Requirements:
1.root explorer
2.battery,wifi,signal,and data icons
3.brain
Lets start
1.open root explorer/system/app/ and copy SystemUI.apk to ur sdcard (this is ur back up)
2.go to system/app and extract your systemUI.apk and Go to extracted.
3.Tap the SystemUI folder and go to res/drawable mdip. find the wifi,signal and data you like to change.
4.Rename ur new icon to original name like this>
stat_sys_signal_1.png
stat_sys_signal_2.png
stat_sys_signal_3.png
stat_sys_signal_4.png
stat_sys_signal_1_fully.png etc.
stat_sys_wifi_1.png etc. (or the name of ur orig icon in res/drawable mdip)
5.after u rename all of .pngs paste it to res/drawable mdip and replace.
6.zip your systemui folder and rename it to SystemUI.apk
7.Move or Copy ur new SystemUI.apk to /System and change the permission to r-w-r-r and move it again to System/app then reboot. u will see your new signal,data,wifi icon
If ur battery icon was not in res/drawable mdip
it is in framework. just dont the same procedure above. Happy Modding
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hi, I'm trying a beatiful battery logo during the charger when phone is off.. where I can find it??
EDIT: system\semc\chargemon\data
Sent from myushi
if you copy the SystemUI.apk form system/app to system/
give permission
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r-w-e
r---e
after the permissions are set move SD card. Move it to your computer. Open the apk with WinRAR and drag the res folder out (DONT EXTRACT THE APK)
inside the res folder its more folders. If youre on Arc/S you have to mod in drawable-HDPI (use the original names and try to find the right resolution)
after your done open the SystemUI.apk with WinRAR and delete the res folder. Now move the edited res folder from pc inside the SystemUI.apk, choose ok on WinRAR popup
after thats done too move it to your SD-card. Now on your phone move the new SystemUI.apk to system/
give permissions
r-w--
r----
r----
after the permissions are set move the apk to system/app/
reboot
DONE !!
IM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE ! (BOOTLOOP etc.)
THANK ME IF I HELPED !
TheHaso said:
if you copy the SystemUI.apk form system/app to system/
give permission
-----
r-w-e
r---e
after the permissions are set move SD card. Move it to your computer. Open the apk with WinRAR and drag the res folder out (DONT EXTRACT THE APK)
inside the res folder its more folders. If youre on Arc/S you have to mod in drawable-HDPI (use the original names and try to find the right resolution)
after your done open the SystemUI.apk with WinRAR and delete the res folder. Now move the edited res folder from pc inside the SystemUI.apk, choose ok on WinRAR popup
after thats done too move it to your SD-card. Now on your phone move the new SystemUI.apk to system/
give permissions
r-w--
r----
r----
after the permissions are set move the apk to system/app/
reboot
DONE !!
IM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE ! (BOOTLOOP etc.)
THANK ME IF I HELPED !
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there isn't a zip flashable as the boot images?
use the search button then
Has someone already tested this Mod on the Xperia ZL?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2202383
Yes it works !!!!!
Yes I installed it, tested it and can confirm it works on the Sony Xperia ZL.
First I rooted the phone using this method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2186368
Then I download the files to computer then to my SD Card/external storage on smartphone.
Back up all necessary file from system/app such systemui.apk, systemui.odex, taskswitcher.apk, settings.apk and settings.odex files to my sd card/external storage in case it went wrong.
Deleted the systemui.odex and settings.odex files.
Copy on files at a time for example the systemui.apk file to the system folder then changed the permission to rw-r--r-- then delete and move the the systemui.apk file to the system/app folder. I did the same for teh other files as well.
Finally reboot the smartphone and voila it should work.
Darkfunnyguy said:
Yes I installed it, tested it and can confirm it works on the Sony Xperia ZL.
First I rooted the phone using this method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2186368
Then I download the files to computer then to my SD Card/external storage on smartphone.
Back up all necessary file from system/app such systemui.apk, systemui.odex, taskswitcher.apk, settings.apk and settings.odex files to my sd card/external storage in case it went wrong.
Deleted the systemui.odex and settings.odex files.
Copy on files at a time for example the systemui.apk file to the system folder then changed the permission to rw-r--r-- then delete and move the the systemui.apk file to the system/app folder. I did the same for teh other files as well.
Finally reboot the smartphone and voila it should work.
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Thank you for your explanations, because I also have the problem.
I have some questions:
1. I did not use this method to root, which for me is more complicated. Is that my problem may be here?
2. What recovery are you using?
3. can you detail me this because I do not understand:
"Copy on files at a time for example the systemui.apk file to the system folder then changed the permission to rw-r--r-- then delete and move the the systemui.apk file to the system/app folder. I did the same for teh other files as well.
In the topic, asked to remove only two files."
Thank you to you for your help
Compare to other method to rooting I looked this is by far the easiest to root without unlocking the bootloader as well. It only takes a minutes or two.
Sorry I have not used any recovery as of yet apart from android software such as backup pro or backup and restore.
When you downloaded the files from here in Zip or WinRAR format I used I extract the three files systemui.apk, taskswitcher.apk and settings.apk to your computer/laptop then connect up your Xperia ZL to the computer/laptop then copy or move these files to your Xperia ZL on your sd card.
You need to download something like android app like file manager and make sure the settings on file manager is set to root.
