I hated the 'iPhone' look of the app drawer, which draws squares around the icons to make them look like iphone tiles. So I followed the instructions here and now it looks way better:
[I can't post external links] Search google for 'App hintergrund handy-faq.de' - it should be the first result.
It's a German site, so I used Google Translate to make sense of it.
EDIT: Yay, I'm now allowed to post links and upload and whatnot so here is the tutorial:
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"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
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All credit goes to Penguin6 from the Handy-FAQ.de forum
(http://www.handy-faq.de/forum/samsu...iphone_loeschen_entfernen_touchwiz_menue.html)
You will need a rooted phone, and basically you replace the tile backgrounds with transparent ones in the TouchWiz30Launcher.apk through ADB. Disclaimer: Please note you do this at your own risk and I am not responsible for any damage you may cause to your phone!
1) Download the Transparent_Tiles.zip attachment and unzip to a folder on your computer.
2)In Windows, make sure you have ADB SDK installed and phone connected via USB with 'USB Debugging' enabled. Go to Start>Run type 'cmd' and press enter, then in the black cmd window type:
cd c:\
adb pull /system/app/TouchWiz30Launcher.apk
This will copy TouchWiz30Launcher.apk from your phone to your c:\ drive on your computer.
3) Before we meddle with the newly pulled file, make a copy of it and save somewhere else. Call it something like TouchWiz30Launcher.apk_original. This is your stock file, keep it in case you need to go back to the holy iPhone look.
4) Using a program like WinRar or 7zip, OPEN the TouchWiz30Launcher.apk on your C:\ drive by double-clicking (do not extract anything). WinRAR should now give an explorer-type view of the files inside the .apk. Navigate to the following folder in the .apk using WinRAR:
/res/drawable-hdpi/
You will see a list of image files that TouchWiz uses to create the iPhone tiles. We are basically going to overwrite the tiles with transparent ones directly in WinRAR.
5) Now highlight and select all the image files in the Transparent_Tiles.zip folder you extracted earlier and drag them into the WinRAR window. Confirm any overwrite prompts and then close WinRAR. We have now modified the apk (replaced the original tile background images) without extracting the apk or re-saving it. (It is important not to extract or re-pack the apk otherwise your phone will not accept the modified apk and you will need to re-sign it).
6) Now we are going to copy this apk to our phone's internal sdcard, then replace the TouchWiz30Launcher.apk currently on our phone system with the TouchWiz30Launcher.apk we just modified on our computer:
In your cmd line window, type (pressing Enter after each line):
adb push TouchWiz30Launcher.apk /sdcard/TouchWiz30Launcher.apk
adb shell
su
cat /sdcard/TouchWiz30Launcher.apk > /system/app/TouchWiz30Launcher.apk
reboot
8) Your phone will reboot. Free from it's copycat mentality with a new-found identity
9) The TouchWiz30Launcher.apk you copied to your internal SD card can now be deleted if you wish, since you've already copied this to the phones system now.
EDIT: I've upgraded to JP6 now (Froyo) and tried this method, and it worked too!
Very interested in this, but have no idea how to do this, please elaborate
You could also just change to launcherpro or ADW, both of which will emulate the look and feel of touchwiz but not add the tiles. Probably easiest way.
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silverstorm said:
I also hated the 'iPhone' look of the app drawer, which draws squares around the icons to make them look like iphone tiles. So I followed the instructions here and now it looks way better:
[Edit - I can't post external links] Search google for 'App hintergrund handy-faq.de' - it should be the first result.
It's a German site, so I used Google Translate to make sense of it.
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jeez and i was looking for some major change more in ip style like to change the icons to look more a like..!
slc334 said:
You could also just change to launcherpro or ADW, both of which will emulate the look and feel of touchwiz but not add the tiles. Probably easiest way.
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Yeah, that is true. The above is useful for folks who prefer not to run 3rd party launchers and keep the stock TouchWiz for whatever reason, but can't tolerate Samsung's inferiority-complex in aping the iPhone.
I did try launcherpro and AWD but they both gave me headaches:
- interfered with USB connections to my PC,
- cause problems with wi-fi reconnecting / detecting router
- Interfered with Live Wallpapers, (especially when rotating screen)
- drain my battery (touchwiz still running underneath),
- cause some widgets that work wonderfully in TouchWiz to go beserk (BBC News, DigiClock)
- and also clashed with NoLED notifications - one of my all time greatest apps.
In the end, I decided it wasn't worth it just for eye-candy and uninstalled both. It was a shame, because launcherpro was very snappy otherwise and had great add-on widgets...
But in the end I settled for TouchWiz, modified to my liking:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8403929&postcount=625
valy31 said:
jeez and i was looking for some major change more in ip style like to change the icons to look more a like..!
