[Q] modifying the status bas of android 4.3 - General Questions and Answers

Hii ... I want to edit my status bar or change it. With another one of the custom rom Omni. Kitkat4.4 customized for s3 ...so I opened the systemUI using apktools and extracted it and opened the layout folder to find sooo many xml files of the. Stats bar ... so I don't know what files to edit or to copy from the other rom to the stock 4.3 which I have and is it right to change in the xml files or there is another codes that I may change ... I want to know how does it works (noting that I. Want to get all those features in the kitkat on 4.3 cause I found. Some issues I'm the. Wifi slow connection and the stock apps are missed and slow battery charging so if there is a way to fix that that would be nice from you ) please ask me if there is u decleared part in my question

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[Q] (Q) OTA Battery Full notification

Has anyone found a way to remove the battery full notification from the 2.3.3 OTA Rom? I know this has been asked before, but I can't tell if the answer is still no, or I simply haven't found the correct thread.
Vorkosiganm said:
Has anyone found a way to remove the battery full notification from the 2.3.3 OTA Rom? I know this has been asked before, but I can't tell if the answer is still no, or I simply haven't found the correct thread.
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It has been removed in most custom OTA ROMs
Assuming that I don't want to switch to another ROM, is it possible for me to remove the notification from the stock ROM (by modifying framework-res.apk or such), or can the removal only be done when compiling from LG's source?
Vorkosiganm said:
Assuming that I don't want to switch to another ROM, is it possible for me to remove the notification from the stock ROM (by modifying framework-res.apk or such), or can the removal only be done when compiling from LG's source?
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It can removed from the stock rom, but you need to know exactly what you're doing, as far as modding smali in apks.
Can you give me any help to point me in the right direction for what I need to do? I think I know how to edit the apk's, and I am guessing that I would need to edit one of the xml files, but the naming conventions are not always logical. For example, config_animateScreenLights is related to the crt screen off animation for some reason.
Vorkosiganm said:
Can you give me any help to point me in the right direction for what I need to do? I think I know how to edit the apk's, and I am guessing that I would need to edit one of the xml files, but the naming conventions are not always logical. For example, config_animateScreenLights is related to the crt screen off animation for some reason.
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This is not an xml edit, its a small smali edit, but here goes:
adb pull SystemUI.apk from /system/app and decompile SystemUI.apk, navigate to
\smali\com\android\systemui\statusbar\policy\StatusBarPolicy.smali
Find & remove the ENTIRE "showChargingComplete" method
then find and remove this line
Code:
invoke-direct {p0}, Lcom/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/StatusBarPolicy;->showChargingComplete()V
Recompile SystemUI.apk and push to /system/app, then reboot.
If this sounds too hard or tricky, let me know.
Thanks! That worked perfectly.
I don't suppose you could post a link to that modified SystemUI.apk file? I'd love to get rid of the battery full popup, but I've never compiled/decompiled an .apk, so it sure would be a time saver.
Thanks in advance!
I certainly can. A couple of things first. I found that using the OTA, you cannot just push the SystemUI.apk to your phone using adb (it has to do with the permissions baked into the ROM), I had to make a flashable zip. This means that you will need clockworkMOD to flash the zip. Also, the SystemUI.apk that I have includes xboarder56's green signal fix (from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179748&highlight=ota+gingerbread). I can apply the battery popup fix to a stock SystemUI.apk if you want, just let me know. In any case, I have to recreate the flashable zip, so it will take a few days.
I'm rooted, running the rooted but stock ROM "P999_2.3.3_Stock_OTA" by xboarder.
The only mod I've added is the battery icon mod from this thread installed: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1190283&highlight=battery+mod
So I assume you can't just pull the SystemUI.apk and post, then copy in place using ES Explorer? If you can post a flashable .zip that works for me, whatever is easiest. Many, many thanks....

