gather maybe he has a XDA page as my comment will not show.
TheDevGuy9497 said:
I have attached screenshots of the issue.
the developers name is Aniket from what I can gather maybe he has a XDA page as my comment will not show.
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Have you looked on the themes threads ?
Any that are available on XDA you will find there.
Other place you will find themes is via Google+
anyone here any good at making themes?
I've found a theme with a white nav bar buttons. but want to apply it to the theme above.
anyone able to help?
TheDevGuy9497 said:
anyone here any good at making themes?
I've found a theme with a white nav bar buttons. but want to apply it to the theme above.
anyone able to help?
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Have a look a the App "Theme Creator" in play store, ot should be possible to change the nav bar icons there and I guess it works even to change it from one to another, but i am not quite sure!
TheDevGuy9497 said:
anyone here any good at making themes?
I've found a theme with a white nav bar buttons. but want to apply it to the theme above.
anyone able to help?
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Swap systemui file from the one theme with the second from another. HWT file you can open with any archive program, like 7zip.
mr.mrcn said:
Swap systemui file from the one theme with the second from another. HWT file you can open with any archive program, like 7zip.
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I've tried this and the method above the app didn't work
I only want to change the navbar buttons nothing else but changing the system ui changes everything else.
TheDevGuy9497 said:
I've tried this and the method above the app didn't work
I only want to change the navbar buttons nothing else but changing the system ui changes everything else.
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Upload somewhere both systemui files and i will swap you only navbar icons.
I have uploaded both themes. thank you for your help
the file extension has been changed from .hwt to .zip to upload to XDA
mr.mrcn said:
Upload somewhere both systemui files and i will swap you only navbar icons.
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done
THANK YOU!
TheDevGuy9497 said:
I have uploaded both themes. thank you for your help
the file extension has been changed from .hwt to .zip to upload to XDA
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Ok, i will do this when i come home
EDIT: both navbar icons are the same - it's depends from the navbar background if it is white or grey. In the second theme (BTW - SimpleUI is my theme ) navbar colors are darker, so icons are white.

Theme support?

Is there a place to download themes for the oppo?
ones that include change in the background of the notification bar etc?
I can see a theme section in settings and it says downloaded themes. Though not where to download them from
Yep ! +1 !
I put some themes (that found on the Oppo Find X section) manually in the "Themes" folder on the internal memory but no success, they didn't appears on the themes settings in the phone. It looks like there's no official Theme Store like for the previous Oppo Phones.... don't know why they removed it
There was definitely a theme store for the Australian versions of the phone it's called mytap theme store it also has a magazine lock with different wallpapers on the lock screen but since downloading euro firmware that all disappeared which is weird.
pafc66 said:
There was definitely a theme store for the Australian versions of the phone it's called mytap theme store it also has a magazine lock with different wallpapers on the lock screen but since downloading euro firmware that all disappeared which is weird.
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was that just wallpapers and icons? or did it change the Notification bar background etc?
It's strange that the Settings background is a nice flat black. Though the notification background is an ugly grey.
Sage said:
was that just wallpapers and icons? or did it change the Notification bar background etc?
It's strange that the Settings background is a nice flat black. Though the notification background is an ugly grey.
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Yeah it was just icons and wallpapers. You can't change the notification panel.
It's not that bad though

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