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I'm using HTC Home Customizer/HTC home plugin. I want just a pure black background on my today screen. I tried selecting a pure black jpg using the today screen setting "Use this picture as the background." The background ended up just being light gray. Anyone know how to do this? I think I'm just being dumb.

greydh said:
I'm using HTC Home Customizer/HTC home plugin. I want just a pure black background on my today screen. I tried selecting a pure black jpg using the today screen setting "Use this picture as the background." The background ended up just being light gray. Anyone know how to do this? I think I'm just being dumb.
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Here is a completely black theme for u.
EDIT: Instruction - copy the unzipped theme into your windows directory, then go to settings/personal/today and the black theme should be there as a option. Select it and click ok.

thanks!

greydh said:
thanks!
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you are welcome

on a related note, I've been trying to make a black theme with the attached pic for a b/g, but using a theme creator and making the top and bottom bars black, also causing it to be a light grey.
I would use your theme, Mikulec, but i believe you would have white writing?
I've attached my theme as well.
Any chance of helping a newbie? Thanks!
edit: Checked yours, Mikulec, and you do have white writing that won't show up on mine, plus the bottom bar is still light grey? Or did I do something wrong?

samo.chan said:
on a related note, I've been trying to make a black theme with the attached pic for a b/g, but using a theme creator and making the top and bottom bars black, also causing it to be a light grey.
I would use your theme, Mikulec, but i believe you would have white writing?
I've attached my theme as well.
Any chance of helping a newbie? Thanks!
edit: Checked yours, Mikulec, and you do have white writing that won't show up on mine, plus the bottom bar is still light grey? Or did I do something wrong?
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anyone? Many thanks

RC bar can change the bar color too, its really useful. Black is #160 I think.
RC Bar 2.1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=325323

thanks! I'll have a loo at that tonight

samo.chan said:
on a related note, I've been trying to make a black theme with the attached pic for a b/g, but using a theme creator and making the top and bottom bars black, also causing it to be a light grey.
I would use your theme, Mikulec, but i believe you would have white writing?
I've attached my theme as well.
Any chance of helping a newbie? Thanks!
edit: Checked yours, Mikulec, and you do have white writing that won't show up on mine, plus the bottom bar is still light grey? Or did I do something wrong?
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I am using program called ThemeGenCE. There u can do almost everything. The problem was that this program is making the bottom and uper bars in another caller(when u set the bars black, the color is in reality black-grey). I used another program to make the bars completely black.
I dont know how can I help you, cause I dont know how u want the theme to look like. The problem is that your pic is white and black so u cant use black or white text.
I will gladly help if u need me. U can try the ThemeGenCE.

ThemeGenCE
See this post for Black bars with my program ThemeGenCE : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1814458#post1814458

Black.zip didn't work
I just followed your instructions to create an all black background, but it didn't work. It only made the task and soft-key bars black.
I just want a simple black background.
Please advise.
Thanks.

greydh said:
I'm using HTC Home Customizer/HTC home plugin. I want just a pure black background on my today screen. I tried selecting a pure black jpg using the today screen setting "Use this picture as the background." The background ended up just being light gray. Anyone know how to do this? I think I'm just being dumb.
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No offense, but yes, you're being dumb.
Goto the "pictures and videos" application. select the photo you want, Menu > Set as Today Background, and set Transparency to 0%.

l3it3r said:
No offense, but yes, you're being dumb.
Goto the "pictures and videos" application. select the photo you want, Menu > Set as Today Background, and set Transparency to 0%.
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What ???????
If you read the post , it was not how do I set the background, it was please give me a black background that does not wash out to grey when set.
Which Mikulec did, 6 months ago.
No offense, but yes, you're being dumb.
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?????????????

denco7 said:
What ???????
If you read the post , it was not how do I set the background, it was please give me a black background that does not wash out to grey when set.
Which Mikulec did, 6 months ago.
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Re-Read the original post. He says he's trying to set the today screen's picture and it's being greyed out when he sets it in the today (under settings) screen. In order to get a non-greyed out photo on your today screen, do what I wrote above. Also, learn to read sarcasm.

Black.zip solution response please
Could someone with a solution respond to my question about the use of the black.zip download to create an solid-black background in all windows (I recently installed hergs flip clock and landscape mode)?
I followed Mikulec's instructions and installed the black file, saw it listed in the Today screen, selected it, had auto reset, but the Today background didn't go to black.
Thanks.

[Tutorial / Layout] MultiColor / MultiWallaper (So Easy, A Caveman can do it!)

