Ok, so, I'm pretty sure its not the same on every ROM, but I just simply want to be able to change the "3G" icon on the Desire Z roms or Skyraider(sense)
On the Incredible S rom, the icon would be "EvDo" and, I know it sounds stupid, but I really really prefer that over just saying plain ole 3G, how do I go about changing that on other ROMs?
Dr. Hax said:
Ok, so, I'm pretty sure its not the same on every ROM, but I just simply want to be able to change the "3G" icon on the Desire Z roms or Skyraider(sense)
On the Incredible S rom, the icon would be "EvDo" and, I know it sounds stupid, but I really really prefer that over just saying plain ole 3G, how do I go about changing that on other ROMs?
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go into the com.htc.resources.apk located in system/app/framework. The icons are located in drawable-hdpi or drawable-hdpiv4 depending on which rom you are on.
Use this thread as a guideline. Worked for me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858424
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Okay, this may or may not be in the correct forum, but it's a question. I think the icons are horribly ugly, especially the camera. I know it's not quite rooted yet and it's not super high up on everyone's list, but would anyone be able to help me out with getting better looking stock Android 2.1 icons on there or maybe make an icon pack that replaces the ones on there with 2.1 stock icons? Thanks in advance.
orris said:
Okay, this may or may not be in the correct forum, but it's a question. I think the icons are horribly ugly, especially the camera. I know it's not quite rooted yet and it's not super high up on everyone's list, but would anyone be able to help me out with getting better looking stock Android 2.1 icons on there or maybe make an icon pack that replaces the ones on there with 2.1 stock icons? Thanks in advance.
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BetterCut?
I tried Better Cut with mine and the stock 2.0 icon pack. The icons are low res and look kind of bad on the large Evo screen.
With the size of the Evo screen you will really want to get More Icons. Trust me on this, it is perfect for this phone.
I've never heard of BetterCut, but it seems like it won't work. My girlfriend has a Nexus and those icons are very classy and would work very well with the Evo, I think. And I just want to replace them completely, not have extra.
Hey! Just flashed back to SkyRaider after giving the Desire Z ROM a go, and one little thing I really liked about it was the icon for 3G and 1X in the notification bar. Any way to put that into a standard Sense rom? Thanks!
The icons should be in framework-res.apk like they are in everything else.
I'll take a look and see what i can do.
EDIT: These particular icons are hiding in com.htc.resources.apk
This is my first MetaMorph theme, but it looks like it should work. Use at your own risk though. If anyone more experienced would like to tell me if this is right or not, I'd appreciate it.
anyone have a screenshot of what they look like
They're actually the stock Android icons. I don't know why, but HTC decided to stop using their custom ones.
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They're actually the stock Android icons. I don't know why, but HTC decided to stop using their custom ones.
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Haha so they are! Can't believe I didn't notice that before.
I have searched everywhere trying to find a way to change the signal bars. I want either the four bars like the dinc or the five bars that show up before they chnge to six. I tried metamorph but it wasn't working right for me. i just really hate the six bar look. I'm currently on mikfroyo 4.3 and really like everything about the rom and only want to change the signal bars everything else is perfect.
Try CM7? I am running it and I have a 4 bar signal icon...
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I have searched everywhere trying to find a way to change the signal bars. I wat either the four bars like the dinc or the five bars that show uo before they chnge to six. I tried metemorph but it wasn't working right for me. i just really hate the six bar look. I'm currently on mikfroyo 4.3 and really like everything about the rom and only want to change the signal bars everything else is perfect.
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You'll have to edit some PNGs in your framework. Although its not really 4 bars, it will just appear that way.
You can find the zip of your rom that you flashed, mikfroyo. Open it with WinRAR, or something similiar. Look in /system/framework/ for com.htc.resources.apk. Extract that to somewhere you will remember. Then open up that framework file with the same program you used above and look for drawable-hdpi. Look for the cmda radio signal pngs and swap in the ones you want. If you want to only use 4, then you can use the same signal for a few. Then put that drawable-hdpi folder back in the /system/framework directory from your ..resources.apk. This will overwrite the old one. Then push it with ADB. If you're not familiar there are a bunch of guides on xda here.
