Does anyone know how to entirely change the icon pictures including the ones in drawer?
thanks very much in advance.
What you mean by drawer?
you can change the one in the status bar by renaming SystemUI.apk to SydtemUI.apk.zip, then find the picture, drag out out and edit, drag it back in, then remove the .zip extension.
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micah197 said:
Get Apex or Nova launcher from the Play Store and the you can download icon packs that change everything. Or with Apex (and maybe Nova) you can manually set icons for each app. This means that you don't have to go customizing android zips and things.
You also get many other advantages using a custom launcher over stock, I highly recommend it.
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Mach3.2 said:
What you mean by drawer?
you can change the one in the status bar by renaming SystemUI.apk to SydtemUI.apk.zip, then find the picture, drag out out and edit, drag it back in, then remove the .zip extension.
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I mean drawer as in the Menu where theres all the apps you have.
I know I can change the icons on home screen with customized launchers apps but how change the ones from the Menu?
The tedious and impractical way would be to extract the .apks of all the apps you wanted to change and manually change them, but I don't think any launchers out there (well, any free ones or ones I've used) that allow this feature. You're outta luck. ): I tried looking for this awhile back also, but I could never find it.
I use an app called Icon Changer from Google Play
It changes the homescreen icons and the app drawer icons I believe. Very easy to do.
Good luck!
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Get Apex or Nova launcher from the Play Store and the you can download icon packs that change everything. Or with Apex (and maybe Nova) you can manually set icons for each app. This means that you don't have to go customizing android zips and things.
You also get many other advantages using a custom launcher over stock, I highly recommend it.
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I second this
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Hello,
is there a simple way to replace all the Samsung standard icons with the Vanilla (stock) Android icons?
I really don't like many of them (e.g the ugly messaging icon).
Thanks in advance
Hmm...maybe with launcherpro you can change icons for apps you put on your homescreen. You can't do that with app drawer.
The only way seems to install a aosp-clean rom (when we'll get cyanogen I think we'll be ok) OR to install the aosp version of the apps you're interested in...guess they won't all work, but some should. Music will definitely work (I used it in some rom, and the samsung icon is really horrible), also calendar and messages I think should work...of course that would change also the application itself, not just the icon...
Download ADW Launcher, and then search for "aosp adw theme" in market and install.
Folder organizer might be useful in this case.
Although haven't tried!
infantil said:
Download ADW Launcher, and then search for "aosp adw theme" in market and install.
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I do it but that way i still don't have the AOSP drawer like the second picture that you can see here
there's a setting somewhere in ADW to activate that kind of drawer?
Calidreaming said:
I do it but that way i still don't have the AOSP drawer like the second picture that you can see here
there's a setting somewhere in ADW to activate that kind of drawer?
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No, that's the 3D App Drawer from Launcher Pro in that picture.
KLoNe1 said:
No, that's the 3D App Drawer from Launcher Pro in that picture.
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ok thanks, I misunderstand what somebody says in other forums.
thanks again.
I have searched hi and low to find a way of making an icon pack for android without success.
I have a lot of icons i have created to use with go launcher and at the moment i have a folder full of png files which i have to select select manually which is tedious.
I have seen android icon packs which once installed are selectable via a gallery type option instead of using a file explorer.
Is there any software or other method which i can use to compile the icon set into an installable icon pack?
ADW launcher EX may be a good choice for you. You can change the icon to any photos which are in your gallery just on the desktop.
superfan' said:
ADW launcher EX may be a good choice for you. You can change the icon to any photos which are in your gallery just on the desktop.
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Thanks but I'm quite happy with Go Ex, it just keeps on getting better.
I can do that with Go launcher anyway.
I am actually looking for a way to compile all my icons into an apk or something so I can install the whole pack in 1 go, so any launcher or app can use the icons at will without having to open up an explorer app each time i wish to change an icon.
raze1000 said:
Thanks but I'm quite happy with Go Ex, it just keeps on getting better.
I can do that with Go launcher anyway.
I am actually looking for a way to compile all my icons into an apk or something so I can install the whole pack in 1 go, so any launcher or app can use the icons at will without having to open up an explorer app each time i wish to change an icon.
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You need to make a metamorph with your desired icons. I personally just place my icons in sdcard/GOLauncherEX/gotheme/icon and then select them under long press icon/choose icon/menu/theme's icon
You could also apply the png to the ROM.zip but all in all unless using metamorph or waiting for this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16240790&postcount=5
hi everyone,
is there a way to change the icons of the apps in the dock on my GN? i tried installing Go Launcher EX and i found that it wasn't very fluid. I would much rather stay with the stock launcher. i just wish there was an easy way to change the icons in the dock so they could match the style of my home screen!
dialer, gmail. handcent and web browser are what i'm trying to trick out.
any help is very appreciated!
thank you
chris
As far as I know, it's not possible to modify app icons in the dock of the stock launcher.
^ seconded...I'm not sure that it can be done without a) changing the files in the framework on the Stock Rom, or using another launcher.
crud ok then, which launchers have worked the best for you on the GN? I'm really looking for one that will be as fluid as the stock launcher and not hog too many resources
ADW Ex is updated for ICS and is very quick/smooth and resource friendly.
