Hey,
Since the AT&T label doesnt register with Tinted Status Bar module, I have made it my mission to get rid of the pesky carrier label. So far I have tried some xposed modules such as Motoguide and the carrier name app with no luck. I have read some methods that involve decompiling system ui and modifying it but I would prefer to avoid methods such as these if there is an easier solution. Is there a flashable zip or xposed module that can get this done?
Thanks!
neilmopar said:
Hey,
Since the AT&T label doesnt register with Tinted Status Bar module, I have made it my mission to get rid of the pesky carrier label. So far I have tried some xposed modules such as Motoguide and the carrier name app with no luck. I have read some methods that involve decompiling system ui and modifying it but I would prefer to avoid methods such as these if there is an easier solution. Is there a flashable zip or xposed module that can get this done?
Thanks!
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Are you running any particular rom? I believe with ViperOne you are able to modify that stuff.
Drax TD said:
Are you running any particular rom? I believe with ViperOne you are able to modify that stuff.
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You're correct. With Viper ROM you can modify the text and even carrier symbol and you still got Sense 6!
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Hi,
I recently started getting into Android and all that comes by it, so in case I'm dead-wrong about something, please excuse me and let me know.
I'd like to ask, since I plan on buying the LG G3, and as far as I'm concerned it, as of now, does not have an unlocked bootloader,
What's the level of customization that could be achieved with root only? And what does an unlocked bootloader allows you to do, besides flashing a custom ROM.
A reference to any guide of such would be awesome.
Thanks!
An unlocked bootloader essentially means we can't flash recovery and thus can't install custom ROM's and kernels as of now. Which in terms of "level of customization" means that we can't flash ROMs based on AOSP builds like CM or PA etc.
So for now we're stuck with the stock LG ROM. But having said that, we have root and then Xposed framework. So we can then pretty much customize everything on the stock ROM. Using G3 Tweaksbox Xposed module you can theme about most of the SystemUI elements. That include statusbar icons, color, navigation bar icons and colors, Phone app, Messaging app, Settings, etc. There are tons of Xposed Modules out there to do pretty much almost anything you'll get on a custom ROM by default.
With the Tasker app you can automate almost every action, with Greenify you can hibernate automatically most apps that you run in the background & if you give it root access it can pretty much greenify useless System apps as well.
In short, while you can't *completely* customize everything and completely get rid of some of the crap that OEMs put in, with Xposed Framework & modules and with some really nifty build.prop tricks you can get pretty close to being satisfied with the customizability of your phone.
If you're new to Android though and have never tried custom ROMs you'll be amazed at the sort of stuff that even just root access can do and once we get the bootloader unlock, you'll get even more blown away with flashing new ROMs and checking them out.
Google a bit for something like "Best Root apps for Android" and you'll find that most well known Android blogs have listed the majorly used apps and what you can do with it. You'll get a pretty good idea
if4ct0r said:
An unlocked bootloader essentially means we can't flash recovery and thus can't install custom ROM's and kernels as of now. Which in terms of "level of customization" means that we can't flash ROMs based on AOSP builds like CM or PA etc.
So for now we're stuck with the stock LG ROM. But having said that, we have root and then Xposed framework. So we can then pretty much customize everything on the stock ROM. Using G3 Tweaksbox Xposed module you can theme about most of the SystemUI elements. That include statusbar icons, color, navigation bar icons and colors, Phone app, Messaging app, Settings, etc. There are tons of Xposed Modules out there to do pretty much almost anything you'll get on a custom ROM by default.
With the Tasker app you can automate almost every action, with Greenify you can hibernate automatically most apps that you run in the background & if you give it root access it can pretty much greenify useless System apps as well.
In short, while you can't *completely* customize everything and completely get rid of some of the crap that OEMs put in, with Xposed Framework & modules and with some really nifty build.prop tricks you can get pretty close to being satisfied with the customizability of your phone.
If you're new to Android though and have never tried custom ROMs you'll be amazed at the sort of stuff that even just root access can do and once we get the bootloader unlock, you'll get even more blown away with flashing new ROMs and checking them out.
Google a bit for something like "Best Root apps for Android" and you'll find that most well known Android blogs have listed the majorly used apps and what you can do with it. You'll get a pretty good idea
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Thanks for the info!
Another question, what is exactly the xposed framework?
Ruttix said:
Thanks for the info!
Another question, what is exactly the xposed framework?
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Taken from the Xposed website, I believe this explains it pretty nicely
Xposed is a framework for modules that can change the behavior of the system and apps without touching any APKs. That's great because it means that modules can work for different versions and even ROMs without any changes (as long as the original code was not changed too much). It's also easy to undo. As all changes are done in the memory, you just need to deactivate the module and reboot to get your original system back. There are many other advantages, but here is just one more: Multiple modules can do changes to the same part of the system or app. With modified APKs, you to decide for one. No way to combine them, unless the author builds multiple APKs with different combinations.
