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[MOD/THEME/TUT] Battery Indicator Theme

Warning! Applying a theme to the battery icon involves modifying system files and will more than likely brick your phone unless you are 100% sure on what you are doing or have a good back/restore solution
Big thanks to Fightspit for his original thread on creating these battery themes
Here is an example theme i've attached below (see pre-made theme.zip)
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and here is it in action
There are 2 quite serious prerequisites to this mod
1) Must be rooted with S-OFF
2) ClockworkMod installed and a backup taken (Please, please, please, do this in case of failure)
To create a theme from scratch.
1) Grab the source files for the theme of your choice from this thread
2) Grab APK Manager 4.9 from here
3) Download framework-res.apk from your "system/framework" folder using adb or root explorer
4) Place your downloaded framework-res.apk in APK Manager's "place-apk-here-for-modding" folder
5) In APK Manager choose option 22 to set current project
6) choose option 9 to decompile apk
7) replace battery xml files in folder "res/drawable" and pngs in folder "res/drawable-hdpi" within the extracted "projects/framework-res" folder that APK Manager creates
8) Choose option 11 to compile
9) Select "y" is system apk
10) Select "y" replace original folders
11) In the "keep" folder that APK Mananger has created, delete resources.arsc
and the battery xml files in "res/drawable" and the battery pngs in "res/drawable-hdpi"
12) Press any key and let APK recompile
13) In the "place-apk-here-for-modding" folder, rename unsignedframework-res.apk to framework-res.apk
14) Extract the attached "Blank Update.zip.zip" then Open up the update.zip with 7zip
15) Drag your renamed framework-res.apk to the "framework" folder in 7zip to overwrite the existing blank framework-res file
16) Close update.zip (agree to any messages about updating the file)
17) Copy update.zip to your sdcard
18) Flash the update.zip via ClockworkMod
My Pre-made battery theme
This contains the android battery theme I posted above, already to flash
Warning! This was made for software version 1.32.405.6 - You may get errors if running a different version to me. If so, restore using clockworkmod
1) Extract attached "Pre-made theme.zip" and copy update.zip to your sdcard
2) Flash the update.zip via ClockworkMod
Notes:
Online kitchen now works,happy cooking http://circle.glx.nl/
Thanks to liljom for the guide
Pre-made Change Log
v1 Initial release
v2 Charging animation now works correctly
v2 Colour - Added version with coloured status bar icons

Big thanks for this tutorial!

I love the look of this! Will need to install Clockwork Mod etc of course before I use it, but I will look into this soon
Just to clarify, is it possible to get only the battery mod without the other coloured icons? Is Pre-made themeV2.zip only the battery yes? And the colour version is all the icons?

madindehead said:
I love the look of this! Will need to install Clockwork Mod etc of course before I use it, but I will look into this soon
Just to clarify, is it possible to get only the battery mod without the other coloured icons? Is Pre-made themeV2.zip only the battery yes? And the colour version is all the icons?
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Correct

sopL87 said:
Big thanks for this tutorial!
Installation: Jump to point 14 of the tutorial (there is mismatch in numeration).
Something from me: rEVOlution taskbar icons.
Edit: Added Galaxy S framework. Only changed taskbar icons, battery have 1% step.
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Ooops, fixed it

Whilst I appreciate you gave a guide on how to make our own, I'm really not very graphically talented, would it be possible to have one where the numbers are clearer?
I love the little android, but I have to hold my phone right up to my face to see the actual percentage
Thanks though, have to have % visible

Sorry I didn't make the images. They were taken from this thread. You could maybe ask over there if anyone could help you though

Ahh, cool, I used the online kitchen to make my own, pretty awesome!
I've flashed my own one, but now I've lost all the colourful other icons. I assume if I flash them back over, I lose my battery icon, right?

AndyCr15 said:
Ahh, cool, I used the online kitchen to make my own, pretty awesome!
I've flashed my own one, but now I've lost all the colourful other icons. I assume if I flash them back over, I lose my battery icon, right?
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Just out of interest, did you flash the zip file that the kitchen generated? It wouldn't work for me.
You can just add the icons back into the framework-res.apk (the one you had with the battery icons) and reflash

vibez said:
Just out of interest, did you flash the zip file that the kitchen generated? It wouldn't work for me.
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Yeah, worked fine for me.
vibez said:
You can just add the icons back into the framework-res.apk (the one you had with the battery icons) and reflash
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Hmm, never edited framework-res.apk before. I'll look into it...

AndyCr15 said:
Yeah, worked fine for me.
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Cool, i'll try it again
AndyCr15 said:
Hmm, never edited framework-res.apk before. I'll look into it...
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Actually I think you can build a version with the battery and icons using the online kitchen. You select the icons on the "Themed Icons" set page

sopL87 said:
Big thanks for this tutorial!
From me:
- DesireHD mod by sopL87
- rEVOlution
- Galaxy S
What changed: 1% battery step, signal icons, bluetooth, wifi, ect. In DesireHD everything is stock except 1% step battery, tweaked and extended animations of upload, download and gps.
Last update: 15.11.2010
Installation: Extract my .rar and jump to point 14 of the tutorial.
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Looks good! Great skins btw

I have a dhd and perm root and s-off flashed with overclocking, must i have clockworkmod to install this pre-made themeV2 or can i just use fastboot flash or is there another way other then installing clockworkmod ? (clockworkmod don't seam to have a recovery for my dhd yet anyways )

excellent thread vibez
so i would like to share my stock framework-res.apk with you guys, modified with "version a". update.zip attached.
I will port some of my other themes now

Love it. Beautiful.