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Sorry mate, could you rephrase that, don't get what you mean...?
He simply replaced the colored tiles with transparent tiles.
Download the zip and put the containing .png files into drawable/hdpi of the TouchWiz30Launcher.apk.
I think if you have a deodexed rom you will have to resign it then..
slc334 said:
You could also just change to launcherpro or ADW, both of which will emulate the look and feel of touchwiz but not add the tiles. Probably easiest way.
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Yes, but then I miss out on samsung widgets, which, whilst alot of people here do not like, I do use, so I would prefer to keep it stock.
where did you get your icons for the contacts, dialer...?
I googled for launcher pro style icons and found some on http://launcherpro.droidicon.com/icons . Then used the same principles as above to replace the original icons inside the phone, browser apk with the custom ones
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Is it possible to have a transparent background in the app drawer like the Galaxy Tab?
mobilx said:
Is it possible to have a transparent background in the app drawer like the Galaxy Tab?
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I'm not sure if that is possible because there doesn't seem to be a background image file used in the touchwiz launcher to create the black background. I think the colour is set in the XML file code, which is a realm beyond my knowledge...! Unless someone else knows what to modify?
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Cheers, I finally got around to doing this today.
Works beautifully
The homescreen_menu_marketbg_0 tile was still there, so I had to change that to black as well, but other than that, worked perfectly
silverstorm said:
I'm not sure if that is possible because there doesn't seem to be a background image file used in the touchwiz launcher to create the black background. I think the colour is set in the XML file code, which is a realm beyond my knowledge...! Unless someone else knows what to modify?
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looking forward the solution because i am asking the same question
what is the possible XML file that contain color code for app drawer background
there is a procedure (extracting the launcher then compile the XML to be readable .... etc) i don't know the exact way to do it . it will be helpful if there is anyone who knows the answer
and thanks for the post
This is applied via metamorph for the Vibrant in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=741232
seraerie said:
This is applied via metamorph for the Vibrant in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=741232
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Can I install it on my Galaxy S i9000????
Thanks
Related
Modified Arc Launcher for Galaxy S
Update as promised!
I had a load of trouble trying to get the ability to hide drawer app labels, but I finally managed just to break dragging and dropping apps onto the homescreen. So it that will not be a feature in this release. The abillity to turn on full screen was also added but is very beta because of the layout issue. All information can be found in change log and status!
The last couple of days I have been working on the Sony Xperia Arc Launcher, by decompiling it and creating new applications with the Android SDK and then looking at the smali code of both to try and integrate new features into, in my opinion, one of the best damn launchers out there. I enjoy dark themes for my Galaxy S because of the already very bright screen, so I have themed it to my liking (more info below).
Information about the launcher:
The Sony Xperia Arc Launcher is not entirely original but it has a lot of nice animations and innovative effects. For instance, the app drawer fly-in is no longer a fade but rather a nice slide-down bringing down the glass frames that hold each app page in a 4x4 table. Each pane slides left and right to reveal more installed apps as well as has an indicator on the top of the screen directing to which pane is visible. The launcher also has low memory consumption on about 10-18 mb of ram and has a tiny installation size (more info below). This gives it an ideal edge for light weight ROMs. Another perk with the launcher is its ability to sort after user’s preference, whether this is free sort, alphabetical, recently installed or most used.
*Feedback is much appreciated and suggestions to future releases will be met by gratitude.
Changelog:
Version 1.1 | [18.04.2011]
Added all languages
Changed default drawer shortcuts
Changed default stage shortcuts
Changed default widgets
Change layout preference screen
Toggle homescreen, folder and shortcut app texts
Toggle fullscreen (BETA)
Changed layout for preference screen
Update zip for flashing
Removed other dpi resources
Version 1.0 | [11.04.2011]
Removed all but English
Modified values for Galaxy S screen size
Removed other dpi resources
Themed stage to my own black design with dividers and torn wallpaper effect
Themed folder icons to my own black design (might change)
Added preferece button in menu options
Abillity to change amount of homescreens (choose between 3-15, default in center)
Restart button
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Status:
New screen shots - Done
Fly-in widget preview - Done
Black stylish stage - Done
Themeable - Todo
Better compatibility - Todo
Clear permission errors - Might Work
Bug not saving sort order - Todo
Option to have app shadows - Todo
Landscape Orientation - Working on
Restore data creates dead widget areas bug - Critical/Not Possible
More customizations - Todo
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Installation:
I take no responsibility for anything that you do to your phone!
