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Lockscreen Widgets?

Will we be able to get lock screen widgets with any of the ROMs? Or since the ROMs have to be based on TouchWiz, does that mean we're stuck with basically just themed roms? None of the ones out yet seem interesting, they all just look stock. I'm looking for a rom with custom battery icons, new features, lockscreen widgets, etc. Really missing my Samsung Galaxy S3 with the lack of customization available for the S5.

meissen said:
Will we be able to get lock screen widgets with any of the ROMs? Or since the ROMs have to be based on TouchWiz, does that mean we're stuck with basically just themed roms? None of the ones out yet seem interesting, they all just look stock. I'm looking for a rom with custom battery icons, new features, lockscreen widgets, etc. Really missing my Samsung Galaxy S3 with the lack of customization available for the S5.
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Check out ninjamorph(in the playstore). I just found it a few days ago u can theme the heck out of your phone with it. Once you get the hang of it it's a breeze. However you do have to have your own icons to swap out or just edit the ones that are there. Here's my power menu themed with ninjamorph

meissen said:
Will we be able to get lock screen widgets with any of the ROMs? Or since the ROMs have to be based on TouchWiz, does that mean we're stuck with basically just themed roms? None of the ones out yet seem interesting, they all just look stock. I'm looking for a rom with custom battery icons, new features, lockscreen widgets, etc. Really missing my Samsung Galaxy S3 with the lack of customization available for the S5.
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There's mods for it, I'll see what I can do for you.
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meissen said:
Will we be able to get lock screen widgets with any of the ROMs? Or since the ROMs have to be based on TouchWiz, does that mean we're stuck with basically just themed roms? None of the ones out yet seem interesting, they all just look stock. I'm looking for a rom with custom battery icons, new features, lockscreen widgets, etc. Really missing my Samsung Galaxy S3 with the lack of customization available for the S5.
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ok, tested and working on my device based off of G900F OEM, this mod should work for all variants. let me know how it goes
copy to sdcard, reboot to SS Recovery and flash, then reboot.
to add or change widgets swipe left or right on the lockscreen
Patches, Addons and Themes

cstayton said:
ok, tested and working on my device based off of G900F OEM, this mod should work for all variants. let me know how it goes
copy to sdcard, reboot to SS Recovery and flash, then reboot.
to add or change widgets swipe left or right on the lockscreen
Patches, Addons and Themes
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Very much appreciate that you took the time to do this - I'm assuming I need the ROM as well, correct? Or will this work with the stock ROM just by following your steps?

meissen said:
Very much appreciate that you took the time to do this - I'm assuming I need the ROM as well, correct? Or will this work with the stock ROM just by following your steps?
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This "Should" work with stock as well as any custom ROM, (I say should because as a mod it is independant of any other requirements) but make sure you flash through SafeStrap recovery make a backup first just to be safe.

cstayton said:
This "Should" work with stock as well as any custom ROM, (I say should because as a mod it is independant of any other requirements) but make sure you flash through SafeStrap recovery make a backup first just to be safe.
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Gave it a try but no bueno with the stock ROM. After flashing the zip and rebooting, I lost the lockscreen and hardware menu and home buttons entirely, only the back button was working. Restoring my backup now -- tonight I'll try flashing your ROM and then install the lockscreen widgets.

Wanted to update this thread in case anyone else wanted Lockscreen Widgets back - I installed SafeStrap and the KoolKit ROM then flashed the zip file and I have LockScreen widgets again. Huge thank you to @cstayton for coming up with a solution so quickly!

You can also use Xposed instead of flashing SafeStrap to get Lockscreen Widgets...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/app-galaxy-s5-lock-screen-support-t2796353
Kenichi

Kenichi said:
You can also use Xposed instead of flashing SafeStrap to get Lockscreen Widgets...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/app-galaxy-s5-lock-screen-support-t2796353
Kenichi
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Thanks for the link. This worked perfectly! I'm really enjoying it!

