[TUT] Remove battery percentage - Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion

[TUT] Remove battery percentage - Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion

If you are anything like me and get annoyed by battery percentage being displayed, annoyed because you constantly check it and get a little paranoid when it gets low.... Here is a quick mod for you.
Removing Battery Percentage from Statusbar
Decompile SystemUI.apk
Open systemui/res/layout/status_bar.xml.
Find the line :
Code:
<TextView android:layout_gravity="left|center" android:id="@id/battery_text" android: paddingLeft="4.0dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/status_bar_settings_settings_button" android:singleLine="true" style="@style/StatusBarNotificationText" />
Change that line to:
Code:
<TextView android:layout_gravity="left|center" android:id="@id/battery_text" android: paddingLeft="4.0dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/status_bar_settings_settings_button" android:singleLine="true" [B]android:visibility="gone"[/B] style="@style/StatusBarNotificationText" />
Save the file.
Compile SystemUI.apk
Copy Meta-Inf and AndroidManifest.xml from stock SystemUI.apk to your modded one.
That's it.
Then copy it to /system,set permissions to -rw-r-r.
Then copy it to /system/app.
Reboot the phone.
That is just a copy/paste from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1930377
Verified as working fine for me. About bloody time.
Also, battery icon mods are a piece of cake using Rom Toolbox.
And, don't forget to use your stock framework apk and install it properly with apktool.
(apktool if framework.apk)
There are many great howto guides for apktool if you get stuck.
Cheers

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[ICS]Guide to editing Apks -1% battery, On screen buttons.. More to come in future

Ok i will say by now i have become ok at decompiling and recompiling apks....... It took some time to see what i was doing wrong
This guide is for people who want to get mods like 1% battery, on screen ics buttons etc....
I am not a dev so i wouldn't be able to answer all your questions if you have any.....
This is for ics only as GB handles it's resources differently
Btw this isn't necessarily the right way to do it but it the fastest I think and it works for me every time
If you still need help or it still don't work for you PM me and i will try help when am free .....
Credit to _calum_ and memnoc for their awesome guides on decompiling and recompiling ics apks that showed me what i was doing wrong and thanks to xavierjohn22 by making autoapktool makes modding so much faster and easier.
Thanks to [] AL [] for his easy to follow guide which i used for inspiration
Software needed
Download and install 7-zip if you haven't already from here
Download notepad++ from here
It's a great text editor
Download autoapktool from here it's the second post make sure to thank xavierjohn22 for his amazing work -
Unzip it to your local disk you can name the folder whatever you want.
For example - C:\AutoAPKTool2.0.0
Ok Now we can start modding
Guide to editing systemui.apk
1% Battery icons
First search and get your favourite battery icon set... There should be 204 pngs
Now pull your systemUI.apk from system/app and copy it to _INPUT_APK in the autoapktool folder.... You can do this manually with adb commands or use android commander from here - http://androidcommander.com/
Make sure to make a backup just incase this mod doesn't work for you
Now go to the apktoolfolder and run AutoAPKToolMain.bat
Select option 21 and then 3
Make sure it says you're using apktool 1.4.1
Now select option 6 and follow the instrutions
Once it's decompiled navigate back to the _INPUT_APK folder
Open the systemUI folder then res then drawable-hdpi
Now copy all the 204 pngs into this folder
Now go back and copy stat_sys_battery.xml, stat_sys_battery_charge.xml into the drawable folder.
Download files from here
Now go back to AutoAPKToolMain.bat rerun it if you close it
Select option 7 follow the instructions....
Once it's finished recompiling navigate to SystemUI folder dist and you will see your new systemUI.apk...... Important don't push this back to your phone yet.
Now right click on the systemUI.apk.... 7-Zip --> Open archive
Now navigate back to the _INPUT_APK right click on your original systemUI.apk... 7-Zip --> Open archive
Now drag the res folder from the systemUI.apk(the one from the dist folder) into your original systemUI.apk.... click yes to updated then close it.
Now extract the resources.arsc from the systemUI.apk(the one from the dist folder)
Now rename you original systemui.apk (the one in the _INPUT_APK folder) to systemUI.zip
Now right click on the resoruces.arsc 7-Zip --> Add to archive... select your systemUI.zip folder...... Make sure archive format is zip, compression level is store and update mode is add and replace files....
Finally rename the systemUI.zip back to systemUI.apk
Now push systemUI.apk to system/app on your phone and make sure permissions are set to -rw-r-r
If your using android commander select push then select your systemUI.apk from your computer and push it to system/app....
you may get a error don't worry click ok
then rightclick on your systemUI.apk(the one on your phone now) and click properties make sure owner is set to read and write and group and all to read... If it's right it will say -rw-r-r chmod 644
Now reboot and enjoy your work

Awesomeness of ICS
Enabling On screen buttons
Credit to evilisto for his guide
Pull Framework-res.apk from system/framework on your phone using android commander or adb pull if you know how to use that
Copy it to _INPUT_APK folder in the autoapktool folder.
Run AutoAPKToolMain.bat and select option 1
Then select option 6 and follow the instrutions
Once it's decompiled navigate to the _INPUT_APK folder
Open the Framework-res folder then res then values then open bools.xml
Now find the line "config_showNavigationBar" and change it to true and save.
Then find "navigation_bar_height" and change it to 37.0 in dimens.xml
Now go back to AutoAPKToolMain.bat rerun it if you close it
Select option 7 follow the instructions....
Once it's finished recompiling navigate to Framework-res folder dist and you will see your new Framework-res.apk...... Important don't push this back to your phone yet.
Now right click on the Framework-res.apk.... 7-Zip --> Open archive
Now navigate back to the _INPUT_APK right click on your original Framework-res.apk... 7-Zip --> Open archive
Now drag the res folder from the Framework-res.apk(the one from the dist folder) into your original Framework-res.apk.... click yes to updated then close it.
Now extract the resources.arsc from the Framework-res.apk(the one from the dist folder)
Now rename your original Framework-res.apk (the one in the _INPUT_APK folder) to Framework-res.zip
Now right click on the resoruces.arsc 7-Zip --> Add to archive... select your Framework-res.zip folder...... Make sure archive format is zip, compression level is store and update mode is add and replace files....
Finally rename the Framework-res.zip back to Framework-res.apk
Now push Framework-res.apk to system/app on your phone and make sure permissions are set to -rw-r-r
If your using android commander select push then select your Framework-res.apk from your computer and push it to system/framework on your phone....
you may get a error don't worry click ok
then rightclick on your Framework-res.apk(the one on your phone now) and click properties make sure owner is set to read and write and group and all to read... If it's right it will say -rw-r-r chmod 644
Now reboot and enjoy your work

Mix and match???
Getting custom on screen buttons...
By now you should know what your doing so this will be short
Credit to atticus182 for his guide and amazing collection.... Thank him and download from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1413582
For This one you need systemUI.apk so decompile it and go to res folder then drawable-hdpi
Now copy the images you want from your favourite collection or you can mix them P.S you don't need the search since it's not enabled on our rom
Make sure for each one you choose it should be two pngs....
For example to change the home icon you need ic_sysbar_back.png and ic_sysbar_back_land.png....
Now recompile and push to your phone
Reboot and enjoy

Here is an example of what I have done
http://dl.xda-developers.com/attachdl/fdb1e0e2ef2659f9cd1577378f6088b5/4f52f12d/9/3/0/5/4/5/Screenshot_2012-03-02-19-42-08.jpg
http://dl.xda-developers.com/attachdl/5047d9e539ae988f59e8c546557ae4aa/4f52f132/9/3/0/5/4/6/Screenshot_2012-03-04-04-29-58.jpg
http://dl.xda-developers.com/attachdl/cc4c1d633e4d569c068b41f6d02d05d5/4f52f136/9/3/0/5/4/7/Screenshot_2012-03-04-04-30-17.jpg

And one for me
Sent from my MB525 using XDA App

[ACS][MOD][ICS]Status Bar Animation/Transparent/Themed Mods/ by shane637
Sidz4u said:
And one for me
Sent from my MB525 using XDA App
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Looool......
Found a new awesome mod tutorial tomorrow
Here is a preview-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaW-jzbMs6o&feature=player_embedded
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1406729

CM9 Reloaded Statusbar Mod - Toggles page, centered clock and more by rob43
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1531222
Another one confirmed to be working on our defy by nogoodusername, Gazm4n and me.... If you have any mods you will have to reapply them