Method 1: (Recommended)
Download Update-vX.X.zip
Rename to update.zip (optional)
Move zip to internal sdcard
Enter recovery
Choose "Install zip from sdcard" and select update.zip
Reboot
Method 2:
Rename launcher to something easier like "Home.apk" or "ArcLauncher.apk" (optional)
Open a terminal
Type:
adb push /locations/of/your/downloaded/launcher/launcher-name.apk
adb shell
su
chmod 644 /system/app/launcher-name.apk
exit
exit
Method 3:
Rename launcher to something easier like "Home.apk" or "ArcLauncher.apk" (optional)
Copy to phone
Use Root Explorer to remount /system RW
Copy launcher to /system/app with root explorer
Set permissions to rw-r-r with root explorer (optional)
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Donate:
Like my work? You can donate here: Donate
Screenshots:
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"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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*Updated the file name to v1.0. Same file as before and if anybodies interested you can add another 500 downloads to the counter.
Support
Troubleshooting:
There are numerous of errors that can occur because the launcher was not designed for the Galaxy S. These may vary from device to device.
Launcher Redraws (kudos ImraanK and britoso)
*You might see an improvement in performance as well seeing this keeps the launcher in memory.
Open a terminal
Type:
adb root
adb remount
adb shell "echo 'ro.HOME_APP_ADJ=1' >> /system/build.prop"
adb shell "setprop ro.HOME_APP_ADJ 4" [/B] (same effect I believe)
adb reboot
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Launcher Re-install
*A fresh start!
Move "ArcLauncher-vX.X.apk" to /sdcard
Rename "ArcLauncher-vX.X.apk" to "ArcLauncher.apk"
Open Settings>Applications>Manage
Find current default launcher
Click it and find "Clear Defaults"
Press Home (This might work if you can choose "Home".)
Open RootExplorer
Mount "/system" RW with the button at the top
Open /system/app
Delete "ArcLauncher.apk" and/or "home.apk" (Make sure home.apk is not another launcher)
Go back to root
Open /data/data
Delete com.sonyericsson.home
Go back to root
Open /dbdata/databases
Delete com.sonyericsson.home
Move "ArcLauncher-vX.X.apk" to /system/app
Reboot (Recommended but optional)
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Bugs:
As mentioned above it might work perfect on your device or it will crap out, bugs will always occur and I/we will try to iron them out.
Known
Preferences and sorting order not being saved
Dead space on homescreen after data restore
Redrawing apps and screens (Sluggishness)
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Works great, just tried it out...
Love the animations and the widget overview. The glass app drawer also looks very sleek but the default arrangement is kinda weird, and i'm just not used to alphabetical order...
Thanks for the efforts man
The default sort order is free sort I believe, but I can easily change that if users prefer another one. Please report buggs and if you are having problems with settings not saving (Friend of mine had).
much appreciate your work - I loved the Arc launcher but didn't like the default look as much. Yours looks super cool! Gonna try it first thing when I get home!
You could add alphabetical sorting. Otherwise it's very nice.
Edit: Noticed that you can change the sort in app drawer.
Flippin awesome... Gave the modified one a try but had trouble with the 4th row clashing with the dock bar...
Love this arc launcher..
Thanks mate!
Future request. Remove text from homescreen icons
Thanks for the positive feedback, I will hopefully do quite a few changes in the next few days. I found that the most used sort order was the smartest way to view your apps. If I manage I will also add an option to disable homescreen app texts in the preferences screen.
Thanks for great mod launcher. But can you make it better as:
- remember current index in app drawler when show, hide it. Current, it always begin from 0.
- make shadow for icon in home screen as in the edit mode of app drawler. It look so cool.
Thanks again for cool launcher.
I have limited access to the code with no source code, but I will try and see if I can get that implemented too.
Will try it... Thanks!
is it can only run on sgs?
This MOD is very great for Galaxy S, Thank you very much!
Brilliant. Cheers
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Very nice thing with the Xperia Launcher is that you can create a homescreen folder by just tapping and dragging an app icon on the homescreen onto another icon.
Will try the launcher right now. First feature request: Can you re-add the other languages? Think there is not much sense in removing them. Thanks.
Any version with full languages?
Tnx
Nice one. There was a need for fresh feel to the launchers and this one is pretty good one.
One issue though, the sorting is lost once you restart the launcher. I prefer the alphabetical sorting but after restarting the launcher or exiting it through Task manager retorted back to Free sort.
Otherwise, it looks great!
Just ran the apk on JVK2.3.3 -- and it works beautifully... Pretty awesome. Thanks!!!
If only someone could port timescape as well
Great work, looks really professional and the folders stand out. Lovely
followed method 1 and didn't work out
can anyone help???
