I love the material design messenger app, but the randomly assigned colors piss me off. Is there a modded apk or any way to set customize the background color? I would have thought google would have made in an option.
The only way you're going to be able to mod that is by decompiling the messenger apk and going from there. Seems like it would be a lot of work though. I could take a look it at but I doubt I have the know how in order to do it.
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Crappy Half-Solution
I've been watching this thread hoping for a more elegant (i.e. code-based solution) but for the time being I found a sort-of work around. First, uninstall the messenger app. Then say you want to change Person A from showing up orange to showing up purple, just for the sake of example. Google image search purple screen (or whatever, the point is to get a plain purple image of a shade similar to the app's). Download the pic to your phone, change the contact's picture to the plain color picture. Reinstall app, and open it up. Person A's conversation should now be purple. It should even be safe to change the contact's picture back, the point is to have the plain color photo as the contact picture when you install and first open up the app. You should be able to change as many contacts to whichever conversation colors (that the app comes preloaded with) you wish. Some notes: I did this on an AT&T galaxy s 4 active running kit kat 4.4.2 with the google messenger app being used as default sms app. My motivation was my gf saw her's was the orange and wanted to figure out a way to switch it to pink, lol. When I figured this method out to do just that, I changed a friend's convo color from green to red, and then an additional friend's from purple to green in order to verify. Again maybe this doesn't work all the time, or maybe it doesn't work on your device or maybe it's too much of a chore, but if you're looking to change conversation colors in this (otherwise very well put-together) app, this is the only way I've heard of so far. Hope this helps :good:
I don't know if it matters but I'm rooted stuck on touchwiz (locked bootloaders are a terrible thing, but at least it's de-odexed and I can mod it myself) and I use root browser to convert the google messenger app to a system app, because I like it better than Samsung's sms anyway.
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Bare with me, I am used to rooted devices running CM. G1, MTS3G, G2, and now the MTS4G. So maybe some of these things are just sense issues or just normal...I don't know, but I don't like them.
Why doesn't the desktop picture move when sliding screens? I loved that feature because I leave my "center" screen free of icons, and I always know when I am at center because the pic is centered. With this, the pic is always centered and I never know which way to slide. Minor, but still a PIA.
In Contacts the only thing I have checked is Google Contacts, yet when I start to type a name to send a text, each conta7ct shows up 4 times. Again, minor but I don't like it.
Actually that's it. I guess I have to deal with some issues until we get Soff root, I'm just spoiled with CM7.
Also not liking the new style text messages, looks too "Iphone" if you ask me. I like the old standard thread design.
Dear lord someone needs to come out with a way to get s-off so I can run CM.
There's an app for that!
LauncherPro is a great launcher/home screen replacement that you can use without rooting the phone. It will give you more customization options for a better home screen experience without needing to root.
Handcent SMS is an excellent replacement for SMS/MMS messaging. I like it a lot better than the Sense version!
The stock Hangouts is so bright, would like something darker. I tried Sliding Messaging Pro but it just doesn't feel right. I read that there's a black out version of Hangouts but from what I've seen, it's too dark.
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The stock Hangouts is so bright, would like something darker. I tried Sliding Messaging Pro but it just doesn't feel right. I read that there's a black out version of Hangouts but from what I've seen, it's too dark.
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Haven't seen grey hangouts, i've seen both the default and blacked out version you speak of. Surely there are themes or ROMs available that mask something like that, making it easier to view. But for stock, I think we're SOL.
FoxHound rom has a Gray-ish Hangouts. I would really like having that zip, it goes great with Aviate launcher. But I can't seem to find the zip file, have you had any luck finding one yet?
Well,
I just upgraded from the S3 to the S5, and on the whole I do respect the Samsung Galaxy line of products. As for Google's Android, that one is ever growing on my crap list. (like changing the security of 3rd party apps' access to external SD Card. That's like Windows only allowing word to save to a USB stick in a specific folder.)
