How can i remove the lockscreen wallpaper? I can set from both gallery or xperia wallpapers (but the gallery ones aren't as crisp as the xperia ones), but can't remove it if I have a live wallpaper, for instance... Does anyone knows how to remove it?
Found it!
If you need, and have root: go to /data/data/com.sonyericsson.lockscreen.uxpnxt/ and delete the wallpaper.png file.
rinxas said:
Found it!
If you need, and have root: go to /data/data/com.sonyericsson.lockscreen.uxpnxt/ and delete the wallpaper.png file.
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Unfortunately no solution if you're not rooted. Tried to remove it with adb. No success.
Code:
$ pwd
pwd
/data/data/com.sonyericsson.lockscreen.uxpnxt
$ ls
ls
opendir failed, Permission denied
$ rm wallpaper.png
rm wallpaper.png
rm failed for wallpaper.png, Permission denied
Couldn't you just use a pure black image from the gallery?
3Shirts said:
Couldn't you just use a pure black image from the gallery?
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Exactly what I was thinking lol
Sent from my Xperia S via transwarp beacon.
if I undertand this tread propely
change wallpaper under lockscreen
setting ->displaysetting-> lockscreen setting
Yes, you're able to change it. But not remove it, once set.
RiotRick said:
Yes, you're able to change it. But not remove it, once set.
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Still not getting you. I can change mine whenever I want.
Lord Takyon said:
Still not getting you. I can change mine whenever I want.
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Yes, but once set you can not get it back like it was on first boot with live wallpaper. Also noticed that images gets compressed when you set it as lockscreen background :/
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skifyr123 said:
Yes, but once set you can not get it back like it was on first boot with live wallpaper. Also noticed that images gets compressed when you set it as lockscreen background :/
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Exactly the same issue, I can't remove my lockscreen background picture to get back livewallpaper
Yes you can, just change to a different theme, apply it, then change back.
3Shirts said:
Yes you can, just change to a different theme, apply it, then change back.
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That was the golden tip!
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3Shirts said:
Yes you can, just change to a different theme, apply it, then change back.
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Didn't work for me...that's why I had to do it the "hard" way, by deleting the PNG.
Solved The Same problem
I had the same problem of changing to default lock screen and i did a Settings Reset which solved it.
Goto Settings > Privacy > Settings Reset. After that the phone reboots and the only thing to bother is to correct the time.
Take care not to do the Factory Data Reset
Googled it
rinxas said:
How can i remove the lockscreen wallpaper? I can set from both gallery or xperia wallpapers (but the gallery ones aren't as crisp as the xperia ones), but can't remove it if I have a live wallpaper, for instance... Does anyone knows how to remove it?
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The wallpaper will be removed when you change themes.
ReYoBeP said:
Exactly the same issue, I can't remove my lockscreen background picture to get back livewallpaper
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just change the theme.
I know it's kinda off topic but can we change the lockscreen without a app like use a zip to flash as the go locker ,etc. are kinda slow...?
remove Xperia S lock screen wallper
ReYoBeP said:
Exactly the same issue, I can't remove my lockscreen background picture to get back livewallpaper
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go to settings->apps->all->lock screen then clear data and force stop it....
now lock the screen and check it back, the lock screen wallpaper is removed
Odp: Remove lockscreen wall?
ravipgm said:
go to settings->apps->all->lock screen then clear data and force stop it....
now lock the screen and check it back, the lock screen wallpaper is removed
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Stop digging old threads
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I'm digging up this old thread only to say that the last post with the suggestion of clearing the lock screen app actually solved my problem.
So there you go.
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Hi,
Is it possible for the lockscreen wallpaper to cycle or rotate through my pictures, similar to a slideshow?
Is this functionality achievable through an app/tweak of some sort?
TIA.
Has anyone found out a way to achieve this yet?
Does this functionality exist through an app such as Wallpaper Changer?
Or is it built into any ROMs?
i tried to implement such a functionallity in Wallpaper Changer but I haven't found a way to change the lockscreen wallpaper programmatically yet... if anyone has an idea, please let me know...
j4velin said:
i tried to implement such a functionallity in Wallpaper Changer but I haven't found a way to change the lockscreen wallpaper programmatically yet... if anyone has an idea, please let me know...
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Yeah, I have tried using your app to achieve this. However, it doesn't work for me, probably because I'm still running on the stock ROM. Please let me know if you find out how to achieve this function.
Does anyone else have any ideas on how to do this?
