I have made this theme and I think its not bad.
Feel free to try it out !
P.S. it only works correctly on Android 1.6 E10i/E15i firmware
Instructions :
1. Root is a must!
2. adb push framework-res.apk /sdcard/fr-black.apk
3. adb shell
4. su
5. mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock2 /system
6. busybox cp /sdcard/fr-black.apk /system/framework/framework-res.apk
7. chmod 755 /system/framework/framework-res.apk
8. reboot your X10 mini
apps.zip has standard apps with HTC icons, extract them in /system/app/
If your phone gets stuck on booting after playing with framework or some other stuff, I've found a way to repair it without reflash :
restart phone, connect it to usb
in adb shell run rootshell command again to gain root (wise to keep it after rooting), the "su" won't work cause it depends on gfx libs and they are not started yet..
mount sdcard with this command : mount -t vfat /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /sdcard
and put your backed files where they belong.
Good luck!
27/10/10 new version of my black theme for X8 (E15i) released.
25/09/10 Updated framework-res, some small details.
27/09/10 Added colourful theme, status icons are not b/w any more!
29/09/10 "Black" theme updated, now its more or less final!
07/10/10 Uploaded somewhat updated framework, not sure if its better or worse, so keeping the old one too. newframe.rar
P.S. don't forget to backup anything important to you, Sony Backup tool works pretty well btw.
screenshot^^?
Will it replace the default Blue theme or install as separate theme ?
Will it occupy additional Phone memory or replace Blue theme without consuming additional mem.
Lastly a screenshot please.
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Will it replace the default Blue theme or install as separate theme ?
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It replaces it, but be careful. It's best to back up the default framework-res.apk just in case.
This looks very interesting. Pics would be very nice though ;P
Any way to do just the status bar?
Looks good. Any chance you could get rid of the remaining blue?
Thanks! I was getting really tired of the glaring blue. Much appreciated!
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It replaces it, but be careful. It's best to back up the default framework-res.apk just in case.
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How to backup the Framework-res.apk?
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How to backup the Framework-res.apk?
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Just copy it over to the SD card. This might work, but I've never tried it myself so not really sure.
su
cp /system/framework/framework-res.apk /sdcard/backup-framework-res.apk
If not, someone else already posted a copy of the original file in another thread anyway
pulpoff, great job
I like this Framework-res.apk ! (but also the grey one is not bad... boh are better than SE blue!!! )
unable to install...............its keep on saying busybox not found
cant install. it cant find the files or something..
im a noob so can you describe the1st steps more detailed>>?? please...
thanks
I like it thanks a lot!
nice
good work
tell me how compile framework-res.apk
i need edit framework-res.apk for translate for arabic language
i decompile and edit framework-res.apk but i can't compile file
can u help me
i use apkmanager 4.7
Nice Job man!
Looks great!!
Wow ! Very nice work !
Many thanks
I like the look of the theme, thanks! Is there a way to enter these commands on a macos system or is this only available via windows? I am on a trip for the next month and only have my macbook with me, no windows installed on this system yet.
pulpoff said:
I have made this theme and I think its not bad.
Feel free to try it out !
apps.zip has standard apps with HTC icons, extract them in /system/app/
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The last step is optional and by "standard apps" you mean to say the default apps of X10 mini which have been modded with HTC icon. Isn't it?
BTW I have installed your theme. I find a small problem. In some screens a whitish font is displayed on whitish background making it difficult to read. Say, when I pull down the "Notification" screen the "Clear" button on top right is displayed with whitish font on whitish background. Is it a problem in my phone (should not be I think) or its general. If its general - can it be made more readable by darkening the font? I am talking about your first version. Meantime, it seems you have uploaded another modified version in which I don't know if you have taken care of this.
Anyway, yours is a very good attempt to change the theme. Thanks for your effort we have a option to go for a second theme.
Lastly, is there a way to keep multiple themes installed and select one as and when mood changes?
Installed it myself, looks awesome, just a few issues:
- A lot of buttons have dark backgrounds and dark blue text which is hard to read, like the Market Install, Open, etc buttons.
- The clear button is white text on a light grey background like the person above said, which is also hard to read.
- Tabs on apps look odd, for example the Dialer app has white icons on the light grey BG for the inactive tabs. Other apps like Nimbuzz have white inactive icons and black active icons, making both hard to see.
Great work though, I'm glad to be rid of that nasty blue ^^
What about RAM consumptions. It seems that this custom Black theme is consuming a bit more RAM than the default blue. ANy opinion on this.
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Hey all,
This is a black notification bar for Dj Steves froyo 1.0 only and blue wifi icon as the stock is black. Will need root and root explorer or alt file explorer.
