Anyone know if there's a way to change the icon a program displays? I'm running the Illuminance KK4 rom. I'm using K9 mail and want it to display the default email icon.
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Pretty simple...you can use a custom launcher and set any icon you want.
Or a more manual approach would be to open both apks with 7zip on your pc go to /res/drawable hdpi and find the icon, then just swap images.
The app may need to be resigned with apkmanager after, not sure.
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Stock email app does not work for my work email, so I am using another third party email app. problem is the icon does not fit into my theme. The stock email app icon does. I could replace the icon in the app drawable but when I change theme it does not change with the theme.
So my question is, in the maifest file is there a way to point "android:icon" to some thing like "android.email.icon" instead of default @drawable/icon.png. I would appreciate any other suggestions if it is not possible.
Ok, so I wanted a better email app than the stock MIUI one, and everyone keeps recommending K9 mail. Thing is, I hate the app icon for it. I worked out that I should be able to use Desktop Visualizer to create a shortcut on the desktop which points to K9, but uses another icon.
Thing is I can create a widget using DV (Long press on screen, select DVwidget etc), however I can't place widgets in the launcher bar. I tried opening the DV app and trying to create a shortcut that way, but when I hit 'Ok' to complete the operation, nothing happens. It just returns to the homescreen and no shortcut is created.
To further complicate things I have had this work once. It just randomly appeared on the desktop a few minutes after creating it, and I was able to move that into the launcher. Now I want to change the icon (again) but as you can see, I'm not having much luck.
Am I missing something here? I know MIUI doesn't have shortcuts on it's desktop, but if that was the case I don't see how I could have got it to work at all?
Any thoughts?
CyanideJack said:
Any thoughts?
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Yeah, i'm thinking how an app icon can invoke such a strong emotion as hate for it. Could we get a screenshot? Share the hate
I do agree that the icon is kinda ugly .
That is a terrible icon ...
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Yeah, it's pretty....special...
U can't put Widgets in dock for miui roms... Just Apps... Hope it helps...
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What i would suggest (this is what i used to do while using MIUI), is to use an application called "App Drawer" meant specially for MIUI.
Link t=1154299http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154299
it is only as it states, an app drawer like all regular android phones.
This way you will have a dedicated app drawer & this will help in not cluttering up your home screens.
All icons on your home screen can be inserted into a single folder as these are the actual apps & not shortcuts.
Deleting would mean uninstalling.
so use the app drawer, send the shortcuts to your home screen & use any app for changing the icon like the ones inbuilt in ADW, Nova launchers.
...or you could just swap out the k9 icon for one you like. Use a theme (or make a blank one if you're fond of default) and theme the app name icon with a mail icon (or any icon) you think is nice
theme mtz - icons folder - use a .png and name it com.fsck.k9.apk
(if that doesn't work, the real app name is com.fsck.k9-1.apk)
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...or you could just swap out the k9 icon for one you like. Use a theme (or make a blank one if you're fond of default) and theme the app name icon with a mail icon (or any icon) you think is nice
theme mtz - icons folder - use a .png and name it com.fsck.k9.apk
(if that doesn't work, the real app name is com.fsck.k9-1.apk)
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I really like the look of the new jb leaks, particularly the app icons ... but I'm not happy with the performance. Definitely slower than say CM10, at least when it comes to gaming.
I'd like to use the app icons from the new leaks with CM10, but I'm not sure how ...
Is it possible?
Open the rom with 7zip. Navigate to system then apps, look for the app with the icon (launcher / systemui etc)
Extract it (with 7 zip) look for draw able hdpi and inside u will find the icons. Copy them somewhere on your computer and then transfer that folder to your sd card.
Download desktop visualiser free from play store and find the icons then replace them with your current icons.
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azzledazzle said:
Open the rom with 7zip. Navigate to system then apps, look for the app with the icon (launcher / systemui etc)
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Thanks given!
Do you mean look for the specific app with the icon I want to copy? Or do you mean that a bunch of icons are stored in the launcher/systemui apps?
You will have to manually hunt down the icons you want. Each app has its own icons, not all icons in one app.
Which icons do you want? I or someone else might know which app they will be hidden in.
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Has anyone figured out a way to edit APP icons without manually going through and editing the actual .APK?
It seems that would be the "simplest" route to allowing us all to put custom icons for apps on the dock bar... because then we could just use the built in method for customizing the dock, and BAM.
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Has anyone figured out a way to edit APP icons without manually going through and editing the actual .APK?
It seems that would be the "simplest" route to allowing us all to put custom icons for apps on the dock bar... because then we could just use the built in method for customizing the dock, and BAM.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.bii.android.app.dskvzr&hl=en
Desktop VisualizeR will give you what you want.
I've got desktop Visualizer, but can't figure out how to use it toput icons in the dock bar. Had assumed it pnly worked for widgets on desktop.
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MadDogMaddux said:
I've got desktop Visualizer, but can't figure out how to use it toput icons in the dock bar. Had assumed it pnly worked for widgets on desktop.
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You could use a different launcher like apex/nova/adw
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Is there any way to change the icons on the dock? I use the Icon Changer app to change icons, but it can't put them on the dock. Anyone know of an app that can, or perhaps another easy way to do this?
Thanks!
Drybonz said:
Is there any way to change the icons on the dock? I use the Icon Changer app to change icons, but it can't put them on the dock. Anyone know of an app that can, or perhaps another easy way to do this?
Thanks!
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Just open the apps draw and when is open press and hold the icon that you can to move over the apps draw the from the apps draw press and hold the icon and move it over the dock and that all
Desktop Visualizer app. Or Nova/Apex Launcher.
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Desktop Visualizer app. Or Nova/Apex Launcher.
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I checked out the desktop visualizer app, and I like it. Thanks for the tip. It's a bit more refined than Icon Changer (that I was using).
The problem is, like Icon Changer, it creates the app on the homescreen... and I can't find any way to get those shortcuts onto the dock. I can only get shortcuts from the drawer to the dock. Am I missing something?
Try Unicon in the play store, it uses nova icon packs and themes the entire phone. Here is my lock screen
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mwedemeier11 said:
Try Unicon in the play store, it uses nova icon packs and themes the entire phone. Here is my lock screen
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Nice app... but from what I can see it will only theme an entire icon pack. I just want to change one icon on the dock.
I'm assuming you're using the stock launcher? You could edit the application yourself but that's a hassle. Idk how else to help except to use a 3rd party launcher
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Open up com.htc.resources.apk in /system/framework with winrar/7zip. Don't extract it, just open it.
Find the icon you want to change in the apk and re name the icon you're going to replace it with to whatever the name is in the apk.
Now once you drop your new icon in, you can try pushing the apk back using adb but I would recommend flashing it. I've always had problems with pushing edited framework files to the device. It usually causes tons of force closes.
Hope that helps a little. Pm me If need be.
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Open up com.htc.resources.apk in /system/framework with winrar/7zip. Don't extract it, just open it.
Find the icon you want to change in the apk and re name the icon you're going to replace it with to whatever the name is in the apk.
Now once you drop your new icon in, you can try pushing the apk back using adb but I would recommend flashing it. I've always had problems with pushing edited framework files to the device. It usually causes tons of force closes.
Hope that helps a little. Pm me If need be.
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Thanks for the info. I had a feeling a might have to get in there and change it manually. I'm going to take a look at it and see if I can do it.
Drybonz said:
Thanks for the info. I had a feeling a might have to get in there and change it manually. I'm going to take a look at it and see if I can do it.
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You can do it!
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