Sorry if this is in the wrong forum. Does anyone have an apk for theme Chooser? I can't seem to find it in market
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you can't just install the application unless you run a rom designed to use it. the reason is that the whole framework-res.apk of your phone has to be heavily modified in the way the theme chooser work.
the apps can be found in the general android theme section of xda. there are several versions there i believe
deeren said:
you can't just install the application unless you run a rom designed to use it. the reason is that the whole framework-res.apk of your phone has to be heavily modified in the way the theme chooser work.
the apps can be found in the general android theme section of xda. there are several versions there i believe
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Thank you. I didn't know I thought it was just an app.
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I just want to ask whether the available themes in the APP and THEME part is going to replace my Launcher pro or not. Any idea?
Thanks before
flamechamp said:
I just want to ask whether the available themes in the APP and THEME part is going to replace my Launcher pro or not. Any idea?
Thanks before
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Themes modify the system files, they aren't independent.
If you get a theme for a rom, it will modify things all around the rom.
If you get a theme for a program (adw) it will modify things inside the program only.
for example, I'm interested in using the ZEN theme or the minimalist theme. Can I use my LauncherPro after I flash the theme?
I absolutely hate the Galaxy S Icons. is there ANY way to get the icons?
I'm using Perception Build 7.
EDIT: I should add, I know I can use ADW Launcher but I hate the update, and I hate what the creator of the AOSP theme did to the theme.. I just want the icons so I can use Launcher pro. I prefer the 3D app drawer.
Find a stock Nexus One ROM (like FRG83), pull the AOSP icons out of the system apks. Unzip the ROM package you're using and drop the AOSP icons in the system apks. Overwrite the system apks on your phone with the updated ones. Don't think there's really a quick way to do it.
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Find a stock Nexus One ROM (like FRG83), pull the AOSP icons out of the system apks. Unzip the ROM package you're using and drop the AOSP icons in the system apks. Overwrite the system apks on your phone with the updated ones. Don't think there's really a quick way to do it.
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yeah that sounds like a long process. But I'M WILLING TO DO IT, IF IT GETS RID OF THE GALAXY S ICONS!
My ROM has them out of the box if you're unwilling to change them all manually.
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gtg465x said:
Find a stock Nexus One ROM (like FRG83), pull the AOSP icons out of the system apks. Unzip the ROM package you're using and drop the AOSP icons in the system apks. Overwrite the system apks on your phone with the updated ones. Don't think there's really a quick way to do it.
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where does one find the AOSP icons in the system apks?
It's usually in drawable-hdpi.
What I done was downloaded the Morph- "Nero Blue AOSP" or "Vanilla Android" from the Vibrant themes/apps section... just use it for replacing app icons only, apply each one seperate, don't run it as a batch or it will install the included framework-res which will probley screw up some stuff..it worked great for me, replaced all icons to AOSP icons..
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Hey guys I have a Samsung mesmerize and
There are some great themes for the fascinate and none for the mesmerize,so im looking at porting some of the fascinatw themes to the mesmerize and I downloaded an application fromxda that was supposed to port the theme over but it never worked. So to make a long story short I need help in porting themes!!! Thanks guys
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I have the same question.
I've loaded the Super Clean ROM .2 for Mes and like it a lot. I tried to load the Ultimate Revolution Theme http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=830410on the off chance it would work and it didn't. Can anyone point out what the differences are that need to be tweaked so that it would work?
Thx!
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I have the same question.
I've loaded the Super Clean ROM .2 for Mes and like it a lot. I tried to load the Ultimate Revolution Theme http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=830410on the off chance it would work and it didn't. Can anyone point out what the differences are that need to be tweaked so that it would work?
Thx!
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the frameworks are different...you would have to swap out the images between the two themed fascinate framework and your mesmorize framework...as well as make any xml edits to replicate those in the fascinate theme
Thanks guys. I've got a few themes I made for the meseize, well not made but I ported them from themes that were made for the fascinated. I'll have them posted In the new mesmerized themes subforum!!!! Thanks to everyone for the help. I have a question if I use the framework and mms. Apk from my phone will my personal info carry iver?
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Thanks guys. I've got a few themes I made for the meseize, well not made but I ported them from themes that were made for the fascinated. I'll have them posted In the new mesmerized themes subforum!!!! Thanks to everyone for the help. I have a question if I use the framework and mms. Apk from my phone will my personal info carry iver?
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Whats the word on the new forum??
New forum is up! It's a bit empty but I have a feeling it'll fill up quick
lilzone said:
Whats the word on the new forum??
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Could you let us know when you get them posted out there? I don't think that anything personal from your phone will be on the apk's. I'm 99% sure that user info is stored in a database format. It's like when you go into "Manage Apps" and choose to delete all application data. The app still works but you have to input your personal info and change from the default settings again.
You might be interested in an alternative way to install MetaMorph themes. Its an app I've developed that builds flashable update.zip files onboard the device by combining your system files with the theme content.
Because it builds onboard using your system files, it preserves existing installed themes assuming one theme does not overwrite the other. It is also capable of installing more than one theme at a time via a single update.zip file.
I developed this app after getting tired of MetaMorph spontaneously rebooting the device near the end of the install process. I typically install more than one theme per new ROM flash and wanted to get all my themes installed in a single reboot. ZipThemer has satisfied that goal for me. Give it a try if you like... its free, donations gratefully accepted
Related links:
Official ZipThemer forum page
My own HTC notification theme page - recently updated to work with advanced ZipThemer capabilities.
Enjoy,
Ken
Wow! I have been waiting for something like this. Metamorph is great, but I can very rarely get to the end of some of my themes. Thanks. I will have to try this later.
Sounds great, does it work with all metamorph themes? What about flashable ones? I have also had a lot of trouble using metamorph and wished there was an easy way to go back after using it.
thanks,
-Keith
There have been some limitiations found in the current version of ZipThemer. I'm working on fixing these for the next version which will work with more MetaMorph themes. ZipThemer does not work with flashable themes. It also doesn't create backups yet, so I suggest using Nand backup/restore for that now.
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There have been some limitiations found in the current version of ZipThemer. I'm working on fixing these for the next version which will work with more MetaMorph themes. ZipThemer does not work with flashable themes. It also doesn't create backups yet, so I suggest using Nand backup/restore for that now.
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This seems like a good idea. One thought I've had about Metamorph, and maybe you could consider it as an option as well....
The most common cause of theme incompatibility aside from poor theme building or the use of XMLs is the "-v4" tags. If you could do a quick check for the presense or lack of these tags in the target APKs so the program doesn't try to create a drawable-hdpi or mdpi when a drawable-hdpi-v4 or mdpi-v4 already exists, you'd have a LOT more cross-platform theme capability.
Just a thought
Sounds do-able. Can you provide links to a theme and ROM image for which this is an issue? I'd be able to understand the problem and implement/troubleshoot faster... thanks,
Ken
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kellinwood said:
Sounds do-able. Can you provide links to a theme and ROM image for which this is an issue? I'd be able to understand the problem and implement/troubleshoot faster... thanks,
Ken
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Not at a location where I can browse around too easily, but you can generally look at any theme built for a custom rom vs. one built for a stock rom. Framework-res is particularly common to have this issue, but it can really be any apk. The folders of potential interest that I've seen are:
drawable-en-hdpi-v4
drawable-es-hdpi-v4
drawable-hdpi-v4
drawable-land-hdpi-v4
drawable-nodpi-v4
drawable-mdpi-v4
drawable-land-mdpi-v4
drawable-ldpi-v4
...then of course the same folders lacking the "-v4" would be the corresponding counterpart. There's probably a few other folders that can have a "-v4", but if you just have your script search for that tag then search the target or source file for the same folder lacking the tag, you should be good.
What if I put in general logic to prevent the addition of any new entries in the patched apks, regardless of the folder name? In other words, if the entry doesn't exist in the target it wouldn't be created. Only entries that already exist in the target apk would be updated if included in the theme file.
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WOW. Ive recently stumbled upon this app and i must say it needs more recognition. Ive been able to use themes and mods from other devices on my Xperia X10. Ive used stuff from the Eris and from the Nexus One. Thanx a million times.
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WOW. Ive recently stumbled upon this app and i must say it needs more recognition. Ive been able to use themes and mods from other devices on my Xperia X10. Ive used stuff from the Eris and from the Nexus One. Thanx a million times.
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Thanks! I'm glad to hear that you like it.
Ken
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Thanks! I'm glad to hear that you like it.
Ken
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I wanted to say thank you for this app as well kellinwood. I've been pushing it alot with my themes for adding my sliders and other things that can't be addressed by theme chooser and am debating doing a Sense theme as well and will definately push it for that too. I like the fact that it creates an undo zip as well... Saves a lot of headaches for when people don't do a backup before applying a theme lol. No matter how much you remind people.. backup first... Most probably don't lol. They just don't think about it when they are in recovery I'm sure and if it's a MM they don't think to reboot and do a backup before applying it. Great work man
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I wanted to say thank you for this app as well kellinwood. I've been pushing it alot with my themes for adding my sliders and other things that can't be addressed by theme chooser and am debating doing a Sense theme as well and will definately push it for that too. I like the fact that it creates an undo zip as well... Saves a lot of headaches for when people don't do a backup before applying a theme lol. No matter how much you remind people.. backup first... Most probably don't lol. They just don't think about it when they are in recovery I'm sure and if it's a MM they don't think to reboot and do a backup before applying it. Great work man
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Thanks for the kind words, I really appreciate it. Its this kind of response that makes it all worthwhile.
Ken
Thank you!
This truly is a wonderful accomplishment! Thank you! I just ported themes from Froyo to Gingerbread on Dream/Sapphire and recommending your app to make a zip for the Gingerbread ROM of their choice.
Hi All, i'm a designer and i just start a project to making a theme for CM10, and i want to use the CM10 default theme as template, i try to look it up inside the cm10 install zip but i failed, i also try to search keywords "system,default,theme,cm10" but i dint get any post i want(maybe i missed it)
So anyone here can tell me how can i get the CM10 default theme's apk file? so i can create one based on that.
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btw i have read many guides in this forum such as following and these are really helps, thanks to them:
[TUTORIAL] Where to find the colors for making a theme
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9066440&postcount=1
[GUIDE] Want to learn how to theme?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=916814
The Ultimate Themeing Guide
https://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=1-YFrDqBjk7U1w0RIJgvmwH7_famvjxUO9grFR9C15rA
[GUIDE] Re-Sizing .9.PNGs using Draw9Patch and xUltimate 9PatchCompiler
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1638978
Default theme is the stock framework. If you want a good base theme, search for a template on xda. If you are themeing a rom you will need framework-res systemui and other. The second best way is to make a theme and then use the line
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persist.sys.themeId=
persist.sys.themePackageName=
in your build.prop to make your theme by default on install
Well I have my templates...
for CM and MIUI. links are in my sig. It just has the basic apks in it.. I don't want to give everything away...lol
Annex1 said:
Well I have my templates...
for CM and MIUI. links are in my sig. It just has the basic apks in it.. I don't want to give everything away...lol
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I have the exact question as the OP so I took a look at the CM10 template in your signature. When I install it as is, without any modifications, I get an error saying theme was compile incorrectly and to contact the developer. Any idea why? I'm on latest version of XenonHD (4.2). Thanks.
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I have the exact question as the OP so I took a look at the CM10 template in your signature. When I install it as is, without any modifications, I get an error saying theme was compile incorrectly and to contact the developer. Any idea why? I'm on latest version of XenonHD (4.2). Thanks.
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Apply system theme reboot then re apply that theme..
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Apply system theme reboot then re apply that theme..
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Thank you for the suggestion. I've tried applying the system theme, rebooted, and tried re-applying the empty template theme but it still results in a "This theme was improperly compiled and cannot be applied. Please report this incident to the theme author." error. Maybe CM10 themes don't work on JB 4.2 roms?
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Thank you for the suggestion. I've tried applying the system theme, rebooted, and tried re-applying the empty template theme but it still results in a "This theme was improperly compiled and cannot be applied. Please report this incident to the theme author." error. Maybe CM10 themes don't work on JB 4.2 roms?
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Yeah maybe that is the case but one last thing to try delete and re install the theme maybe it hasn't been properly downloaded..
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Yeah maybe that is the case but one last thing to try delete and re install the theme maybe it hasn't been properly downloaded..
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Tried that as well and still no luck. Thanks for the help. I'll just wait and see if someone more skilled than I am release a compatible stock theme. :good:
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The second best way is to make a theme and then use the line
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persist.sys.themeId=
persist.sys.themePackageName=
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Does this work in CM10 rom..?