1. Download notificationbar1.0.zip.
2. Extract services.jar and framework-res.apk from zip to SDCARD.
3. Backup current framework-res.apk and services.jar in /system/framework.
4. Mount /system/framework as RW, and copy services.jar then framework-res.apk from step 2 into the folder.
5. After file copies, phone will reboot and you will have black notification bar and new wifi icons and white text!
To restore old services.jar and framework-res.apk, simply perform same steps except copy over the backed up files.
Link to screenshot http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/1729/screenshot1tl.jpg
Credits
Manup456 for his wifi signal icons
Google search
Changelog
10/11/10 - added white text for time/date/ongoing in notification bar
Bugs
Google accounts are wiped out and need to be resetup (unavoidable for now)
breaks flash temporarily just need to uninstall / reinstall flash from market and reboot phone
font for when a new text is received or usb connected message is still black
Nice! looking forward to it
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Hey all,
This is a black notification bar for froyo only and blue wifi icon as the stock is black. Will need root and root explorer or alt file explorer. I am still working on changing the font to white. Its a matter of editing services.jar and right now any edits I've made causes my streak to lock on Dell boot screen.
1. Download notificationbar.zip.
2. Extract framework-res.apk from zip to SDCARD.
3. Backup current framework-res.apk in /system/framework.
4. Mount /system/framework as RW, and copy framework-res.apk from step 2 into the folder.
5. After file copies, phone will reboot and you will have black notification bar and new wifi icons!
To restore old framework-res.apk, simply perform same steps except copy over the backed up file. I will post an update when the fonts are fixed.
Credits
Manup456 for his wifi signal icons
Google search
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Just a quick question! How did you made the AWD's Dockbar and the icons in it so big??
OrionBG said:
Just a quick question! How did you made the AWD's Dockbar and the icons in it so big??
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I actually switched to Launcher pro. Lot more options and I like the interface alot more than AWD.
The other part is changing density on the screen back to 160. This is in the build.prop and need to change the line ro.sf.lcd_density=160.
Nice work mate keep it going
Ok as promised I have added white font to the notification bar. Right now when you receive a text or plugin usb the message is in black font. I set it to white but some other file is overriding. I'll post another update when I have it settled.
I'm going to try this now, thanks.
gingernator007 said:
I'm going to try this now, thanks.
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Hope you enjoy! Also wanted to mention theres other ways to copy like through adb. Using an explorer i find is easiest.
Great little mod but ive figured out that it stops flash from working in the browse for some reason. Reverted back and all fine. Would love it if flash worked too
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Great little mod but ive figured out that it stops flash from working in the browse for some reason. Reverted back and all fine. Would love it if flash worked too
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Hmm try reinstalling flash after you have the bar. flash is working fine here
Tried that didnt work just says install latest flash, other people on modaco site experience same as me, wonder which version of froyo u on? Im on baseband version not the update-new.zip
HoTdiGiTi said:
Tried that didnt work just says install latest flash, other people on modaco site experience same as me, wonder which version of froyo u on? Im on baseband version not the update-new.zip
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I am running the first update-new, old base band. The thing is though, the two files should have no effect on flash. Tonight I am going to be installing the update-newv2 and will see what difference that makes. DJ_Steve has not added flash into the rom nor has he modified either framework-res.apk or services.jar.
So in your words "just says install latest flash" and did you install flash again? Is it throwing an error when trying to reinstall flash?
i get a link to install flaelsh instead of the flash animation. I click it and it redirects me to the market place where strangely i have to log back into my google.mail. Then it just shows uninstall so i do that then reinstall it and still no flash.
Didnt think those files would effect flash until someone mentioned the same problem, both of us reverted back to the original files and everything ok again.
Have noticed after first boot when changing files all my widgets dont work straight away and orignal wallpaper etc is back. Also have to log back into google.mail sync etc.
Will have another go and reboot a few times to makes sure because i really like this mod
Edit: working now, rebooted after uninstall and bebooted after reinstall, great mod just need the bottom menu in black now to finish it off. Cheers for the help
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...some other file is overriding...
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hint: It's in the framework-res.apk
edit: here you go. step 4 onwards - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7872169#post7872169
Meltus said:
hint: It's in the framework-res.apk
edit: here you go. step 4 onwards - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7872169#post7872169
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I was poking around in there for based off another thread but this is the thread i am looking for thanks!
Also I was able to recreate the flash problem after updating to v2. It seems on Steve's new v2 that once reinstalled flash still dont work. So this problem only affects those on the new v2, anyone using the first update-new should be ok to reinstall flash and continue streaking. I will get this solved shortly and look into meltus' thread for the rest of the font color.
Interesting its working fine now on v2. Follow all the steps. Then copy over services.jar one more time and power cycle phone. also make sure system, and framework are mount RO after copying the files.