Change ICS lockscreen animation to different styles by evilisto
Credit and Thanks to evilisto for his awesome work and guide. Thank him here
evilisto said:
2) much easier way
1) decompile you rom's framework.jar using apktool.
2) go to framework.jar/smali/com/android/internal/widget/multiwaveview
3) download this file.
- for stock, AOSP or CM9 based rom : http://www.mediafire.com/?1wkbjt1bxsqsjnr
- for AOKP based rom : http://www.mediafire.com/?zb4mm1aaas1c8oc
this zip contain MultiWaveView.smali. replace original file with this one.
4) recompile.
5) done
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time to theme
: you have to replace lockscreen related PNGs in framework-res.apk.
framework-res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi or mdpi or xhdpi...
- ic_lockscreen_chevron_down.png
- ic_lockscreen_chevron_left.png
- ic_lockscreen_chevron_right.png (important)
- ic_lockscreen_chevron_up.png
and if you want, change lockscreen handle too.
- ic_lockscreen_handle_normal.png
- ic_lockscreen_handle_pressed.png
all my works are here (for hdpi).
1) default honeycomb ripple : http://www.mediafire.com/?7ktduz5dhsmzq6p
2) chrome logo :
download : http://www.mediafire.com/?osjng768zznfeh6
3) android logo
download : http://www.mediafire.com/?56sjs541bij3ygu
4) AT Field style (octagonal ripple)
download : http://www.mediafire.com/?t8lrdkr23nex7pc
5) Google Play logo
download : http://www.mediafire.com/?1vbc3ctdc7p94j4
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Problem with recompiling....
Hey mate...a very nice tutorial...mm i went in a bit of problem.
i successfully pulled framework-res.apk and decompiled it. I edited the xml files too usin notepad++ then the problem came....while i recompile the folder, a notepad windows opens up showing errors.....any ideas how to fix that...?

Change ICS App Switcher to Windows Phone 7 Style
Full credits and thanks to evilisto for awesomes mods.....
Thank him here
evilisto said:
WP7(Mango?) app switcher is like this :
and i made similar thing by modifying ics app switcher layout.
preview :
flashable mod is originally posted in nexus s theme forum.
[MOD] Change ICS App Switcher to Windows Phone 7 Style
this mod is related to framework-res.apk and SystemUI.apk so making universal version for any devices is difficult. so i write this simple guide for other rom / device users.
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* framework-res.apk
- /res/values/dimens.xml : change thumbnail size to..
Code:
<dimen name="thumbnail_height">305.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="thumbnail_width">192.0dip</dimen>
these values are wvga devices only. if you have mdpi or xhdpi device, you have to adjust these values suitable to your screen size.
* SystemUI.apk
- /res/values/bools.xml
Code:
<bool name="config_recents_thumbnail_image_fits_to_xy">true</bool>
- /res/values/drawables.xml
Code:
<item type="drawable" name="status_bar_recents_background_solid">#ff33b1e1</item>
- /res/values/dimens.xml
Code:
<dimen name="status_bar_recents_thumbnail_width">192.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="status_bar_recents_thumbnail_height">305.0dip</dimen>
- /res/layout-port/status_bar_recent_item.xml
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FrameLayout android:paddingLeft="@dimen/status_bar_recents_item_padding" android:paddingRight="@dimen/status_bar_recents_item_padding" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<RelativeLayout android:layout_gravity="center_vertical" android:id="@id/recent_item" android:paddingTop="@android:dimen/status_bar_height" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_centerInParent="true">
<FrameLayout android:id="@id/app_thumbnail" android:background="@drawable/recents_thumbnail_bg" android:visibility="invisible" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginLeft="5.0dip" android:foreground="@drawable/recents_thumbnail_fg" android:layout_centerInParent="true">
<ImageView android:id="@id/app_thumbnail_image" android:layout_width="192.0dip" android:layout_height="305.0dip" />
<ImageView android:id="@id/app_icon" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/status_bar_recents_app_icon_left_margin" android:layout_marginTop="0.0dip" android:scaleType="centerInside" android:adjustViewBounds="true" android:maxWidth="@dimen/status_bar_recents_app_icon_max_width" android:maxHeight="@dimen/status_bar_recents_app_icon_max_height" android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" android:layout_alignParentTop="true" />
</FrameLayout>
<TextView android:textSize="@dimen/status_bar_recents_app_label_text_size" android:textColor="@color/status_bar_recents_app_label_color" android:ellipsize="marquee" android:id="@id/app_label" android:paddingTop="0.0dip" android:fadingEdge="horizontal" android:fadingEdgeLength="@dimen/status_bar_recents_fading_edge_length" android:layout_width="@dimen/status_bar_recents_app_label_width" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/status_bar_recents_app_label_left_margin" android:layout_marginTop="100.0dip" android:scrollHorizontally="true" android:singleLine="true" android:layout_below="@id/app_thumbnail" android:layout_alignLeft="@id/app_thumbnail" android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" />
<TextView android:textSize="@dimen/status_bar_recents_app_description_text_size" android:ellipsize="marquee" android:id="@id/app_description" android:fadingEdge="horizontal" android:fadingEdgeLength="@dimen/status_bar_recents_fading_edge_length" android:layout_width="@dimen/status_bar_recents_app_label_width" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/status_bar_recents_app_label_left_margin" android:layout_marginTop="40.0dip" android:scrollHorizontally="true" android:singleLine="true" android:layout_below="@id/app_label" android:layout_alignLeft="@id/app_thumbnail" android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" />
</RelativeLayout>
</FrameLayout>
- /res/layout-port/status_bar_recent_panel.xml
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<com.android.systemui.recent.RecentsPanelView android:id="@id/recents_root" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<FrameLayout android:id="@id/recents_bg_protect" android:background="@drawable/status_bar_recents_background_solid" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_centerVertical="true">
<com.android.systemui.recent.RecentsHorizontalScrollView android:layout_gravity="bottom|left|center" android:id="@id/recents_container" android:scrollbars="none" android:fadingEdge="none" android:fadingEdgeLength="0.0dip" android:clipChildren="false" android:clipToPadding="false" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginRight="0.0dip" android:stackFromBottom="true" android:divider="@null">
<LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/recents_linear_layout" android:clipChildren="false" android:clipToPadding="false" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</com.android.systemui.recent.RecentsHorizontalScrollView>
</FrameLayout>
<include android:id="@id/recents_no_apps" android:visibility="invisible" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" layout="@layout/status_bar_no_recent_apps" />
</com.android.systemui.recent.RecentsPanelView>
and you'd better to edit landscape layout too..
- /res/layout-land/status_bar_recent_item.xml
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FrameLayout android:paddingLeft="@dimen/status_bar_recents_item_padding" android:paddingRight="@dimen/status_bar_recents_item_padding" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<RelativeLayout android:layout_gravity="center_vertical" android:id="@id/recent_item" android:paddingTop="@android:dimen/status_bar_height" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<FrameLayout android:id="@id/app_thumbnail" android:background="@drawable/recents_thumbnail_bg" android:visibility="invisible" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/status_bar_recents_thumbnail_left_margin" android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/status_bar_recents_thumbnail_top_margin" android:foreground="@drawable/recents_thumbnail_fg" android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" android:layout_alignParentTop="true">
<ImageView android:id="@id/app_thumbnail_image" android:layout_width="115.0dip" android:layout_height="183.0dip" />
</FrameLayout>
<ImageView android:id="@id/app_icon" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/status_bar_recents_app_icon_left_margin" android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/status_bar_recents_app_icon_top_margin" android:scaleType="centerInside" android:adjustViewBounds="true" android:maxWidth="@dimen/status_bar_recents_app_icon_max_width" android:maxHeight="@dimen/status_bar_recents_app_icon_max_height" android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" android:layout_alignParentTop="true" />
<TextView android:textSize="@dimen/status_bar_recents_app_label_text_size" android:textColor="@color/status_bar_recents_app_label_color" android:ellipsize="marquee" android:id="@id/app_label" android:fadingEdge="horizontal" android:fadingEdgeLength="@dimen/status_bar_recents_fading_edge_length" android:layout_width="@dimen/status_bar_recents_app_label_width" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/status_bar_recents_app_label_left_margin" android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/status_bar_recents_text_description_padding" android:scrollHorizontally="true" android:singleLine="true" android:layout_below="@id/app_thumbnail" android:layout_alignLeft="@id/app_thumbnail" />
<TextView android:textSize="@dimen/status_bar_recents_app_description_text_size" android:ellipsize="marquee" android:id="@id/app_description" android:fadingEdge="horizontal" android:fadingEdgeLength="@dimen/status_bar_recents_fading_edge_length" android:layout_width="@dimen/status_bar_recents_app_label_width" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/status_bar_recents_text_description_padding" android:scrollHorizontally="true" android:singleLine="true" android:layout_below="@id/app_label" android:layout_alignLeft="@id/app_thumbnail" />
</RelativeLayout>
</FrameLayout>
- /res/layout-land/status_bar_recent_panel.xml
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<com.android.systemui.recent.RecentsPanelView android:id="@id/recents_root" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<FrameLayout android:id="@id/recents_bg_protect" android:background="@drawable/status_bar_recents_background" android:clipChildren="false" android:clipToPadding="false" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_alignParentBottom="true">
<com.android.systemui.recent.RecentsHorizontalScrollView android:layout_gravity="bottom|left|center" android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/recents_container" android:scrollbars="none" android:fadingEdge="none" android:fadingEdgeLength="0.0dip" android:clipChildren="false" android:clipToPadding="false" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/status_bar_recents_right_glow_margin" android:stackFromBottom="true" android:divider="@null">
<LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/recents_linear_layout" android:clipChildren="false" android:clipToPadding="false" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" />
</com.android.systemui.recent.RecentsHorizontalScrollView>
</FrameLayout>
<include android:id="@id/recents_no_apps" android:visibility="invisible" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" layout="@layout/status_bar_no_recent_apps" />
</com.android.systemui.recent.RecentsPanelView>
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Thanks to brucekey in rootzwiki
(this mod is based on his WEBAOKP mod.)
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[GUIDE] How-To Center Clock and SmoothScroll mod on cm10

