THIS THEME IS NO LONGER IN DEVELOPMENT!
The aim of this project was to remove Sense and provide a clean UI until stable pure-Android ROMs were released. We have now reached that point and I find that it is no longer necessary to continue the development of a theme that only removes ugly from a bloated skin. I urge you to consider giving these ROMs a try and bid farewell to Sense (awesome hardware paired with awesome software is bliss).
However, I understand that some people will always prefer Sense, and that is okay. This is why I will provide the community with a zip of the raw files I was working on in case someone wants to take over the project. Please do NOT reply to this thread.
Download Source Files
MD5: 8e417349bf79fc03f5088bacd5333dbd
Original thread follows.
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deSensed ICS
Last Updated: 9/25/2012
፨ INTRODUCTION ፨
I don't like Sense.
I used to. In Gingerbread it kind of did spice up the UI and even now some of its non visual features are still useful. But when ICS came out, I believe it rendered Sense UI moot. ICS, to me, is the most beautiful mobile UI design to date and while I like HTC hardware, I can't stand their software. Unfortunately, for now we can either flash a AOSP ROM with some things broken or are stuck with nasty gradient Sense. Well. That ends today.
This mod aims to replace as much of the Sense UI with stock ICS as possible. It will take some time to get it complete but I want to put up the progress as I do it here so everyone can benefit and have a little bit less Sense on their phones with every update. As a matter of fact, we might even have a full working ICS/JB stock build before I ever get this to the point I want to get it at.
The theme is not completed. Look at the changelog for more details.
፨ DISCLAIMER፨
Before we get into the screenshots and the download itself, please keep in mind the following:
As cliche as this is: Anything you do to your phone is your OWN responsibility. No one will be responsible for any damage you cause but yourself.
This is my first major modification, there will be bugs and errors. Please point them out if you see them and I will get them fixed
Some things (like the data icon (3G, 4G) won't look like they do in stock ICS because of the way Sense messes with those icons. But it's replacement will carry on the spirit of stock.
This theme is intended to be used with a third party ICS-like launcher (like Nova or Apex). I will not be theming Rosie (the default Sense launcher).
Hit thanks if you like it it's a small gesture that goes a long way for me!
፨ SCREENSHOTS፨
፨ DOWNLOAD ፨
*** UPDATE: I run CM10 as my daily driver and because of that I don't have a chance to test out every single update.
I release updates because I know that not everyone can live with non-Sense based ROMs and as a courtesy to the community.
Please proceed with caution. Report bugs and I'll do my best to fix them ***
Viper4G 1.0.0 -- v1.1 (Mirror - v1.1)
MD5: 2b3bdcfdb467a8c5c1628ea297df4557
MeanROM 3.9 -- v1.1 (Mirror - v1.1)
MD5: 334754d022d55acb0a7b9fa6af50fbdc
MeanROM 4.4 -- EXPERIMENTAL UPDATE HERE
Stock w Goodies 2.0 -- v1.1 (Mirror - v1.1)
MD5: b093bfcc89cb57b7511cf22ec2d62608
Stock w Goodies 2.11 -- EXPERIMENTAL UPDATE HERE
፨ INSTRUCTIONS ፨
Make nandroid backup.
Place zip on SD card
Flash through recovery
When you boot, open up Personalize app and choose deSensed ICS under Skin.
Have less gradients
(optional) If you want to keep Sense lockscreen, download and flash this AFTER you install the theme.
፨ RECOMMENDED APPS ፨
These are AOSP applications that have been ported to work on our phones. I will not theme the Sense apps whose replacements below work perfectly.
Jellybean Calendar by Tim Hutt. -- Everything works.
Stock Settings by Art2Fly -- Everything works (as is in stock ICS, you will lose Profile/PRL manual updates. Keep Sprint Zone and update through there).
፨ FAQ ፨
Q: I flashed this and the HTC lockscreen is gone! Can I get it back?
A: Yes. All my mod did is rename the HTC lockscreen file. Go to /system/app/ and rename HtcLockScreen.apk.bak to HtcLockScreen.apk reboot and you'll have Sense's lockscreen back. Or download and flash this.
Q: Can you do X, Y or Z?