The culprit seems to be services.jar. For whatever reason it doesn't play nice with the new build.
I had some guys on irc test this. Both on v2, one guy had no problems with flash after following steps. Other guy had the flash problem. He fixed by uninstalling flash, reinstalling flash, reboot phone and testing flash again.
Thanks homeiss and egrouse for testing!
Awesome thanks, I had just finished moaning about the ugly taskbar in the Froyo beta when I found this. The taskbar looks great, just needs some work on getting the rest of the text white, and get the icons looking like a set. Though would be great if the whole pulldown was dark or grey to match if possible. Installed fine on my Streak, reinstalled flash from the market and all is good.
Really appreciate the work quikt.
Cypher84 said:
Awesome thanks, I had just finished moaning about the ugly taskbar in the Froyo beta when I found this. The taskbar looks great, just needs some work on getting the rest of the text white, and get the icons looking like a set. Though would be great if the whole pulldown was dark or grey to match if possible. Installed fine on my Streak, reinstalled flash from the market and all is good.
Really appreciate the work quikt.
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I've had a few others request this as well... so next update will have some more fonts fixed, menus and other goodies.
quikt said:
I've had a few others request this as well... so next update will have some more fonts fixed, menus and other goodies.
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Awesome, looking forward to it.
This version has no ATT, White notification text, fixed signal bars, and no FC's! Based on Adeo, so you keep the reboot functionality. This works for me on the new 1.5.2 SBF as well as Adeo. the "newbackup" framework apk is NOT deodexed, and from the new 1.5.2 SBF.
I still need to take new screenshots without the ATT and white notification text, but nothing else changed, so you should be able to use your imagination
New Black Browser (still unfortunately black text and a white text box until I can get apktool to actually build the browser apk).
For those who would like to know, I'm using Launcher Pro Plus, Light Grid LWP, and Beautiful Widgets with the small Super Clock and Simplicity theme with no background. Androdena weather icons.
If you want to revert, please follow the instructions with the framework-old and services-old files renamed to framework-res.apk and services.jar (remove .zip).
For the Black Browser, please just re-run with the backup browser apk.
To install the Browser, copy (cp) your current /system/app/Browser.apk to /mnt/sdcard, then adb push the downloaded apk to your phone in a directory of your choosing, and with root, run cp /path/to/Browser.apk /system/app/Browser.apk and reboot.
If you are deodexed, and you follow these instructions to a tee, there shouldn't be issues. No guarantees if not, though I'm running the new SBF non-deodexed, and no issues.
Here are modified instructions copypasta'd from Designgears (thanks man!):
First, Rename the downloaded services.zip to services.jar (due to xda's upload restriction on .jar files).
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run "Shell Root" from SuperOneClick, wait until it says you have root.
Enter adb shell from command line, You should have root(#) access:
adb shell
Mount the system directory as read/write:
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p12 /system
Make a new directory on /data for your framework file:
mkdir /data/framework
Exit shell:
exit
Then from the directory of the downloaded files, run:
adb push framework-res.apk /data/framework
adb push services.jar /data/framework
Enter ADB Shell:
adb shell
Copy your new files to their proper location:
cp /data/framework/services.jar /system/framework
cp /data/framework/framework-res.apk /system/framework
Reboot:
reboot now
Phone will flash a red led. Just let the phone reboot (it will take up to a minute, so just be patient!).
IF YOU GET ANY READ ONLY ERRORS WHILE INSTALLING, MAKE SURE YOU'RE IN A ROOT SHELL (IF NOT, TYPE SU), THEN RUN THE FOLLOWING BEFORE TRYING THE FAILED STEP:
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p12 /system
nice
i want it
but dammmn its alot of work
I think fastboot might be unnecessary, however for some reason, I've had the best results using super one click every time.
Really, it takes 5-10 minutes, and some copy pasting...I've already done the hard stuff.
Im planning on releasing a shell script to be run in the folder with the files on the phone with terminal emulator, but want to polish the theme a bit more.
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thanks, i'll be bookmarking this page for updates.
synergye, you can remove AT&T from the status bar if you change framework-res.apk/res/layout/status_bar.xml, and carrier length and padding to zero on line 5.
Also, the phone will reboot itself with the reboot now command, it just takes a bit (45-60 seconds). Do that instead of pulling the battery.
Good luck on getting the white text and removing AT&T from the task bar.
Can't wait
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synergye, you can remove AT&T from the status bar if you change framework-res.apk/res/layout/status_bar.xml, and carrier length and padding to zero on line 5.
Also, the phone will reboot itself with the reboot now command, it just takes a bit (45-60 seconds). Do that instead of pulling the battery.
