Hey everyone,
I am currently working on brightening up the status bar a little bit and adding some color however I cannot locate a resource I need. Does anyone know how to change the background of the status bar? See where the red arrow is point in the image:
Edit: The image is statusbar_background.9
It's in framework-res.apk > res > drawable-hdpi
And the image is called "statusbar_background.9.png". Even though it's a .9 you don't have to resign the status bar bg. But that's the only exception.
sorry, (basic question) I was going to try and do something simular to this also and I was wondering how I can resign these files and how I would install the new framework-res.apk?
I made myself a rom a while ago on my eris but I have forgotten most of the stuff on resigning apk's and making packages to flash and such.
thanks in advance,
ljbaumer
ljbaumer said:
sorry, (basic question) I was going to try and do something simular to this also and I was wondering how I can resign these files and how I would install the new framework-res.apk?
I made myself a rom a while ago on my eris but I have forgotten most of the stuff on resigning apk's and making packages to flash and such.
thanks in advance,
ljbaumer
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Resigning file you'd need Eclipse, or you can use Xeudoxus's xUltimate draw9patch resign tool. Send me a PM if you need more info.
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Hello!
I'm trying to make my own Rom right now. With dsixda's Kitchen it isn't very hard to do so I thought I'd just give it a try. I'm taking a rooted official Update (Version: 2.10.405.2) as my base. Adding busybox runparts, the /data/app functionality, a2sd+, the custom bootanimation functionality etc. isn't a problem. Removing some apps like Maps, Facebook, Teeter (and so on) and adding some like Rom Manager, Neocore or Quadrant isn't a problem, too. But if I want to implement a theme like the Carbon Espresso Mod or a theme I made with the UOT Kitchen I'm getting bootloops at booting the phone. Here's what I do: I unzip the folder (for example a theme made with the UOT Kitchen) and I copy over the framework-res.apk from the unzipped folder to my Working Folder of the Kitchen (to system/framework) and I overwrite the original framework-res.apk.
And NO: I didn't choose a battery mod or a bootanimation in the UOT Kitchen....
Hope you guys can help me
I might be wrong but doesn't the new file have to be signed? I know there is a signing option in the kitchen.
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It's a system .apk so it doesn't have to be signed.
I can't shed any light on the subject, but here's a bump.
Are you replacing the whole "framework-res.apk" file? If so then you will need to resign your entire ROM. Why? When you change a system file ("framework-res.apk", "com.htc.framework.apk", "twframework-res", "rosie.apk", etc.) it no longer has a matching "signature" for all the files it serves images to. Plug your phone into your computer and open up "ddms" in your android_sdk > tools folder to watch what happens when the phone boots up.
A workaround (The way I do it, it's more fun IMHO) is to open up your .apk files in 7zip (or if you're on a mac BetterZip) and add the images from the themed .apk to your stock .apk. This way makes it so your original .apk has the same signature as your other system files yet has the new images from the other files that you wanted. I've had a lot of luck with this method. I don't know if it will still work if you change any .xml files as I have not messed with those yet.
I've subscribed to this thread so if you have any questions post back here or you can PM me if you want. I'm on XDA all day, every day so I'll try to help as much as I can.
Thanks for all the answers! Especially to you, mbobino. Is there a way to sign the whole Rom new? When I make my Rom at the End, the Kitchen signs it automatically, doesn't it? The idea with the images is very good, but if I want to implement a theme like Carbon Espresso it isn't that easy, 'cause Carbon Espresso isn't just a few images. There are several .xml's etc.
The reason you boot loop is mis matched resource ID's in the public.xml file. If you decompile the framework using apktool after adding your images using an archiver then recompile apktool will update the public file for you which saves you from pulling ID''s for every image. I have a video tutorial of how to set up apktool and decompile framework in my Rom thread. Changing images in app apk's won't cause you to boot loop just messing with the framework will.
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DomiKamp said:
Thanks for all the answers! Especially to you, mbobino. Is there a way to sign the whole Rom new? When I make my Rom at the End, the Kitchen signs it automatically, doesn't it? The idea with the images is very good, but if I want to implement a theme like Carbon Espresso it isn't that easy, 'cause Carbon Espresso isn't just a few images. There are several .xml's etc.