boarne71 said:
I have a dhd and perm root and s-off flashed with overclocking, must i have clockworkmod to install this pre-made themeV2 or can i just use fastboot flash or is there another way other then installing clockworkmod ? (clockworkmod don't seam to have a recovery for my dhd yet anyways )
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Not really sure to be fair. I just used the clockworkmod that is kicking around in the dev section as it is the only way i'm comfortable with to flash update.zip files. There may be others ways to achieve the same thing though
Thyrus said:
excellent thread vibez
so i would like to share my stock framework-res.apk with you guys, modified with "version a". update.zip attached.
I will port some of my other themes now
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Looks good

Is anyone else using the online kitchen to build these battery themes?
It keeps generating folders with v4 at the end, ie drawable-hdpi-v4
The folders in the framework-res on my stock rom doesnt have -v4 at the end like so "drawable-hdpi". I believe this is why I keep getting force close when I flash the file from the online kitchen

yes some kitchens do that. thats why i prefer doeing it manually or checking with theme porter. i always check the res folders for these annoying -vX endings.

I thought so, it's just that someone mentioned in this thread that the kitchen work for them and i'm just trying to figure out how since it does add the pesky -v4 to whatever it cooks for me.
Manually is the way to go
Just out of interest, what does theme porter do?

i checks 2 files (old and new) for updated pngs, and copies them across.
very useful when you actually have a theme already, but simply want to port it (i.e due to an update of the framework res by the manufactorer). This does it for you. Not as sophisticated as apk-manager true

[UPDATE 6/11!!!]MIUI BATTERY MODS & MIUI Dark Theme Vari-Theme Manager Compatible!!!

[UPDATE 6/11!!!]MIUI BATTERY MODS & MIUI Dark Theme Vari-Theme Manager Compatible!!!
I got bored so I made some battery mods for MIUI. I added a theme (NEWTASK650 Dark) that i made off of the MIUI Dark Theme that i use along with some screenshots for anyone who likes it and wants to use it. It's a variation of the MIUI Dark Theme. Here's the original theme thread for it http://www.miuiandroid.com/2011/05/miui-com-official-dark-theme-consent-given-to-post/. Just download and check the previews to see more. I plan on trying to make 2 new batt mods a day if my schedule permits it. Make sure you go to Settings/System/Battery Settings/Battery Indicator Style and choose Percentage. Otherwise you will not see the battery.
BATTERIES CONTINUED IN POST #2 WILL TAKE REQUESTS!!!
These will only change the battery icon. NOTHING ELSE.
Download the .zip file you want to use, then extract the .mtz file, then FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS BELOW.
HOW TO APPLY
-Put on SD card
-Open Theme Manager
-Hit Menu soft key button and select Import Theme
-Select the battery theme
-Select EDIT THEME
-Select Notification Bar and then choose the battery that you want to use
-DONE
A Special Thanks to xavierjohn22 for helping me to make it easier for you guys​
here is 2 short videos of how to drop them in the systemui.apk. if you wanna go that route. Just drop them in systemui.apk/res/raw folder.
Video#1
http://youtu.be/MWpFI2m0_lw
Video#2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8_GXgQqRvE
-1.6.10 TASK650 DARK Theme- It's a variation of The MIUI Dark Theme. Just a little more detailed.
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"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
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"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
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-NEWTASK650 MINIMAL DARK THEME-
]
-Erebos Keyboard-
How To Install!!!
1.)Take the LatinIme.apk out of the zip
2.)put on phone
3.)set permissions in root explorer to
USER X X O
GROUP X O O
OTHERS X O O O
4.)Drop LatinIme.apk into system/app
-GLOSSY BATTERY-
-GB LANDSCAPE-
-VA DARK BLUE-
-Mode2b Battery-
-Glow Battery-
-Dotted Green Battery-

-Orange Slice Battery-
-HoneyComb Blue Battery-
-Vertical GB Green Battery-
-Stock GingerBread Battery-
-Stock HoneyComb Battery-
-Cm7 Battery-
-HoneyComb Bar Battery-
-Minimal Battery-

-Gauge Battery-

task650 said:
and another one
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I want this one right here, but I have no idea where to find the system.apk or anything else.

smeltn said:
I want this one right here, but I have no idea where to find the system.apk or anything else.
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its really easy. the systemui.apk can be found with the app root explorer. if you want i can just pack it in the systemui.apk myself but you would have to use root explorer to change permissions and drop it in system/app

task650 said:
its really easy. the systemui.apk can be found with the app root explorer. if you want i can just pack it in the systemui.apk myself but you would have to use root explorer to change permissions and drop it in system/app
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sure that would be fantastic if you wouldnt mind.
I read somewhere, that you have to like open the theme.zip and go to frame/res and add it there, but of course that didn't work.

smeltn said:
sure that would be fantastic if you wouldnt mind.
I read somewhere, that you have to like open the theme.zip and go to frame/res and add it there, but of course that didn't work.
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i'll pack the battery in the systemui.apk right now and post it for ya and give you instructions on how to do it. do you have root explorer?

task650 said:
i'll pack the battery in the systemui.apk right now and post it for ya and give you instructions on how to do it. do you have root explorer?
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Yes I have Root explorer.. And thank you so much

here ya go bro. so now all you have to do is open root explorer scroll down to sdcard file click on it find the systemui.apk and long press it, select permissions and on the first line from left to right check the first 2, the middle line just check the first one and no others on that line, on the third just the first one also. it should look like this.
x x -
x - -
x - -
the x's are the ones that are checked and the -'s are the ones that shouldn't be. hit ok. then long press the systemui.apk again and select move then hit the back button. find system file and click it the app file and click that then hit paste. you're done. hold volume up and power for about 10 seconds and it should reboot and you're good.