People keep asking me how i get my wallpaper to change colors. Well, let me tell you how...
MultiColor / MultiWallpaper
All you need to acheive this simple effect is:
1. MultiPicture Live Wallpaper app
2. Simple Android wallpapers in multiple colors. (*.png preferably)
3. Any Launcher
4. Minimal Skill
Instructions:
1. Plan your layout: What makes this effect work is a simple layout. In the vid, i used a simple android background coupled with Minimalistic text and SwitchPro Switches.
2. Choose a wallpaper with few colors. (makes the effect better)
3. Create copies of that wallpaper in different colors. (this can be done in photoshop) I have a small collection of multi-colored wallpapers in the "Shared Files" section of my blog.
However, I can do this for the first five people who request it. Just Post the background you want "multi-colorized" <- my word
4. Make sure wallpapers are on your SD where you can find them.
5. Install MultiPicture Live Wallpaper from market.
6. On your device, select LiveWallpapers for your background and choose MultiPicture Live Wallpaper.
7. In the "MPLW" settings "Add individual settings" for all your screens.
8. In each screen setting select the same wallpaper group. just use a different color for each screen.
9. Make sure you set "Transition type" as "Wipe". (you can try others, but "wipe" gives the best effect)
10. Once everything is set, go back "Home" and watch the magic as you slide across screens.
Enjoy!

Extra Space.... If needed

Those look awesome could you do it with this one

mattfmartin said:
Those look awesome could you do it with this one
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Here you go!

I've got Multipicture Live Wallpaper, I don't know why I'm not using it....but I will now

how about this one colorized
or maybe the peeing one? Colorize whichever you think will look best.

kevina90 said:
how about this one colorized
or maybe the peeing one? Colorize whichever you think will look best.
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Here you go!
Enjoy!

can you upload yours ?

Check my blog. Link in my signature.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA Premium App

nice!
can you do this one?
I'm not sure how controllable this is but I have 5 home screens the center is the main and i can scroll twice to left or twice to right.
can i make it so the default wall (the one uploaded) is the center and the two to the right and left are colored? I like black background so if possible can the drawing just change from grey/white to say yellow, blue, green, red (two of those colors one way, two the other?

mrRobinson said:
nice!
can you do this one?
I'm not sure how controllable this is but I have 5 home screens the center is the main and i can scroll twice to left or twice to right.
can i make it so the default wall (the one uploaded) is the center and the two to the right and left are colored? I like black background so if possible can the drawing just change from grey/white to say yellow, blue, green, red (two of those colors one way, two the other?
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Can do! Check back later on, today...
EDIT: Later on today, as in a few hours...

i refreshed 4 times already! I'll go do work and check back, thanks!!

This is an awesome way to use multi picture, any chance you could have a go with this wall
Cheers

cjward23 said:
This is an awesome way to use multi picture, any chance you could have a go with this wall
Cheers
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I'll see what i can do! Check back later on, today.

would you care to tell us how you made these?

mrRobinson said:
nice!
can you do this one?
I'm not sure how controllable this is but I have 5 home screens the center is the main and i can scroll twice to left or twice to right.
can i make it so the default wall (the one uploaded) is the center and the two to the right and left are colored? I like black background so if possible can the drawing just change from grey/white to say yellow, blue, green, red (two of those colors one way, two the other?
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Ok, Here ya go!
Enjoy!

cjward23 said:
This is an awesome way to use multi picture, any chance you could have a go with this wall
Cheers
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Here You GO!

GchildT said:
Ok, Here ya go!
Enjoy!
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you have no idea how bad az you've just made my phone....
Thanks!

If you have that exact same Live Wallpaper you have on that video, I'll paypal you some money for it!

drew_grant said:
If you have that exact same Live Wallpaper you have on that video, I'll paypal you some money for it!
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All the files you need should be on my blog. The wallpapers i used in the video are dubbed AndroidProfile... You can get the *.zip on my blog... Shared Files section...
Thanks for your support!

Stock Clock widget anyone?

Hi,
for some reason my stock Sammy clock does not look right... Ever since loading ICS mine has a black background, the font looks different (fatter) and the day/month/date is displayed at the bottom right instead of the bottom left.
Can anyone post their std clock apk?
Also, the original picture frame widget in HC was much nicer. It used tobe rectangular with a "play" button in the bottom right. Now it is either square or displays multiple images and has a "settings" type gear cog in the bottom right. Is this an irreversible change with ICS or would the old one still work and can anyone post that too?
Cheers.

Arghhhhh!!!! Now I have completely lost the widget! I have it in system/app/ but it doesn't appear in the list of widgets when I try to add it to a screen.
I don't think it it is the correct apk.
Could someone with the official ICS upload theirs?

Here's the stock clock widget that i have. http://db.tt/FAV0kukY
Sent from my GT-P6810 using xda app-developers app

Cheers! At least I have the clock back now, although it still doesn't look the same as previously...
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Mine
Anyone got any ideas?

I'm also having this problem... the honeycomb clock looks nice, while the ICS one is horrendous. It shows up looking correctly in the widget picker, but its appearance gets ugly as soon as its on the home screen, without any options to tweak it.
Can anyone post a fixed version of this widget? I'd be willing to root my device just to get it back.

Clock Widget
Same problem here,the name of the day does not show there is only number instead.
I tried to swap the clock widget but it wont allow me to do so and I cant delete it either.
Iam new to this android stuff, does the tab need to be rooted and what program is best
to change sytem files ?

palexr said:
Cheers! At least I have the clock back now, although it still doesn't look the same as previously...
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Mine
Anyone got any ideas?
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I know this is dragging somthing back form the dark ages but does anyone who has(d) this issue know of a way of resolvinf this?
My screen just doesn't look the same anymore at... I used to be able to line up the clock and the weather app (stock) exactly under each other. Not possible anymore, there's a gap between the two.
Or is it just the way ICS is (if you use TW Launcher)?

