Hey guys how would i go about themeing the status bar icons.
I already got my Battery Themed using Wanem Xposed.
But how can i theme my 4g, wifi Vibrate etc....
let me know
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I think that stuff is in the SystemUI.apk file.
I believe you have to pull it off the phone, unpack it, edit the files, pack it again, and resign it before putting it back on the phone.
There could be an easier way, though.
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Is there an easy way to edit icons/colors in notification bar? Looking through themes and not really wanting all the changes included....just wanna change the bar
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basically you will deal with the images in 2 files:
\system\framework\framework-res.apk
\system\framework\twframework-res.apk
Unzip the files and you will find corresponding images, replace what you want, then overwrite the existing one.
Make sure you backup your existing one just in case you get a boot loop.
The status bar is a difficult process to change. It took me a month to find out how to change every detail of it. The whole thing is not in one location.
You'll also need the services.jar file that is in with the framework-res.apk and twframework.res.
Check this post
Code:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11227225&postcount=28
It throws light into basics like how to change battery icons. Should be good enough to get started.
Thx guys
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Thanks, this was neat
How can I get a transparent notification bar? I.E.
I have a Droid Incredible CM7 if that matters...
GatorsUF said:
How can I get a transparent notification bar? I.E.
I have a Droid Incredible CM7 if that matters...
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thats a miui theme in that pic...but its possible on cm7 with a patch c this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1102755
That patcher only works for Windows Computers...I have a mac
Ok so I opened the apk of the CM7 theme I wanted and change the png file of the notification bar to transparent. I repacked it into the zip, but now I need to resign the zip and turn it into an apk.
Can anyone do this for me? Will this work?
Hope this works for you.
It installed great...but no transparency...
Any ideas why?
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Maybe point 6.2 in this post
In the UOT Kitchen under that statusbar mod you want to select Dr Droid for the top bar..
That one will give you a semi transparent top statusbar..its the closest thing I have found to what you want. The only side effect I have noticed is the notification icons kinda leave a fade for a little bit.
Making this thread for people that are trying to do some subtle self theming on their own, without a ROM. (There really isn't a whole lot of themed ROMS out anyways, monsteRom is the only one i think.) you can find monsterROM in the general section.
Anyways let's say you are using ninjamorph and you want to change the 3g icon on your droid 3 but can't find it. come here post what you need someone may help.
lol i made this for a second reason also. i can't find notification bar is it under blur-res.apk? can't find it for the life of me
[edit] just kidding i found what i need in systemui
MyDrodonWall said:
lol i made this for a second reason also. i can't find notification bar is it under blur-res.apk? can't find it for the life of me
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All that stuff is split between freamework-res.apk and SystemUI.apk.
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All that stuff is split between freamework-res.apk and SystemUI.apk.
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Yeah i found right after, thanks though
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I'm experimenting with some theming, I cooked up one in the uot kitchen but not all the changes seemed to work. Some the signal bar indicator didn't change and the text colour for notification items(all other text colours changed) also the background in the pull down curtain. I found the icons, and the new icons are in there, but don't show on the phone. How do I make them the default icons? Also if anyone knows which XML sets the text colour and how I can fix the background it would be appreciated.
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Endoroid said:
I'm experimenting with some theming, I cooked up one in the uot kitchen but not all the changes seemed to work. Some the signal bar indicator didn't change and the text colour for notification items(all other text colours changed) also the background in the pull down curtain. I found the icons, and the new icons are in there, but don't show on the phone. How do I make them the default icons? Also if anyone knows which XML sets the text colour and how I can fix the background it would be appreciated.
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As for changing the icons just editing them should work. Are you using ninja morph? And what do you mean "fix the background"
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Although I changed the pull down notification bar background in uot, it still has that moto blue.
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So if I want to change one set of icons for another, I need to rename the new set to overwrite the old set?
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Endoroid said:
So if I want to change one set of icons for another, I need to rename the new set to overwrite the old set?
