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Anyone else found that when they set a custom density not all apps resize, they seem to keep the default density of the Samsung ROM? even though it has been changed. NOVA HD was one but also dialler app and camera for me.
It is also irritating that touchwiz seems to be locked to particular density as well. Anyone found any workarounds for this?
I assume you've turned Compatibility Mode off in Spare Parts? If not, try that first.
TouchWiz seems to misbehave even with that turned off, but I've had no problems with anything else being too small while running at 192 density.
you weather and clock arent squashed up into the top left hand side of your screen then, leaving about 3/4 inch column down the right hand side?
Have to wait for a good multi dpi theme or rom... but I think without cwm they'll have to wait
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Anyone else notice that the video camera starts force closing when the led density is at a non default value?
fpar said:
Anyone else notice that the video camera starts force closing when the led density is at a non default value?
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for me it's FC's when using 180 LCD Density, 185 works fine.
fpar said:
Anyone else notice that the video camera starts force closing when the led density is at a non default value?
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YES.!, thought it was just me, didn't realise it was density at first and ended up flashing my phone twice from scratch, second time I didn't use it and no force closes.
Custom ROMS starting to head our way now so hopefully we can get this issue resolved.
stoolzo said:
Anyone else found that when they set a custom density not all apps resize, they seem to keep the default density of the Samsung ROM? even though it has been changed. NOVA HD was one but also dialler app and camera for me.
It is also irritating that touchwiz seems to be locked to particular density as well. Anyone found any workarounds for this?
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the camera app and the dialer isnt working very well on the resize, im only at 200 density
any fix?
Budske said:
the camera app and the dialer isnt working very well on the resize, im only at 200 density
any fix?
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Have disabled compability mode in spare parts?
Running mine at 216 no issues so far
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Yes, I disabled it..
Added some screens
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Yeah there's quite a few oddities when changing density. I basically worked around it by replacing most of the default programs.
Dialer: DialerOne
Camera: One of the numerous camera apps in market
Music: Poweramp
Videos: mVideoPlayer
I still have to find decent replacements for Calendar and Contact list, though the contact list doesn't look bad really.
What theme are you using? I like orange
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Yes, I disabled it..
Added some screens
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Its not a theme, its just the screengrab app that changes the colors, it is not for this phone xD
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Ok, using this post as reference, I messed around with the Contacts.apk file.
I managed to resize the default dialpad to fit 200dpi.
Note that this apk was only tested on VillainRom. I don't think the signatures are compatible with normal deodexed roms.
However the scrolling aid on the right side when searching through contacts is still too small. Haven't found how to fix that yet.
EDIT: Also fixed the TouchWiz Calculator. Fits nicely on both portrait and landscape mode.
As I mentioned on another post below, if it doesn't work on your ROM, just replace the META-INF directory in my apk with the META-INF from your original apk to resign that package.
NOTE: Previous version of Contacts.apk still had misaligned landscape dialpad. I've fixed it and reuploaded.
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Ok, using this post as reference, I messed around with the Contacts.apk file.
I managed to resize the default dialpad to fit 200dpi.
Note that this apk was only tested on VillainRom. I don't think the signatures are compatible with normal deodexed roms.
However the scrolling aid on the right side when searching through contacts is still too small. Haven't found how to fix that yet.
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i wont use this cos the sigs are diferent, but if u can point me where to look to change the settings, i will make my own... or ill just upload my apk for u to fix it, or make it more resizeable.
thx for the help!
Well an easy way for you to get it to work on yours is to download the Contacts.apk that I uploaded. Copy your Contacts.apk somewhere, and open both apks in 7zip. Then just copy the META-INF directory from your apk to my apk. That basically changes the signature. Once that's done my apk should work for you.
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Well an easy way for you to get it to work on yours is to download the Contacts.apk that I uploaded. Copy your Contacts.apk somewhere, and open both apks in 7zip. Then just copy the META-INF directory from your apk to my apk. That basically changes the signature. Once that's done my apk should work for you.
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Let's take it one step further, what are the files you changed in your apk? For example, I know with the dialer, we may only need to change dialer_app.xml.
lpsi2000 said:
Let's take it one step further, what are the files you changed in your apk? For example, I know with the dialer, we may only need to change dialer_app.xml.