That being said, don't know if this is just a "Shutup and deal with it situation" but I recently noticed that the Phone Dialer and Contacts background are glaring White. Now I know they used to be black based background color on all the versions of Android on the S3 (even upto 4.4.2) but this S5 is running 4.4.4 and suddenly I am at a loss for finding a way to change this color spectrum.
Is there a way, regular or by rooting, that I can alter, or at very least invert, the color spectrum of the default Dialer and Contacts apps?
Thanks
Jaeden "Sifo Dyas" al'Raec Ruiner
Without root there isn't, but seeing you are on 4.4.4 you can if you have root there are mods for dark dialer and contacts as well as settings. There will be on lollipop also. Think there might be a few thrown around in threads.
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upgraded from the S4 on Verizon, have a few questions
1. how do I draw on screenshots/pictures now? I couldn't find an option to in gallery edit or google photo edit.
2. how do I see a text notification (an envelope) on the status bar of the lock screen instead of Verizon Wireless and the first part of the text message?
3. how do I disable the 3 buttons from lighting up?
4. which is better, Music or Google Play Music?
5. can I change the Messages theme back to blue and yellow bubbles or better yet custom bubble colors? I do not like the orange and white cremesicle theme
are these things even possible?
1. Apparently you can't. I was lucky enough to have this feature on my Moto x (Motorola gallery app). Try using a different gallery app (quickpic or cm gallery maybe?)
2. Probably can't get rid of Verizon wireless. I haven't played with it enough to even notice what appears, but doesn't the notification appear on the lockscreen? Just curious, why do you need it in the notification bar?
3. You can't, unless you keep the power saving mode on at all times. This bothers me too. Pray for root.
4. I pay for Google play all access. This way I can stream music from my computer as well as use the streaming service (like Spotify). For this reason, Google play music is invaluable to me. I've actually never used the regular music player on any phone. I never got into storing music on my phone.
5. I tried making the messaging app more appealing, too, but I guess you can't. I use textra, and have for a long time. It's pretty simple yet customizable enough to make you happy
Verizon GS6
Number three is all I really want. They really need to add an option for this so we don't need to use power saving and we might not get root.
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Hey everyone.
So I've recently taken up ricing, and naturally stumbled upon the KWLP app, which allows for incredibly in-depth custom live wallpaper creation.
I hit a snag through, something that I picked up on as I finished creating my first homescreen: It messes with the theme engine on my HAM7! Basically, if you go into any stock app (Dialer, Contacts etc) there is a very blurry, blown up red square in certain UI elements like the top bar of the dialer and so on. I believe it is the background of the KWLP app icon, which is the same red square with rounded edges.
Does anyone have any idea as to why this strange bug is happening, or a possible fix for this? I tried just ignoring it for a while, but it kind of sticks out like a big, blurry pixelated ,red sore thumb. For now I have stopped using it, but would really love to go back to it as there really is little else that comes near it in terms of functionality.
Thanks a bunch!
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Scruffykid said:
Hey everyone.
So I've recently taken up ricing, and naturally stumbled upon the KWLP app, which allows for incredibly in-depth custom live wallpaper creation.
I hit a snag through, something that I picked up on as I finished creating my first homescreen: It messes with the theme engine on my HAM7! Basically, if you go into any stock app (Dialer, Contacts etc) there is a very blurry, blown up red square in certain UI elements like the top bar of the dialer and so on. I believe it is the background of the KWLP app icon, which is the same red square with rounded edges.
Does anyone have any idea as to why this strange bug is happening, or a possible fix for this? I tried just ignoring it for a while, but it kind of sticks out like a big, blurry pixelated ,red sore thumb. For now I have stopped using it, but would really love to go back to it as there really is little else that comes near it in terms of functionality.
Thanks a bunch!
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I got the same problem on huawei mate 7.
Did you find any fix for this ?
KLWP right? I used it a few months before and had no problems at all. The only thing not working was loading some themes from playstore, but no bugs like you described it. Which launcher did you guys use? I used smart launcher. If you share your wallpaper I can try it.