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To clarify a bit more, you first root your phone, install Xposed Installer, install the Xposed framework from the Xposed installer and then download & install xposed modules. 'Modules' are essentially just like apps that you install and then enable from the Xposed Installer app. These modules hook into the Xposed framework and can do stuff like root apps can - UI modifications, extending capabilities of default apps like Phone, Messaging, etc.
http://repo.xposed.info/module/de.robv.android.xposed.installer
You can find the Xposed XDA subforum here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed
Ruttix said:
Thanks for the info!
Another question, what is exactly the xposed framework?
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xposed is an app that exposes the core of your operating system (it exposes them to modules made for xposed) to allow modifications that you normally can't do without custom roms.
if4ct0r said:
Taken from the Xposed website, I believe this explains it pretty nicely
To clarify a bit more, you first root your phone, install Xposed Installer, install the Xposed framework from the Xposed installer and then download & install xposed modules. 'Modules' are essentially just like apps that you install and then enable from the Xposed Installer app. These modules hook into the Xposed framework and can do stuff like root apps can - UI modifications, extending capabilities of default apps like Phone, Messaging, etc.
http://repo.xposed.info/module/de.robv.android.xposed.installer
You can find the Xposed XDA subforum here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed
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Thanks so much for the extra information. It does, however, leads me to a follow up question.
There's a tool posted here on the forum, called TweakBox, I think. My question is, are the customizations available there a derivative from the xposed framework?
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Thanks so much for the extra information. It does, however, leads me to a follow up question.
There's a tool posted here on the forum, called TweakBox, I think. My question is, are the customizations available there a derivative from the xposed framework?
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Yes. The G3 Tweaksbox is an Xposed Module like I mentioned. You can install the app from the play store or get the apk from the thread and install it manually. You'll need to have Xposed Framework installed before that though.
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Yes. The G3 Tweaksbox is an Xposed Module like I mentioned. You can install the app from the play store or get the apk from the thread and install it manually. You'll need to have Xposed Framework installed before that though.
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One thing I can't seem to figure out here, those modules, do they come with the framework, or does it supplement tools for developing them?
Ruttix said:
One thing I can't seem to figure out here, those modules, do they come with the framework, or does it supplement tools for developing them?
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The modules can be obtained independently from XDA threads or from the playstore. These are essentially Android apps which use the Xposed modules APIs to achieve there purpose.
Think of the Xposed Framework as a layer that allows apps(referred as modules) to do stuff by exposing some methods that they can use. (I'm trying my best to explain here without being too technical)
What you need to do is to install the Xposed Installer app, open the app and install the xposed framework from it. That will deploy the framework on the OS. You can then install the modules either by finding them on XDA or again by opening the Xposed installer app and going into the downloads section (you can access a whole repository of modules from thr Xposed installer itself. That being said, it's not the only place to find these modules.)
Once you download the modules and install them like you would any APK, you'll need to enable the module(again from the Xposed Installer app) and reboot your phone. The module would now be active and can be used like any Android app.
The best way to learn is to experiment. ☺ Xposed is quite safe and will not brick your device unless you do something really stupid.
if4ct0r said:
The modules can be obtained independently from XDA threads or from the playstore. These are essentially Android apps which use the Xposed modules APIs to achieve there purpose.
Think of the Xposed Framework as a layer that allows apps(referred as modules) to do stuff by exposing some methods that they can use. (I'm trying my best to explain here without being too technical)
What you need to do is to install the Xposed Installer app, open the app and install the xposed framework from it. That will deploy the framework on the OS. You can then install the modules either by finding them on XDA or again by opening the Xposed installer app and going into the downloads section (you can access a whole repository of modules from thr Xposed installer itself. That being said, it's not the only place to find these modules.)
Once you download the modules and install them like you would any APK, you'll need to enable the module(again from the Xposed Installer app) and reboot your phone. The module would now be active and can be used like any Android app.
The best way to learn is to experiment. ☺ Xposed is quite safe and will not brick your device unless you do something really stupid.
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I actually do have some experience with linux and some with programming.. So basically the framework allows you to use APIs you otherwise wouldn't be able to use?
Ruttix said:
I actually do have some experience with linux and some with programming.. So basically the framework allows you to use APIs you otherwise wouldn't be able to use?
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You meaning the module developer. Yes. Check out the Xposed XDA subforum, there used to be a module developer guide in there somewhere.
Say, is this framework for all android devices?
Or are these modules specific for each device?
The Xposed framework is generic. AFAIK it works on all rooted android phones.