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Thank You very much Shawn! I'm going to change the original post, and remove ATT ASAP.
synergye said:
Thank You very much Shawn! I'm going to change the original post, and remove ATT ASAP.
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Glad to help
Also, this theme won't mix with Adeo because of the reboot option it uses.
shawnbuck said:
Glad to help
Also, this theme won't mix with Adeo because of the reboot option it uses.
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I'm actually using Adeo with it right now and still have the reboot option. I would assume this is because I modified the framework-res apk from Adeo.
Thats great, going to install this right now.
Shawn, I've tried droiddraw, microsoft's xml editor, excel, eclipse, wordpad, and notepad won't actually open the status bar xml. What am I missing?
It's a proprietary compiled XML format. To unpack it, you need to use apktool.
http://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/
Use:
apktool d framework-res.apk framework-res
apktool b framework-res.apk framework-new.apk
IMPORTANT:
Make sure you have the META-INF files inside the new apk. The easiest way of doing this is repacking the apk as something new, pulling out the compiled XML files, then adding them into the original apk.
On a side note, its nice to see an honest representation of what data connection the phone is getting.
I have a question. The data/framework folder we create, is there any reason why we cannot do it from a folder on our sdcard like how we pushed the deodex file over from designgears? Is this just your preference to have it in data or is it 100% required? Just curious cuz after we do all this we will have an empty data/framework folder just sitting there.
There's no reason it can't be in an already existing folder, or just data.
@Sean, thanks for the help, didn't know I'd be using apktool for that.
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There's no reason it can't be in an already existing folder, or just data.
@Sean, thanks for the help, didn't know I'd be using apktool for that.
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Thanks. There is a minor typo in your instructions. You forgot a space between CP and / for the service.jar line. You will get a directory does not exist without that space
Copy your new files to their proper location:
cp /data/framework/framework-res.apk /system/framework
cp/data/framework/services.jar /system/framework
Copy your new files to their proper location:
cp /data/framework/framework-res.apk /system/framework
cp /data/framework/services.jar /system/framework
Some reason my signal icons are not showing up properly and stays on white even though i have full bars. also the signal part is still black
NguyenHuu said:
Thanks. There is a minor typo in your instructions. You forgot a space between CP and / for the service.jar line. You will get a directory does not exist without that space
Copy your new files to their proper location:
cp /data/framework/framework-res.apk /system/framework
cp/data/framework/services.jar /system/framework
Copy your new files to their proper location:
cp /data/framework/framework-res.apk /system/framework
cp /data/framework/services.jar /system/framework
Some reason my signal icons are not showing up properly and stays on white even though i have full bars. also the signal part is still black
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Thank you for your correction.I believe this is because I replaced only one set of radio icons, so.if you're roaming, etc, they'll revert. Ill unify them later today. Also, the data portion stays white as if it's uploading and downloading until.it connects.
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Another note: after you push framework it will auto reboot, no need to enter in a command. So you push services.jar first, then push framework or else it will reboot before you can do it. Not sure if it will also auto reboot if you push services.jar, but it does with framework-res.apk.
I also noticed that graphics were replaced that were unrelated to the status bar such as graphics for various menu items and popups. It made them have white text on light grey background, which was hard to see. I went through the original framework and compared it with the gingerbread one and only moved over miles that were related to the status bar.
it looks better now, just missing the icons for the signal bars for normal state and also getting rid of the at&t text. Thanks for the mod!
@synergye
Would changing the images in the framework file work? Or would we need to take any special care? I mean, if we update the images only in the framework file and push that to our phone, would it work?
diablo009 said:
@synergye
Would changing the images in the framework file work? Or would we need to take any special care? I mean, if we update the images only in the framework file and push that to our phone, would it work?
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yeah that's what i did too to replace the images that were misplaced. just change up the images in framework-res, then follow the directions in the OP to push it back in. i did it several times today.
you still gotta be wary of making your own though cuz some of the pngs are .9 extensions, those are tricky. but if you just copying and pasting images from other frameworks over, that should be fine.
NguyenHuu said:
yeah that's what i did too to replace the images that were misplaced. just change up the images in framework-res, then follow the directions in the OP to push it back in. i did it several times today.
you still gotta be wary of making your own though cuz some of the pngs are .9 extensions, those are tricky. but if you just copying and pasting images from other frameworks over, that should be fine.
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I only want to change the status bar to something dark, and the battery icon to be one with numbers so I can take off the battery level app.
First and foremost, before installing this ZIP through Tenfar's recovery, you MUST have GingerBlur v4 already installed!
GingerBlur files/instructions can be found HERE!
* Please DO NOT ask for assistance with rooting or installing GingerBlur in this thread, follow the link above and ask there!
