Can someone help me or point me in the right direction for editing a theme? I want the Cobalt theme to have transparent status bar, transparent system backgrounds(dialer, settings...etc) just like the HoloGlass Beta but with all the nice stuff from Cobalt(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dustinb.theme.cobalt) (HoloGlass https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mix3d.theme.hologlass.beta)
I'm still trying to figure this out, I've decompiled both themes, copied like 50 images from cobalt(signal, wifi...etc) to hologlass overwriting the originals, edited preview and changed the default wallpaper then recompiled, signed it, installed but the only thing that I can tell is different is the default wallpaper, everything else is the same, the preview didn't even work, just shows a red X....I don't understand.
If it's a system app you don't want to sign it. You need to preserve the original signatures if I remember correctly. Utilities like apk multi tool can do this for you when it's time to recompile. Could that be the problem?
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Im at work....but when I get home I will tell you how to do it with 7Zip. Very easy to do
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If it's a system app you don't want to sign it. You need to preserve the original signatures if I remember correctly. Utilities like apk multi tool can do this for you when it's time to recompile. Could that be the problem?
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I didn't know a theme was a system app?
Well I was wrong, It mostly worked, most things changed except WiFi and signal bars(Which was one of the main features I wanted from cobalt) Maybe it would be easier just to take the transparent stuff from holo glass and put it into cobalt? Idk but I still need help with this...
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I didn't know a theme was a system app?
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It depends on what you're theming. I'm just guessing but the status bar is probably in the SystemUI.apk or SecLauncher2.apk. so to theme it would require modding the correct system app.
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It depends on what you're theming. I'm just guessing but the status bar is probably in the SystemUI.apk or SecLauncher2.apk. so to theme it would require modding the correct system app.
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ok, but signing it didn't break it so idk.
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Bear with me guys....I know this is a question and would be better suited in Q&A but Idt anyone in there would no the answer.....I want a red themes phone.....I was able to do the keyboard with HTC IME and I used uot kitchen for the status bar and icons. But I want more than just this....I want to make my sliding tabs on my lockscreen red with red icons. I also want red loading bars and status bars.....pretty much anything that was white I want to make red.....is there any way I can do this?
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You need to edit images if your using cm7 or a Gingerbread Tom its in framework-res in the framework folder and in SystemUI on the app folder as for sense you will need to edit files in the HTC resources apk its in the framework folder if its a sense 2.0 Tom then inside of the I believe customize folder find an apk to edit(that is if your wanting to be able to resourt to stock theme) and edit that or just edit the HTC resource file like mentioned for sense sorry if there are any mistakes in this I'm on my phone and can't check for proper names of the locations.
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Ok thanks for the info....what programs are out there that are good for editing these apks? I'm sorry I'm new to editing apks and this is my learning experience!
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Well to edit the images in the apk just change the .apk to .zip and look through it for the files you want to edit they will be images as for the txt you will need to edit the services.jar there is a guide on here somewhere that tells you how to do it just Google changing txt color in android notification bar.
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I'm not worried about text color I already did the notification bar I'm more concerned with the lock tabs and loading bars....the small green accents here and there
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Those are in framework-res if your on an aosp rom so just open it up and play around.
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Also what program should I use to edit xml documents?
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That's something I'm not exactly sure of you will need to decompile the apk first if I remember correctly then u edit never took the time to research how to decompile bit after its decompiled you should be able to use several programs just Google for one
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Well I changed apk to zip and then extracted....there weren't a lot of images but there were a lot of xml documents that had titles that looked like they were for what I needed to edit so now I just need to figure out how to edit them....I know a lot of html and basic javascript so from my understanding it should be easy but my version of visual studio won't let me edit xml.....I need another program....recommendations?
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Go into it and look for the hdpi folders there should be about 600 images if your in framework-res
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Found it....looks like quite a job! Any idea where I could find replacement icons without having to re edit all of these?