Kenichi said:
You can also use Xposed instead of flashing SafeStrap to get Lockscreen Widgets...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/app-galaxy-s5-lock-screen-support-t2796353
Kenichi
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xPosed has lots of modules for all sorts of different things HOWEVER, xPosed also causes some very abhorent behavior in custom roms and can cause bad behavior even in stock rooted devices most devs shy away from xPosed in favor of hard coded mods. if the module works fine for then great but if you have issues like private mode not working serious lag on your device or other problems try using the hard coded mods with a custom rom

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[Q] [q] xperia sp

Can any one please Help me for whenever i try to modifiy my sstem ,my phone reboots itself making me unchange or modify ..example on xposed. When i click the skip button it auto restart and i cant change anything ..others like Lucky Patcher, Titinium Are Functioning. Thank You.
Rooted using Towel Root ,Running stock rom 4.3 JB

What mods are you trying to install? I can tell you that some modifications don't like Sony firmwares... And that could probably be the cause.

velnens123 said:
What mods are you trying to install? I can tell you that some modifications don't like Sony firmwares... And that could probably be the cause.
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Thank you very much for the quick response,
I was trying to install SoftkeyZ so i could change the 3 icons on my xperia to Lollopop icons..
It also occured when i try replacing my keyboard with the Latest Xperia Keyboard which is compatible only for 4.4 version of android .

coggiakiatan said:
Thank you very much for the quick response,
I was trying to install SoftkeyZ so i could change the 3 icons on my xperia to Lollopop icons..
It also occurred when I try replacing my keyboard with the Latest Xperia Keyboard which is compatible only for 4.4 version of android .
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SoftkeyZ was working for me on Android 4.4 CyanogenMod, so it probably has not been made to work with Sony firmware. And for the second mod, you already have the answer. It is only compatible with Android 4.4 and causes a system crash when installed on Android 4.3.
Unfortunately, there is nothing you can do.. Unless you know how to modify SystemUI and change the icons or port the Xperia Keyboard to android 4.3.
But, if you really want these mods, then install Android 4.4 CyanogenMod because it is compatible with a lot more Xposed mods and other applications..

velnens123 said:
SoftkeyZ was working for me on Android 4.4 CyanogenMod, so it probably has not been made to work with Sony firmware. And for the second mod, you already have the answer. It is only compatible with Android 4.4 and causes a system crash when installed on Android 4.3.
Unfortunately, there is nothing you can do.. Unless you know how to modify SystemUI and change the icons or port the Xperia Keyboard to android 4.3.
But, if you really want these mods, then install Android 4.4 CyanogenMod because it is compatible with a lot more Xposed mods and other applications..
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I have found another option and that is by downloading the Xposed Installer ang install the Lopllipop Navigation Bar module ..thank you so much for the help . Regarding on Installing costom roms i am afraid of doing so since i dont know the whole proccess such us what to do first , Unlocking bootloader ,recovery and so on ..

coggiakiatan said:
I have found another option and that is by downloading the Xposed Installer ang install the Lopllipop Navigation Bar module ..thank you so much for the help . Regarding on Installing costom roms i am afraid of doing so since i dont know the whole proccess such us what to do first , Unlocking bootloader ,recovery and so on ..
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You don't necessarily need to unlock bootloader to install custom rom, but I would personally suggest you to stay away from installing a custom rom if you have never done so earlier on any other phone and you aren't really an advanced user. Sony's 4.3 is quite good if you are lucky enough not to face lags. I would like to suggest some good modules for sony firmware which you might want to try out -
1) GEM Xperia xposed
2) Flat style coloured bars (for lollipop styled statusbar and navigation bar colouring)
3) GravityBox (you need to be a bit careful with this one)
4) Hide stamina mode icon
5) SEMC phone patcher
6) Xperia flip settings (replaces xperia toggles in statusbar with cyanogenmod styled ones)
Don't forget to read the module description before installing to understand what it does. Enjoy (Y)

