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Touchwizz 4.5 NextGen : little "HowTo"
Hello everybody.
I started this thread to put all informations, tips'n tricks and howto for a best use of this very cool launcher "TW 4.5 NextGen" made by fr4gg0r. Note that I will try to add your tips as soon as you deliver them here.
First at all, the link to the concerned thread of this launcher :
>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1061883
Note that you will not find in this subject the download of files. Please refer to the link and thread above.
This HowTo is so subdivised :
Installation of Applications & Widgets
details about installation of what you need to have, to do for having this launcher.
>> see here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18491540&postcount=2
Use of TW4Manager
how to use it, in quick words. This programm is intended to download the latests versions and the themes :
a. select, download and apply Themes (as they are shared by fr4gg0r)
b. select, download and apply Widgets signed (as they are shared by fr4gg0r)
c. see tutorials (links in version #6 not functionnal)
d. verify your donation (as they are updated by fr4gg0r)
e. check for updates of tw4manager and tw4.5 launcher, uninstall, see changelog,...
Launcher TW4.5 : supported phones
a little list, maybe not so exhaustive of supported phones, normally every device with armv7 processor and froyo or higher.
Launcher TW4.5 : installation problems
how to bypass installations problems? Many suggestions and maybe (certainly) solutions !
>> see here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18491546&postcount=3
Launcher TW4.5 : resigning widgets
To fix non-working widgets :
grab the key attached in the officiel thread
decompile with apktool.
open AndroidManifest.xml
edit the sharedUserId so (if not there add it) :
Code:
android:sharedUserId="tw4.fr4gg0r"
recompile
use jarsigner from android sdk to resign with the key (password is touchwiz, alias is fr4gg0r) :
Code:
"[java -jar] jarsigner -keystore /...tw4key -storepass touchwiz theWidget.apk fr4gg0r
Official details are here.
Launcher TW4.5 : actions on screens
details on how to change the size of widgets, add new shortcuts, set default screen, change wallpaper,...
>> see here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18491550&postcount=4
Launcher TW4.5 : preferences
what let you do what for this launcher.
>> see here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18491553&postcount=5
Launcher TW4.5 : Widgets
quite all about widgets
>> see here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18491562&postcount=7
Launcher TW4.5 : docking icons
how to modify or add icons to the dock bar (bottom bar of the launcher).
>> it's very very simple to add icons to the dock bar. Here you go :
open TW4.5 Launcher preferences to be set the number of icons to be shown :
Dock settings
in "Icon Dock Count" be certain to have more than 1 icon selected.
if "Centered apps icon" is checked, the shortcut to appdrawer will be centered (else not)
make your options or modifications, save and exit
from the mainscreen
bring up the appdrawer from the main screen
{
"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"
}
press the menu button
select edit (modify - modifier)
press the icon you want to dock and stay pressed
drag the pressed icon to the dock bar
release the icon.
presse the menu button and choose "save"
here you are... easy !
Note if you want custom icons for dock, see the theming howto.
Launcher TW4.5 : miscellaneous
well... all other points not listed before about the launcher TW4.5 !
>> see here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18491558&postcount=6
Launcher TW4.5 : reporting an error, a crash
As TW4.5 crashes, a log file is automatically created here :
Simply report the content of this file in the officiel thread, and write the maximum details about what you wanted to do, what you've done, which phone and which ROM do you use.
Themes : downloading & applying
how to download and to apply, use themes. And what kind of "restrictions" you may encounter.
>> see here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18491573&postcount=8
Themes : creation
howto create themes... in a few words (hoping so) !
>> see here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18491582&postcount=9
You also can suggest themes to Fr4gg0r easily by filling up this web formular (http://www.i900playeraddict.com/android/TW45/tw45.php) and send an MP to him.
Themes : icon's names
greate debate... how have to be the icon's names for applications? You may find here some listed and tricks to find the names of others.
>> see here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18491589&postcount=10
Themes : links of some
not so many themes for now... I'll try to list them here, with printscreens (or not).
>> see here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18491594&postcount=11
Themes : miscellaneous
well... all other points not listed before about themes!
>> see here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18491605&postcount=12
Miscellaneous items and infos
well... all other points not listed before !
>> see here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18491610&postcount=13
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
well... maybe questions which are not answered in all of upper posts !
>> see here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18491802&postcount=14
So now... feel free to add suggestions to complete this HowTo !
And... never forget this : THANKS FR4GG0R for this launcher...
Installation of Applications & Widgets
Installation of Applications & Widgets
First of all, your phone have to be ROOTED !
Secondly, I strongly suggest you to have another launcher installed (and defrozed)... this for avoiding a loop reboot and to be able to work, remove,... with applications.
There is two different kind of installations of the Launcher TW4.5.
(note that tw4key.zip is not necessary for installation, it's just for resigning applications)
a. with TW4Manager
b. by hand
Let speak first with the common solution, this with TW4Manager. It's pretty easy :
download TW4Manager from the officiel thread
install it like another application
run it
go in the menu "Check for Updates & Uninstall"
select "TW4 Manager" to be certain to have the very last version installed
That's all for the TW4Manager... so now we will see how to install the TW4.5 Launcher with TW4Manager :
run TW4Manager (think just to check you have the very latest version)
go in the menu "Check for Updates & Uninstall"
if you do not have a "cyanogenmod" ROM, select "latest stable version" by clicking on it
if your ROM is a "cyanogenmod" one, select "latest cyanogenmod" by clicking on it
you now can select to install the lauchner in normal mode (like other applications) in "data/app" or in system mode (like the normal launcher) in "system/app".
That's all !
Note that if you already have one version installed, I strongly suggest you to click first on "uninstall" then on "remove old tw4.5", then on "latest stable version".
Don't forget to backup your homescreen berfore updating the launcher, either with the backup option of TW4.5Launcher (see post about this option), or with another backup application (like Titanium for example).
**** info to come : differences betwen the two installations modes
So now we will see another way of installing, the procedure TW4.5 Launcher "by hand".
if you do not have the TW4.5 installed (and have a Samsung phone or have touchwizz installed) :
go in "system/app"
find "TouchWiz30Launcher.apk" and rename it to "TouchWiz30Launcher.apk.OLD"
find "TouchWiz30Launcher.odex" and rename it to "TouchWiz30Launcher.odex.OLD"
find "TWLauncher.apk" and rename it to "TWLauncher.apk.OLD"
find "TWLauncher.odex" and rename it to "TWLauncher.odex.OLD"
find any other file with "TW" and "Launcher" in the name and rename them with .OLD at the end
if you do not find this files (other phone or touchwizz not installed), don't be afraid... just skip this steps !
if you already have a version of TW4.5 installed :
go in "system/app"
find "TW4Launcher.apk" and rename it "TW4Launcher.apk.OLD" or simply delete it
copy the latest version of launcher you have downloaded in this folder.
if you want to make a really clean new installation of your launcher, you also can rename "data/data/samsung.tw4.nextgen" folder in (for example) "samsung.tw4.nextgen.OLD", do the same for "sdcard/.TW4Themes" folder to "sdcard/.TW4Themes_OLD" (or delete it) and relaunch the launcher.
The new folder, with default settings, will be created.
Last points... installing the Widgets.
First to know that special widgets needs to :
- have a samsung framework
- have been resigned to be functionnals with TW4.5 Launcher
You also can download some widgets (resigned) for SG1 and SG2 via TW4Manager and "Widgets" :
run TW4Manager (think just to check you have the very latest version)
go in "Widgets"
select the system you want (SG1 or SG2)
a list of available resigned widgets will be shown
check the one you want
hit the "Menu" button
choose "apply selected"
The widgets will be installed.
Note that:
- Power Widget stays gray on samsung firmwares (it does not on cm7 for example), after reboot it will be displayed normally.
- some widgets listed will not be functionnals on some systems.
- not all widgets are listed. Scroll the official thread to find more (and report links so I can put the links here)
- on my SG2 quite all other widgets are functionnals (not all of Samsung)
- some widgets, even if resigned, will absolutely not work on some phone. So sad... but take other widgets, sorry !
- if you have some widgets which are absolutely working, please send me a PM with the widget's name, your phone (and ROM) and, of course, a downloadable link so I will upgrade the infos
That's all for now... but if you have any other clues or infos, PM me or post an answer !
Launcher TW4.5 : installation problems
Launcher TW4.5 : installation problems
well... sometimes it's hard to function and some Force Close (FC) occurs. Mainly you can avoid this by doing a really proper new installation.