Did you try this this app, it will go through your put images in a folder on your phone and change the image (x number of mins, hourly, daily or weekly),
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nettech.android.awallpaper.free.main&feature=search_result
Let me know if this helps
I tried the wallpaper app and got nothing but the error "cannot identify wallpaper" and showed a list of all my photos in red.
j4velin said:
i tried to implement such a functionallity in Wallpaper Changer but I haven't found a way to change the lockscreen wallpaper programmatically yet... if anyone has an idea, please let me know...
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Hi, sorry to revive an old thread....
But you could make the app allow you to set live wallpapers (such as KLWP) as a lockscreen wallpaper.
You can then make a slideshow that only shows when locked with KLWP.
Unfortunately on my OPO with COS I can't set KLWP as my lockscreen wallpaper.
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Hi, sorry to revive an old thread....
But you could make the app allow you to set live wallpapers (such as KLWP) as a lockscreen wallpaper.
You can then make a slideshow that only shows when locked with KLWP.
Unfortunately on my OPO with COS I can't set KLWP as my lockscreen wallpaper.
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How yo do that on KLWP?
Talionator said:
How yo do that on KLWP?
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You can set certain layers to only be visible when the phone is locked.
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You can set certain layers to only be visible when the phone is locked.
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Oh
normal method doesn't work. tried quickpic too and no joy no optino to set as anything other than contact photo or wallpaper. no lockscreen option
An extra option appears right after you make a new thread on leaked ICS ROMs.
anyone that isn't a prick want to reply?
i changed mine using the stock gallery, once on the picture -> menu ->set as and voila!
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anyone that isn't a prick want to reply?
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Normal method of applying lockscreen wallpaper works for me .
jje
weird. flashed it twice and same. ah well.
hah! found it out. wont let me change it for some reason with gpu rendering on. turned it off, changed wallpaper, then turned it back on
I use Nova Launcher as my launcher and recently tried using widget locker in place of the sony lockscreen. However, one issue I ran into is that I am unable to change the lockscreen wallpaper.
Anyone else using the app having similar issues?
Thanks in advance:good:
Zb134 said:
I use Nova Launcher as my launcher and recently tried using widget locker in place of the sony lockscreen. However, one issue I ran into is that I am unable to change the lockscreen wallpaper.
Anyone else using the app having similar issues?
Thanks in advance:good:
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I am facing the same problem even with stock launcher. Older version of WidgetLocker, namely 2.3.2r1, works fine on my Sony Tablet Z SGP-321 on Android 4.4. But all the new versions do not set lockscreen wallpaper. When I click "Look & Feel", "Select Wallpaper", choose the wallpaper I want, but then nothing happens, and the screen returns to WidgetLocker settings without having changed the lockscreen wallpaper. I do not understand what the issue is. If some one could advise, that would be nice!
Factory reset after KK update fixed this for me on both my tablet and XZ phone
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tonylee2000 said:
Factory reset after KK update fixed this for me on both my tablet and XZ phone
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I tried all that (deleting data and cache and even factory reset) and it wouldn't work, drove me crazy.
Am on a SM-T525 and without widget locker I had two different wallpapers for home and lock screen, while widget locker always took the set system home wallpaper, totally ignoring the alternate wallpaper flag.
I used root explorer and manually put my lock screen wallpaper in data\data\com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker\files\wallpaper.png and now it works.
Make sure it has the right dimensions (in my case 2500x1600) and the naming is right (so wallpaper.png and not Wallpaper.png).
Can't believe this is the only way to do this actually but am happy for now.
Good luck!
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Thanks a lot! At least some sort of solution!!!
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Tried this trick with wallpaper.png substitution - doesn't work for me. And once again, strangely enough, WidgetLocker v. 2.3.2r1 DOES work, but sometimes behaves weirdly on KitKat.
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2 dam0z
Thanks a lot! At least some sort of solution!!!
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Tried this trick with wallpaper.png substitution - doesn't work for me. And once again, strangely enough, WidgetLocker v. 2.3.2r1 DOES work, but sometimes behaves weirdly on KitKat.
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Mmm... Did you delete all cache? Also resetting other apps that might still have settings towards the wallpaper (like other launchers) to default?
And then disable and re-enable widgetlocker must work. I am on 4.4.2 myself with latest Widgetlocker
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Mmm... Did you delete all cache? Also resetting other apps that might still have settings towards the wallpaper (like other launchers) to default?
And then disable and re-enable widgetlocker must work. I am on 4.4.2 myself with latest Widgetlocker
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How exactly should I clear cache and/or data? For WidgetLocket I can clear cache and data.Should I clear both?
