Hi all, wondering if anybody could help me!!
Google has turned up nothing so far so im gonna ask away!!
I am currently using nobodyatall's cm7 2.0 on my x10mini and am wondering where and how I can save pictures that I want as wallpapers.
Basically I don't want wallpapers to show up in my regular picture gallery, I want them only to show in the wallpaper gallery when i go to change wallpapers.
Is there a folder on the SD card or the internal memory, or is there a way I can open an APK in winrar or whatever and drop the pictures in there?
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There are two ways that I can think of for you to do this. First, just create a folder in your SD card labeled wallpapers (or whatever you want). Then place all your wallpapers there.
Easy way: Use QuickPics. It has an option to hide a folder from the gallery. Just long press on the folder and you'll find the option.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder
Still easy (just not automated):create an empty file in your wallpaper folder with filename ".nomedia" without the quotes. This will prevent the gallery from scanning that folder. This also works to prevent music files from showing in the player.
To change your wallpaper, if using QuickPic, just press your menu button > show hidden > enter the folder and click the picture > use as wallpaper. If you don't want to use QuickPic, use a file manager to go the wallpaper folder then select your picture from there.
Great sugestions, especially the hideden folder option, however what I'm looking for (I wasn't quite sure how to explain this properly before!!) is to be able to add images directly to the menu of wallpapers like when you long press the screen and it gives you options to change the wallpaper I get a list of options, cyanogen wallpapers, gallery, live wallpapers, wallpaper gallery and wallpapers.
I would like to be able to add wallpapers directly to one of these menus, so I'm looking for the folder in which they are all kept in. I found one in one of the internal apk's, but i'm not sure if I can just inject them into the apk and also whether i need to include thumbnail size png's as the ones included with cyanogen seem to have these to.
Thanks for a great comprehensive reply. If all fails, I'll be looking at the hidden folder option!!
Cheers!
That's a bit harder. Sounds like it shouldn't be but it actually is since you'll be modding an apk. Here are a couple of links to get you started if you're really interested in doing this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=646424
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2915198&postcount=4
http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f4/wallpaper-directory-11685/
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That's a bit harder. Sounds like it shouldn't be but it actually is since you'll be modding an apk. Here are a couple of links to get you started if you're really interested in doing this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=646424
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2915198&postcount=4
http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f4/wallpaper-directory-11685/
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Thanks man, some great info, the first post really hits the nail on the head, I didn't think of checking the other forums (duh me, it's all android!!)!!
So it looks like I will have to take out the launcher.apk and recompile it after editing the xml file that contains the details of the names of the wallpapers. I'm guessing this is some sort of framework xml for the purposes of creating the horizontal table that you can swipe across to view the previews of the pictures.
This makes sense I guess, loading a table reather than using up memory to load a gallery style viewer that indexes the pictures seems much more streamlined seeing that is only for the use of wallpapers, however I do like the wallpaper gallery style that the xml framewrok brings.
I guess I'm going take the newer(and some older) wallpapers from other cm roms and rename them over some of the exisitng files. This way I shouldn't have to delve too deeply!!!
Thanks again for the help and info leftAlone, you are a star!!!
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Anybody ripped out the stock Vibrant wallpapers yet? I'd really like to get the roses one to use on a different device.
Thanks!
Edit: Nevermind, I got them. They're in the "TwWallpaperChooser.apk" file.
So if I want to add my own wallpapers to the program, is it as simple as extracting the files, adding both resolutions of the photo I want (960x800 and 170x142), and repacking? Is the package a standard zip file with the file extension changed from "zip" to "apk"? I know I can just drag it over to the memory card (or internal memory), open it, then choose "set as wallpaper" from the options/settings menu, but there are only a few wallpapers that I would ever choose from. Mostly because it will be my business name and logo 90% of the time, but when I travel I would like to change from just my small private collection and not any of the wallpapers that are included. The menu of the wallpaper chooser looks cool which is why I want to keep it and not use the "set as wallpaper" option when I open the picture. Thanks in advance if anyone posts a solution.
djmaxx007 said:
So if I want to add my own wallpapers to the program, is it as simple as extracting the files, adding both resolutions of the photo I want (960x800 and 170x142), and repacking? Is the package a standard zip file with the file extension changed from "zip" to "apk"? I know I can just drag it over to the memory card (or internal memory), open it, then choose "set as wallpaper" from the options/settings menu, but there are only a few wallpapers that I would ever choose from. Mostly because it will be my business name and logo 90% of the time, but when I travel I would like to change from just my small private collection and not any of the wallpapers that are included. The menu of the wallpaper chooser looks cool which is why I want to keep it and not use the "set as wallpaper" option when I open the picture. Thanks in advance if anyone posts a solution.