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Just edit the hue in Photoshop or paint.net its real easy I use paint.net plus its free and lightweight only 3 megs and does a great job
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So I'm using paint.net to work my way through the hdpi images....when I'm done do I just rezip the framework file with the stuff set to store and then change extension to .apk and then rezip the Rom and flash it? Idk how to apply my changes
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Yup
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sick i just finished editing com.htc.resources.apk and framework-res.apk.....i changed anything that was green to red and im letting my phone build a bit of a charge before i flash it....wish me luck
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sick i just finished editing com.htc.resources.apk and framework-res.apk.....i changed anything that was green to red and im letting my phone build a bit of a charge before i flash it....wish me luck
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Flash it? Did you make an updater for it or did you replace the files in a ROM that you're going to flash? I personally just push the .apk via ADB shell.
How did it go
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I did the xml editing for all the status bars, vol bars etc on my old Eris to change them to blue. Wasn't too bad, just extracted the XML where the current colors were all listed then edited the raw xml with a hex editor and put the new colors in (backwards) then applied, was pretty cool....
edited alll the files that I wanted and re packed them into my rom (skyraider) then just flashed the rom as if it were a nightly update (no wipe data/factory reset).....It worked great! I mucked a few things up here and there but overall it looks very slick....I've officially made my first theme for skyraider 4.0! Wasn't too hard at all....But now that I've done all this work there's a few images I can't seem to find that I want to change the color of....Mainly the highlights press color on the select a connection type dropdown and more importantly the volume popup bar when you increase the phone volume. Also I'm interested in trying to edit some apps like the market and the messages list......and my keyboard so I can get rid of the green in the candidates bar but unfortunately I think these apps are "signed" or something.....Does anyone have information on editing apks like that? when I try to edit them it seems to work correctly until I try to install it on my phone....Input on how to change these apps and the volume bar and everything else stated would be greatly appreciated.....And many thanks to odst for being as helpful as he has been with all of this. This has been a great learning experience
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I did the xml editing for all the status bars, vol bars etc on my old Eris to change them to blue. Wasn't too bad, just extracted the XML where the current colors were all listed then edited the raw xml with a hex editor and put the new colors in (backwards) then applied, was pretty cool....
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Sorry I didn''t realize you had posted the answer to my question about vol. bars.....Where do I find this xml and more importantly how the hell do I open and edit it? I can't figure out how to open these xml's for the life of me
This is my first time ever putting together a theme. I used UOT kitchen just to put something together. Its just black and blue with honeycomb icons.
I think it still needs some work, I'm not sure how to edit the colors of widgets or apps yet.
I am probably going to make some changes as I get better. If anyone has any advice then feel free to PM me.
Features : Custom Battery Icon
Honeycomb Icons
Black notification bar (transparent background)
Dark Blue overscrolls
Other slight Color changes
Kinda ugly I think... But Im sharing it anyway!
You should be able to flash via CWM.
BACK UP YOUR ROM BEFORE FLASHING JUST IN CASE.
NEW: Just edited some of the colors a bit And changed the battery icon.
Screenshots
(Not updated for new version) I will take new screenshots later. I am tired. The new colors are much better I think.
Changes
Please tell me what you like / dont like.
Looks great besides the battery icon, should be blue like the rest. Great work though and thanks!
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Looks great besides the battery icon, should be blue like the rest. Great work though and thanks!
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Its honeycomb colored. But It changes color when your battery is at different levels.
At full charge it matches the rest of the honeycomb icons.
Im working on some tweaks already. I dont like the color of the pop up screens.
I understand, thanks a million, looks great so far. I'm excited to see where you take it.
Maybe I should research this kitchen stuff and take a shot at themes too!
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Kitchen is real easy. Im trying to figure out how to mod the widgets and other apks to match the theme.
http://uot.dakra.lt/kitchen/
Thx for the link!