Ok so I did exactly what you said but it isn't working. Battery didnt change. So I tried again, and when I moved the file I checked the permissions again and they change. Its like it isn't saving the permission changes I am making. It IS copying and replacing the file in the system/app folder, but it isn't showing up.
edit> I wonder if its because I am using a custom theme?

smeltn said:
Ok so I did exactly what you said but it isn't working. Battery didnt change. So I tried again, and when I moved the file I checked the permissions again and they change. Its like it isn't saving the permission changes I am making. It IS copying and replacing the file in the system/app folder, but it isn't showing up.
edit> I wonder if its because I am using a custom theme?
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You need to replace the images in the theme then. Are the statusbar, wifi, and data icons changing too? If not then the theme description needs to be changed too so those icons and the battery icons can show up too.

Prototype159 said:
You need to replace the images in the theme then. Are the statusbar, wifi, and data icons changing too? If not then the theme description needs to be changed too so those icons and the battery icons can show up too.
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I have tried 3 different themes to see if it made a difference and none of them change the wifi, data, battery icons at all.
So what do I need to replace and where?
Thanks for the help btw guys.

smeltn said:
I have tried 3 different themes to see if it made a difference and none of them change the wifi, data, battery icons at all.
So what do I need to replace and where?
Thanks for the help btw guys.
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Take your theme. Zip it. Click on the zip and you will see your theme name. Double click on it and then it will open a new window with all of the theme's files. Find the systemui folder, look for a raw folder inside it and then replace the battery images with the one you want.
For the description file, you should unzip the folder area so you have the file on your computer. Keep the zip windows open, but go to where you unziped the folders. Click on it and edit the description file with notepad or something else and add this right before the last line:
<uiVersion>1</uiVersion>
Save it and replace it with the one in the zip (you can delete the folder on your computer if you want, since you don't need it anymore).
Make sure to save the changes to the zip file. And then can exit out of the folders area, and drag the theme name out of the zip file into your phone's sd card.

here ya go. good to go!

so to anyone who is just wanting to change the battery i made a really short video on how I do it. here it is. al i do is open the systemui.apk with 7zip and drop the new battery files that i am using in the res/raw folder. then follow what i do in this video.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22014441/Setting Permissions.mp4

task650 said:
so to anyone who is just wanting to change the battery i made a really short video on how I do it. here it is. al i do is open the systemui.apk with 7zip and drop the new battery files that i am using in the res/raw folder. then follow what i do in this video.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22014441/Setting Permissions.mp4
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wow so you won't believe what the problem was the entire time. I actually went into the system/app folder and made a back up of my existing systemUI.apk, and actually I just renamed the original to be SystemUI-original.apk and then dropped the new on in. Problem was it was still reading that systemui-original.apk as being the one it wanted to use even though I had renamed it. So I went in and deleted the original, and as soon as I did I got the FC system errors... rebooted and tada it works fantastic. How weird.
Thanks for all your help

smeltn said:
wow so you won't believe what the problem was the entire time. I actually went into the system/app folder and made a back up of my existing systemUI.apk, and actually I just renamed the original to be SystemUI-original.apk and then dropped the new on in. Problem was it was still reading that systemui-original.apk as being the one it wanted to use even though I had renamed it. So I went in and deleted the original, and as soon as I did I got the FC system errors... rebooted and tada it works fantastic. How weird.
Thanks for all your help
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no problem man. anytime you need any help just hit me up. you have my email so that would be the quickest way to get a hold of me.

images and theming including battery icons
FYI, we dont have to go to troubles of modding SystemUI.apk
Just make an mtz file and drop the battery mod images in the same structure as the apk. Then drop the .mtz file in \sd card\MIUI\theme and apply it via thememanager
com.android.systemui\res\raw
Same goes for many other apps including the MiuiMusic.
See sample attached (though i'ved pick a not so good image, LOL, whatever i see first in my pc, ha ha ha)
extract the .mtz inside the rar attached
EDIT:
I provided the info because every week MIUI 2.3.3 has some changes, so it's not likely we will be modding the systemui.apk every week just to have the battery icon changed. you can just make it available readily in the sd card using mtz theming
e.g. samples for title
Battery Mod Circle
Battery Mod Cool
Battery Mod Wow
The title can just be change and other folders not needed in my mtz removed. Image attached showing how i use your battery images to try the MTZ file. You can just make a bunch of the MTZ file and post it as themes rather than flashable or overwriting APK

xavierjohn22 said:
FYI, we dont have to go to troubles of modding SystemUI.apk
Just make an mtz file and drop the battery mod images in the same structure as the apk. Then drop the .mtz file in \sd card\MIUI\theme and apply it via thememanager
com.android.systemui\res\raw
Same goes for many other apps including the MiuiMusic.
See sample attached (though i'ved pick a not so good image, LOL, whatever i see first in my pc, ha ha ha)
extract the .mtz inside the rar attached
EDIT:
I provided the info because every week MIUI 2.3.3 has some changes, so it's not likely we will be modding the systemui.apk every week just to have the battery icon changed. you can just make it available readily in the sd card using mtz theming
e.g. samples for title
Battery Mod Circle
Battery Mod Cool
Battery Mod Wow
The title can just be change and other folders not needed in my mtz removed. Image attached showing how i use your battery images to try the MTZ file. You can just make a bunch of the MTZ file and post it as themes rather than flashable or overwriting APK
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so do you have any suggestions on how i can make this thread easier for people. should i just throw up a com.andoid.xxxx file for them the drop the new battery files in themselves and advise them to throw that in their theme mtz file? thanks a lot for your input. and... would you mind if i put the info you gave me in the OP?

