Framework-res question - 7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Does anyone know where the navigation bar icons are located in system-res.apk? I have scoured the folders but no navbar to be found. It's probably a very new topic, theming the Fire HD, but i would like to be one of the first few who do.

There is an app in system/app folder labeled softkeys.apk. Whether that can be altered to change nav-bar icons I don't know.
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Folder icons

Anyone know where I can find some custom folder icons for the xoom? Thanks.
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Try deviantart.com just search android icons i found some nice sets on there.

[REQ] Transparent 5 App Drawer for GB ROMs

There's a transparent 4 app drawer for GB ROMs but no 5 app version.
Can anyone do this, or let me know how and I'll do it? Is it just a case of editing an xml file?
Apologies if this has been covered before for GB, the search didn't come up with anything useful.
Thanks,
Lee
Search for Rosie on steroids in code red theme.
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Coredroid has one mate, if you dont mind your rosie left/right and phone buttons skinned.
Thanks folks, will take a look

[Q] Theme Editing

Hello, I bought Sonny Sekhon's Lucid Theme from the market and it's almost perfect for me. EXCEPT the pull down notification. How do I edit it so that it would look like the pulldown from minimalbread? It's the only thing I want to change from Lucid.
I also got the MellowYellow theme but I want to change it so that the horizontal dividers in menu are transparent or black (as long as I dont see them. ) Please see attached screenshot.
You would have to decompile the .apk then recompile it.
MIUI themes are much easier to mod
Nah you could edit it without d compiling with winzip. Just open the apk in winzip and swap the files out.
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Those lines are more than likely .9 PNG files. In my experience swapping files in winzip causes errors, but I guess that works too
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nbeebe24 said:
Those lines are more than likely .9 PNG files. In my experience swapping files in winzip causes errors, but I guess that works too
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I've never had a problem. Done it many many times.
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Also they are nine patches.

How can I change the colours of the notification drawer?

How can I change the colour and the transparency of the notification drawer? What are the files and the values I need to change or is there an easier way? Thanks
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I think i saw this under android hack on main android forums, not sure though, try search, i know is there
Use Kitchen UOT. It's an online theming engine
Thanks, I'll give it a shot

Where are icons located?