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The kitchen signs the .zip that you flash when you build it. It does not sign any .apks for you on its own. However, there is an option to sign .apks within the kitchen.
In my opinion, taking all of the images and figuring out how it all works is fun. I feel like I've already learned quite a bit from just digging around and moving files around.
As for the .xml files, you can decompile the .apk and edit them and then recompile the .apk. I'm actually looking into this today. It sounds like some work but hopefully I'll get it figured out.
Sounds like fun indeed So, I'll just have to try it. Where can I find the "Settings" for the Notification Bar? Thanks
The variois status*.xml files in the res/layout folder of the framework-res.apk and the status*.smali files in the services.jar.
What? If I want to implement a Theme made with the UOT Kitchen (without battery) I should just copy over those files to my existing res-framework.apk OR copy over the whole res-framework.apk (the new one) and sign it?
EDIT: Just tried it with a theme from the UOT Kitchen and it worked perfectly. I've just signed the res-framework.apk and the htc.com.resources.apk (or whatever) in the Kitchen, flashed it on my Phone and it just worked like a Charm. But I have got a 50% Transparent Notification Bar and all the system icons (Battery and time/date) are still black and not transparent! Has anyone got a idea where to change this? (.xml or whatever)...And does anyone know where I can find the HTC Wallpapers? I want to change them a little bit
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The reason you boot loop is mis matched resource ID's in the public.xml file. If you decompile the framework using apktool after adding your images using an archiver then recompile apktool will update the public file for you which saves you from pulling ID''s for every image. I have a video tutorial of how to set up apktool and decompile framework in my Rom thread. Changing images in app apk's won't cause you to boot loop just messing with the framework will.
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HeyItsLou, I looked up your ROM thread but couldn't locate the video tutorial.... do you mind providing the url? Specifically, I am trying to add to the list of wallpapers in a ROM. (I have setup apktool but not sure where/which folder to add my wallpapers in Framework-res.apk Launcher.apk before recompiling/signing). Thanks.
You COULD use the Theme Porter by daneshm90. It will only port the PNG s for it so things like clock colour n stuff will be lost, but it will get you alot closer...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=737526
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Thanks! But like I've written before in my Edit, I made it. The bigger theme (Carbon Espresso) wasn't a problem, too. I just had to sign the .apk's in system/app and system/framework (the kitchen doesn't do it by itself. You have to choose the option to sign a single .apk and then look, where the system/framework .apk's are...). Works great now!
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Thanks! But like I've written before in my Edit, I made it. The bigger theme (Carbon Espresso) wasn't a problem, too. I just had to sign the .apk's in system/app and system/framework (the kitchen doesn't do it by itself. You have to choose the option to sign a single .apk and then look, where the system/framework .apk's are...). Works great now!
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Isnt that what I said in the 2nd post -.- lol jk. Glad you got it working!
Yes! And that's why I tried it. And it worked! Thanks Husker and, of course, everybody else!
Glad you got it working. Welcome to the development side of android!
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I don't sign system files or apps and apkmanager among other threads I've read say not to. Im on a rooted backflip. I find I only have to sign third party apps to install.
Why do you have to sign YOUR files?
Sorry for answering that late. Had a few things to do, so I wasn't online very often
If you want to cook an App into your Rom (NeoCore for example), then you don't have to sign it. You can just copy it into data/app. But if you want to change the whole framework-res.apk of the Rom, you have to sign it. 'Cause if you don't sign it, you'll get a Bootloop. The framework-res.apk is a very important part of the Rom, so it has to "fit" to the others. There are some ID's which have to match. Otherwise it won't work. That's how I understood it
Another Question: Has anybody got an Idea where to change the things that are coming, when you first start the phone with a new Rom (the "installation" of the Rom)? I wan't to write: "Welcome to DomiKamp's Rom!" Or something like that...
bestialbub said:
I don't sign system files or apps and apkmanager among other threads I've read say not to. Im on a rooted backflip. I find I only have to sign third party apps to install.
Why do you have to sign YOUR files?
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I was curious about this too. I always edit the framework-res of any ROM I flash using a custom set of images I have and have never signed the apk afterwards and it has always worked. Maybe cause I'm only replacing images? I usually do this with framework-res and twframework-res and they both can sometimes grow by 1MB or more. Just my experience.