task650 said:
so do you have any suggestions on how i can make this thread easier for people. should i just throw up a com.andoid.xxxx file for them the drop the new battery files in themselves and advise them to throw that in their theme mtz file? thanks a lot for your input.
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I Don't mind it al all bro, no problem, i was looking for a battery image then i came accross this thread. LOL
It will save you trouble in modding the systemui.apk every week if the deodexed rom has changes, it always has changes anyways (in patches only), now that they are revamping weekly, (at least for now) .
Here's on the top of my head as the idea
1. You could make many MTZ as i have mentioned. Copy what i have posted.
- battery mod 1.mtz
- battery mod 2.mtz
etc..
2. Each mtz will have same structure. Use winrar to change the file
3. description.xml contains the title of the theme. do not use weird characters as title
<title>Battery</title>
<author>Your name here</author>
4. com.android.systemui is the folder your battery images should go. Should be the same name too as what you are doing overwriting in APK
The images will be under com.android.systemui\res\raw
5. If you also want to change the toggle icons, put the images in com.android.systemui\res\drawable-hdpi
- You can even make a preview of it in the preview folder
- You can also remove the mms folder there
6. Put all the modded images and folder in the MTZ file

[SIMPLE GUIDE + LOCKRINGS] [ALL ANDROID ROMS] Change lockrings on any rom

ALL OF THE LOCKRINGS HAVE BEEN MOVED TO THE 5TH POST​
G’Day XDA,
This is a really simple to do guide on changing the lockring on both a stock Samsung circle lockscreen and the AOSP lockscreen on ALL SAMSUNG, AOSP & AOKP ROMS and essentially this same method should also work on ALL ANDROID ROMS that are both ODEXED & DEODEXED. I have tested both using my own phone which is a Samsung Galaxy SII GT-I9100 which is running a stock Samsung odexed rom. I have been told that it also works on a Sony Xperia Arc. Your specific rom may have the lockring file named as something else, so you may need to go into framework-res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi (or-xhdpi or -mdpi depending on what device/rom you're running) to find the correct file. If you need help you can attach your framework-res.apk in here and I will do my best to help you out.
This is really easy to do for even a beginner like me, so I’m sure anyone that reads this will be able to do it. There are a few prerequisites to this mod – first of all you need a computer with an unzip style program like 7Zip, your phone needs to be rooted and you also need some kind of file manager (I use ES File Explorer but lots of people say they use Root Explorer). You will also need to have access to a program like Photoshop or Irfanview or Pixlr or Greenfish Icon Editor Pro if you want to change any pictures yourself. I have detailed everything step by step below with pictures so it should be very easy to follow.
Here's the guide…
(Lockrings in 5th post) PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU MAKE A NANDROID/CWM BACKUP BEFORE TRYING THIS - I CAN'T BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ANY PROBLEMS YOU FACE, BUT I WILL DO MY BEST TO HELP YOU OUT IF YOU DO RUN INTO PROBLEMS
Step 1 - You will need to download the lockring that you would like to use. I have used different styles from HERE and also from HERE and also made my own. You can find some lockring collections made by martintspedersen HERE and by shishircoolin HERE. If you are smart enough to make your own using a program like Photoshop or Pixlr then top work. Just make sure that it is definitely a PNG file. Also make sure that if you want any of it transparent that it actually is (I made this mistake and it didn’t look very good, so I had to get my gorgeous fiancée to fix it up for me, as she is highly skilled in the art of Photoshop). Save the lockring onto your computer somewhere (I keep all of my stuff in a Mods folder) and you will need to modify it soon.
Step 2 - You will need to make a copy of framework-res.apk (which is located in /system/framework) and put it anywhere onto your phone’s SD card. Again, I use a folder called Mods which is easy to locate and remember.
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Step 3 - Plug a micro USB cable into your phone and then plug the other end into your computer. Open the directory where you saved framework-res.apk (for me it is GTI9100/Phone/Mods) and move it onto your computer’s desktop.
Step 4 - Now right click on framework-res.apk and select 7Zip – Open Archive.
Step 5 - Within the opened 7Zip archive, navigate to res\drawable-hdpi\ (or res\drawable-xhdpi on a Galaxy Nexus) and locate these files:
For the stock Samsung Circle Lockscreen, find unlockscreen_lock_01.png to unlockscreen_lock_20.png. These usually have a padlock ranging in different stages of unlocking, but I have used the same picture in all of them. You can do the same or modify them slightly, it's up to you.
For the AOSP Lockscreen, find ic_lockscreen_handle_normal.png which is the lock that is visible when a hardware button is pressed, and ic_lockscreen_handle_pressed.png is the same lock with the ring around it that appears when you press the lock.
Step 6 - Change the name of the lockring PNGs that downloaded earlier and want to use to the corresponding file names. For example, I have changed the PNGs in the first picture to use in the stock Samsung Circle lockscreen and the PNGs in the second picture are for the AOSP Lockscreen:
Step 7 - Now drag the renamed PNGs into the res\drawable-hdpi folder. Click yes when it asks you to confirm.
Step 8 - Close the 7Zip archive and now copy your newly modified framework-res.apk back onto the SD card of your phone. Again for me, I use the Mods file so it's easy to find.
Step 9 - Now on your phone, open your file explorer and navigate to where your modified framework-res.apk is. Long press it and select Move To and move it to the System folder on the root directory of your phone.
Step 10 - Now navigate to the System folder and long press on the framework-res.apk and select Properties. You will see this:
Notice how the Permissions is set to rw- rw- rw-? We need to change this otherwise you'll have big problems. Click the Change button and you will see this:
Step 11 - Uncheck the Group - write and Other - write boxes so that it looks like this:
Now click OK and you will see this:
Now click OK.
Step 12 - Now long press on framework-res.apk and select Move To. Move it to the Framework folder within System.
You will see the following warning:
Click OK. Now your phone will freeze. This is ok. It will be frozen for roughly 1 - 1½ minutes, then it will restart.
Once it reboots, you will be staring at your new masterpiece!
Stock Samsung Circle Lockscreen
ICS Lockscreen
LOCKRINGS​ (These are made for a HDPI screen and are at 162dp x 162dp)
Ok below are a bunch of lockrings for everyone to use. I have also included the Stock ICS lockring and the Stock Samsung Circle lockring so that if you want to modify them yourself then you can. The other lockrings were made by me (apart from Metallica which was made by martintspederen). Just click on the picture you want and it will open up a new tab where you can download it. Once it's downloaded, extract the files and rename them to the appropriate file name for your particular lockscreen. Requests are both welcome and encouraged!
ALL OF THE LOCKRINGS HAVE BEEN MOVED TO THE 5TH POST, SO PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO SEE AND DOWNLOAD THEM
Now if this post helped you I would love to know about it, so please post a reply. Even post screen shots of what you have done would be great.
Cheers XDA,
Dave