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I actually went overkill on the apk. I basically grabbed the layout_resize java file from this thread and ran it on all layout xml files. Basically the script replaces all x dip references to x * 1.5 px. It's a bit unwise actually, but so far it's working as intended. Gonna test it for a few more days to see if replacing all dips broke anything.
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I actually went overkill on the apk. I basically grabbed the layout_resize java file from this thread and ran it on all layout xml files. Basically the script replaces all x dip references to x * 1.5 px. It's a bit unwise actually, but so far it's working as intended. Gonna test it for a few more days to see if replacing all dips broke anything.
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I see, yeah that was a little bit too much for me. Nonetheless keep us posted on your progress. I am currently running 182 dpi which is the safest before certain stock applications stop working.
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Let's take it one step further, what are the files you changed in your apk? For example, I know with the dialer, we may only need to change dialer_app.xml.
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yeah, i want to know what changes u made to fit the 200 density. and some day i will learn how to do stuff and i want to start now
Sorry if this has already been posted before but I came across it and never heard about it before. It changes your screen size like you were changing the resolution on a monitor. I went from 240 default down to 200 and it seems like a perfect size without making everything too small
https://market.android.com/details?id=lv.n3o.lcddensity&feature=search_result
you can also change it from the build.prop...knowing how to edit it is a must for any android user imo
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you can also change it from the build.prop...knowing how to edit it is a must for any android user imo
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I really never knew about this. To me at least having the smaller scale size looks and feels better than stock. How come we dont see rom/theme releases with this mod?
I think for Developers personal preferences, also I'm not quite sure they could change the build.prop with a theme, but in the case of a Rom I believe that keeping it on a basic level works out in the best for the general population, but also allows those who are more prone to making changes on their own to go ahead and attempt it for themselves.
Thanks for the thread though man, I've been iffy about whether this app would work for the Epic, I truly appreciate it.
Yep build.prop is the way to go.
I don't think I could go back to stock density. 172 looks excellent.
dpesnt the dialer get offset to bottom left when changing the density or is that only on themed dialers?
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JohnCorleone said:
dpesnt the dialer get offset to bottom left when changing the density or is that only on themed dialers?
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Yessir it does.
DialerOne and GoDialer are fantastic as a replacement.
darkierawr said:
Yep build.prop is the way to go.
I don't think I could go back to stock density. 172 looks excellent.
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Omg Darkie I love you lol. 172 looks amazing.:O
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darkierawr said:
Yessir it does.
DialerOne and GoDialer are fantastic as a replacement.
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Thanks for the heads up on the alterrnate dialers darkie! "Thanks" clicked.
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Freakin killer app.....
Thanx man
Very cool mod!...I'm not sure I can go as low as 172, but even a minor adjustment to 200 really makes a wonderful difference...I especially like the overall effect to the launcher.
One drawback though...I'm going to have to retrain my muscle memory because of the slight change in location of various things.
It'll be interesting to see if there's any way to make a minor adjustment to the default dialer so it can properly scale...Also, it looks like I'm going to have to take a look at the Wired Tether app because it looks fairly odd.
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Edit: I solved the wierd layout in Wired Tether app using appleflap's suggestion in this thread to turn off Compatibility Mode...However, I'm on SRF 1.2, so I did it through Settings-->Lockscreen Parts-->General.
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OK...After a data wipe of the Market app, I just noticed this density change caused the Market to identify 21 of the 102 apps I currently have installed as not compatible...Bummer.
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xanthinealkaloid said:
OK...After a data wipe of the Market app, I just noticed this density change caused the Market to identify 21 of the 102 apps I currently have installed as not compatible...Bummer.
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Sorry for not giving you the heads up.
With my density so low NOTHING works with the new ****ty market. I reverted back to the older market. Where everything is compatible.
What is the pixel density of the Evo 3D? (trying to mimic that if I can)
Also, does this app cause the New market to FC or something?
Hmmm, so does anyone know the step process to changing the density with my phone total crashing with fc? ?
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Sorry for not giving you the heads up.
With my density so low NOTHING works with the new ****ty market. I reverted back to the older market. Where everything is compatible.
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+1
I set my density to 180...still rocking the 2.3.6 market
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What is the pixel density of the Evo 3D? (trying to mimic that if I can)
Also, does this app cause the New market to FC or something?
