I am super newbie. I need to know how to change the icons in my ppc.
I have downloaded from here the icons created by the users but I dont now how to replace my old (boring) icon into those iphone look sleek icons. I need the step by step PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
I know you are a newbie but just how much of these forums have you read before posting?
If you go to the development forum ad look at the UktinmateLaunch sticky thread it will tell you all you need to know. However you will have to spend the time reading to get the knowledge yourself.
WB
err actually I have spent hours and hour in forum. Looking back and forth. reading back and forth. And still can't figure out the step by step way
Ill go back and read the thread again:
what icons are you referring to? the htc home icons?
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I would like to develop a new lockscreen for the my Vibrant. I've looked at some of the app versions. I like the concepts, but it seems like a lot of people complain about battery life and lag of the screen. I would like to make an actual lockscreen, not an overlay.
I am currently running Bionix 1.2.1. I would like to either add the lockscreen as an option on the menu provided in the Bionix Rom or flash the lockscreen in clockwork.
My first questions is, is this possible? Second question is how, or where is there somewhere i can look to get started?
I've looked around in the forums and I haven't seen any guides or any good info on this.
This would be my first jump into development for Android, but I'm willing to put in the time and effort as long as I can find a starting point in this area or get some help.
If this is built deep into the ROM and a difficult process I can find a different project, but I'm always up for a challenge. Any help would be appreciated.
MechDan said:
I would like to develop a new lockscreen for the my Vibrant. I've looked at some of the app versions. I like the concepts, but it seems like a lot of people complain about battery life and lag of the screen. I would like to make an actual lockscreen, not an overlay.
I am currently running Bionix 1.2.1. I would like to either add the lockscreen as an option on the menu provided in the Bionix Rom or flash the lockscreen in clockwork.
My first questions is, is this possible? Second question is how, or where is there somewhere i can look to get started?
I've looked around in the forums and I haven't seen any guides or any good info on this.
This would be my first jump into development for Android, but I'm willing to put in the time and effort as long as I can find a starting point in this area or get some help.
If this is built deep into the ROM and a difficult process I can find a different project, but I'm always up for a challenge. Any help would be appreciated.
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It's built-in quite deep, a lot of files need to be edited. Whitehawkx actually PMed me on how to do this the other day, and it sounds quite complicated.
You'll first obviously need to create your .png's to dictate the lockscreens appearance. Then you will have to have coding knowledge, along with knowledge of smali/baksmali and editing .xmls. Thats a VERY brief overview until someone more knowledgable jumps in.
I can do some programming. I've done C++ and I have done some visual basic for work. I just haven't done any Java. I think with all the information here and on Google's developers page I could work my way though it. I would just need a general guideline. I can edit the .png's. I don't think that would be much of a problem.
It might be easier if I could edit an existing one. I like the concept of the puzzle lock. I just think it is kind of hokey. It would also be nice to have a little be more info on the screen and to have emails show up.
Would you be willing to send me what Whitehawkx sent to you? I'm not sure if that is ok.
I don't mind researching my way through it and learning as I go, I was just hoping someone had done something similar.
MechDan said:
I can do some programming. I've done C++ and I have done some visual basic for work. I just haven't done any Java. I think with all the information here and on Google's developers page I could work my way though it. I would just need a general guideline. I can edit the .png's. I don't think that would be much of a problem.
It might be easier if I could edit an existing one. I like the concept of the puzzle lock. I just think it is kind of hokey. It would also be nice to have a little be more info on the screen and to have emails show up.
Would you be willing to send me what Whitehawkx sent to you? I'm not sure if that is ok.
I don't mind researching my way through it and learning as I go, I was just hoping someone had done something similar.
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modifying would be the way to go... and unfortunately it has nothing to do with java coding, but dalvik bytecode (which is a major pain... untermensch & whitehawk are heroes with that bytecode).
Anyways, I believe it's in services.jar. You'd have to pull out classes.dex from it and decompile. check this post on how to decompile. and you're going to need the smali & baksmali jars...
anyways after you decompile you're stuck with lots of .smali files which contains the bytecode you would need to modify... it's really difficult to understand it heh
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So you are using the other four lockscreens but want to get the rotary to work as well and are looking for what files are necessary for that to happen, correct?