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No, all apk's are signed, and if you changed the contents the signature wouldn't match anymore, although it's not hard to resign it. If you want to go that route, search around the G1 dev forum.
Simple question, what is the path to the lock screen wallpaper images?
Phone = stock MT4G
I'm referring to the pre-installed images that are behind the horizontal bar with the date and time on it, that you have to pull down to unlock the screen.
I've attached a picture.
On my phone there are 8 pre-installed images that you can chose from. If you go to:
Home Screen - Menu - Wallpaper - Lock Screen, and finally - Wallpaper Gallery.
There are 8 images to choose from. They are named: Carrera, Downtown, Graffiti, Red Rock, Ruby, Safari, Wildflower, and KidZone.
I've attached a really crappy picture of me holding my phone with one of the lock screen images present. It's called Red Rock.
I'm really interested in where these 8 file reside. I believe they are within an apk file. If someone know or figures it out, I'd sure appreciate it.
Thanks,
Sam
You can try system> customize> resource...I am running iced glacier and have the zebra one in there, but also have the lock screen deleted and running the aosp one, so not totally sure....maybe someone else can confirm?
On a side note, if you are just looking to change the pic, you can do that in settings> personalize> lock wallpaper
Thanks for the reply.
I can see the "Safari" theme files in there (/system/customize/resources/)
The Safari Wallpaper: wallpaper.jpg
The Safari Preview file: preview.png
and
The Safari Lock Screen Wallpaper: htc_wallpaper_01_lockscreen.jpg
along with a lot of other wallpapers, but not the other "Theme's".
Some of the other theme's files are in:
/system/app/ under "theme name".apk.
If you click on the file and then browse the file you'll see that particular theme's wallpaper and a "preview" file, but not the lockscreen wallpaper.
I realize one could select any image file from the
Home Screen - Menu - Wallpaper - Lock Screen - Gallery
vs.
Home Screen - Menu - Wallpaper - Lock Screen - Wallpaper Gallery
but I'm kind of partial to the Red Rock Theme lockscreen image and I just want to find the file...
Thanks if anyone can help.
sam
It's in the RedRocks.apk, try and use root explorer to copy it to sd card, extract files and in res>drawable-hdpi folder it's called com_htc_launcher_lockscreen_wallpaper.png
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It's in the RedRocks.apk, try and use root explorer to copy it to sd card, extract files and in res>drawable-hdpi folder it's called com_htc_launcher_lockscreen_wallpaper.png
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Thanks...
I can open it from within the *.apk. I had looked in that /drawable-hdpi directory, but was overwhelmed by the number of files. I'll just save it elsewhere from there and manipulate as required.
I'm wanting to add some small text in the upper left edge saying, "Reward if Found, Call (206) 555-1212".
If someone finds the phone, it'll be locked, but now on the lock screen they'll have a number and motivation to try to get it back to me.
Thanks again,
Sam
Is there a way that i might be missing to hide albums in the gallery application? I know u can put a "." in front of the folder name to make it hidden to the whole device and possibly add 3rd party applications to hide folders but i just wanted to hide folders i have with icons in them, only in the gallery but still have them available when using other apps, that way i can still customize with the icons
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Is there a way that i might be missing to hide albums in the gallery application? I know u can put a "." in front of the folder name to make it hidden to the whole device and possibly add 3rd party applications to hide folders but i just wanted to hide folders i have with icons in them, only in the gallery but still have them available when using other apps, that way i can still customize with the icons
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Try Gallery Excluder. Easy way to choose folders that you want excluded in the gallery.
https://market.android.com/details?id=de.mrfloppycoding.galleryexcluder
Make sure you don't exclude your music and movies folder though.
If you put a text file in the folder and call it ".nomedia", then none of the images in the folder will show up in the gallery.
Unless you're really attached to the stock gallery, I'd recommend trying QuickPic. It lets you hide or exclude folders and numerous other things, it also loads much faster than the stock app.
gerrylum said:
If you put a text file in the folder and call it ".nomedia", then none of the images in the folder will show up in the gallery.