As for launcher I am using Nova Launcher. There I can clear cache, data and defaults. I assume if I clear data I will loose all the setting, i.e. screens layout, and I don't want to do that.
Here are the steps I take:
1. Turn off WL
2. Clear its cache AND data
3. Put wallpaper.png into the folder you told me
4. Launch WL (I see my current homescreen wallpaper and NOT the wallpaper.png)
5. Check "Alternative Wallpaper" (without actually clicking "Select Wallpaper")
6. Click home to return to homescreen.
7. Turn off screen.
When I wake the tablet up I still see my homescreen wallpaper and not the wallpaper.png.
Maybe I am doing something in a wrong sequence?
Another guess is the difference between your Sams GT and my Sony Tablet Z.
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How exactly should I clear cache and/or data? For WidgetLocket I can clear cache and data.Should I clear both?
As for launcher I am using Nova Launcher. There I can clear cache, data and defaults. I assume if I clear data I will loose all the setting, i.e. screens layout, and I don't want to do that.
Here are the steps I take:
1. Turn off WL
2. Clear its cache AND data
3. Put wallpaper.png into the folder you told me
4. Launch WL (I see my current homescreen wallpaper and NOT the wallpaper.png)
5. Check "Alternative Wallpaper" (without actually clicking "Select Wallpaper")
6. Click home to return to homescreen.
7. Turn off screen.
When I wake the tablet up I still see my homescreen wallpaper and not the wallpaper.png.
Maybe I am doing something in a wrong sequence?
Another guess is the difference between your Sams GT and my Sony Tablet Z.
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Am sorry it's such a drag, I felt very frustrated too (and still am, as it should work just all out of the box).
I would clear cache and data and then copy the file first, make sure it's correct and it's there and then disable and re-enable WL, as it reads that .png when it's re-activated.
Can I ask you, when you disable WL do you have a different lock and home screen? So via system settings just setting 2 different wallpapers for home and lock screen, are they different then?
Also, is your .png file ok, what I mean is does it show in Gallery if you select it? Sorry if I'm stating out the obvious
Personally I cleared cache via Application Manager and that should be enough, and yes, I also cleared WL data and had to reorganize all.
I don't know if op found the solution, but an older version of wl (2.3) worked for my Galaxy tab 2.
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Hey
Can I ask you, when you disable WL do you have a different lock and home screen? So via system settings just setting 2 different wallpapers for home and lock screen, are they different then?
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Yes. If I disable WL, I can set different wallpapers for lockscreen and home screen via system settings. The problem is that if you do it via system the wallpaper for lockscreen needs to be of very weird resolution as Google wants to use it both for landscape and portrait mode, while I just want it to be of 1920x1200 for landscape.
Also, is your .png file ok, what I mean is does it show in Gallery if you select it? Sorry if I'm stating out the obvious
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Well, it doesn't open from data\data\com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker\files. But if I copy the file from there to my SD card - it shows in gallery as proper image.
In conclusion, I still don't manage to get WL to pick up wallpaper.png from data\data\com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker\files.
I've now updated to Android 4.4.4 and did factory reset. Damn thing still not setting alternative wp! ((
I extracted the command center widget from my droid turbo for use on my new moto x. The zip contains the apk and odex.apk. use a file browser and place them both in system/app folder. Change permissions on the apk file to 0777. To get it to fit properly on stock launcher you must have xposed installed and use xposed gel settings. In home screen change width to -2 and widget will fit properly. If you're using a third party launcher it should fit fine.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qhe2hgcf4xg9p1j/commandcenter.zip?dl=0
So this won't work without root?
Nope. Tried to install like a normal apk. No luck @sthpaw01
damn you verizon!
just thinking will this work on non rooted motox if i deodex the app
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Looks cool! Thanks for sharing!
It is my understanding that 0777 translates to rwx rwx rwx. After copying the apk and odex files to system/app and changing permissions for the apk file, it still refuses to install on my rooted xt1092. Am I doing something wrong? I'm quite the noob when it comes to setting permissions, so I won't be surprised if I've messed up at that step.
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It is my understanding that 0777 translates to rwx rwx rwx. After copying the apk and odex files to system/app and changing permissions for the apk file, it still refuses to install on my rooted xt1092. Am I doing something wrong? I'm quite the noob when it comes to setting permissions, so I won't be surprised if I've messed up at that step.
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Everything else in system/app is rw-r-r, maybe give that a shot? Haven't had a chance to mess with it myself.
borxnx said:
Everything else in system/app is rw-r-r, maybe give that a shot? Haven't had a chance to mess with it myself.
