ok i know i'm about to be lambasted but i thought i'd try asking anyway, how does one remove the coloured status icons from a particular rom w/o editing the rom & reflashing?
Also how to change the icons back to stock icons?
Any help would be appreciated
I don't think it can be done without editing the ROM. The only way I know to change the icons is to extract the rom and use pe explorer, multiextractor, etc to do it. But then again, what icons do you want to change? It's not hard to unpack, swap, repack & flash. If I can do it, anyone can. Look here.
oh ok i'm interested in changing the status icons at the top menu bar and the system icons which have been changed in a custom rom i downloaded i prefer the stock wm icons.
DRTigerlilly said:
oh ok i'm interested in changing the status icons at the top menu bar and the system icons which have been changed in a custom rom i downloaded i prefer the stock wm icons.
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I think they're in the shellres.96.dll. You may look over in the Hacking & Development section. I remember seeing something in there when I was researching a way to change my start icon.
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DRTigerlilly said:
oh ok i'm interested in changing the status icons at the top menu bar and the system icons which have been changed in a custom rom i downloaded i prefer the stock wm icons.
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My roms have this in the battery meter file phcanOverbmp.dll if u need to change.
Thanks guys for the suggestions etc, i ended up w/ a solution that didn't involve me doing very much.
I'd made an spb backup of a previous roms settings, and when i restored that ontop of the rom i had newly installed, it changed the icons back to stock, so my problem in that regard is solved. but @ least i know now in the future what i'll have to do if i need to do it again.
Thank You
Hi.
Hopefully someone can help me understand this...and a possible solution would be cool too.
I have installed "CleanROM SE 3.0 AT&T Edition" (and several other mods). As well as "Perseus Kernel A-36". All is running very well.
The thing that I'm stuck on is that both the "Lidroid toggle mod" and a battery mod don't work together (I've tried a few...none do the trick). When I flash the toggle mod, I have stock battery. When I flash the battery mod on top, it doesn't work. If I flash the "Stock status bar" mod, and then the battery mod, it works but I lose the toggle mod. Then if I try to flash the toggle mod again, I'm back to stock battery.
If I have to choose between the two, so be it. But if there is a way to have both, I'd love that.
Thanks in advance if anyone has any suggestions.
So, should I assume that no one knows anything about this?
It would all hafto be built into the SystemUI.apk together.
Yes, I think I understand that. Unfortunately though, I myself have no idea how to accomplish that. Would you (or anyone else) be able to recommend a source of info?
twanskys204 said:
It would all hafto be built into the SystemUI.apk together.
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Did you notice that samsung disabled the soft keys in its 4.2.2 "update"?
Whenever one adds the line:
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
in the build.prop and reboot then the systemui constantly forces close, thanks to samsung aka sam sucks:cyclops:
I don't know for you guys, but as for me I was annoyed cuz I can't live without soft keys. So I modded the SystemUi, and while I was at it I made the notification bar transparent, and put some green (my favorite color) here and there. Then I thought that some people may be interested, and that's why I share it here...
DISCLAIMER
I'm not responsible if anything happens, do a backup just in case.
INSTALLATION
You need to be rooted, and of course to be on 4.2.2
1-using your favorite root browser add in your build.prop:
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
when done don't forget to set the perms to rw, r, r
2-go to recovery and install the zip
3-before to leave recovery wipe dalvik cache and cache
4-reboot, now you have a transparent notification bar, some nice green and soft keys.
The keys look pretty big, if it disturbs you then change your phone's DPI. As for me I use 110 for the whole phone, 160 for Android System and 130 for SystemUI, but it works with other settings, see which one fits you the best.
Have a look at the screenshoot below to see if this SystemUI inspires you...
You will notice an arrow on the left, it's there cuz I have good hopes to enable the mini tray drawer as an alternative multiwindows launcher. If I don't manage then I'll remove this arrow in a further version.
Edit 1:
Actually I don't like this unuseful arrow, and after all it's not so much work to remove it, so I made an other version without it.
Now you can choose, with or without arrow...
There is still room for some minor improvements and I'll do it when I have time, but for now I want to concentrate on making a Floating Multi Windows mod...
Edit 2:
I made 2 more versions.
I colored the soft keys, and I have made the separation between the notification toggles transparent, have a look at the screenshots and see if you like it.
One version has holes above the soft keys, the zip is labeled ColoredNoArrowSoftKeys.
The second version doesn't have the holes but has blueish lines instead, the zip is labeled V2ColoredNoArrowSoftKeys.
