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[Theme]Blue Star 5 RC33_V1.42 Version Released!

This is a theme i have been working on for a week now thanks to Stericson who showed me how to resign/push .apk apps/framework straight to my phone.
Here are a few pics,as you can see all the default icons have changed i have more pics that i will be posting tonight. As soon as it is complete i will post it for everyone to use. 8)
I really want to thank Stericson for showing me the path,i can do grafix for anything but how to get it installed is another. We helped each other bring to the G1 history so enjoy.
RC30 V1.41Builds
RC30 V1.41 Version: http://www.4shared.com/file/83116918/78b1a468/Blue_Star_5_V141_Version.html
RC30 V1.41 Mod Version: http://www.4shared.com/file/83117232/1ebba770/Blue_Star_5_V141-Mod_Version.html
RC30 update 01-13-09: http://www.4shared.com/file/80375703/1d338073/BlueStar5-01-13-09.html
Just for fun:
RC30 MOD_Version with alt status bar an new recycle bin.
Link: http://www.4shared.com/file/80550104/1c9d292d/BlueStar5RC30_Mod_Version.html
UK MODS
RC UK Mods update 01-14-09: http://www.4shared.com/file/80507755/47572685/RC_UK_Mods_01-14-09.html
RC33 V1.42 Builds
RC33 V1.42 Version: http://www.4shared.com/file/88684594/8df5597/RC33_V142_Blue_Star_5.html
RC33 V1.42 MOD Version Black Notification: http://www.4shared.com/file/88797709/40a113f6/RC33_V142_Blue_Star_MOD_Black.html
RC33 V1.42 MOD Version White Notification: http://www.4shared.com/file/88798152/f6ea52df/RC33_V142_Blue_Star_MOD_White.html
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Plz Read JF V1.31 users:

Very slick

looks awesome cant wait for it!

Will you have a non-wipe version for those of us that are already have loaded Stericson's theme?
Thank you so much...this looks so sick.

your theme is sick ...

There will be a non-wipe version of this, as there is with my theme.
Btw, themes looking great manu.
Stericson

Yeah, this is looking NICE!
I have a question though: If an app with a custom icon is updated or reinstalled, does it still have the custom icon?
Also, I think it would look nice if the drawer icon thing was tinted blue, as well.

do you have to have mod RC30 for this or are you gunna put it on the market

Looks sweet! Can't wait

rogue, root is needed to change themes like these. looking really nice, i wonder if eventually we'll be able to switch themes on the fly. would be perfect

hello i just got my g1 about a week ago and i want to know how to install themes step by step if someone could help me i really appreciate it. Or if you want to email me at [email protected] I had the shadow but this seems more complex to do.
please help

you first need to find out whether you have the possibility of getting root. go to settings, then about phone, then tell us what your build number is.
Stericson

Stericson said:
There will be a non-wipe version of this, as there is with my theme.
Btw, themes looking great manu.
Stericson
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Thanks for sharing the knowledge!!!
You guys make my phone so much better....ipwned.

New pics added an give it some time the installs will get better.

Looking forward to this theme. Anyway you can remove the programs tab like Stericsons V2 it looks very clean that way.

The build number is kila-user 1.0 tc4-rc30 116143 ota-rel-keys,release-keys

jgu71424 said:
The build number is kila-user 1.0 tc4-rc30 116143 ota-rel-keys,release-keys
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unfortunately you are out of luck. You have the OTA RC30 build and until it is hacked or Google 'fixes' it, you won't have root access. (Root is required for theme modificaion.)
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This is the first one I have seen that I would consider trying out other than Stericson's.
The yellow and lime green weren't my style.

is there a way to downgrade from my ota rc30

demontefixo said:
unfortunately you are out of luck. You have the OTA RC30 build and until it is hacked or Google 'fixes' it, you won't have root access. (Root is required for theme modificaion.)
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is there a way to downgrade from my ota rc30
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See bolded text above. If a way is discovered or a change made by Google, it WILL be stickied in the developers sub-forum for certain.
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[Mockup Theme] Orbs JF1.41 RC33