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Tried, but that didn't work either. Thanks though!
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Tried, but that didn't work either. Thanks though!
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Hmm, just made a flashable zip for it, maybe I'll wait for more info to do that just yet...
Or wouldn't it give itself the proper permissions at boot after flashing in recovery?
0644 / rw r r should be permissions. Reboot after placing in system/app
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0644 / rw r r should be permissions. Reboot after placing in system/app
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No luck with 644 and a reboot either. Looks like I'll just have to give this a pass for now.
bhp090808 said:
I extracted the command center widget from my droid turbo for use on my new moto x. The zip contains the apk and odex.apk. use a file browser and place them both in system/app folder. Change permissions on the apk file to 0777. To get it to fit properly on stock launcher you must have xposed installed and use xposed gel settings. In home screen change width to -2 and widget will fit properly. If you're using a third party launcher it should fit fine.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qhe2hgcf4xg9p1j/commandcenter.zip?dl=0
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I'm using Nova, and when you click the 3 dots to extend the weather and calendar panels, the sides get cut off because the widget is too big. Any idea how to fix it and shrink it down?
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I'm using Nova, and when you click the 3 dots to extend the weather and calendar panels, the sides get cut off because the widget is too big. Any idea how to fix it and shrink it down?
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I used xposed as described in the first post
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I used xposed as described in the first post
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OK, so that will work even though I'm not using the google launcher?
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OK, so that will work even though I'm not using the google launcher?
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It might. Give it a shot
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It might. Give it a shot
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No dice. Didn't even work on the google launcher. You sure all you did was adjust the width margins? I don't see how that would physically shrink the widget.
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No dice. Didn't even work on the google launcher. You sure all you did was adjust the width margins? I don't see how that would physically shrink the widget.
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It didn't shrink the widget it just made room for the widget to fit on the screen I haven't had time to try to decompile and resize the widgets manually I will when I get a chance here's a picture to show that it will that when adjusting the margins
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It didn't shrink the widget it just made room for the widget to fit on the screen I haven't had time to try to decompile and resize the widgets manually I will when I get a chance here's a picture to show that it will that when adjusting the margins
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On mine, it's not the margins that's cutting off the sides, it's that the widget is physically too big for the screen. See my screenshot. Are you sure you haven't done anything else prior that would affect it? Like changing your DPI or something? The widget looks smaller on yours than it does mine.
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On mine, it's not the margins that's cutting off the sides, it's that the widget is physically too big for the screen. See my screenshot. Are you sure you haven't done anything else prior that would affect it? Like changing your DPI or something? The widget looks smaller on yours than it does mine.
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Nope that's all I did. I tried resizing it first but couldn't get it to take. After taking margins to -2 it just barely fits
hi! I come from a nexus 4 and I don't quiet like the Sony lock screen.. is there a way of changing it with a stock android one?
I kinda second this.
While there are numerous apps that act as lockscreen replacements, none of them actually do the job well. The one that comes closest to pure AOSP is Holo Locker (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobint.locker), but it's closer to ICS than it is to KitKat.
'Tis a shame since Sony's UI can actually be made to resemble AOSP, except for the single most seen screen on the phone -- the lockscreen (even the wallpaper can only be a static image ffs).
Matteo Mazzu said:
hi! I come from a nexus 4 and I don't quiet like the Sony lock screen.. is there a way of changing it with a stock android one?
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If you are on rooted your device then just delete the lockscreen apk and odex file from /system/app folder. now you are on stock lock screen.
I was looking for a way without using root.. I prefer wait for a root that doesn't lose DRM Keys..
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If you are on rooted your device then just delete the lockscreen apk and odex file from /system/app folder. now you are on stock lock screen.
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Might I ask what the name of the lockscreen apk is? I found keyguard in priv-app but nothing of the sort under the app folder.
Have any other tips to make stock look like AOSP?
Emily Thorne said:
thank you shyam4ever
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How did you make it work?
I tried deleting the Keyguard.apk and its .odex, that failed. Next, I tried an Xposed module but all I got from that was a bootloop.
Please, anyone?
someone755 said:
How did you make it work?
I tried deleting the Keyguard.apk and its .odex, that failed. Next, I tried an Xposed module but all I got from that was a bootloop.
Please, anyone?
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If you don't use Pin or Pattern protection you can try disabling the lockscreen alltogether. The wallpaper thing was annoying me also. I've turned the thing off, works just fine to me.