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Kitchen is real easy. Im trying to figure out how to mod the widgets and other apks to match the theme.
http://uot.dakra.lt/kitchen/
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You can do this by using a program like WinZip or 7Zip to open the APK files (they're effectively just .zip archives with a different extension) and changing the files. Its pretty easy save for the part where you have to make new images. Most images used in Android are .9.png files which need to be nine patched. There are tons of threads all over XDA about how to do this. Check it out, mate.
BTW nice work.
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You can do this by using a program like WinZip or 7Zip to open the APK files (they're effectively just .zip archives with a different extension) and changing the files. Its pretty easy save for the part where you have to make new images. Most images used in Android are .9.png files which need to be nine patched. There are tons of threads all over XDA about how to do this. Check it out, mate.
BTW nice work.
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Thanks. Im going to try that out later.
Do you know how I'd modify the bar above the notifications with the wifi etc? It looks kinda ugly because everything else is black lol.
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Very nice work.any chance of getting rid of your name on the notification window???.
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Thanks. Im going to try that out later.
Do you know how I'd modify the bar above the notifications with the wifi etc? It looks kinda ugly because everything else is black lol.
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That i'm not so sure about. check in the tw framework apk
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I'm looking for the status bar icons that come with vanilla Gingerbread. Like the ones in CM.
Also, would like to know where I should copy them to.
I tried looking inside the CM7 zip, but couldn't find anything that looked familiar.
Anyone knows if it can be extracted somehow from the CM7 ROM and be used with the stock rom?
Yes, theyre in system/systemui.apk
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Thanks! Found it. It's actually: system/app/systemui.apk
The folder structure is obviously different from the stock rom. Anyone have an idea how I replace the existing icons?
Use 7zip to open the apk and replace them in system/res folder i think it is
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There is no res folder inside "system". There's a res folder in the root, but there's only one file called "encryption"
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There is no res folder inside "system". There's a res folder in the root, but there's only one file called "encryption"
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Is it in framework/res?
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The one he wants its in systemui.. Look in the res/hdpi or so folder
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I've found it. I tried modifying the stock SystemUI.apk by replacing the icons in it with the ones from the CM7 rom. I then replaced the original SystemUI.apk with the modified one using Root Explorer, but by doing it the SystemUI process force closed leaving me with no status bar. It remained without status bar even after reboot.
So I guess this is not as easy as it seemed to be. I don't want to mess around with the root folder anymore, so if anyone has a flashable zip that can replace the status bar with AOSP icons I would greatly appreciate it!
Really easy to do, next time change the permissions then you wont get FC but if you have the odex version of the update heres the link to get the icons. Its by mikeyinid towards the bottom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20377172
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Really easy to do, next time change the permissions then you wont get FC but if you have the odex version of the update heres the link to get the icons. Its by mikeyinid towards the bottom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20377172
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That's exactly what I need! But the link is down Thanks anyway!
I'll PM the guy for a copy I guess.
I pm him too last night for some files.. Dont know if he replies at pms. Some people on here get really mad.. But any chance you can help me out on the swype files?
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Sure I'll try to help. I'm not sure what you're referring to though. What swype files?
I pmed you
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Does anybody knkw the file in systemui.apk and values to change to disable left side notification tint on statusbar?
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i wish this was permanently deleted on all roms. That tint does not make sense
I personally like the way it makes the notification icons look...
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I have weatherbug app and its shows temp there dull as hell. Ive had rom with tint removed and I could see it from 5 ft away. I got the files to do now just need to do
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I have weatherbug app and its shows temp there dull as hell. Ive had rom with tint removed and I could see it from 5 ft away. I got the files to do now just need to do
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whats the files locations?
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whats the files locations?
