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Hi guys,
Wondering if someone can give me some clear directions how to add battery icons (knowing that the resource IDs of the images are not stored in public.xml - it doesn't exist in samsung's framework-res.apk) and how can I change text colors (basically replace black with white and vice versa) and where should I change these values.
Thanks a lot!
Common themers, I know you know, you just don't wanna share
Joking I would really like to start themeing as well and these are the only 2 issues that I have at the moment.
icezar1 said:
Common themers, I know you know, you just don't wanna share
Joking I would really like to start themeing as well and these are the only 2 issues that I have at the moment.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=724778
Get apk manger.I'm trying to do this too.
Hm, I did, I de-compiled the apk but did not want to compile back. Probably the images are not Draw 9-patch-ed. However, I still need to find out how to change the text color...
icezar1 said:
Hm, I did, I de-compiled the apk but did not want to compile back. Probably the images are not Draw 9-patch-ed. However, I still need to find out how to change the text color...
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find you find out before keep me updated, and i'll do the same.
icezar1 said:
Hi guys,
Wondering if someone can give me some clear directions how to add battery icons (knowing that the resource IDs of the images are not stored in public.xml - it doesn't exist in samsung's framework-res.apk) and how can I change text colors (basically replace black with white and vice versa) and where should I change these values.
Thanks a lot!
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You can change the battery icons in the framework-res.apk [look in the res/drawable hdpi/stat_sys_battery_x.png
and to change the text color: I was trying to figure that one out last week....From what I figured out you need to modify:
res/layout/status_bar_latest_event_content.xml
Which is found in your framework-res.apk aswell....Decomplie-edit-recomplie....
Good luck
what program are you using to edit your xml's?
chaosjh said:
what program are you using to edit your xml's?
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apk_manager_4.9 to decomplie-recomplie. Then use notepad to edit
i change icons and stuff in framework by just using 7zip. No need to decompile or sign, or any of that. Super easy. Not sure about changing text color, tho.
If your just wanting to do simple changes (no .xml edits)
You can use WinRar to open the framework-res.apk and find the *.png's you want to replace.
Then copy/paste the new images over the old ones inside of WinRar.
Close.. and install.
But thats for quick and dirty changes. For more intricate stuff - animations etc. that require *.xml edits - do what the above folks say
No way..
OK, just decompiled-added icons from other decompiled framework-recompiled, no xml edits-installed. Look is changed, battery icons now displaying fine but... force closes and restarts the shell in less than 20 secs...
yup try the winrar method - there is no decompiling.. just copies the images into the *.apk
And shouldn't have any FC's if you try that method.
avgjoegeek said:
If your just wanting to do simple changes (no .xml edits)
You can use WinRar to open the framework-res.apk and find the *.png's you want to replace.
Then copy/paste the new images over the old ones inside of WinRar.
Close.. and install.
But thats for quick and dirty changes. For more intricate stuff - animations etc. that require *.xml edits - do what the above folks say
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Yeah i changed icon with winRar, and all kinds of crazy stuff happed. Loop boots,and Fc
Have you guys figured out the text color yet? If you haven't let me know what text you're trying to change and I'll write something up in a few hours when I get off work.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
fritzgerald said:
Have you guys figured out the text color yet? If you haven't let me know what text you're trying to change and I'll write something up in a few hours when I get off work.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
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i have tried for to days now to get these android faces icon for the battery.I've use winRar and it worked good for a few hours, but when i used cwm to backup my system on reboot it boot loop. I got apk manger and everytime I try to compile the apk there is a error.Oh changing the text color would be cool too!
dfuse06 said:
i have tried for to days now to get these android faces icon for the battery.I've use winRar and it worked good for a few hours, but when i used cwm to backup my system on reboot it boot loop. I got apk manger and everytime I try to compile the apk there is a error.Oh changing the text color would be cool too!
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Shoot me a link to the icons you're trying to use. What ROM are you using(name & version). What text are you looking to change? There's not one global change to make all the text different I'll need to know what specifically you're trying to change.