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DomiKamp said:
Sorry for answering that late. Had a few things to do, so I wasn't online very often
If you want to cook an App into your Rom (NeoCore for example), then you don't have to sign it. You can just copy it into data/app. But if you want to change the whole framework-res.apk of the Rom, you have to sign it. 'Cause if you don't sign it, you'll get a Bootloop. The framework-res.apk is a very important part of the Rom, so it has to "fit" to the others. There are some ID's which have to match. Otherwise it won't work. That's how I understood it
Another Question: Has anybody got an Idea where to change the things that are coming, when you first start the phone with a new Rom (the "installation" of the Rom)? I wan't to write: "Welcome to DomiKamp's Rom!" Or something like that...
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I think that in order to do the "welcome to" thing you'll have to edit the update-script file. I'm not 100% on it though. Look at a cm Rom and see what all is in there.
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Hello, maybe this is the wrong thread but i seem to not be getting any help over at Q&A's... I'm porting a theme from the captivate forums and for some reason my dropdown notifications have a transparent background and the text is black as well for any popup window like when you long press the homescreen to get widgets, and wallpaper chooser, so i think i need to modify either the framework-res.apk or the twframework-res.apk but don't kno exactly what file to modify to either get the text to white or get a background on those things... if anyone would advice me i'd appreciate it... thanks
Also if anyone could guide me into modifying the services.jar to change the clock color i would also appreciate it...
THIS IS THE LINK TO WHAT IM WORKING ON
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Hello, maybe this is the wrong thread but i seem to not be getting any help over at Q&A's... I'm porting a theme from the captivate forums and for some reason my dropdown notifications have a transparent background and the text is black as well for any popup window like when you long press the homescreen to get widgets, and wallpaper chooser, so i think i need to modify either the framework-res.apk or the twframework-res.apk but don't kno exactly what file to modify to either get the text to white or get a background on those things... if anyone would advice me i'd appreciate it... thanks
Also if anyone could guide me into modifying the services.jar to change the clock color i would also appreciate it...
THIS IS THE LINK TO WHAT IM WORKING ON
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you need to edit the .xml files.
for notification you need to edit statubar_expand.xml and files that has similar name to that xml. dont exactly remember what its called.
its in framework-res.apk/res/layout
the notification pulldown background is in
twframework-res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi
eunkipark92 said:
you need to edit the .xml files.
for notification you need to edit statubar_expand.xml and files that has similar name to that xml. dont exactly remember what its called.
its in framework-res.apk/res/layout
the notification pulldown background is in
twframework-res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi
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Well for the notification pulldown background ive got the one i wanted... what im referring to is when u have a notification, for instance you downloaded something from the market and u get successfully downloaded that one notification has no background it is set to transpare t and the letters are black so i can really read what it says...
anybody wishing to help?
If it is an image you need to edit to be non-black/transparent the file I think you're looking for is called "status_bar_item_background_normal.9.png"
Change that to a totally opposite color and see if that's it?
If you mean editing the color of the letters then I do not know what to edit in the .xml file.
Hope I helped!
How can I modify the XML files? 'cause when I extract them from apk file, all of them are protected, I can't read any codes. Can anyone show me how to fully unprotected them?
P/s: I always get this error "An invalid character was found in text content. Error processing resource..." whenever I open xml file with IE.
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How can I modify the XML files? 'cause when I extract them from apk file, all of them are protected, I can't read any codes. Can anyone show me how to fully unprotected them?
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^^ +1.....
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^^ +1.....
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they must be decompiled with apk manager
additionally when you recompile make sure to check the log as there will be several images that will be renamed from. 9.png to png you must use the draw9patch program found in the tools folder of the android ask to 9patch these images otherwise your apks will not compile correctly. Im on my phone now so I can't provide the necessary video link how ever simply go on youtube and search how to use draw9patch there is a very good beginners explanation (2 part) of what a 9 patch is and how to use the 9 patch utility
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are all of images in "res/drawable-hdpi" folder 9.png formated files? or just some of them?
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are all of images in "res/drawable-hdpi" folder 9.png formated files? or just some of them?
