[MOD] H To 4G Icon (All Roms) - G2 and Desire Z Android Development

This mod is a flashable zip which was created by biohazrd51 and I. It changes the 'H' icon in the status bar to the '4G' one. See below for all devices.
Note that it works for Mimicry only. Also, you will lose this mod every time you update the rom. I will take no responsibility if you magically transform your phone into a new device, the HTC paperweight
That said, all you need to do is:
1. Download the attached update-signed.zip to the root of your sd card.
2. Reboot into recovery, and make a nandroid backup, incase anything goes wrong. (It shouldn't)
3. Then, select install from sd card, and click on the update-signed.zip.
4. Reboot and enjoy.
Any questions,feel free to ask.
*Edit* blk_jack has put together a flashable zip that'll modify the H icon to 4G on any ROM (hdpi only). This also works in JB.This doesn't actually replace the SystemUI.apk, it just replaces the icons inside it and re-zip/zipaligns it.
Download and flash through recovery:
http://mimic.ca/~jeff/h_to_4g-blk.zip
If we have helped you, don't forget to press thanks!

blk_jack said:
Hm, which SystemUI.apk are you guys using for the base? The reason I ask is because mimicry contains many SystemUI changes that other cm9 based roms don't have. Replacing that file will break things for sure.
There are definitely better ways of doing this than providing a SystemUI.apk to flash over, though. I'll see what I can do.
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Alright I just put together a flashable zip that'll modify the H icon to 4G on any ROM (hdpi only). This should also work in JB, though I haven't tested it. This doesn't actually replace the SystemUI.apk, it just replaces the icons inside it and re-zip/zipaligns it.
http://mimic.ca/~jeff/h_to_4g-blk.zip
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unless you updated it from the general section

dragon-son said:
unless you updated it from the general section
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Added blk_jack's mod.
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masterleron said:
Also, you will lose this mod every time you update the rom.
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It won't do that if you add addon.d support for it in /system/addon.d/ to preserve the SystemUI.apk app during updates. (course it would be better to perform the update and simply flash the zip back over it due to the type of app being modified).
Though instead what you could do is have a script in /etc/init.d/ to swap out the icons on bootup, and use the addon.d script to preserve that init script. That'll keep without having to reflash it all the time, like is already don't with google apps, or my dataswap/sd-ext enabler.

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This also works in Jelly Bean, tested not too long ago.
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[Q][SOLVED] Market 2.3