I use the uot kitchen you get the icon on perception 7,but im on 8 now. I'm running perception 7 darknees 2.3 theme, and that is what i'm trying to get the icons on its the battery icon of the android smiley faces it is version j with white numbers. i'm going to look for a link for them.i have the framwork-res.apk with them in it.
When you recompile with APK Manager, a couple of things are very important to do:
1. Hit yes to "system app".
2. Hit yes to restoring the files:
-Open the "keep" folder and delete resources.arsc. Then delete anything you changed (if it's there).
3. Do NOT sign it.
It should work.
PuffinNugz said:
i change icons and stuff in framework by just using 7zip. No need to decompile or sign, or any of that. Super easy. Not sure about changing text color, tho.
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Do you just individually edit each icon? Cause I can't find a way to copy in a folder. I'm pulling the icons from the 2.3 framework, but i just want to copy over the drawable folders for now.
TheEscapist said:
Do you just individually edit each icon? Cause I can't find a way to copy in a folder. I'm pulling the icons from the 2.3 framework, but i just want to copy over the drawable folders for now.
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I just dragged the images from a particular themes framework and dropped them to the new one all within 7zip.
Hello everybody
Could someone please give me a stepwise breakdown on if/how I could get trasparent notification bar on CM7 nightly ?
that's good idea!
You would have to pull the theme manager theme of choice out and change the statusbar_background.9.png to a transparent color.
So for SystemUI(using winRAR):
double click on the .zip to open it
double click on system ->app -> SystemUI.apk to open it
click on res
pull drawable-hdpi to your desktop
find statusbar_background.9.png and open it with your editor of choice that has transparency ability i.e paint.net, photoshop
make the bar transparent, save it
drop the file back in the drawable-hdpi folder of the SystemUI apk
when the little window pops up to say would you like to blah blah blah click yes
flash the rom and enjoy your transparent status bar
j0hnZ said:
You would have to pull the theme manager theme of choice out and change the statusbar_background.9.png to a transparent color.
So for SystemUI(using winRAR):
double click on the .zip to open it
double click on system ->app -> SystemUI.apk to open it
click on res
pull drawable-hdpi to your desktop
find statusbar_background.9.png and open it with your editor of choice that has transparency ability i.e paint.net, photoshop
make the bar transparent, save it
drop the file back in the drawable-hdpi folder of the SystemUI apk
when the little window pops up to say would you like to blah blah blah click yes
flash the rom and enjoy your transparent status bar
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For some reason, after multiple tries, i keep messing up my status bar. Im not sure if there are minute settings that i have to tinker with in paint.net but for some reason its just not coming out well. If you have any paint.net specific transparency settings to toggle id greatly appreciate it. Thanks for the above tutorial though, it may just be me not getting it haha.
kvlt said:
For some reason, after multiple tries, i keep messing up my status bar. Im not sure if there are minute settings that i have to tinker with in paint.net but for some reason its just not coming out well. If you have any paint.net specific transparency settings to toggle id greatly appreciate it. Thanks for the above tutorial though, it may just be me not getting it haha.
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You have to do it for an individual theme. EX: Cyanbread.apk you have to edit file. Sometimes you have to do some coding.
zenzip said:
Hello everybody
Could someone please give me a stepwise breakdown on if/how I could get trasparent notification bar on CM7 nightly ?
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sonny told me this some time ago but apktool doesn't work
you need to modify the classes.dex first!
this is pretty advanced but not that hard to learn....
the only way I have been able to do this is by way of baksmali-smali..
-find smali/com/android/systemui/statusbar
-open StatusBarService.smali
-search for the line
Code:
invoke-direct/range {v0 .. v5}, Landroid/view/WindowManager$LayoutParams;-><init>(IIIII)V
-above that line you will see
Code:
const/4 v5, 0x2
-change it to
Code:
const/4 v5, -0x3
-then change to statusbar_background.9.png to the level transparency you want in gimp or photoshop
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I thought vanilla android was supposed to be easier to modify...
j0hnZ said:
I thought vanilla android was supposed to be easier to modify...