In the stock ICS alarm settings from the stock analogue clock widget you can access a digital "desk clock" mode. If you long touch this desk clock, the screen goes black and you get a very sleek blue version.
members.iinet.net.au/~trinityjayone/ICSclock1.png
I have scoured the web and downloaded countless digital clock apps looking for something that achieves this blue digital clock in widget form. One widget came close ( market.android.com/details?id=com.eightsoft.ICSDigitalClock ), but it has a background that can't be removed and the text doesn't even fit into it properly.
Anyone know of a widget that fits the bill? Am I better off just working out how to make it myself?
Try HD Widgets. it has exactly what you want, with many digital clocks, weather and background options.
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Sorry, perhaps I wasn't 100% clear. I'm after a clock that looks identical to the screenshot I posted. Same font, same colour (or the options to set it up as such).
it may not be exactly the same, but i think it's the closest one available at the moment.
If you find wt you looking for please share it with us here as i also like that blue lock clock.
with minimalistic text
In the zip is a .mtpref File. (make a restore wit minimalistic text[free])
fonts: AndroidClock.ttf, Roboto-Regular.ttf
if you mean this
Indeed it is...and I did try Minimalistic Text but I have no idea how to go about inserting different fonts into it. Perhaps if you could dumb it down a notch for me?
TrinityJayOne said:
Indeed it is...and I did try Minimalistic Text but I have no idea how to go about inserting different fonts into it. Perhaps if you could dumb it down a notch for me?
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1. Create new folder on sd card called 'fonts.' Make sure there are no subfolders within it - just the actual true type font files.
2. Pick folder 'font,' not specific sub font, in the global settings for font selection.
3. Under each text type on each widget - normal, accented, nonaccented - you must select the font, the list should populate when you do as above.
Argh so easy! Don't know how on Earth I missed the "choose fonts" folder before. Thank you kind sir!
TrinityJayOne said:
Argh so easy! Don't know how on Earth I missed the "choose fonts" folder before. Thank you kind sir!
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No Problem
Thanks! I was just looking for this yesterday and after finally figuring out where the .mtpref file had to go I've got it working.
Try this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=814054
I have no idea how to get minimalist text widget onto home screen. No long press for widgets in ICS.
Anybody know how I can get this to work? I installed the app from market but they don't appear in the widgets section...
EDIT: Seems it takes time for newly installed widget apps to populate the widget section. I see them after a while.
Sent from my VzW Nexus Prime
Working and looking great thanks for the "restore" file. I cant even count the number of clocks I have tried and not loved.
kerberos7 said:
1. Create new folder on sd card called 'fonts.' Make sure there are no subfolders within it - just the actual true type font files.
2. Pick folder 'font,' not specific sub font, in the global settings for font selection.
3. Under each text type on each widget - normal, accented, nonaccented - you must select the font, the list should populate when you do as above.
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sorry, but i need you to noob it down even further. first, i need hd widgets correct? then i create the new fonts folder within the sdcard directory and copy the contents of your fonts zip into that new folder. what's with the uhr folder? once those are install i can them go into hd widgets and fiddle with the settings?
appreciate the walk through assistance.
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sorry, but i need you to noob it down even further. first, i need hd widgets correct? then i create the new fonts folder within the sdcard directory and copy the contents of your fonts zip into that new folder. what's with the uhr folder? once those are install i can them go into hd widgets and fiddle with the settings?
appreciate the walk through assistance.
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oh, minimalistic text the app.....
took a while, but i finally figured it out.
Try using one more clock widget app it has the ics theme that youvwant plus many more and you can change the colors of the clock too
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Shadow_Android said:
Try using one more clock widget app it has the ics theme that youvwant plus many more and you can change the colors of the clock too
Sent from my Revolver powered Asus Transformer by Shadow_Droid -The Darkest of the Droids-
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That is perfect!
I'm a big fan of the one more clock widget, far more elegant than a lot of the other clock apps.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk
where exactly does the uhr folder go?
i downloaded the minimalistic text app and created the fonts folder with the fonts in it
the minimalistic text widget hasnt shown up yet
thanks for any help in advance
Anyone figure out how to change/skin the onscreen soft buttons yet?
I know there's a mod to add search button, so there must be a way?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
there is a mod to make them transparent for 4.0.1 and i THINK 4.0.2 but nothing done with 4.0.3 yet i dont think.
I'm about 90% positive you can just edit the framework-res.apk or its the system-ui.apk in the rom to edit the files to your liking, for instance I have ones that are text instead of images. However my Nexus is still in transit so I can't test!
sassyness77 said:
I'm about 90% positive you can just edit the framework-res.apk or its the system-ui.apk in the rom to edit the files to your liking, for instance I have ones that are text instead of images. However my Nexus is still in transit so I can't test!