I messed around with photoshop for a couple hours today, and this is what I came up with. It looked WAY better when I made these icons at full size, but then they turned to crap when I resized them smaller. So I'm gonna have to make some changes...
*2/11 - Added Dialer, Messenger, Browser and Maps icons. (still need to "sharpen" up the status bar icons)
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*2/13 - (Finally got Nandroid setup). I spent some time packaging the files and updating them to my phone. Here is a real screenshot(no more photoshop mockups). Two things I've came across...
1) The "Dialer" icon was not changing for some reason, it's in the apk, but is not showing up on my phone.
2) The gradient on my clock looks terrible, it's not smooth and I can see the lines in the gradient. I thought it was because I compressed the image, but I put in an uncompressed image and it still looked the same.
It took me a week to come up with only this. I started with knowing nothing about themes, and still have a lot to learn.
*oh yea...don't mind the little android guy at the bottom...I used damnitpud theme as a template...
edit: The gradient problem seemed to go away with a darker colored wallpaper, like this one...weird

they look good, dont sell yourself short.

I like 'em

Yeah they look realy good, the orb theme sounds pretty cool keep us updated!

Not that you want to because you seem like a good artist, but you could even take the vista route and throw in the vista orb for a apps tab. Just a thought with the orbs idea. And there are quite a few orb icon packs at deviantart, you could use for ideas. But as i said they look real good. Keep us posted on the developements.

Thanks for the words of encouragement. I fiddled with PS some more and added some new icons.
(anyone wanna help me get Nandroid working? If I have JF1.41 RC33, is the SPL the only thing I need to install? EngineerSPL or HardSPL?)

ultra spikey said:
Thanks for the words of encouragement. I fiddled with PS some more and added some new icons.
(anyone wanna help me get Nandroid working? If I have JF1.41 RC33, is the SPL the only thing I need to install? EngineerSPL or HardSPL?)
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what exactly do you need help with in nandroid? maybe i can help
edit: you need the fastboot files as well

I REALLY like this idea for a theme! They look great, keep up the good work!

dthadamaja said:
what exactly do you need help with in nandroid? maybe i can help
edit: you need the fastboot files as well
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I hate to throw my own thread off topic, but here are my questions...
On the 1st page of the "Nandroid" thread, it says I need...
1) EngineeringSPL bootloader
2) a recovery image with busybox and adbd running as root
3) Fastboot
...then on page 9, "alapapa" replied to someone that has just the JF1.41 RC30 and said that all he needs to do for a Nandroid backup is, boot into recovery mode(home+power), then press alt+b.
1) Does this mean I don't need to install the EngineeringSPL bootloader?
2) Does JF1.41 RC33 come with "busybox and adbd running as root"?

You can create the nandroid backups without the EngineeringSPL bootloader but you need it to reapply them. Yes the JF releases come with busybox and root.

d00m said:
You can create the nandroid backups without the EngineeringSPL bootloader but you need it to reapply them. Yes the JF releases come with busybox and root.
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Cool thanks...I got the engineeringSPL on and created a backup. Havnt tested it out yet though. Also updated my first post.

Its coming along fine, but i dont care for the apps tab, i dont feel it is necessary but, it looks good.

I dig this big time... Very clean. How does the status bar look? Is it transparent?
Is it ready to try out?

Very nice can't wait to try it out.

I need a cool transparent glossy clock

I just need the clock, since most of these themes wont come out till the competition is completed, if it can be compatible with rc33 lite I would appreciate it, just a request for anyone who's bored and looking for a project. Thanks again.

check out my red theme page and then go to page 2, and check out my red clock... are you talking transparent and glossy like that?
also would u want to have the original clock for rc33 lite? or that clock in a color?