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No...The issue is with the version 3x market because there's a new compatibility check in place which references the LCD density value, so this change can cause previously installed apps to appear incompatible according the the new market removing them from your installed list
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thatdudepoops said:
Hmmm, so does anyone know the step process to changing the density with my phone total crashing with fc? ?
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Are you using the stock TouchWiz launcher?...I've read it can be problematic when doing this mod.
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Well, I'm on my way to fixing the compressed dialpad...I did the widths to see if the pngs would stretch without looking like a 1960's color TV.
I'm gonna finish this up later, but now it's time for a RedBull break.
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xanthinealkaloid said:
Are you using the stock TouchWiz launcher?...I've read it can be problematic when doing this mod.
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I'm using zeam....
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just download and extract the zip file then using some kinda root explorer put the 65DisableKeyBacklight file into system/etc/init.d folder and change permissions to the same as the other files in init.d then reboot
I've used that when I was on Oxygen Rom. Lol
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stankyou said:
I've used that when I was on Oxygen Rom. Lol
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:good: just thought id post it coz the button backlights r pointless anyway imo
Permissions
Thx for posting this.
Since this is not an app, how do I change its permissions? Do I really have to?
I put the file where it needs to be, and wait for response before i reboot.
I am rooted and all that. Also, I run Nick's phone based on oxigen ROM, have terminal emulator installed (if there is a way to do it in terminal it would be best)
Thanks for (hopefully) quick response
changing permissions is easy using root explorer or simular, extract the zip file and then put the 65disablebacklight file in the init.d folder, then just press and hold on the file and a menu will pop up and choose permissions and change them like posted above then reboot
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Great, worked with free - root browser lite. Thank you :beer:
Edit: works as is on Paranoid Android 2.54 JB (4.1.2), don't even need to set permissions
Thanks OP!
Well, it works until you change the screen brightness then they light back up again.
I've checked the event/trigger file and can't see anything which would trigger this to capture/write 0 over...any thoughts?
Bingley said:
Well, it works until you change the screen brightness then they light back up again.
I've checked the event/trigger file and can't see anything which would trigger this to capture/write 0 over...any thoughts?
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no idea. All I do is put the file in the init.d folder, change permissions to match the other files then reboot. works everytime
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jmcclue said:
no idea. All I do is put the file in the init.d folder, change permissions to match the other files then reboot. works everytime
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Found an easier way, posted here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38058751#post38058751
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Found an easier way, posted here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38058751#post38058751
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Not really. Just put my file in init.d folder before u flash the rom. Simple
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jmcclue said:
just download and extract the zip file then using some kinda root explorer put the 65DisableKeyBacklight file into system/etc/init.d folder and change permissions to the same as the other files in init.d then reboot
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Thanks man, first post on this subject that really helped..
Simple yet effective, nicely done.. !!
Greetz
jmcclue said:
Not really. Just put my file in init.d folder before u flash the rom. Simple
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we have to learn a lot from you...thank u for your time...thank u...
Has anyone using this actually noticed an improvement in battery life?
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Has anyone using this actually noticed an improvement in battery life?
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i never used it because of battery life, i just think the lights r pointless and having a pvt1 device known for overheating then having the lights off has to reduce some heat, not much i know, but has to help because all the desire's hardware is at the bottom and when charging the bottom heats up a lot. so it might of helped, might not, who knows. my desire got fried in the end anyway so didnt help me much lol
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Has anyone using this actually noticed an improvement in battery life?
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Doubt anyone has done the direct comparison measurements lol
Improvement will be minimal. The backlights use barely anything compared to the screen etc.
I use the mod because the lights are just unnecessary. They're physical buttons so I can feel where they are
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Doubt anyone has done the direct comparison measurements lol
Improvement will be minimal. The backlights use barely anything compared to the screen etc.
I use the mod because the lights are just unnecessary. They're physical buttons so I can feel where they are
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i never used it because of battery life, i just think the lights r pointless and having a pvt1 device known for overheating then having the lights off has to reduce some heat, not much i know, but has to help because all the desire's hardware is at the bottom and when charging the bottom heats up a lot. so it might of helped, might not, who knows. my desire got fried in the end anyway so didnt help me much lol
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Yea, i completely agree with the fact that they are unnecessary. I use 4+ roms with the navbar always on, so i never even use the hardware keys, plus my case covers them up anyways. I'll try this out when i have some time, thanks.