CENTER CLOCK MOD
here are the modded files if you don't want to work this by yourself.
Ok guys, this is the way for make center clock on your cm10 build.
First of all, you need the apktool, zipalign and baksmali/smali tools that i'm going to provide you within this tutorial, notepad++ on your pc and root explorer on your phone.
Here is the step-by-step (on windows):
1. Extract apktool to a new folder.
2. Copy framework-res.apk and SystemUI.apk from your phone or from cm10 zip to your apktool folder.
3. Create a backup file of your original SystemUI.apk, name it whatever you want (preferably, backup.apk)
4. open cmd and go to your apktool folder.
5. Set up your framework:
Code:
java -jar apktool.jar if framework-res.apk
6. Now Decompile SystemUI.apk:
Code:
java -jar apktool.jar d SystemUI.apk
7. In explorer, open your apktool folder and look for this path: /SystemUI/res/layout/
8. Open with notepad++ status_bar.xml and copy the following code:
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.PhoneStatusBarView android:id="@id/status_bar" android:background="@drawable/status_bar_background" android:focusable="true" android:fitsSystemWindows="true" android:descendantFocusability="afterDescendants" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:systemui="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.systemui">
<ImageView android:id="@id/notification_lights_out" android:paddingLeft="6.0dip" android:paddingBottom="2.0dip" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="@dimen/status_bar_icon_size" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:src="@drawable/ic_sysbar_lights_out_dot_small" android:scaleType="center" />
<LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/icons" android:paddingLeft="2.0dip" android:paddingRight="2.0dip" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/notification_icon_area" android:layout_width="0.0dip" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_weight="1.0">
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.StatusBarIconView android:id="@id/moreIcon" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="@dimen/status_bar_icon_size" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:src="@drawable/stat_notify_more" />
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.IconMerger android:gravity="center_vertical" android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/notificationIcons" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout android:gravity="center" android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/clock" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.Clock android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Clock" android:gravity="center" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:singleLine="true" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout android:gravity="right|center" android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/statusIcons" android:layout_width="0.0dip" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_weight="1.0">
<LinearLayout android:gravity="right|center" android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/signal_battery_cluster" android:paddingLeft="2.0dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<include android:id="@id/signal_cluster" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" layout="@layout/signal_cluster_view" />
<include android:id="@id/signal_cluster_text" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" layout="@layout/signal_cluster_text_view" />
<TextView android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Battery" android:id="@id/battery_text" android:paddingLeft="4.0dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginRight="-3.0dip" android:singleLine="true" />
<ImageView android:id="@id/battery" android:paddingLeft="4.0dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/ticker" android:paddingLeft="6.0dip" android:animationCache="false" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<ImageSwitcher android:id="@id/tickerIcon" android:layout_width="@dimen/status_bar_icon_size" android:layout_height="@dimen/status_bar_icon_size" android:layout_marginRight="4.0dip">
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.AnimatedImageView android:layout_width="@dimen/status_bar_icon_size" android:layout_height="@dimen/status_bar_icon_size" android:scaleType="center" />
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.AnimatedImageView android:layout_width="@dimen/status_bar_icon_size" android:layout_height="@dimen/status_bar_icon_size" android:scaleType="center" />
</ImageSwitcher>
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.TickerView android:id="@id/tickerText" android:paddingTop="2.0dip" android:paddingRight="10.0dip" android:layout_width="0.0dip" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_weight="1.0">
<TextView android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.PhoneTicker" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:singleLine="true" />
<TextView android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.PhoneTicker" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:singleLine="true" />
</com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.TickerView>
</LinearLayout>
</com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.PhoneStatusBarView>
9. Save your status_bar.xml
10. Recompile your file
Code:
java -jar apktool.jar b SystemUI New_SystemUI.apk
11. Once it is done building you need to open the backup apk you made at the beginning with Winzip, Winrar, 7zip or your prefered compress tool. Also open New_SystemUI.apk with Winzip, Winrar, 7zip or your prefered compress tool. From inside the New_SystemUI.apk drag resources.arsc and classes.dex to the root of backup.apk and it will replace resources.arsc that is in the apk. You are almost done. From inside New_SystemUI.apk drag the res folder into the backup apk.
12. Copy this modified backup file to Zipalign folder and run the ZipAlign executable. Then run the .bat file. You will find your zipaligned file on the "ZipAlignedApps" folder.
13. Copy the file to your phone.
14. Using Root Explorer, copy your new SystemUI.apk to /system/app, and set 644 permissions ((rw-r--r--) or (tick Read: owner, group, others / Write: owner)
15. Reboot your phone and Enjoy!!!
SMOOTHCROLL MOD
Here is the step-by-step (on windows):
1. Extract the baksmali/smali tool to a new folder and put the framework.jar in same folder.
2. Run baksmali manager.bat.
3. Select framework.jar by pressing 4 -> 2 in main menu.
4. Press 1 to Baksmali the framework.jar.
5. Make it sure that new 'framework' folder is created and files inside it. (Don't close the baksmali manager window yet!)
6. Open the framework/android/widget/AbsListView.smali with notepad++.
7. Search for ".method private createScrollingCache"
(change red value to green value)
.prologue
const/4 v1, 0x1 0x0
8. Search for ".method private initAbsListView"
(change red value to green value)
.line 808
invoke-virtual {p0, v1v2}, Landroid/widget/AbsListView;->setScrollingCacheEnabled(Z)V
9. Search for ".method public setScrollingCacheEnabled (Z)"
(change red value to green value)
.registers 3
.parameter "enabled"disabled
10. Save the file and close notepad++
11. Come back to baksmali manager window.
12. Press 2 to smali
13. After smali, it will appear a "classes.dex" file on your baksmali/smali folder.
14. Open framework.jar with Winzip, Winrar, 7zip or your prefered compress tool
15. Drag and Drop the new classes.dex into framework.jar and replace the old one.
16. Put modified framework.jar to your phone's sdcard.
17. Copy that file to /system/framework and replace original one.
18. Give proper permissions (rw-r--r--) or (644) or (tick Read: owner, group, others / Write: owner)
19. Restart your phone and enjoy!!!

Nice...Its always goog to guide normal users about how to.

I feel sorry to bother you,
but I did the steps according to your guide, even I did not change anything, but my SystemUI got force close.
Have you got any idea why it does that?
Thanks in advance.

Sajat. said:
I feel sorry to bother you,
but I did the steps according to your guide, even I did not change anything, but my SystemUI get force close.
Have you got any idea why it does that?
Thanks in advance.
Click to expand...
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Ok... try don't sign systemUI.apk...all tell us the result....

espaciosalter20 said:
Ok... try don't sign systemUI.apk...all tell us the result....
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I tried, now I do not get FC, but I have no statusbar, either.

Sajat. said:
I tried, now I do not get FC, but I have no statusbar, either.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ok, it seems like the code wasn't placed well. Check the code syntax with this
That might solve your dissapering statusbar

espaciosalter20 said:
Ok, it seems like the code wasn't placed well. Check the code syntax with this
That might solve your dissapering statusbar
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I tired and it said that "No error detected.", but I get FC.
I do not know what can be the problem because I do not modificate anything, but I get FC, it is strange.

Thread re-opened.

Can I try this on Paranoid Android 2.0 ?

abhi9029 said:
Can I try this on Paranoid Android 2.0 ?
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Click to collapse
OP re-opened and guide updated. Now should work well. No FC and no statusbar dissapering.
About PA 2.0, it should work since it's based on Quarx's builds.