Enjoy!
Sir you solved my confusion...
I changed dpi thn added softkey syntax in built prop... what i got was loops..
I blamed pit file of leaked rom.. n till today.
Now I got cleared that softkey is disabled in 4 2 2
Uncle fab you are fabulous.. Thanks
To err is human; to forgive is divine
Few questions
Can you provide stock system ui app?
Can I remove phone, dialer and replace it with third party apps?
I saw navigation right left keys on softly bar when keyboard in active in k2wl rom. Is that possible on your mod?
To err is human; to forgive is divine
Stock systemui, yeah, sure, but why? If you don't want the soft keys just disable the build prop line. Or maybe you want to mod it?
Anyway, here it is...
It's possible to change the keys order of course, you just have to decompile the app and remap, easy.
Phone apk you can't remove as far as I know cuz then you don't have any connectivity anymore (I didn't try with this rom though, but I had with previous ones). Stock dialer, maybe, I never thought about it actually, thanks for the idea!
I will see this when I revert back to 4.1.2 in as few days, cuz this 4.2.2 goes more and more on my nerves, it's not an upgrade but a downgrade!
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the first time the systemui pretended it was uploaded but it wasn't, so I tried again and here it is.
Before to flash anything always have a look at what's inside the zip. First to make sure that you are ok with the files inside, second to learn, and third to make a backup of your original files.
Same here... 4.2.2 is head ache.. I will revert too. 4.2.2 seems unfinished yet.
I need system ui to compare both apk n learn. But I'm enough with 4.2.2.
To err is human; to forgive is divine
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What made you feel it's a downgrade
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Yes.. I learned that late.. I cursed me after finding that I could have backup.
Thanks but I will revert back after getting reason for considering 4.2.2 as downgrade
To err is human; to forgive is divine
Previous post updated with the app...
Why a downgrade?
Higher ram consumption, no more floating multiwindows, sooooo much bloatware (a new record, I removed like 170 or 180 stock apks), google's latest spyware aka fusedlocation.apk that one can't get rid of, incompatibilities with xprivacy, lags with my favorite file manager, can't remove some unuseful xmls (well, for me they are unuseful but for google they help spying, in 4.1.2 I had removed all that trash), annoying persistent notification if I disable background sync, etc...
Actually it's not grand related, it's a 4.2.2 problem, I had some of those issues with my tab running cm 10.1 and you know what?
I reverted to 4.1.2 on my tab, such a relief!!!:silly:
I hope it will get better with 4.3 and 5+ but i'm not very confidend about it, at least when it comes to bloatware and spyware, it's the direction google and samsung follow, you remember the discussion we had a while ago...
unclefab said:
Previous post updated with the app...
Why a downgrade?
Higher ram consumption, no more floating multiwindows, sooooo much bloatware (a new record, I removed like 170 or 180 stock apks), google's latest spyware aka fusedlocation.apk that one can't get rid of, incompatibilities with xprivacy, lags with my favorite file manager, can't remove some unuseful xmls (well, for me they are unuseful but for google they help spying, in 4.1.2 I had removed all that trash), annoying persistent notification if I disable background sync, etc...
Actually it's not grand related, it's a 4.2.2 problem, I had some of those issues with my tab running cm 10.1 and you know what?
I reverted to 4.1.2 on my tab, such a relief!!!:silly:
I hope it will get better with 4.3 and 5+ but i'm not very confidend about it, at least when it comes to bloatware and spyware, it's the direction google and samsung follow, you remember the discussion we had a while ago...
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I do remember. I get tired of blocking white collar spy wares.. Mr. GOOGLE... Blocking them makes system unstable.
I doubted on fusedlocation as it was present in all roms here... Aopk cm10.1...
Means 4.2.2 is loaded with monitoring system.? I removed bloatware but they were 70... Hence, I could figure out just half! Uncle fab provide list of apps which can be removed in a separate thread. I'm very much aware that you made in post but a thread will be handy...
Another queries....
Will battery usage improve in 4.1.2 ?
Is your multi window mod in 4.1.2 bug free?
Can you add navigation option in your soft key bar?
To err is human; to forgive is divine
I will make a thread about safe to remove apps for 4.2.2 in a few days when I have time.
Regarding battery I can't tell for sure cuz in the last days I spent most of my grand time doing settings, removing trash, trying (without any success so far) to implement multi windows and thus rebooting all the time... But since ram consumption is lower in 4.1.2 probably 4.1.2 has a better battery life.
