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Theming Widgets

So it was quite easy to chance the LauncherPro widgets, just drop a few files into a folder and re-sign. Can this be done with other apps?
Generally everything's looking good, but the BeyondPod widget is so old looking, can I make the background look like that of the YouTube or Google Search widgets?
If I could make the Fancy Widget Weather background lighter, that would be cool too...
(I've used a lighter wallpaper than usual, so you can see what I mean )
Thanks.
**EDIT** Okay, so I simply dropped in the appwidget_bg.9.png and it's kinda worked -
How can I now control the size of the background of the widget?

The best way to theme the widgets (if there is no source for app, like for many/most market apps) is to use apktool to decompile the .apk, this will give you the .9.png files with the guide lines on them, then you can open the .png from the .apk you just decompiled (the best way to keep the widget the same boundaries as the original is just to recreate the image on a layer above the existing layer, with the guide lines and widget background, to be the same width and length as the stock widget background). You can either use apktool to recompile the .apk which will or create the .9.pngs for you, or you can compile them in eclipse.

Use this png instead of the other one on my thread. I need to update it. This will size nicely on your Music widget and also Fancy Widget.

How would I go about making the launcher pro widgets transparent?

sonnysekhon said:
Use this png instead of the other one on my thread. I need to update it. This will size nicely on your Music widget and also Fancy Widget.
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Not quite what I was after, lol
Going to edit that one myself, see how I get on
**EDIT** Okay, so I've made the background a little smaller (and without the white background) but the buttons still stick to the very edges.

AndyCr15 said:
Not quite what I was after, lol
Going to edit that one myself, see how I get on
**EDIT** Okay, so I've made the background a little smaller (and without the white background) but the buttons still stick to the very edges.
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Click on the attached image first and then save it. Right clicking and saving results in a loss of transparency, hence a broken .9 patch.

dinan said:
How would I go about making the launcher pro widgets transparent?
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In my signature go to the Nexus S link, bottom of the 2nd post.

Thanks. I followed the guide and I have the header and footers transparent (I edited your pngs so that it was 0% opaque so perfectly transparent since that's what I want) but the background for the calendar widget still has a grey shade... dunno which png to change to get it perfectly clear. Any suggestions?
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In my signature go to the Nexus S link, bottom of the 2nd post.
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dinan said:
Thanks. I followed the guide and I have the header and footers transparent (I edited your pngs so that it was 0% opaque so perfectly transparent since that's what I want) but the background for the calendar widget still has a grey shade... dunno which png to change to get it perfectly clear. Any suggestions?
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You can get it from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=783427

How would one go about editing a Beautiful Widget theme?
In the picture below you can see that the "pm" and weather are white and I want to make them both cyan to match everything else. (Also, I realized upon seeing the shot blown up that the color of the weather/date text didn't match so I fixed that).

kenvan19 said:
How would one go about editing a Beautiful Widget theme?
In the picture below you can see that the "pm" and weather are white and I want to make them both cyan to match everything else. (Also, I realized upon seeing the shot blown up that the color of the weather/date text didn't match so I fixed that).
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Get the clock skin and the weather skin from your sdcard from data/beautifulwidgets. Edit them in Photoshop or GIMP and put them back.

sonnysekhon said:
Get the clock skin and the weather skin from your sdcard from data/beautifulwidgets. Edit them in Photoshop or GIMP and put them back.
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Thanks Sonny! I am going to try (emphasis on try) to make a complete skin for BW to go with your SubCyan theme with just a simple clock and weather both cyan but if I fail (which seems to be what I'm doing) I'll probably do just that.

[MOD] Transparent Notification Pulldown (EC05 Bonsai 4.0.X)

Hey all,
Here's a mod to make the notification drawer pulldown transparent. It based on EC05. This one's off of Bonsai's 4.0.X. Let me know what you think. This is at 70% opacity.
Thanks to malfunctions DIY guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=812541 and to Decalex.
Make copies/backups of
/system/framework/twframework-res.apk
/system/framework/framework-res.apk
Preview (Disclaimer: Does not come with the custom branding/batt mod):
CWM3 Flashable:http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5AAHOSKK

Heres a suggestion where the red part is bring the pull down menu so it completely covers the screen