@daveyannihilation oh mate!! you made the thread my friend very good job.. i was thinking of making something like it for mig lockrings
shirshicoolin and me was about to ask you of making a thread for all of us lockring guys
the next thing could be to implement the diffrent device locations: samsung:::ic_lockscreen_handle_normal.png
oh and i was the first LOL and thanks for the links as always

very good

how if i want to change default lockscreen and porting from sense 4.0 lockscreen , can u help me ?

LOCKRINGS​
Ok below are a bunch of lockrings for everyone to use. I have also included the Stock AOSP lockring and the Stock Samsung Circle lockring so that if you want to modify them yourself then you can. The other lockrings were made by me (apart from Metallica which was made by martintspederen). Just click on the picture you want and it will open up a new tab where you can download it. Once it's downloaded, extract the files and rename them to the appropriate file name for your particular lockscreen. Requests are both welcome and encouraged!

hiii...
thanks nice guide... can you give me your desktop wallpapers.... both.... i like them....

lokeshsaini94 said:
thanks nice guide... can you give me your desktop wallpapers.... both.... i like them....
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Are you talking about the wallpapers that are in the screenshots in the guide? If so then it is actually a live wallpaper. I downloaded a program called Windows 7 Dreamscene Activator which you can get from here and I know it says it is for Windows 7 but I am running Vista and it works on my computer and I know it runs on XP Premium as well.
So once you install Dreamscene Activator you just right click on any mpg file and select Set as Desktop Background and then you've got a live wallpaper. Then I just searched for dreamscene wallpaper download on Google and that's how I found the Android one which is on the Dreamscene website here but for some reason it's not working at the moment. I just uploaded it for you, so click here and you can download it. Enjoy

Thanks... Will download it tommorow morning....
EDIT: its working fine but how do i change font color of desktop icons....

lokeshsaini94 said:
Thanks... Will download it tommorow morning....
EDIT: its working fine but how do i change font color of desktop icons....
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I'm fairly certain that you need to go to Control Panel/Display then click on the Appearance tab and then click the Advanced button.
In this section you can change the colour for all of the backgrounds and text that you want. It's pretty cool.
Let me know how you go?

daveyannihilation said:
Are you talking about the wallpapers that are in the screenshots in the guide? If so then it is actually a live wallpaper. I downloaded a program called Windows 7 Dreamscene Activator which you can get from here and I know it says it is for Windows 7 but I am running Vista and it works on my computer and I know it runs on XP Premium as well.
So once you install Dreamscene Activator you just right click on any mpg file and select Set as Desktop Background and then you've got a live wallpaper. Then I just searched for dreamscene wallpaper download on Google and that's how I found the Android one which is on the Dreamscene website here but for some reason it's not working at the moment. I just uploaded it for you, so click here and you can download it. Enjoy
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Thanks a lot
Inviato dal mio GT-N7000 con Tapatalk 2

hey....
sorry for one more off topic question but which tool you use to decompile apk files...
how do you have an option to decomplie apk on right clicking an apk file...

lokeshsaini94 said:
sorry for one more off topic question but which tool you use to decompile apk files...
how do you have an option to decomplie apk on right clicking an apk file...
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Umm I'm pretty sure it was a program called APK One Click
I've never used it to decompile though, I have always used APK Tool because it worked well with ICS Roms where as APK One Click didn't

Great effort Dev
Great guide to change the lockrings to our custom look.....:laugh::laugh::laugh:
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. But can you help me in changing the Pattern circle type,shape,even size so that i suits to my droid screen size....
Hoping that i'll get a reply Here..

