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Does Any one know if its possible to change the signal bars from 6 to 4 like in the other galaxy s models.....i think the 4 bars looks way better than 6....thank you.
Yes its possible. The phone reports more than those four steps so you can just have it show four bars full for 5 and 6 too, or any other combo you'd like. The images for them are in the framework-res.apk I believe. Not sure anyone wil do that for you until official froyo though...try it yourself if your adventurous.
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The Elegant Steel port that I did for 2.1 has only 4 signal bars. When 2.2 is officially released I will port it to that as well.
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thanks ill try it....dont mean to bug anyone but is there any steps that can be given?
vmgc1131 said:
thanks ill try it....dont mean to bug anyone but is there any steps that can be given?
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Certainly, inside of any theme .zip is a file called framework-res.apk. You can rename the .apk to .zip and open it in any compression tool, such as 7zip or WinRAR. If you would like, you can decompress and unpack this to a folder for ease of use. There are tons of guides on XDA that will help you with this, I would suggest taking a look at some of the guides made by Dreamsforgotten as they are incredibly detailed, and you can find links to them by looking at the sticky wiki thread. Once you get inside of the framework-res.apk, you will see a folder called "res" and inside of that, another folder called "drawable-hdpi". This is the heart of the framework, and the majority of the images that you see on your phone are contained within. The status bar signal icons are named something like "stat_sys_signal..." etc. Just open em up and edit them to your liking, or grab some images from somewhere else to replace them. Hope this helps, feel free to pm me if you need any more help!
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thank you so much it kinda worked i grabbed a theme with aosp status bar and replaced the pics for the bars and got curious and also changed the battery....well the battery worked it has the gree aosp style one but im not sure which ones i have to replace for the signal bars
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thank you so much it kinda worked i grabbed a theme with aosp status bar and replaced the pics for the bars and got curious and also changed the battery....well the battery worked it has the gree aosp style one but im not sure which ones i have to replace for the signal bars
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Yup no problem. There are multiple different sets of signal bars, on for roaming, 1x etc. Your best bet would be to replace them all, unless you can discern which is which. Look for this in the name "_r_", and if they have this then those are for roaming icons. All others should just be the normal signal.
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thank you....by the i used this on one of the leaked froyo roms.
vmgc1131 said:
thank you....by the i used this on one of the leaked froyo roms.
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Nice, welcome to the world of theming Just an FYI, you may have to change some things again when the official froyo release comes out, there is quite a difference between all three of the leaks, leading me to believe the OTA will be different as well. Glad it worked for you, feel free to ask away someone around here will be happy to help!
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The actual images for the signals start with zz_ if I remember right.
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well thanks again really helped it looks great.
raiderep said:
Yes its possible. The phone reports more than those four steps so you can just have it show four bars full for 5 and 6 too, or any other combo you'd like. The images for them are in the framework-res.apk I believe. Not sure anyone wil do that for you until official froyo though...try it yourself if your adventurous.
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You are correct.
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ok so i decided to replace em all with the files from an aosp rom eveything worked but i dont know how to change the color of the clock or any other font in the status bar.
vmgc1131 said:
ok so i decided to replace em all with the files from an aosp rom eveything worked but i dont know how to change the color of the clock or any other font in the status bar.
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The clock color is controlled by services.jar. You need to edit smili. some of fonts are controlled by the xml files in the colors folder
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say i wanna make my own how would i go about that?
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say i wanna make my own how would i go about that?
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Make your own what?
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my own icons or replace images....ive seen a couple of themes which include green signal bars, different battery icons, custom icons for wifi, bluetooth, usb, etc.
vmgc1131 said:
my own icons or replace images....ive seen a couple of themes which include green signal bars, different battery icons, custom icons for wifi, bluetooth, usb, etc.
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You need to make your own images per pull the ones you like from the different themes. Replace the images in the framework
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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.
Prolly a silly noob question, but is there a ROM/kernel that changes how the signal bars and icons look? When i'm in 4G mode, I like how the official 4G LTE logo comes on (a la HTC Thundebolt).
On my DInc I was using Cyanogen 7 and had custom Notification Bar Icons. I'd imagine Cyanogen 9 will natively support that and it's coming soon. I'm still too cautious to try any other ROMs yet.