XxLostSoulxX said:
Heres a suggestion where the red part is bring the pull down menu so it completely covers the screen
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I always wonderd why that space was there.
Also how did you get the time over there by the date?
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Yeah, idk what's up with the extra padding there. I noticed that too. That is not something I did. That's just the way it is by default. We could look into what causes that but I think it's beyond me currently. I just started messing with modifying PNG's and .9.PNG's. I know XML but have never messed with Android's schemas.
Actually the image status_bar_close_on.png purposely has a shadow now that I take a closer look. Simple enough to modify if you have a little Photoshop skills.
Or maybe it's fixable by adjusting the image padding in the xml file.
I was able to find status_bar_tracking.xml which references the image.
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<com.android.server.status.TrackingView android:orientation="vertical" android:paddingLeft="0.0px" android:paddingRight="0.0px" android:paddingBottom="0.0px" android:focusable="true" android:visibility="gone" android:descendantFocusability="afterDescendants"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<com.android.server.status.TrackingPatternView android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_weight="1.0" />
<com.android.server.status.CloseDragHandle android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/close" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<ImageView android:layout_gravity="bottom" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:src="@drawable/status_bar_close_on" android:scaleType="fitXY" />
</com.android.server.status.CloseDragHandle>
</com.android.server.status.TrackingView>
Maybe if android: paddingLeft="0.0px" android: paddingRight="0.0px" android: paddingBottom="0.0px" [spaces added to remove smileys] could be made negative value pixels we could force status_bar_close_on.png down a bit? We'd have to try.
The clock being moved from the normal status bar to the pulldown notification status bar is a mod in the services.jar file. It was done by Randy_T and Mammon for the Bonsai rom and that's what I have installed. You can probably replace yours and get the same effect. Make a backup just in case.
coryshad said:
I always wonderd why that space was there.
Also how did you get the time over there by the date?
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p3dr0maz said:
The clock being moved from the normal status bar to the pulldown notification status bar is a mod in the services.jar file. It was done by Randy_T and Mammon for the Bonsai rom and that's what I have installed. You can probably replace yours and get the same effect. Make a backup just in case.
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Cool thanks
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It does reach all the way to the bottom - it is built so that it has a drop shadow below it. Just replace the close on with one that doesn't have that drop shadow or modify it in photoshop to remove it and slide the handle to the bottom of the canvas and it will hit the bottom.
Edit - read the first part of your post now - your first assumption is correct.

p3dr0maz said:
Hey all,
Here's a mod to make the notification drawer pulldown transparent. It based on EC05. This one's off of Bonsai's 4.0.X. Let me know what you think. This is at 70% opacity.
Thanks to malfunctions DIY guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=812541 and to Decalex.
Make copies/backups of
/system/framework/twframework-res.apk
/system/framework/framework-res.apk
Preview (Disclaimer: Does not come with the custom branding/batt mod):
CWM3 Flashable:http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5AAHOSKK
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Would this be flashable on sfr 1.2?

brandonc0526 said:
Would this be flashable on sfr 1.2?
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Yes its just modified pngs (graphics) in the framework-res.apk and twframework-res.apk files. Nothing else should be included in this zip package to make these transparency changes. You can think of this as a sort of mini-theme that your flashing.

Paul627g said:
Yes its just modified pngs (graphics) in the framework-res.apk and twframework-res.apk files. Nothing else should be included in this zip package to make these transparency changes. You can think of this as a sort of mini-theme that your flashing.
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Because this is the framework it isn't that simple. You would lose all battery mods, themes and rom customization (that is part of the apk's). The best thing to do would be to open it up and pull out the images and place them in the srf framework files than push them to the phone.
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crawrj said:
Because this is the framework it isn't that simple. You would lose all battery mods, themes and rom customization (that is part of the apk's). The best thing to do would be to open it up and pull out the images and place them in the srf framework files than push them to the phone.
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Correct, as the OP stated this is only the transparent pull down notification background. It doesn't include anything else so it would overwrite any other modifications that are done to the current framework-res.apk and twframework-res.apk you have installed.
The files you would need to pull are...
twframework-res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi/
status_bar_close_on.png
status_bar_header_background_01.png
status_bar_header_background.png
status_bar_background.9.png
framework_res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi/
status_bar_item_background_focusl.9.png
status_bar_item_background_normal.9.png
status_bar_item_background_pressed.9.png
I think that should about cover the transparent notification pulldown section. For the average person this may seem a bit much to move these files over, but I think this transparent theme/mod that p3dr0maz did was for those who were looking for maintaining the stock appearance with some transparency thrown in

CCN App/Change Carrier Name to Logo

Does anyone have a link for an app called CCN? or possibly an explanation on how to change your carrier name to a custom logo?