I know people have been having issues getting this to work on cm6, I found a method that ALMOST works if someone can help me expand on this.
I thought maybe it had something to do with the phone being s-on, so it couldn't upgrade properly, so I force removed the existing market app via titanium with the recovery exploit that it uses with s-on phones, and then installed it through the app manager like I would any other app. It took a long time but it eventually installed, but the glitches were so extensive it was unusable. It opens the app, and displays the UI elements fine, but if you do anything aside from navigate and search, it force closes. If you try to open an app's link up, it force closes. Attempting to go to "my apps" force closes it.
I was thinking maybe it either had something to do with the fact that it needs the old market to update to the new one, like it's an update patch, not a full app. The other thing I was thinking was that it wasn't working because it installed to /data/app, like a user app, not to /system/app like the normal market.
Would it work to adb install or adb push the apk to /system/app rather than install it as a user app do you think? I would really love to get the new market working on cm6.
SOLUTION:
All thanks to KCRic; he has posted the flashable zips for the new market, which I re-attached in the OP.
KCRic said:
*The smaller version has hdpi file removed and all languages removed except english (US). If you use another language use the larger version or shoot me a PM and I'll try to get you a small version in your language.
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There you go, just flash them through clockwork recovery, they should work just fine.
I'm on cm6.1 and used the recovery zip file that is floating around and installed and use it with no problems at all
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You don't even need the recovery zip. It works perfectly fine just installing manually.
While in recovery just plug your phone in, go into adb shell and install it from there.
"cp (Location of app) /system/app/"
IE for me I put "cp /sdcard/download/android_market.apk /system/app/" and it worked.
I didn't do anything to the original market.
All I did was apply any zip from sdcard in clockwork..no adb needed
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droopypillow said:
All I did was apply any zip from sdcard in clockwork..no adb needed
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Where did you locate this zip? I changed the apk i had to a zip and tried what you did and installed from clockwork but got nothing :/
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guitarist5122 said:
Where did you locate this zip? I changed the apk i had to a zip and tried what you did and installed from clockwork but got nothing :/
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If you renamed the apk to a zip, you're doing it wrong.
If you downloaded the update zip containing the apk, it's wherever you downloaded it.
Its in the them and app section under new market app..
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Yeah I never found a flashable zip, I just found an apk in the apps section. Which doesn't work. If someone could post a link to the flashable zip that'd be cool. I don't have access to a USB cable right now so adb isn't a very good option haha.
Edit: nevermind, found it on the second page of the thread, here's the direct link to the zip: http://www.mediafire.com/?w7hcd0uadlndnwd, it works great, no more force closes everywhere like I was getting before
I found a flashable zip from a diff source so problem solved. But how do you change a .apk to a .zip if not simply renaming?
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guitarist5122 said:
I found a flashable zip from a diff source so problem solved. But how do you change a .apk to a .zip if not simply renaming?
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You have to create an update package with the apk inside zip_file.zip/system/app/apk.apk and you have to put an update script into meta-inf/android/blah blah blah, google it, I've forgotten, only had to do it once, I'm sure there's a tutorial out there if someone here can't directly answer you
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MusicMan374 said:
You have to create an update package with the apk inside zip_file.zip/system/app/apk.apk and you have to put an update script into meta-inf/android/blah blah blah, google it, I've forgotten, only had to do it once, I'm sure there's a tutorial out there if someone here can't directly answer you
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here you go how to make a flashable package
Here you go, this should work - feel free to post in the OP if it's useful to anyone still trying to install it.
I'm going to remove all the hdpi files from the apk (since we don't need them, it will save space) and poat that version up in a bit. I'll test it first to make sure it will still work.
Added 'tiny' market install zip
For those that don't know, you go into clockwork recovery - select 'install zip from sdcard' - find the zip and install it. Reboot and enjoy.
etu_aty said:
here you go how to make a flashable package
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Thx, i'll give a look-see on some free time
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KCRic said:
Here you go, this should work - feel free to post in the OP if it's useful to anyone still trying to install it.
I'm going to remove all the hdpi files from the apk (since we don't need them, it will save space) and poat that version up in a bit. I'll test it first to make sure it will still work.
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Awesome, thanks, I'll post it in the OP when I get on a computer
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MusicMan374 said:
Awesome, thanks, I'll post it in the OP when I get on a computer
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Ok, sounds good. I'm testing the 'tiny' version now and I'll update that post with the file if it works. Removing the files didn't drop the size much (~0.3MB) but smaller is still always better.
EDIT: Added tiny zip to that post, work flawlessly
*The smaller version has hdpi file removed and all languages removed except english (US). If you use another language use the larger version or shoot me a PM and I'll try to get you a small version in your language.
Edited the OP, included info, should all be good to go
Also, would this market work on eclair? The version is 2.2.6 so I'm thinking not, since it has froyo elements like auto app update, etc.
Edit: shortly after I installed cr_mod the market auto updated, but it did so to version 2.2.7, not 2.2.6. So yes, the new market does work on eclair, with auto updating. Kickass. If you'd all like I can pull the apk from my phone and post it if no one has it? Although aside from cm users everyone should be getting updated, I think.
MusicMan374 said:
Edited the OP, included info, should all be good to go
Also, would this market work on eclair? The version is 2.2.6 so I'm thinking not, since it has froyo elements like auto app update, etc.
Edit: shortly after I installed cr_mod the market auto updated, but it did so to version 2.2.7, not 2.2.6. So yes, the new market does work on eclair, with auto updating. Kickass. If you'd all like I can pull the apk from my phone and post it if no one has it? Although aside from cm users everyone should be getting updated, I think.
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Awesome 2.2.7 may be an edited update version for eclair, or maybe the updated it again?
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Awesome 2.2.7 may be an edited update version for eclair, or maybe the updated it again?
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I have no idea, but honestly I'm thrilled to have the new market AND auto update functionality on eclair. It was also nice that I didn't even have to flash anything, it updated itself. I had heard that the auto update worked fine with sense ROMs, only people running CM were having issues. You're probably right, it's probably an edited version for eclair. But cr_mod still has gmail v1, I really wish I could get version 2.3 :/ old gmail sucks. I'm going to try and just pull the apk and upgrade it with an app manager from one of the gapps packages, but I'm not sure, since google apps on sense roms is different.
Well stock android will generally always work on sense roms, just not the other way around. The issue you may run into are differences in os versions (2.1 vs 2.2.1). But with gapps it's usually not an issue, at least not yet since the versions aren't too far apart.
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Well stock android will generally always work on sense roms, just not the other way around. The issue you may run into are differences in os versions (2.1 vs 2.2.1). But with gapps it's usually not an issue, at least not yet since the versions aren't too far apart.
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I actually googled around a bit, the gmail that's in the market, which is 2.3 at the moment, and before that 2.2.1, only shows up on froyo, since that's all it works on. Eclair and below are all stuck with version 1 :/
I'm pretty sure HTC loads gapps in a different way because there is actually a googleapps.apk or gapps.apk in /system/app, the flashable package just has all of the apks. I tried to open the flashable zip with astro and browse to gmail.apk and see if it would upgrade but it wouldn't parse the package. I could TRY flashing the eclair gapps and see if that works, but I'll definitely do a nandroid first. I guess I'll try that and post back.
I love how my threads always end up venturing off topic. I kind of "hijack" my own threads in a sense

