I just flashed the 1.6 AOSP build and I love it; but i'd like to spice it up a little bit. My biggest issue is the lockscreen. I HATE it.
what options do I have in the themes/lockscreens department?
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I've installed metamorph and andexplorer but i've done nothing more with it. I've watched the videos in the metamorph thread, but i'm still a touch confused. is it really CDMA/GSM/Rom agnostic? the videos and info lead me to believe that whatever phone/rom you're running doesn't matter and that you can create themes from pretty much anything...but then i see threads that say you need the cyan 2.x.x.x or some other rom that isn't available to the CDMA guys.
Can anyone shed some more light on this? can i steal pieces from the Dream roms and skin my CDMA AOSP 1.6 build with them?
im in the same boat as you. sprint htc hero, running AOSP 1.6 + Googlebits
so far ive found that metamorph is your friend for the theme department. ive used it to change a lot of things so far. i have all eclair icons, the eclair dialer, nexus launcher, and nexus power control widget... just to name a few. there are a lot of other options out there for metamorph as well if the stock look isnt what you fancy.
as far as lockscreens.... im still on the hunt. i absolutely HATE this stock lockscreen
heres some screenshots of what ive done so far to the AOSP 1.6 rom by quietcblongs
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Thanks for the info!
for lock screens, I played with Lock Bot (it was an old version that i found in a seedy part of the internet) but it didn't work. I've heard that Lock 2.0 works, but I don't plan on paying $$ for a lockscreen.
here is where most of the mods i have used came from
this is also a large selection of which a lot of the morphs work.
pretty much, rom aside, if the morph is for 1.6 it will probably work. they just work based on where the applications are and what their named which should be the same across the board for 1.6
any more questions feel free to ask.
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here is where most of the mods i have used came from
this is also a large selection of which a lot of the morphs work.
pretty much, rom aside, if the morph is for 1.6 it will probably work. they just work based on where the applications are and what their named which should be the same across the board for 1.6
any more questions feel free to ask.
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Thanks man! I managed to get it skinned quite nicely. Sadly, due to unreliable SMS, I have to flash back to a 1.5 ROM
andyriot said:
here is where most of the mods i have used came from
this is also a large selection of which a lot of the morphs work.
pretty much, rom aside, if the morph is for 1.6 it will probably work. they just work based on where the applications are and what their named which should be the same across the board for 1.6
any more questions feel free to ask.
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how'd you get that clock widget to work? you don't have all the sense widgets on that do you...? :OO
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I had nothing to do today, so i made this concept ;p
It's the first time I attempt to project themes for android ^^
Is any1 interested in coding this for cyanogen? ;D Ill give the original psd!
Its name is atlantis!
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UPDATE: Eclair Dialer concept!
Normal:
With buttons tapped:
EDIT: Here's The source psd updated with the new eclair dialer.
This'll be an open source theme XD
Free for non -commercial use, as long as you give credits
Theme Preview, developed by AGx-07_162
Call it: Atlantis
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Call it: Atlantis
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I second that. Really unique.
i REALLY like the launcher. hate the huge Hero clocks though. those are the most annoying, though, it dosnt matter because everyone has their choice widgets anyways lol.
cant wait to see more screens!
edit: love the "bubbly" look on the notification bar icons as well.
edit2: third the Atlantis
+1 atlantis...seems to just fit
looks very good tho
hope this theme gets made
More concept screens added
I like it! The dialer will be to hard to read in the sun.
Looks nice! I'd love to play around with this but my theming skills are limited right now, still learning.
Bello, complimenti..
looking good...hope it makes it!
the only thing that i think would be hard to work out is in the notification drop down, the standard color for the button would make it hard to read since the default text throughout android is black. other then that it looks amazing and highly doable.
I've been secretly learning and making themes for myself for a while now. I'll take on the project. PM me the details and lets get this thing going!!!
Eclair dialer added!