A: At the moment, I won't do any "special" request. I want to get the entire stock ICS theme in and THEN I'll do extra stuff (like battery % and such). That being said, if you have any part of stock ICS that you want "prioritized" just post and I'll see what I can do
Q: The ROM I use is not supported, what gives?
A: Due to the fact that we have such awesome devs and so many ROMs, it is impossible for me to support them all. Download the generic file that will work with any ROM or if you don't mind losing some tweaks done by your dev, flash another ROMs zip file. I wish I could go back to supporting all ROMs through the villaintheme system but it currently has an issue with the framework-res file. If you know how to fix it, please drop a PM.
Q: I'm running Viper4G but my notification bar isn't transparent and my clock text color is white, why?
A: Viper4G uses its own tweaks to accomplish this. Just launch Venom Tweaks > Status and you can chage the pulldown background transparency and clock color. The hex value I used for the previous releases is #33B5E5 (default ICS color).
፨ BUGS ፨
The quick selection bar (when you select text and cut, copy and paste come up) currently has a background. Can't fix this until we can edit m10 images. Here's a picture of how it is vs how it should be:
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
፨ THANKS TO ፨
freeza whose idea for splitting up the signal bars to accommodate CDMA's 6 bars helped me through the same predicament
Pulser_g2 for his spectacular work on VillainTheme System!
Pneuma1985 for helping me tremendously with the Dialer.
nolageek for finding out how to disable HTC's lockscreen.
jbermi for helping me out by answering questions throughout the thread.
And anyone else who had any part in the dev of our phone at all. Thank you!
፨ CHANGELOG ፨
v 1.1 ~ 9/1/2012
-Critical update for 1.0 users of MeanROM 3.5 & Stock w Goodies 2.0.
~Dialer FC fixed.
~Fixed app icons and notification icons not being themed.
~Made the notification area semi-transparent again.
~Fixed Sense icons appearing in dropdown notification area.
-Made all dividers transparent in Sense apps.
-Dropped VillainThemeSystem in favor of full APKs. Downloads will be larger in size.
v 1.0 ~ 8/30/2012
-Fixed the missing highlight pressed elements (derp).
-Stock messaging app incoming background adjusted to a more ICS like color.
-Changed default emoticons for stock messaging app.
-Clock tumblers changed to a more AOSP look.
-New recommended apps section. AOSP style apps ported over by others.
-Themed the dialer (Phone.apk coming later) and changed the font colors & sizes.
-Incoming, outgoing and missed call icons changed.
-Changed default 'unknown' picture on a call to default ICS.
-Minor color, size and positioning adjustments throughout the theme.
v 0.8 ~ 8/14/2012
-Fixed list press highlight color to actual ICS color and removed the edge lines.
-Quick contact badges changed from green to blue (noticable on AOSP Messaging apk).
-Changed default no-contact picture.
-Changed these legacy UI elements:
~Checkboxes and checkbox-less checkmarks
~Close boxes
~Large/Small buttons
~Dropdown
~+/- buttons
~Media buttons
~Radio buttons
~Rating stars
~Textbox background highlight
~Text boxes
~Square/rectangle highlights
~Touch highlights
~Number picker buttons
~Seeker bars
~Pop-up box
!These are not the best looking things and Google needs a lesson alongside HTC but they are from ICS stock. It is what pure ICS looks like!
-Changed the default app icons from HTC icons to stock Jellybean for Browser, People, Phone, Mail, Messaging, Settings, Calendar, Clock, Calculator, Gallery and Camera.
v 0.7 ~ 8/6/2012
-Made all notification icons the default ICS transparency (54.999996%).
!The above increases file size because VillainThemeSystem cannot change the contents of resources.arsc so the entire SystemUI.apk is now included!
-Gave notifications in the pull down menu an ICS colored background.
-Tweaked notification dividers to black (ICS style).
-Hightlight for AOSP Recent Apps (Viper4G option) is now ICS default.
-Made Quick Settings Text more steamlined with dropdown box.
-Changed picture, 'more', GPS (not just lock on), speakerphone, wi-fi near, chat, error alert, USB, call and call mute notification icons.
-Made the GPS locked on icon more accurate.
-Fixed headset icon with the one found in stock ICS, also modeled the headphone icon after it.
-Removed vertical separators between clear and settings button on notification dropdown.
-Subnavigator background and highlight changed to look more like ICS.