I am tired of the bloop Everytime I click on the screen. I want to change it and am not positive the exact method.
I know I need to replace the system file with another file of the same name and file type, but I'm not sure what the hell the name of the file is.
Can someone please help me on this one
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/system/media/audio/UI/Lock.ogg
Or just uncheck it in sounds under settings.
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/system/media/audio/UI/Lock.ogg
Or just uncheck it in sounds under settings.
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so if I was to replace that file with one of the exact same name the new sound would play with almost every touch
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ironlood said:
so if I was to replace that file with one of the exact same name the new sound would play with almost every touch
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Make sure the sound file you are going to use is in OGG format or it wont work, here is a link that will show you how to this without downloading any sound changing software. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1873289&highlight=ogg
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/system/media/audio/UI/Lock.ogg
Or just uncheck it in sounds under settings.
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That's the right directory but you want effecttick.ogg not lock.ogg.
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elesbb said:
That's the right directory but you want effecttick.ogg not lock.ogg.
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After this I wanted to confirm for myself( just a curiosity thing ) and found something very intresting. I removed each file 1 at a time and rebooted, only to find out that the sound was still there. Could my RootExplorer be going wacky ? Or could those files have nothing to do with the lock sound ?
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After this I wanted to confirm for myself( just a curiosity thing ) and found something very intresting. I removed each file 1 at a time and rebooted, only to find out that the sound was still there. Could my RootExplorer be going wacky ? Or could those files have nothing to do with the lock sound ?
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Don't delete them. Just rename to Effect_Tick.ogg.off. it works for me for getting rid of the camera sounds. But I know for sure that effect tick is the touch sounds. I've made a couple themes for myself.
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That's the right directory but you want effecttick.ogg not lock.ogg.
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Play the sounds.... lock is the water.
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I'm on cm10. The op said when tapping the screen. That's effect tick. He didn't say when locking the device. Unless they are speaking of the tapping sound on the lock screen.
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saldebot said:
After this I wanted to confirm for myself( just a curiosity thing ) and found something very intresting. I removed each file 1 at a time and rebooted, only to find out that the sound was still there. Could my RootExplorer be going wacky ? Or could those files have nothing to do with the lock sound ?
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Make sure that your file explorer is setting the /system folder as writable. Even if you have access to root folder of your phone, the /system folder is usually read only. Goes without saying you need root access to your device.
OK I think OP means TAP on the screen. Click on to me meant turning the screen on and off. There are two ways, untick the box or rename the file.
OK I think OP means TAP on the screen. Click on to me meant turning the screen on and off. There are two ways, untick the box or rename the file.
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OK I think OP means TAP on the screen. Click on to me meant turning the screen on and off. There are two ways, untick the box or rename the file.
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From what I took, he wants to change it not get rid of it. But I'm with you, I'm all confused now as to what sound they do not like -.- lol
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No no no
This post intrigued me so I tried it myself... I wanted to change the obnoxious "boop" to the tick from an aosp JB ROM and I found that All 3 of these files must be changed or else you'll still get that dang "boop":
/system/media/audio/ui/Effect_Tick.ogg (Actually, I really don't think this is necessary because I accidentally deleted this file entirely without replacement and have still achieved the same results, but if it makes you feel comfortable...)
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/system/media/audio/ui/S_HW_Touch.ogg (This is the sound for the "back" and "menu" keys on the bottom of the phone)
AND ALSO
/system/media/audio/ui/TW_Touch.ogg (This is the MAIN file that changes the sound on every touch made on the touchscreen)
Hope this helps!
And oh yeah... DEFINITELY make sure you're using a root-capable file explorer with "/System/" mounted as RW and make sure permissions are set to "rw-r-r" when you're done. And reboot for new sounds to take effect.
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This post intrigued me so I tried it myself... I wanted to change the obnoxious "boop" to the tick from an aosp JB ROM and I found that All 3 of these files must be changed or else you'll still get that dang "boop":
/system/media/audio/ui/Effect_Tick.ogg (Actually, I really don't think this is necessary because I accidentally deleted this file entirely without replacement and have still achieved the same results, but if it makes you feel comfortable...)