I have seen a couple themes (one of which I made a while back) for sense using the gingerbread status bar icons and those themes usually do the edit mentioned above to make it appear as 4 bars even though it is reporting more. I can easily whip this up for you if you need help, I just need to know exactly which ROM you are using.
Thanks for the replies. I have tried cm7 and I just can't get used to the stock android look. I just really like sense and the mikfroyo roms.
I am on mikfoyo v4.30. It would be awesome if you could help me out with that. I want to learn how to do the editing but I need to find a way to do it with my macbook.
How many does it have now and what color are they?
it has six bars and they are green
Im not running that ROM so I cant test the colors or look of it compared to the rest of the ROM but here is my best shot at it. Just flash that zip from the recovery screen and always make a nandroid backup first.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3000044/KspecKustom-HTCresources_for_Mik4.3.zip
Man I really appreciate that brandnek that looks a 100% better than the 6 bars. It looks great it's exactly what i was wanting
I'm not sure if this annoys anyone else, but I really hate the stretched out 3G icon that Verizon put into their ROMs to replace the EvDO label. Is there any way to replace this with the standard size 3G label that shows when connected to UMTS networks or just go back to the old EvDO icon?
if you are talking about these two icons, it's very easy to make a MM theme or .zip to change this. I actually love the bigger 3g icon.
Upload the SystemUI.apk from your rom and Ill change it for you... I Personally like the MIUI 3g Icon!!!
andybones said:
if you are talking about these two icons, it's very easy to make a MM theme or .zip to change this. I actually love the bigger 3g icon.
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That's the one! It just looks half-assed to me, especially when they have it right in other non-HTC Android devices.
1107963 said:
Upload the SystemUI.apk from your rom and Ill change it for you... I Personally like the MIUI 3g Icon!!!
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Here ya go. Thanks in advance!
I don't mind the MIUI ones, but I prefer the HTC...
Edit: I unzipped the file to check out the contents, and I have a few more favours if they're doable. I would like it to show the 3G+ icon when on Rev. A, 3G for regular EvDO, and the other ones left as is. Also, would it be possible to use the six bar signal icons instead of the ones with four?
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Here ya go. Thanks in advance!
I don't mind the MIUI ones, but I prefer the HTC...
Edit: I unzipped the file to check out the contents, and I have a few more favours if they're doable. I would like it to show the 3G+ icon when on Rev. A, 3G for regular EvDO, and the other ones left as is. Also, would it be possible to use the six bar signal icons instead of the ones with four?
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what rom are you in and I can anly help you with the 3g icon you can use OUT kitcken to create the 6 bar signal!!
1107963 said:
what rom are you in and I can anly help you with the 3g icon you can use OUT kitcken to create the 6 bar signal!!
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I am in the RMK GB ROM with the latest patch... I'll look up the OUT kitchen. Thanks!
So UOT has been down every time I've tried to work on it, and I can't seem to find the right XML file in which to change which icon gets referenced by Rev. A... Can anyone help?
That is the 3G LTE icon, somehow they got switched. Maybe this is what VZW wants you to see now.
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That is the 3G LTE icon, somehow they got switched. Maybe this is what VZW wants you to see now.
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Yeah, I discovered that in the PNG file name, but that makes no sense at all since LTE isn't 3G, and this device isn't even capable of LTE. Ugg. Verizon kills me sometimes. I actually got this sorted last night in UOT (I think), but then I couldn't find my ZIP for pickup so I never got to see if it worked.
I would love to just use MIUI but it appears that I lose Visual Voicemail with it.
I managed to get my battery and a few of the icons I wanted to switch. Unfortunately, the 3G and Signal icons are the same, and I'd love those to change to the Steel Blue pack from the UOT kitchen. I kind of enjoy the wavy bars lol. Either way, anyone know what exactly I need to change doing it with like ninja/metamorph manually? Tried changing a few, but nothing has seemed to do it for me, so not sure which set I need to change in this rom.
I believe that the signal bars used are in SystemUI.apk. You may want to check there, and try using 7zip to do that.