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Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone could explain to this noob (me) how to mod the dockbar layout of stock twlauncher? Currently running UCKK4 (KK2 kernel by corn)....? I've tried using tw4, which is very cool, but found its stability to be inconsistent on my cappy. Mainly i would like to 1 or 2 small details re: the stock dockbar... 1. Replace "email" button with "gmail" 2. Add "messaging" icon to dockbar (having 5 icons instead of 4, and actually like the look of app drawer icon on right side)
Also, was wondering if anyone has working mods for KK4 extended power menu & modded batt icon with 9 toggle? Tried flashing ones i had but wound up having to reflash stock.
Any help, pointers, tips, etc are greatly appreciated. Also, my apologies if I've posted this is the incorrect area.
Thx, tjp419
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You can find some TWLauncher mods here. You ll have to port it. The source is available there. I suppose someone might have already ported theme to the Captivate.
thanks for the that link! ok, so have to ask, can you explain what it means to "port"? still a noob, lol, sorry
yahh, don't start with ports, being a noob, start with small easy stuff.
tjp419 said:
thanks for the that link! ok, so have to ask, can you explain what it means to "port"? still a noob, lol, sorry
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Hmm porting means editing the APK so as to make t work on a particular device. You need to know some Java, smali/baksmali for it. You need to decompile the APK, using a utility lke APKTool/APKManager and make edits to the touchwiz code to make those mods for the captivate.
For the request #1, you don't need mod.
Simply do the following
1. on the app drawer (hit applications)
2. hit menu -> choose "view type" -> select "Customizable grid"
3. hit menu -> choose "edit", then you can drag and move around icons.
tjp419 said:
Also, was wondering if anyone has working mods for KK4 extended power menu & modded batt icon with 9 toggle? Tried flashing ones i had but wound up having to reflash stock.
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The easiest way to get that would be to flash a KK4-based ROM with that already baked in. Illuminance comes to mind because it's one that I used most recently that had it, but I know there are other ROMs that fit the bill as well. Just do your homework first so you don't end up in an unhappy place
herofmm said:
For the request #1, you don't need mod.
Simply do the following
1. on the app drawer (hit applications)
2. hit menu -> choose "view type" -> select "Customizable grid"
3. hit menu -> choose "edit", then you can drag and move around icons.
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OMG, you are my hero! This is exactly what I've been trying to figure out... figures it would it would be an easy fix and right under my nose... though, i would still like to learn how to mod & theme apps in general, not just touchwiz, think it would be fun...
On a different note, have a new question/issue... my contacts keep reverting back even after i edit them (add #, or email, or address, etc); randomly, some contactf will go completely missing; also, in the notification bar, i get a message that says "sync error, too many deletes." In settings, under accounts & sync, i have it marked to sync google & facebook contacts. And lastly, curious if anyone else has had these same issues..?. If so, hpe do i fix this?
Again, any help is appreciated.
Thx, tjp
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Baseband: UCKK4 2.3.5
Kernel: UCKK2 Corn 6.03
hi
I want to know How to change the apps/menu icon launcher (without installing a new/external launcher - I like my stock rom launcher )
I searched the forum/web and I cant find any ware an explanation on how to do this or if its possible.
my phone is rooted and my rom is 20B if its helps.
I've attached a pic to explain what I want to change.......
by the way, its my first post here but I'm a long time user so.....
big thanks to everyone here :good::good::good:
elad.g said:
hi
I want to know How to change the apps/menu icon launcher (without installing a new/external launcher - I like my stock rom launcher )
I searched the forum/web and I cant find any ware an explanation on how to do this or if its possible.
my phone is rooted and my rom is 20B if its helps.
I've attached a pic to explain what I want to change.......
by the way, its my first post here but I'm a long time user so.....
big thanks to everyone here :good::good::good:
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u mean change only icons ? if thats the case , then u need a theme manager to change the theme. some themes change only icons, some change everything. but the icon set is inside a theme. themes support specific launchers. so its possible that ur favorite launcher doesnt support ur favorite theme ( for the icons ). the other way around is to use a root explorer and change every little icon manually inside apks.
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u mean change only icons ? if thats the case , then u need a theme manager to change the theme. some themes change only icons, some change everything. but the icon set is inside a theme. themes support specific launchers. so its possible that ur favorite launcher doesnt support ur favorite theme ( for the icons ). the other way around is to use a root explorer and change every little icon manually inside apks.
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well... I want to change only the app launcher button icon (u can c in the pic that I attached) and I don't want to change the original rom launcher.
so I guess ill need to do it in the other way that you mentioned.
if u can tell me what to change and where to change (what apk 2 change) it would be great.