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You wanna upload it? I can test it out for you.
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You wanna upload it? I can test it out for you.
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check me on that list too im always down for helping where i can
Since it will be here tomorrow, i held off on beta testing, just incase something went hay-wire and screwed up another device. although its just a theme I didn't want to risk someones $700's! expect a full release this weekend.
But back on topic, yes it is easy to theme the soft touch buttons, feel free to PM me suggestions on what you want and I can see what I can do?
sassyness77 said:
Since it will be here tomorrow, i held off on beta testing, just incase something went hay-wire and screwed up another device. although its just a theme I didn't want to risk someones $700's! expect a full release this weekend.
But back on topic, yes it is easy to theme the soft touch buttons, feel free to PM me suggestions on what you want and I can see what I can do?
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A full text one would be cool Back Home Recent
Maybe in the same font as the app "Minimalistic Text" widget. with the Home being bold and the others all lower case.
Softkey Editing is no problem
- Just open the /system/app/systemUI.apk on your PC with WinRAR (don't extract it!)
- Go to directory /res/drawableXDPI
- Drag&Drop ic_sysbar_back or ic_sysbar_res or ic_sysbar_home or ic_sysbar_recent or ic_sysbar_men etc. (landscape, too) to your desktop and edit it like you want them to be
- Drag&Drop them back into /res/drawableXDPI
- Close WinRAR and you've been asked to save it
- Click yes and put the new APK back to /system/app/
Here's the look of my Galaxy Nexus at this moment:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
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- Just open the /system/app/systemUI.apk on your PC with WinRAR (don't extract it!)
- Go to directory /res/drawableXDPI
- Drag&Drop ic_sysbar_back or ic_sysbar_res or ic_sysbar_home or ic_sysbar_recent or ic_sysbar_men etc. (landscape, too) to your desktop and edit it like you want them to be
- Drag&Drop them back into /res/drawableXDPI
- Close WinRAR and you've been asked to save it
- Click yes and put the new APK back to /system/app/
Here's the look of my Galaxy Nexus at this moment:
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thanks for that worked perfect! i used an app from the market called "Simple Text" to create the word icons then saved png to computer renamed it and added to apk.
http://yfrog.com/z/es68xp
@EkostonS: Nice work!
s60mike said:
@EkostonS: Nice work!
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now i have to find out where the background to the soft buttons are so i can make it transparent + smaller in height
s60mike said:
- Just open the /system/app/systemUI.apk on your PC with WinRAR (don't extract it!)
- Go to directory /res/drawableXDPI
- Drag&Drop ic_sysbar_back or ic_sysbar_res or ic_sysbar_home or ic_sysbar_recent or ic_sysbar_men etc. (landscape, too) to your desktop and edit it like you want them to be
- Drag&Drop them back into /res/drawableXDPI
- Close WinRAR and you've been asked to save it
- Click yes and put the new APK back to /system/app/
Here's the look of my Galaxy Nexus at this moment:
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Are you on aokp v9? If so can you upload your SystemUI.apk please. I really like the look of that.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk
s60mike said:
- Just open the /system/app/systemUI.apk on your PC with WinRAR (don't extract it!)
- Go to directory /res/drawableXDPI
- Drag&Drop ic_sysbar_back or ic_sysbar_res or ic_sysbar_home or ic_sysbar_recent or ic_sysbar_men etc. (landscape, too) to your desktop and edit it like you want them to be
- Drag&Drop them back into /res/drawableXDPI
- Close WinRAR and you've been asked to save it
- Click yes and put the new APK back to /system/app/
Here's the look of my Galaxy Nexus at this moment:
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How did you get the brightness adjuster in the notification bar? Sorry if this is a noob question
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How did you get the brightness adjuster in the notification bar? Sorry if this is a noob question
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That's Part of the CustomRom I'm using Just tap on the Settings in the Notificationbar and you'll see the brightness-Slider etc.
cjward23 said:
Are you on aokp v9? If so can you upload your SystemUI.apk please. I really like the look of that.
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Fancy Widgets
Smooth Calendar
Softkey-Mod
[ROM] [AOSP] Android Open Kang Project - maguro build 9 [Dec 21]
Latest TUNA Kernel
I hope the following Dropbox-Link works
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13179887/MobiFlip/SystemUI.apk
s60mike: do you know where the backgrounds for softkeys and status bar live?
ive found where to adjust the height of the softkey background i just cant get framework to decompile on windows or linux
@EkostonS:
Sorry - don't know. I've used a systemUI.apk with transparent Notification- AND Softkey-Bar (I found it somewhere here on XDA) and I must say that this only looks good on the Homescreen. Every second App got a ugly grey Notification-Bar (e. g. Facebook etc.) with this mod.