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/system/media/audio/ui/S_HW_Touch.ogg (This is the sound for the "back" and "menu" keys on the bottom of the phone)
AND ALSO
/system/media/audio/ui/TW_Touch.ogg (This is the MAIN file that changes the sound on every touch made on the touchscreen)
Hope this helps!
And oh yeah... DEFINITELY make sure you're using a root-capable file explorer with "/System/" mounted as RW and make sure permissions are set to "rw-r-r" when you're done. And reboot for new sounds to take effect.
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what about the dialpad?? it has the water sounds too!
I'm sure the keyboard has one too. So there may be a ton of files lol. I always disable keytones and what not as soon as I touch an electronic device. They drive me nuts. It'd be a fun prank to replace the bloop with the camera click tho
jpolidori11 said:
This post intrigued me so I tried it myself... I wanted to change the obnoxious "boop" to the tick from an aosp JB ROM and I found that All 3 of these files must be changed or else you'll still get that dang "boop":
/system/media/audio/ui/Effect_Tick.ogg (Actually, I really don't think this is necessary because I accidentally deleted this file entirely without replacement and have still achieved the same results, but if it makes you feel comfortable...)
PLUS
/system/media/audio/ui/S_HW_Touch.ogg (This is the sound for the "back" and "menu" keys on the bottom of the phone)
AND ALSO
/system/media/audio/ui/TW_Touch.ogg (This is the MAIN file that changes the sound on every touch made on the touchscreen)
Hope this helps!
And oh yeah... DEFINITELY make sure you're using a root-capable file explorer with "/System/" mounted as RW and make sure permissions are set to "rw-r-r" when you're done. And reboot for new sounds to take effect.
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I was tinkering around in the sounds and found out that this works really easy.
Unfortunately the effects are not immediately noticible, it requires a reboot to have the system sounds replaced.
Also another big thing is that if you want to keep your phones original sounds just rename the file TW_Touch.ogg.off or .Bak all you need to do is add something to the end that makes the file null by the phone and it can always be changed back to reinstate the stock sound
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what about the dialpad?? it has the water sounds too!
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This helped me SO much! Ty all! I was stuck on this for like 2 days lol.
Is there anyway to change contact default icon ? I find this samsung default creepy
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If you feel like opening up some apk's and finding the asset you can always do that. Could be in framework-res, contacts or any number of default apps though
mrevankyle said:
If you feel like opening up some apk's and finding the asset you can always do that. Could be in framework-res, contacts or any number of default apps though
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I'm entry level user, probably not capable of doing such
What rom are you on? i can take a look tonight and see if i can find it/ switch it out
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What rom are you on? i can take a look tonight and see if i can find it/ switch it out
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I'm on dn3 v5. I don't need anything really fancy, just LG's is fine.
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+1 .. Would love another default icon .. if anyone can help
Found it. Just upload what you want it replaced with. Sorry i didn't post it the other night, the girlfriend needed some attention
mrevankyle said:
Found it. Just upload what you want it replaced with. Sorry i didn't post it the other night, the girlfriend needed some attention
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No problem, absolutely understand
Mind uploading what you want it replaced with? I dont really have time to sift through more /res folders
The photo is in the framework-res apk ? How did you open the apk ?
Apk's are just zip files. So winrar
Probably this for now until I find better ones. Just something simple since it's default for everyone the dark looks kind of depressing tho sigh
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Probably this for now until I find better ones. Just something simple since it's default for everyone the dark looks kind of depressing tho sigh
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k just push this and reboot and it should work. Files too bit for XDA hosting
https://mega.co.nz/#!aNAUiYrZ
mrevankyle said:
k just push this and reboot and it should work. Files too bit for XDA hosting
https://mega.co.nz/#!aNAUiYrZ
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Wow thank you
mrevankyle said:
k just push this and reboot and it should work. Files too bit for XDA hosting
https://mega.co.nz/#!aNAUiYrZ
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The link asks for decryption key
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The link asks for decryption key
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Oops sorry
https://mega.co.nz/#!aNAUiYrZ!gwJl46Zb-wd6aS8tUE7Tf-9m753xpCBRCpcPK265zwA