The multi windows mode on 4.1.2 is bug free once set, but at first you have to set dpis properly.
Add navigation key in the soft keys bar? What do you mean? You mean adding other keys? I think it's possible to add the search key, but I don't know about other keys like camera, app drawer (this one is touch wiz dependant so if you use another launcher it won't work anyway, even on a Rom that supports it like let's say the tabs) or screenshots. It depend if it's supported or not (if the function is built in then it's just a matter to find the line and enable it, but if it's not supported then I'm not sure if one can trigger it).
As for me I would like to trigger real tablet ui (the notification bar merged with the navigation bar in the bottom), but I know that Samsung has disabled it on the grand and with this 4.2.2 "upgrade" I didn't have time to check further. Be insured that I will as soon as I'm done with 4.2.2...
I want real tablet ui.. Navigation keys are activated in Aokp as soon as keyboard pops up..
I really found that interesting.. May be deodexed rom can achieve it...
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I found that your 4.1.2 multiwindows mod works better on deodexed rom. Is there any way that I can convert my stock rom to deodexed rom?
To err is human; to forgive is divine
I don't follow you.
When one has the soft keys enabled it means that the keys are always active.
I'm not a big fan of custom roms (and to be honest I have always been disappointed with the ones I tried), for me the best is a bug free stock rom with everything working. Rooted, deodexed and debloated of course.
Regarding deodex, if you want to use floating multi windows on your grand, and if you want to theme your systemui etc. you need to be on a deodexed rom. You've probably noticed that the modded systemui in op is deodexed, if it hadn't ben nothing would have been possible...
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yes, the floating windows work better with a deodexed rom. If you don't know how to do it on your own it's a good opportunity to learn
Otherwise search the forum, there are some deodexed 4.1.2 roms...
When I get back to 4.1.2 I will try to improve those floating windows a bit, but first I want to try to make it work on 4.2.2.
Not working for Me
i have 4.2.2 rom and rooted
flash through CWM but wipe cache but nothing happen why
You are on stock 4.2.2?
Nothing happens? No transparent notification bar?
To have the soft keys you have to add
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
in your build.prop, otherwise the soft keys won't show, did you read op?
@DBZo07:
I went back to 4.1.2, this 4.2.2 is not for me. So I won't make a thread about safe to remove apps, but you can use the one I wrote for 4.1.2 cuz it's the same, except that you can't remove fusedlocation.apk. Don't forget to make a backup just in case
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You are on stock 4.2.2?
Nothing happens? No transparent notification bar?
To have the soft keys you have to add
qemu.hw.mainkeys=1
in your build.prop, otherwise the soft keys won't show, did you read op?
@DBZo07:
I went back to 4.1.2, this 4.2.2 is not for me. So I won't make a thread about safe to remove apps, but you can use the one I wrote for 4.1.2 cuz it's the same, except that you can't remove fusedlocation.apk. Don't forget to make a backup just in case
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yeah!! it makes system unstable!
Thanks for consideration sir!
I'm currently on the deodexed debloated rom and can't seem to find the setting, before in was in the display, gestures and buttons settings but I'm not seeing it. I do have exposed and a custom kernel, might that be why it's not showing?
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I'm currently on the deodexed debloated rom and can't seem to find the setting, before in was in the display, gestures and buttons settings but I'm not seeing it. I do have exposed and a custom kernel, might that be why it's not showing?
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running my ROM, it's in same place as before.
xposed is my guess as to the issue.
Hello.
Sorry if this is the wrong subforum, as I am new to the forums.
I have a question about changing my notification bar and status bar.
I want to make them look like stock lollipop but I dont want to make anything else look like stock.
So the question is how do I do that?
I found material status bar but it is very buggy, it doesnt show my phone reception correctly, is slow, and the wifi sign seems to dissapear, also you can't rearrange the shortcuts on the notification bar.
I can't use CM as it is not availible on ze500cl(Z00D).
I currently use Nova launcher.
My phone is rooted.
Thank you for reading.
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root phone
install xposed
install flat style bar indicator xposed plugin.
optional if you want softkeys:
also install gravitybox xposed plugin and enable nav bar, then install xstana xposed plugin to theme navigation to aosp
or
use bootloader unlock and install cm12.1
bootloader unlock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/unofficial-relock-unlock-bootloader-t3378426
cm12.1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/orig-development/rom-unofficial-cyanogenmod-12-1-nightly-t3384453