The files I changed to get the rotary working on KB1 are as follows
Framework-res.apk
~public.xml
~strings.xml [I think one change here]
~Images are already in stock frameworks and already in place
android.policy.jar
~New smali used for rotary. All have "rotary" in their title
~changes to LockPatternKeyGuardView.smali
Settings.apk
~Changes to DisplaySettings.smali
~Changes to arrays.xml
I believe these are all the files I had to modify to get the rotary working.
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heres what he said when i inquired. unfortunately he didnt go into much detail, i did send him another PM....but keep in mind these are the steps to simply inject an outside lockscreen into your current ROM, not necessarily how to build one from scratch
hopefully these steps may still give you an idea of where everything is located
I always wanted one that opens from the middle of the screen like a matinee curtain. That would be awesome.
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Thanks guys! I'll start working with that and see what I can come up with. It looks like I have a lot to learn about it.
I'll try working through it and hopefully I will come up with some more specific questions that may be easier to answer.
Also, if you think of something that may help, let me know. I would appreciate it very much.
With the starting points already given i would build the lockscreen using aosp then port it to your rom. Once compiled you can decompile then different it
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help give me a step by step guide to getting different icons on the status bar..like where to get them from and what files to put them in...and if i have to flash or push them back
would be greatly appreciated ( new to this so sorry if its a dumb ?)
status bar stuff will be in systemUI.apk. just decompile the apk, and replace the .png's you want with .png's from other status bars or ones you create yourself. try not to touch the .9.png files, they're hard to mess with, cuz they need a 1-pixel indicator line around them to show the phone where to stretch stuff. if you want anything specific and feel you cant do it yourself, first try, then pm or email me i'd be glad to help.
Check the thread by knowledge561 on EXACTLY that subject here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1245404
That thread will make it super easy for you or anyone.
<<bringing it since 2010>>
Hello. So I really don't like the way the standard status bar look. I look to other people that they edit their notification bar and put their own icon, etc. So I started investigating and look around to see if i can find a tutorial that teaches me how to change the icon, the colors... Basically everything. I check OUT Kitchen but i don't like how they don't let you choose your owns icons.
Anyway if anyone can guide me to some created tutorial or site so i can learn EVERYTHING ABOUT STATUS BAR MODDING
Phone---> T-mobile Samsung Galaxy S II (TouchWiz 4)
P.S Basically Dot Know Anything but Willing to Learn... Also Sorry if in wrong section
Thank YOU
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
Moving to Q&A
Oh I apologize
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Ok, so... here's me posting my first thread EVER in XDA.
I recently stumbled-upon this website that lets you search somewhere to find all sorts of icons. There are some filters you can use to help narrow down your search like licenses and size and such... I feel like if you want to customize your phone this at least makes it easier to find new icons if you don't like your old ones
http://www.iconfinder.com/
questions or comments ask here!
or i guess you can pm me.....
EDIT: spelling XP
Awesome. Thanks
No problem
I downloaded over a dozen themes from Samsung app on my S7, but just a couple of theme change the foreground and background colors of quick settings buttons, which is all I need. But those themes also change dozens of other things which I want unchanged!
How can I create my own theme and edit fore and back colors of quick icons?
Is it also possible to change shape of such icons without rooting?
You create your own themes by learning how. Loads of links here to help you get started. https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41820200&postcount=2
One help is better than 1 thousand words (or links).
Your post doesn't help at all, it's just a link to a hundred links.
It helps by giving you links to the info you need. We don't spoon feed here. You will have to put in your own work to figure it out.
In the end you will have to make your own theme.
"I don't know" or "I don't want to help you, it's up to you" would have been more appropriate replies and would have saved band and disk space.
If you are looking for hand holding or spoon feeding then you came to the wrong place. This is a developers forum which means no one will really help you until you help yourself first.
My post should help anyone wanting to learn how to make mods and if you really wanted to learn you'd be spending time reading those links to guides and how-tos as well as the OP of the thread they are posted in and asking more questions instead of turning your nose up at those trying to help.