Keuka79 said:
Does anyone have a link for an app called CCN? or possibly an explanation on how to change your carrier name to a custom logo?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13531011&postcount=12311

You want to change the text into a .png ? & what rom are you running ?

Yeah I'd like to change the text to a PNG file yes. I've seen raadius and others do it before but they are graphic designers so.
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Keuka79 said:
Yeah I'd like to change the text to a PNG file yes. I've seen raadius and others do it before but they are graphic designers so.
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Nono, its not the carrier name, its an app which has an icon constantly in the status bar. Take Advanced Task Killer or WidgetLocker, back it up, change the extention to .zip then change the notification.png (which is in res/drawablehdpi) to any .png you want.
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GANJDROID said:
Nono, its not the carrier name, its an app which has an icon constantly in the status bar. Take Advanced Task Killer or WidgetLocker, back it up, change the extention to .zip then change the notification.png (which is in res/drawablehdpi) to any .png you want.
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Actually it's the actual Carrier Logo they change , some of the designers do mod the apps such as Widget Locker , Task Killer , & Phono but Raadius replaced his Carrier Text into a .png , I do have this code where you place in the statusbar.xml to do this . I'll post it up when I get home later .

Yeah man let post a link to that thread BC I'd like to figure that out. Thanks a bunch
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I'd like to find that ribbon patch for the status bar. I've seen it before as a flashable patch. I've seen it all over deviant art. Looks good though.
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JaysWorld said:
Actually it's the actual Carrier Logo they change , some of the designers do mod the apps such as Widget Locker , Task Killer , & Phono but Raadius replaced his Carrier Text into a .png , I do have this code where you place in the statusbar.xml to do this . I'll post it up when I get home later .
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Oooooh, I just thought it was an app notification mod.
Ill await your xml.
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Try this...
Edit status_bar.xml (it's in res/layout/ (systemUI.apk)
Replace the line that references the carrierlabel with the following :-
<ImageView android:background="@drawable/status_bar_switch_apps_bright_on" android:id="@id/carrier" android:layout_width="25.0dip" android:layout_height="fill_parent" />
(Replace the @drawable reference with the drawable of your choice.)
Compile and push to your phone.. That's it.. I've attached a screenshot.
There you go guys , sorry i'm two days late. If you guys want me to post my statusbar.xml or my systemUI.apk , let me know & I think this only works for MIUI.

I tried the CCN app and now it just keeps showing the Roaming Indicator on all the time. I unistalled the app and it still won't remove it. I made sure roaming wasn't on and it still displays it. Any clues on what the heck is going on???

[Q] Go Launcher Icon Pack dummy ComponentInfo possible?

Is it possible to include icons in the Go Launcher icon pack that are not linked to an installed app? Below from assets/app_filter.xml:
<item component="ComponentInfo{com.android.vending/com.android.vending.AssetBrowserActivity}"
drawable="market" />
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shows up in the icon pack when changing an icon because the ComponentInfo exists, but what if I wanted to include multiple market icons? or have a bunch of icons for people to choose from to customize their apps I have not yet coded to be themed.
Thanks for any input. I like how ADW dealt with this as a string array.

The assets/appfilter does not handle the icons loaded into the grid,
there is a file called assets/drawable or drawables that is actually the grids icons.
now hit thanks please

Absolutely
Thank YOU! I don't know how I missed that. Thanks again.