The only good thing with this mod is that everybody can see the hole UGE Screen of the Galaxy Nexus while in Homescreen
The Softkeys are using transparent PNG's. So you must use Icons with transparent Background like in my case:
s60mike said:
@EkostonS:
Sorry - don't know. I've used a systemUI.apk with transparent Notification- AND Softkey-Bar (I found it somewhere here on XDA) and I must say that this only looks good on the Homescreen. Every second App got a ugly grey Notification-Bar (e. g. Facebook etc.) with this mod.
The only good thing with this mod is that everybody can see the hole UGE Screen of the Galaxy Nexus while in Homescreen
The Softkeys are using transparent PNG's. So you must use Icons with transparent Background like in my case:
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yeah ive used that mod, i miss it, its for 4.0.1 only makes systemui.apk crash if you install it on 4.0.3
i just gotta find out which files are what, cause he did a bunch of random changes to his systemui.
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yeah ive used that mod, i miss it, its for 4.0.1 only makes systemui.apk crash if you install it on 4.0.3
i just gotta find out which files are what, cause he did a bunch of random changes to his systemui.
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I believe for the transparent softkey-background it was only a simple .9.png file with a transparent background in it?
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I believe for the transparent softkey-background it was only a simple .9.png file with a transparent background in it?
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yes statusbar_background.9.png
but there are some xml mods too to go along with it. searchin for them.
can you decompile apks?
EkostonS said:
yes statusbar_background.9.png
but there are some xml mods too to go along with it. searchin for them.
can you decompile apks?
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Nope. Tried that different times and every time I've got FCs when pushing the modded apk-files back
*I made this before any of these new roms came out and as such it was meant for and has been tested on only the stock Gingerbread rom that comes with the phone. I doubt it will be compatible with the new roms.*
So, thanks to the AMAZING people who brought us Clockwork Mod for the Nitro (I owe ALL of you a beer!), I could now make a backup of my ROM and take the risk of messing with what I needed to to make the notification bar transparent!
Basically, I needed to deodex SystemUI.apk in order to make the necessary changes to the smali file. All of this is gibberish to me, but I just googled what I needed to =).
To deodex, I followed this guide:
How to deodex a ROM
(I only deodexed SystemUI.apk)
And to make the necessary modifications for transparency, I followed portions of this guide:
[MOD] [Guide How To] SystemUI.apk for Transparent notifications background (Thanks AdamTt!)
(I didn't end up using step 2 of that because it didn't look very good on the Nitro)
So now the status bar and pull down background look like this!
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
So I've bundled the necessary files so it's easier to make yours transparent too! Keep in mind, I am NOT a dev and was not sure how android would handle a single deodexed apk in an otherwise odexed rom (hence waiting for Clockwork Mod), so this may not be the slickest way (programming wise), but so far it's been working great for me. Haven't noticed any performance issues of any kind. Regardless, try at your own risk! =)
Preparation!
1.) Backup your phone with Clockwork Mod! (Yay!)
2.) Using root explorer, back up a copy of your SystemUI.apk and SystemUI.odex (both in /system/app)
Make it transparent! (Again, everything done with Root Explorer!)
1.) Download and extract attached .zip to computer
2.) Copy your SystemUI.apk to your desktop and right click, 7zip, open archive
3.) Drag and drop into open archive (and let overwrite if it wants to):
-"classes.dex" into root folder of open archive of SystemUI.apk
-"status_bar_tracking.xml" into SystemUI.apk\res\layout
-"shade_bg.png" into SystemUI.apk\res\drawable-hdpi (hdpi, NOT xhdpi)
-"statusbar_background.9.png" into SystemUI.apk\res\drawable-xhdpi (xhdpi!)
4.) Copy this new SystemUI.apk onto your SD card
5.) Move to phone's \system\ folder
6.) CHANGE PERMISSIONS with root explorer (Owner: read write, group: read, others: read)
7.) Move into phone's \system\app folder and let overwrite other SystemUI.apk
8.) DELETE SystemUI.odex from \system\app folder on your phone!
9.) Restart your phone!
*The typical limitations of the transparent notification bar on gingerbread are present here. If you use a launcher other than stock or ADW, the bar will only be transparent if you use a live wallpaper. If you use ADW, you have to uncheck the "hack" setting, and then it'll be transparent regardless of wallpaper.*
**You don't have to use the PNG's I provided. You can put whatever you want there and have as little or as much transparency as you want!**
itis, thank you for the nice mod will look great with great wallpapers. Speaking of wallpapers, that one you got looks hella awesome. Mind sharing it? post it over at the wallpaper thread please so those who are interested in it can obtain it too Thanks again.
looks schnazzy!