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it varies, they can be in any folder really, but generally speaking that is where you will find most of them. Just check the logs and you will know exactly where to find them and what they were named.
was anyone able to figure out to edit services.jar in order to change clock color?
aamir123 said:
was anyone able to figure out to edit services.jar in order to change clock color?
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Here you go man. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=940692
That thread will explain that part. Be careful with it though, and make a backup cas if you mess it up you'll get a boot loop as I did
am trying to edit the framework-res.apk
am trying to change the images of the slider (jog_dial_bg_rev.png) but when i save it and then install or move the .apk to system/framework folder
the phone crashes? has this got anything to do with the MD5?
all i wanna do is change the slider image based on the CM7 pro v20 ROM
my reason is because the black shadow covers the incoming call number
kashem58 said:
am trying to edit the framework-res.apk
am trying to change the images of the slider (jog_dial_bg_rev.png) but when i save it and then install or move the .apk to system/framework folder
the phone crashes? has this got anything to do with the MD5?
all i wanna do is change the slider image based on the CM7 pro v20 ROM
my reason is because the black shadow covers the incoming call number
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Instead of extracting, Just open it with winrar or 7zip and drag and drop image in the 7zip window.
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Hi
sorry if for expert devs this is a basic question
I have been looking around but I did not found this explained
HOW TO CHANG THE ICON ASSOCIATED WITH AN APK ????
I know how to open a apk with 7 zip and that I have to change the png file there
but which file ?????
do I need to change just the file associated with the icons or all the others ?
I mean .... inside (for example) mm.apk I found the icons related to contacts.apk to email.apk etc ... do I need to chenge all of them with the new ones ?
decompile and recompile
Decompile the app with apktool and go into the res folder and find the icon u want to replace ,,change it and recompile with apktool.Lastly sign the app and you are good to go
I have never tried change icons but i tried to change the background images for dialer and system menu. I used the same method mentioned above by opening the apk using 7zip and changing the images files with my custom images and rename them exactly the same as old ones.
Then I used CWM to flash the zip which contains the modified apk (i.e. contacts.apk and framework-res.apk)
However, I would recommend that you backup your ROM before flashing the modified zip file just in case something wrong happens.
Good Luck
I remember that there is a tool much faster than apktool ti decompile recompile but ... I have not been on the forum for long and I lost it
Is it also possible to change only theicon by using vrtheme ? if yes can someone explain how ?
Thanks
Give this thread a whirl...should be very useful
Basic theming guide by Dully79
Darkside Agent said:
Give this thread a whirl...should be very useful
Basic theming guide by Dully79
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All very interesting I am sure I will use it at some point
I installed Java SDK and APKtool ... I remembered what they are for ... but still ...
the only thing I needed to know was if I need to change all the images in res or only that associated to the icon.....
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All very interesting I am sure I will use it at some point
I installed Java SDK and APKtool ... I remembered what they are for ... but still ...
the only thing I needed to know was if I need to change all the images in res or only that associated to the icon.....
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fine, whatever, ignore my post
Please .. do not missunderstand me !!!
Your help is very much apreciated
I knew approximately what to do to modify the theme also if in general I preferred kitchen uot
Instead I was hoping in a simple change of icon afetr decompressing/decompiling the apk but apparently it is not so simple ...never mind
I'm trying to figure out how to make the text of each notification in the dropdown window appear on a transparent background. I've figured out how to adjust everything else (toggle, status bar, and dropdown background transparency), but I simply cannot for the life of me figure out how to make the notifications actually have transparent backgrounds.
Is this not something modifiable from SystemUI.apk?
I've gone through a heck of a lot of .png files and looked through quite a few .xml files. Just can't figure this out.
edit: this part of the notification bar: http://s15.postimage.org/y8ad3u917/Screenshot_2012_10_03_17_59_49.png (from a different phone)
I've gone through a bunch of the SystemUI.apk files already, and now I've started going through framework-res.apk files. I can't compile framework-res.apk properly (not sure how to set two dependencies in apk multi-tool), so I've just been dropping files into the .apk and overwriting the originals.
In any case, I've made the following files transparent and still had no luck making the notification backgrounds transparent at all:
- notification_bg_low_normal.9.png
- notification_bg_low_pressed.9.png
- notification_bg_normal.9.png
- notification_bg_normal_pressed.9.png
Of course, those files aren't referenced by any of the .xmls in framework-res, but I thought I'd give it a shot. In fact, I have no idea what is actually being referenced for those backgrounds.