[BETA] [THEME] [5.0] O-Ui for ZenUi

Waiting for Oreo, I got you covered. I am here to present you a new theme for our old friend, the great Zenfone 5(what?), based on Android Oreo.
What's themed-
Settings App
Quick Settings
Lock screen
Icons
What's not themed-
Let's keep it a secret
Do not tell me(Please...)​
Note- I haven't tested this theme either on a physical or a virtual device yet, so, no good-looking screenshots for now. If you find any bugs, report'em here(really?). Kindly hit the thanks :good: button if you like my theme(oh, come on!)
Please attach screenshots if you can​
XDA:DevDB Information
[BETA] [THEME] [5.0] O-Ui for ZenUi
Contributors
@Nikhilkumar038
Version Information
Status: Beta
Created 2017-06-11
Last Updated 2017-06-28

Attach screenshots please!

It's too buggy :/

[email protected] said:
It's too buggy :/
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Thanks for testing and sorry for the bugs:silly:
I'll fix that, maybe, tomorrow
Could you please post the screenshots for the settings app?
Is that one buggy too?

[email protected] said:
It's too buggy :/
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Try this one:
https://plus.google.com/111534348030431168811/posts/dNWUi2nup17

Nikhilkumar038 said:
Thanks for testing and sorry for the bugs:silly:
I'll fix that, maybe, tomorrow
Could you please post the screenshots for the settings app?
Is that one buggy too?
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here is screenshot.
top portion is just white.

kihope12 said:
Try this one:
https://plus.google.com/111534348030431168811/posts/dNWUi2nup17
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I am extremely sorry, I didn't knew there's already an Android O Theme there

Nikhilkumar038 said:
I am extremely sorry, I didn't knew there's already an Android O Theme there
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This is no problem mate, my isnt finished just continue in your project and make it awesome, i will not share my here, so lest do your best

kihope12 said:
This is no problem mate, my isnt finished just continue in your project and make it awesome, i will not share my here, so lest do your best
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Okay. BTW, mine is too WIP. I think you have already seen those funny screenshots:laugh:
Even I couldn't stop laughing at the moment I saw them
I think you should publish your theme here too, so that the users will have a choice between two Android O themes:highfive:
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here is screenshot.
top portion is just white.
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I just uploaded v1.1 with the bugs fixed. BTW, I still can't figure out why was the settings title in white
I have added some things in the styles.xml so it is possible it may be fixed:good:

Nikhilkumar038 said:
Okay. BTW, mine is too WIP. I think you have already seen those funny screenshots:laugh:
Even I couldn't stop at the moment I saw them
I think you should publish your theme here too, so that the users will have a choice between two Android O themes:highfive:
I just uploaded v1.1 with the bugs fixed. BTW, I still can't figure out why was the settings title in white
I have added some things in the styles.xml so it is possible it may be fixed:good:
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it is beacuse you use "Theme.Material.Light.DarkActionBar" you must use default code and then edit another thinks or just add color to styles, i did it before and i can send you apk of theme (vibe ui) where it works.
anyway your settings seems to be nice, i was lazy to add it into mine

kihope12 said:
it is beacuse you use "Theme.Material.Light.DarkActionBar" you must use default code and then edit another thinks or just add color to styles, i did it before and i can send you apk of theme (vibe ui) where it works.
anyway your settings seems to be nice, i was lazy to add it into mine
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Okay, I will check it.
BTW, if it seems nice, is the settings title black now?
Another thing, in Android O, in a Pixel, the switch after the icons is in blue. I thought it wouldn't look nice so I coloured them grey like the icons. Should I color them blue?
And what about the status bar?
UPDATE: What if I use Theme.Material.Light.DarkActionBar and add color to them?
It looks like this
Code:
<style name="Theme.SettingsBase" parent="@android:style/Theme.Material.Light.DarkActionBar"><item name="android:textColorPrimary">#ff000000</item><item name="android:colorControlActivated">#ff4b4b4b</item><item name="android:colorPrimary">#fff7f7f7</item><item name="android:colorPrimaryDark">#ffe0e0e0</item></style>
I think it should work as I have used #ff000000 for android:textColorPrimary .