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Yep.
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DRTYKANGWICH V1.1
For Broken Out 1.1 Only
By HighLimit
V 1.1
***Change Log***
Clock moved back to right side - fixed sizing and padding
Calculator.apk themed
fixed broken .9's in framework
Up next:
DolphinHD
(maybe sooner rather than later b/c someone at work decided to drop a 500lbs on my toe)
Contacts Overhaul
Call Log
Mms.apk
Calendar
V 1.0
Toned down the pull down menu from cyan mixed it with ICK
Phone.apk
Screen on and off call receive
Contacts.apk - unfinished
tions...Call log - unfinshed
PowerControl.apk (made completely clear)
Mms.apk - unfinished
adw long press menu
SystemUI.apk
Settings.apk
Boot animation
This is a WIP
Wipe cache partition and Dalvik before flashing.
Flash over any theme for Broken Out 1.1 only
Shown: Icons. Antique CM ADW Theme
Clock by Thalion
Based Off: Cyan volt by Drt045 and IceCreamKangWich by KaneOfMars
Thanks to KaneofMars for uploading the stock APK's so quick so I could fix .9's
All Your Thanks Belong To Us?
Nice work, wish I could flash it to check it out
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Nice work. Same as Kane I would like to see this.
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Thanks means a lot, didnt realize what a grind this is, got a long way to go though, really gotta buckle down and figure out why adb wont compile my xml edits so i can finish it.....
Which XML did you try to fix??
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status_bar.xml
Trying to uncenter clock and change Hex value
Apk multi tool wont compile after decompile, even with no changes
keeps referencing missing .9's
Looks damn good!
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Thanks man really glad you like it
Looks really good.. and love the name also lol
awesome! dling now!.... i dig the centered clock tho.
Thanks glad you likethe name, and as for clock I think I prefer it also, think im gonna hide heafphone ringer and gps icons
HighLimit said:
status_bar.xml
Trying to uncenter clock and change Hex value
Apk multi tool wont compile after decompile, even with no changes
keeps referencing missing .9's
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Did you set dependencies on framework-res and RES_cappuccino? That should fix the missing .9's.
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found out about the RES_cap through trial and error but it says framework-res isnt the dependee, ill figure it out, at the point now where i have to all i have left is xml edits.
Hey, just a heads up, I don't think the link with instructions for hiding status icons i sent you is accurate when it comes to hiding the GPS icon. I tried it but couldn't get it to work. Also, any chance of hiding the alarm clock too?
I also noticed that the trash can for removing apps/Widgets from the desktop is ick color. I haven't found any other remnants of wrong colors, which is quite impressive for a first theme. Kudos to you my friend.
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You mean the plain colored quick pop up trash can or the red android at the top?
I Skipped over all the widgets and home screen long press menus cause I never used em, i'll take a look
And as for the icons I saw that in Notepad++ couldn't find those exact instances, codes a bit different but similar, didnt wanna break anything so didn't touch yet...more research required (gotta learn some c++) but definitely am hiding alarm headphone and gps icons...
bear with me as i have literally never done any of this before and learning in between working 2 jobs leaves little time.
as all ways thanks for Testing / Rockin DirtyKang
JohnnyAn said:
Hey, just a heads up, I don't think the link with instructions for hiding status icons i sent you is accurate when it comes to hiding the GPS icon. I tried it but couldn't get it to work. Also, any chance of hiding the alarm clock too?
I also noticed that the trash can for removing apps/Widgets from the desktop is ick color. I haven't found any other remnants of wrong colors, which is quite impressive for a first theme. Kudos to you my friend.
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Simply just making the icon all transparent with no logo would simply take it away but not sure if there'd still be a space in the status bar.
There will be, tried that already. lol
I'm trying to edit the status_bar.xml to remove/change the formating of space to even allow it to be drawn there, wich was easy enough but apk tools bein stubborn, i posted my log in general HERE.