[Q] [FOR DEVS] Cooking ROM mods directly into ROMs? [SOLVED]

I'm looking to get some assistance with a Sense ROM development question. I am a big fan of ca1ne's Sense 1.0 ROM modifications, mainly:
Quick Settings Notification: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1266626
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Advanced Power Menu: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1314428
I've been working on a Sense 1.0 (stock) -based ROM and am trying to incorporate these mods directly into the build. So far I have only attempted the Quick Settings mod, but since I have not been successful, I have not moved forward yet with the other. Whenever I try to add the Quick Settings mod into the ROM, I lose the statusbar all together. I know that other devs have incorporated quick settings mods into their ROMs (Swagged Out comes to mind, IIRC), so I know that it is possible, but I have been unsuccessful.
Could anyone who has done this give me an idea of what I might be doing wrong? I've tried everything I can think of, from adding the SystemUI.apk directly to the ROM, pre-cook, to building a ROM from a NANDroid backup with the mod already installed. Each way it is the same result: no status bar. Same thing that happens if you don't allow the ROM to boot once before flashing the update.zip.
Kinda stumped! Thanks!
Perhaps this should be posted in the Development forum? Yes? No?
*bump*
I suggest pm'ing a dev about your question so you can get a direct response from them. Plus, they might be able to help you further into the development of your ROM. Just a suggestion
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Not sure what your issue is. What is your starting base? A ruu or a compiled ota?
Here is a collection of EVO mods. click here
All of these came from my Rom, EVO classic. You should be able to cook any mod into a Rom. When testing, you need to perform fill wipes.
Also, are you using dsixda's kitchen to build zip?
Are you certain the apk you're testing works?
Do you know how to use apktool?
Which operating system do you work on?
These are just some general questions and troubleshooting technique.
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tommytomatoe said:
Not sure what your issue is. What is your starting base? A ruu or a compiled ota?
Here is a collection of EVO mods. click here
All of these came from my Rom, EVO classic. You should be able to cook any mod into a Rom. When testing, you need to perform fill wipes.
Also, are you using dsixda's kitchen to build zip?
Are you certain the apk you're testing works?
Do you know how to use apktool?
Which operating system do you work on?
These are just some general questions and troubleshooting technique.
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I tried a couple different starting bases. First I tried a RUU for 4.53.651.1 as pc36img.zip. Second a nandroid dump of 4.54.651 unrooted/modded installed via RUU and OTA on fresh SD card. Lastly, figuring I was messing up the base somehow, I used NinjaWolf's Rooted Stock 4.53.651.1.
I have been performing 3x cache, 3x dalvik and 1x userdata/factory reset wipes from recovery prior to each flash. Thing is that the rom that i end up with before trying to implement ca1ne's quick settings mod all flash properly and load perfectly. No issues at all. It's only after I try to combine the quick settings mod into any zip to flash that the issue arises. That being said, whenever I flash the mod over the custom rom, it works flawlessly. Just can't figure out how to get it cooked into the flashable zip.
Yes, I am using dsixda's kitchen for compiling the zips. I am still pretty new making roms, so I've not dived too far into the commands behind the scripts contained within.
To be honest, I've only used apktool a couple times. Mainly to decompile the stock SystemUI.apk and the one in ca1ne's zip, to diff. I would not say that I am fluent in it's use, by any means.
My primary machine is a Linux Mint Debian Edition box, with a Windows 7 Ultimate partition that I use for gaming and any time I need Windows (revonutionary.io, for example). Secondary is MacBook Pro (work machine), running 10.6, setup with dsixda's kitchen as per the tutorial. I work in IT/IS, so I am more than comfortable with each OS, I just prefer Linux/UNIX. I am also not a stranger to various programming and shell scripting languages, but I am not a master developer.
Hope that explains a bit more. Thanks, tommytomatoe, for your time. I really appreciate it! Also, I will take a look at your mods collection as soon as I get to my rig.
If you're using the ruu or pc36img you ate playing with odex. Ca1ne's uploaded systemui is deodex. That could explain the lack.of status bar.
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tommytomatoe said:
If you're using the ruu or pc36img you ate playing with odex. Ca1ne's uploaded systemui is deodex. That could explain the lack.of status bar.