Sure mate. What device are you using? And do you mean the lockscreen that you use to enter in a pattern to unlock the phone? How big exactly do you want it? I have a bit of an idea the files that you need to modify but I would like to know the device to be able to help you as best I can.
Sent from my ICS Blue SGSII

@OP thanks for the png's

sandy7 said:
@OP thanks for the png's
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No problem mate,
Glad you liked them. I will try to do some more designs once I finish my other theme thread.

didu73 said:
Sorry to be 10 posts. Need to speak
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Huh? I don't don't understand? Do you need help with something?

daveyannihilation said:
No problem mate,
Glad you liked them. I will try to do some more designs once I finish my other theme thread.
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ya some more png's desings would be great...

sandy7 said:
ya some more png's desings would be great...
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No worries. Any ideas? I had in mind to do a few like Coke and Pepsi but I'm trying to think of some others. Any ideas would be great.
Thanks.

daveyannihilation said:
No worries. Any ideas? I had in mind to do a few like Coke and Pepsi but I'm trying to think of some others. Any ideas would be great.
Thanks.
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like miui logo would be nice..
a arrow mark,
HTC ring
google logo

[GUIDE]Theming your ROM on Phone(Editing framework-res.apk to change icons)

So friends, here is a quick and easy guide for changing the status bar icons of your s5830i(Actually any phone )
For those who don't know how to do it(for anyone actually :highfive
Theory
Android is the awesome platform which is easily configurable and is able of being edited very easily
The icons used in every app and Android framework are located as png images in apk of those respective apps in location:-
*.apk/res/drawable-mdpi (in our case, as our phone is mdpi)
So, we can change any icon of our status bar like battery, signal, (not clock[clock is to be configures in SystemUI.apk{will post how to change it shortly}]), etc by editing png's in framework-res.apk
Not even that, you can edit images of any app as I told you
There are several ways to decompile and compile apk in which we have made change
If we want full access of apk and want to change every thing like the xml's in it and smali content in jar files, then we would have to do it on computer by apktool or apkmanager
But, we are here to only change image, so we would not go in detail of apktool or apkmanager. For changing images, that can be very easily done even on the phone by an app NinjaMorph that is made for developers by our senior head and DEVELOPING LEGEND Stephen(Stericson)
But be careful as backing up the original file if you do something wrong
And as you all know any developer or even a newbie posting something interesting that you want to try WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for your mobile blowing up, resting in peace, sleeping like a dead, behaving like a non-living BRICK, or anything whatsoever that may or may not happen to phone in this universe or any other universe known or unknown​
What to do if anything happened to my mobile
We have had a backup of your original file so we can restore it
But if while editing the system files like framework-res.apk
If you deleted some un-backed up apk's
Well you can always have backup of your ROM and that is why Koushik Datta has made clockworkmod Recovery
You can restore your ROM from there
Pre-Requisites
Patience
Mind
A GT-S5830i (A spare one if you brick your phone, just kidding)
Root access(to change the apk)
NinjaMorph(http://bit.ly/ninjamorph)
Root Explorer(Optional)(http://bit.ly/stericson)
GUIDE
So Let's Start
Download NinjaMorph. Install it and give it root access. It will prompt for starting checks. Click on start checks.
Now you would have three options, namely, New Project, Finish Project, Existing Project
Click on new project. Go to system/framework/ and click on framework-res.apk. It will start extracting files
Once it has extracted all the files, it will open to show you what is inside framework-res.apk.
Exit it and go to your file explorer.
Go to /sdcard/AndroidThemes/workspace/framework-resapk
This is what is inside apk. Go to res/drawable-mdpi folder
There you will see hundreds of icons of your menu, lockscreen, battery, signal, and everything
You can edit them and replace them as you want. But the name of the file you are replacing and size and dimension must be equal to the file you are replacing with(I recommend Googling and finding icons of battery, signal, and other things)[I have even used hdpi icons, there was no problem]
If you download a theme file which is to be flashed in recovery that is not for your phone, no problem, extract the zip and place its framework-res.apk in your sdcard and extract the apk with Ninjamorph. Replace your icons with its icons and TADA
After you have done replacing the icons and you are satisfied(I am never)
Go to NinjaMorph. Click on Fininsh Projects. Click on framework-resapk. It will recompile and ask to replace the original apk with modded one. Click OK
Then it will ask if you want to remove the completed project, Say No(As you would need it if something gets wrong)
Reboot your phone
Maximum chances are that your icons will be replaced. Rare cases have their status bar gone or no change, if so:-
Download(Buy) Root Explorer. Go to /sdcard/AndroidThemes/workspace,
There you will see framework-res.apk. Copy it and go to /system/framework
Mount as R/W
Paste the apk. If it asks that file already exists, overwrite it.
SET PERMISSIONS
Long click on framework-res.apk and click on permissions
You will see three columns
Read Write Execute
You have to set them in the following way
x means you have to tick it
blank means uncheck
Read Write Execute
.....x........x.................
.....x...........................
.....x...........................
Click OK
You will see it as rw-r--r--
Reboot
Do it over again if nothing happens
Enjoy
This way you can edit not only framework-res.apk but any apk
Treat
This section is different from the thread topic
I: Faking Up
Want to make your device show Jelly Bean in About Phone
Go to Root Explorer
Go to /system
Long click on build.prop
Click on Open in a Text Editor
Change the files as
ro.build.display.id=Jelly Bean
ro.build.version.release=4.1.4
Save Changes
Reboot
II: Easter Egg
You all must know that an image of GingerBread Zombie comes up when you repeatedly click on Android Version in Setting>About Phone
Wanna change it to look like Jelly Bean?
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Extract framework-res.apk
Go to res/drawable-nodpi
You will see platlogo.jpg
Replace it with the file in attachment
Recompile
Reboot
Troubleshooting
Will find and update it
Tell me what problems are you having

How to make your status bar transparent
Quick Guide
Detailed one afterwards
Open SystemUI.apk/res/layout/status_bar.xml
Change android:background code from ff000000 to 7f000000 for 50% Transparency
For 100% code is 00000000

