how do i change the status bar? not colour, i feel uncomfortable with the minicm froyo status bar. cyanogenmod logo on it...
You will have to edit either framework-res, or if its like most ROMs with cyanogen mod settings, you will have to edit systemui.apk. Pull a status bar from another ROM or find one some where you like. put it in your file using 7zip(drag and drop). Then use adb to push the apk back into the system file it came from.
If you have ThemeChooser.apk, you can make your own status bar and themes at UOT Kitchen (sorry unable to directly post link but do a search.)
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I've had a look through the forums but couldn't see this posted anywhere so here goes, and apologies if this is a repeat or is in the wrong forum.. In CM7 GingerBread you can change the battery icons in the status bar using the UOT kitchen and the framework-res file. The other icons however can't be changed using this method (like they could in CM6.1 FroYo) because the other icons are in a different system file in GingerBread.
Through a lot of digging around i have found the file 'SystemUI.apk' in /system/app/ where most of the other icons are. Also in this apk are the 'battery_low_battery.png', the 'shade_bg.png' and the 'status_bar_close_on.9.png' files which can be changed to files from another Rom after any nesessary re-naming.
The battery_low_battery.png controls the pop-up displayed when the battery gets below 15% and i've changed mine to one from an earlier Rom.
The shade_bg.png is the notification window and can be changed for the one from the SuperGinger Rom for example which has an Android picture on the bottom right (and looks cool i think). There is a transparency effect to the window which may be controlled by a .xml file, i'm not sure because i'm using the SuperGinger Rom which had it as a default.
The status_bar_close_on.9 is the notification window pull-down bar and i've changed mine for the 'status_bar_close_on_cust.9.png' from the cm6.1 Rom which has a CM logo in the centre.
All these image files and loads more like signal strength, bluetooth, wi-fi, flight mode etc, etc can be found in res/drawable-mdpi/ of SystemUI.apk.
The .apk can be modified using Android Design Editor V2 (credits to it's creator) (Google search...) and be pushed back from recovery using a flashable zip or ADB (i can vouch for a flashable zip created with Update-Zip-Packager.. credits to it's creator) (again Google search...)
I hope all this will be of use to some and thanks and credits to the Rom creators, cooks and devs, to XDA Developers and all the other contributors on here.
Peace and happy tinkering.
HTC Legend.
Thanks for that info I wasn't sure which file is the notification window bg in CM7, now I know.
Hey,
can someone tell me how i get the white notificationbar like in the older versions (froyo, eclair...)
i can´t find any post on the internet about that and an old theme does´nt work work for me...
sorry for my english
IF you are using CM based roms, the option is inbuilt to change your status bar colours.
IF you want to do it in a stock rom, you need to replace the png file "statusbar_background.9.png" in the /res/drawable-hdpi folder in the Systemui.apk app. You will also need to make xml and smali edits to make your text black so that it shows up on the white statusbar.
Hi there,
I used to make my own transparent status bar mod for v10 stock rom, by modifying framework-res.apk. However, for v20 rom, it seems i need to modify systemui.apk
I tried but it failed... the status bar disappeared altogether... then I realised there is something called systemui.odex
does it mean that i need to do some deodexing/odexing? i searched the forum, seems it's not an easy thing.... well, i only have played with apktool before..
i searched the forum but there seems no such mod for stock v20 rom yet?
I didn't try it yet, but try to make it with uot kitchen.
Hi,
i already took a look in other threads and tried everything but i couldnt find a solution.
I want to have a half transparent statusbar on my i9001 with the brood rom. I changed some xmls and pngs in systemui, framework-res, twframework-res and touchwiz but nothing helped.
Could someone help me to find the right files to change?
Thanks
E: I mean the bar at the top not the notification bar.
E2: Used this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1053019
Changing the png worked but only on the lockscreen. Also edited the xml but nothing changed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1298591
Also doesnt work.
i'm not sure what u're exactly trying to do, but have u tried the online UOT kitchen http://uot.dakra.lt/kitchen/ , there are options for status bar transparency etc...
I've searched forums before and a tried a few of the flashable transparent status bar zips for cm 7 and I've always ended up with no status bar at all and had to replace systemui.apk, I'm using love cry a4 black. What am I doing wrong?
PrincessaC said:
I've searched forums before and a tried a few of the flashable transparent status bar zips for cm 7 and I've always ended up with no status bar at all and had to replace systemui.apk, I'm using love cry a4 black. What am I doing wrong?
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Use UOT Kitchen, you will have to upload Framework-res.apk SystemUI.apk and Tw-framework.apk if using a TW ROM.