Hi all. I'm looking for someone that might have found a way to remove the clock from the status bar. I've found different ROMs and update packages meant for other phones that are supposed to remove it, but I would rather try to find a tried and true method for the captivate. If one exists anyway, the last time I searched for this I read it wasn't possible with our phones.
So has anyone been able to accomplish this on their captivate?
Oh, I'm also running perception build 7.
Just gonna bump once
I tried to replace the services.jar file with one that was meant to remove the clock, but that rendered the phone unbootable :/ Which is what I assumed would happen.
Any ideas?
Looking for the same thing. I run beautiful widgets and have no need for clock in the notification bar.
Running Assonance 3.1
Likewise! I also run Beautiful Widgets and don't really see the need for this clock ....
I use zeam as my launcher and hide the status bar in prefs. To make notifications easily accessible, I set then to swipe down gesture.
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I've tried the roadsms app on my Aria. It works but due to the size of the screen I'm missing 1/4 of the keyboard. So I know these apk's can cross builds. Could some kind member post the apk to the Captivate's notification bar? I don't know if it would work on Sense UI, but its worth a try! The Galaxy notification is sooooo much better than any other build. I mean, come on this is how it should be. Wifi, bluetooth and gps control is right there!!!
Anyways, someone whos rooted can you rip the xda-community your apk?
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Here's the framework-res.apk file from my Captivate, which contains the notification bar AFAIK. FYI our doesn't have a GPS toggle though, just wifi/bluetooth/silent/vibrate.
I'm still somewhat new to android so I'm unsure of how you'd get this working on your Aria though. Good luck
http://www.mediafire.com/?u3xmoff0rb2kzfo
Edit:Or maybe you'd need twframework-res.apk? http://www.mediafire.com/?4yter4knnfl1s28
Installing a different notification bar is not an easy process.
There's a whole lot of system-specific things going on with it, so moving the TouchWiz bar to a Sense phone will fail, and hard, perhaps to the point of preventing you from even booting, without some serious modifications to the framework-res.
Ok, so I have been playing around with LauncherPro and Bettercut over the past day or two and this is driving me mad. I have a feeling this hasn't been solved yet at the only information I have been able to find on the Internet is more or less threads with what I'm about to ask ending in "don't think its possible mate".
I didn't think the fine folks at XDA would think anything was "impossible"
Firstly I have made a video of what I am trying to achieve just so its easy to understand what my problem is, especially if you are not using the same apps that I am.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Def_XwC9rM
For those who cant watch the video -
When in sense both the mail and messages shortcuts have green icons next to them to inform you of how many unread messages you may have. You cannot change these icons with Bettercut or similar because they will automatically revert back to the same sense icons, something to do with sense controlling these particular icons I suspect.
When in ADW or launcher pro the green icons next to the mail and messages shortcuts do not appear, you can have the icons and you can change them with LP or bettercut but they will never have an unread count by them.
Oddly the messages icon in the dock bar of LP has a unread count but I assume this is the system or LP itself creating this. The same cannot be said for the email if placed in the dock bar it still will not inform you of your unread count.
There are two ways that occur to me to go about changing these icons, firstly would be to find the images Sense uses and modify these, I simply have no idea where to look for them. Secondly would be to find the service that tells sense to update its icon and use this to create a bubble similar to that seen on the messages icon on the LP home screen. The latter would obviously be the preferred solution but perhaps more complicated.
If this could be achieved I think it would certainly help out alot of people trying to mod the look of their devices, its certainly very frustrating not being able to use these shortcuts in alternative home launchers.
So if anyone has any suggestions let me know and I'll dig further
Any suggestions from anyone on this, tried searching up and down for any threads or post relating to changing or modding the sense launcher but nothing. I know this is possible because the latest revision of MDJ's android build for my HD2 has a modified HTC messaging icon with counter.
anyone?
I've been having some issues with Serendipity---mostly loving it, but getting some really weird side effects with googlevoice, among other things.
Anyway, the reason I've stuck with Serendipity so far is that the clock app is AMAZING. I fabricated a sexy little wooden dock for my phone, and every night I plug in, turn that app on, tilt landscape and let it be my alarm clock.
I'm sure it's possible to extract that app, but it seems like it's sorta integral to the ROM--if that's possible. I'd like to do something crazy like try firefly + that clock app...
So the short version:
Can that clock app be downloaded somewhere else?
TomMelee said:
I've been having some issues with Serendipity---mostly loving it, but getting some really weird side effects with googlevoice, among other things.
Anyway, the reason I've stuck with Serendipity so far is that the clock app is AMAZING. I fabricated a sexy little wooden dock for my phone, and every night I plug in, turn that app on, tilt landscape and let it be my alarm clock.