**THIS HAS ONLY BEEN TESTED BY ME (ON MY OWN HANDSET) USING GINGERBLUR v4 (4.1.83 based)**
This theme is a compilation of graphics both original by me and from MANY other themes including:
Watermark'd
ShadowFrost
URBaN
ProDX Red
Criskelo ROM for I9000
I DO NOT ACCEPT DONATIONS! If you like my work please follow the hyperlinks for the original sources and donate there!
* Special thanks to DesignGears and kennethpenn for providing me assistance in editing some of the system files!
THEME FILES DOWNLOAD
*MultiUpload Link this time, 4shared has been flakey lately
Reserved (10char)
[EDIT] Running this with GingerBlur 4.5 - working great with NO issues..
Nice work man!! This looks great!!
Thanks! I JUST finished updating the OP with install instructions and I also attached a RAR file with the dock/icons to use if you wanted to make LauncherPro look just like it does in the screenshots.
Also, while I like red and/or blue themes, my wife likes purple so I'll probably be working on a GrapeBlur theme next.
If anyone tries pushing these files to a release other than 4.1.57 (such as Adeo or Gingerblur based on 4.1.52) I would be interested to know the results!
Looks great sir, thanks for the work.
Looks great man, thanks for putting this together. One question though, is it posible to make a blue theme as I love blue!
Thanks for great work! One question though, any errors during the deodexing process?
shady_lanem said:
Thanks for great work! One question though, any errors during the deodexing process?
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I had one error, I think it was on PhotoEditor.apk and PhotoEditor.odex. I've seen or used a built-in photo editor so I just removed those then restarted the deodex process for apps and it completed successfully.
just tried deodexing and yes, getting the same errors from the two apks as well. Ok thanks for the heads up will try again
Successfully applied the theme!
Found 1 bug. The clock in notification bar is black in mine instead of white. Any idea why?
This might be a nobrainer but, if I change the icon files inside the apk and then push it to my phone will it still work? In this way will I be able to make my own 4.1.57 themes?
hey.. i am sorry to ask this how am i suppose to install the grapeblur and the launcherpro.. i have no idea .. i am soo sorry to ask such a dum question.. but this is my first time with an android
okay I may be kinda slow how do I make use of the launcherpro files?
hey how would you install cherryblur in the first place.. i have my phone deodexed and all but having trouble knowing how to install cherryblur...
Beautiful theme and I love battery icon... what clock app are you using?
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You added a few icons to the /drawable-hdpi directory. Do you actually use them via the xml files, or are they just remains of whatever framework-res.apk you used?
txtsd said:
This might be a nobrainer but, if I change the icon files inside the apk and then push it to my phone will it still work? In this way will I be able to make my own 4.1.57 themes?
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just get framework-res.apk, back it up, open it with winrar.
drag and drop the files, of the same name, that you would like to replace into the open winrar window. choose normal and 'add and replace', then close the window to save. replace the one in system/framework with your modified version.
Be sure to set the priviledges correctly after you copy into system/framework.
They should match the original, full read and user write.
Thats how I made this.
Edit: Every time I replace the framework-res.apk I lose my google, twitter, and facebook accounts. Anyone know why, all I'm doing is replacing images.
Nottach said:
yes
just get framework-res.apk, back it up, open it with winrar.
drag and drop the files, of the same name, that you would like to replace into the open winrar window. choose normal and 'add and replace', then close the window to save. replace the one in system/framework with your modified version.
Be sure to set the priviledges correctly after you copy into system/framework.
They should match the original, full read and user write.
Thats how I made this.
Edit: Every time I replace the framework-res.apk I lose my google, twitter, and facebook accounts. Anyone know why, all I'm doing is replacing images.
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oh nice!
Yea I did the same. Just used 7zip instead of crappy winrar. Didn't check for permissions though, I'll do that tomorrow.
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You added a few icons to the /drawable-hdpi directory. Do you actually use them via the xml files, or are they just remains of whatever framework-res.apk you used?
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Correct, just remains. Possibly for future use as well
DKRussell said:
Beautiful theme and I love battery icon... what clock app are you using?
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That is Beautiful Widgets in the Android Market. I forgot the name of the actual skin I'm using with it though, I'll reply to your PM later this morning.
anirudh15891 said:
hey how would you install cherryblur in the first place.. i have my phone deodexed and all but having trouble knowing how to install cherryblur...
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The instructions are on the first page, but you need to be at least somewhat familiar with adb.
blaque72 said:
okay I may be kinda slow how do I make use of the launcherpro files?
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When you long press on any of the icons in the dockbar of LauncherPro you should see an option to change the icon. You need to have the icons/dock I attached saved to your sdcard ahead of time so you can choose "custom" for the icon and select the graphic you want to use.