I want 2 change only the app launcher button icon .
thanks
elad.g said:
hi
I want to know How to change the apps/menu icon launcher (without installing a new/external launcher - I like my stock rom launcher )
I searched the forum/web and I cant find any ware an explanation on how to do this or if its possible.
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Better yet, you can make your own theme. Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44609532
You can get everything you need to know about making your own theme there.
BTW, thanks for searching the Forum/Web first, because some people just don't.
Good luck
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JalmiNyondong1933 said:
Better yet, you can make your own theme. Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44609532
You can get everything you need to know about making your own theme there.
BTW, thanks for searching the Forum/Web first, because some people just don't.
Good luck
sent from LG-P880 powered by Google Wifi Passport - only available in Jakarta
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great, ill try it :laugh:
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well... I want to change only the app launcher button icon (u can c in the pic that I attached) and I don't want to change the original rom launcher.
so I guess ill need to do it in the other way that you mentioned.
if u can tell me what to change and where to change (what apk 2 change) it would be great.
I want 2 change only the app launcher button icon .
thanks
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if u know what u are looking for then u can find it. the app launcher is not what u are looking for. its called App Drawer. so u are looking for android App Drawer icon.
kessaras said:
if u know what u are looking for then u can find it. the app launcher is not what u are looking for. its called App Drawer. so u are looking for android App Drawer icon.
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well, u r right. the first thing is to know what u r looking 4.
so... I installed ninjamorph, really nice app that should do it Easley.
but I cant find the app drawer in our phone.
that thread that you provided belong 2 Samsung phones so maybe in our phone (lg 4x hd) its located some ware else ( just an assumption...)
we don't have system/app/secLauncher2.apk.
looked around system/app and I couldn't find the app drawer so...
if anyone can point me 2 the right direction it would be great.......
thanks
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well, u r right. the first thing is to know what u r looking 4.
so... I installed ninjamorph, really nice app that should do it Easley.
but I cant find the app drawer in our phone.
that thread that you provided belong 2 Samsung phones so maybe in our phone (lg 4x hd) its located some ware else ( just an assumption...)
we don't have system/app/secLauncher2.apk.
looked around system/app and I couldn't find the app drawer so...
if anyone can point me 2 the right direction it would be great.......
thanks
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yea its in there.... and ofc there is no seclauncher2.apk. we dont all have same launcher. ur app drawer icon is inside your launcher apk just like mine is !
kessaras said:
yea its in there.... and ofc there is no seclauncher2.apk. we dont all have same launcher. ur app drawer icon is inside your launcher apk just like mine is !
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here is everything that I got in system/app - no launcher around !
tell me where it is ?
afaik, it's LGHome3.apk
elad.g said:
here is everything that I got in system/app - no launcher around !
tell me where it is ?
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the stock one is LGHome3.apk.
since u use an alternative launcher look for it in data/app. apps u install go there. in system/app are the system apps that have root access.
well I found it as u said, it's LGHome3.apk.
used ninjamorfh, exchanged the icons, finished my project and wooow: I soft brick my phone
the launcher disappeared and after reset it was stuck in the logo.
so after about 4-5 nervous hours of pushing apk thru adb, recovery, software reset, wiping it all , download rom, flash stock rom with kdz,
restore my 120 apps, restoring backup files, I was able to bring my 4x back to life as it was before.
so conclusion :
some things don't worth to **** with :laugh: LOL
if u want to change ur app drawer icon don't be hard headed like me, create a theme or install a launcher that can do it.
anyway,
anyone that helped me in this thread .....thanks
elad.g said:
well I found it as u said, it's LGHome3.apk.
used ninjamorfh, exchanged the icons, finished my project and wooow: I soft brick my phone
the launcher disappeared and after reset it was stuck in the logo.
so after about 4-5 nervous hours of pushing apk thru adb, recovery, software reset, wiping it all , download rom, flash stock rom with kdz,
restore my 120 apps, restoring backup files, I was able to bring my 4x back to life as it was before.
so conclusion :
some things don't worth to **** with :laugh: LOL
if u want to change ur app drawer icon don't be hard headed like me, create a theme or install a launcher that can do it.
anyway,
anyone that helped me in this thread .....thanks
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wow did all that happen from just an icon ? how did u do it ? did u deompile the apk and recompile it ?
kessaras said:
wow did all that happen from just an icon ? how did u do it ? did u deompile the apk and recompile it ?
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i guess there is a reason why there is no app that can change manually the app drawer icon, It could get messy.
I used ninjamorph app (root app), it should decompile/recompile the apk automatically.
elad.g said:
i guess there is a reason why there is no app that can change manually the app drawer icon, It could get messy.
I used ninjamorph app (root app), it should decompile/recompile the apk automatically.