Here is my Kspec Klock, feel free to edit, change, modify, whatever you would like. If you cant do it let me know and I will try to accommodate you. Either way, I hope you enjoy and if you create something new please make sure to post so others can share your work.
http://www.4shared.com/file/87387494/bd2d7114/Kspec_Klock.html
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doubleokneegro said:
check out my red theme page and then go to page 2, and check out my red clock... are you talking transparent and glossy like that?
also would u want to have the original clock for rc33 lite? or that clock in a color?
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I really like your clock, but the red hue doesnt go with my choice of wallpaper, I would like it to be clear like glass if possible, again I would really appreciate this. and Just the clock file not the whole theme please.

Bump? Anything out there

I just did a Google search. Are you looking for something like this?
http://static.flickr.com/35/116850753_ddda342668.jpg

Yesss! But clear no dark hue, that would be great.

lol I guess there isnt one out there? Thanks anyway.

Joeriginal said:
lol I guess there isnt one out there? Thanks anyway.
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There's this one, not sure if it's anything like what you have in mind though.

mannyb said:
There's this one, not sure if it's anything like what you have in mind though.
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Oh thats cool too, is there a Clock update file I can download somewhere.

As of now that clock only exists in the form of three png files; the dial and the two clock hands. You would need to put them in the proper (for your Android version) launcher.apk, put the launcher.apk in a proper (and signed) update.zip and then flash it onto your phone.

mannyb said:
As of now that clock only exists in the form of three png files; the dial and the two clock hands. You would need to put them in the proper (for your Android version) launcher.apk, put the launcher.apk in a proper (and signed) update.zip and then flash it onto your phone.
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You lost me after clock, but thanks for the info, might come in handy in the future when I know what I'm doing.

Joeriginal said:
You lost me after clock, but thanks for the info, might come in handy in the future when I know what I'm doing.
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I could throw something together for you if you feel adventurous enough to try an untested update.zip and if you know how to restore the phone if something goes wrong.

mannyb said:
I could throw something together for you if you feel adventurous enough to try an untested update.zip and if you know how to restore the phone if something goes wrong.
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Im on rc33 lite, and I am willing to do so. I know how to backup with nandroid I just need to know how to restore.

Joeriginal said:
Im on rc33 lite, and I am willing to do so. I know how to backup with nandroid I just need to know how to restore.
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I have no idea if this is gonna work or not; I have never created an update.zip for just one single apk before, only full updates. Remember to backup.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=35XAEQZN
Oh, and beware that the clock is located in the launcher.apk which also contains the app tray files among other things. This means that your app tray is gonna be reset to the default one (which will only be an issue if you're using a custom theme).

mannyb said:
I have no idea if this is gonna work or not; I have never created an update.zip for just one single apk before, only full updates. Remember to backup.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=35XAEQZN
Oh, and beware that the clock is located in the launcher.apk which also contains the app tray files among other things. This means that your app tray is gonna be reset to the default one (which will only be an issue if you're using a custom theme).
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Worked perfectly no glitches, Thanks mannyb, good luck on your themes.

I made up another one for my future themes
Its not an update, its just the images in a zip: http://www.4shared.com/file/88500124/d5a48ab8/Kspec_Klock_v2.html

mannyb said:
I have no idea if this is gonna work or not; I have never created an update.zip for just one single apk before, only full updates. Remember to backup.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=35XAEQZN
Oh, and beware that the clock is located in the launcher.apk which also contains the app tray files among other things. This means that your app tray is gonna be reset to the default one (which will only be an issue if you're using a custom theme).
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would this clock update work on jfv1.42 rc33 (multitouch) firmware? would i have to go 'lite' first?
looks great! looking forward..

mrnote8 said:
would this clock update work on jfv1.42 rc33 (multitouch) firmware? would i have to go 'lite' first?
looks great! looking forward..
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It should work on any rooted RC33, no lite needed. It should not mess multitouch up either as it only modifies the launcher.apk file and not browser.apk.

mannyb said:
It should work on any rooted RC33, no lite needed. It should not mess multitouch up either as it only modifies the launcher.apk file and not browser.apk.
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worked like a charm, thank you. this clock is beautiful. great work on this theme!