For the dock you go to Menu -> Preferences -> Appearance -> Dock Background
* Pretty sure that's correct, but my phone is in on the charger in my bedroom where my wife is sleeping so I don't want to accidentally wake her up.
I saw a post earlier on G+ about the G2 and Roboto. Basically you can only use normal and bold; italic, bold italic, Roboto Light, Roboto Thin, and Roboto Condensed don't work. The weight also appears to be off.
I did some looking around and all the fonts are present on the system. I made a quick test app to compare the fonts on the G2 and Galaxy Nexus and set to figure out how to fix it.
It's pretty simple, just copy the system_fonts.xml file in the zip to \system\etc. You'll probably want to backup and/or rename the existing file first and give it the same file permissions. You'll need root and a file explorer that can mount system. Reboot and you should be able to see the changes.
I copied the file over to internal storage and used Total Commander to copy the xml file after renaming the original file.
The weight is still wrong but at least if the developer wanted to use Roboto and italics, you'll now be able to see italics.
If rooted, u can use jrummys font app, and install any font the app has, it replaces the roboto font in stock font settings....
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@noll5326, thanks for sharing. I'm a fan of the 4.2 bold font hours/light font minutes clock and your tweak fixed this issue on my G2.
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If you want to fix the weight issues, you can download Roboto directly from Google. Just click "Download Roboto" and extract the zip, then copy to your phone. In adb you can do this:
Assuming you put the roboto files at /sdcard/roboto
Code:
su
mount -o remount,rw /system
cp /sdcard/roboto/*.ttf /system/fonts
This will overwrite the ones from the stock rom, so if you're concerned about that, you can make a backup first:
Code:
mkdir /sdcard/roboto-stock
cp /system/fonts/Roboto* /sdcard/roboto-stock
After that and using your modded system_fonts.xml, I have nice proper typography in the Play Store and other Holo apps.
Thanks!
Thanks for posting this, this was (oddly?) one of my bigger concerns in researching this phone. Will give it a try when I get it.
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I saw a post earlier on G+ about the G2 and Roboto. Basically you can only use normal and bold; italic, bold italic, Roboto Light, Roboto Thin, and Roboto Condensed don't work. The weight also appears to be off.
I did some looking around and all the fonts are present on the system. I made a quick test app to compare the fonts on the G2 and Galaxy Nexus and set to figure out how to fix it.
It's pretty simple, just copy the system_fonts.xml file in the zip to \system\etc. You'll probably want to backup and/or rename the existing file first and give it the same file permissions. You'll need root and a file explorer that can mount system. Reboot and you should be able to see the changes.
I copied the file over to internal storage and used Total Commander to copy the xml file after renaming the original file.
The weight is still wrong but at least if the developer wanted to use Roboto and italics, you'll now be able to see italics.
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sefnap said:
If you want to fix the weight issues, you can download Roboto directly from Google. Just click "Download Roboto" and extract the zip, then copy to your phone. In adb you can do this:
Assuming you put the roboto files at /sdcard/roboto
Code:
su
mount -o remount,rw /system
cp /sdcard/roboto/*.ttf /system/fonts
This will overwrite the ones from the stock rom, so if you're concerned about that, you can make a backup first:
Code:
mkdir /sdcard/roboto-stock
cp /system/fonts/Roboto* /sdcard/roboto-stock
After that and using your modded system_fonts.xml, I have nice proper typography in the Play Store and other Holo apps.
Thanks!
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Thanks for this guys, much appreciated. I combined both of these procedures and now have all stock android roboto system fonts that render perfectly everywhere, most notably in the play store. FYI: I ended up just using root explorer to move both the xml file as well as all of the stock font files to the proper directories, changed permissions and rebooted. Good as gold :good:
Followed the instructions and now everything looks as it's supposed to!
DashClock now looks great.
Much appreciated indeed !! Thanks vm.
can someone make a zip
thanks in advance
Um... is pasting a couple of files really that big of a problem?
I reckon it can be made, yes... I might just give it a go.
EDIT: okay, here it is.
NOTE: I have not tested this and I don't know whether it works properly! I am not responsible if you mess up your system or your phone. Do a nandroid backup first!
Download from attachment or this link.
Thanks, this works great?
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robogo1982 said:
Um... is pasting a couple of files really that big of a problem?
I reckon it can be made, yes... I might just give it a go.
EDIT: okay, here it is.
NOTE: I have not tested this and I don't know whether it works properly! I am not responsible if you mess up your system or your phone. Do a nandroid backup first!
Download from attachment or this link.
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didn't work for me really want this to work
Do it manually, then.