Yes I would like to change the symbols too. The default GNex ones are not good. I prefer the Motorola ones.
bisquick24 said:
Prolly a silly noob question, but is there a ROM/kernel that changes how the signal bars and icons look? When i'm in 4G mode, I like how the official 4G LTE logo comes on (a la HTC Thundebolt).
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You can change them yourself by editing images within your SystemUI apk.
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This is a basic HOW TO process to change/edit the status bar icons to add some color (or change icon) to the unbelievably mundane grey icons in the AT&T status bar. I've done this on CleanROM ACE (v3.5 through v4.9) by editing “systemUI.apk” and “framework-res.apk” (res/drawable-xhdpi folders) and dropping custom PNGs into their respective folders. You should have no issue doing this on any GNote2 ROM (another forum member confirmed works on Jedi as well). I simply swapped PNGs, using the Open Archive functionality in 7-Zip. If you are just copying images files (PNGs), this zip/open-archive method is easy and quick. There is no need to decompile/recompile the apks… you only need to understand how to use 7-ZIP…. how to open/modify file archives… and use an icon editor. (instructions attached). If you want to edit or substitute xmls, smali files, you will need to decompile apk, make edits/file drops, then recompile. You will also need the AndroidManifest.xml and resources.arsc files created from the recompile to move with the other xml changes to a flashable zip
Also attached is a list of icons I changed (including two 7z files you can extract to start your icon modding madness (WiFi, data, phone signal bars, bluetooth, mute, as well as animated GPS, upload, and download) including screenshots of some of these icons, and a step-by-step process if you wish to try this for yourself. I changed 13 icons in framework-res.apk and 22 icons in systemUI.apk. These PNGs are in the res/drawable-xhdpi sub folders.
Open, read, download attachments…. hopefully this helps you customize your status bar icons. If you don't like the color theming... np, just create any color combo you want with your favorite editor (I use "Paint.NET" which is very simple to use). Comments welcome.
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Created a PDF document for the How To instructions and attached... and removed the Word file which for some reason wasn't readable.
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Created a PDF document for the How To instructions and attached... and removed the Word file which for some reason wasn't readable.
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Thanks, anyway to change the clock? I want it blue!
If you're running CleanROM 3.3, check out Tiffany84's thread in Theme forum... there's a blue theme with center clock mod that's pretty cool. If you go that route, I'd recommend you flash that mod first, then use that systemUI to make your custom PNG changes (otherwise that mod will overwrite your systemUI)
ok I wanna do just what you described. I want to replace the 4G icons from the international systemui with the 4G LTE icon from the ATT stock status bar. Just the 4G, I still want H+ for HSPA+ and the rest just like they are.
now when I open the Systemui.apk to my surprice all icons are there and even some that I have seen in other ROMs, even for othe devices. Hhow do I make the icons i want active and hide the sotck? just renaming them? and what name should they be? I see that some icon sets start with ics_stat and some with tw_stat. I think the stock start with just stat but I am not sure because there is some LTE icon that start with that as if they were active but does not show in the status bar
Dr Evo thanks for the PM. Ok so I'm not on ClearROM, I'm trying to cooke my own ROM with mods I have found around the site for my own use. Is based on the international ROM N7105XXDLL1.
My icon serias is the international, it has the grey numerals with the arrows right under. I don't live close to a non LTE are but when I change the APN to disable LTE I get the H+ icon and so on.
Now I got the ATT 4G LTE icon working by renaming the file, but the arrows are right on top of it and when I try to delete them the Systemui.apk FC on me.
I also used the Systemui.apk for UCLAJ2 the one from The Hybrid Saurom ROM that has the nice circle battery mod but this also has the international icons and the brightness slider does not turn off as I have it turned off on the stock one.
By the way, my daily driver this is what I got so far:
1. 4x5 with wallpaper scrolling Launcher
2. Transparent multiwindow with MWC for all apps
3. Resizable Popup Browser
4. Bravia Engine
5. Ink mod for lockscreen with color choices including red and black
6. Call Recording
7. Perseus Kernel
8. 23 toogles
9. CM10 apps like Apollo player transparent, Soundsearch with history.
10. 4.2 app like DesckClock, and Gallery includes the camera
11. Debloated but kept all SamsungDive aka Remote and S-Pen functionality, and also kept DLNA funtionality as I use this with my TV and such. All tested working
Wish list:
1. Volume skip/back mod for music players
2. Battery circle mod the one Saurom is using goes perfect with the ATT status theme. Is green and changes colors to red when is almost done
3. 4G LTE icon for LTE
4. Ink mod for live wallpaper
5. CRT-off animation
Its verry fast and it does not looses any functionality. I score 2066 on Geekbench with the stock ROM I scored 2094.