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If you don't use Pin or Pattern protection you can try disabling the lockscreen alltogether. The wallpaper thing was annoying me also. I've turned the thing off, works just fine to me.
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I do prefer having a swipe lockscreen of some sort to place a widget (such as CLock) to be able to see things with a single push of a button, without really unlocking. Sony's way of doing lockscreens is just absurd, especially the way you can't set the background to match your homescreen. And those sparkles, ugh, don't even get me started.
Xperia Xposed let my live wallpaper show on lock screen
Tried many Xposed Xperia modules, all of them got me a bootloop.
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How did you make it work?
I tried deleting the Keyguard.apk and its .odex, that failed. Next, I tried an Xposed module but all I got from that was a bootloop.
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The Keyguard.apk is the AOSP one so don't delete that, look for XperiaLockScreen.apk in the app folder and delete that.
XperienceD said:
The Keyguard.apk is the AOSP one so don't delete that, look for XperiaLockScreen.apk in the app folder and delete that.
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I swear there is no XperiaLockScreen in there. And no, I didn't delete it, else I'd leave an .odex behind. Despite it missing, it's still working perfectly. Or, rather, as Sony intended it to work (which is, for me, far from perfect).
(See the attachment if you don't believe me -- I always leave .odex behind when I delete system apps just in case something goes wrong and I have to restore it from an earlier backup)
I absolutely love ACDisplay, similar to the motorola lock screen, and I really like the minimalist approach. I set it to show my background instead of the black screen and I think it looks great in combination with Tapet wallpaper app.
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I absolutely love ACDisplay, similar to the motorola lock screen, and I really like the minimalist approach. I set it to show my background instead of the black screen and I think it looks great in combination with Tapet wallpaper app.
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Can AcDisplay be set as the lockscreen (that is, can it be set to show itself even when there are no notifications)?
Having it wake up the screen will probably drain the battery as well, so unless there's a way to basically set it to act as a normal lockscreen, I'd avoid it.
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I swear there is no XperiaLockScreen in there. And no, I didn't delete it, else I'd leave an .odex behind. Despite it missing, it's still working perfectly. Or, rather, as Sony intended it to work (which is, for me, far from perfect).
(See the attachment if you don't believe me -- I always leave .odex behind when I delete system apps just in case something goes wrong and I have to restore it from an earlier backup)
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Attach that XTP.apk or have a look at the res folders for any images that show what it might be for, they may have renamed it, or changed the way the Keyguard.apk works.
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Attach that XTP.apk or have a look at the res folders for any images that show what it might be for, they may have renamed it, or changed the way the Keyguard.apk works.
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The XTP one is pretty much empty, no res folder, just the manifest and meta-inf. The keyguard is interesting though -- this is Sony's lockscreen!
Any chance replacing this with an older Xperia's Keyguard would work?
And to answer my own previous question -- AcDisplay can be made into the lockscreen. A damn good one, too, though I'd still like a system app.
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The keyguard is interesting though -- this is Sony's lockscreen!
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They always have to make things that little bit more difficult it seems. You could try the old one for nothing, the attached one is a deodexed one from Z1C 157, can you attach yours, I'd like a look at that.
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Can AcDisplay be set as the lockscreen (that is, can it be set to show itself even when there are no notifications)?
Having it wake up the screen will probably drain the battery as well, so unless there's a way to basically set it to act as a normal lockscreen, I'd avoid it.
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Yes you can set it to be as a normal lock screen. It works great, especially with double tap --> double tap to wake up (check clock or notifications) and again double tap to turn off the screen.
You can also set that notifications don't wake up the phone.
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XperienceD said:
They always have to make things that little bit more difficult it seems. You could try the old one for nothing, the attached one is a deodexed one from Z1C 157, can you attach yours, I'd like a look at that.
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Thanks, I tried but it didn't work. For some reason, the status bar and navigation bar were disabled though. I'll post a link (or PM you) once I find a few minutes off.
blazcimpe said:
Yes you can set it to be as a normal lock screen. It works great, especially with double tap --> double tap to wake up (check clock or notifications) and again double tap to turn off the screen.
You can also set that notifications don't wake up the phone.
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Installed last night, works like a charm. Nice to see it's an Xposed module as well
Though I really do prefer KitKat's AOSP feel to this (WHERE IS CM11 DAMMIT).
Don't see a lot of Slovenes here -- hi! o/
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Thanks, I tried but it didn't work. For some reason, the status bar and navigation bar were disabled though.
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I tried the Z3C on mine and the SystemUI crashed at startup so had to flash my backup, but at least thats a hint as to how to possibly make it work.