-Fixed transparent area on Viper4G between the notification box and the notif/quick settings tabs when background is set to transparent.
-Power menu images replaced with ICS ones.
-Volume pop-up icons changed.
-Quick Setting icons hand tweaked (I'm not a good artist!) and changed.
-Most volume/progress bars changed to Holo style.
-Popup boxes changed to ICS default (try volumes or brightness in settings).
v 0.6 ~ 7/26/2012
-Added support for MeanROM and FreshROM.
-Fixed background on certain textfields.
-Added 4G icons (I think? Need confirmation.)
-Changed the global bottom-option bar to black.
-Sense checkboxes themed to Holo light (sense doesn't offer dark option)
!THE ABOVE DOES NOT INCLUDE SENSE-APPS! THIS IS FOR THIRD PARTY APPS THAT CALL FOR A CHECKBOX FROM THE SYSTEM AND DOESN'T SPECIFY HOLO UI!
-Sens-ified Holo checkboxes rescued back to Holo style.
v 0.5 ~ 7/17/2012
-Started tweaking framework-res, VillainThemeSys causes a bootloop so for now it will replace your stock framework-res file, most mods are in SystemUI anyway.
-Changed the following elements from green to ICS blue when an app calls for Holo UI elements (see screenshots for examples):
~Textfields
~On/Off Switches
~Dropdown boxes
~Scrubbers
~Rating Stars
~Progress Bars
~Picture Borders
~Touch Select Background
~Fast scrollbar
~Dialog Boxes
~Other misc. items from Holo UI
!Some pop up dialogs will still call for Sense elements!
-Black background on some system apps (the rest will come in a future update, along with the above Holo UI elements on Sense apps).
-Text highlight color should now match stock ICS.
-Replaced quickselection pop up to a more ICS like one (HTC stop using these!).
-Adjusted fastscroll on Sense to ICS blue.
v 0.4 ~ 7/11/2012
-Enabled AOSP lockscreen. Script renamed HtcLockScreen.apk to HtcLockScreen.apk.bak, so just remove .bak if you want it *puts on glasses* back.
-Housekeeping, deleted unnecessary files.
-Updated some low quality pictures.
v 0.3 ~ 7/11/2012
-Renamed Matte to the default skin you now have to select, if you don't you wont see the new changes (Settings> Personalization> Skin> deSensed ICS)
-ICS color download bar, sound bar, stars, checkboxes, radio buttons and switches (still Sense-like (for now), but at least blue)
-Text select handles are now from stock AOSP.
-Global ICS titlebar
-Changed text input fields
-Added default ICS wallpaper
v 0.2 ~ 7/9/2012
-Converted .zip to VillainTheme System. It will now work on any ROM without overwriting files.
-Added Sync, airplane mode, bluetooth, alarm, gps, roaming signal bars, 1x, vibrate and silent icons.
-Added headphones icon, stock ICS doesn't have it so I just re-colored Sense's.
-Added a 'null signal' icon for when there is no connection to any tower.
-Changed the small sound bar to Holo style.
-Statusbar clock is now ICS color (#33B5E5).
-Made some icons align better with each other.
v 0.1 ~ 7/8/2012
-Initial release.
-Added WiFi, 3G (edited), signal bars icons.
-Replaced notification screen close & settings icons.
-Changed notification background and bottom bar.
Sounds awesome! I'm looking forward to this!
Looking forward to this!
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Dude this is great. GOnna try this in a few. THanks a bunch man. Good job
Nice work on the themes!
Very nice. Thanks for sharing.
via eVo.
will it work on the charmeleon rom? awesome theme i was waitnig for this (i was actually trying to do it myself LOL)
Confirmed on MeanRom! Thanks bro was waiting for this!!!
magicalan said:
will it work on the charmeleon rom? awesome theme i was waitnig for this (i was actually trying to do it myself LOL)
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It will work but Charmeleom mod is one of the ROMs that most heavily modifies system files. You can do a nandroid and flash it that way you can just restore if you prefer Charmeleon's tweaks better.
Once this is in a more completed stage I might make it available universally.