You can do it with "Desktop Visualizer". Just create a new shortcut with the app, apply any icon you want, assign it to the application you want to open and drag it down to the dock.
Example: http://zomx.deviantart.com/art/Galaxy-Nexus-v1-273157433 (not my pic)
Can't do this with folder organizer?
aldo37 said:
Can't do this with folder organizer?
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Nope, that's not possible. The Folder Organizer-folder does'nt stick in the dockbar.
tauket2 said:
hi everyone,
is there a way to change the icons of the apps in the dock on my GN? i tried installing Go Launcher EX and i found that it wasn't very fluid. I would much rather stay with the stock launcher. i just wish there was an easy way to change the icons in the dock so they could match the style of my home screen!
dialer, gmail. handcent and web browser are what i'm trying to trick out.
any help is very appreciated!
thank you
chris
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Check out this thread/post in the Themes & Apps section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20325954&postcount=294
Should help you do what you want.
thanks! i re-installed ADW! (had it on my Atrix)
i find it looks pretty snazzy
aldo37 said:
Can't do this with folder organizer?
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Sweerts said:
Nope, that's not possible. The Folder Organizer-folder does'nt stick in the dockbar.
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Of course you can. I have.
Use Folder Organizer shortcuts, they work perfectly.
Edit: Nevermind. Misunderstood the question.
Just updated to 4.4.2, wiped, and then installed google now launcher but I'm having a weird issue. A couple of LG apps like email and weather have had their icons replaced with a bugdroid icon. Mind you, this is only when I'm using Google now launcher. When I'm using the stock one, the icons are normal. Anyone know what's up with that?
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Just updated to 4.4.2, wiped, and then installed google now launcher but I'm having a weird issue. A couple of LG apps like email and weather have had their icons replaced with a bugdroid icon. Mind you, this is only when I'm using Google now launcher. When I'm using the stock one, the icons are normal. Anyone know what's up with that?
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i have the same problem
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i have the same problem
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Me too - I'm on the stock rooted UK 4.4 ROM. I installed Nova Launcher & the aforementioned icons are generic. The same happens with Apex Launcher. I tried deleting the icon cache in Nova Launcher under Lab Settings but nothing happened. If I try to edit the shortcuts on the desktop the relevant app icons are blank.
The icons look fine when using the stock launcher.
On holo launcher it lets me edit the icons of items in the dock and on the home page.
Rather than choosing a different image for an item, I can also choose "default icon".
This fixes the icons, but only on the home page and in the dock, not in the app drawer.
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did anybody try the stock widgets to see if they work like task manager because they used to work for 4.2.2
snaketooth2007 said:
did anybody try the stock widgets to see if they work like task manager because they used to work for 4.2.2
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The Weather widget doesn't show when using Nova Launcher.
dwl99 said:
The Weather widget doesn't show when using Nova Launcher.
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does the task manager widget show
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does the task manager widget show
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Not with Nova Launcher
Anyone have a theory as to why this is happening on third-party launchers?
I've emailed the Nova Launcher dev & will see if he replies
The dev wasn't able to help. Is there a way to extract the stock app icons from the ROM as image files and then we could edit the shortcuts?
dwl99 said:
The dev wasn't able to help. Is there a way to extract the stock app icons from the ROM as image files and then we could edit the shortcuts?
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In Holo launcher I can simply select the icons on the home page and change the images.
When changing I get the option of using a custom image, or use default.
When I select default, the icon works again.
However this fix only works on the home screen, not in the app drawer.
I know this thread is a little old but I just upgraded to KK and was wondering if anyone figured out how to fix this?
bowlingbeeg said:
I know this thread is a little old but I just upgraded to KK and was wondering if anyone figured out how to fix this?
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I just found a trick that worked for me, set nova's icon size to 85% in nova settings and the stock icons come back to life
Does anyone know how to hide the icon labels on the homescreen? I tried XGELS, but it didn't work. I'd rather stay with Touchwiz than getting a different launcher.
Assuming you're using the magazine launcher, I've recompiled it to add support for hiding icons in the app drawer. Backup the magazinelauncher.apk in /system/priv-app, and replace it with this file. Change permissions to 644 and reboot.
https://mega.co.nz/#!PwEHmarK!3WFe8UB_-wqEAqFpx6RMmxKu3mX4EHwjccnPCNRKpuY
7786 said:
Assuming you're using the magazine launcher, I've recompiled it to add support for hiding icons in the app drawer. Backup the magazinelauncher.apk in /system/priv-app, and replace it with this file. Change permissions to 644 and reboot.
https://mega.co.nz/#!PwEHmarK!3WFe8UB_-wqEAqFpx6RMmxKu3mX4EHwjccnPCNRKpuY
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Well I got rid of all the Magazine stuff, but I'm not looking to hide icons in the app drawer anyway. I'm looking to hide LABELS on the home screen.
JTH182 said:
Well I got rid of all the Magazine stuff, but I'm not looking to hide icons in the app drawer anyway. I'm looking to hide LABELS on the home screen.
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AFAIK it's not possible with the stock Touchwiz launcher. You'll have to recompile the launcher in order to achieve this.
phyden said:
AFAIK it's not possible with the stock Touchwiz launcher. You'll have to recompile the launcher in order to achieve this.
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Oh okay, well thanks for the reply