I know someone else is already working on a theme and it looks good so far but I wanted a crack at it too. Unfortunately I work at the speed of light going backwards and have a really short attention span most of the time. So far all I've got is a slight variation on the tray but it works. If anyone wants it I used the latest CyanogenMod Launcher for this so it should be fine with most Donut based builds.
http://www.r4wr.co.uk/android/Launcher.zip
It's inside the zip file. I thought about renaming the .apk to .zip but I didn't want the headache of having to explain how to change file extension if someone asked
I edited a launcher too
here it is http://www.fileden.com/getfile.php?.../files/2009/6/24/2487719/AdvancedLauncher.apk
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I edited a launcher too
here it is http://www.fileden.com/getfile.php?.../files/2009/6/24/2487719/AdvancedLauncher.apk
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Nice I like the theme that's came out of this but I'd spent a little time doing some of the notification icons so I pushed them in. Here's a few. They're all part of the framework-res.apk file.
Ive seen the 1st Hero with real animation on the Home flip clock, I know devs took it of as a memory hogger, But I dont recall seeing the home flip clock's animation for CDMA even when I had all stock apps. I'd like to get it from GSM Hero and use it over in CDMA Hero.. if any one can get it please post apk files.
Thanks in advance.
They removed it due to the lag and battery drain the flip clock brought. I havent seen it but if I do ill post it here.
HTC removed it, not the devs here. Look for an original hero dump and pull the clock and try to replace it.
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HTC removed it, not the devs here. Look for an original hero dump and pull the clock and try to replace it.
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The ones from before the remove are all odexed, so it may be a little hard
Got the file.. here it is if anyone else wants to look into it.
http://www.filesavr.com/htcclockwidget
"Cant install on this phone" is what i get on my MT3G
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"Cant install on this phone" is what i get on my MT3G
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Got the same message on my G1 : (
So this is the clock/weather widget directly from HTC Sense?
Any insight on getting it working on non-Sense devices?
Why would it work on non hero roms, use some common sense here guys. It is very well documented on here that hero widgets/apps use the hero framework and there has only been one instence that meltus(?) got an application to run on the other non htc 1.5 roms.
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Why would it work on non hero roms, use some common sense here guys. It is very well documented on here that hero widgets/apps use the hero framework and there has only been one instence that meltus(?) got an application to run on the other non htc 1.5 roms.
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Not everyone has that though so you cant expect them to know.if it was possible people would already be using the sense widgets on non-sense roms by now. But then again im running 1.6 hero fine on my blackberry storm with minimal lag at 400x800 res.
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Got the file.. here it is if anyone else wants to look into it.
http://www.filesavr.com/htcclockwidget
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this isnt it!
ive looked over the res files this isnt the right one we need
Animating Flip Clock Widget
I have a clock widget with a real animating flip, which does not require sense. Check my thread.
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I was searching all around the forums for a very simple transparent status bar. Decided to make one instead.
I'm new to all this hacking (just changed over from an iPhone 3GS) and right now a 2.1 mod and Metamorph are satisfying my needs.
Tested on 2.0, 2.0.1 & 2.1
Attached is my Metamorph file:
Enjoy!
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Man thank you for making this. I asked about this in the Q and A section if maybe someone could make or if it was possible to have a fullscreen homescreen without that actual bar. But, transparent is very nice as well. Good work!
might want to specify which version of which rom this is for.
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might want to specify which version of which rom this is for.
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+1 but ill try it out on cyanogen 4.2.13
EDIT: doesn't work on 1.6 framework I guess this is just for 2.0+
Sorry about that guys. Its 2 .0 +
doesnt work, just reboots after applying metamorph and nothing. same status bar.
Works for me
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doesnt work, just reboots after applying metamorph and nothing. same status bar.
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I reupped the .zip.
I might have accidentally upped a bad one.
This one works on my phone. I literally just applied it.
wheres the new file bro?
Its on the first page
I just brought down the old file and upped the new one. Its just the .ZIP thats attached.
A link to my site which is so much easier to Navigate on your phone is this:
http://androidthemes.webnode.com/
Just click Direct download To Phone and its so easy
Well love the idea, concept, and look. Unfortunately it looks like it only works for the Droid because my 2.1 Rom OpenEclair v1.1 on the T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream) isnt metamorphing it.
id like to see this ported to a 1.6 rom, looks nice.
Did you use colorchange.jar? Can you give a quicky tutorial on how you changed it? I'd like to change mine but I am on 1.6
Main question. Is it fake transparency or real, transparent statusbar.
Thanks for your shared...