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like he said copy this into the folders you wanna hide your pr0n in, it will also hide subfolders too
this works for music images, video ect...
i attached it because its hard to create it under Windows
unzip and place .nomedia in the phone folder
jeandujardin01 said:
like he said copy this into the folders you wanna hide your pr0n in, it will also hide subfolders too
this works for music images, video ect...
i attached it because its hard to create it under Windows
unzip and place .nomedia in the phone folder
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using this would hide the folder from every app though correct
like if i went to Launcherpro and wanted to change an icon in dock .. when i looked for that folder it would not be found.. really only wanted to block in gallery not the whole system
I'm having issues with this. My Nook app, for example, dumps huge folders of pics (from ArticleView I think) in the gallery. I've checked some albums, and they already have .nomedia in them and they still show in the gallery. I tried a few apps to hide the albums, but that breaks the functionality in the app too. Any solutions? This is really annoying.
try the app quickpic does an easy job of hiding or excluding folders.
CSGirl said:
I'm having issues with this. My Nook app, for example, dumps huge folders of pics (from ArticleView I think) in the gallery. I've checked some albums, and they already have .nomedia in them and they still show in the gallery. I tried a few apps to hide the albums, but that breaks the functionality in the app too. Any solutions? This is really annoying.
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When you manually copy the nomedia file you have to wait for the gallery Db to refresh to see the results.
If you download 'gallery excluder' it will add a nomedia file and allow you to force the media database to update whenever you'd like.
TL;DR:
Recently I have been working to get my homescreens a little cleaner. I started using a tool called DesktopVisualizer. It allows for "Tiles" or "Icons" to be placed as shortcuts instead of the icons you normally use. It allows for a cleaned up WP7 look. The one major drawback is you have to download "tile packs" or make them yourself. The app is great, but the problem is in our gallery app.
OUR STOCK GALLERY SCANS AND LOADS ALL THE 300+ TILES/ICONS IN TO MY GALLERY! I could not stand this! I started looking into how to hide stuff from the media gallery.
Hiding Folders: "." Folders and ".nomedia" Files:
Turns out they built a neat function into android that allows for hiding things from the gallery: a .nomedia file. Placing a blank file with that name into a directory (or root directory) causes the STOCK GALLERY to skip over the folder. So, if you are like me and have some naughty pics of your g/f, ALBUM COVERS, or other misc pics you dont want to see in the gallery; drop that little file in there and it will skip it.
Another way to accomplish this is to stick a . in front of the folder name. If you have a folder called "Pr0n" change it to ".Pr0n". This will do the same thing as the nomedia, however some apps/file explorers cannot see these guys as this is the "hidden attribute" for the folder.
The problem with the Atrix, and other devices that have custom galleries, is they scan EVERYTHING. You can place nomedia files in, periods, anything, they still come parading in to the gallery. "What the hell can I do", you ask? Well, we put in a nice new gallery.
Gallery3d.APK:
Ok, so I have attached the AOSP type of gallery from CM7. I think I "heard" some place that the CM7 gallery is tweaked a little, however I didnt notice any differences. So, download and install as normal, sideload it, whatever. Once its on, you are good to go. The only problem, if you freeze the 2.3.4 gallery from Moto, the camera app wont pull your pics. Everything in the cam still works as far as functionality to take pics. The problem is when/if you click on the small pic in the corner of the view finder(your gallery), it will give some error about "No gallery installed". I'm sure there is a way around this, but for now I just have both installed and use only the 3D gallery. Using LauncherPro I hid the other icon to keep "phone handlers" from going through my UBER gallery when they pick up my phone to play with it. This way I get the nice gallery3d, but still get the full sharing functionality of the moto gallery should I want to share straight from my camera.
There you have it. I have given you the the gallery apk, pros and cons, and how to hide folders. Knock yourselves out. OH! If you happen to get the cam to work with the 3D instead 2.3.4, please post a how to in here as well.
Thank you so much i have been wanting this on my atrix i hate the new galery in moto
Also check out Gallery Excluder in the Market for hiding folders with this method.
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How do I get to the file on my Moto phone
so i was wondering where the wallpapers for the stock wallpaper picker are located on this phone...i was thinking of putting my own wallpapers in that section because theyre quite bad when cropped by the gallery
please and thanks
I am looking for the same thing, any luck friend?
As long as the wallpaper sizes are the correct size (1440x1280), it doesn't matter where you put them. Just expand the box in gallery to cover the whole image, and even though it will say cropping, it won't crop.
Or try an app called Crop Wallpaper. It will do a little better job of cropping, or you can select whole image.
Technically the folder they are stored in is /system/customize/resource
But even if you drop pictures in there, and set the permissions, and reboot. they don't show up.
I believe the filenames have to be referenced in the default.xml file in the /system/customize/MNS folder as well.
Unless you're cookin up a rom and want to include your own images, it just isn't worth it.