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if it is only for icon , u can just treat the apk as if it was a zip. just open it with the zip manager and force the icon to replace the one u want.
Hi, on 4.1 the swipe to unlock text only was shown a few times after turning on the device, now in 4.3 is permanent, there is anyway to remove it?
Without root on Xperia V, if only can be removed with root tell me anyway, thanks :good:
Kilek_360 said:
Hi, on 4.1 the swipe to unlock text only was shown a few times after turning on the device, now in 4.3 is permanent, there is anyway to remove it?
Without root on Xperia V, if only can be removed with root tell me anyway, thanks :good:
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I think i saw this in some Xperia-related Xposed module. I can't find it new coz i'm on Omni. I think... I'm not sure again!
Settings/security/screen lock, choose none and then install some locker from Play Store (ie Holo Locker).
It's not possible to get rid of that text I think.. You would have to decompile the lockscreen apk and either change the color of the text to transparent or replace the related string..
But without root, you won't be able to install your modified app.
Thus, it's not possible. :/
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nlooooo said:
Settings/security/screen lock, choose none and then install some locker from Play Store (ie Holo Locker).
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I know, but I like the Sony Lockscreen
WhiteNeo said:
It's not possible to get rid of that text I think.. You would have to decompile the lockscreen apk and either change the color of the text to transparent or replace the related string..
But without root, you won't be able to install your modified app.
Thus, it's not possible. :/
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Thanks, I going to root it soon, but I'll wait to get a 4.3 "definitive" firmware or an easy rooting method that don't need to reflash the firmware, just bored of formating so many times and if I have to do it I would prefer it to be the last one
(Sorry if my English is confusing ^^")
Kilek_360 said:
I know, but I like the Sony Lockscreen
Thanks, I going to root it soon, but I'll wait to get a 4.3 "definitive" firmware or an easy rooting method that don't need to reflash the firmware, just bored of formating so many times and if I have to do it I would prefer it to be the last one
(Sorry if my English is confusing ^^")
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I can understand you.. Lost root and recovery on 4.3 recently and ended up in a bootloop. Lost all data, had to restore via Flashtool.. :/
Hopefully we will soon be able to root our devices more easily. ^^
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decompile the lockscreen.apk
there is a definition for the unlock hint in inte....xml
i did this long time ago so i cant remember its exact name
Okay, XV rooted, i'm gonna try to decompile and remove it.
Im not a dev so I dont really know how, just gonna try and see what happens
Well, just not as easy as i think, decompiled, modified the swype to unlock text (in english and spanish) and recompiled, installed in System/app and the lockscreen seems to be between the AOSP and Xperia Lockscreen, with the unlock circle of AOSP and clock/widgets of xperia, but im not able to apply a lockscreen wallpaper from gallery or screen settings so i will keep the original lockscreen till i find a way to make it work
Kilek_360 said:
Okay, XV rooted, i'm gonna try to decompile and remove it.
Im not a dev so I dont really know how, just gonna try and see what happens
Well, just not as easy as i think, decompiled, modified the swype to unlock text (in english and spanish) and recompiled, installed in System/app and the lockscreen seems to be between the AOSP and Xperia Lockscreen, with the unlock circle of AOSP and clock/widgets of xperia, but im not able to apply a lockscreen wallpaper from gallery or screen settings so i will keep the original lockscreen till i find a way to make it work
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Try Xposes framework and use Xperia GEM module.
Kilek_360 said:
Okay, XV rooted, i'm gonna try to decompile and remove it.
Im not a dev so I dont really know how, just gonna try and see what happens
Well, just not as easy as i think, decompiled, modified the swype to unlock text (in english and spanish) and recompiled, installed in System/app and the lockscreen seems to be between the AOSP and Xperia Lockscreen, with the unlock circle of AOSP and clock/widgets of xperia, but im not able to apply a lockscreen wallpaper from gallery or screen settings so i will keep the original lockscreen till i find a way to make it work
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Did you sign your recompiled apk?
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if the XT lockscreen apk will work on the XV, then you can grab that from some custom rom. for example my nonami rom has hidden "swipe to unlock" text and also i changed the blinds affected by touch.
cheers
WhiteNeo said:
Did you sign your recompiled apk?
Sent from my Xperia V using Tapatalk.
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No since I read that System Apps should not be signed... I'm wrong?
immerblind said:
if the XT lockscreen apk will work on the XV, then you can grab that from some custom rom. for example my nonami rom has hidden "swipe to unlock" text and also i changed the blinds affected by touch.
cheers
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Gonna try that or the Xposed module, thanks
System apps so have to be signed. I guess that's the reason it didn't work for you.
The only problem with this signing stuff is that you might need super user mod to make the apk install.