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Yeah, I saw that was one of the requirements, but I always deodex /system/framework and /system/app on my personal builds so that the .apks can be modded or themed, should I desire to do so. When using the RUU and pc36img, I let it boot, do the OTA updates, then sync a test google account and update apps through the market. After that is done, I boot into recovery (after flashing it back with fastboot... thank you HTC) and do a nandroid backup to use as a pure stock base. Once I have the system.img and boot.img I take it to the kitchen to root, deodex, etc..
I am wondering, though, why the effect is the same if you extract the SystemUI.apk manually and drop it into the ROM as it does if you immediatly flash the quick settings zip directly after a fresh rom flash, without allowing the rom to boot up completely first. I can see a minor coorelation, but if I can figure out whatever dependancy I am missing, then I know I should be able to get it to work.
grayn0de said:
Yeah, I saw that was one of the requirements, but I always deodex /system/framework and /system/app on my personal builds so that the .apks can be modded or themed, should I desire to do so. When using the RUU and pc36img, I let it boot, do the OTA updates, then sync a test google account and update apps through the market. After that is done, I boot into recovery (after flashing it back with fastboot... thank you HTC) and do a nandroid backup to use as a pure stock base. Once I have the system.img and boot.img I take it to the kitchen to root, deodex, etc..
I am wondering, though, why the effect is the same if you extract the SystemUI.apk manually and drop it into the ROM as it does if you immediatly flash the quick settings zip directly after a fresh rom flash, without allowing the rom to boot up completely first. I can see a minor coorelation, but if I can figure out whatever dependancy I am missing, then I know I should be able to get it to work.
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Why use the nandroid images? Just use the pc36img.zip
If the file itself gives you that issue then I would recommend duplicating that mod on your own systemui. There are always traces of signature and permissions issues using a different file than your own, unless you know how to disable signature verification.
I don't ever recommend creating roms from nandroid image. Just stick with the pc36img
Lastly. And I truly wish this rumor was never created. Odex can be themed, modded, and customized just like deodex
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Not clear on how exactly to apply the OTA patches to the pc36img without going the route I have been taking. Although, I really don't think there was much to this latest OTA security update that actually benefits the user anyway, so I might just stick with the 4.53 base for now. At least until I figure out this quick settings stuff.
I'll decompile the two apks and diff them to see if I can duplicate the mod, as you suggest.
You know I kinda thought that it was odd that people said that, as there have been themes since early ADP1 days. Guess I figured it was just something to chalk up to changes across OS versions. So is deodex just easier to theme/mod, since the dex file is recompiled into the apk? One less piece, so to speak?
Look here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1320660
Pull those files from the 4.54 ota. Use the pc36img from latest available, 4.53. In kitchen, select the pc36img.zip as your working rom. Then apply the changes as laid out in the thread I linked you. Hope that helps.
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Seems simple enough. Thank you!.
I found this while looking for something else and gave it a shot hoping that it would, on the off chance work, but no love:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1290753
I'm still digging into the original and modded SystemUI.apk files to see what I need to do to duplicate the quick settings. Also, I've been checking out your android-utility. Awesome work, man!
I figured it out the issue.
I decompiled both the original and modded apk files, then used DiffMerge to diff the project folders for the apks. This brought up a list of files that had been modified, one of which was:
res/drawable-hdpi/statusbar_background_transparent.9.png
After merging changes in all of the .smali files, this file was the only one that remained to be modified but, since it is a binary png, I could not do so. The first time I tried to reconstruct the mod, I simply copied the modded .png file into the proper spot of my SystemUI.apk, then recompiled with original META-INF, signed it and dropped it into the ROM's working folder. Failure...
Second time around, I simply omitted the .png and tested. Worked perfectly!
tommytomatoe: Thanks a ton for all of your insight and advice (in this thread and others). It has really helped me out. Now that this little hurdle has been leaped, I can continue on with the ROM revisions!

