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I was wondering if there was a way, and how to, edit the default app icons, so when opening up the app list or placing one on the home screen, the icon is one other than the original?
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You would have to change the icon in each apk file.
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What rom are you using? Because cm6.1 and 7 nightlies you can pick any picture you want on your desktop only. I think there are some launchers that will let you pick also.
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fundio said:
What rom are you using? Because cm6.1 and 7 nightlies you can pick any picture you want on your desktop only. I think there are some launchers that will let you pick also.
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redemptive, but i have launchepro, so I know I can use the feature on that. But what I mean is: I have really nice icons i found, and I use SiMi folder widget. I can't edit the icons in the widget, those are the default ones in the apk. However, i tried editing the apk itself, but it disappeared when i rebooted, which seems to happen a lot.
Did you sign the apk after you got done editing it? Any third party apks will need to be resigned, any stock apks do not.
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Did you sign the apk after you got done editing it? Any third party apks will need to be resigned, any stock apks do not.
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Last time i tried this using apk manager, it still wouldnt work, but i can give it another shot.
I get to signing it, but from there i try to install and it says "application not installed"
Do I need to uninstall the original apk first or something?
crazyg0od33 said:
I was wondering if there was a way, and how to, edit the default app icons, so when opening up the app list or placing one on the home screen, the icon is one other than the original?
Thanks
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If you use adw or lp, you can do that by long pressing the icon and selecting a custom one. If not, you'll have to theme them
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FINALLY I figured out apk manager for image editing!!!
Now my apps dont disappear on reboot and my widgetlocker is sexy again!
Thanks guys
How did you do it? Does it have to be signed?
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Download apk manager from the forums...then when you use it on the apk, just extract it, don't decompile it, then drop in your image and zip it as a regular apk, don't recompile, and then sign it...that's it
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*** IN NO WAY DO I TAKE CREDIT FOR THIS WIDGET!!! TO MY KNOWLEDGE IT WAS CREATED IN THE I9100 FORUM SOMEWHERE AND HAS BEEN USED ALL OVER THE PLACE. WHOEVER DID CREATE IT IS MUCH SMARTER THAN ME.***
MAKE A BACKUP! CWM AND THE WIDGET! I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY IF YOU MESS YOUR DEVICE UP!!!
Now, this is the accuweather widget but with a smoked transparent background. IV been using it for months on every different version of the sgs2. All you need to do is remove the widget from your home screen, with root explorer or es file explorer (free, what I use) go into system, app, and copy the original somewhere on your external SD for a backup. Go back into system, apps, and delete the file you just made a copy of, paste the new file in its place, enjoy. I take no responsibility if you mess up your device, make a nandroid backup in cwm before doing ANY mods to your device.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pv58w7xwsh3no84
Sweet! Worked perfectly. Thanks
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Sure man! I'm glad it worked for you... I prefer the transparent now that IV used it so long.. it looks sharp.
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Edit: nvm lol nice!!
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been using this for a few weeks and its great.
Bump this thread cos its awesome!
Op thank yu for sharing!
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Link is down, can anyone post a mirror or the zip thanks
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Esevw said:
Link is down, can anyone post a mirror or the zip thanks
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it actually worked for me
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This is in the clear glass theme you guys. Along with others check the screenies.
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Thanks. Been on Beautiful Widgets cause I wanted the transparency but I liked AccuWeather. Awesome!!
It says the folder is empty..
Someone please share
This looks great! Is there anyway you can make it so that when tapping the widget it opens the Clock/Alarm app? That's the only thing keeping me from using this widget.
How are you guys downloading it?
It says the folder is empty for me
ArcticWolf91 said:
This looks great! Is there anyway you can make it so that when tapping the widget it opens the Clock/Alarm app? That's the only thing keeping me from using this widget.
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I would also like this, is there anywhere to achieve this result?
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ArcticWolf91 said:
This looks great! Is there anyway you can make it so that when tapping the widget it opens the Clock/Alarm app? That's the only thing keeping me from using this widget.
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Tapping the weather widget opens the clock app??
Besides op said he didn't make this, just sharing it.
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Upload new links please
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I have a 'request' in my household for this as well. I opened my mouth saying I saw it only to get the dead link also.
Can someone throw it back out?
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Since no one could post this and the OP went to the GNote, I snooped around in the I9100 and found it!
here you go!
semi-transparent weather. The shade grows darker in the nighttime, otherwise the translucency matches the clock widget
Does anybody have the transparent widget that works with the ics update. I miss that... The blue color widget is horrible but the functionality is cool
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I agree
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here is the .apk for the semi-transparent weather widget. It's made to match the digital clock. i been using this with the stock rooted ics rom. i would show a screenshot but the i'm having trouble capturing a screenshot on a stock rom. amazing how i took that feature for granted when i had the option available in the advanced power menu in other roms.
just make sure to set the permissions to rw-,r--,r--
Almost forgot... this might go without saying for some.. but this gotta be pushed using root explorer. Don't try to install normally
my first ever custom apk... hope it works out for all
Would you happen to have the calendar version in semi-transparent ?