Hello,
I have some remarks.
First of all, the point 10 is wrong in this case because we should use this command:
java -jar apktool b SystemUI New_SystemUI.apk
And there is another remark that I cannot put into words so here is the code:
<TextView android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Battery" android:gravity="left|center" android:id="@id/battery_text" androidaddingLeft="4.0dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginRight="-3.0dip" android:singleLine="true" />
The interesting one is the "android:gravity="left|center"" causing battery text to orient middle of the status bar.
android:gravity="left|center" is missed from the original code.
Sry for my English.

Thanks, this guide works for me on Quarx' s Defy+ build 04/09
Now i' ve Center Clock, and no FC or disappearing for status bar, thanks :good:

Sajat. said:
Hello,
I have some remarks.
First of all, the point 10 is wrong in this case because we should use this command:
java -jar apktool b SystemUI New_SystemUI.apk
And there is another remark that I cannot put into words so here is the code:
<TextView android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Battery" android:gravity="left|center" android:id="@id/battery_text" androidaddingLeft="4.0dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginRight="-3.0dip" android:singleLine="true" />
The interesting one is the "android:gravity="left|center"" causing battery text to orient middle of the status bar.
android:gravity="left|center" is missed from the original code.
Sry for my English.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You have right on point 10. It was my mistake when i updated the OP for first time. Now it's ok, i had changed. Good remarks! Thanks!

Java was not found (Smoothscroll)
FIXED:
If anyone runs into the problem of "Java not found" - INSTALL the Java Developer package!
Noob error!
Hi
Referring to the smoothscroll instructions,
1. Extract the baksmali/smali tool to a new folder and put the framework.jar in same folder.
2. Run baksmali manager.bat. - Get an error saying "Java was not found, you will not be able to sign apks or use apktool" (I definitely know I have Java installed.)
3. Select framework.jar by pressing 4 -> 2 in main menu.
4. Press 1 to Baksmali the framework.jar.
5. Make it sure that new 'framework' folder is created and files inside it. (Don't close the baksmali manager window yet!) - assuming this folder hasn't been created due to Java not being found in step 2 above?
Also, copied the Pre-made framework.jar to the system folder..and the phone didnt reboot into CM10.
Appreciate any advice on how to make smooth scroll work

Thank you very much I've wanted a center clock for a while now, and figured I might as well do smooth scrolling while I'm at it. Don't regret it one bit.
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*1000!

edit**** nvm i am a noob!
---------- Post added at 12:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:59 AM ----------
Once again I am a noob. If anyone needs help or a walkthrough I got you! PM me

crashes with FC on SystemUI
Hi,
I've followed your guide for CM10 Nightly 20121001 and 20121011 versions.
I'm trying to get center clock on my status bar for weeks but i get a FC when I reboot the phone and status bar disappears...
hmm.. I tried to understand the code by comparing with the original status_bar.xml from CM10 nightly and what I saw was just re-ordering and changing parameters for the clock...
so i decided to just ctrl+c ctrl+v the code you've provided. however, it gives me FC... (my device is Nexus S)
any suggestion??

hccaus said:
Hi,
I've followed your guide for CM10 Nightly 20121001 and 20121011 versions.
I'm trying to get center clock on my status bar for weeks but i get a FC when I reboot the phone and status bar disappears...
hmm.. I tried to understand the code by comparing with the original status_bar.xml from CM10 nightly and what I saw was just re-ordering and changing parameters for the clock...
so i decided to just ctrl+c ctrl+v the code you've provided. however, it gives me FC... (my device is Nexus S)
any suggestion??
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's because this mod is designed for Motorola defy. I suggest you that you use search function on xda to find proper code for your specific status_bar.xml
Enviado desde mi MB526 usando Tapatalk 2

[GUIDE] Learn to edit APKs | Very noob-friendly | Ex. mod: remove brightness slider