OC to CPU 1.8Ghz and GPU 800Mhz I score 2256 on geekbench and 8066 on quadrant.
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@ DJBBOX The "in"/"out" arrows you probably want to keep as that does show network traffic while on LTE. The ATT "4G/ LTE" icon (tw_stat_sys_data_connected_lte_att.png) covers two levels (as the "LTE" is below the 4G) so it vying for the same space as the network traffic signal arrows. Here's an option: the attached PNG ("stat_sys_data_connected_lte.png") is just "LTE" in blue... but should allow for the network traffic arrows below as well... so when you are in an LTE area, it will show "LTE" in blue, with arrows below. If that works for you, just rename my attached file ("stat_sys_data_connected_lte.png") to "stat_sys_data_connected_4g.png", and drop it in your systemUI using 7-Zip Open Archive method.
Thanks
Thanks to the OP I changed my dull grey icons to colorful ones.
BTW I'm on Jedi X6.1.2
conflict0102 said:
Thanks to the OP I changed my dull grey icons to colorful ones.
BTW I'm on Jedi X6.1.2
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Nice... glad it worked for you and thanks for reporting back method works for other roms too.
conflict0102 said:
Thanks to the OP I changed my dull grey icons to colorful ones.
BTW I'm on Jedi X6.1.2
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That looks bad ass, where did you get that 4G icon, does that come with Jedi Rom?
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DoctorQMM said:
If you're running CleanROM 3.3, check out Tiffany84's thread in Theme forum... there's a blue theme with center clock mod that's pretty cool. If you go that route, I'd recommend you flash that mod first, then use that systemUI to make your custom PNG changes (otherwise that mod will overwrite your systemUI)
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I'm using Jedi
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I'm using Jedi
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Just flashed it on Jedi and it didn't change. Made a backup though
kevo3000 said:
That looks bad ass, where did you get that 4G icon, does that come with Jedi Rom?
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I'm glad you liked it.
This 4G icon does not come with Jedi ROM. I just photoshoped the at&t 4g logo and turned it into an icon.
I'v uploaded both a 3G and 4G icon here:
Do you guys know a Mod to have date before or after the clock or in the middle of the status bar?
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Do you guys know a Mod to have date before or after the clock or in the middle of the status bar?
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Check the "Tiffany84" thread in the Theme forum (CleanROM theming)... she also has been kind enough to take requests (if you ask nicely!)
Updated attachments (zip format) for the PNGs... now includes the "4G LTE" icon for AT&T enthusiasts. You can pretty much do what you want... just make sure your custom PNG(s) are the exact same dimension and exact file name as the ones you are replacing in the Open Archive file.
Would be nice to have a "how to" video.
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PDF (How To Instructions) updated to include 4G LTE icons...
Thanks for the tutorial. Replaced my own lte icon and looking good. Had to make several adjustments to make room for the xfer arrows and prevent them from overlapping so it took a few tries.
I used this method and ninjamorph (market) to compare. I think I prefer the app, especially since it's free, fast, and easy.
Can you replace the framework.apk in Root Explorer or do you have to flash it?
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fletchman said:
Can you replace the framework.apk in Root Explorer or do you have to flash it?
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you can... but you run a higher risk of things going south when messing with live (active) system files. It's always safest to use the 'empty' flashable zip Scott made and drop your files (/system/framework and or /system/app) in appropriate folder.. then flash in recovery (recommend wiping cache/dalvik...then your flashable zip) If you want to push using Root Explorer, I would recommend you first copy your active framework-res.apk file to a safe place (external sd). Copy is the operative word... do NOT rename, delete, or move an active system file (like framework-res.apk) or you're in for a FC Maelstrom party. After you've safely copied the framework-res file, then move your 'updated' framework-res.apk first to /system folder and fix permissions (rw.r.r).. then move that file to /system/framework and replace the active one. Now reboot.
I don't know if this is available or if its even possible but with the various HSDPA variants I would love to know which I was currently on.
Can a mod be written to change the H icon to either H H+ or H D-C depending on the signal you are on?
Pretty sure there are mods like this already, if not, flash AOKP/cm they both have the H,H+ etc
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Have a look here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2335241 and take my modified icon pack here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2389748