I'm going to wait & do thismod when I change backgrounds, for the obvious reasons
Scott0,
What weather widget is that?
That looks good, however in my past experience on Atrix 4G such transparency could be problem when your have text on screen and text in the notification bar, very hard to read.
Bat mod
What is a simple way I can get the bat % only?
Thanks.
[email protected] said:
That looks good, however in my past experience on Atrix 4G such transparency could be problem when your have text on screen and text in the notification bar, very hard to read.
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Well, it's transparent, so if there's a light background behind it, white text might be harder to read, but I tried to make the transparency somewhat dim so white text is still pretty clear, even on top of a white background like here:
thank you！
i will try！thank you！
Has anyone had their camera fail after doing this mod? I'm not 100% sure that this was the cause but that's the last thing I did before I noticed that the camera didn't work. It did work before I did this.
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Hmm, that's kinda random. I don't have any camera issues. Can you restore and see if it fixes the cam?
I did a factory reset and put the original files back. No camera I flashed a new rom and the camera worked. I ended up bricking it beyond repair and got a replacement.
Sent from my LG-P930 using XDA App
That's weird restoring the files didn't fix it. I wonder if there was something else causing the cam issues then. That sucks you had to get it replaced! Do you know what happened to brick it?
I bricked it by not following the directions for flashing the kernelpanic rom. I did a factory restore in cwm and poof I had a nice HD brick. Good thing att labeled it as doa and gave me a new one.
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Hello itiskonrad. I really do not understand how to do this. I lack experience. Can you please make my SystemUI the same as yours? I am just asking. I hope you can help me.
Hey there!
Since this is my first post on this board, I hope it's not too misplaced. :>
I decided to post in this thread as it seems to be the most up-to-date.
I tried several other guides on xda and other boards, but for my device it won't work. I even tried to find the necessary files on my own, but with no luck.
I'm using MIUI 2.7.13 (Android 4.0.4), ArcKnight Kernel 2.6.32.9 and Apex Launcher on SE Arc S/LT18i. I've installed the Suave Theme v4 1.5, of course with Apex merely the notification icons (ribbons) are visible from that theme.
Now, cutting a long story short, when using MIUI Launcher the notification bar is completely transparent, only the ribbons are visible (that's my goal), when switching to Apex the bar becomes black again - except on the unlock pattern screen.
I've read that the notification settings do not depend on the launcher, but changing background images in SystemUI.apk has no effect.
I hope I made myself clear and that somebody has any direction to point or some solution.
Thanks for reading my crappy english. :>
Regards
scott0 said:
looks schnazzy!
I'm going to wait & do thismod when I change backgrounds, for the obvious reasons
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Please show me the link to Calendar Widget. Thanks...
This mod is not working for me on Sphinx v4.1 rom. System ui continuously force closing.
Sent from my LG-LU6200 using xda app-developers app
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This mod is not working for me on Sphinx v4.1 rom. System ui continuously force closing.
Sent from my LG-LU6200 using xda app-developers app
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That's because it was made for Gingerbread.
Sent from my LG-P930 using xda app-developers app
Good work, thanks.
thanks
its great
Hey all. Here are all of the icon sets I have made thus far. They all come in FULL sets. They are *NOT* flashable zips, just regular ones. These are probably best used with Nova Launcher or your alternative launcher of choice.. I will add more as often as I make them.
Enjoy and hit that thanks button if you like my work
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POST 1: Premium Icons
POST 2: Basic Icons
POST 3: Navbar Mods
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**I'm always open for requests**
Please private message me with your request and I guarantee a reply within 24 hours.
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-Thanks to NatemZ (RW) for creating the sexy Rootzwiki wallpaper I package with most of these sets. Make sure to thank him!
-Thanks to Fawkes (RW) for finding a working method to replacing your system apps with mine so they will even show up in you app drawer and so on. Make sure to thank him!
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*These sets are NOT flashable zips! Extract them with something like Root Explorer*
Instructions:
-Method One (Easiest, but does NOT replace system icons or show up in app drawer): Download the zips from the links to your sd card. Use an app like Root Explorer or AndroZip to extract the contents of the zip. In Nova launcher (or whichever one you use), long press the chosen icon and hit "edit" when the little menu pops up. Browse via gallery or root explorer to said extracted icon. Apply. Enjoy.