Hi. I'm pretty fresh to Android, but I've already fallen in love with it. After getting the courage to root, I've found my phone as customizable as I want. If you want to move past requesting developers to edit this or that for you or just want to learn more about editing neat system files, then this guide is for you. I will be providing a thorough rationale for each step; you don't need to read the rationale to make this work, but kittens will die if you don't. And, if you understand how it all works, you'll be able to mod/edit any APK you ever find! Made possible with help from:
David Dee for inspiring me to mod my phone
grgsiocl for the actual mod
Diamondback for his critical and wonderful integrated developing environment, Virtuous Ten Studio (aka VTS)...thus NO APKTOOL COMMAND LINE REQUIRED. YES. BE HAPPY.
efrant for the helpful ADB clarifications
Chainfire for his wonderful and free adbd insecure app
David Dee, Phoneguy589, psenseny: the three people who liked my post when I said I would write a guide about this.
So, want to make this,
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
look like this:
This mod is for US-based Galaxy S3's running 4.1.1. I'm concurrently running this with David Dee's 23 toggle mod, so no problems there. It might work in other phones, too, but I haven't tested them. Of course, everything you do is your own responsibility. I take no ownership of your issues, but I will help if I can!
The overview: If you know how to decompile, save the signature, edit XMLs, and recompile, just follow the instructions in bold red. For the rest of us, we'll be using the user-friendly, fully GUI Virtuous Ten Studio. First, we'll SystemUI.apk. Decompile. Edit XML. Recompile. Push modded SystemUI.apk and finally restart.
Making a Nandroid, setting up adbd insecure for those on stock kernel, and preparing VTS for use!
READ THIS WHOLE TUTORIAL ONCE AND MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND IT BEFORE ACTUALLY STARTING IT. Ask me before you do something you don't know!
Root required. Why: we need to edit files in the /system partition of Android. Only root users will be able to do that.
Make a Nandroid backup right now (either using the wonderful Orange Backup app or reboot to recovery and make it).
I wasn't joking.
Seriously, make a Nandroid backup right now.
If you have the stock kernel (or any kernel that is "secure" [i.e. ro.secure=1 in your build.prop]), then install adbd insecure onto your phone. Why: expediency (i.e. fewer commands to type). VTS will be using ADB, the Android Debugging Bridge, to copy and paste files from our computer to our phone. If you are rooted + stock kernel, ADB runs in a "secure" mode that will make us jump through some hoops to copy files. Your phone has a build.prop file, located in /system. It has a line in there called ro.secure; if it is ro.secure=1, adb will run in this annoying secure mode (EVEN IF YOU ARE ROOTED). Adbd insecure will ignore that ro.secure=1 setting and force adbd to run insecure (get it? adbd insecure is the name of the app? Chainfire, you so clever!)
Now, install Virtuous Ten Studios (VTS) Why: We'll be using VTS exclusively to decompile, edit the XML, and recompile. You will NOT be writing a single line of code into a command prompt or anything. Thank you, modern software.
Read the tutorials gratefully written by Diamondback, et al. They're on the website linked in the link in the step above.
You didn't read them, did you? Jerk. lol, jk. But, seriously, read them. It will make VTS seem not so foreign and scary!
Enable Settings -> USB debugging on your phone.
Run the adbd insecure app on your phone. Check "Enable insecure adbd."
Plug your phone into your computer.
Open VTS. Then "File" -> "Open VTS Settings".
Go to "External Tools" -> "ApkTool". Click "Add single framework". Why: long answer here, haha. APKs are zip files, but if you simply unzipped them and opened an XML file, you'd get garbage. Unreadable junk! That's because the APK has been COMPILED. It was a collection of folders, then it was compiled (which, IMO, just means it was changed into Android-readable-code). We need Windows-readable-code. So, we must decompile the APK. Then we shall see Windows-readable-code organized into neat little folders. But, to change from Android-readable-code to Windows-readable-code, we need some extra files. Namely, your framework-res.apk. It contains some instructions or random junk (no idea what exactly) that will allow us to decompile SystemUI.apk.
Give your framework a tag. It's just a name that you can remember. Framework-res.apks are specific to each phone and each ROM, so if you did LOTS of theming, the tag would be useful in recalling which framework-res.apk this is!
Click OK. Then, click the down arrow next to Remote File. Open the Framework folder and highlight "framework-res.apk." Then click "Import." It'll take 15 or so seconds.
Click OK after the framework installs (you'll see it appear in your window!).
Modifying SystemUI.apk to remove the brightness bar
Let's actually do the mod now, eh? Click File in VTS and click "New Project." Why: Solutions are like "folders" and Projects are like "files" in VTS. It's just to keep you organized. We're going to be editing ONE file, so we'll make ONE solution and inside that solution will be ONE project.
Make sure Apk-Project is highlighted on the "Project" tab. Give the Project and Solution a name; doesn't matter what.
Click Apk-Tool on the left. Inside the framework tag box, type in the name you gave your framework. Or select it from the drop-down menu; whatever works for you.
Click Smali on the left. Choose API Level "4.1 Jelly Bean" Why: we aren't editing Smali (a different kind of code, besides XML), but it can't hurt, right?
Go to Build on the left. Make sure "Sign output file via the following method" is checked and Select "Keep old signature (not recommended)". It's not recommended because sometimes it can cause problems; but, it is the best option for system APKs (not user apks, like Pandora.apk). Why: every app has a signature verifying that it is made by this developer (and not some hacker). Think of a signature as a trip-wire for zipping and compiling APKs. If we do either of those, the signature will go crazy; if you have a "crazy"/tripped signature, your phone will be stuck on the boot logo. So, APKs are basically zip files; the signature is inside both the META-INF folder and AndroidManifest.xml file. Again, these files are tripped/changed if you unzip or re-zip or decompile or re-compile your APK (very sensitive!); you don't even have to open them and they will get changed! Thus, VTS, after we recompile, will insert the original META-INF folder and AndroidManifest.xml file (that it backed up when it pulled the APK) back into the now-modified APK.
Go to Import on the left. Click the "..." button on the right. Click the down arrow next to Remote file. Open the System folder.
BEHOLD the wonderful list of all the system apps installed on your phone. Scrooooooollllll down to SystemUI. apk. Select it and click import.
Click "OK" to begin decompiling SystemUI.apk
Wait about 20 seconds. You should be greeted with a set of folders called assets, res, and smali, as well as AndroidManifest.XML, apktook.yml, and buildevents.
Open res -> layout -> tw_status_bar_expanded.xml by DOUBLE-CLICKING it. WARNING: there are about 50 different folders that are called layout-blah and 50 different XML files that have "tw" and "status_bar" there. Make sure you open the right file.
You should get some nice XML code at the bottom. Add exactly this:
Code:
android:visibility="gone"
here (it's colored in red; scroll right to see it!):
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FrameLayout android:id="@id/notification_panel" android:background="@drawable/back" android:paddingTop="@dimen/notification_panel_padding_top" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/notification_panel_margin_left"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:systemui="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.systemui">
<FrameLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/close_handle_underlap">
<include android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/tw_notification_panel_header_height" layout="@layout/tw_status_bar_expanded_header" />
<com.wanam.systemui.quickpanel.PowerWidget android:id="@id/exp_power_stat" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/notification_panel_header_height" />
<HorizontalScrollView android:id="@id/quicksetting_scroller" android:scrollbars="none" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="@dimen/quick_setting_button_height" android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/tw_notification_panel_header_height">
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.quicksetting.QuickSettingPanel android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/quicksetting_container" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:divider="@drawable/tw_black_bg" android:showDividers="middle" />
</HorizontalScrollView>
<ScrollView android:id="@id/scroll" android:fadingEdge="none" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/notification_panel_quicksettingbtn_height" android:overScrollMode="ifContentScrolls">
<LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/scrollCart" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/brightness_controller" [B][COLOR="Red"]android:visibility="gone"[/COLOR][/B] android:background="#ff000000" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="56.0dip">
<LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="1.0dip">
<ImageView android:id="@id/brightness_icon" android:clickable="true" android:layout_width="25.0dip" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginLeft="13.0dip" android:src="@drawable/ic_sysbar_brightness" android:contentDescription="@string/accessibility_brightness_icon" />
<FrameLayout android:id="@id/brightness_group" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.ToggleSlider android:id="@id/brightness" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" systemui:text="@string/status_bar_settings_auto_brightness_label" />
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.ToggleSlider android:id="@id/auto_brightness" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" systemui:text="@string/status_bar_settings_auto_brightness_label" />
</FrameLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<View android:background="#ff091a24" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="1.0dip" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/noNotificationsTitle" android:focusable="true" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<TextView android:textSize="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_notification_category_text_size" android:textStyle="bold" android:textColor="@color/notification_category_color" android:gravity="left|center" android:id="@id/noNotificationsText" android:paddingLeft="11.0dip" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_notification_category_height" android:text="@string/status_bar_no_notifications_title" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/onGoingCart" android:background="#ff293945" android:focusable="true" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_notification_category_height">
<TextView android:textSize="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_notification_category_text_size" android:textStyle="bold" android:textColor="@color/notification_category_color" android:gravity="left|center" android:id="@id/onGoingNotificationText" android:paddingLeft="11.0dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:text="@string/status_bar_ongoing_events_title" />
</LinearLayout>
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.NotificationRowLayout android:id="@id/onGoingItems" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" systemui:rowHeight="@dimen/tw_notification_row_min_height" />
<LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/notificationCart" android:background="#ff293945" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_notification_category_height">
<RelativeLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<TextView android:textSize="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_notification_category_text_size" android:textStyle="bold" android:textColor="@color/notification_category_color" android:gravity="left|center" android:id="@id/latestNotificationText" android:paddingLeft="11.0dip" android:layout_width="180.0dip" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:text="@string/status_bar_latest_events_title" android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" />
<TextView android:textSize="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_notification_clear_button_text_size" android:textColor="@color/tw_status_bar_clear_btn_text" android:gravity="center" android:id="@id/clear_all_button" android:background="@drawable/tw_btn_default_small" android:padding="0.100000024dip" android:focusable="true" android:clickable="true" android:layout_width="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_clear_button_width" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginRight="4.0dip" android:text="@string/status_bar_clear_all_button" android:layout_alignParentRight="true" android:contentDescription="@string/accessibility_clear_all" />
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.NotificationRowLayout android:id="@id/notificationItems" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" systemui:rowHeight="@dimen/tw_notification_row_min_height" />
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.NotificationRowLayout android:id="@id/latestItems" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" systemui:rowHeight="@dimen/tw_notification_row_min_height" />
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
</FrameLayout>
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.CloseDragHandle android:layout_gravity="bottom" android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/close" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/tw_close_handle_height">
<RelativeLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<ImageView android:layout_gravity="bottom" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/tw_close_handle_height" android:src="@drawable/tw_status_bar_close" android:scaleType="fitXY" />
<TextView android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Expanded.Network" android:gravity="center" android:layout_gravity="bottom" android:id="@id/carrier_label" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/tw_close_handle_height" android:layout_marginBottom="10.0dip" />
</RelativeLayout>
</com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.CloseDragHandle>
</FrameLayout>
Then, DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING ELSE in the XML file. Unless you're feeling adventurous?
Click "Push All" on the top. If you did it right, it shall ask you "Do you want to save changes?"
Click yes. Wait 2 minutes while it re-compiles and pushes the APK to /system/app.
If all went well, your screen will flicker and you'll get the original wallpaper back. No worries. REBOOT YOUR PHONE (this will reload SystemUI.apk, disable adbd insecure, and put /system back in a read-only state: all good things!) and ENJOY NO BRIGHTNESS BAR.
Questions?

Re: [GUIDE] *very* noob-friendly - learn to edit APKs - ex.: remove the brightness sl
I actually just posted a question in the TW themeing sticky thread concerning the brightness slider removal. Can you take a look and see if you might be able to help... Don't want to double post.
Thank You.
Sent from my SGS III

Re: [GUIDE] *very* noob-friendly - learn to edit APKs - ex.: remove the brightness sl
Hi! I see! OK. I simply added the android:visibility="gone" instead of changing the dip to 0.0.
To keep a placeholder, add my code just one line below the one I've posted. I don't exactly know how to do it your way.
This will give you a buffer as tall as the original brightness slider, like so:
However, that might be too much of a buffer. Then, I would experiment with some of those dip numbers concerning height and one of them might shrink it for you!

Nice tuto!
Then, DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING ELSE in the XML file. Unless you're feeling adventurous?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just for information, the layout file can be eaisly edited with Eclipse or Intellij Idea (both are free, Intellij is better BUT not opensource).
Using these tools is interesting as it can generate a view on your computer of the result.
So it is very easy to be adventurous
Regards
---------- Post added at 04:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:33 PM ----------
ikjadoon said:
Hi! I see! OK. I simply added the android:visibility="gone" instead of changing the dip to 0.0.
To keep a placeholder, add my code just one line below the one I've posted. I don't exactly know how to do it your way.
This will give you a buffer as tall as the original brightness slider, like so:
However, that might be too much of a buffer. Then, I would experiment with some of those dip numbers concerning height and one of them might shrink it for you!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
for the effect of Gone:
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/View.html#attr_android:visibility

Thanks. It's nothing big, but I was excited when I finally got it all to work. Oooh, that would be very handy! Hrmm.....I shall contemplate learning those programs---it's like opening Pandora's box, so many things to do!
I see; thank you for linking that wonderful website (no idea it existed!). So, maybe then, swiftks, keep the edit in the same line, but change it to android:visibility="invisible" ?
~Ibrahim~