[Q] Changing Lockscren Background with ICS Lockscreen

So I followed this guide to get the ICS lockscreen, but I can't figure out how to add wallpaper. (the background is black). It would be great if someone has any ideas on how to make wallpaper work! I think this is would be a great step in deamazoning the kindle.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1941005
Thanks in Advance

thanks
macravin said:
So I followed this guide to get the ICS lockscreen, but I can't figure out how to add wallpaper. (the background is black). It would be great if someone has any ideas on how to make wallpaper work! I think this is would be a great step in deamazoning the kindle.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1941005
Thanks in Advance
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ive read the link you posted and thats great im gonna try asap also could you post a screenshot of what hour KFHD looks like with the black screen thanks

Sure
doriean said:
ive read the link you posted and thats great im gonna try asap also could you post a screenshot of what hour KFHD looks like with the black screen thanks
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I took this with the camera on my computer, so it's not perfect, but that's what my ics screen looks like. The op from that link also posted a picture of his own.

thanks
macravin said:
I took this with the camera on my computer, so it's not perfect, but that's what my ics screen looks like. The op from that link also posted a picture of his own.
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Thanks for the pic the photo was fine. To be honest id almost prefer the black screen then some
advertising for amazon gift card/at&t/ultrabook crap.
thanks for the post im sold and diving in...

Ya I have the same problem. This lock screen gets triggered when you change the DPI too, but anyways. I've been dealing with this too. I think that what says to use a wallpaper is set up in the framework-res.apk, and would require some major reworking to have it set the wallpaper from the launcher it's using. I say this because right now, the framework-res.apk is saying that if everything on the fire HD is working okay, display wallpapers within the app itself. And is everything isn't okay on the fire HD, display a black background. You would have to edit it to say that if launcher is using x wallpaper, than use x wallpaper as it's own wallpaper. It's so complicated because amazon reworked the entire android source code in relation to the lock screen, amazon didn't want anyone messing with it. To change the wallpaper, you will have to have a full knowledge of how to rebuild applications for android, and balls of steel to mess with an app like the framework-res.apk
Sent from my Fire HD with root!

craby1925 said:
You would have to edit it to say that if launcher is using x wallpaper, than use x wallpaper as it's own wallpaper.
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I don't think we can get it using the same wallpaper as the launcher automatically either. I would be fine with it using amazon's stock images (you can change those with 7zip/winrar to match your launcher's anyway).
EDIT: does changing the dpi make the status/navigation bar smaller? If so, I might do that!

Ya I have the same problem. This lock screen gets triggered when you change the DPI too, but anyways. I've been dealing with this too. I think that what says to use a wallpaper is set up in the framework-res.apk, and would require some major reworking to have it set the wallpaper from the launcher it's using. I say this because right now, the framework-res.apk is saying that if everything on the fire HD is working okay, display wallpapers within the app itself. And is everything isn't okay on the fire HD, display a black background. You would have to edit it to say that if launcher is using x wallpaper, than use x wallpaper as it's own wallpaper. It's so complicated because amazon reworked the entire android source code in relation to the lock screen, amazon didn't want anyone messing with it. To change the wallpaper, you will have to have a full knowledge of how to rebuild applications for android, and balls of steel to mess with an app like the framework-res.apk
Sent from my Fire HD with root!

note 5 black wallpaper issue

Anyone have the same problem with black wallpaper? This is my second note 5 already, the first one wasn't as bad as this.

zlinhz said:
Anyone have the same problem with black wallpaper? This is my second note 5 already, the first one wasn't as bad as this.
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is this effect happening if you look at a black picture in the gallery also? check that out. because some themes put a gradient effect on the wallpapers for some reason. maybe it's just that.

Test your screen by installing Material Black theme. See if its black everywhere but the lockscreen when fingerprint lock is on. Then you will know if it's your screen or just a software issue.

I'm not only one who have this issue (some t mobile users also have the same issue like me, maybe it only happens to t mobile devices), so I think it's the software issue. Everything looks like your, but the home screen and app drawer with rectangle box.

having the same issue but on top part of the screen
here is the thread i created
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note5/help/screen-colour-issue-t3330151

Its only happening on the lock screen. Its because of the shortcuts of camera and phone.
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954wrecker said:
Test your screen by installing Material Black theme. See if its black everywhere but the lockscreen when fingerprint lock is on. Then you will know if it's your screen or just a software issue.
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i tried the theme the issue disappears with theme wallpaper but soon after another black wallpaper is set issue comes back

I looked at the OP's screenshot and thought to myself that I only saw the Samsung Pay card. If that thin rectangle is your issue, I might be missing your point, but that to me looks like you have Samsung pay active. If so, turn it off. Does that fix your issue? If it does, then that bar is there for you to swipe the app open. As far as when it is there when on a black screen, my answer is that it looks like that for contrast as it is transparent when I had it active.
BUT if I AM missing the point, I'll gladly delete this post.

any solution found ?

any solution for this?