How can I add softkeys WITHOUT using a rom? (only rooted nothing else)

I want to be 100% stock but still add a search and menu softkeys to my navigation bar. I don't want to have to flash a rom. Most of the softkey threads I looked through assume you are already on a rom and I am not.
How can I do this without a rom?
ap3604 said:
I want to be 100% stock but still add a search and menu softkeys to my navigation bar. I don't want to have to flash a rom. Most of the softkey threads I looked through assume you are already on a rom and I am not.
How can I do this without a rom?
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If you modify your system files, you are no longer 100% stock. OTA updates will not apply correctly in the future, FYI.
To modify your softkeys you need to modify your systemui.apk. The process shouldn't be much different than doing it on a rom.
Extract the files using root explorer, replace them, then repackage them.
ap3604 said:
I want to be 100% stock but still add a search and menu softkeys to my navigation bar. I don't want to have to flash a rom. Most of the softkey threads I looked through assume you are already on a rom and I am not.
How can I do this without a rom?
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Then is not 100% stock lol
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ap3604 said:
I want to be 100% stock but still add a search and menu softkeys to my navigation bar. I don't want to have to flash a rom. Most of the softkey threads I looked through assume you are already on a rom and I am not.
How can I do this without a rom?
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The softkey .png files are in this location:
/system/app/SystemUI/res/drawable-xhdpi
You should then be able to push using adb.
But yeah, as others have said, don't do it if you want to remain 100% stock.
Use the vrtheme system. It will modify just the images, and backup whatever it modifies.
I did this on stock before. Just pull the systemUI from a rom that has what you want and flash it to your phone. You're good to go and still stock rom.
Wow, some funny responses here.
Well first off to add search and menu keys will require more than just adding images to systemUI. It will also need to have the additions of the commands added to xml and java files within systemUI.
And I would also NOT recommend just yanking a systemUI.apk from any old rom and pushing it to your device while running a stock rom with odex files.
Grow some balls and flash a rom and enjoy.
good day.
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Wow, some funny responses here.
Well first off to add search and menu keys will require more than just adding images to systemUI. It will also need to have the additions of the commands added to xml and java files within systemUI.
And I would also NOT recommend just yanking a systemUI.apk from any old rom and pushing it to your device while running a stock rom with odex files.
Grow some balls and flash a rom and enjoy.
good day.
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Yeah you have to delete the system ui odex file too. But I've done this already and it works no problem.