You forget about this http://www.java2s.com/Open-Source/A...ndroid/internal/app/PlatLogoActivity.java.htm
To change 'zombie art by Jack Larson' to yours text for example 'Android KING !!' to have a Fully changed Ginger Bread Easter Egg a'la Jelly Bean
How to:
-Decompile framework.jar
-Find PlatLogoActivity.xml in com/android/internal/app/
-Open with notepad++(Windows) or gedit(Linux)
-Find this line "Zombie art by Jack Larson"
-Change this text to yours
-Save and close file
-Recompile your framework.jar file
-Make an CWM package and install it
-Or replace it with Root Explorer or other app like MiFile and change permissions to 644(rw-r--r--) and restart your phone
-Enjoy

Ty 4 ur work but can u give me root explorer on media fire coz my own one from black mart is chinies n I really use it very hard
Sent from my GT-S5830i using xda premium

whisper_ said:
Ty 4 ur work but can u give me root explorer on media fire coz my own one from black mart is chinies n I really use it very hard
Sent from my GT-S5830i using xda premium
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Try 4Shared, Don't Post Links.. Warez Not Allowed..
:laugh:

whisper_ said:
Ty 4 ur work but can u give me root explorer on media fire coz my own one from black mart is chinies n I really use it very hard
Sent from my GT-S5830i using xda premium
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If you don't want to pay, get a free file explorer (Solid Explorer, FX File Explorer, ES File Explorer).
Boudz78 said:
Try 4Shared, Don't Post Links.. Warez Not Allowed..
:laugh:
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I get it, you're lebanese, and we here pretty much never pay for any software. But warez discussion isn't allowed as well, so you broke the rules as well.

whisper_ said:
Ty 4 ur work but can u give me root explorer on media fire coz my own one from black mart is chinies n I really use it very hard
Sent from my GT-S5830i using xda premium
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It is not allowed to post warez on xda forum
And I don't know why people don't Thank for useful posts but thank more on useless post

GermainZ said:
If you don't want to pay, get a free file explorer (Solid Explorer, FX File Explorer, ES File Explorer).
I get it, you're lebanese, and we here pretty much never pay for any software. But warez discussion isn't allowed as well, so you broke the rules as well.
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Yeah lolllz

I ever want to know how to edit the icons...but i have two questions
1.-What is the name of the image that appears of background in the messages?..i want to changue the color of the messages that i send and received
2.-The room that i have installed has 6 toggles on screen and only want to appearss 5..what line of code i should to edit?

ErickBG said:
I ever want to know how to edit the icons...but i have two questions
1.-What is the name of the image that appears of background in the messages?..i want to changue the color of the messages that i send and received
2.-The room that i have installed has 6 toggles on screen and only want to appearss 5..what line of code i should to edit?
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You should edit Mms.apk
I don't know as I never edited Mms.apk
For colour you should edit xml files
Which won't be accessed by this method
And the code you are asking for
You won't get the xml from this method
So you won't be able to edit it

I don't know why my thread was moved
Modifying ROM is in development section by XDA rules

iamareebjamal said:
I don't know why my thread was moved
Modifying ROM is in development section by XDA rules
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Modifying - yes. Instructing how to modify - no.

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How to make your status bar transparent

I followed this guide for change the icons' color in lidroid's toggles. I descompile the lidroid-res.apk, replaced some png, then recompile. I made everything. But when I rebooted my fone, no change. This guide is to it? Help me, please.
Thanks....sorry my bad english.

Humberto.Ortega said:
I followed this guide for change the icons' color in lidroid's toggles. I descompile the lidroid-res.apk, replaced some png, then recompile. I made everything. But when I rebooted my fone, no change. This guide is to it? Help me, please.
Thanks....sorry my bad english.
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Decompile systemui.apk and try to change icons there
And don't forget that icons should of same name as you are replacing

iamareebjamal said:
Decompile systemui.apk and try to change icons there
And don't forget that icons should of same name as you are replacing
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But in the systemUI.apk don´t have the lidroid's icon. I only found them in lindroid-res.apk.
I tried change the color with ninjamorph, and it´s work. But if I replace an icon, it doesn´t work.
thanks
Edited: I was trying replace the png's with the ninjamorph. It was the problem.
Now I replaced the png's with root explorer and all work fine.
Thanks so much....sorry my bad english

iamareebjamal said:
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where is guide on making status bar transperent ?
please provide the link
thanks in advance
Sent from my GT-S5830i using xda app-developers app

srt99 said:
where is guide on making status bar transperent ?
please provide the link
thanks in advance
Sent from my GT-S5830i using xda app-developers app
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See 2nd post

Ok I am trying to edit my status bar to 50% transparent but when i open the file in root explorer all i get is a bunch of ?[]??????????? etc etc
Im running MincCr rom on a galaxy ace s5830i

PhaseCoder said:
Ok I am trying to edit my status bar to 50% transparent but when i open the file in root explorer all i get is a bunch of ?[]??????????? etc etc
Im running MincCr rom on a galaxy ace s5830i
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You will not be able to do that until you read the first post CAREFULLLY

[MOD_Settings BACKGROUND ExistenZ Premium 3.1.0 C6603 5.1.1 FULL TRANSPARENT ]11/21