I opened up status_bar_latest_event_content.xml to see where it went, and it ends up pointing at transparent color values for non-pressed/focused notifications.
My completely unfounded and wild guess at the moment that the black background is a horrible mix of the #FF00FF00 and #FFFF00FF colors that are referenced in two separate places (the former is in colors.xml, the latter is in status_bar_latest_event.xml), but that would be ridiculous, since the latter never seems to reference the former. Argh.
Very confused.
Hi, u say u have figured most of the things in editing the system ui can you please help me?
I am trying to change the background in the notification pull down, i decompiled the systemui.apk i tried changing some images but when i put it back into my phone nothing happens
I can't find the correct file to change.
And i read somehwere that i have to change something in the xml file also to change the target to an image rather than a colour
The xml file is pointing to a colour (black)
How do i make it target to a image and after that where do i place the image file
I am running cm10
Btw i am sorry i couldnt answer ur question i just cannot find an answer to my question searched every where on xda, also the tutorial which are there, are for gingerbread.
Thankyou
I still need help figuring out the answer to this problem. Got horribly sick recently and haven't been able to put any more effort into figuring it out on my own, yet.
Help, please!
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Droidvenom said:
Hi, u say u have figured most of the things in editing the system ui can you please help me?
I am trying to change the background in the notification pull down, i decompiled the systemui.apk i tried changing some images but when i put it back into my phone nothing happens
I can't find the correct file to change.
And i read somehwere that i have to change something in the xml file also to change the target to an image rather than a colour
The xml file is pointing to a colour (black)
How do i make it target to a image and after that where do i place the image file
I am running cm10
Btw i am sorry i couldnt answer ur question i just cannot find an answer to my question searched every where on xda, also the tutorial which are there, are for gingerbread.
Thankyou
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This is for stock, so I don't know if it will work in CM10. I somehow doubt it, but here's how it works in stock:
Decompile your SystemUI.apk and find the file "tw_status_bar_expanded.xml". It's in the res\layout folder.
Second line in the file should start with this:
Code:
<FrameLayout android:id="@id/notification_panel" android:background=
Replace whatever follows the android:background part with the file you want to use.
So, for example, if you changed status_bar_expand_default.png in the drawable-xhdpi folder into your background image, you'd write this (obviously without the red color):
Code:
android:background=[COLOR="Red"]"@drawable/status_bar_expand_default"[/COLOR]
and the full line would look like this:
Code:
<FrameLayout android:id="@id/notification_panel" android:background="@drawable/status_bar_expand_default" android:paddingTop="@dimen/notification_panel_padding_top" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/notification_panel_margin_left"
I suggest you use a 9patch image for your background, so it expands and shrinks without getting stretched, but you can experiment with that yourself. The image I used in my example (status_bar_expand_default.png) is unused by the system, as far as I know, so it's a convenient image to use.
Bumping this again, still wondering.
Hi guys,
I've been doing quite a bit of research and also quite a bit of trial and (all) error. I am currently trying to replace the battery icons in my current SystemUI.apk with battery icons from another SystemUI.apk (both DNA, of course). From what I read, it looks like I need to decompile the SystemUI.apk, but it appears that apktools currently does not work with the DNA. I have also tried just extracting the apk files using winrar, and then just copying the files over, but when I do that I the stat bar disappears and everything is black. I'm curious how you guys are managing to make basic mods like battery icons and transparent stat bar on the home screen when using Nova. I've read that the transparency needs to be done by editing a couple xml files, but the one in res/values is only available when you decompile.
As always, any tips or guidance would be warmly welcomed and greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Steve
Use 7 zip to drop the new images into the zipped system UI then it will ask you to update archive and say yes. Then flash system ui.
That's the short version.
Do I actually need to flash, or can I just adb push while mounted in recovery?
Thanks,
stevedub40 said:
Do I actually need to flash, or can I just adb push while mounted in recovery?
Thanks,
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You can do that as well, my main point was to use 7-zip, for image replacing I personally use zipthemer so I can use my theme on any rom, Each time I install a new rom i just need to run zipthemer on my phone and flash the zip it makes, and walah, themed to my liking.