[help] problems changing status bar notification icons

Hello XDA,
I have been trying (unsuccessfully) to change the status bar notification icon for a new sms from the standard Samsung closed envelope icon to the stock AOSP ICS square smiley face with the little tail. I have already got the icon and it is the correct size and file type (.png) and name (stat_notify_message.png) and I have tried a few ways of adding it into Mms.apk such as simply using 7Zip and decompiling & recompiling numerous times but the end result is always that the Messaging app is being removed completely and I'm having to restore a nandroid backup to get it back.
I have been looking all over XDA and have used trusty old Google to find solutions to my problem. Both come up with lots of different ways to theme, but none that solve my problem (as far as I can see anyway). Could anyone please point me in the right direction to find the guide on how to do it/explain to me how to do it successfully?
I am on a stock odexed XWLPG rom which is rooted.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
If I remember correctly, its in SystemUI.apk
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GANJDROID said:
If I remember correctly, its in SystemUI.apk
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Really? Any idea what the file is called and where it is? I have gone through all of the drawable folders in SystemUI.apk and there is not one in there. The only place I could find it was in Mms.apk and it was called stat_notify_message.png
daveyannihilation said:
Hello XDA,
I have been trying (unsuccessfully) to change the status bar notification icon for a new sms from the standard Samsung closed envelope icon to the stock AOSP ICS square smiley face with the little tail. I have already got the icon and it is the correct size and file type (.png) and name (stat_notify_message.png) and I have tried a few ways of adding it into Mms.apk such as simply using 7Zip and decompiling & recompiling numerous times but the end result is always that the Messaging app is being removed completely and I'm having to restore a nandroid backup to get it back.
I have been looking all over XDA and have used trusty old Google to find solutions to my problem. Both come up with lots of different ways to theme, but none that solve my problem (as far as I can see anyway). Could anyone please point me in the right direction to find the guide on how to do it/explain to me how to do it successfully?
I am on a stock odexed XWLPG rom which is rooted.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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What I have done in the past is put the mms.apk on your pc. Use 7zip to OPEN ARCHIVE (NOT EXTRACT), then put the NEW .png file with the correct name on your pc. Now without unzipping the mms.apk just use 7zip to find the location of the file you want to replace. Now just hold down on the new .png file and drag it into the corrext location. Then 7zip will ask if you are sure you want to replace it. Hit ok or yes or whatever it says. Now move the mms.apk back onto your phone. Use root explorer and move it to /system. Then long press on it and choose permissions. Change it to rw,r,r. Then long press again and select MOVE. Then navigate to /system/app and paste. Reboot phone. It will work.
For some .apk they are picky like mms.apk dont like being extracted and zipped back up for some reason while others have NO issues when you extract them and rezip and rename then place them in.
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Is that "stat_notify_email_generic.png" in the .apk, res, drawable-hdpi, by any chance?
Although, I think RockRatt may be on the ball. He posted while I was writing this.
:silly: me, too slow...
HotrodHarry said:
Is that "stat_notify_email_generic.png" in the .apk, res, drawable-hdpi, by any chance?
Although, I think RockRatt may be on the ball. He posted while I was writing this.
:silly: me, too slow...
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If you copy the drawable-hdpi folder somewhere outside the zip, look at the 'stat_notify_blahblah.png' then you can see what ones you want to change over
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RockRatt said:
What I have done in the past is put the mms.apk on your pc. Use 7zip to OPEN ARCHIVE (NOT EXTRACT), then put the NEW .png file with the correct name on your pc. Now without unzipping the mms.apk just use 7zip to find the location of the file you want to replace. Now just hold down on the new .png file and drag it into the corrext location. Then 7zip will ask if you are sure you want to replace it. Hit ok or yes or whatever it says. Now move the mms.apk back onto your phone. Use root explorer and move it to /system. Then long press on it and choose permissions. Change it to rw,r,r. Then long press again and select MOVE. Then navigate to /system/app and paste. Reboot phone. It will work.
For some .apk they are picky like mms.apk dont like being extracted and zipped back up for some reason while others have NO issues when you extract them and rezip and rename then place them in.
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Thank you so much RockRatt, you have solved my problem. Words cannot express my relief, thanks & gratitude for your sound advice. I had tried what you said to do previously, but never with the permission changes. Is that something that needs to be done for every apk or just some? Thanks once again, I am so happy! What an easy was to change the icon. It looks great. See screenshots.
So anyone out there in XDA land that is looking for a quick, easy mod (provided you're rooted) then simply follow RockRatt's easy to follow guide and you will never go wrong. And give him a thanks if his guide helped you in any way!!
hi .. sorry for interrupting your thread but i have a similar problem .. i'm using vk 5.1.2 rom and there is a battery mods that you can install which made specially to work with vk 5.1.2 .. when i'm installing my favorite battery mod it doesn't work .. nothing changes .. how can i fix that ?
mosheg91 said:
hi .. sorry for interrupting your thread but i have a similar problem .. i'm using vk 5.1.2 rom and there is a battery mods that you can install which made specially to work with vk 5.1.2 .. when i'm installing my favorite battery mod it doesn't work .. nothing changes .. how can i fix that ?
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What's the mod and how is it installed? Does it have to be flashed by CWM? A little more info on the problem would probably help.
daveyannihilation said:
What's the mod and how is it installed? Does it have to be flashed by CWM? A little more info on the problem would probably help.
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yes it have to be flashed by cwm .. here are the battery mods .. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23907488&postcount=2
thanks for your help .. i very appreciate that
mosheg91 said:
yes it have to be flashed by cwm .. here are the battery mods .. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23907488&postcount=2
thanks for your help .. i very appreciate that
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You could try clearing the cache & dalvik cache.
HotrodHarry said:
You could try clearing the cache & dalvik cache.
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you mean clear those after installing the battery mod ?
mosheg91 said:
you mean clear those after installing the battery mod ?
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You can clear the cache & dalvik-cache either before or after flashing the battery mod. I'd probably try it before and see how you go.
You know how to clear the dalvik-cache, yes??
I think the problem with the VK battery files is they are from a pre jkay release. Now the Rom is using jkay framework I don't think you can flash them. It could be possible to swap the icons like the OP did though using 7zip?
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daveyannihilation said:
You can clear the cache & dalvik-cache either before or after flashing the battery mod. I'd probably try it before and see how you go.
You know how to clear the dalvik-cache, yes??
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sure, i know how to do that .. i'll update here