Now I used the file manager copy the systemui.apk to the system folder then I press on systemui.apk to press option for permission to change the permission with the with the first column all boxes ticked for read and second column only the top for owner is ticked for write, all other boxes including the third column for execute is left unticked.
Now I move the systemui.apk file to the system/app folder replacing the current systemui.apk. I used the same method for settings.apk and taskswitcher.apk files. Once you done that reboot your smartphone.
Darkfunnyguy said:
Compare to other method to rooting I looked this is by far the easiest to root without unlocking the bootloader as well. It only takes a minutes or two.
Sorry I have not used any recovery as of yet apart from android software such as backup pro or backup and restore.
When you downloaded the files from here in Zip or WinRAR format I used I extract the three files systemui.apk, taskswitcher.apk and settings.apk to your computer/laptop then connect up your Xperia ZL to the computer/laptop then copy or move these files to your Xperia ZL on your sd card.
You need to download something like android app like file manager and make sure the settings on file manager is set to root.
Now I used the file manager copy the systemui.apk to the system folder then I press on systemui.apk to press option for permission to change the permission with the with the first column all boxes ticked for read and second column only the top for owner is ticked for write, all other boxes including the third column for execute is left unticked.
Now I move the systemui.apk file to the system/app folder replacing the current systemui.apk. I used the same method for settings.apk and taskswitcher.apk files. Once you done that reboot your smartphone.
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Thanks.
Yes, I do that and it's ok.
Look at : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=40569989&postcount=443
Hello Guys i just figured out that the root explorer app has a lot of inbuilt cool features it is lot more than a file explorer it can handle archives like .zip same as winrar so i thought to use it as i use it on my pc
In this guide i will teell you how to edit an app icon using root explorer only
1) Rename the .apk to .zip like example xyz.apk to xyz.zip
2)Hold the xyz.zip and select extract
3Wait for it to extract and go to extracted file
4)It will extract all its content iin a folder open it you will see res folder open it
5)There will be many folder sartibg with drawable like drawable-idpi,drawable-hdpi...etc
6)Search for the icon image now replace the image with any image of your choice but remember to maintain same resolution and a png file format as icons are png in that android
7)Once done go back and hold the foldet and select to zip it then go to that zip folder
8)Rename the zip to apk example xyz.zip to xyz.apk and you are done
Note : The new apk made might not be installed as direct apk you might need to push it to system to make it work
i think this in general section
This tutorial is how to replace the icons in the settings.apk
requirements:
brain and apktool :angel:
1.first you need to decompile the settings.apk or use ninjamorph
2. locate the images you want to replace .
3. resize the images like in the original sizes of the images in the settings
4.recompile settings.apk
this how to recompile and decompile
1.install framework , pull it in the system/framework and place it on your sdcard and transfer to apktool folder
apktool if framework-res.apk
2. install twframework , pull it in the system/framework and place it on your sdcard and transfer to apktool folder
apktool if twframework-res.apk
3. decompile settings.apk pull it in the system/app and place it on your sdcard and transfer to apktool folder
apktool d Settings.apk
when it is done editing , its time to recompile your work
type apktool b -f -d Settings
then after that open the original settings.apk using 7zip or winrar
and open also the modded settings.apk that is located at the settings folder/dist
open both settings.apk and from the original settings.apk drag and drop the meta folder and android manifest to your modded settings.apk
and thats all . transfer the settings.apk from the dist folder to your sdcard and push it to system/app
try to see the images on the attached files , it will help you
dont forget to hit thanks :angel:
how to chane battery to battery z2 with animation
plz plz help me
There are two ways you can go about this
1. You can just get the z2 systemui.apk and replace it with yours inb /system/app while setting its permissions to rw-r--r--
Download link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2705713
2. OR you can go about this the more advanced way. Follow this only if ypu have any experience in compiling and decompiling apks. The advantage for this method is that you get to keep your own systemui and just change the battery. First go to the link above and download the systemui.apk. Decompile it. Now also copy your own systemui.apk to the internal sd card. Decompile that also. Copy the battery images from the new systemui to the old on from the /res/drawable-hdpi folder. Recompile your old systemui. Move it into /system. Change its permissions to rw-r--r--. move it to /system/app while overwriting the one that already exists there. Reboot your phone.
paper13579 said:
There are two ways you can go about this
1. You can just get the z2 systemui.apk and replace it with yours inb /system/app while setting its permissions to rw-r--r--
Download link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2705713
2. OR you can go about this the more advanced way. Follow this only if ypu have any experience in compiling and decompiling apks. The advantage for this method is that you get to keep your own systemui and just change the battery. First go to the link above and download the systemui.apk. Decompile it. Now also copy your own systemui.apk to the internal sd card. Decompile that also. Copy the battery images from the new systemui to the old on from the /res/drawable-hdpi folder. Recompile your old systemui. Move it into /system. Change its permissions to rw-r--r--. move it to /system/app while overwriting the one that already exists there. Reboot your phone.
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thanks but don't work
after reboot systemUI don't show
mohamad khubayb said:
thanks but don't work
after reboot systemUI don't show
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Are you deodexed?
I don't think you are. If you are not, just replace the systemui.apk again and also delete the systemui.odex. Make sure you delete that odex file. Then reboot.