Thanks guys, got it perfect to my liking. :laugh: :good:
Here's my tw_status_bar_expanded.xml with the changes in RED.
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FrameLayout android:id="@id/notification_panel" android:background="@drawable/notification_panel_bg" android:paddingTop="@dimen/notification_panel_padding_top" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/notification_panel_margin_left"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:systemui="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.systemui">
<FrameLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/close_handle_underlap">
<include android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/tw_notification_panel_header_height" layout="@layout/tw_status_bar_expanded_header" />
<com.wanam.systemui.quickpanel.PowerWidget android:id="@id/exp_power_stat" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/notification_panel_header_height" />
<HorizontalScrollView android:id="@id/quicksetting_scroller" android:scrollbars="none" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="@dimen/quick_setting_button_height" android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/tw_notification_panel_header_height">
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.quicksetting.QuickSettingPanel android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/quicksetting_container" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:divider="@drawable/tw_black_bg" android:showDividers="middle" />
</HorizontalScrollView>
<ScrollView android:id="@id/scroll" android:fadingEdge="none" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/notification_panel_quicksettingbtn_height" android:overScrollMode="ifContentScrolls">
<LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/scrollCart" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/brightness_controller" android:background="#ff000000" [COLOR="red"]android:visibility="invisible"[/COLOR] android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="[COLOR="red"]26.0dip[/COLOR]">
<LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal" [COLOR="red"]android:visibility="invisible"[/COLOR] android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="[COLOR="red"]25.0dip[/COLOR]">
<ImageView android:id="@id/brightness_icon" android:clickable="true" android:layout_width="25.0dip" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginLeft="13.0dip" android:src="@drawable/ic_sysbar_brightness" android:contentDescription="@string/accessibility_brightness_icon" />
<FrameLayout android:id="@id/brightness_group" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.ToggleSlider android:id="@id/brightness" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" systemui:text="@string/status_bar_settings_auto_brightness_label" />
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.ToggleSlider android:id="@id/auto_brightness" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" systemui:text="@string/status_bar_settings_auto_brightness_label" />
</FrameLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<View android:background="#ff000000" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="1.0dip" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/noNotificationsTitle" android:focusable="true" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<TextView android:textSize="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_notification_category_text_size" android:textStyle="bold" android:textColor="@color/notification_category_color" android:gravity="left|center" android:id="@id/noNotificationsText" android:paddingLeft="11.0dip" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_notification_category_height" android:text="@string/status_bar_no_notifications_title" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/onGoingCart" android:background="#ff000000" android:focusable="true" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_notification_category_height">
<TextView android:textSize="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_notification_category_text_size" android:textStyle="bold" android:textColor="@color/notification_category_color" android:gravity="left|center" android:id="@id/onGoingNotificationText" android:paddingLeft="11.0dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:text="@string/status_bar_ongoing_events_title" />
</LinearLayout>
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.NotificationRowLayout android:id="@id/onGoingItems" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" systemui:rowHeight="@dimen/tw_notification_row_min_height" />
<LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/notificationCart" android:background="#ff000000" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_notification_category_height">
<RelativeLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<TextView android:textSize="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_notification_category_text_size" android:textStyle="bold" android:textColor="@color/notification_category_color" android:gravity="left|center" android:id="@id/latestNotificationText" android:paddingLeft="11.0dip" android:layout_width="180.0dip" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:text="@string/status_bar_latest_events_title" android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" />
<TextView android:textSize="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_notification_clear_button_text_size" android:textColor="@color/tw_status_bar_clear_btn_text" android:gravity="center" android:id="@id/clear_all_button" android:background="@drawable/tw_btn_default_small" android:padding="0.100000024dip" android:focusable="true" android:clickable="true" android:layout_width="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_clear_button_width" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginRight="4.0dip" android:text="@string/status_bar_clear_all_button" android:layout_alignParentRight="true" android:contentDescription="@string/accessibility_clear_all" />
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.NotificationRowLayout android:id="@id/notificationItems" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" systemui:rowHeight="@dimen/tw_notification_row_min_height" />
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.NotificationRowLayout android:id="@id/latestItems" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" systemui:rowHeight="@dimen/tw_notification_row_min_height" />
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
</FrameLayout>
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.CloseDragHandle android:layout_gravity="bottom" android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/close" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/tw_close_handle_height">
<RelativeLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<ImageView android:layout_gravity="bottom" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/tw_close_handle_height" android:src="@drawable/tw_status_bar_close" android:scaleType="fitXY" />
<TextView android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Expanded.Network" android:gravity="center" android:layout_gravity="bottom" android:id="@id/carrier_label" android:layout_width="0.0dip" android:layout_height="0.0dip" android:layout_marginBottom="0.0dip" />
</RelativeLayout>
</com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.CloseDragHandle>
</FrameLayout>

just a tip if you are not on a windows machine because windows blows
use apktool... much much moree effective... in my opinion and to edit smali or xmls i use Sublime text editor
also i belive in this same xml u can remove carrier logo and some more fun stuff ;D as well as mess with color.

Good tut!
I was poking around with vts for systemui then i found your tut. Covered the basic startup. Work on my note 2 and s3.
Just to let you know, vts was updated to keep old signature together with the "AndroidManifest.xml" i just used the keep old signature feature and push it to my phone. Real easy no more typing to push. Thankyou very much!!! Much better than using apktool.
Sorry for bumping old thread but i cant resist haha!

winmobby said:
I was poking around with vts for systemui then i found your tut. Covered the basic startup. Work on my note 2 and s3.
Just to let you know, vts was updated to keep old signature together with the "AndroidManifest.xml" i just used the keep old signature feature and push it to my phone. Real easy no more typing to push. Thankyou very much!!! Much better than using apktool.
Sorry for bumping old thread but i cant resist haha!
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Oh, it was! I saw that and totally forgot to update the guide. Will do!
Wow, it is so much easier now! Thanks for the heads up.