(Request) AOSP Lockscreen Pattern

Can someone make (or tell me if its not possible) the AOSP Pattern Lock to be used on stock or deodexed roms? i really dislike this part of the LGUI and hopefully someone out there can change it
askmeonemore said:
Can someone make (or tell me if its not possible) the AOSP Pattern Lock to be used on stock or deodexed roms? i really dislike this part of the LGUI and hopefully someone out there can change it
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Im not sure but I think to get the aosp lockscreen you just have to delete the lg lockscreen. I don't think our lockscreen is that bad I just don't like the shortcuts.
gorillajuice said:
Im not sure but I think to get the aosp lockscreen you just have to delete the lg lockscreen. I don't think our lockscreen is that bad I just don't like the shortcuts.
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Yeah, if you go in system/app and delete lgelockscreen.apk, you'll have the built-in AOSP lockscreen. It has this annoying ass grey bar at the bottom though that you can't get rid of. Also, you can download Mobint's holo lock screen from the market and paste that into system/app
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I had removed the grey bar and tweaked some variables back in December. It works on deodexed or odexed ROMS doesn't matter. It's made for unmodified stock ROMS (I was using with exposed mods ok). Just push the file below (framework-res.apk) to the system/framework directory, set permission, wipe dalvik & cache then reboot. You might want to rename your old one first just in case you have a problem or want to go back.
Link: https://app.box.com/s/schzdo3nr9zwnsi70i76
Agimax said:
I had removed the grey bar and tweaked some variables back in December. It works on deodexed or odexed ROMS doesn't matter. It's made for unmodified stock ROMS (I was using with exposed mods ok). Just push the file below (framework-res.apk) to the system/framework directory, set permission, wipe dalvik & cache then reboot. You might want to rename your old one first just in case you have a problem or want to go back.
Link: https://app.box.com/s/schzdo3nr9zwnsi70i76
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Nice dude, thanks! That grey bar was annoying as ****, haha.
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Screen shots?
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Agimax said:
I had removed the grey bar and tweaked some variables back in December. It works on deodexed or odexed ROMS doesn't matter. It's made for unmodified stock ROMS (I was using with exposed mods ok). Just push the file below (framework-res.apk) to the system/framework directory, set permission, wipe dalvik & cache then reboot. You might want to rename your old one first just in case you have a problem or want to go back.
Link: https://app.box.com/s/schzdo3nr9zwnsi70i76
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how did you remove the annoying gray bar? I'm using L5 II
iamterence said:
Yeah, if you go in system/app and delete lgelockscreen.apk, you'll have the built-in AOSP lockscreen. It has this annoying ass grey bar at the bottom though that you can't get rid of. Also, you can download Mobint's holo lock screen from the market and paste that into system/app
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Agimax said:
I had removed the grey bar and tweaked some variables back in December. It works on deodexed or odexed ROMS doesn't matter. It's made for unmodified stock ROMS (I was using with exposed mods ok). Just push the file below (framework-res.apk) to the system/framework directory, set permission, wipe dalvik & cache then reboot. You might want to rename your old one first just in case you have a problem or want to go back.
Link: https://app.box.com/s/schzdo3nr9zwnsi70i76
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When I pasted this, my phone rebooted and wouldn't get past the sprint boot logo. I pasted this to framework. Did I do something wrong?
-Whiplashh
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Whiplashh said:
When I pasted this, my phone rebooted and wouldn't get past the sprint boot logo. I pasted this to framework. Did I do something wrong?
-Whiplashh
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Try wiping data
Whiplashh said:
When I pasted this, my phone rebooted and wouldn't get past the sprint boot logo. I pasted this to framework. Did I do something wrong?
-Whiplashh
Sent from a Premium Xda app using the Flo Nexus 7.
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Did you set the permissions correct? I just usually check other files in the same location and make them the same.

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