tj_droid said:
You don't necessarily need to unlock bootloader to install custom rom, but I would personally suggest you to stay away from installing a custom rom if you have never done so earlier on any other phone and you aren't really an advanced user. Sony's 4.3 is quite good if you are lucky enough not to face lags. I would like to suggest some good modules for sony firmware which you might want to try out -
1) GEM Xperia xposed
2) Flat style coloured bars (for lollipop styled statusbar and navigation bar colouring)
3) GravityBox (you need to be a bit careful with this one)
4) Hide stamina mode icon
5) SEMC phone patcher
6) Xperia flip settings (replaces xperia toggles in statusbar with cyanogenmod styled ones)
Don't forget to read the module description before installing to understand what it does. Enjoy (Y)
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thanks ,i've tried to update my old Galaxy Mini back 2years from now and it was successful and soft break it once,but doing it to my xperia makes me nervous . And by the way ,thank so much for the modules i will try some of them later.Thanks !!

Custom Rom themes on the Alcatel One Touch Evolve

As you know, the Alcatel OTE doesnt have any custom recovery built to support it, not to mention that the OTE has an locked bootloader. But there is still a way to to install Cynagenmod themes using Xposed.
So here's what you do:
Install Xposed
Install Hk themer
Then that's it, everything is set up, now all you have to do is choose a CM rom, to try it out for starters download and install the theme CyanOrangen Cobalt from the playstore and install it using hk themer, reboot and enjoy

Aurey24 said:
As you know, the Alcatel OTE doesnt have any custom recovery built to support it, not to mention that the OTE has an locked bootloader. But there is still a way to to install Cynagenmod themes using Xposed.
So here's what you do:
Install Xposed
Install Hk themer
Then that's it, everything is set up, now all you have to do is choose a CM rom, to try it out for starters download and install the theme CyanOrangen Cobalt from the playstore and install it using hk themer, reboot and enjoy
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Here you are:
Xposed
Hkthemer
and A theme based on lollipop that u can use
Try it out and see the greatness happen

substratum themes for stock rom

Hi anyone know working substratum themes (dark) for latest stock rooted rom?

crazykas said:
Hi anyone know working substratum themes (dark) for latest stock rooted rom?
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I am not a huge fan of dark themes, but I was able to get a few working. I had to apply it a few times before it stuck though. Substratum is a little buggy at the moment. The current theme that I have applied is the Pi [light] but the Pi dark works as well, I use pi dark for my notifications bar.

[Pie] - No Root - Dark Mode

Hi all,
Just updated my XZ1C to Android 9.
I had Substratum with some dark themes installed on Android 8.
I did not read any substratum notes, and just updated to android 9. :facepalm:
Apparently Android needs root now for custom themes to apply.
Is this really the case?
Is the only option to root, to get dark-mode back again?
I can't seem to find custom ROMS which are Pie based.
Only a beta of LineageOS for Android8.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-xz1-compact/development

TGN said:
I can't seem to find custom ROMS which are Pie based.
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There is Xpie, not that I am recomending it in any way. Loading it looks pretty problematic.
But if you're going to root your phone to load a custom rom, then Substratum will work fine on rooted 9

Didgesteve said:
But if you're going to root your phone to load a custom rom, then Substratum will work fine on rooted 9
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can't recommend swift installer highly enough on rooted pie, will theme almost any app worth theming black.
edit: you can choose any background and accent you like, i have chosen black and a salmony colour i chose from a colour picker.

c_tho said:
can't recommend swift installer highly enough on rooted pie, will theme almost any app worth theming black.
edit: you can choose any background and accent you like, i have chosen black and a salmony colour i chose from a colour picker.
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do the swift themes work with stock/sony apps e.g. dialer, settings, files, etc.? or only AOSP / custom roms?
there's a fee for the installer app, when downloading the actual themes, is there an additional charge?
thanks!

wyt18 said:
do the swift themes work with stock/sony apps e.g. dialer, settings, files, etc.? or only AOSP / custom roms?
there's a fee for the installer app, when downloading the actual themes, is there an additional charge?
thanks!
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no dice on the sony apps i'm afraid, with the exception of sony music. there's a full list of supported apps here. it's pretty much all google and AOSP apps and an assortment of other stuff.
re: payment, you pay for the app once and you can configure the theme however you want. so you can rechoose background and accent colours to your heart's content. much less onerous than substratum imo.
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