Ok, I found out why the SystemUI.apk won't recompile for you. There are two files that need to be deleted, and you need to replace one other file that is corrupted.
Decompile your SystemUI.apk. All the relevant files are in res/drawable-hdpi/ First, delete:
status_bar_close_on.png
statusbar_background.png
Those files are redundant because they have .9 versions. Then you need to delete status_bar_close_on.9.png and replace it with a file of the same name. For some reason, this file is corrupt and is screwing things up.
You can then also just drop my statusbar.xml into the res/layout/ folder.
As proof of concept, here is the status_bar_close_on.9.png from ICK and my statusbar.xml (with appropriate color and 2.6dip for the top buffer) dropped into your theme:
https://www.box.com/s/796e172de222cba000b9
I don't remember if you had the date in the statusbar the same cyan color, but after flashing the above zip, the date, usb, and debugging icons in the status bar are white.
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You mean the plain colored quick pop up trash can or the red android at the top?
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Mmm... neither of those sound like what I have. When I long press an app on the desktop, a gray bar with a dark blue trash can slides down from the top. I'm using just the default adw theme, so it might look different for me than you.
HighLimit said:
bear with me as i have literally never done any of this before and learning in between working 2 jobs leaves little time.
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I definitely feel your pain. I'm in the middle of law finals and am desperately looking for excuses to avoid studying for my last final tomorrow =) Learning how to theme sounded much more fun =)
I believe that trash can is specific to the launcher you would have to theme the launcher.
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It is
So I changed the statusbar background to a transparent png and the status bar does become transparent upon reboot. however it becomes dark again after I open an app or turn the screen on and off.
I also changed the png to show an extra bar of signal, but it still shows one bar for some reason. Can some one please help me here.
I am on Arhd 11.0, and my systemui.apk file is https://www.dropbox.com/s/0n8o1pkvt8f3q0u/SystemUI.apk
Can some one please help me here
Thnx
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In which folder did you changed the png?
And did you do it with VTS or apktool?
Drawable xhdpi and drawable xxhdpi.
I used 7 zip
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Drawable xhdpi and drawable xxhdpi.
I used 7 zip
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Umh, you know that you have to sign the apk after some change?
EnIXmA said:
So I changed the statusbar background to a transparent png and the status bar does become transparent upon reboot. however it becomes dark again after I open an app or turn the screen on and off.
I also changed the png to show an extra bar of signal, but it still shows one bar for some reason. Can some one please help me here.
I am on Arhd 11.0, and my systemui.apk file is https://www.dropbox.com/s/0n8o1pkvt8f3q0u/SystemUI.apk
Can some one please help me here
Thnx
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I really appreciate you for trying to figure it out on your own how to do this stuff, instead of just asking someone else to do it Well First off, you can't edit the signal bars to show more signal. it's gonna show what the network provides. Next the statusbar background. you edited the right image, but you didn't add it's 9 patch back after you edited it to transparent. So I edited the image correctly for you. Just so you know inside the tools folder in your android sdk you will see draw 9 tool use that to add the 9patch back into your image before you compile it back. Also I should note that the statusbar will appear solid in most HTC apps like blinkfeed,appdrawer, etc. htc draws the statusbar from the background images in lots of it's apks. Anyways attached is your apk. It should be what your looking for.
rayford85 said:
I really appreciate you for trying to figure it out on your own how to do this stuff, instead of just asking someone else to do it Well First off, you can't edit the signal bars to show more signal. it's gonna show what the network provides. Next the statusbar background. you edited the right image, but you didn't add it's 9 patch back after you edited it to transparent. So I edited the image correctly for you. Just so you know inside the tools folder in your android sdk you will see draw 9 tool use that to add the 9patch back into your image before you compile it back. Also I should note that the statusbar will appear solid in most HTC apps like blinkfeed,appdrawer, etc. htc draws the statusbar from the background images in lots of it's apks. Anyways attached is your apk. It should be what your looking for.
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My status bar disappeared after I reboot.
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