"Fear is the path to the Darkside"
gejenn said:
Would you happen to have the calendar version in semi-transparent ?
"Fear is the path to the Darkside"
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i can take a look at it... but i promise nothing... lol. i'm not that good at this
doubled227 said:
here is the .apk for the semi-transparent weather widget. It's made to match the digital clock. i been using this with the stock rooted ics rom. i would show a screenshot but the i'm having trouble capturing a screenshot on a stock rom. amazing how i took that feature for granted when i had the option available in the advanced power menu in other roms.
just make sure to set the permissions to rw-,r--,r--
Almost forgot... this might go without saying for some.. but this gotta be pushed using root explorer. Don't try to install normally
my first ever custom apk... hope it works out for all
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Sweet thanks man! i like the transparent one better then the solid baby blue stock one.:good::good:
Whee exactly would I push the all to? In re?
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Whee exactly would I push the all to? In re?
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in the system/app folder using root explorer
killnemsoft said:
Whee exactly would I push the all to? In re?
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what i did was use root uninstaller app to remove the older one. there are 2 accuweather apps remove the one that is bigger in size. then use root explorer to drop the app in the system/app folder. reboot your phone and the app should be installed perfectly.
now simply add the new widget.:good:
Without having to download THIS messaging app? The messaging app in my ROM has direct call and a couple of other goodies that I really like... just the colors are very boring and plain! Any help is very much appreciated, thanks.
The standard way of theming is open the mms. Apk in a zip viewer. Either win rar or 7 zip, then find the area that holds folders named draw able hdpi. Extract ONLY THE ICONS AND IMAGES You want to change. Font extract the whole apk. Then, open the images in photo shop or any editing program, change the colors as you please, save, (DONT CHANGE IMAGE NAME OR TYPE), then drop them back into the apk in the folder you found them and save changes to the zip. Once that's does, go into system/app, rename the end of the name .Bak. So apkname.Apk.bak
Then just copy and paste it into system app and then give it correct permissions if it doesn't already and then reboot
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The standard way of theming is open the mms. Apk in a zip viewer. Either win rar or 7 zip, then find the area that holds folders named draw able hdpi. Extract ONLY THE ICONS AND IMAGES You want to change. Font extract the whole apk. Then, open the images in photo shop or any editing program, change the colors as you please, save, (DONT CHANGE IMAGE NAME OR TYPE), then drop them back into the apk in the folder you found them and save changes to the zip. Once that's does, go into system/app, rename the end of the name .Bak. So apkname.Apk.bak
Then just copy and paste it into system app and then give it correct permissions if it doesn't already and then reboot
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Too complicated for me man!
Joe0113 said:
Without having to download THIS messaging app? The messaging app in my ROM has direct call and a couple of other goodies that I really like... just the colors are very boring and plain! Any help is very much appreciated, thanks.
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Try using gosms or handcent. I believe they have theming capabilities.
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Try using gosms or handcent. I believe they have theming capabilities.
All Battery results are on a 6300mah battery, unless otherwise noted!
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I used Handcent since my EVO 3D days but I really like the 4.2.2 Messaging app.... I just hate that I can't theme it. No need for a 3rd party messaging app... I can live with the plain colors, I'd just rather be able to theme it if possible!!
Then if Reapers response is too complicated the answer to your question is then No. There's no other way to do it.
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Then if Reapers response is too complicated the answer to your question is then No. There's no other way to do it.
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Guess I"ll just have to live with it or extract another MMS.apk from another ROM!
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Guess I"ll just have to live with it or extract another MMS.apk from another ROM!
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Sorry, i made it sound over complicated lol.. just find the thing you want to change and then save it and put it back and save the apk and then just put it on your phone..
Why wouldn't you just download that app? It makes it a lot easier on you to theme the stuff the way you want. :what:
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Why wouldn't you just download that app? It makes it a lot easier on you to theme the stuff the way you want. :what:
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I'm honestly thinking about just doing that hahaa.
UPDATE: more MODSs, deodex added....
Hello XDA,
those Weatherwidgets are like clothes, you have to change them from time to time and since from the
functional point of view the stock Accuweather is the best in my opinion, i was moved to make myself couple of
mods which i would like to share with you and anybody who may like them.
1. Stock S4 Widget look
2. Light transparent S4 look with colours and weather features present
3. Very transparent S4 look without colours but weather features present
4. Totally tranparent, little styled and Yahoo Weathericons.
5. Totally tranparent, little styled and Daniel Chitu's Icons
These work on the Stock 4.3 Roms (odex/deodex);
-make a backup
-copy them into your app folder
-change permissions to rw-r--r--
-reboot
DrKaOt
Won't work on deodex?