I'm sure it's possible to extract that app, but it seems like it's sorta integral to the ROM--if that's possible. I'd like to do something crazy like try firefly + that clock app...
So the short version:
Can that clock app be downloaded somewhere else?
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Should be. It's AOSP clock.
Thanks for the fast reply. I can find AOSP Clock mentioned all over the place, but no actual place to get the app. Suggestions, anyone?
Go grab it off the serendipity kitchen as an add-on. I like the alarm clock too, which seems to take precedence, so I flashed both at the same time in a cwm update. Now I have the "dock clock" that we both like, and the countdown timer/stopwatch/alarm clock that I use extensively too. Both are called "Clock" in the app drawer, with only a subtle icon difference.
The clock in the Serendipity kitchen is not the AOSP one it's the Samsung clock.
You might be able to download the AOSP here (didn't try it myself since I'm using the Samsung one)
http://sites.google.com/site/motodroidlife/home/DeskClock.apk?attredirects=0
Guys, I'm sorry I'm dense. The clock in serendipity that goes nicely to landscape and then dims to green while plugged in...that's....AOSP or Samsung?
<<Edit>> Ok, so maybe I'm super dumb here. I just bothered to look inside the serendipity rom zip and there's "DeskClockGoogle.apk" sitting right there. I'm assuming that's what I need, gonna flash and find out.
And Edit 2:
Yes, that worked. You can't install it---I copied it to SD card using SwiFTP and then used root explorer to move it to /system/apps/ and that auto installed it. Horray.
I've searched high and low, but can't seem to find an answer to this question.
I'd like to take the stock time/date from the lockscreen on my Thunderbolt and place it onto my homescreen.
I'm running Das BAMF Remix 1.7 which has the "Verizon Wireless" nuked from the lockscreen. I think this time/date is so simple and it'd look perfect on my homescreen, but I have no idea how to put it there.
Try simple clock widget from market. Not exactly what your looking for I know, but fairly similar.
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I don't mean to sound ungrateful. I do appreciate the quick response.
I've tried both simple clock and digital clock, and while both are pretty damn close, they're not quite right. I'm too particular I suppose.
I'm hoping someone knows how I can extract the time/date from the lockscreen (perhaps as an apk?) and then I can just flash it like any other mod.
Can you post a screenshot? I looked through the Roms thread for pictures, im just being curious (nosy)
Make Your Clock Widget or .. Make Your Clock Widget (Pro)
mClock or Minimalistic Text
Give those a try. - Also, I think "OMC" One more Clock has what you're looking for as a default skin.
i suppose i was just being lazy. after a bit of patience, i was able to use minimalistic text to mimic the stock lockscreen date/time perfectly. the only extremely minor glitch i can't quite fix now is the positioning. when i unlock my phone if you look carefully you can see the time/date jump just a few pixels. i don't think this is something i can fix though, as it probably has something to do with the different ways in which widgetlocker and launcher pro plus draw their grids between the lockscreen and the homescreen.
Hi,
for some reason my stock Sammy clock does not look right... Ever since loading ICS mine has a black background, the font looks different (fatter) and the day/month/date is displayed at the bottom right instead of the bottom left.
Can anyone post their std clock apk?
Also, the original picture frame widget in HC was much nicer. It used tobe rectangular with a "play" button in the bottom right. Now it is either square or displays multiple images and has a "settings" type gear cog in the bottom right. Is this an irreversible change with ICS or would the old one still work and can anyone post that too?
Cheers.
Arghhhhh!!!! Now I have completely lost the widget! I have it in system/app/ but it doesn't appear in the list of widgets when I try to add it to a screen.
I don't think it it is the correct apk.
Could someone with the official ICS upload theirs?
Here's the stock clock widget that i have. http://db.tt/FAV0kukY
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Cheers! At least I have the clock back now, although it still doesn't look the same as previously...
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Anyone got any ideas?
I'm also having this problem... the honeycomb clock looks nice, while the ICS one is horrendous. It shows up looking correctly in the widget picker, but its appearance gets ugly as soon as its on the home screen, without any options to tweak it.
Can anyone post a fixed version of this widget? I'd be willing to root my device just to get it back.
Clock Widget
Same problem here,the name of the day does not show there is only number instead.
I tried to swap the clock widget but it wont allow me to do so and I cant delete it either.
Iam new to this android stuff, does the tab need to be rooted and what program is best
to change sytem files ?
palexr said:
Cheers! At least I have the clock back now, although it still doesn't look the same as previously...
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Anyone got any ideas?
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I know this is dragging somthing back form the dark ages but does anyone who has(d) this issue know of a way of resolvinf this?
My screen just doesn't look the same anymore at... I used to be able to line up the clock and the weather app (stock) exactly under each other. Not possible anymore, there's a gap between the two.
Or is it just the way ICS is (if you use TW Launcher)?