I am finding that of all the modules I have tried most settings do nothing to change the phone. I have tried Gravitybox, XBlaster even Wanam & Lp.
Wanam seems to work the best . I managed to get the header panel & the pull down settings menu to change to ...well....... some what of what I want it to look like. I also managed to get the clock up to the left of the status bar, but thats all.
Lp themer allowed me to change the top panel color. (which is what I wanted). It's a small but works.
Gravitybox let me put a nav bar in . That's all.
Xblaster let me color settings icons , That's all.
I don't know but maybe the modules work more thoroughly when you have fully unlocked bootloader. Maybe they need to work alone not with other settings.
If that's the case I wouldn't need xposed any way I could just install a Rom & be done.
I like the ideas & praise the developers .
Samsung S4 I545 de-odexed & rooted
Have you restarted your phone each time you tried to change any settings? Also, try deleting and redownloading, that worked for me whenever my modules weren't working.
Not all those modules will work if you have a TW rom on your S4. For instance, GravityBox is more for AOSP/CM roms. The only thing you can use is wanam or some of the others that say they specifically target Samsung phones.
mate, just use Flat style bar
Hello i have an HTC 10 but Hidden System UI Tuner seems to be disabled, I've tried the "long press on Gear icon" but does not work also tried with developer mode enabled/disable also with the animations as I've read in some posts, any idea?
Ive rooted all my past phones about 10 different ones but I want to keep this locked for warranty.
Any help will be appreciated.
designlab said:
Hello i have an HTC 10 but Hidden System UI Tuner seems to be disabled, I've tried the "long press on Gear icon" but does not work also tried with developer mode enabled/disable also with the animations as I've read in some posts, any idea?
Ive rooted all my past phones about 10 different ones but I want to keep this locked for warranty.
Any help will be appreciated.
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Yes, HTC has disabled the feature.
You would need to decompile the systemui.apk and edit the smali code, then recompile it, in order to get back the feature.
You can use GravityBox on Xposed to make some quick settings changes (I use it myself), or depending on your version you may find people who've already modded the systemui.apk (no US versions, mostly EU).
BTW rooting should not void your warranty nor keep you from system updates (it's systemless these days).
designlab said:
Hello i have an HTC 10 but Hidden System UI Tuner seems to be disabled, I've tried the "long press on Gear icon" but does not work also tried with developer mode enabled/disable also with the animations as I've read in some posts, any idea?
Ive rooted all my past phones about 10 different ones but I want to keep this locked for warranty.
Any help will be appreciated.
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or you can chose one of the custom roms available in dev section of htc roms here...
datafoo said:
Yes, HTC has disabled the feature.
You would need to decompile the systemui.apk and edit the smali code, then recompile it, in order to get back the feature.
You can use GravityBox on Xposed to make some quick settings changes (I use it myself), or depending on your version you may find people who've already modded the systemui.apk (no US versions, mostly EU).
BTW rooting should not void your warranty nor keep you from system updates (it's systemless these days).
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I use GravityBox and I have two tiles (Calculator tile and Extreme Power Saver tile) that I cannot remove from Quicksettings... Do you have the same problem? Do you have a solution to remove those two tiles maybe? Or maybe know about modified SystemUI.apk with System UI Tuner enabled so I can replace apk with stock one?
Any help is appreciated and thank you...
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I use GravityBox and I have two tiles (Calculator tile and Extreme Power Saver tile) that I cannot remove from Quicksettings... Do you have the same problem? Do you have a solution to remove those two tiles maybe? Or maybe know about modified SystemUI.apk with System UI Tuner enabled so I can replace apk with stock one?
Any help is appreciated and thank you...
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Yeah I have the same problem. Because of how HTC hard coded the quicksettings we cannot get rid of those 2. There appear to be default quick settings tile options in default.xml but I've not played with it enough to know if it allows changing the default tiles.
Because of all the updated base's there hasn't been an updated systemui.apk from anyone in some time. I personally am not smali proficient to reverse and fix it myself.
Several of the custom ROMs have this enabled.
Anyone have a way of replacing the ugly data icons with the Android stock ones?
Why moto continues to do **** like this baffles me.
Root your device, install Xposed, install gravitybox module, change your signal icons
krossifix said:
Root your device, install Xposed, install gravitybox module, change your signal icons
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Sorry, where in gravitybox can you change the signal icons?
Bump?
Root, then install xposed and then install flat style bar indicators
Berzerker7 said:
Anyone have a way of replacing the ugly data icons with the Android stock ones?
Why moto continues to do **** like this baffles me.
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Use this link: http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.s0bes.letsbethelongestpackagename.motocheckbox
This is an Xposed module through which one can use AOSP data icons in the status bar.