[APP MOD] Custom colors and icons UPDATE 8/22/12 [Accepting Request]

I don't own none of the apk I'm only modifying them
So all the credits go to the developers.
I have only tried this with my phone so the colors are working as expected.
If you find any error please post a screenshot and write as specific as you can.
Special thanks
Dustin who give me the permission to use icons.
For screenshots go to the second post, for changes, fixes, bugs... go to the third post
Currently
MMS Dark and Blue
Phone Dark and Blue
Holo Locker Dark and Blue
Holo Locker Request color changed (Violet and blue)
Dark and Cyan Blue Theme
Working on
Play Store
Making my own theme
System UI
I decided to make my own theme before continuing with any other app working right now.
Requested
Please post your request like this:
APK: (Name if its an apk request)
Colors: (as specific as you can with colors[example text: #353535, background: #33b5e5...])
Text: (If you have any)
Icon: (icon file to download, or specific information to make it)
Click here to see Dustin themes, I recommend to see them. They work with PARANOID ANDROID
Stock Holo Locker click herehttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobint.locker&hl=es​
Installation instructions​
You may need to rename the app.​
You can install Mms.apk like a regular apk, but if you reboot your message will look like the regular mms. To make it stay: install it, move it into system/app (it will ask you to override current one so touch yes) and reboot.
I have only been able to install Phone.apk adding it to the flashable ROM​
You can add them to your ROM zip so when you flash it you will have the app installed. Add them to system/app
I will make a flashable .zip soon since some app can't be installed other way.​
I'm not responsible if you break your phone, install at your own risk!!​

MMS pics​
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Holo Locker Dark and Blue
Fixed the locked icon size.

Phone.apk added to the OP.

Holo locker added to OP.

Does anyone know if these mods play well with BAMF 2.2 JB Rom? Also, is there anyway to incorporate these or some of them into Dustin's theme? Say the Cobalt theme? Reason I'm asking is because if you apply a theme, you lose all the changes and only get what's in the theme. I love his Cobalt theme and would like to have these in it as well. Is this possible?

dunleavy said:
Does anyone know if these mods play well with BAMF 2.2 JB Rom?
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If no one answer (I have PA) make a nandroid, try it and if it works report it to add it to OP if not let me know to make it work with it.
Thanks

dunleavy said:
Does anyone know if these mods play well with BAMF 2.2 JB Rom? Also, is there anyway to incorporate these or some of them into Dustin's theme? Say the Cobalt theme? Reason I'm asking is because if you apply a theme, you lose all the changes and only get what's in the theme. I love his Cobalt theme and would like to have these in it as well. Is this possible?
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Tell me which one you want to incorporate and I will try (I have them all installed).

Rotary Heart said:
Tell me which one you want to incorporate and I will try (I have them all installed).
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All of them if you can. Whatever you can do would be fine by me, Thanks. Beggers can't be choosy, lmao.

dunleavy said:
All of them if you can. Whatever you can do would be fine by me, Thanks. Beggers can't be choosy, lmao.
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If you install the cobalt one you won't have any problem. Since my icons are bassed on that one, the only one I noticed that have problem was the play atore one (but I'm still testing it so I will try to solve this one).
Just install the Mods and apply the theme. MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP, just in case, if you notice aomething wrong report ut and I will check it.

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Tell me which one you want to incorporate and I will try (I have them all installed).
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Rotary Heart said:
If you install the cobalt one you won't have any problem. Since my icons are bassed on that one, the only one I noticed that have problem was the play atore one (but I'm still testing it so I will try to solve this one).
Just install the Mods and apply the theme. MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP, just in case, if you notice aomething wrong report ut and I will check it.
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OK, thanks. I'll give it a try and report back later tonight.