Steps to do so :
install another launcher
go in "data/data/"
rename "samsung.tw4.nextgen" folder in (for example) "samsung.tw4.nextgen.OLD", or simply delete it
go in "system/app"
find "TW4Launcher.apk" and rename it "TW4Launcher.apk.OLD" or simply delete it
go in "sdcard"
rename "sdcard/.TW4Themes" folder in (for example) "TW4Launcher.apk.OLD" or simply delete it
execute TW4Manager and:
go in "Check for Updates & Uninstall"
click on "uninstall" (redondant with the above points, but to be certain)
click on "remove old tw4.5" (redondant with the above points, but to be certain)
click on "latest XXX version" (depending of your ROM)
wait until confirmation of installation
reboot your phone (it's why it's better to have another launcher installed)
execute/relaunch the launcher. New folders, with default settings, will be created.
That's all for now... but if you have any other clues or infos, PM me or post an answer !
Launcher TW4.5 : actions on screen
Launcher TW4.5 : actions on screens
This Launcher acts quite the same as the touchwizz 3.0 launcher. But I will explain you here how to do some little actions on the main screen.
set default screen
you quickly can know which is the main screen by :
- pinching in on the screen (or by hitting menu and then configure). A list of all desktops will appear :
The default mainscreen is the one with the little house drawed on it.
To change the default homescreen, from this view:
- hit the menu key
- click on "define as default homescreen"
- select the one you want. It will be greyed
- click on "ok"
adding screens
- pinching in on the screen (or by hitting menu and then configure). A list of all desktops will appear :
- press the + button to add a new screen
removing screens
- pinching in on the screen (or by hitting menu and then configure). A list of all desktops will appear :
- press and hold the screen you want to remove
- drop the holded screen in the bottom trash bin
- validate
change the size of widgets
press long the widget until the phone make a little vibration. then stop pressing. You will see a yellow grid allowing you to resize the widget by dragging the grey corner :
quickly select a screen
you have many options to quickly select a screen :
- if you're not on the main screen, simply hit the middle button to go back to main screen
- hit the "pageIndicator" of the page you want to reach
- slide the "pageIndicators" to quickly browse screens
basis functions
adding new shortcuts, change wallpaper, adding widget, moving shortcuts and widgets through screens,... are like the TW3.0
Just to note that if you have themed applications, shortcut of those which are dragged from the appdrawer will have the themed icon.
That's all for now... but if you have any other clues or infos, PM me or post an answer !
Launcher TW4.5 : preferences
Launcher TW4.5 : preferences
To acces preferences, from Homescreen : "Menu" >> "Preferences" to have this screen :
Here are the options, with details, you can use to configure the launcher :
homescreen settings
paramètres par défaut et principaux.
homescreen looping = allow you to loop screens. It means when you reach the last right one, you keep swyping and you come to the first left. The same for the other "way".
wallpaper scrolling = allow your wallpaper to "follow", move with selected screens. Or not.
landscape mode = activate landscape mode. Rebooting the phone is necessary, not only the application.
workspace rows = number of workspace rows. Note that some widgets may not display all infos.
overshoot value = this is the "elastic"effect in changing screens. By default set to 15. Set it to 0 to avoid elastical effect.
app labels = under shortcuts, show applications names
indicator auto hide = hide automatically (or not) after some seconds the pageindicator (screen indication) picture, which allow you to know/select screens
indicator numbers = hide or show the screen number on the pageindicator (screen indication)
nb: to define the number of screens, you have to pinch in from the homescreens, no more in the preferences.
app drawer
options to see, arrange,... the list of applications.
row count = the number of rows in the applications grid (1 to 6)
column count = the number of columns in the applications grid (1 to 6)
sort order = order of applications (without or alphabetical). In the version #21 and earlier, the folders are listed following the name, not first.
overshoot value = this is the "elastic"effect in changing pages. By default set to 15. Set it to 0 to avoid elastical effect.
app backdrops = show the tiles (pictures) in background of applications
app 3d effects = show the applications in a kind of 3D view. Only available with "App Backdrops" enabled.
3d transition effect = kind of 3D transition in changing pages
running apps = show a dot (default red) on upper corner of running applications
dock settings
Settings for icons in the bottom bar (dock).
uninstall button = show (or not) the little button allowing to uninstall the application putted in the dock
icon dock count = number of icons in the dock (1 to 5). Note that the icon to go to appdrawer will count for one and that you can't remove it. So you could add from 1 to 4 additionnal icons.
dock labels = show (or not) the names of applications docked
centered apps icon = if selected, the icon to go to appdrawer will be centered on the dock. Else it will be on the right side.
swipe actions = allow you to choose a second behaviour for each of the five icons in the dock bar, handled by swiping over the icon (from icon to screen).
nb: to avoid having a dock background (the one with grass is by default), you need do make at least one theming action, by adding a transparent file called dock.png (480x80 pixels) in the folder ".TW4Themes/currentTheme" folder.
badge counter
informations about number of unread SMS, mails,...
unread gmail counter = allow to show unread messages from gmail application. Notice that this is greyed for samsung roms.
gmail accounts = allow you to choose the gmail accounts which have to show indicator. Needs that "unread gmail counter" is checked
unread sms counter = show (or not) the circle with number of unread messages, this for non Samsung ROMs. For samsung's rom, indicators are always shown.
system settings
stay in ram = allow you to let the launcher stay in RAM. Quicker if checked
themes
Themes gestion and handling. Themes can be downloaded with TW4Manager.
current theme = the actual theme
choose theme = select a theme form those installed
install theme = install a new theme by copying it from the root folder to the theme folder. This is mandatory to be certain to find the theme in the theme list.
As you install a new theme, you will have two choices :
- Merge = the new theme will copy his icons in the folder, but the icons of the former theme, which are not in the new one, will stay and be displayed
- Overwrite = the application will first totaly empty the folder of the theme, then will install the new theme. You so will not have some icons of old theme
backup & restore
this allow you to backup and to restore all infos (folders, preferences, shortcuts, widgets,...). This is important to do if you intend to install a new version.
Note that it's for now (version #21) only one backup. You may find this backup in ".TW4Themes/bakcup" folder.
restart and save
This menu is a little down on the screen. This is MANDATORY to validate the modifications you made and to restart the launcher.
You also can save and restart by pressing the Menu button.
donate -- version XX
allow you to donate some bucks to fr4gg0r. And, of course, allow you to know the version of the TW4.5 Launcher
That's all for now... but if you have any other clues or infos, PM me or post an answer !
Launcher TW4.5 : miscellaneous
[ more to come... very soon ! Thanks to be patient, texts are on the move... ]
Launcher TW4.5 : widgets
[ more to come... very soon ! Thanks to be patient, texts are on the move... ]
Meanwhile, if you have some widgets which are absolutely working, please send me a PM with the widget's name, your phone (and ROM) and, of course, a downloadable link so I will upgrade the infos.
thanks in advance !
Themes : downloading & applying
Themes : downloading and applying
Once again, it's kinda pretty easy to have themes for our TW4.5 Launcher.
How it works ?
A. Downloading themes
You have two choices:
a. with tw4manager
b. by "hand"
Let's begin with the common way, with tw4manager
download TW4Manager from the officiel thread (if not already done), install it like another application and run it
go in the menu "Themes"
you will see a list of available themes.
click once over the theme you want and you will have two choices :
View = to see the thread on XDA which will give you more details
Download = to download the theme directly to your mobile
if you download a theme, it will be downloaded directly in the Theme directory of TW4.5 Launcher
To refresh the themes list, hit the "Menu" button and choose "Refresh themes list".
If you choose to download a theme "by hand", because for example the theme isn't listed in the theme list, do the following :
Download the theme you want. Beware that it's in .zip format !
copy this .zip file in the folder ".TW4Themes" on your mobile
Note that if you can't see the folder ".TW4Themes" in your file explorer, you simply can copy the .zip file of the theme in the root directory. But in this case, you will have, in the installation process, to first import the theme to be able to enable it.
A. Installing themes
Here you have to use the TW4.5 Launcher itself for doing this.
button "Menu"
then "Preferences"
choose the menu "Themes" in the list
you now have 3 infos :
"Current Theme" = the actual installed theme (which is in the ".TW4Themes/currentTheme" folder)
"Choose Theme" = allow you to choose an installed theme (on your phone)
"Install Theme" = allow you to install a theme, meaning moving the .zip files from the root [of your phone] to the ".TW4Themes" folder
as you click on "Choose Theme", a list of available themes will drop down
select the one you want and the hit "Apply"
you will have a question to answer :
"Overwrite" = will first delete the content of the ".TW4Themes/currentTheme" folder, then put the new theme in.
"Merge" = will only install the new theme, without deleting old theme before. This can be very usefull if you want to keep icons which are not in the new theme.
Save and restart TW4.5
Note that you always can break the procedure by hiting the "back" button.
Themes : creation
[ more to come... very soon ! Thanks to be patient, texts are on the move... ]
Meanwhile, you still can read Fr4gg0r's post on theming : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18185593&postcount=2173
By the way, I also made a very little webformular to quickly have a correctly sentenced ligne for sending the correct typo to Fr4gg0r so he could easy put it on the themes list :
1. fill this webform with infos : http://www.i900playeraddict.com/android/TW45/tw45.php
2. clic on "Send"
3. on the new opened webpage, click the button to copy the text
4. send it via MP to Fr4gg0r or post in his thread
Thanks in advance !
Themes : icon's names
Themes : icon's names
Well... great subject !
So, basically, we have three kind's of icons :
a- those on the application's drawer
b- those on the dock (bottom of screen)
c- those on the mainscreens
A. Application's drawer Icons
It's very easy to have you own icons (instead of originals).
The icon size should be 72x72 (or higher) so that the icon does not get upscaled.
Name the icon either <packageName>.png or <className>.png.
TW4.5 will first look for the <className>.png then if not found, for the <packageName>.png. This means <packageName>.png" is more convenient as long as the app does not have multiple icons in the appdrawer.
Hiiik... some examples !
- Opera Browser
the package's name is "com.opera.browser", so you have to name the icon "com.opera.browser.png"
- Screen Off and Lock
the package's name is "com.katecca.screenofflock", so you have to name the icon "com.katecca.screenofflock.png"
But there is two shortcuts made, pointing to the same application: one for launching this application, one to use settings. You now have to use the className. And the className, for the settings of this application, is "com.katecca.screenofflock.Setting". So the icon for the Settings's shortcut (different of the other one), will be "com.katecca.screenofflock.Setting.png"
B. Dock Icons
Well... naming icons for the dock (bottom of the screen) is not very complicated. You only have to add "dock_" before the name of the icon (in the appdrawer, as explained before).
So, if you want to dock the shortcut to Opera, the dock icon will be named "dock_com.opera.browser.png" and if you want to dock the ScreenOffLock application (not the Settings), it will be "dock_com.katecca.screenofflock.png".
C. Mainscreens Icons
Since the version #17, all icons which have a "named icon" (see point A upper) will be iconed on mainscreens. If you made an update of an application, the old icon can be restored. Don't worry, just restart the TW4.5 and it will be iconed again (except if the package's name or the class's name has changed!).
So now... the biggest question is the following :
"How is it possible to know the package's name or the class's name of an application ?"
It's quite easy too... Let's starting with the easiest, the package's name.
You have many solutions, here are some :
** Via my web (little) help **
1. from any browser, go to http://www.i9100galaxys2.com/android/names/
2. search the one you need
** Via the Market **
1. open the android market on your computer (or via the webbrowser, not the market's app)
2. go to the page of the application
3. look at the url of the webpage, it will be so (example with Opera) :
Code:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.opera.browser&feature=search_result
4. take only the infos after the "id" tag and the next "&" symbol, and you will have the package's name. Here it's "com.opera.browser"
** Via Astro File Manager **
1. download the free version of
2. open Astro
3. clic onr "Menu" >> "Tools" >> "Applications Manager"
4. find the needed on in the list
5. hold long on the name until a new windows open
6. on the new windows, look at the line "Name"
** Via TW4.5 itself **
1. button Menu
2. Preferences
3. Dock Settings
4. hit "Action for first icon" (or another one)
5. find the needed on in the list (the apps are not sorted at all)
6. hit the little triangle near the name
7. see the name of the package
8. to be certain (or if the name doesn't work), hit to set and go back
9. see what's written for the icon. The first part (before /) is the package's name
10. write down the name for correctly naming your icon.
nb: do not forget to clean the action by holding long on it.
Well... and now, how to set the class's name.
One of the easiest way is to use TW4.5 itself, or something else like a log reader.
** Via TW4.5 itself **
1. button Menu
2. Preferences
3. Dock Settings
4. hit "Action for first icon" (or another one)
5. find the needed on in the list (the apps are not sorted at all)
6. hit the little triangle near the name
7. read the different possible actions
8. hit the one you want (here for example Settings of ScreenOffLock)
9. see what's written for the icon : "com.katecca.screenofflock/com.katecca.screenofflock.Setting"
The first part (before /) is the package's name.
The second part (after /) is the class's name.
10. write down the name for correctly naming your icon.
nb: do not forget to clean the action by holding long on it.
** Via a logcat **
a bit harder...
1. download a free logcat, like Catlog
2. run catlog. It will save on a .txt file all actions you do
3. launch the shortcut you want
4. stop catlog
5. open the .txt file created (usually in "catlog_saved_logs")
6. search for the line corresponding of the launch/use of your shortcut (of point 3). This line will be like this :
Code:
I/InputDispatcher( 2804): Delivering key to current input target: action: 0, channel '40ca06c8 com.katecca.screenofflock/com.katecca.screenofflock.Setting (server)'
7. you also can read the both infos "com.katecca.screenofflock/com.katecca.screenofflock.Setting"
The first part (before /) is the package's name.
The second part (after /) is the class's name.
8. write down the name for correctly naming your icon.
Examples for making a difference between the "Phone" icon and the "Contacts" icons.
For the contacts icon (red icon with guy's face) :
Code:
com.android.contacts.png
com.android.contacts.DialtactsActivity.png
com.sec.android.app.contact.png
com.sec.android.app.contacts.png
com.sec.android.app.contacts.ContactsEntryActivity.png
com.android.contacts.ContactsListActivity.png
(adding "dock_" before to be able to dock the icon)
for the phone icon (green icon with a phone) :
Code:
com.sec.android.app.dialertab.png
com.sec.android.app.dialertab.DialerActivity.png
com.sec.android.app.contacts.DialerTabActivity.png
com.sec.android.app.contacts.DialerEntryActivity.png
com.android.contacts.DialtactsActivity.png
(adding "dock_" before to be able to dock the icon)
For myself, this two are ok :
for the red contacts icon = com.sec.android.app.contacts.png
for the green phone icon = com.sec.android.app.contacts.DialerEntryActivity.png
tested when I dock icons.
Details here too : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18330862#post18330862
Themes : links of some
Themes : links of some
I will try here to set all the themes available for the beloved TW4.5 Launcher. You may find them directly via TW4Manager, as soon as they are added by fr4gg0r, of course.
To know how to install themes, please report here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18491573&postcount=8
You want to quickly report a theme to put it in the TW4Manager? do the following
1. fill this webform with infos : http://www.i900playeraddict.com/android/TW45/tw45.php
2. clic on "Send"
3. copy'n paste the text and send a PM to Fr4gg0r
4. post infos here
And now... some themes !
Please note that download links can change. If so, please refer to the details links. Thanks
StormTroopers
by Corwin9S.
See details here.
The Smurfs
by Corwin9S.
See details here.
Chevrolet
by Corwin9S.
See details here.
SGII 72x72
by Corwin9S. With official SGII icons. Infos in .txt inside.
See details here.
iReflected
by Corwin9S. iPhone like them.
See details here.
Rouages
by Corwin9S. Dark Wheels, with at least 214 packages named icons.
See details here.
Pumpkins Girls
by Corwin9S. Halloween Girls. WP inside.
See details here.
Morrigan Aensland
by Corwin9S. Darkstalkers Figther. WPs ddl from XDA
See details here.
Catwoman
by Corwin9S. CatWoman loves blue diamonds. WP inside.
See details here.
IronMan Big Icons
by Corwin9S. Iron Man complete theme. Wallpaper inside.
See details here.
IronMan Small Icons
by Corwin9S. Iron Man complete theme. Wallpaper inside.
See details here.
Warcraft
by Corwin9S. Follow the Horde or not... WP inside.
See details here.
Transparents, colored backdrops
by Corwin9S. Just tiles for icons in AppDrawer
Download file in attachment.
NoDock!
by Corwin9S. Just not to see dock's picture.
Download file in attachment.
Minimalism
by fr4gg0r. Only dock icons, in minimalistic texts.
See details here.
Click here do download it.
PurityFS
by rafal408
See details here.
Click here do download it.
iPhone folder
by fr4gg0r. Cool iPhone like folder icons
See details here.
Click here do download it.
Updated icons pack for TW Launcher 4.5
by fr4gg0r. These are higher resolution, color icons that take the place of the stock black and white icons that come as default with the launcher.
Click here do download it.
SGS II Theme
by bassie1995. SGS II theme includes A LOT of SGS II app icons, even in your app drawer and CyanogenMod 7.
See details here.
Click here do download the standard version for SG1.
Click here do download the CM7 Version.
Of course, if you create a theme and want that it's listed here, just PM meplease send me a PM with the theme's name, a little description, a link to presentation (if it exist one), of course, a downloadable link so I will upgrade the infos.
Themes : miscellaneous
[ more to come... very soon ! Thanks to be patient, texts are on the move... ]
Miscellaneous items and infos
[ more to come... very soon ! Thanks to be patient, texts are on the move... ]
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
impossible to sort applications in appdrawer, it gives me alot of gaps. when i fill them in manualy then restart touchwiz it returns everything as is.
>>> uncheck the sort order to be "unrestricted".
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well... maybe questions which are not answered in all of upper posts !
So if you have a question in a such of case, ask it and as an answer is found, I will update the HowTo corresponding section and add this here.
thanks in advance !
At time when i press and hold the menu key, i see the latest six apps popup but when i let go the key, it closes. Is there a fix for this?
jaskiratsingh said:
At time when i press and hold the menu key, i see the latest six apps popup but when i let go the key, it closes. Is there a fix for this?
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which phone and which rom ?
for me, it's when I long press the middle button.
Corwin9S said:
which phone and which rom ?
for me, it's when I long press the middle button.
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I9003 and both on froyo and GB...Its not always but random
that's a very nice howto, thank you very much.
One thing, you suggest Imageshack as hoster for the preview image of a theme.
Imageshack is not suitable because it does not provide direct download links of the images. One possibility is to rename the .png to .zip and attach it somewhere in the forums and use the attachment-link (of couse you can also keep the .png).
added new theme in list :
Rouages
by Corwin9S. Dark Wheels, with at least 214 packages named icons.
See details here.
Hi
I have a galaxy s2 with this installed but it wont let me sort them properly. it gives me alot of gaps. when i fill them in manualy then restart touchwiz it returns everything as is.
Any help please
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About Theme
Recovery gone App.
This is a heavily modified version of the theme by thecoby.
Simple and intuitive.
Port the theme as much as you like.
You use this theme at your own risk.
Compatibility
The theme stays compatible with new versions of TWRP until TWRP changelog says otherwise.
Theme will work on any device with a resolution of 800x1280.
MultiROM theme requires MultiROM recovery.
About MultiROM Theme
Based on kitkatish dark theme.
This theme is portrait only.
Landscape option is present, but will default back to stock theme.
MultiROM theme requires MultiROM recovery.
How to use:
Download the theme of your choice and rename it to "ui.zip".
On SD card open TWRP folder and create a folder called "theme", without capital letters.
Copy ui.zip to theme folder.
Restart to recovery.
Download:
Dropbox Folder
Changelog:
10.09.2014
Standard themes updated for TWRP 2800
Added support for color in console
Added support for backup / restore progress
Sliders for screen / vibration settings now use images (thanks to Tasssadar)
Revised script for color changing mechanism (thanks to Modding.MyMind)
Added "Decrypt Data" button to mount page (was missing since forever...)
Added "enable / disable MTP" buttons to mount page
Added "refreshfilesystem" page
New .dat fonts with latest version of Roboto
Changed font size for rendered labels of main buttons
Fixed some minor quirks
27.08.2014
MultiROM themes updated
Added Sailfish OS support
08.08.2014
MultiROM themes updated
Added full V27 support (rom name, animation duration slider, "remove radio.img" button)
Changed font to latest version of Roboto
Fixed some minor quirks
04.07.2014
All themes updated
enabled screenshot support (vol- & power)
fixed file names not changing when queued zips are flashed
reduced font size for text box on "flash image" page for 720/768/800x1280
03.07.2014
All themes updated
Implemented ability to flash .img files directly from the install page (thanks to @osm0sis for the Flashify script and his help polishing this feature)
Reworked color changing mechanism on black/dark/light (thanks to @DSM_ for the idea and the zip binary)
Added 3 more highlight colors to black/dark/light
Restored default file list behaviour, bookmark function is now optional (enable it in Holofied Settings > Misc)
Fixed overlapping text on wipe page (occured on M8 and Skyrocket)
Fixed overlapping actionbar buttons on black/dark/light for some resolutions
Old Changelog:
05.06.2014
All themes updated for compatibility with TWRP 2.7.1.0
added "repair/change file system" pages to wipe section
optimised theme chooser code
14.05.2014
All themes updated
added theme chooser to holofied settings
moved holofied settings into seperate menu (play, xda, multirom)
fixed position of progress bar on wipe pages (play)
added warning that formatting data partition includes /data/media (sdcard) to "EXT4/F2FS - Switch" (MultiROM themes)
14.05.2014
MultiROM themes updated
Screenshot support extended to overlays (console and dialog boxes)
13.05.2014
MultiROM themes updated for full compatibility with MR update 2014-05-12
Added screenshot support (Volume down + Power)
Added page for switching between EXT4 / F2FS (Advanced > EXT4/F2FS Switch)
Added option "Force using generic screen drawing mode" to MultiROM settings (whatever that does...)
Added some code snippets from MR git I forgot to include in earlier updates (nothing substantial though)
04.05.2014
All themes updated
Added themed keyboard
Fixed "download" button
Fixed actionbar buttons overlapping on black/dark/light for some resolutions
22.04.2014
All themes updated
Black/Dark minimal released
Fixed "refresh sizes" function on backup page
Fixed layout for "partition sd card" page
Fixed typo for "chmod 755" button and added "chmod 644" button
Added bookmark function to filelists on "install" and "add zip to queue" pages - default path is set to \sdcard\Download for both lists (all)
Added "default settings" icon to actionbar on "settings" and "theme settings" pages (all)
Added confirmation dialog for resetting defaults and changing bookmarked folders (all)
Added "refresh storage" icon to actionbar on "backup" page (all)
Added setting to apply highlight color to progress bar (helps with visibility if highlight color is applied to actionbar/actionabr stripe) (all)
Added setting to use old progress bar (below console) (all)
Added setting to use light statusbar (matches overall backgroud color) (play)
Color of action bar labels changes to white when highlight color is applied to actionbar (light)
Color of action bar icons changes to light grey when highlight color is applied to actionbar (black, dark, light)
Fixed some dividers not showing on "advanced" page for certain devices (black, dark, light, xda)
Fixed some dividers not showing on multiple pages (multirom play)
A lot more fixes and improvements to the xml that I forgot to write down...
18.03.2014
MultiROM Play theme released / Play theme updated
Lots of changes to the colors - removed the greyish tint from the play colors, brighter background, highlight colors used more generously
Progress bar position now below action bar (highlight color removed for better visibility)
Font size of tab labels reduced
Added option to disable dark statusbar
13.03.2014
XDA theme:
Progress bar position now below action bar
Font size of tab labels reduced
Complete rework of Holofied Black, Dark and Light theme:
NOTE: The size of the XMLs for these themes has quadrupled, thus the themes need longer to load when entering the recovery.
Font size of tab labels reduced
Font color of main buttons changed from white to a light grey - BLACK, DARK
Lighter colors for actionbar and background - LIGHT
Added theme settings:
Added option to choose between nine highlight colors
Added options to independently apply chosen highlight color to statusbar, navbar buttons and actionbar
Added option to switch position of back button in navbar
08.03.2014
All themes updated for TWRP 2.7.0.0.:
Added vibration settings page (time zone setting moved to actionbar) - ALL
Added capslock support to keyboard - ALL
Increased spacing for partition lists on "wipe page" and "mount page" - ALL
Changed color of console to match overall background color - ALL
Added option to center clock in statusbar - ALL
Added option for using Aroma File Manager instead of TWRP file manager (big thanks to @nijel8 for the idea) - ALL
HOW TO USE AROMA FM:
Download this flashable zip.
Flash the zip in recovery.
It will copy the flashable Aroma FM package to \TWRP\aromafm.
Go to "settings" and tick the option to use Aroma FM.
Profit.
04.02.2014
MultiROM theme updated:
Added cursor.png (mouse support)
Added "restart system" button to all MR related "action done" pages
Added option to "multirom settings" for displaying full MR recovery version number
Added option to "settings" for using Aroma File Manager instead of TWRP file manager (big thanks to @nijel8 for the idea)
HOW TO USE AROMA FM:
Download this flashable zip.
Flash the zip in recovery.
It will copy the flashable Aroma FM package to \TWRP\aromafm.
Go to "settings" and tick the option to use Aroma FM.
Profit.
02.01.2014
MultiROM theme updated to reflect changes made in MR recovery 20131215:
Added "swap roms" page
Added "set radio.img" button to "manage rom" page
Added "autoboot type" option to "autoboot settings" page
Fixed "re-patch init" button for ubuntu touch
Moved "multirom settings" and "inject" pages to action bar overflow menu
14.12.2013
Added "up" functionality to labels in action bar (works like home button)
Added info on "mount usb-storage" page if device not compatble (all)
Removed highlight images for main buttons (all)
Folder / File icons enlarged (all)
MultiROM compatible version rebased on Dark KK
Black / Dark KK theme released
25.11.2013
Added "Restart System" button to restore/wipe/backup/*anyotheraction*_done pages
18.11.2013
Black, Dark, Light, Play and XDA now with dynamic battery/clock alignement (will change for 24h or AM/PM clock)
17.11.2013
Black, Dark, Light and Play completely revised (mostly code, some images as well)
all themes now use the select storage list, toggles are removed
XDA released
26.10.2013
fixed rename and delete options not showing for non android roms (MultiROM)
17.10.2013
checkbox for disabling auto inject added (MultiROM)
minor fixes and cleanups (MultiROM)
15.10.2013
Holofied MultiROM released
24.09.2013
fixed progress bar for wipe action (is now red, was orange) (play)
21.09.2013
added "append date" button to backup page (all)
added "cancel" button to all pages with text input (all)
deleted "fix su" page (all)
changed slider back to holo design, but colo(u)r now matches corresponding page (play)
changed progress bar, colo(u)r now matches corresponding page (play)
fixed "delete backup" page calling "wipe action" page instead of "delete backup action" (play)
minor changes here and there
18.09.2013
fixed a bug which prevented using "blank" for backup naming (all)
fixed "delete backup" not working (all)
14.09.2013
Added cancel button to ADB Sideload page (all)
03.09.2013
cleanup
console width changed to button width (black/dark/light)
fixed deletebackup tab switching to renamebackup tab (black/dark/light)
fixed minor glitch when setting encryption password (play)
added password promt pages for restoring encrypted backups (all)
01.09.2013
Holofied Play released (please give feedback)
10.08.2013
all main buttons are now images
all page labels in actionbar are now images
default font increased from 25 to 30, removed 20
brightness slider menu made conditional
bits and pieces here and there
05.08.2013
Black, Dark and Light released (please leave feedback)
Available for:
Galaxy Nexus
Nexus 4
Nexus 5
Nexus 7
Nexus 7 2013
Galaxy Note 2
Galaxy Note 3
Galaxy S3
Galaxy S4
One X
One
FAQ
THEME FAQ
Can I use this theme on my *devicename*?
Most likely yes. The themes can be used on any device with the screen resolution the filename of the theme suggests.
For example, the "1080_*variant*.zip" can be used on any FullHD device.
When I reboot to recovery, the theme isn't applied. Any ideas?
This is most likeley due to wrong naming of the theme folder or the ui.zip.
Make sure the folder is named "theme", without capital letters.
Also check if you accidentally renamed the downloaded zip to "ui.zip.zip" (common pitfall when renaming the zip in windows explorer).
When I reboot to recovery, I get a "recovery bootloop". Is my phone broken?
Nope, this is most likeley due to a bad download.
Please download the theme again using another browser or app. For instance, ES File Explorer's build-in downloader has proven to be unreliable for the dropbox links I provide.
I like what you did there, but can I has more/other colorz?
Colors are a matter of personal preferrence. I try to keep the themes neutral, and the colors used are (mostly) in accordance with android design guidelines.
For other colors, you'll have to modify the theme yourself. I will gladly provide the source file for the images to everyone interested.
Will you make a dark/black Play theme?
No, because I don't want to maintain more versions of the theme. But everybody is welcome to contribute to the thread...
Will you make the Play theme MultiROM compatible?
No, simply because I can't. The XMLs of both themes already differ to much to merge them.
Will you help me to port my favourite other theme to device XY?
No. But this guide provides insight on how you can do it.
RECOVERY REPACK FAQ
What version of TWRP is the repack?
Always the latest available for a certain device.
As I don't keep track of all TWRP threads, please remind me if there was an update for your device.
I'd like a repack for *devicename*, how do I make one?
Download and unpack Android Image Kitchen.
Unpack the zip.
Download the zip containing the custom curtains (splash images).
Get the recovery image you want to modify from the TWRP download site.
Copy the recovery image to the Image Kitchen folder.
In windows explorer, drag & drop the recovery image on the "unpackimg.bat".
Unpacking will create two new folders (ramdisk and split_image).
Rename the splash of your choice to "curtain.jpg" and drop it into /ramdisk/res/images.
Hit "repackimg.bat".
This will create a "image-new.img", which you can then flash away using your preferred method.
My preferred method for installing the recovery is GooManager, so how do I flash this .img thing?
Use the theme. It now supports direct image flashing from the install page.
Via Fastboot. Most useful to know how to (especially in case things go sideways).
Via app. For a variety of devices, Flashify has proven to be a good app for flashing recovery images. It's under (very) active development and I highly recommend to give it a try.
Alternative apps (can be device specific): SGS4 Flasher, ... (please help me to populate this part)
User contributions
REPACKED TWRP IMAGES
These are repacked with a curtain to match your theme. Always latest TWRP version available (if not, remind me...)
Flash via fastboot or use Flashify from Play store.
GROUPER Download:
Dropbox Folder
TILAPIA Download:
Dropbox Folder
Screens:
Source:
A zip containing all curtains and the SVG file.
Curtains.zip
Un/Repacking the recovery image:
Use this marvelous .img editing tool by @osm0sis.
AROMA FM:
Download:
Aroma FM flashable zip
HOW TO USE AROMA FM:
Flash the zip in recovery. This will copy the flashable Aroma FM package to \TWRP\aromafm.
Go to "settings" and tick the option to use Aroma FM.
Profit.
Just copied the dark themed one,created the Theme folder TWRP\Theme renamed to ui.zip rebooted and the theme is not loading,any suggestions?
Also tried the black one doesnt work either ?
bombadier said:
Just copied the dark themed one,created the Theme folder TWRP\Theme renamed to ui.zip rebooted and the theme is not loading,any suggestions?
Also tried the black one doesnt work either ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The folder needs to be named "theme", no capital letters.
Gesendet von meinem Nexus 7 mit Tapatalk 4
Lovin' it. Could you do it for rhe Note2, too?
I am Weasl
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and you've been PAC'd by a Note 2
z31s1g said:
The folder needs to be named "theme", no capital letters.
Gesendet von meinem Nexus 7 mit Tapatalk 4
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The Note 2 has a 720 x 1280 screen, so the One X version might work. Check the OP for the link and report if it's working, would be nice to know...
Thanks.
Gesendet von meinem Nexus 7 mit Tapatalk 4
I´ll give it a try and will get back in here Thanks for the awesome work
Edit:
Woohoo, it works like a charm Geilomat!!!
Better post your findings in One X thread. Thanks for testing. :good:
I already did
Themes updated
All versions updated. Enjoy.
WOW!!!
These new themes are outstanding, very professional looking. For a few seconds I thought you may have forgotten the settings menu, then I saw the settings icon in the upper right corner, what a great touch.
I would love to see TeamWin use this as their standard ui, instead of the existing rather ugly one. Great job on this and thank you for sharing it.
Mike T
Good work thanks
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
Pretty cool theme...
But I already have Holo theme...
N7/TWRP 2.6/Theme trouble
Renamed zip to ui.zip (no caps). Pasted it into the TWRP theme folder. (no caps in theme).
Reboot to recovery and the blue/black team win splash screen comes up. It "blinks" out
And goes back to the splash screen. Blinks out to black briefly and shows the splash screen
Again. Keeps doing this, but will never actually go into recovery. I reboot and delete the zip
And it will go into recovery. No matter which one of the theme zips I try it will not load. Any help
Would be appreciated.
Check the zips size. It should be above 1MB. I had same symptoms because of bad download with ES Explorer downloader
Στάλθηκε από το Nexus 7 μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk 2
26.79kb
lagI usedskon said:
Check the zips size. It should be above 1MB. I had same symptoms because of bad download with ES Explorer downloader
Στάλθηκε από το Nexus 7 μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk I needed
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You were right. I used es downloader on all 3 themes. 26.79kb on all of them.
This time i used the browser to download the files. Size was correct and TWRP
Is now themed. Thank you for the help. Thanks for not telling me "Google is your
Friend" and instead gave me the answer to my problem. Very much appreciated.
Nice you solved it
Off topic...a bit
I registered in 2004. Since then I try to remember I used to be rookie and only answer when I can help.
You can find a lot of types here in sad. I just want to see the glass half full and be polite with good and not rude people
Στάλθηκε από το Nexus 7 μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk 2
This is by far the best. I run it on my 4 and was very happy to see it for my 7 too. Thanks man! You rock.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4
Theme trouble
lagoskon said:
Nice you solved it
Off topic...a bit
I registered in 2004. Since then I try to remember I used to be rookie and only answer when I can help.
You can find a lot of types here in sad. I just want to see the glass half full and be polite with good and not rude people
Στάλθηκε από το Nexus 7 μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk 2
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well, you are one of the good ones. so i thank you again.
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About Theme
Recovery gone App.
This is a heavily modified version of the theme by thecoby.
Simple and intuitive.
Port the theme as much as you like.
You use this theme at your own risk.
Compatibility
The theme stays compatible with new versions of TWRP until TWRP changelog says otherwise.
Theme will work on any device with a resolution of 1200x1920.
About MultiROM Theme
Based on kitkatish dark theme.
This theme is portrait only.
Landscape option is present, but will default back to stock theme.
MultiROM theme requires MultiROM recovery.
How to use:
Download the theme of your choice and rename it to "ui.zip".
On SD card open TWRP folder and create a folder called "theme".
Copy ui.zip to theme folder.
Restart to recovery.
Download:
Dropbox Folder
Changelog:
10.09.2014
Standard themes updated for TWRP 2800
Added support for color in console
Added support for backup / restore progress
Sliders for screen / vibration settings now use images (thanks to Tasssadar)
Revised script for color changing mechanism (thanks to Modding.MyMind)
Added "Decrypt Data" button to mount page (was missing since forever...)
Added "enable / disable MTP" buttons to mount page
Added "refreshfilesystem" page
New .dat fonts with latest version of Roboto
Changed font size for rendered labels of main buttons
Fixed some minor quirks
27.08.2014
MultiROM themes updated
Added Sailfish OS support
08.08.2014
MultiROM themes updated
Added full V27 support (ROM name, animation duration slider, "remove radio.img" button)
Changed font to latest version of Roboto
Fixed some minor quirks
04.07.2014
All themes updated
enabled screenshot support (vol- & power)
fixed file names not changing when queued zips are flashed
reduced font size for text box on "flash image" page for 720/768/800x1280
03.07.2014
All themes updated
Implemented ability to flash .img files directly from the install page (thanks to @osm0sis for the flashify script and his help polishing this feature)
Reworked color changing mechanism on black/dark/light (thanks to @DSM_ for the idea and the zip binary)
Added 3 more highlight colors to black/dark/light
Restored default file list behaviour, bookmark function is now optional (enable it in Holofied Settings > Misc)
Fixed overlapping text on wipe page (occured on M8 and Skyrocket)
Fixed overlapping actionbar buttons on black/dark/light for some resolutions
Old Changelog:
05.06.2014
All themes updated for compatibility with TWRP 2.7.1.0
added "repair/change file system" pages to wipe section
optimised theme chooser code
14.05.2014
All themes updated
added theme chooser to holofied settings
moved holofied settings into seperate menu (play, xda, multirom)
fixed position of progress bar on wipe pages (play)
added warning that formatting data partition includes /data/media (sdcard) to "EXT4/F2FS - Switch" (MultiROM themes)
14.05.2014
MultiROM themes updated
Screenshot support extended to overlays (console and dialog boxes)
13.05.2014
MultiROM themes updated for full compatibility with MR update 2014-05-12
Added screenshot support (Volume down + Power)
Added page for switching between EXT4 / F2FS (Advanced > EXT4/F2FS Switch)
Added option "Force using generic screen drawing mode" to MultiROM settings (whatever that does...)
Added some code snippets from MR git I forgot to include in earlier updates (nothing substantial though)
04.05.2014
All themes updated
Added themed keyboard
Fixed "download" button
Fixed actionbar buttons overlapping on black/dark/light for some resolutions
22.04.2014
All themes updated
Black/Dark minimal released
Added actionbar button for changing font size of file lists
Fixed "refresh sizes" function on backup page
Fixed layout for "partition sd card" page
Fixed typo for "chmod 755" button and added "chmod 644" button
Fixed keyboard layout on 1200_multirom
A lot more fixes and improvements to the xml that I forgot to write down...
30.03.2014
All themes updated
Added bookmark function to filelists on "install" and "add zip to queue" pages - default path is set to \sdcard\Download for both lists (all)
Added "default settings" icon to actionbar on "settings" and "theme settings" pages (all)
Added confirmation dialog for resetting defaults and changing bookmarked folders (all)
Added "refresh storage" icon to actionbar on "backup" page (all)
Added setting to apply highlight color to progress bar (helps with visibility if highlight color is applied to actionbar/actionabr stripe) (all)
Added setting to use old progress bar (below console) (all)
Added setting to use light statusbar (matches overall backgroud color) (play)
Color of action bar labels changes to white when highlight color is applied to actionbar (light)
Color of action bar icons changes to light grey when highlight color is applied to actionbar (black, dark, light)
Fixed some dividers not showing on "advanced" page for certain devices (black, dark, light, xda)
Fixed some dividers not showing on multiple pages (multirom play)
12.03.2014
Black, Dark and Light theme updated
fixed an issue with text input, where the backspace button would not work when placing the cursor anywhere in the written text but the end
10.03.2014
MultiROM theme updated:
Removed "save settings" button from "multirom settings" pages
Moved option "show full multirom version number" from "multirom settings" to "settings"
Also, the recovery repack is updated. It will now be correctly recognised by the MultiROM Manager app as what it is, no more false alarms saying you need to update...
09.03.2014
MultiROM theme updated with ui changes from new dark theme:
Highlight color for button presses made darker
Progress bar position now below action bar
Font size of tab labels reduced
Font color of main buttons, action bar labels and tab labels changed from white to a light grey
Complete rework of Holofied Black, Dark and Light:
NOTE: The size of the XMLs for these themes has quadrupled, thus the themes need longer to load when entering the recovery.
New progress bar position below actionbar
Font size of tab labels reduced
Font color of main buttons changed from white to a light grey - BLACK, DARK
Lighter colors for actionbar and background - LIGHT
Added theme settings:
Added option to choose between nine highlight colors
Added options to independently apply chosen highlight color to statusbar, navbar buttons and actionbar
Added option to switch position of back button in navbar
08.03.2014
All themes updated for TWRP 2.7.0.0.:
Added vibration settings page (time zone setting moved to actionbar) - ALL
Added capslock support to keyboard - ALL
Increased spacing for partition lists on "wipe page" and "mount page" - ALL
Changed color of console to match overall background color - ALL
Added option to center clock in statusbar - ALL
Added option for using Aroma File Manager instead of TWRP file manager (big thanks to @nijel8 for the idea) - ALL
HOW TO USE AROMA FM:
Download this flashable zip.
Flash the zip in recovery.
It will copy the flashable Aroma FM package to \TWRP\aromafm.
Go to "settings" and tick the option to use Aroma FM.
Profit.
04.02.2014
MultiROM theme updated:
Added cursor.png (mouse support)
Added option to "settings" for using Aroma File Manager instead of TWRP file manager (big thanks to @nijel8 for the idea)
HOW TO USE AROMA FM:
Download this flashable zip.
Flash the zip in recovery.
It will copy the flashable Aroma FM package to \TWRP\aromafm.
Go to "settings" and tick the option to use Aroma FM.
Profit.
26.01.2014
MultiROM theme updated:
Fixed "re-patch init" button for ubuntu touch
Added option for displaying full MR recovery version number (can be set in MR settings)
This option will only become useful after next recovery update for flo.
Added "restart system" button to all MR related "action done" pages
20.12.2013
MultiROM theme updated to reflect changes made in MR recovery 20131215:
Added "swap roms" page
Added "set radio.img" button to "manage rom" page
Added "rom type" option to "autoboot" page
Moved "multirom settings" and "inject" pages to action bar overflow menu
14.12.2013
Added "up" functionality to labels in action bar (works like home button)
Fixed behaviour of mount USB-storage page (for good)
07.12.2013
Added info on "mount usb-storage" page if device not compatble (all)
Removed highlight images for main buttons (all)
Folder / File icons enlarged (all)
MultiROM compatible version rebased on Dark KK
Black / Dark KK theme released
25.11.2013
Added "Restart System" button to restore/wipe/backup/*anyotheraction*_done pages (all except MR)
18.11.2013
Black, Dark, Light, Play and XDA now with dynamic battery/clock alignement (will change for 24h or AM/PM clock)
17.11.2013
Black, Dark, Light and Play completely revised (mostly code, some images as well)
all themes now use the select storage list, toggles are removed
XDA released
26.10.2013
fixed rename and delete options not showing for non android roms (MultiROM)
18.10.2013
removed auto inject option from manage-confirm page (one paste too much, sorry)
16.10.2013
Holofied MultiROM released
28.09.2013
added "append date" button to backup page (all)
added "cancel" button to all pages with text input (all)
deleted "fix su" page (all)
removed deprecated settings (all)
changed slider back to holo design, but colo(u)r now matches corresponding page (play)
changed progress bar, colo(u)r now matches corresponding page (play)
fixed "delete backup" page calling "wipe action" page instead of "delete backup action" (play)
minor changes here and there
18.09.2013
fixed a bug which prevented using "blank" for backup naming (all)
fixed "delete backup" not working (all)
14.09.2013
Added cancel button to ADB Sideload page (all)
05.09.2013
Holofied Play released (please give feedback)
04.09.2013
added password promt pages for restoring encrypted backups (all)
05.08.2013
Black, Dark and Light released (please leave feedback)
Available for:
Galaxy Nexus
Nexus 4
Nexus 5
Nexus 7
Nexus 7 2013
Galaxy Note 2
Galaxy Note 3
Galaxy S3
Galaxy S4
One X
One
FAQ
THEME FAQ
What's the difference between the dark and the dark_minimal theme?
The minimal themes only have one highlight color (dark holo blue).
The main advantage of the minimal themes is their reduced boot time compared to the multicolor versions.
They're ment to be used as base for porting or creating other single color versions.
Can I use this theme on my *devicename*?
Most likely yes. The themes can be used on any device with the screen resolution the filename of the theme suggests.
For example, the "1080_*variant*.zip" can be used on any FullHD device.
When I reboot to recovery, the theme isn't applied. Any ideas?
This is most likeley due to wrong naming of the theme folder or the ui.zip.
Make sure the folder is named "theme", without capital letters.
Also check if you accidentally renamed the downloaded zip to "ui.zip.zip" (common pitfall when renaming the zip in windows explorer).
When I reboot to recovery, I get a "recovery bootloop". Is my phone broken?
Nope, this is most likeley due to a bad download.
Please download the theme again using another browser or app. For instance, ES File Explorer's build-in downloader has proven to be unreliable for the dropbox links I provide.
I like what you did there, but can I has more/other colorz?
Colors are a matter of personal preferrence. I try to keep the themes neutral, and the colors used are (mostly) in accordance with android design guidelines.
For other colors, you'll have to modify the theme yourself. I will gladly provide the source file for the images to everyone interested.
Will you make a dark/black Play theme?
No, because I don't want to maintain more versions of the theme. But everybody is welcome to contribute to the thread...
Will you help me to port my favourite other theme to device XY?
No. But this guide provides insight on how you can do it.
RECOVERY REPACK FAQ
What version of TWRP is the repack?
Always the latest available for a certain device.
As I don't keep track of all TWRP threads, please remind me if there was an update for your device.
I'd like a repack for *devicename*, how do I make one?
Download and unpack Android Image Kitchen.
Unpack the zip.
Download the zip containing the custom curtains (splash images).
Get the recovery image you want to modify from the TWRP download site.
Copy the recovery image to the Image Kitchen folder.
In windows explorer, drag & drop the recovery image on the "unpackimg.bat".
Unpacking will create two new folders (ramdisk and split_image).
Rename the splash of your choice to "curtain.jpg" and drop it into /ramdisk/res/images.
Hit "repackimg.bat".
This will create a "image-new.img", which you can then flash away using your preferred method.
My preferred method for installing the recovery is GooManager, so how do I flash this .img thing?
Use the theme. It now supports direct image flashing from the install page.
Via Fastboot. Most useful to know how to (especially in case things go sideways).
Via app. For a variety of devices, Flashify has proven to be a good app for flashing recovery images. It's under (very) active development and I highly recommend to give it a try.
Alternative apps (can be device specific): SGS4 Flasher, ... (please help me to populate this part)
AROMA FM
Download this flashable zip.
Flash the zip in recovery.
It will copy the flashable Aroma FM package to \TWRP\aromafm.
Go to "settings" and tick the option to use Aroma FM.
Profit.
Additional Stuff
REPACKED TWRP IMAGES
These are repacked with a curtain to match your theme. Always latest TWRP version available (if not, remind me...)
Flash via fastboot or use Flashify from Play store.
FLO Download:
Dropbox Folder
DEB Download:
Dropbox Folder
Screens:
Source:
A zip containing all curtains and the SVG file.
Curtains.zip
Un/Repacking the recovery image:
Use this marvelous .img editing tool by @osm0sis.
AROMA FM (currently MultiROM theme only):
Download:
Aroma FM flashable zip
HOW TO USE AROMA FM:
Flash the zip in recovery. This will copy the flashable Aroma FM package to \TWRP\aromafm.
Go to "settings" and tick the option to use Aroma FM.
Profit.
Downloaded black theme and booted to recovery. Looks SOOO much better. Great job
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Glad you made it over here so soon. Black looks awesome.
Sent from nexus 7(2013) flo or razor or whatever
Cuzz1369 said:
Glad you made it over here so soon. Black looks awesome.
Sent from nexus 7(2013) flo or razor or whatever
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Couldn't wait, so I imported the darn toy myself. Very happy with it so far.
This theme kicks ass. Thanks a lot.
The theme is awesome. Thank you
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Looks Great not sure what one I like better Dark or Light
Thanks so much for this Theme !!!
I know your going to say I am being picky but is it possible to resize the opening screen ?
jdagreek said:
Thanks so much for this Theme !!!
I know your going to say I am being picky but is it possible to resize the opening screen ?
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The splash screen is baked into the recovery itself, so there's no easy way to replace it. Might try repacking the recovery image later.
Very nice work thank you
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4
This is great stuff! Thanks a lot =):good:
Repacked recovery images available
jdagreek said:
Thanks so much for this Theme !!!
I know your going to say I am being picky but is it possible to resize the opening screen ?
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Third post updated with repacked recovery images. Download the recovery with your splash screen of choice, or edit the .SVG to make your own...
z31s1g said:
Third post updated with repacked recovery images. Download the recovery with your splash screen of choice, or edit the .SVG to make your own...
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Can't find them!
No files at all in your recoveries/flo folder????
EDIT: Nevermind... The links are working again.
I flashed the light theme with light curtain. The curtain updated but the recovery is still the stock look. Did I do something wrong?
sn0warmy said:
I flashed the light theme with light curtain. The curtain updated but the recovery is still the stock look. Did I do something wrong?
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Nope, all good. The repacked recoveries do not contain the theme itself, but only the curtain.
z31s1g said:
Nope, all good. The repacked recoveries do not contain the theme itself, but only the curtain.
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Gotya. Flashed the theme like I would any other theme and all is working as it should now. Thanks!
Will this get updated to the new base? I tried flashing on clean ROM 1.5 but failed I imagine cause his ROM is based on new base. Tia
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fgcchevy said:
Will this get updated to the new base? I tried flashing on clean ROM 1.5 but failed I imagine cause his ROM is based on new base. Tia
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4
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Did you post in the wrong thread cuz that ,makes no sense.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Hi
I have the "GT-I9195XXUBML1 deodexed" rom. In my previous device (n7000) I has the Netmonitor app and I could change the band by "Field Test" > "Debug Screen" menu.
On S4 mini i haven't the "Field Test" Menu (Debug Screen) and the code *#*#4636#*#* is not working..
How I can open the Debug Screen in i9195? Did I must paste any app to /system/app/ ? Or What?
Hello, nookies!
Welcome to the official development project page for my modded Settings.apk files, or AndroNook Settings.
As we all know, the stock Settings.apk on the Nook Simple Touch is rather primitive, to say the least. With these four unique modded variants, I aim to make the Nook's Settings.apk more Android-like by incorporating more regular Android options (hence, AndroNook). Using these mods, you will have much more convenient full control over your Nook's settings.
All four of these .apks will work on both the Nook Simple Touch and the Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight using B&N's 1.2.1 software. Let's take a look at the changes, shall we?
Changes & Features
andronook-settings-thirteenthirtysevenrom-x.x.zip
This Settings.apk is made to be used alongside @yattaro's and my 1337 ROM.
"Legal" is removed from [Settings > Device Info], because who needs that?
[Settings > Device Info > About Your NOOK®] is renamed to "About Your Nook".
In [Settings > Device Info > About Your Nook], the listings "Owner" = [your name], "Account" = [your email] and "Software version" = [your B&N software version] are replaced with "Android version" = "2.1 Eclair", "ROM name" = "1337 ROM", and "Developed by" = "yattaro & NOOKIE". The extra options which appear if you hold the top right hard button and tap the "About Your Nook" header are also removed.
"Change Lock PIN" is added to [Settings > Screen] for easy lockscreen PIN changing.
"Development" is added to the main Settings screen.
In [Settings > Development], the listings "Android launcher" and "Widget Test" are replaced with "Accounts and sync settings" (which only works if /system/app/DeviceManager.apk is deleted) and "Proxy settings".
[Settings > Development > Manage applications] is moved to the main Settings screen and renamed to "Applications".
"Battery use", a summary of the battery use since last unplugged, is added to the main Settings screen and renamed to "Battery".
andronook-settings-tweakedmoddedrom-x.x.zip
This Settings.apk is made to be used alongside @pinguy1982's Tweaked Modded ROM. All changes are the same as above, except:
In [Settings > Device Info > About Your Nook], "ROM name" = "1337 ROM" and "Developed by" = "yattaro and NOOKIE" are replaced with "ROM name" = "Tweaked Modded ROM" and "Developed by" = "pinguy1982".
andronook-settings-stockromrooted-x.x.zip
This Settings.apk is made to be used when no ROM is installed and you've just rooted your Nook. All changes are the same as nook-settings-thirteenthirtysevenrom-x.x.zip, except:
In [Settings > Device Info > About Your Nook], "ROM name" = "1337 ROM" and "Developed by" = "yattaro and NOOKIE" are replaced with "ROM name" = "B&N OS 1.2.1" and "Developed by" = "Barnes and Noble".
andronook-settings-lockpin-unrooted.zip
This Settings.apk is meant to be used when your device has not been rooted or "illegally" modified in any way. It will simply allow you to use a lockscreen PIN on an unrooted device. Beware, though - you cannot remove the lock unless you are rooted.
"Choose Lock PIN" is added to [Settings > Screen] for easy lockscreen PIN changing.
Installation
If you're rooted
1. On your PC, download the .zip file in the second post which you'd like to use.
2. Install CWM recovery on your Nook by following the instructions at this thread.
3. Copy the Settings .zip you downloaded to the root (main folder) of your SD card.
4. Insert your SD card back into your Nook, and boot into CWM by rebooting and holding the two bottom hard buttons and the "Read Forever" screen.
5. Flash the .zip you put onto the root of the SD card.
6. Click "reboot system now"
If you're not rooted
1. On your PC, download the .zip file in the second post which you'd like to use.
2. Follow the instructions at this thread for booting into CWM from your SD card. However, after you write the .img file to your SD card, copy the Settings .zip file you downloaded onto the root (main folder) of the SD card. Then, continue with the instructions for booting into CWM.
3. Flash the .zip you put onto the root of the SD card.
4. Click "reboot to recovery".
XDA:DevDB Information
AndroNook Settings, Device Specific App for all devices (see above for details)
Contributors
ИΘΘK¡€
Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 1.1
Stable Release Date: 2015-03-30
Created 2015-03-30
Last Updated 2015-04-01
Changelog
Alpha - unreleased (Mar. 28)
1.0 Beta - initial, see changes in the first post (Mar. 29)
1.1 Stable - current, fixed captialization issues in [Settings > Device Info > About Your Nook] (Mar. 30)
NOTE - All downloads are CWM-flashable .zip files, so if you'd like to get at the actual .apk file, download the .zip, decompress it and navigate to .\system\app. It'll be there named "Settings.apk".
NOTE 2 - I don't have Social, Shop or Search installed on my Nook anymore, which is why they don't appear in the screenshots below. If you have those apps installed, they will appear in your Settings.
NOTE 3 - Although you see it in the screenshots, this mod does not apply my SBM Theme.
@ИΘΘK¡€
thanks for the efforts to raise the experience of our nooks.
I just saw Yataro has brought out the subsequent version 1.3(with multitouch being the highlight) As posted there, i have multitouch support already, possibly because i had not cleared my data(or bcos i had replaced the kernel from your post before already) before flashing 1337 rom. So i think i'll give this update a miss(unless you recommend i go ahead and update it).
However i came across your AndroSettings effort from the ROM's changelog, and here i am ...
I have downloaded your AndroSettings zip ... to flash ... (my current ROM is being backed up as i write this post).
PS: i am getting a lot of FC's (for almost all the apps i have installed on my device) could it be becos i hadn't cleared my data before flashing the 1337 ROM ? If not your help is most appreciated.
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BUG ?
Accounts & Sync Settings is crashing my device ... rebooting it.
aiamuzz said:
i am getting a lot of FC's (for almost all the apps i have installed on my device) could it be becos i hadn't cleared my data before flashing the 1337 ROM ? If not your help is most appreciated.
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Yes, it is definitely because you didn't wipe before flashing.
aiamuzz said:
BUG ?
Accounts & Sync Settings is crashing my device ... rebooting it.
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If you read carefully through the OP, you'll see the quote:
NOOKIE said:
[...] Accounts and sync settings (which only works if /system/app/DeviceManager.apk is deleted).
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Great app!
Though I'm surprised I seem to be missing the old "Allow installation of unsigned apps" here.
Is that just not possible on the Nook, or is everybody using another simple option I am missing?
I kinda like not having any app stores
@Igjarjuk, yes, everybody that I know of here on XDA is using NookColor Tools for allowing non-Market app installation.
Thanks for the positive feedback! :good:
I'm getting a reboot when trying to access Development>Accounts and Sync settings.
I did delete DeviceManager.apk before installing.
Stock 1.21 ROM, rooted.
nmyshkin said:
I'm getting a reboot when trying to access Development>Accounts and Sync settings.
I did delete DeviceManager.apk before installing.
Stock 1.21 ROM, rooted.
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Can you give me a full list of the apps in your /system/app directory? There may be another conflicting app I do not remember.
ИΘΘK¡€ said:
Can you give me a full list of the apps in your /system/app directory? There may be another conflicting app I do not remember.
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Whew....here goes...
Accessories
AccountsAndSyncSettings
AFfileDownloadService
AirRuntime
ApplicationProvider
AudioCTRL
BnAuthenticationService
BnCloudRequestSvc
Browser (inac.)
Calculator (inac.)
Calendar (inac.)
CalendarProvider (inac.)
CertInstaller
CloudService
ContactsProvider
CryptoServer
DemoMode (inac.)
DeviceRegistrator
DownloadAdmin
DownloadProvider
DrmProvider
FastMode2
Gallery (inac.)
GenieWidget
GlobalSearch
Gmail (inac.)
GmailProvider (inac.)
GoogleApps
GoogleBackupTransport
GoogleCheckin
GoogleContactsSyncAdapter
GooglePartnerSetup
GoogleSettingsProvider
GoogleSubscribedFeedsProvider
gtalkservice
Home
HTMLViewer
LatinIME
Launcher
Library
MarketUpdater
MediaProvider
Music (inac.)
NookCommunity (inac.)
NookHWTest
Oobe
Packageinstaller
Phone (inac.)
PicoTts
QuickStartActivity
ReaderRMSDK
ServiceOne
Settings
SettingsProvider
SetupWizard
Shop
Social (inac.)
SuperUser
SysChecksum
Talk
TalkProvider
TelephonyProvider (inac.)
ThumbnailService
TtsService
UsbMode
UserDictionaryProvider
Vending
WaveformDownloader
Those listed as (inac.) have been deactivated by changing .apk to .OLD
mergen3107 said:
Have you found solution? I get reboot there too.
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No. Removing DeviceManager.apk did not help and it broke B&N functionality. I went back to the stock settings app.
For me the mod was more gee-wiz than actually useful. The USB debugging mode seemed to have no effect and most other stuff I would never look at.
mergen3107 said:
OK, thanks! I still use it since it has functionality of setting proxy and changing pin for device lock.
What do you mean by 'it broke B&N functionality'? Did your shop stop working?
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I don't use "Shop" but I do sometimes get "free Friday" books. The B&N home screen which I have on long-press "N" would not update. I just got a continuous spinner.
NOOK!E said:
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I have rooted device but I can't find how to remove LockPin. I can change it but I can't remove it.