Nikhilkumar038 said:
Okay, I will check it.
BTW, if it seems nice, is the settings title black now?
Another thing, in Android O, in a Pixel, the switch after the icons is in blue. I thought it wouldn't look nice so I coloured them grey like the icons. Should I color them blue?
And what about the status bar?
UPDATE: What if I use Theme.Material.Light.DarkActionBar and add color to them?
It looks like this
Code:
<style name="Theme.SettingsBase" parent="@android:style/Theme.Material.Light.DarkActionBar"><item name="android:textColorPrimary">#ff000000</item><item name="android:colorControlActivated">#ff4b4b4b</item><item name="android:colorPrimary">#fff7f7f7</item><item name="android:colorPrimaryDark">#ffe0e0e0</item></style>
I think it should work as I have used #ff000000 for android:textColorPrimary .
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Im not sure, im at school so i cant check it but basicaly. SettingsBase is for whole package, so y should edit statusbar in styles or in SettingBase somethink like TitleColor. Try check original settings.apk

kihope12 said:
Okay, I will check it.
BTW, if it seems nice, is the settings title black now?
Another thing, in Android O, in a Pixel, the switch after the icons is in blue. I thought it wouldn't look nice so I coloured them grey like the icons. Should I color them blue?
And what about the status bar?
UPDATE: What if I use Theme.Material.Light.DarkActionBar and add color to them?
It looks like this
Im not sure, im at school so i cant check it but basicaly. SettingsBase is for whole package, so y should edit statusbar in styles or in SettingBase somethink like TitleColor. Try check original settings.apk
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This one?
Code:
<style name="Theme.Actionbar.Title" parent="@android:style/TextAppearance.DeviceDefault.Widget.ActionBar.Title"><item name="android:textSize">@dimen/action_bar_title_text_size</item><item name="android:textColor">@color/settings_title</item></style>

How do you make the quicksetting fit the width screen like that?

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How do you make the quicksetting fit the width screen like that?
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Look for dimens.xml in the systemui.apk of this theme. Hope you get your question answered.
BTW, have you tried this theme?
It would be great if you could send me some screenshots

Nikhilkumar038 said:
This one?
Code:
<style name="Theme.Actionbar.Title" parent="@android:style/TextAppearance.DeviceDefault.Widget.ActionBar.Title"><item name="android:textSize">@dimen/action_bar_title_text_size</item><item name="android:textColor">@color/settings_title</item></style>
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Check this, add it to styles.
Code:
<style name="Theme.ActionBar" parent="@android:style/Widget.DeviceDefault.Light.ActionBar.Solid">
<item name="android:icon">@android:color/transparent</item>
<item name="android:titleTextStyle">@style/Theme.Actionbar.Title</item>
</style>
<style name="Theme.Actionbar.Title" parent="@android:style/TextAppearance.DeviceDefault.Widget.ActionBar.Title">
<item name="android:textSize">@dimen/action_bar_title_text_size</item>
<item name="android:textColor">@color/settings_title</item>
</style>
if it will not work, i will send you this as base
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nheolinkin said:
How do you make the quicksetting fit the width screen like that?
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Anyway it works only on 1st gen. Zenfones ( 5/6 ) you can also change dimens or you can add shortcuts (in settings.apk ) in other app. The problem is, when you edit dimiens in systemui, theme engine will load default systemui and then theme systemui. so it will crash after every restart, then it works perfectly. if you dont have any experience with it, dont try modify it, it can FC everytime and you will need reset your phone
Using this you can get this, yes, it is stock rom and this is theme.

kihope12 said:
Anyway it works only on 1st gen. Zenfones ( 5/6 ) you can also change dimens or you can add shortcuts (in settings.apk ) in other app. The problem is, when you edit dimiens in systemui, theme engine will load default systemui and then theme systemui. so it will crash after every restart, then it works perfectly. if you dont have any experience with it, dont try modify it, it can FC everytime and you will need reset your phone
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Yup, just got crashed. I'm gonna edit default systemui then.
Thanks a lot!

kihope12 said:
Check this, add it to styles.
Code:
<style name="Theme.ActionBar" parent="@android:style/Widget.DeviceDefault.Light.ActionBar.Solid">
<item name="android:icon">@android:color/transparent</item>
<item name="android:titleTextStyle">@style/Theme.Actionbar.Title</item>
</style>
<style name="Theme.Actionbar.Title" parent="@android:style/TextAppearance.DeviceDefault.Widget.ActionBar.Title">
<item name="android:textSize">@dimen/action_bar_title_text_size</item>
<item name="android:textColor">@color/settings_title</item>
</style>
if it will not work, i will send you this as base
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Done!
Please check if it looks better now:good: