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xhdpi theme test

hello
could someone test if my ICS theme chooser theme works correctly on xhdpi devices?
v1.4: http://d-h.st/Qoe
Lockscreen: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/70450920/BOSS Lockscreen.zip
original thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26686209#post26686209
Installation Guide
Theme
Go to Settings > Themes
Set as BOSS Theme
Reboot!
Lockscreen Add-on
*Make a nandroid before flashing!
Install 'Zip Themer'" from Google Play
Open ZipThemer > menu > Update Edify
Click Browse > your ROM, then Configure (should be done everytime you install/update rom)
Put the lockscreen file into sdcard/ZipThemer
Open ZipThemer, and click "+Theme" and choose the file
Click 'Build It', and it'll create a flashable zip
Create a backup file if you want when prompted
Flash this created file (BOSS-Lockscreen-update.zip) in CWM Recovery, NOT the original file in sdcard/ZipThemer
If you want to try out both lockscreens, click Menu > Theme List > Clear, and then start again.
THANK YOU!

Known Issues:
- notification bar icons (wifi, signal, battery etc) too small

[THEME][Method](Updated) ICS themed components(status bar, pattern, menu) for s5830i

Theme for status bar:
1. ICS style Battery
2. Blue Clock Centered
3. Blue Clock Right
4. White Clock Right
5. ICS style Lock Pattern
This theme is completely compiled by me, however taking some points and notes from misc. posts and threads
Network Scale and data icons- Rajrocks Razodroid rom
ICS battery - Anonymous pngs
Every other tweak- by me
This is only tested for s5830i
You should have Root
Your ROM should be deodexed
Tested for XXLA2 firmware
Method I (Easy)
Guide :-
Required:-
ClockworkMod Recovery
Desired Files
Patience
Download your desired files from Falashable Zip section
Keep it in the root of your sdcard.
Reboot your phone into recovery mode. (Generally, pressing Volume Up +Home +Power button simultaneously after switching off your phone)
Flash Clockworkmod Recovery by choosing "Update from SDCard"
Then choose from the menu of ClockworkMod "Apply update from SDCard" and Choose the desired file you downloaded and flash it.
You will see that the it is installed. (In case it is not, try to mount system by going in Mounts and Storage)
Reboot your System
Success!!!
Method II (Hard)
Guide(I):-
Required:-
Root
Root Explorer
Patience
Mind
To change color of clock to ICS Blue and make it to center and make color of ticker text and date text blue
1. Download Root Explorer from Play Store
2. Then download the file from the link below the post
Its SystemUI.apk
3. Go in Root Explorer
So first go to your root then system /app
Then copy your original SystemUI.apk in any folder on SD Card (Note: Enable Mount system as R/W in Root Explorer)
4. Then copy the SystemUI.apk I gave you and paste in system/app
5. SET PERMISSIONS
Long click on SystemUI.apk and click on permissions
You will see three columns
Read Write Execute
You have to set them in the following way
x means you have to tick it
blank means uncheck
Read Write Execute
.....x........x.................
.....x...........................
.....x...........................
6. Click OK
Now your status bar will be gone
Reboot
7. Sometimes you have to reboot more than one time to make it in effect
Note : in root explorer, in system/app or system/framework
click on mount system as R/W
not R/O
or you will get error
Guide(II):
To change the battery icons to ICS
1. Download framework-res.apk
Follow the same steps
Copy paste framework-res.apk. Set permissions. Reboot
Just the location of framework-res.apk is system/framework instead of system/app
Do at your own risk
LISTEN : TASK SWITCHER of ICS STYLE(IF YOU HAVE ENABLED IT) WILL BE REVERTED
If there is any issue, then paste your original SystemUI.apk and framework-res.apk and set permissipns and reboot
This mod has taken me a whole week
So please have mercy don't copy
And thanks please
Download:-
SystemUI.apk http://www.4shared.com/android/-RqwigR-/SystemUI.html
framework-res.apk http://www.4shared.com/android/Yw-AKmSL/framework-res.html
Flashable Zips:
View attachment 1408556
View attachment 1408565
View attachment 1408566
Screenshots
Center Blue Clock:-
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View attachment 1401412
Right Blue Clock:-
View attachment 1410716
ICS Lock screen :-
View attachment 1423662

Great job.
Regards.
Enviado desde mi GT-S5830i usando Tapatalk 2

iamareebjamal said:
Theme for status bar:
1. ICS style Battery
2. Blue Clock Centered
3. Blue Clock Right
4. White Clock Right
5. ICS style Lock Pattern
This theme is completely compiled by me, however taking some points and notes from misc. posts and threads
Network Scale and data icons- Rajrocks Razodroid rom
ICS battery - Anonymous pngs
Every other tweak- by me
This is only tested for s5830i
You should have Root
Your ROM should be deodexed
Tested for XXLA2 firmware
Method I (Easy)
Guide :-
Required:-
ClockworkMod Recovery
Desired Files
Patience
Download your desired files from Falashable Zip section
Keep it in the root of your sdcard.
Reboot your phone into recovery mode. (Generally, pressing Volume Up +Home +Power button simultaneously after switching off your phone)
Flash Clockworkmod Recovery by choosing "Update from SDCard"
Then choose from the menu of ClockworkMod "Apply update from SDCard" and Choose the desired file you downloaded and flash it.
You will see that the it is installed. (In case it is not, try to mount system by going in Mounts and Storage)
Reboot your System
Success!!!
Method II (Hard)
Guide(I):-
Required:-
Root
Root Explorer
Patience
Mind
To change color of clock to ICS Blue and make it to center and make color of ticker text and date text blue
1. Download Root Explorer from Play Store
2. Then download the file from the link below the post
Its SystemUI.apk
3. Go in Root Explorer
So first go to your root then system /app
Then copy your original SystemUI.apk in any folder on SD Card (Note: Enable Mount system as R/W in Root Explorer)
4. Then copy the SystemUI.apk I gave you and paste in system/app
5. SET PERMISSIONS
Long click on SystemUI.apk and click on permissions
You will see three columns
Read Write Execute
You have to set them in the following way
x means you have to tick it
blank means uncheck
Read Write Execute
.....x........x.................
.....x...........................
.....x...........................
6. Click OK
Now your status bar will be gone
Reboot
7. Sometimes you have to reboot more than one time to make it in effect
Note : in root explorer, in system/app or system/framework
click on mount system as R/W
not R/O
or you will get error
Guide(II):
To change the battery icons to ICS
1. Download framework-res.apk
Follow the same steps
Copy paste framework-res.apk. Set permissions. Reboot
Just the location of framework-res.apk is system/framework instead of system/app
Do at your own risk
LISTEN : TASK SWITCHER of ICS STYLE(IF YOU HAVE ENABLED IT) WILL BE REVERTED
If there is any issue, then paste your original SystemUI.apk and framework-res.apk and set permissipns and reboot
This mod has taken me a whole week
So please have mercy don't copy
And thanks please
Download:-
SystemUI.apk http://www.4shared.com/android/-RqwigR-/SystemUI.html
framework-res.apk http://www.4shared.com/android/Yw-AKmSL/framework-res.html
Flashable Zips:
View attachment 1408556
View attachment 1408565
View attachment 1408566
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Good Work:good:
Screenshots?

There you go

mario320 said:
Great job.
Regards.
Enviado desde mi GT-S5830i usando Tapatalk 2
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Click to collapse
Hit thanks if you like my work

[Q] How to remove lockscreen overlay/shadow in ICS

Tried to make things smaller and I changed lcd density (from 240 dpi to 213 dpi) on my OB (running IZS v0.4) and i need to remove/strech shadow image on lockscreen. It looks bad after DPI change.

After i search a little ... i found a way to remove that overlay image from lockscreen.
1. Copy this file "Lockscreen3.apk" from \system\app to sdcard then download to your computer;
2. Open file with 7zip navigate to folder \res\drawable-hdpi\ and replace lockscreen_gradation_bg.png & lockscreen_gradation_bg_h.png with files from lockscreen_gradation_bg.zip (see attachments);
3. Replace Lockscreen3.apk in \system\app and set permissions to -rw-r--r-- (this is very important!!!)
Voila .... now you have your lockscreen without that overlay.
OR you can use this modified Lockscreen3.apk and skip step 1 & 2.

Make On Screen Buttons smaller

Hi,
I got here a rooted Xperia Z, and I asked myself it its possible to easily make the navigation bar (back,home,window manager) smaller than original.
Just to save some screen
I read something like you have to modify apk´s and change system files, can anyone maybe explain it in detail?
Or maybe there is already an app for it, which can change the size on the fly?
Thank you!

I cant give you a tutorial since I dont have the phone yet,but you should look into /System/build.prop, usually that is where the dpi is changed so you should look into code that has dpi or navbar in it. Other than that,you could look into Framework.jar but I used to soft brick my phone when I fiddled with stuff I don't understand so be careful. Anyway,you'll need root and I think build.prop gets rebuilt to default every time you reboot so you need some kind of mod to keep it changed. In a month or so we are gonna have Paranoid android ported so you will be able to change everything from the settings

On my Xperia T JB, you must change some files in /system/framework/framework-res.apk, you must also make some changes to /system/app/SystemUI.apk
I'm no expert (yet) so I can't help much after that..

xanthos84 said:
Hi,
I got here a rooted Xperia Z, and I asked myself it its possible to easily make the navigation bar (back,home,window manager) smaller than original.
Just to save some screen
I read something like you have to modify apk´s and change system files, can anyone maybe explain it in detail?
Or maybe there is already an app for it, which can change the size on the fly?
Thank you!
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Yeah u can change the size!
you need to use apktool to edit framework-res.apk! Just tell me, do u know how to use apktool?
If yes then I will post the full tutorial step by step!
If No then I will post a few links along with the tut!
Btw u just need to edit framework-res.apk! No systemUI editing is required!
As for the dpi - if u change the dpi in the build.prop then its changed for the whole system, not only for the navigation bar! I had tried it once! My neo v 's default dpi is 240 and I decreased it to 140 - result- xperia home went crazy! Lolz!
Sent from my »Neo V«

Dev Jaskirat said:
Yeah u can change the size!
you need to use apktool to edit framework-res.apk! Just tell me, do u know how to use apktool?
If yes then I will post the full tutorial step by step!
If No then I will post a few links along with the tut!
Btw u just need to edit framework-res.apk! No systemUI editing is required!
As for the dpi - if u change the dpi in the build.prop then its changed for the whole system, not only for the navigation bar! I had tried it once! My neo v 's default dpi is 240 and I decreased it to 140 - result- xperia home went crazy! Lolz!
Sent from my »Neo V«
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Hi Neo and thanks for your reply!
I am quite new to Android, so I have no experience into apktool.
Looking forward for your tutorial!
Thanks!

How TO Get Smaller Soft Keys
Bro You can call me DJ!
Neo V is the name of my device !! Sony Xperia Neo V!
By the way tell me if it works for you i will post it in the XZ dev section too for others!
Already did !- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38503045
Let's Begin:
First of all make a backup of your rom by going into the recovery ! Its good to have one incase something goes wrong!
To DO on your XZ-
1) Install root explorer
2) Navigate to system/framework/
3) Copy 'framework-res.apk' and 'SemcGenericUxpRes.apk' from that location to your SDcard.
4) Now connect your XZ to your PC.
To DO on your PC-
1) Install apktool v3 [you can find it easily on google! ]
2) After you are done with installing apktool open a cmd window in that location [ you can do that by right clicking in that window while keeping the shift key pressed, then click on the open command window here option from the drop down menu which appers].
3) Copy framework-res.apk and SemcGenericUxpRes.apk from your SDcard to your PC to the location where your apktool files are present.
4) Now in the cmd window which you opened earlier you need to type some commands -
apktool if framework-res.apk
now press 'enter key'
then
apktool if SemcGenericUxpRes.apk
press enter
The above 2 lines have installed the framework-res.apk and SemcGenericUxpRes.apk to your system which the apktool will later use as resources to decompile the framework-res.apk
now we need to decompile the framework-res.apk, for this type
apktool d framework-res.apk framework-res
it will perform a series of functions just wait for it till its finished!
when its done you will see that there is a new folder 'framework-res' in the window[location] where you have installed the apktool!
navigate to framework-res/res/values/
open dimens.xml using noteped++[yeah forgot to say that you need to install this too! ]
look for the lines 'navigationbar height' and navigationbar width'
the default size would be 48! just reduce it to what ever you want! 28 is recommended by me ! height = 28 and width= 24
Save the changes.
Now switch to the cmd window again
We are going to re-compile the framework-res.apk-
type-
apktool b framework-res framework-res-new.apk
when its done then you will have the new framework-res-new.apk with smaller softkeys!
5) Now copy it to your SDcard
6) Disconnect your XZ
7) Open root explorer in your XZ.
8) Copy the 'framework-res-new.apk' to your system/
9) Long press it and click on permissions
10) set it to rw-r--r--[1st row + + - ; 2nd row + - - ; 3rd row + - -][+ means ticked and - means unticked]
11) once done , rename the 'framework-res-new.apk' to 'framework-res.apk'.
12) Copy it to system/framework/
13) Press Yes when it asks to replace the original.
14) Then reboot your XZ [it might force reboot itself].
15) Done! now you have smaller softkeys!
Press the thanks button below if you found this helpful! It was quite difficult to type!

Dev Jaskirat said:
Bro You can call me DJ!
Neo V is the name of my device !! Sony Xperia Neo V!
By the way tell me if it works for you i will post it in the XZ dev section too for others!
Already did !- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38503045
Let's Begin:
First of all make a backup of your rom by going into the recovery ! Its good to have one incase something goes wrong!
To DO on your XZ-
1) Install root explorer
2) Navigate to system/framework/
3) Copy 'framework-res.apk' and 'SemcGenericUxpRes.apk' from that location to your SDcard.
4) Now connect your XZ to your PC.
To DO on your PC-
1) Install apktool v3 [you can find it easily on google! ]
2) After you are done with installing apktool open a cmd window in that location [ you can do that by right clicking in that window while keeping the shift key pressed, then click on the open command window here option from the drop down menu which appers].
3) Copy framework-res.apk and SemcGenericUxpRes.apk from your SDcard to your PC to the location where your apktool files are present.
4) Now in the cmd window which you opened earlier you need to type some commands -
apktool if framework-res.apk
now press 'enter key'
then
apktool if SemcGenericUxpRes.apk
press enter
The above 2 lines have installed the framework-res.apk and SemcGenericUxpRes.apk to your system which the apktool will later use as resources to decompile the framework-res.apk
now we need to decompile the framework-res.apk, for this type
apktool d framework-res.apk framework-res
it will perform a series of functions just wait for it till its finished!
when its done you will see that there is a new folder 'framework-res' in the window[location] where you have installed the apktool!
navigate to framework-res/res/values/
open dimens.xml using noteped++[yeah forgot to say that you need to install this too! ]
look for the lines 'navigationbar height' and navigationbar width'
the default size would be 48! just reduce it to what ever you want! 28 is recommended by me ! height = 28 and width= 24
Save the changes.
Now switch to the cmd window again
We are going to re-compile the framework-res.apk-
type-
apktool b framework-res framework-res-new.apk
when its done then you will have the new framework-res-new.apk with smaller softkeys!
5) Now copy it to your SDcard
6) Disconnect your XZ
7) Open root explorer in your XZ.
8) Copy the 'framework-res-new.apk' to your system/
9) Long press it and click on permissions
10) set it to rw-r--r--[1st row + + - ; 2nd row + - - ; 3rd row + - -][+ means ticked and - means unticked]
11) once done , rename the 'framework-res-new.apk' to 'framework-res.apk'.
12) Copy it to system/framework/
13) Press Yes when it asks to replace the original.
14) Then reboot your XZ [it might force reboot itself].
15) Done! now you have smaller softkeys!
Press the thanks button below if you found this helpful! It was quite difficult to type!
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Thank you for posting!
I will try this later!!

Question About 3 Dot Menu Mod (Root)

So I installed a custom rom (Android Rev HD) that had the mod that removes the 3 dot menu black bar by simulating a menu press by long pressing the back button. However, I found out that it also removes the 3 dot button in apps where it was actually integrated nicely into the UI instead of having a black bar at the bottom. An example of this is Chrome where the 3 dot button is right next to the "show all open tabs" button. Is there any way I can keep this mod but not remove the 3 dot button in apps where it is nicely integrated into the UI?

Check your build.prop
If you have the line: "qemu.hw.mainkeys=0", change the "1" to "0". Save the file, set the permissions & restart.
Note: check the file permissions before editing, so that you set the permissions back to the same status after editing the file.

omar302 said:
Check your build.prop
If you have the line: "qemu.hw.mainkeys=0", change the "1" to "0". Save the file, set the permissions & restart.
Note: check the file permissions before editing, so that you set the permissions back to the same status after editing the file.
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Thanks! That worked.