-Method Two (Advanced, Replaces system app icons):
*I am not responsible for anything you do to your phone. You do this at your own discretion*
1. Perform the all important Nandroid backup. Just in case...
2. Download the icon set of your choice to your SD card.
3. Use Root Explorer to copy the .apk file of the app you want to edit to your sdcard.
4. Unzip the app.
5. Copy the icon of your choice to the res/drawable folder of said extracted app.
6. Rename the old "ic_application.png" (original icon file) file to ".old" (or whatever)
7. Rename the new icon to the same thing as the old one (ic_application.png)
8. Rezip the entire app up, and then rename it from .zip, to .apk
9. Place the app back into the system/app or data/app folder that you pulled the app from originally.
10. Reboot
11. Place the icon back on the homescreen if you want it there.
12. ...
13. Profit!
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Textual (sexual text): Contains 94 white text based icons made with the beautiful ICS Roboto font.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
http://tinyw.in/MfNj
I WILL BE RE-RELEASING THIS SET IN AS MANY COLORS AS ARE REQUESTED. IF YOU WOULD LIKE A CERTAIN COLOR MADE PLEASE PM ME WITH THE SPECIFIC HEX YOU WOULD LIKE USED
Textual Colors:
In order, from top to bottom.
Black: http://tinyw.in/6tRq
Electric Black: http://tinyw.in/B6LB
Red: http://tinyw.in/ZUIE
ICS: http://tinyw.in/7J9d
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Ice Cream Squares: http://tinyw.in/VwKn
Orange Creamsicle Squares: http://tinyw.in/TLXU
Pure: http://tinyw.in/E7DP
Vanilla Ice Cream: http://tinyw.in/qPZk
Iced Ginger: http://tinyw.in/Pm3l
Electric Black: http://tinyw.in/7sMv
Monstah:
http://tinyw.in/MH2K
Weave:
http://tinyw.in/Uq6B
Burple:
http://tinyw.in/Asno
Black and Red:
http://tinyw.in/n1bR
Clothe:
http://tinyw.in/pnOP
Gold-ish:
http://tinyw.in/lLrt
Purple and White:
http://tinyw.in/x5mK
High Contrast:
http://tinyw.in/MgPr
Black and White:
http://tinyw.in/GKd9
Apply via Metamorph. It will tell you its not valid and close the app. Simply re-open and apply as usual. Reboot. Profit.
Glow Buttons
http://tinyw.in/eHI5
Glow Dots (1/3 scale of the above ^^^)
http://tinyw.in/s2bq
Minus
http://tinyw.in/eAn2
Ice Cream Droids
http://tinyw.in/LxPX
Google:
http://tinyw.in/yTAY
3/4 scale text: (sits much lower in the navbar)
http://tinyw.in/3lUt
Metro Traffic:
http://tinyw.in/Sahu
Oversized Reflective:
http://tinyw.in/frcY
These look nice. Thank you.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
clothe and weave are funny
nikosrs4 said:
clothe and weave are funny
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haha yeah they are. I'll have some more cooler ones coming out tonight as I finally replaced the power supply in my tower that has Photoshop loaded on it. Stay tuned.
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Shameless self bump for updated OP.
THANKS
THANKS great icons
Hi there, would you consider a black and orange set (orange something like FFFFA00F or FFFda900)?
Thanks!
MR H3LLMAN said:
Shameless self bump for updated OP.
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yeah, tell me about it :/
Loving the black and white set, one request, could you possibly add some more icons to it? That would be awesome. Again thanks for your hard work.
sent from my nexus prime
thank you MR H3LLMAN
drewtang said:
Loving the black and white set, one request, could you possibly add some more icons to it? That would be awesome. Again thanks for your hard work.
sent from my nexus prime
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I am actually in the process of that right now! I'll be adding to almost all of the sets here shortly, as well as I'll be adding a bunch of new sets and bringing my softkey mods here as well.
Also, I will be updating the OP later tonight with a BUNCH of new sets, updated links as I switched my hosting to goo-inside, Metamorph/Zipthemer softkey mods, and a far cleaner format!
I would also like to apologize to the XDA Galaxy Nexus community as I haven't done my part to maintain this thread and keep you guys updated. I promise from this point forward that will no longer be the case.
Stay tuned guys! I'm about to open the floodgates on a collective 92 hours worth of themeing and mods.
If anyone gets curious and doesn't feel like waiting, download the goo-inside.me app from the market and find me under the devs section. All of my icons and navmods are there
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Bump for a HUGE update
i want Calculator icon like Weave, ths
gdjackychen said:
i want Calculator icon like Weave, ths
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I can make that happen.
For everyone else: As stated in the OP please private message me with any requests.
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Love the big update!! Keep it up man..thanks
Thank you very much for the text icons they look great and please keep up the great work.
Added 4 new icon sets and 3 navbar mods to the OP.
Could you do a Quickboot and maybe a Yahoo Finance icon? If I had to pick one, I'd pick Quickboot.
Thanks, loving the icons.