Hi there's
XDA user Especialy For C6603 Lte ( Stock Bootloader )
i made Split thread For New Settings Background Fully Transparent except the background related with apk
like Phone number assistant, mobile network and themes on Existenz Premium 3.1.0
this is stand alone MOD not related with System UI or Framework-res .. just Settings
i just made my mod not change anything on this rom .. this rom so stable and fast all credit to @niaboc79
huge thank and big appreciated for his hardwork :
Original thread :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/themes-apps/mod-settings-background-stock-firmware-t3235712
ok this my mod for setting Background
heres my Screen capture :
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
some Other Screen shot :
Note : you can change any image as u want .. just follow this step :
use 7zip pull out the settings from flashble file
and not need to unzip .. follow this step :
1. prepare images 1080 X 1920 rename it to rawe_bg
2. Open setting.apk with 7 zip locate to .. res/ drawable -xxhdpi
3. drag and drop your images to ..res/drabale-xxhdpi
4. done
5. put again on flashble file .. and flash it again or
6. push to the Settings manualy to your system .. and reboot ..
so simple
How to instal :
1. Backup the setting or rom first ( if something goes wrong u can restore it )
so far there's no problem at all
2. just flash it from recovery
3. and let the system do the rest ( just sit back and relax )
Download Link :
HTML:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/3adyj4q07dnwan2/Setting-Mod_ExistenZ-full.zip
Press Thanks button wont Harm you​​
Note : Do it with your own Risk !!!
i'm not responsible for any kind of trouble on your device !!!
thank to :
@BDFreak for his awesome apktool
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Is there any option to change the image in the settings?

topzias said:
Is there any option to change the image in the settings?
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use 7zip pull out the settings from flashble file
and not need to unzip .. follow this step :
1. prepare images 1080 X 1920 rename it to rawe_bg
2. Open setting.apk with 7 zip locate to .. res/ drawable -xxhdpi
3. drag and drop your images to ..res/drabale-xxhdpi
4. done
5. put again on flashble file .. and flash it again or
6. push to the system .. and reboot .. tara ... the magic begin ... heheheheh
so simple

rawe_etc said:
use 7zip pull out the settings from flashble file
and not need to unzip .. follow this step :
1. prepare images 1080 X 1920 rename it to rawe_bg
2. Open setting.apk with 7 zip locate to .. res/ drawable -xxhdpi
3. drag and drop your images to ..res/drabale-xxhdpi
4. done
5. put again on flashble file .. and flash it again or
6. push to the system .. and reboot .. tara ... the magic begin ... heheheheh
so simple
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Thanks much sir @rawe_etc

Thanks sir @rawe_etc
And this is my setting background..

This is my.
How to modyfi softkeys? I mean change home button to word "xperia"
Sorry for my English
Ciul Dup Jeb z Xperi Zet

bzlmdfk said:
This is my.
How to modyfi softkeys? I mean change home button to word "xperia"
Sorry for my English
Ciul Dup Jeb z Xperi Zet
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you can folow my step like change the background .. but in this case u must do it on SystemUI
prepare your png.. in same size on systemui ..and rename to ic_sysbar_home.png than drag n drop to SystemUI.apk\res\drawable-xxhdpi-v4 ( in this case i just give u an example.. for all png you want to change extract first and find out by your self )
push to system manualy and dont forget to set permission .. and then reboot ..

rawe_etc said:
you can folow my step like change the background .. but in this case u must do it on SystemUI
prepare your png.. in same size on systemui ..and rename to ic_sysbar_home.png than drag n drop to SystemUI.apk\res\drawable-xxhdpi-v4 ( in this case i just give u an example.. for all png you want to change extract first and find out by your self )
push to system manualy and dont forget to set permission .. and then reboot ..
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This do it like in red circle on the pic?

bzlmdfk said:
This do it like in red circle on the pic?
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will this work on existenz 4.0 latest build?

tamara01 said:
will this work on existenz 4.0 latest build?
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I dont know i have z2 now. If you have xposed you can use xstana module.

will this work on custom roms like tesla or RR? anyone can confirm please.. Thanks in advance

This mod based on stock firmware not cm,aosp or else. So not recomended for any other
Sent from my C6603 using XDA-Developers mobile app

help.sir
rawe_etc said:
Hi there's
XDA user Especialy For C6603 Lte ( Stock Bootloader )
i made Split thread For New Settings Background Fully Transparent except the background related with apk
like Phone number assistant, mobile network and themes on Existenz Premium 3.1.0
this is stand alone MOD not related with System UI or Framework-res .. just Settings
i just made my mod not change anything on this rom .. this rom so stable and fast all credit to @niaboc79
huge thank and big appreciated for his hardwork :
Original thread :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/themes-apps/mod-settings-background-stock-firmware-t3235712
ok this my mod for setting Background
heres my Screen capture :
some Other Screen shot :
Note : you can change any image as u want .. just follow this step :
use 7zip pull out the settings from flashble file
and not need to unzip .. follow this step :
1. prepare images 1080 X 1920 rename it to rawe_bg
2. Open setting.apk with 7 zip locate to .. res/ drawable -xxhdpi
3. drag and drop your images to ..res/drabale-xxhdpi
4. done
5. put again on flashble file .. and flash it again or
6. push to the Settings manualy to your system .. and reboot ..
so simple
How to instal :
1. Backup the setting or rom first ( if something goes wrong u can restore it )
so far there's no problem at all
2. just flash it from recovery
3. and let the system do the rest ( just sit back and relax )
Download Link :
HTML:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/3adyj4q07dnwan2/Setting-Mod_ExistenZ-full.zip
Press Thanks button wont Harm you​​
Note : Do it with your own Risk !!!
i'm not responsible for any kind of trouble on your device !!!
thank to :
@BDFreak for his awesome apktool
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does it need a computer to be able to follow the instuction ?
would you mind give a link for the 7zip ?
tnx in advance !