How to change Carrier ID to Carrier Logo
ikjadoon said:
Hi. I'm pretty fresh to Android, but I've already fallen in love with it. After getting the courage to root, I've found my phone as customizable as I want. If you want to move past requesting developers to edit this or that for you or just want to learn more about editing neat system files, then this guide is for you. I will be providing a thorough rationale for each step; you don't need to read the rationale to make this work, but kittens will die if you don't. And, if you understand how it all works, you'll be able to mod/edit any APK you ever find! Made possible with help from:
David Dee for inspiring me to mod my phone
grgsiocl for the actual mod
Diamondback for his critical and wonderful integrated developing environment, Virtuous Ten Studio (aka VTS)...thus NO APKTOOL COMMAND LINE REQUIRED. YES. BE HAPPY.
efrant for the helpful ADB clarifications
Chainfire for his wonderful and free adbd insecure app
David Dee, Phoneguy589, psenseny: the three people who liked my post when I said I would write a guide about this.
So, want to make this,
look like this:
This mod is for US-based Galaxy S3's running 4.1.1. I'm concurrently running this with David Dee's 23 toggle mod, so no problems there. It might work in other phones, too, but I haven't tested them. Of course, everything you do is your own responsibility. I take no ownership of your issues, but I will help if I can!
The overview: If you know how to decompile, save the signature, edit XMLs, and recompile, just follow the instructions in bold red. For the rest of us, we'll be using the user-friendly, fully GUI Virtuous Ten Studio. First, we'll SystemUI.apk. Decompile. Edit XML. Recompile. Push modded SystemUI.apk and finally restart.
Making a Nandroid, setting up adbd insecure for those on stock kernel, and preparing VTS for use!
READ THIS WHOLE TUTORIAL ONCE AND MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND IT BEFORE ACTUALLY STARTING IT. Ask me before you do something you don't know!
Root required. Why: we need to edit files in the /system partition of Android. Only root users will be able to do that.
Make a Nandroid backup right now (either using the wonderful Orange Backup app or reboot to recovery and make it).
I wasn't joking.
Seriously, make a Nandroid backup right now.
If you have the stock kernel (or any kernel that is "secure" [i.e. ro.secure=1 in your build.prop]), then install adbd insecure onto your phone. Why: expediency (i.e. fewer commands to type). VTS will be using ADB, the Android Debugging Bridge, to copy and paste files from our computer to our phone. If you are rooted + stock kernel, ADB runs in a "secure" mode that will make us jump through some hoops to copy files. Your phone has a build.prop file, located in /system. It has a line in there called ro.secure; if it is ro.secure=1, adb will run in this annoying secure mode (EVEN IF YOU ARE ROOTED). Adbd insecure will ignore that ro.secure=1 setting and force adbd to run insecure (get it? adbd insecure is the name of the app? Chainfire, you so clever!)
Now, install Virtuous Ten Studios (VTS) Why: We'll be using VTS exclusively to decompile, edit the XML, and recompile. You will NOT be writing a single line of code into a command prompt or anything. Thank you, modern software.
Read the tutorials gratefully written by Diamondback, et al. They're on the website linked in the link in the step above.
You didn't read them, did you? Jerk. lol, jk. But, seriously, read them. It will make VTS seem not so foreign and scary!
Enable Settings -> USB debugging on your phone.
Run the adbd insecure app on your phone. Check "Enable insecure adbd."
Plug your phone into your computer.
Open VTS. Then "File" -> "Open VTS Settings".
Go to "External Tools" -> "ApkTool". Click "Add single framework". Why: long answer here, haha. APKs are zip files, but if you simply unzipped them and opened an XML file, you'd get garbage. Unreadable junk! That's because the APK has been COMPILED. It was a collection of folders, then it was compiled (which, IMO, just means it was changed into Android-readable-code). We need Windows-readable-code. So, we must decompile the APK. Then we shall see Windows-readable-code organized into neat little folders. But, to change from Android-readable-code to Windows-readable-code, we need some extra files. Namely, your framework-res.apk. It contains some instructions or random junk (no idea what exactly) that will allow us to decompile SystemUI.apk.
Give your framework a tag. It's just a name that you can remember. Framework-res.apks are specific to each phone and each ROM, so if you did LOTS of theming, the tag would be useful in recalling which framework-res.apk this is!
Click OK. Then, click the down arrow next to Remote File. Open the Framework folder and highlight "framework-res.apk." Then click "Import." It'll take 15 or so seconds.
Click OK after the framework installs (you'll see it appear in your window!).
Modifying SystemUI.apk to remove the brightness bar
Let's actually do the mod now, eh? Click File in VTS and click "New Project." Why: Solutions are like "folders" and Projects are like "files" in VTS. It's just to keep you organized. We're going to be editing ONE file, so we'll make ONE solution and inside that solution will be ONE project.
Make sure Apk-Project is highlighted on the "Project" tab. Give the Project and Solution a name; doesn't matter what.
Click Apk-Tool on the left. Inside the framework tag box, type in the name you gave your framework. Or select it from the drop-down menu; whatever works for you.
Click Smali on the left. Choose API Level "4.1 Jelly Bean" Why: we aren't editing Smali (a different kind of code, besides XML), but it can't hurt, right?
Go to Build on the left. Make sure "Sign output file via the following method" is checked and Select "Keep old signature (not recommended)". It's not recommended because sometimes it can cause problems; but, it is the best option for system APKs (not user apks, like Pandora.apk). Why: every app has a signature verifying that it is made by this developer (and not some hacker). Think of a signature as a trip-wire for zipping and compiling APKs. If we do either of those, the signature will go crazy; if you have a "crazy"/tripped signature, your phone will be stuck on the boot logo. So, APKs are basically zip files; the signature is inside both the META-INF folder and AndroidManifest.xml file. Again, these files are tripped/changed if you unzip or re-zip or decompile or re-compile your APK (very sensitive!); you don't even have to open them and they will get changed! Thus, VTS, after we recompile, will insert the original META-INF folder and AndroidManifest.xml file (that it backed up when it pulled the APK) back into the now-modified APK.
Go to Import on the left. Click the "..." button on the right. Click the down arrow next to Remote file. Open the System folder.
BEHOLD the wonderful list of all the system apps installed on your phone. Scrooooooollllll down to SystemUI. apk. Select it and click import.
Click "OK" to begin decompiling SystemUI.apk
Wait about 20 seconds. You should be greeted with a set of folders called assets, res, and smali, as well as AndroidManifest.XML, apktook.yml, and buildevents.
Open res -> layout -> tw_status_bar_expanded.xml by DOUBLE-CLICKING it. WARNING: there are about 50 different folders that are called layout-blah and 50 different XML files that have "tw" and "status_bar" there. Make sure you open the right file.
You should get some nice XML code at the bottom. Add exactly this:
Code:
android:visibility="gone"
here (it's colored in red; scroll right to see it!):
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FrameLayout android:id="@id/notification_panel" android:background="@drawable/back" android:paddingTop="@dimen/notification_panel_padding_top" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/notification_panel_margin_left"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:systemui="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.systemui">
<FrameLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/close_handle_underlap">
<include android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/tw_notification_panel_header_height" layout="@layout/tw_status_bar_expanded_header" />
<com.wanam.systemui.quickpanel.PowerWidget android:id="@id/exp_power_stat" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/notification_panel_header_height" />
<HorizontalScrollView android:id="@id/quicksetting_scroller" android:scrollbars="none" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="@dimen/quick_setting_button_height" android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/tw_notification_panel_header_height">
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.quicksetting.QuickSettingPanel android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/quicksetting_container" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:divider="@drawable/tw_black_bg" android:showDividers="middle" />
</HorizontalScrollView>
<ScrollView android:id="@id/scroll" android:fadingEdge="none" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/notification_panel_quicksettingbtn_height" android:overScrollMode="ifContentScrolls">
<LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/scrollCart" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/brightness_controller" [B][COLOR="Red"]android:visibility="gone"[/COLOR][/B] android:background="#ff000000" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="56.0dip">
<LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="1.0dip">
<ImageView android:id="@id/brightness_icon" android:clickable="true" android:layout_width="25.0dip" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginLeft="13.0dip" android:src="@drawable/ic_sysbar_brightness" android:contentDescription="@string/accessibility_brightness_icon" />
<FrameLayout android:id="@id/brightness_group" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.ToggleSlider android:id="@id/brightness" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" systemui:text="@string/status_bar_settings_auto_brightness_label" />
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.ToggleSlider android:id="@id/auto_brightness" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" systemui:text="@string/status_bar_settings_auto_brightness_label" />
</FrameLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<View android:background="#ff091a24" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="1.0dip" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/noNotificationsTitle" android:focusable="true" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<TextView android:textSize="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_notification_category_text_size" android:textStyle="bold" android:textColor="@color/notification_category_color" android:gravity="left|center" android:id="@id/noNotificationsText" android:paddingLeft="11.0dip" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_notification_category_height" android:text="@string/status_bar_no_notifications_title" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/onGoingCart" android:background="#ff293945" android:focusable="true" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_notification_category_height">
<TextView android:textSize="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_notification_category_text_size" android:textStyle="bold" android:textColor="@color/notification_category_color" android:gravity="left|center" android:id="@id/onGoingNotificationText" android:paddingLeft="11.0dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:text="@string/status_bar_ongoing_events_title" />
</LinearLayout>
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.NotificationRowLayout android:id="@id/onGoingItems" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" systemui:rowHeight="@dimen/tw_notification_row_min_height" />
<LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/notificationCart" android:background="#ff293945" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_notification_category_height">
<RelativeLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<TextView android:textSize="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_notification_category_text_size" android:textStyle="bold" android:textColor="@color/notification_category_color" android:gravity="left|center" android:id="@id/latestNotificationText" android:paddingLeft="11.0dip" android:layout_width="180.0dip" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:text="@string/status_bar_latest_events_title" android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" />
<TextView android:textSize="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_notification_clear_button_text_size" android:textColor="@color/tw_status_bar_clear_btn_text" android:gravity="center" android:id="@id/clear_all_button" android:background="@drawable/tw_btn_default_small" android:padding="0.100000024dip" android:focusable="true" android:clickable="true" android:layout_width="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_clear_button_width" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginRight="4.0dip" android:text="@string/status_bar_clear_all_button" android:layout_alignParentRight="true" android:contentDescription="@string/accessibility_clear_all" />
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.NotificationRowLayout android:id="@id/notificationItems" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" systemui:rowHeight="@dimen/tw_notification_row_min_height" />
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.NotificationRowLayout android:id="@id/latestItems" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" systemui:rowHeight="@dimen/tw_notification_row_min_height" />
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
</FrameLayout>
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.CloseDragHandle android:layout_gravity="bottom" android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/close" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/tw_close_handle_height">
<RelativeLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<ImageView android:layout_gravity="bottom" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/tw_close_handle_height" android:src="@drawable/tw_status_bar_close" android:scaleType="fitXY" />
<TextView android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Expanded.Network" android:gravity="center" android:layout_gravity="bottom" android:id="@id/carrier_label" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/tw_close_handle_height" android:layout_marginBottom="10.0dip" />
</RelativeLayout>
</com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.CloseDragHandle>
</FrameLayout>
Then, DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING ELSE in the XML file. Unless you're feeling adventurous?
Click "Push All" on the top. If you did it right, it shall ask you "Do you want to save changes?"
Click yes. Wait 2 minutes while it re-compiles and pushes the APK to /system/app.
If all went well, your screen will flicker and you'll get the original wallpaper back. No worries. REBOOT YOUR PHONE (this will reload SystemUI.apk, disable adbd insecure, and put /system back in a read-only state: all good things!) and ENJOY NO BRIGHTNESS BAR.
Questions?
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Plez guilde me how to change Carrier ID to Carrier Logo (*.png) into notif bar
i used galaxy s3 AT&T i747 rom Stock JB 4.1.1

Ái Nhân said:
Plez guilde me how to change Carrier ID to Carrier Logo (*.png) into notif bar
i used galaxy s3 AT&T i747 rom Stock JB 4.1.1
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Hi! Unforunately, I don't know how to do that particular mod. This guide is more to help you decompile/recompile than provide exact instructions for all the other mods.
If you've seen that mod in a ROM, contact the developer! They're pretty friendly folk.

Ái Nhân said:
Plez guilde me how to change Carrier ID to Carrier Logo (*.png) into notif bar
i used galaxy s3 AT&T i747 rom Stock JB 4.1.1
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Sorry I missed this! This tweak should work:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2227624
~Ibrahim~
EDIT: Ah, this thread has a second page. Haha, I had a little more time to search!

[Q] [GPE] Changing Battery Colour via SystemUI.apk

Not having a VISIBLE BATTERY PERCENTAGE annoys me. I don't know why Google couldn't edit the battery colour or maybe add the percentage beside the battery icon. Anyway, I tried editing the colour in battery_low.xml in /res/layout/ to black but when I copied over the edited file into SystemUI.apk on my phone via PowerGrasp and rebooted, I still have an invisible battery percentage. I'm not sure if I edited the wrong file,but I couldn't find another xml that had the battery colour in it... maybe I'm blind and missed something. Here's my edited battery_low.xml:
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout android:gravity="center" android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/padding" android:padding="16.0dip"
xmlns:android="h77p://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<TextView android:textSize="18.0sp" android:textColor="#00000000" android:gravity="start" android:id="@id/subtitle" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/battery_low_subtitle" />
<TextView android:textSize="18.0sp" android:textColor="#00000000" android:gravity="start" android:id="@id/level_percent" android:paddingBottom="16.0dip" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<ImageView android:id="@id/image" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:src="@drawable/battery_low_battery" />
</LinearLayout>
Note: the 7's in h77p are t's. I can't post links since I don't have enough posts...
BTW, I'm using [ROM] 4/6/2014- Stock Google Play Edition KOT49H.H16 - 1.16.1700.16 by graffixnyc
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center clock for 8.1

Hey guys I know a lot of people are missing center clock for oreo. So I found a substratum theme called dark infusion which allows u to change location. I'm not really comfortable flashing other mods so I can't say if they work or not. But I have seen a few. I'm just verifying that this theme (paid) does work as u can see below. If anyone else wants to share other working mods pz do. I wanna thank @NepoRood for this find as he showed me.

There's a Substratum module called "Clock Tweaks for O" that will center the clock and also allow you to change the font and size.

Found another which I'm sure a lot of u know about but gravity box for Oreo works great on los 15.1 and crdroid. Not so good on benzo. For some reason I was having lag issues on stock also. But for those who don't you can move clock and there's a ton of other options. Make sure you install beta 2 of xposed the first one is buggy. Then search gravity or search Oreo under downloads section. Look for gravity box (o) and install activate and restart it has as many if not more customizations as any custom ROMs have fun

joeeboogz said:
Found another which I'm sure a lot of u know about but gravity box for Oreo works great on los 15.1 and crdroid. Not so good on benzo. For some reason I was having lag issues on stock also. But for those who don't you can move clock and there's a ton of other options. Make sure you install beta 2 of xposed the first one is buggy. Then search gravity or search Oreo under downloads section. Look for gravity box (o) and install activate and restart it has as many if not more customizations as any custom ROMs have fun
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I'm running stock 8.1, magisk, with Gravity Box [O] and center clock is up and running

Gravity box as magisk module? Without xposed?
Please share link. Inside magisk there is no such module.
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Gravity box as magisk module? Without xposed?
Please share link. Inside magisk there is no such module.
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I think he means xposed magisk version

For those that don't want to stock up on third party apps, a center clock is a fairly simple mod.

Tulsadiver said:
For those that don't want to stock up on third party apps, a center clock is a fairly simple mod.
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dbama1 said:
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Decompile your SystemUIGoogle.apk. Remove the entire code for the clock from your status_bar.xml located in the res/layout folder.
Code:
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.Clock android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Clock" android:gravity="start|center" android:id="@id/clock" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:singleLine="true" android:paddingStart="@dimen/status_bar_clock_starting_padding" android:paddingEnd="@dimen/status_bar_clock_end_padding" />"
Just below the following code
Code:
xmlns:systemui="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.systemui">
Put this code
<include layout="@layout/mycenterclock" />
Throw the attached mycenterclock.xml into your res/layout folder and recompile.
Alternately you could put this code in place of the layout I attached.
Code:
<com.android.keyguard.AlphaOptimizedLinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/system_icon_area" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.Clock android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Clock" android:gravity="center" android:id="@id/clock" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:singleLine="true" />
</com.android.keyguard.AlphaOptimizedLinearLayout>

Tulsadiver said:
Decompile your SystemUIGoogle.apk. Remove the entire code for the clock from your status_bar.xml located in the res/layout folder.
Code:
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.Clock android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Clock" android:gravity="start|center" android:id="@id/clock" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:singleLine="true" android:paddingStart="@dimen/status_bar_clock_starting_padding" android:paddingEnd="@dimen/status_bar_clock_end_padding" />"
Just below the following code
Code:
xmlns:systemui="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.systemui">
Put this code
<include layout="@layout/mycenterclock" />
Throw the attached mycenterclock.xml into your res/layout folder and recompile.
Alternately you could put this code in place of the layout I attached.
Code:
<com.android.keyguard.AlphaOptimizedLinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/system_icon_area" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.Clock android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Clock" android:gravity="center" android:id="@id/clock" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:singleLine="true" />
</com.android.keyguard.AlphaOptimizedLinearLayout>
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You are the man! Thank you for sharing and for your work. :good:

Thanks

Tulsadiver said:
Decompile your SystemUIGoogle.apk. Remove the entire code for the clock from your status_bar.xml located in the res/layout folder.
Code:
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.Clock android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Clock" android:gravity="start|center" android:id="@id/clock" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:singleLine="true" android:paddingStart="@dimen/status_bar_clock_starting_padding" android:paddingEnd="@dimen/status_bar_clock_end_padding" />"
Just below the following code
Code:
xmlns:systemui="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.systemui">
Put this code
<include layout="@layout/mycenterclock" />
Throw the attached mycenterclock.xml into your res/layout folder and recompile.
Alternately you could put this code in place of the layout I attached.
Code:
<com.android.keyguard.AlphaOptimizedLinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/system_icon_area" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.Clock android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Clock" android:gravity="center" android:id="@id/clock" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:singleLine="true" />
</com.android.keyguard.AlphaOptimizedLinearLayout>
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dunno why, but I can't scan that qr code

tiro_uspsss said:
dunno why, but I can't scan that qr code
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You have to copy- paste.

Tulsadiver said:
Decompile your SystemUIGoogle.apk. Remove the entire code for the clock from your status_bar.xml located in the res/layout folder.
Code:
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.Clock android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Clock" android:gravity="start|center" android:id="@id/clock" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:singleLine="true" android:paddingStart="@dimen/status_bar_clock_starting_padding" android:paddingEnd="@dimen/status_bar_clock_end_padding" />"
Just below the following code
Code:
xmlns:systemui="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.systemui">
Put this code
<include layout="@layout/mycenterclock" />
Throw the attached mycenterclock.xml into your res/layout folder and recompile.
Alternately you could put this code in place of the layout I attached.
Code:
<com.android.keyguard.AlphaOptimizedLinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/system_icon_area" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.Clock android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Clock" android:gravity="center" android:id="@id/clock" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:singleLine="true" />
</com.android.keyguard.AlphaOptimizedLinearLayout>
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Dear Sir, can you please tell me where to find the "SystemGoogleUI.apk" , thank you in advance.

suey86 said:
Dear Sir, can you please tell me where to find the "SystemGoogleUI.apk" , thank you in advance.
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system/product/priv-app/SystemUIGoogle

Tulsadiver said:
system/product/priv-app/SystemUIGoogle
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still can't found the folder, FYI Im using Masik x 5.2, thank you very much for ur respond

suey86 said:
still can't found the folder, FYI Im using Masik x 5.2, thank you very much for ur respond
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Sorry, that was for Q. Pie is just system/priv-app/SystemUIGoogle but a custom rom is going to be just SystemUI, not SystemUIGoogle.

Tulsadiver said:
Sorry, that was for Q. Pie is just system/priv-app/SystemUIGoogle but a custom rom is going to be just SystemUI, not SystemUIGoogle.
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one more question Sir if i may,, what app u are using for decompile it ?

suey86 said:
one more question Sir if i may,, what app u are using for decompile it ?
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Ticklemyandroid

Tulsadiver said:
Ticklemyandroid
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thank you so much Sir..

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