Also it showcases many more functions. Been using it to get rid of them ugly data icons on my Moto X 2014 running Stock Marshmallow.
thousandecibels said:
Use this link: http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.s0bes.letsbethelongestpackagename.motocheckbox
This is an Xposed module through which one can use AOSP data icons in the status bar.
Also it showcases many more functions. Been using it to get rid of them ugly data icons on my Moto X 2014 running Stock Marshmallow.
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Thanks. Will try it out!
thousandecibels said:
Use this link: http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.s0bes.letsbethelongestpackagename.motocheckbox
This is an Xposed module through which one can use AOSP data icons in the status bar.
Also it showcases many more functions. Been using it to get rid of them ugly data icons on my Moto X 2014 running Stock Marshmallow.
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How are you installing the xposed framework? I installed the installer in the link you shared, but when i open it and go to the (Framework) tab, it tells me...
"xposed is not (yet) compatible with android SDK version 23 or your processor architecture (armeabi-v7a)
Cannot link executable: library "libdvm.so" not found
Edit: I just figured out why it's not working. The description says it's only compatible with Android 4.0 - 4.4
I found a version for marshmallow. I'll try it out a little later, it appears to need to be flashed manually via recovery. I still have the stock recovery.
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How are you installing the xposed framework? I installed the installer in the link you shared, but when i open it and go to the (Framework) tab, it tells me...
"xposed is not (yet) compatible with android SDK version 23 or your processor architecture (armeabi-v7a)
Cannot link executable: library "libdvm.so" not found
Edit: I just figured out why it's not working. The description says it's only compatible with Android 4.0 - 4.4
I found a version for marshmallow. I'll try it out a little later, it appears to need to be flashed manually via recovery. I still have the stock recovery.
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Yep, you need to flash the framework file for your architecture type using TWRP or some other custom recovery and then install the latest Xposed framework apk file.
Check out forums for more help , before doing anything drastic to your device.
thousandecibels said:
Yep, you need to flash the framework file for your architecture type using TWRP or some other custom recovery and then install the latest Xposed framework apk file.
Check out forums for more help , before doing anything drastic to your device.
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phone arena says the Moto G4 plus is an ARM 64 bit device. i'm guessing i'd dowload the x64 version?
tCizler said:
phone arena says the Moto G4 plus is an ARM 64 bit device. i'm guessing i'd dowload the x64 version?
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It's incorrect. You need the arm.zip version. The 617 is a 32-bit chip.
Thread cleaned.
Less of the OT and argument please. Respect the thread topic and take the debate elsewhere.
I installed AOSP Signal Icons Xposed module and worked fine for me, now I have the stock signal icon and it gets the dark variant (there was a bug on Motorola's Stock Rom that didn't let it be dark)
Berzerker7 said:
Anyone have a way of replacing the ugly data icons with the Android stock ones?
Why moto continues to do **** like this baffles me.
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DaniMndz said:
I installed AOSP Signal Icons Xposed module and worked fine for me, now I have the stock signal icon and it gets the dark variant (there was a bug on Motorola's Stock Rom that didn't let it be dark)
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Me and my OCD thanks you for this aha
Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk
Awesome been looking for a way to change that fugly data icon.
If using Xposed, I use "Flat style Bar Indicators" module and I put this together...
Hello,
Is it possible to keep battery saving mode on Lineage OS all the time without having the ugly orange status bar at the top all the time?
If it helps, I'm rooted and using Magisk to keep Android Pay working. Anything I can do to remove the orange bar and keep battery saving mode on?
Thanks,
Jleoz.
Any suggestions?
use xposed module. http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.thefragen.xbatterytweaks
Xposed works for 7.0 now
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/mod-remove-battery-saver-warning-color-t3033038
Is there anything I can do without Xposed? I don't want have an unstable system or fail SafetyNet.
I'm new to Xposed so don't know all the ins and outs of security, stability and how it works with Magisk / SafetyNet
Jleoz said:
Is there anything I can do without Xposed? I don't want have an unstable system or fail SafetyNet.
I'm new to Xposed so don't know all the ins and outs of security, stability and how it works with Magisk / SafetyNet
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You can't pass safetynet with Xposed installed. So look elsewhere.
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You can't pass safetynet with Xposed installed. So look elsewhere.
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That is why I was asking if there was a way without Xposed. I don't want to fail SafetyNet.
Jleoz said:
That is why I was asking if there was a way without Xposed. I don't want to fail SafetyNet.
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decompile the framework with apk tools
go to res>values
open the colors.xml using notepad++
go to line 85 change the color code to what you what.
#ff000000 is black by the way
save it. recompile with apk tools
replace your framework.apk on your phone with the one you modified.
N.B becareful once you succeed with you womt want to stop.