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Won't work on deodex?
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Don't work for deodexed or don't work on Note 3 TouchWiz.
Tried but not worked.
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Please make it deodex ......work
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how do i install this? please give me the exact steps... as basic as you can please! im in an odexed firmware... and another question , is this really like the ported widget one? (wit the the weather animations..etc)
I usually copy the apk file in system folder, rename, change permissions and then move the file in the app folder....than it works even without reboot, all needed is root and rootexplorer.
The look is as on the pics, the animation is the s3 one.
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good work sir , can you make it flashable.zip please
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kas0009 said:
good work sir , can you make it flashable.zip please
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attached a flashable zip including the Widget 1. S4_orig (odex), if you wish to flash any
other file simply open the flashsable zip file with Winrar or 7zip, pull in the new AccuweatherWidget.apk
and replace the old one. But dont extract, just drag and drop in the new file into Winrar in
the system/app folder
is there any way or possibility for you to mod the 3 weather files? (AccuweatherDeamon.apk, AccuweatherWidget.apk, AccuweatherWidgetMain.apk) Like the S4 weather.... Im talking about the animation in the widget, the settings..etc, There are some Ports with launchers, but i dont like the lanchers, so.. is it possible to just mod the weather widget files and make it like the galaxy note 3 port, or the s4 weather and launcher port? im in odex stock 4.3 jb firmware. It would so nice a flashable zip with that complete mod.
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Sar17 said:
is there any way or possibility for you to mod the 3 weather files? (AccuweatherDeamon.apk, AccuweatherWidget.apk, AccuweatherWidgetMain.apk) Like the S4 weather.... Im talking about the animation in the widget, the settings..etc, There are some Ports with launchers, but i dont like the lanchers, so.. is it possible to just mod the weather widget files and make it like the galaxy note 3 port, or the s4 weather and launcher port? im in odex stock 4.3 jb firmware. It would so nice a flashable zip with that complete mod.
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Hej, thats exactly the point. I reverted to moding the s3 widget for myself because i did not like the ported launchers, which FC too often,
and are not optimal for the S3 in my opinion. I can't mod in the animation inside the s3 widget or alteast it apears like it would be easier start the whole thing from scratch. Maybe somebody figures out in some time how to make the ported versions work with the s3 launcher, but i dont
know whats needed to do it at present, neither do i have the time. sorry.
hey can you make on odex a stock s4 widget but in TOTALLY TRANSPARENT? only a white border of widget the rest is totally transparent?
Plz make one without root
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hey can you make on odex a stock s4 widget but in TOTALLY TRANSPARENT? only a white border of widget the rest is totally transparent?
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like this ? ...hmmm, does not look that awfull :good:
It's possible make an AccuweatherWidget for odex rom with animation like a S4, totally transparent, like third thumb, with 13:56 hours, with clouds!!
Thank you @DrKaOt
DrKaOt said:
UPDATE: more MODSs, deodex added....
Hello XDA,
those Weatherwidgets are like clothes, you have to change them from time to time and since from the
functional point of view the stock Accuweather is the best in my opinion, i was moved to make myself couple of
mods which i would like to share with you and anybody who may like them.
1. Stock S4 Widget look
2. Light transparent S4 look with colours and weather features present
3. Very transparent S4 look without colours but weather features present
4. Totally tranparent, little styled and Yahoo Weathericons.
5. Totally tranparent, little styled and Daniel Chitu's Icons
These work on the Stock 4.3 Roms (odex/deodex);
-make a backup
-copy them into your app folder
-change permissions to rw-r--r--
-reboot
DrKaOt
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For odex do we need to rename the file to AccuweatherWidget.apk right
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danierakes said:
For odex do we need to rename the file to AccuweatherWidget.apk right
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ya, of course. for deodex also.
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like this ? ...hmmm, does not look that awfull :good:
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yes thanks a lot! :good: by the way i forgot to say the weather icons to change into yahoo icons and a version without a white border..thanks
DrKaOt said:
UPDATE: more MODSs, deodex added....
Hello XDA,
those Weatherwidgets are like clothes, you have to change them from time to time and since from the
functional point of view the stock Accuweather is the best in my opinion, i was moved to make myself couple of
mods which i would like to share with you and anybody who may like them.
1. Stock S4 Widget look
2. Light transparent S4 look with colours and weather features present
3. Very transparent S4 look without colours but weather features present
4. Totally tranparent, little styled and Yahoo Weathericons.
5. Totally tranparent, little styled and Daniel Chitu's Icons
These work on the Stock 4.3 Roms (odex/deodex);
-make a backup
-copy them into your app folder
-change permissions to rw-r--r--
-reboot
DrKaOt
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Thank you this mod worked like a charm with no issue on S3 I747M :laugh:
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Thank you this mod worked like a charm with no issue on S3 I747M :laugh:
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Thank you for the feedback.
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It says: problem loading widget
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