I've tried it manually and it just screws up certain screens. On the password entry when making a purchase in Play Store, you only see a corner of a huge letter where it tells you to enter your password and you can't see what you're typing at all. The Tasker app is really affected, with the preferences window being a complete disaster; the fonts are massive and spread out like crazy even though my phone is set to the smallest font size. There are several other places here and there where it really messes up too.
When it works, it looks great. But for the odd screen that it screws up, it's just not worth it. I'm glad I backed up the stock files first.
Yes, I put the xml file in /system/etc/ and downloaded the fonts from Google and put them in /system/fonts/. I changed all the file permissions. I rebooted and could see the font changes, but in some places the font was just way too large and the spacing between lines was huge. Perhaps the modified xml file still needs more tweaking.
Sevael said:
I've tried it manually and it just screws up certain screens. On the password entry when making a purchase in Play Store, you only see a corner of a huge letter where it tells you to enter your password and you can't see what you're typing at all...
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can confirm all that was said above. there are small graphical glitches here and there too, like in gmail upon selection half of the bar up top gets colored blue, etc.
edit: just restored the backup and noticed gmail still does it, perhaps it's not font related and i just haven't noticed that before but it's definitely shouldn't be there.
http://i.imgur.com/mE7EnLW.png
apparently other phones (like HTC One) suffer from this bug too. does anybody know what causes this?
Try switching to another font and then back to Roboto. I had to do that to make it fully operational. But yeah, in a few places there are minor glitches and inconsistencies.
Anyone using this mod experiencing soft reboots?
No reboots... Worked flawlessly for me
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after playing around with different fonts i think i found a combination that works perfectly on our phones:
- download "stock Roboto fonts from the 4.3 base ROM" from here. strangely enough, i think those are stock HTC One fonts.
(original thread it was pulled from where you can find tons of fonts, mind you most of them wouldn't work correctly:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45437057
the easiest way to check if the font is "working" properly is going to the Call logs screen and check the date stamp as it appears broken with some. thanks alex72 for the thread tip!)
- use "system_fonts.xml" from this thread
and done. light, condensed, bold, italic, everything seems to be working and without the issues in the usual places.
Fixing font without rooting
The above method worked perfectly. I did not want to actually root my phone and trip any root checkers, so I accomplished everything via a temporary root adb shell (IOroot ftw!).
The following was done on a stock AT&T D800 with OTA (D80010o).
Make sure to switch to another font in Display settings before attempting this.
Get root adb access. IOroot should be able to help you out with that. Make sure to end the batch script at the point it warns you, so as not to push SU and trip anything.
Make backups.
Code:
adb pull /system/etc/system_fonts.xml
adb pull /system/fonts
Move these someplace safe, just in case.
Unzip RobotoFont_G2.zip to directory with adb (repackaged using xml from first post, and Roboto font from HTC One 4.3 base ROM - mannequin's post)
Push new files
Code:
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /system
adb push system_fonts.xml /system/etc/system_fonts.xml
adb push ./fonts /system/fonts
Fix permissions and reboot
Code:
adb shell
cd /system/etc
chmod 644 system_fonts.xml
cd ..
cd fonts
chmod 644 *
exit
adb reboot
I spent the whole weekend working on this mod. I am very happy that I managed
On top of that, .9.png files s*uck.
And only right now I read the post by MMouse where says that the actual resolution is 864x555. It drove me crazy, as the version of Android studio did not match reality when installed in the HeadUnit...
Hope you like.
It was a big effort for me... as it was the first real mod.
Sooo here it is.
I upload two files for each skin, the regular one and one with prefix OEM.
Regular file --> You can install it as any regular app (it is for you to try whether you like it
OEM --> This one has to replace MTCRadio.apk in /system/app
List of skins:
MTCRadio_RallySkin.apk --> Rally app you can see in the thumbnails.
MTCRadio_RallySkin-Red.apk --> Rally skin with red background
MTCRadio_RallySkin_NameCounter.apk --> Rally skin with name of stations on the counter instead of frequency
MTCRadio_RallySkin_NameCounter-Red.apk --> Same as above but red background
How to replace original MTCRadio
You will need adb wifi
1- copy MTCRadiEM_RallySkin.apk to /sdcard/
Code:
adb push MTCRadio_OEM_RallySkin.apk /sdcard/MTCRadio_OEM_RallySkin.apk
2- mount /system as rw
Code:
adb shell
mount -ro remount,rw /system
3- Force stop Radio app
Code:
Go to Setup--> apps, All apps, tap Radio and Force Stop
4- copy MTCRadiEM_RallySkin.apk to /system/app
Code:
cp /sdcard/MTCRadio_OEM_RallySkin.apk /system/app/MTCRadio.apk [COLOR="Blue"]Note the name is MTCRadio.apk[/COLOR]
5- remount /system as ro
Code:
mount -ro remount,ro /system
6- reboot the unit
Hope it helped.