Looks good on CM5.0.5. but it lacks any sort of icons that are somewhat important to me
Hey one and all, I have searched the forums and was unable to find anything along the lines of what I'm looking to do. Perhaps I'm just not using the proper keywords here, or I'm simply not understanding what sense is to android. I'd be grateful if somebody could direct me in the proper direction.
I'm looking to recolor the Sense interface, I'm not talking about the android theming that's going on here (or am I?). I've rooted my phone and have been looking through a dump of the file system, but so far I've been unable to find what I'm looking for.
back back in the day, I did something similar on my organizer. The theme files where basic vector graphics I was able to edit. I have a feeling things wont be as simple here?
Am I looking at metamorph or will I be flashing the device from recovery mode? I am right to think that sense isn't simply a theme, correct?
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I've been able to just adjust the phone look, just can't find the proper archive I suppose?
Just exploring
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/system/framework/com.htc.resources.apk <- yay, partly anyway
Htc's Sense is a UI overlay for vanilla android, found on google experience phones like G1,MT3G,etc....It's like its own theme though.
You can play with the rosie.apk. I have very little knowledge on sense otherwise I'd offer more help haha. I basically only know how to change the launcher a tiny bit
Everybody seems to want to drop back to the normal android interface the moment they're faced with HTC's sense
I actually like the interface, but haven't been able to find any information on modding it. So I suppose I'll spend my time documenting it, perhaps make a post on it when I figure things out.
If anybody has any suggestions, I would appreciate it. For now, it's back to digging through apks
most image should be in either rosie.apk or framework-res.apk. i couldnt find the images for the launcher but if i remeber correctly there was a script available quite a while ago that allowed you to change the colour of the launcher. i will keep looking for the images though.
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most image should be in either rosie.apk or framework-res.apk. i couldnt find the images for the launcher but if i remeber correctly there was a script available quite a while ago that allowed you to change the colour of the launcher. i will keep looking for the images though.
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That's ancient chinese secret too!(they're in secruoses.cth.moc) <-Must solve ancient riddle first my friend
You guys are great! I'm slowly building a template with all stock images so I have something to work with, from what I've seen we might be able to reshape things. For now, finishing the template.
My workplace for the coming days:
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Will keep you guys informed
Good to hear I guess you found everything you needed then?
So is it possible?? If so, where can I get the .apk?? I love the Froyo roms...the speed is amazing but, I miss friendstream and just the sense look in general. Would it slow the rom down any? Has anyone tried it?
same query here
You're probably going to have to wait until HTC updates the Legend to 2.2 and someone ports it over to the Hero. I know nfinite is interested in porting it over once a ROM is released/leaked
Yeah, it's not very simple to do and Sense itself is closed source so we will almost surely have to wait until another MDPI device gets FroYo Sense.
Please also note that there is a Q&A forum for the Hero, this forum section is for actual development for the Hero.
I know it aint sense but damn look at it. This is the latest version of froyo
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Sense 2.2 on youtube well have it soon
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Sense 2.2 on youtube well have it soon
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Just because there is Sense running on 2.2 doesn't mean it's going to be running on Hero any time soon. Sprint has said they have no plans of releasing a 2.2 update, so to get 2.2 on a Hero you're gonna need either a Cyanogen or AOSP rom. Then you've got to pull a 2.2 compatible Sense build from a phone that has the same graphic resolution as the Hero (I believe this is why everyone keeps mentioning the Legend). And THEN you've got to make the two play nice together. I'm not saying it's not going to happen, and I'm not even saying it wont be soon, I'm just saying the fact that other more modern phones are getting 2.2 Sense has very little to do with it coming to the Hero.
What I never understood is why someone just does not load the images into photoshop. Splice them together and resize the canvas to the images get smaller but proportional to themselves. Then, when you done, repackage them and bam.
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What I never understood is why someone just does not load the images into photoshop. Splice them together and resize the canvas to the images get smaller but proportional to themselves. Then, when you done, repackage them and bam.
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Because it's not just the images are the wrong size, the framework is compiled for a different processor.
I can Photoshop anything. I'm a designer. But Photoshop doesn't give you functionality meaning just because I change dimensions or image size or even the actual data size of each image on something like friendstream, without HTC framework it will not function. I understand sense is not open source but if that was such a problem we wouldn't have things like the buffed rom. Its gotta be do-able. I'd be willing to help with the images. Sadly until next quarter that's all I'm good for
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