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WhiteNeo said:
System apps so have to be signed. I guess that's the reason it didn't work for you.
The only problem with this signing stuff is that you might need super user mod to make the apk install.
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Okay, Will try tomorrow, maybe I misunderstood that part when I read about it
Thanks
Hi there !
I want to get rid of the notification toggle of my xperia V (the stock one),
Because, you know with the "notification toggle" app, my notification panel is too ugly and filled...
I've attached a screenshot to illustrate my words.
Hope you can help me, thanks
Yozil13 said:
Hi there !
I want to get rid of the notification toggle of my xperia V (the stock one),
Because, you know with the "notification toggle" app, my notification panel is too ugly and filled...
I've attached a screenshot to illustrate my words.
Hope you can help me, thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2494071
Maybe?
Yozil13 said:
Hi there !
I want to get rid of the notification toggle of my xperia V (the stock one),
Because, you know with the "notification toggle" app, my notification panel is too ugly and filled...
I've attached a screenshot to illustrate my words.
Hope you can help me, thanks
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Settings> Display> Quick settings> Uncheck all
Antiga Prime said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2494071
Maybe?
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Not compatible with my 4.1.2 ROM :/
Yenkazu said:
Settings> Display> Quick settings> Uncheck all
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Same thing, Don't exist in 4.1.2
Yozil13 said:
Same thing, Don't exist in 4.1.2
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Edit your SystemUI.apk then
My screenshot from JB 4.3 tough
I think you're on JB 4.3
XD
Yenkazu said:
Edit your SystemUI.apk then
My screenshot from JB 4.3 tough
I think you're on JB 4.3
XD
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I don't know how to edit systemui.apk
Is there an easiest way to do that?
Yozil13 said:
I don't know how to edit systemui.apk
Is there an easiest way to do that?
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You need Apktool, and the apk files from your /system/framework folder. Google it.
If I were you I'd just upgrade to 4.3, a lot simpler.
Antiga Prime said:
You need Apktool, and the apk files from your /system/framework folder. Google it.
If I were you I'd just upgrade to 4.3, a lot simpler.
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Ok Thank you , I'll check what I'll do
hi guys so im stripping down the firmware for my note, going to use it for pure gaming now, and im trying to get rid of the signal bar at the top, iv tried using apktool, with no luck, got it decompiled and edted the pic's(resized and set the transparency) needed saved, but failed to recompile, so i replaced the RES Folder with the edited one, via winrar, that still does not work,
if i provide the framework and system ui please can someone do it for me and then tell me how you have done it? its pa 4.4.2
also trying to edit the ouya launcher, so i can use that also, i got it to start and work, just by installing the apk, but the resolution is all wrong, i have no clue where to even start with that, so all help is needed please, just trying to convert it to a gaming device,
thanks, craig
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181jenkins said:
hi guys so im stripping down the firmware for my note, going to use it for pure gaming now, and im trying to get rid of the signal bar at the top, iv tried using apktool, with no luck, got it decompiled and edted the pic's(resized and set the transparency) needed saved, but failed to recompile, so i replaced the RES Folder with the edited one, via winrar, that still does not work,
if i provide the framework and system ui please can someone do it for me and then tell me how you have done it? its pa 4.4.2
also trying to edit the ouya launcher, so i can use that also, i got it to start and work, just by installing the apk, but the resolution is all wrong, i have no clue where to even start with that, so all help is needed please, just trying to convert it to a gaming device,
thanks, craig
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I think your best bet would be to simply change your ROM. PA has many great features, but it lacks in customizability. I know CarbonROM (I'm using it) has an option to remove the signal icon in the status bar.
Settings -> Carbon Fibers -> Statusbar ->Signal status style -> Hidden
XxPixX said:
I think your best bet would be to simply change your ROM. PA has many great features, but it lacks in customizability. I know CarbonROM (I'm using it) has an option to remove the signal icon in the status bar.
Settings -> Carbon Fibers -> Statusbar ->Signal status style -> Hidden
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yeah i did change rom in the end, to bean... something lol, but still trying to get the ouya launcher to work, still driving me crazy!
Is that ouya launcher meant for tablets? Because if it is then try changing the screen density through build.prop
XxPixX said:
Is that ouya launcher meant for tablets? Because if it is then try changing the screen density through build.prop
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no its ouya launcher from the ouya Android gaming console thingy
also what carbon version are you running? i cant get wifi to work
WiFi works fine, running the latest nightly 4.4.4
XxPixX said:
WiFi works fine, running the latest nightly 4.4.4
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got it working thanks,
can anyone still help with the ouya launcher please?
edit, got the dpi sorted, now works on my note, next question how can i make my Games show in the "play" menu?