Glad to hear you guys like it
Sent from my Evo 4G LTE
Just installed it on flexs stock with goodies and the top bar looks amazing! Thanks, I love the stock look...keep in mind I'm running 1.52 so the quick settings from this mod are an older version
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ervman1 said:
Just installed it on flexs stock with goodies and the top bar looks amazing! Thanks, I love the stock look...keep in mind I'm running 1.52 so the quick settings from this mod are an older version
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Yeah I pulled mine from ViperROM that was updated a while back. If you or anyone else wants to pull the newer quick settings I'll cook them into the theme so we can all have the latest one
Also, I should finish all the status icons by tonight (have alarm, airplane mode, gps and a few others already done). I have to decide what to do about the heaphones icon and do a few more and it'll be done, I work first though :\
Love this Thank you so much sir! One request if you can Make a flashable ics battery with percent on it, it would be greatly appreciated!
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Thank you for this. I know its the initial release but just a heads up. The Sync icon still white and the roaming signal icons.
Sent from my EVO
Fantastic on this!!! Thank you! I share your sentiments in the OP EXACTLY. EXACTLY. And this looks great. Unfortunately, I'm using a ROM with tweaks, so it would break stuff. But will definitely be using this sometime soon. :thumbup::beer:
Edit: excellent job on notification dropdown, and +1 on batt %
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Racer Of All said:
Yeah I pulled mine from ViperROM that was updated a while back. If you or anyone else wants to pull the newer quick settings I'll cook them into the theme so we can all have the latest one
Also, I should finish all the status icons by tonight (have alarm, airplane mode, gps and a few others already done). I have to decide what to do about the heaphones icon and do a few more and it'll be done, I work first though :\
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Here is a link to the newest quick settings so you can theme this one if you want. I miss my GPS and flashlight
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1677301
Awesome job regardless by the way. This is so sick. I was tired of the non ICS icons. The transparent notification pull down is awesome too. Thanks again.
interhawk1 said:
Love this Thank you so much sir! One request if you can Make a flashable ics battery with percent on it, it would be greatly appreciated!
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I will eventually add things like battery percentage but I want to get everything themed first. Feel free to edit the apk and my icons around to accommodate that if you don't want to wait though
fr0st420 said:
Thank you for this. I know its the initial release but just a heads up. The Sync icon still white and the roaming signal icons.
Sent from my EVO
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Indeed, they (along with every other status icon) will be themed with version 0.2 released in a couple of hours
scottspa74 said:
Fantastic on this!!! Thank you! I share your sentiments in the OP EXACTLY. EXACTLY. And this looks great. Unfortunately, I'm using a ROM with tweaks, so it would break stuff. But will definitely be using this sometime soon. :thumbup::beer:
Edit: excellent job on notification dropdown, and +1 on batt %
Sent from my EVO using xda premium
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I heard of a way to possibly make the theme universal without it overwriting anything if I can accomplish it tonight everyone will be able to enjoy it without worry.
boomer8403 said:
Here is a link to the newest quick settings so you can theme this one if you want. I miss my GPS and flashlight
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1677301
Awesome job regardless by the way. This is so sick. I was tired of the non ICS icons. The transparent notification pull down is awesome too. Thanks again.
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Thank you so much! I if I can't figure out the universal teeming I will definitely add these quick settings to the next update.
Sent from my Evo 4G LTE
Thanks op gana try this soon need a themed lock screen ring!
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This is a great step until aosp or aokp are fully functional.
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terrific job on this...i do have one question ...do you plan to theme the icons to ics as well
like the messaging icon and phone and people ect?
Can anyone point me in the direction of a CM10.1 or AOKP theme where the only thing that changes from stock is that the status bar icons, specifically signal, battery and wifi are white instead of Holo blue? Either that or a theme that replaces the status bar with MIUI bar icons but maintains the rest of the UI would be great as well. I tried one called HoloWhite, as well as a couple other minimalistic ones, but with those some of the icon styles changed.
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Looking for exactly the same thing... Did you guys find anything
I would also like this. Still haven't found anything.......
@rosswhite @oae08 @krackerjac @bcparker
This works: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2318311
Also flash the Paranoid android icon zip (page4) if you have trouble with default icons of your rom.
Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1918500
also wondering if anyone has found this. dont want to deal with Xposed or anything like that either....and would prefer to have it in a theme chooser app as I switch ROM's from time to time. If anyone has a stock theme .apk i could modify it, but i just can't find one. the CM10.2 template is completely different from stock.
sorry to bring this back from the dead.
I'm looking for that white icon them too...