Does anyone know the directory/folder where the "app drawer" icon is located? I plan to modify/change the icon to match the rest of my icons and theme. I dont want to use a launcher I just would like to locate the file so that if possible, I can change it manually.
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TOdblD said:
Does anyone know the directory/folder where the "app drawer" icon is located? I plan to modify/change the icon to match the rest of my icons and theme. I dont want to use a launcher I just would like to locate the file so that if possible, I can change it manually.
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Oh, bro, if you can figure that out, you have to let me know! I've been searching up and down for a way to change that bastard. I haven't found it either. It's like LG buried it in the deepest, darkest file it could find just to mess with us...
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Yeah, I know, it seems like they really didn't want that app drawer icon messed with. But now that I think about it , I may be completely wrong. It may not even be an icon at all but maybe something more like a widget.
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Yeah, I know, it seems like they really didn't want that app drawer icon messed with. But now that I think about it , I may be completely wrong. It may not even be an icon at all but maybe something more like a widget.
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That's an interesting thought right there. Didn't consider that. If that's the case would it be changeable?
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That's an interesting thought right there. Didn't consider that. If that's the case would it be changeable?
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As far as im concerned everything is "changable" on the phone, its just a matter of how far your willing to go to change it. One way or another I will get all my icons to match, including the app drawer icon, and i'll be sure to post how i did it here.
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As far as im concerned everything is "changable" on the phone, its just a matter of how far your willing to go to change it. One way or another I will get all my icons to match, including the app drawer icon, and i'll be sure to post how i did it here.
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Have you tried this app? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jy.iconchanger.ad I think it may work for icons one by one, I think I've read about people using it for the app drawer icon. For applying icon packs system wide, the Xposed module Unicon is great for that. Especially the beta version, it has the ability to use icons from multiple packs using the custom icon assignment feature. Theming the app drawer icon is also a plan for the future, just currently not available.
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Have you tried this app? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jy.iconchanger.ad I think it may work for icons one by one, I think I've read about people using it for the app drawer icon. For applying icon packs system wide, the Xposed module Unicon is great for that. Especially the beta version, it has the ability to use icons from multiple packs using the custom icon assignment feature. Theming the app drawer icon is also a plan for the future, just currently not available.
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I use Unicon and it does theme the icons, works great actually.
I haven't tried the posted app though.
I'll look for the beta version of Unicon, could see the fun in changing icons using different packs.
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TOdblD said:
As far as im concerned everything is "changable" on the phone, its just a matter of how far your willing to go to change it. One way or another I will get all my icons to match, including the app drawer icon, and i'll be sure to post how i did it here.
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Dig the attitude, bro! Let me know what you find. I feel like I've gone through every folder on this phone to no avail!
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@njstein Here's a link to the community. http://goo.gl/RA3LkC Make sure to uninstall the current version before using the beta. New package name. Eventually the current Unicon app is going to just become a pro key.
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@njstein Here's a link to the community. http://goo.gl/RA3LkC Make sure to uninstall the current version before using the beta. New package name. Eventually the current Unicon app is going to just become a pro key.
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@JRJ442, thank you bro for saving me some searching time!
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JRJ442 said:
Have you tried this app? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jy.iconchanger.ad I think it may work for icons one by one, I think I've read about people using it for the app drawer icon. For applying icon packs system wide, the Xposed module Unicon is great for that. Especially the beta version, it has the ability to use icons from multiple packs using the custom icon assignment feature. Theming the app drawer icon is also a plan for the future, just currently not available.
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Thanks for the info, I like the app. I just flashed a new ROM so I'll be making use of it here soon. And theming the app drawer icon would be a great addition to the xposed module. Right now to get the look I want (all icons being same shape and size) I have to switch between themes that use either a round appdrawer icon or a square one. And then have to have all round icons or all square icons otherwise the appdrawer icon sticks out like a sore thumb. But the app you referred helps to find matching icons, thank you. I'll check out the xposed module too, probably tomorrow.
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I use Unicon and it does theme the icons, works great actually.
I haven't tried the posted app though.
I'll look for the beta version of Unicon, could see the fun in changing icons using different packs.
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Dig the attitude, bro! Let me know what you find. I feel like I've gone through every folder on this phone to no avail!
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I'm thinking now that the app drawer icon is actually part of the theme more so then an actual icon. Could be wrong but would explain why there is no actual icon anywhere.
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I'm thinking now that the app drawer icon is actually part of the theme more so then an actual icon. Could be wrong but would explain why there is no actual icon anywhere.
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I'd think the themes for the LG launcher work similar to Nova launcher themes. Skinning images in the LG launchers res folder. If you browse through the LG launcher apk you should see a res folder, with other folders inside. Somewhere there would be a app drawer icon. Usually to replace that, you have to use something like apk tool to decompile the launcher apk, change the launcher icon to whatever you want and recompile and install the apk, or go through the same method with a launcher theme. Decompiling it and so on. Which might be a little easier. I've never browsed through the LG launcher, but that's how it works on other launchers usually. The icon changer app would be a far easier approach if it actually works. But I'm not 100% sure it will since I haven't actually tried it.
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I'd think the themes for the LG launcher work similar to Nova launcher themes. Skinning images in the LG launchers res folder. If you browse through the LG launcher apk you should see a res folder, with other folders inside. Somewhere there would be a app drawer icon. Usually to replace that, you have to use something like apk tool to decompile the launcher apk, change the launcher icon to whatever you want and recompile and install the apk, or go through the same method with a launcher theme. Decompiling it and so on. Which might be a little easier. I've never browsed through the LG launcher, but that's how it works on other launchers usually. The icon changer app would be a far easier approach if it actually works. But I'm not 100% sure it will since I haven't actually tried it.
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That information is very much appreciated. That is exactly the info I've been looking for. I just came over to android from iOS so I'm still getting familiar with everything. I run Linux on my PC though so I'm picking it up quick. Anyways thanks again for the info.
Icons are not stored in the system. They are pulled from the apk files and then listed in the app drawer. This is all done via the XML and java files in the system.apk and then the application.apk. There isnt a way to just swap out a icon unless you use a modding app or you decompile the apk and rebuild with a new icon. If you want a perm way of change the icon, you can pull the apk from your phone and then open it with 7zip, and then just replace the icons in the /res.drawable-* folder. Other then that you need a modding app
The app drawer icon was the only icon I was having trouble figuring out how to customize. I really appreciate the information you provided already but do you happen to have information pertaining to the app drawer icon itself?
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