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It is this might look like greek but it is really simple once you get into it (learn baksmali-smali). changing the code line from const/4 v5, 0x2 to (-0x3) is necessary for anything to be transparent i.e. pulldown shade
ogdobber said:
It is this might look like greek but it is really simple once you get into it (learn baksmali-smali). changing the code line from const/4 v5, 0x2 to (-0x3) is necessary for anything to be transparent i.e. pulldown shade
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I had to do that for the shade_bg, but I haven't found anything that's been easier so far.
Finally someone has done by following the advice above?
clearbar only for cm7 rc4
this will make your statusbar clear. this is the only mod. you must run a live wallpaper or if you are using a gallery picture make sure in adw settings/system preferences that wall paper hack is disabled
http://www.mediafire.com/?hx155d77k3ee9v7
edit* the pulldown is also transparent
ogdobber said:
this will make your statusbar clear. this is the only mod. you must run a live wallpaper or if you are using a gallery picture make sure in adw settings/system preferences that wall paper hack is disabled
http://www.mediafire.com/?hx155d77k3ee9v7
edit* the pulldown is also transparent
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good ty so much, but i'would only pulldown bar transparent and not also notification bar, in wich way i can do this?
I agree and this is a great idea!
zenzip said:
good ty so much, but i'would only pulldown bar transparent and not also notification bar, in wich way i can do this?
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just un zip it and look at the names you dont want and change in gimp what you dont like...then (you still have a zipped version) use winrar to open (not unzip) and drag the newly modified .pngs in and delete the ones you don't want
then to flash turn off signature verification in recovery...(or re-sign)
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just un zip it and look at the names you dont want and change in gimp what you dont like...then (you still have a zipped version) use winrar to open (not unzip) and drag the newly modified .pngs in and delete the ones you don't want
then to flash turn off signature verification in recovery...(or re-sign)
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man in .rar file not included any png or jpeg file but only modified version of framework-res.apk and SystemUI.apk ....
hey og, i flashed this and it didnt work for me .. on rc4 and i use launcher pro but tried it with wallpaper hack disabled on adw with no luck, any ideas?
thanks
mattdub1 said:
hey og, i flashed this and it didnt work for me .. on rc4 and i use launcher pro but tried it with wallpaper hack disabled on adw with no luck, any ideas?
thanks
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try with a live wallpaper...also the "theme chooser" needs to be (system) or the theme will override
up ............
zenzip said:
up ............
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are you still on RC4 or you upgraded to stable?
please provide me your SystemUI.apk from \system\app and i'll edit it for you
etoy said:
are you still on RC4 or you upgraded to stable?
please provide me your SystemUI.apk from \system\app and i'll edit it for you
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now i've stable, but when i write the post had RC4.
This is my SystemUI.apk
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/548546/SystemUI.apk
Ok so I tried to make the statusbar transparent with UOT kitchen like for all the phones I had before, but this time it won't work!
I did a little search and found that it could be the status_bar.xml file that is responsible of that, blocking the statusbar to a black code color.
So I changed it toward a definite file as mentioned in a topic, my problem is that I am new to apktool
The apk didn't decompile completly so I can't recompile it.
So I am attaching the systemui.apk and xml file I edited, can you check it up and recompile this xml (if good) with the systemui.apk please??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1108249
Don't know if this could help you... (look at the end of the page)
Hi i would like some help which would be nice from any Theme Creator or Dev because they will probably know where to look.
So can anyone tell me which files need to be changed to make the volume & brightness bars in quicksettings pulldown bar to change the bar color? i have changed the color via framework, system ui or htc res, rosie, settings files but.... not sure which files i changed in what location that did that?
Also which file do i need to locate to change the button pressed on the home screen? Cause i wanna get rid of the green sense look to my phone, my phone is looking pretty modded & i know how to use Photoshop to change PNGs & know how to mod APKs too.
Any help would be great i have tried the search bar on here & also in google but didnt get any results & to be honest i know people on XDA will know this.... thanks in advance
The progress bar color in quick settings is defined by this file: common_progress_full.9.png (in SystemUI.apk/res/drawable-hdpi)
Are you using a Gingerbread 2.3.5 or Sense 3.5 rom? If yes, the button press color in the homescreens can't be changed. At the moment all available tools fail with decoding the images.