Added link to theme in progress

[Q] How to extract my Theme?

Hey guys i have made some sort of theme just combined ALOT ALOT ALOT of stuff together you can check it out in my signature i wanted to know if there is some where to just pull it all out, i dont want to make a nandroid or some sort of backup to get my apps back i just want some apk or zip that i can move from galaxy nexus to another galaxy nexus and that it will just change the theme so i thought about pulling out my theme and just changing files in another theme that is already ready.
Will be happy for a guide if someone know or for some direction, i have no knowledge in android software only in java.
Thank You
EDIT: already made 3 themes but it takes me around a day to make each perfect but i cant save them so im just wasting alot of time on changing it back to the previous one. still needs help! how to just copy all the shortcuts/wallpaper/widgets etc. TY!

BUMP ?

If you're not de-compiling and recompiling the apk's on your computer then I wouldn't really call what you have a "theme" because at that point you would have the edited apk's i.e. systemUI, framework-res and others on your computer. But from your link it looks like you have a couple "customizable" apps and you changed 3 of the navbar images. Have you done anything to mms, email, calculator, phone, contacts, settings to make a "complete" theme? You can adb pull the apk's you edited from your device and package them in a zip to flash on another device. But that device needs to be running the same exact rom.
Why you're not using and working with the theme engine is beyond me.
good day.

I have most of the stuff you said inverted with different mods, so how about make it more simple just export the home screen? how do i do that?
all the rest i can adjust each apk and recompile it then flash it and have the right color/theme for stuff like contracts/phone etc.
what is theme engine? i am using aokp and its abit them-able and also some launchers can give 1 color theme to most of the stuff my base was Holo Green btw i just customized it, so what exactly do you mean when you say theme engine?
TY

vitalero said:
I have most of the stuff you said inverted with different mods, so how about make it more simple just export the home screen? how do i do that?
all the rest i can adjust each apk and recompile it then flash it and have the right color/theme for stuff like contracts/phone etc.
what is theme engine? i am using aokp and its abit them-able and also some launchers can give 1 color theme to most of the stuff my base was Holo Green btw i just customized it, so what exactly do you mean when you say theme engine?
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You need to download a theme template and edit it by decompiling it.
This is the Theme Chooser engine being referred to. Its used in CyanogenMod and AOKP, PA.. etc
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Go see this thread to learn more: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=964391
This is a section dedicated to theme building / etc: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=527
Hope this helps. Go build a theme!

thank you for your answer but none of the above are including what im trying to do, i already know what is theme manager and i know i can tweak themes to change them but again my problem is themes i already made i want to export them, i dont know how to re edit a full team and add inverted stuff and change homescreen with 10 widgets on it from code that doesnt even make sense all i want to do is to save the way my screen looks like to be able to upload it on any rom on same device later on in the future that way i can also export to people my themes and use them myself. the guide you gave me is not about editing themes its just about how to change folders and files in an already exist theme which i cant do becouse i have no idea where all my widgets icons shortcuts that i use implanted in the phone so i cant really copy paste them. thank you for trying tho.

vitalero said:
thank you for your answer but none of the above are including what im trying to do, i already know what is theme manager and i know i can tweak themes to change them but again my problem is themes i already made i want to export them, i dont know how to re edit a full team and add inverted stuff and change homescreen with 10 widgets on it from code that doesnt even make sense all i want to do is to save the way my screen looks like to be able to upload it on any rom on same device later on in the future that way i can also export to people my themes and use them myself. the guide you gave me is not about editing themes its just about how to change folders and files in an already exist theme which i cant do becouse i have no idea where all my widgets icons shortcuts that i use implanted in the phone so i cant really copy paste them. thank you for trying tho.
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Widgets/Shortcuts are launcher items, Try and find the export option in your launcher settings. You can then copy these exported setting files to another phone and import them there (the apps/widgets need to be installed though)