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Decompile systemui.apk
In vaules folder
Status bar icon edit to 100% dimens.xml
Tw status bar icon edit same as above
I have been haveing troubles with apktool and apk manager so if you're more lucker then me can you pass alomg a zip
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Decompile systemui.apk
In vaules folder
Status bar icon edit to 100% dimens.xml
Tw status bar icon edit same as above
I have been haveing troubles with apktool and apk manager so if you're more lucker then me can you pass alomg a zip
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what rom your trying to mod cause ill do it for you
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what rom your trying to mod cause ill do it for you
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Im on lk8 stock deox now.. b4 update leak I was running your rom but I kinda want to just tweak lil things and keep kinda stock for now so yea. Stock lk8 deox.
Last night I was trying again with apktool and when decompiling systemui, framework-res.apk and twframework-res.apk only twframework would install in prompt. I trued from link you supplied and found another on youtube with vid tut. So after tring to decompile the systemUI
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Fcuk hit send button..
In the systemUI folder that pops up in apktool folder there was only smali folder. No manifest no res nothing just smali.. I deleted and retried like 12 times with different rom bases. I even tried yours to just see where edits where made maybe thinking I could make zip but nothing worked. The closest I got was with apk manager. Im dumb though and just literally installed notepad++ now. Wish I had yesterday. My desktop looks like my kids room. Lol
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I want to remove tint, remove am pm. Change thickness of lockscreen clock.. dumb sh*t ...
Kinda play around..
That andriod kitchen was waste of time too
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I want to remove tint, remove am pm. Change thickness of lockscreen clock.. dumb sh*t ...
Kinda play around..
That andriod kitchen was waste of time too
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Have you tried the drawables.xml?
<item type="drawable" name="notification_icon_area_smoke">#aa000000</item>
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Have you tried the drawables.xml?
<item type="drawable" name="notification_icon_area_smoke">#aa000000</item>
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I havent because I didn't know what to edit in drawables. Only had info for vaules.
So in drawables whats the edit to remove. AA TO OO?
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I havent because I didn't know what to edit in drawables. Only had info for vaules.
So in drawables whats the edit to remove. AA TO OO?
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Thats what I would do.
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I havent because I didn't know what to edit in drawables. Only had info for vaules.
So in drawables whats the edit to remove. AA TO OO?
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Change aa to ff to remove transparency and make it bright white again
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What tint are you talking about? I don't notice it.
There is a tint of your notifications that come in the top left of the screen. I believe it takes away a lot of the good looks of touchwiz roms. When the tint is removed I believe it looks so much better
The correct way to do it is decompile the SystemUI.apk, then in the values folder open the dimens.xml.
Edit line 25 and 26 and change the % to 100.0% on both lines and recompile.
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Hey bp. Thanks for the response. Any possible way you can make a zipp that can be flashed on touchwiz roms to eliminate the tint? It would be much appreciated!
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Hey bp. Thanks for the response. Any possible way you can make a zipp that can be flashed on touchwiz roms to eliminate the tint? It would be much appreciated!
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What ROM are you on, I can make a zip for you.
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Wow Thanks so much! Anyway you can do macs rom and project rom?
Clould anyone point me to the location of the icons for the home screen are please? I'm using IconFinder to make me a custom homescreen but it's a hasle to have to store them into Gallery and then crop... would me much easier if they would just pop up with the theme icons.
Thanks
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Clould anyone point me to the location of the icons for the home screen are please? I'm using IconFinder to make me a custom homescreen but it's a hasle to have to store them into Gallery and then crop... would me much easier if they would just pop up with the theme icons.
Thanks
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Others, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but they are built in to an apk, so you would have to extract the apk, change the icons, and then reconsruct the apk.
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Others, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but they are built in to an apk, so you would have to extract the apk, change the icons, and then reconsruct the apk.
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I believe you're right. It's been a while since I've decompiled a launcher. In any event, if anyone does need to decompile and recompile an .apk I would recommend elesbb's APK Tool GUI. Makes the whole job very easy. Once you have all of your icon images you should be able to drag and drop them into their appropriate folders and recompile.
Thank you for the replies! I was hopping to be an easy-breeze doing but I guess not... I will try the tool you recommended: ) Wish me luck
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