In Sense 2.1, you have to edit Rosie.apk. For Sense 3 (+ GB 2.3.3 or .4), fusion.apk has to be edited with m10 tool.
I can give you more details if you want to.
Thanks
Thanks for that but i cant locate it in my system ui/res/drawable-hdpi? i tried looking in htc/rs/draw-hdpi too? cant find that common_progress_full.9.png? could you check again for me or if have time upload the file? i cant see why it would be missing though?
I havent had a chance to mess with the m10 editor? is it easy enough to use when editing the fusion.apk?
I love XDA.... its the best for phone modding & has many helpful members
sigurd_LU said:
The progress bar color in quick settings is defined by this file: common_progress_full.9.png (in SystemUI.apk/res/drawable-hdpi)
Are you using a Gingerbread 2.3.5 or Sense 3.5 rom? If yes, the button press color in the homescreens can't be changed. At the moment all available tools fail with decoding the images.
In Sense 2.1, you have to edit Rosie.apk. For Sense 3 (+ GB 2.3.3 or .4), fusion.apk has to be edited with m10 tool.
I can give you more details if you want to.
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I have changed the button press & also found the common_progress_full.9.png from another rom but if you or anyone else can post your common_progress_full.9.png (in SystemUI.apk/res/drawable-hdpi) so i can try there one cause the progress bar isnt looking normal? it looks mis-shapen? Thanks again
What Rom are you using? Could you upload your SystemUI, so I can take a look
sigurd_LU said:
What Rom are you using? Could you upload your SystemUI, so I can take a look
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I am running LeeDroid 3.3.3 but with sense add-on & my own custom red or colored icons & look! I uploaded my Sys UI, take a look for me? but i dont think i it will work? it maybe something to do with the rosie? my bars in quick settings dont look solid any more, i can live with it though, pics attached.
deanr1977 said:
I am running LeeDroid 3.3.3 but with sense add-on & my own custom red or colored icons & look! I uploaded my Sys UI, take a look for me? but i dont think i it will work? it maybe something to do with the rosie? my bars in quick settings dont look solid any more, i can live with it though, pics attached.
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Your issue us a bad. 9.PNG it looks like you tried to edit it without decompiling the apk and running the new image threw the draw9patch tool
zelendel said:
Your issue us a bad. 9.PNG it looks like you tried to edit it without decompiling the apk and running the new image threw the draw9patch tool
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what would you recommend i do? is there a solution or is it stuck this way for good?
I have a similar problem for the common progress bar which im assuming is in framework. I have decompiled, changed images, recompiled but the images are still default green.
Im baffled...
Any theme guru out there to advise...?
Does anyone know which is the location. png for a change in the transparent dock that is rosie navi bar?
goran60 said:
Does anyone know which is the location. png for a change in the transparent dock that is rosie navi bar?
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be a little more specific on what your using(rom, sense version,etc.)
rayford85 said:
be a little more specific on what your using(rom, sense version,etc.)
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He wants a fully transparent rosie for RCMix Runny. I have something for you Have a look in my thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1291351
sigurd_LU said:
He wants a fully transparent rosie for RCMix Runny. I have something for you Have a look in my thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1291351
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Nice work!!! Please tell me how you got it to work on runny. I would love to include this in my mods.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
rayford85 said:
Nice work!!! Please tell me how you got it to work on runny. I would love to include this in my mods.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
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You have to load the Rosie.apk with m10 editor, then decompile the Rosie_navbar.m10 file and change the following opacity values from 1 to 0.0099999998. If you set them to 0, pressing on the buttons will have no effect.
thanks for this
MarylandCookie said:
I have a similar problem for the common progress bar which im assuming is in framework. I have decompiled, changed images, recompiled but the images are still default green.
Im baffled...
Any theme guru out there to advise...?
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Do you mean the volume bars? if so just goto the UOT Kitchen & chage them in there, then flash them over your rom, or put the changes of your framework & system ui into your rom zip & flash your rom again?
goran60 said:
Does anyone know which is the location. png for a change in the transparent dock that is rosie navi bar?
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Look here for rosie modding - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1210143
I have solved this thread problem if anyone has the same just change the common_music_progress_fill.9 this will change the volume bars in the status menu.
Hope this helps
MarylandCookie said:
I have a similar problem for the common progress bar which im assuming is in framework. I have decompiled, changed images, recompiled but the images are still default green.
Im baffled...
Any theme guru out there to advise...?
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Progress_horizontal.xml in the drawable folder of framework-res.apk has to be changed
sigurd_LU said:
Progress_horizontal.xml in the drawable folder of framework-res.apk has to be changed
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Nice one... only just seen your message lol
Fixed it as above
I'm gonna give links for various guides to edit these files
Remember, these files are most useful for theming or making ROMs so read on if you want to develop your own ROMs...:good:
A noobs guide for uot kitchen
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1676817
Full guide for editing systemui.apk and framework-res.apk and also making a custom rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2086771
Editing classes.dex inside services.jar
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2160478
Change status bar clock color
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=549309
Make status bar transparent
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1891702
Battery Bar Mod
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1371330
Decompiling/Recompiling and Advance Theming of 9 PNG
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2254824
Android Theming(Big guide with lots of links)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069287
Build.prop edits
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2256588
ADB, Logcat for n00bs and newbies
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2141817
KERNEL DEVELOPMENT(Advanced User)
How to use Github
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1877040
Guides on building kernels
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1845099&highlight=build+kernel (More useful for BCM devices)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2226199
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2152819 (Using NDK)
Add features to your kernel( from XDA-U)
http://xda-university.com/as-a-developer/adding-features-to-your-kernel
TIPS
Tip-1
Enable CRT screen off animation in ur phone(Will not enable animation when screen is turned on)(does not work on S5830i)
Decompile framework-res.apk
go to res/values find bools.xml and open it.
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Change this
<bool name="config_animateScreenLights">true</bool>
to this
<bool name="config_animateScreenLights">false</bool>
If this does not work, look for detailed guide with editing of services.jar
Tip-2
Change your android version and name(just a superficial change!)
1. Open your explorer.
2. Go to system/
3. There's a file named "build.prop"
4. Long press and then open in text editor.
5. Find these-
ro.build.display.id - Build Number(Default: GINGERBREAD.XXLA2)
ro.build.version.release- Android version(Default: 2.3.6)
6. Edit, Save and Reboot!
Tip-3
Make status bar transparent(Only transparent for homescreen)
1. Decompile systemui.apk
2. Go to res/layout/status_bar,xml
3.Find android:background=FF000000 and change it to android:background=000000000 for full transparency and to android:background=5F000000 for half transparency.
4.If android:[email protected] statusbar_background (this name can be different) is present in status_bar.xml then you can find the image named statusbar_background in res/drawable-ldpi( or mdpi/hdpi depending on the device) and make that image transparent via image editors!
This simply means our status bar background is drawable and we are providing proper image for it!
Will add more tips soon!
Re: [LINKS][TIPS] Editing system files and more!
Thank js.. Very helpfull for a noob like me..
Sent from my GT-S6500D
thank you very much. it was helpful for me too.
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EvolutionHybrid said:
Thank js.. Very helpfull for a noob like me..
Sent from my GT-S6500D
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eserguei said:
thank you very much. it was helpful for me too.
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Quite strange that the guys who found it useful haven't bothered to atleast hit a small thanks button!
Sent from my Xperia Neo V using xda premium
Ghostfreak NB said:
Quite strange that the guys who found it useful haven't bothered to atleast hit a small thanks button!
Sent from my Xperia Neo V using xda premium
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I did, but not to you
Also, is the CRT effect not able to be done on a Gingerbread-based stock rom? I decompiled my framework-res.apk with NinjaMorph but, I can't seem to find the dir [APK ROOT]/res/values nor the bools.xml file...
Another question, is it dangerous to my rom's stability if I use somebody else's framework-res.apk? (taking into account that my rom's backed up though, it's not really an issue )
Ah, my phone is a GT-S5830M (same as the GT-S5830i)
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I did, but not to you
Also, is the CRT effect not able to be done on a Gingerbread-based stock rom? I decompiled my framework-res.apk with NinjaMorph but, I can't seem to find the dir [APK ROOT]/res/values nor the bools.xml file...
Another question, is it dangerous to my rom's stability if I use somebody else's framework-res.apk? (taking into account that my rom's backed up though, it's not really an issue )
Ah, my phone is a GT-S5830M (same as the GT-S5830i)
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I am also S5830i user but this method won't work due to unknown reasons! I'll edit OP!
Otherwise it will work on other devices!
Don't replace framework-res.apk.. U'll get bricked.. If u are doing ui changes just take the pngs and replace in ur framework-res.apk! But make sure resolution is same as that of original one!
Sent from mass relay
El_Dark said:
Also, is the CRT effect not able to be done on a Gingerbread-based stock rom? I decompiled my framework-res.apk with NinjaMorph but, I can't seem to find the dir [APK ROOT]/res/values nor the bools.xml file...
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It is yes, but you can only theme images it seems with NinjaMorph, which is why it doesn't list the folders that consist mainly of xmls, which can only be edited after being decompiled.
Was really a very easy n a extremely noov friendly tutorial.
Thnx guys!
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
VERY NICE GUIDE !!! Thanks a lot ,, many more to learn
Can u give a guide to add notification toggles in aosp ics
Sent from my GT-S5570 using xda premium
really helpful
thanks (pressed already)
How do I change the Model Number?
js2892 said:
I'm gonna give links for various guides to edit these files
Remember, these files are most useful for theming or making ROMs so read on if you want to develop your own ROMs...:good:
A noobs guide for uot kitchen
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1676817
Full guide for editing systemui.apk and framework-res.apk and also making a custom rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2086771
Editing classes.dex inside services.jar
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2160478
Change status bar clock color
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=549309
Make status bar transparent
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1891702
Battery Bar Mod
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1371330
Decompiling/Recompiling and Advance Theming of 9 PNG
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2254824
Android Theming(Big guide with lots of links)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069287
Build.prop edits
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2256588
ADB, Logcat for n00bs and newbies
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2141817
KERNEL DEVELOPMENT(Advanced User)
How to use Github
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1877040
Guides on building kernels
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1845099&highlight=build+kernel (More useful for BCM devices)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2226199
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2152819 (Using NDK)
Add features to your kernel( from XDA-U)
http://xda-university.com/as-a-developer/adding-features-to-your-kernel
TIPS
Tip-1
Enable CRT screen off animation in ur phone(Will not enable animation when screen is turned on)(does not work on S5830i)
Decompile framework-res.apk
go to res/values find bools.xml and open it.
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Change this
<bool name="config_animateScreenLights">true</bool>
to this
<bool name="config_animateScreenLights">false</bool>
If this does not work, look for detailed guide with editing of services.jar
Tip-2
Change your android version and name(just a superficial change!)
1. Open your explorer.
2. Go to system/
3. There's a file named "build.prop"
4. Long press and then open in text editor.
5. Find these-
ro.build.display.id - Build Number(Default: GINGERBREAD.XXLA2)
ro.build.version.release- Android version(Default: 2.3.6)
6. Edit, Save and Reboot!
Tip-3
Make status bar transparent(Only transparent for homescreen)
1. Decompile systemui.apk
2. Go to res/layout/status_bar,xml
3.Find android:background=FF000000 and change it to android:background=000000000 for full transparency and to android:background=5F000000 for half transparency.
4.If android:[email protected] statusbar_background (this name can be different) is present in status_bar.xml then you can find the image named statusbar_background in res/drawable-ldpi( or mdpi/hdpi depending on the device) and make that image transparent via image editors!
This simply means our status bar background is drawable and we are providing proper image for it!
Will add more tips soon!
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Hi,
How would I change the Model Number?
rasmutu said:
Hi,
How would I change the Model Number?
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Please don't quote the whole OP.
go to system/build.prop
open the file and change value of ro.product.model
It seems good. I'm going to click. thank you!