Edit Custom Rom

Hello
I have one question with editing custom rom or stock rom
so I would like to edit rom but I do not know how
i just want add own app,change bootanimation,change name of rom,maybe edit style,add overclocking options,remove unusable app like talk.apk,tts.apk etc...
so i search tutorials on google but i understand it's complicated for me so please help me i try almost all tutorial that I found on google but I had no luck:crying:
i try with add my own app but when i install rom apps not show i just exctract rom with winrar then put app in to system/app then change bootanimation then zip and put in sdcard then install via clockwork recovery but bootanimation work perfect only apps not show!!What did I do wrong?:crying:
please give me detailed step by step tutorial or tell me how edit rom as i said I would only add apps,remove unused app,edit name of rom,speedup rom etc...
please help me I will very thankful to those who will help me
take a look here: how to edit ROM archive
here I just added a keyboard layout file to ROM archive then signed back
you have testsign.jar in attach -use it to sign your ROM
also look here: how to change splashscreen
-do not forget to sign back ROM file is not enough to make .zip
-do not copy apks to /system but /custpack
-if an app is not shown rename it no space between characters
i.e. if this is named "tapa talk" rename to "tapa_talk" or "tapatalk"
-do not touch system apps i.e. browser.apk, framework-res.apk
-to remove an app just delete it
Overclocking ...you will learn it later basically you need kernel sources for your phone edit related files and compile it back
for now is enough just to add/remove some apps, custom bootanimation and make your custom ROM
do not flash ROMs/ kernel not made for your phone possible hardware failure
edit custom rom
so here is my phone specifications
-samsung galaxy ace
-android version 2.3.7
-version of rom S5830XWKT3
-CPU armv6
-mod version cyanogenmod 7.2 nightly latest
-working version GINGERBREAD
so lets begin i want edit this nightly rom or any other but i just want add own app like opera mini,facebook edit bootanimation,and change setting for bluetooth so now
how i can add and where i must add my app in system/app or to other location?
how change or add bluetooth settings from other ROM in this nightly in nightly mod my bluetooth can't work?
how add new ringtones?
how change bootanimation and where i can find good bootanimation's?
how rename ROM when i install and go to settings/phone info i see name cyanogenmod how change this to my custom name?
how sign ROM?i have testsign.jar + sign.bat
please write me here step by step how make all this changes or give tutorial
BLiNKT said:
so here is my phone specifications
-samsung galaxy ace
-android version 2.3.7
-version of rom S5830XWKT3
-CPU armv6
-mod version cyanogenmod 7.2 nightly latest
-working version GINGERBREAD
so lets begin i want edit this nightly rom or any other but i just want add own app like opera mini,facebook edit bootanimation,and change setting for bluetooth so now
how i can add and where i must add my app in system/app or to other location?
how change or add bluetooth settings from other ROM in this nightly in nightly mod my bluetooth can't work?
how add new ringtones?
how change bootanimation and where i can find good bootanimation's?
how rename ROM when i install and go to settings/phone info i see name cyanogenmod how change this to my custom name?
how sign ROM?i have testsign.jar + sign.bat
please write me here step by step how make all this changes or give tutorial
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firstly I tell you something when you are looking for stock rom for your Galaxy Ace here is howto
usually a rom is made by a tool named "kitchen" - it just help you to put things together and "cook" the ROM fortunately you have a well-know phone so there are tools/kitchen to prepare your rom
just give me a link to the rom you want to edit..
another way is to use an online tool like this but it seems it's too busy now..
edit custom rom
here is link for rom
http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=cooper&type=nightly
i want edit any of this nightly rom's
how use kitchen and make own rom
How To Make an Theme Stick In Cm-7.1
I just want to know how to make an theme stick in cm 7 i made an rom edited and everything and i added an custome theme but my theme keeps stying on defualt system and i want to make the other theme my defualt in my rom plz help
youtube is your solution if you want to learn
-search web for good bootanimation if you want to create your own one read here
-also check Ultimate Online Theme Kitchen for some bootanimations
-bootanimation is here \system\media\
-add ringtones here \system\media\audio\ringtones\
-to sign rom.. read my previous posts I gave you link to howto
-to change rom name edit build.prop
-add your apps in /system
-better do not touch bluetooth at this time
-I can't provide step-by-step howtos because this is too much work. I will think to make a tutor to tell you how I made a custom rom but this is too much for me at this time but there are a lot of tutors on XDA ... in Google enter this search string
Code:
site:xda-developers.com tutorial
or
site:xda-developers.com howto
Android Kitchen:good:

sense 3.6 theming/modding help needed

Guys,
I really need your help here!!
I beginning to try to create status bar themes for sense 3.6 ROMs on 3.33 base but am getting a bit stuck.
I've pulled all the .pngs I want to edit from SystemUI.apk (decomplied with Multi APK Tool), edited them using photoshop and saved them (Keeping the filenames the same) then recompiled to get the new APK (ensuring it is still named SystemUI.apk).
I don't know how to create flashable zips so have used root explorer to replace the original SystemUI.apk file with my new one and set permissions to rw-r--r-- and rebooted but nothing changes.
I don't know if I need to edit more than these image files (like stuff in framework.res.apk) or if there's anything else apart from image editing I need to do. Can anyone please guide me on this?
Once I can do this, I would love to be able to create flashable zips, to flash new themes and I have found odd bits of info here and there online about how to create them, but I am still unsure about this, so if anyone can help me with that as well, it would be great.
Can anyone please help/guide me here?]
Thank you :fingers-crossed:
wildcardspv said:
Guys,
I really need your help here!!
I beginning to try to create status bar themes for sense 3.6 ROMs on 3.33 base but am getting a bit stuck.
I've pulled all the .pngs I want to edit from SystemUI.apk (decomplied with Multi APK Tool), edited them using photoshop and saved them (Keeping the filenames the same) then recompiled to get the new APK (ensuring it is still named SystemUI.apk).
I don't know how to create flashable zips so have used root explorer to replace the original SystemUI.apk file with my new one and set permissions to rw-r--r-- and rebooted but nothing changes.
I don't know if I need to edit more than these image files (like stuff in framework.res.apk) or if there's anything else apart from image editing I need to do. Can anyone please guide me on this?
Once I can do this, I would love to be able to create flashable zips, to flash new themes and I have found odd bits of info here and there online about how to create them, but I am still unsure about this, so if anyone can help me with that as well, it would be great.
Can anyone please help/guide me here?]
Thank you :fingers-crossed:
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[Q] Need help themeing.......

This is my first attempt to theme my pico...
I have decompiled the systemui.apk of jaggy rom
replaced some status bar icons with the ones i wanted
and then recompiled it....
(I used apktool for these operations and offcourse after installing the necessary framework)
no errors till now...
but when i replace the old systemui.apk with the new one ..... the task bar just dissappeared
tried booting into recovery and fix permissions still no luck...
then i signed the apk(didn't sign earlier as i read signing was not necessary for system apk) and tried again still no luck....
but when the old apk was restored and the phone reboote and permissions fixed the status bar was restored (i mean the old state)
all i did was replace some status bar icons but when rebuilt the apk was about 300kb smaller
did this just to get the hang of themeing.....
i have attached the original and modified systemui.apk
can anyone enlighten me what went wrong...
is it the way i replaced the icons or the way i compiled and recompiled the apks....
....thank you in advance
Tried pushing using adb....
no luck
Thanx people I managed to do it without decompiling
Opened the apk using 7 zip and then replacing the necessary files.....
And it worked...
I guess this method is easier as it doesn't require much knowledge ..

[Q] stock with samsung brand after framework-res broke

hello every one ...
i have rooted galaxy s dous ... i have tried to mod the framework-res.apk using apktool and when i past this apk into the system file and restart my phone it just samsung brand appear and nothing just wating for nothing ... i have the orginal framework-res.apk and i have the orginal stock recovery mod ... any solution to make it back i dont want to wipe to factory
hamza.almutt said:
hello every one ...
i have rooted galaxy s dous ... i have tried to mod the framework-res.apk using apktool and when i past this apk into the system file and restart my phone it just samsung brand appear and nothing just wating for nothing ... i have the orginal framework-res.apk and i have the orginal stock recovery mod ... any solution to make it back i dont want to wipe to factory
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Anyway you can think of to replace the broken framework-res.apk with the back up should work. You can use adb to push the back up into the right place, or something like android commander may work. Or you can make a flashable zip and flash it into place...lots of ways One thing is to make sure that you set the permissions correctly for the new framework-res.apk and/or for the back up when you replace it.

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