I have warned you!
I am ready with my slightly modding
I got two Variants for you.
An Original Style with expanded space for title names
and a List-Style with LRC-View replaced by integrated playlist
Furthermore both Variants include corrected german translations btw
See Attachments!
Hint for devs: I used the one_click_tools to sign the apk instead of my own vertificate to allow modding with easy reinstalling for everyone here
To install:
take a root explorer and delete /system/app/MTCMusic.apk - BACK IT UP TO A SAFE PLACE!
Reboot device (Music App will be gone)
install my version as usual (e.g. with ApkInstaller)
Enjoy
LAST UPDATE: 2014-06-13
MTCRadio 4.2.2 Modding
I have modded MTCRadio 4.2.2.
Bolding and coloring the RDS station name.
Smaller frequency number.
Appear radiotext information.
In root mod delete mtcradio.apk. Klikk to MTCRadio_MODKT_1.apk and after start installing process.
The Radio hard button of the HU works.
I don't try this app on the 4.4.4. Please test it!
delu77 said:
....Is there some theme (skin) for radio / DVD / Music in addition to the one published in the first post?
TY
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I made some modification on the MTCradio3 app from Coudu's 4.4.4 Rooted firmware.
I made the screen full transparency.
I like it.
Mtcradio3custom
Hi for all mtcradio3 blue skin custom kitkat 4.2 & 4.4
mtcradio3 red
obekende said:
Hi! thks for the skin, its posible you make in red?
B. regards
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mtcradio3 red skin custom kitkat 4.2 & 4.4
Here are reworked the applications Music and Radio of the latest firmware. I make it out "alive" app Music, Radio.
Only for 1024X600!!!
Replace in System/app - app Root Explorer.
WATCH THE VIDEO app Music
WATCH THE VIDEO app Radio
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We continue to do "living" applications
Radio
For 800X480
View attachment MTCRadio4_800X480.apk
For 1024X600
View attachment MTCRadio4_1024X600.apk
WATCH THE VIDEO app Radio
Replace the program Root Explorer in folder System/app ( Change the file name MTCRadio4.apk or MTCRadio3.apk )
RadioFor 800X480
View attachment MTCRadio4_MOD.apk
MusicFor 800X480
View attachment MTCMusic4_MOD.apk
VideoFor 800X480
View attachment MTCMovie4_MOD.apk
Replace the program Root Explorer in folder System/app ( Delete the file name _MOD )
How easy would it be to put a normal visual spectrum in the radio app? Maybe even with a RGB option to colorize the interface instead of being locked into red / blue etc? Awhile back I designed what I would love for the radio app to look like and this is what I came up with:
https://d13yacurqjgara.cloudfront.n...shots/1982370/dribbble-radio-update-thumb.jpg
Would be willing to work with anyone on any graphics.
DRidilla said:
How easy would it be to put a normal visual spectrum in the radio app? Maybe even with a RGB option to colorize the interface instead of being locked into red / blue etc? Awhile back I designed what I would love for the radio app to look like and this is what I came up with:
https://d13yacurqjgara.cloudfront.n...shots/1982370/dribbble-radio-update-thumb.jpg
Would be willing to work with anyone on any graphics.
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Let's try. Can you send me your work (it is possible in private messages)?
Malaysk said:
Let's try. Can you send me your work (it is possible in private messages)?
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Sure!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dpogsleb45oixib/aa-radio.psd?dl=0
memory preselections
djtriso said:
mtcradio3 red skin custom kitkat 4.2 & 4.4
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Is there a way to let the apk memorize the preselections of the radio stations?
How
linkit4good said:
How
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Yes now I know. Just use the xposed apk.
chance color text MTCradio(Red)
It's a great skin but i want to change the color of the text in white.
I have this APK editor and can make some changes in the xml.
Can anybody tell me which xml i need to change the colors of the text?
Does anyone know which apk controls the amplifier application?
MTCRadio Red
For 800X480
The next and prev buttons exist but are made invisible.
DRidilla said:
How easy would it be to put a normal visual spectrum in the radio app? Maybe even with a RGB option to colorize the interface instead of being locked into red / blue etc? Awhile back I designed what I would love for the radio app to look like and this is what I came up with:
https://d13yacurqjgara.cloudfront.n...shots/1982370/dribbble-radio-update-thumb.jpg
Would be willing to work with anyone on any graphics.
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That looks awesome men! Great graphics :good:
Steven_TT said:
For 800X480
The next and prev buttons exist but are made invisible.
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i want this skin on my radio,
please tell me where find this MCUradio.apk