[MOD][TUT] Change Pull-Down Carrier Label - Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini

The carrier label is that piece of text that says which mobile network you're using. I'm on Vodafone and I'm in the UK, so when I pull down my notification screen, I used to see this all the time..
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Now, I don't need to know which network's signal I'm currently using. The UK's relatively small so Vodafone covers pretty much everywhere I go and if I'm abroad, I still pay them regardless of whether I'm using Orange's signal or anyone else's.
So I decided to change the carrier label to something else.
And I thought I'd let you know how to do it as well.
First, you need to decompile framework-res.apk. If you're on Gingerbread or above, decompile SystemUI.apk as well. SystemUI.apk sometimes has the files we'll need for this and sometimes doesn't, it depends on the rom. If you've got it, decompile it just in case you need it. If you haven't got it, don't worry about it.
(There are a few different ways you can do this. Personally, I'd suggest using Tickle My Android which is available here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568713 But then...I might be biased..lol)
In the layout folder of either framework-res.apk or SystemUI.apk, find and open status_bar_expanded.xml for editing.
Now, to change the carrier label would actually be quite tricky because you'd dig deep into the smali code. It's far easier just to replace it.
In the .xml file, find this line of code or one similar to it:
<TextView android:textAppearance="?textAppearanceLarge" android:textColor="#ffffffff" android:layout_gravity="center_vertical" android:id="@id/plmnLabel" androidaddingLeft="4.0dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
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The "plmnLabel" is the carrier label so this is the one that displays it.
For some reason, if you just delete the line, your phone won't work and you'll get FC after FC after FC.
So we can't hide the carrier label, we need to hide it instead.
Change the "textAppearance" part to "android:textAppearance="@style/invisible" and delete the "android:textColor="#ffffffff"" part. Then change the "layout_width" and "layout_height" to "0.0dip".
This will now give you the line:
<TextView android:textAppearance="@style/InvisibleText" android:layout_gravity="center_vertical" android:id="@id/plmnLabel" androidaddingLeft="4.0dip" android:layout_width="0.0dip" android:layout_height="0.0dip" />
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Now add another line just beneath that one that says:
<TextView android:textAppearance="?textAppearanceLarge" android:textColor="#ffffffff" android:layout_gravity="center_vertical" android:text="@string/MyText" androidaddingLeft="4.0dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
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Save the file and close.
This will now apply the style "InvisibleText" to the carrier label and display the string "Mytext" next to it.
Neither the string not the style exist yet, so next we need to make those.
In the values folder of either framework-res.apk or SystemUI.apk, find and open strings.xml for editing.
In that file, add a new line between the lines that say "<resources>" and "</resources>" That new line should say:
<string name="MyText">Your Text Here</string>
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(Where it says "Your Text Here", replace that with your own text. Don't make it too long.)
Save and close.
Finally, in the values folder, find and open styles.xml
Add these lines, again between "<resources>" and "</resources>":
<style name="InvisibleText" parent="@style/TextAppearance">
<item name="textSize">1.0sp</item>
<item name="textStyle">normal</item>
<item name="textColor">@color/transparent</item>
<item name="visibility">invisible</item>
</style>
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Save and close.
Now recompile the app's and push them back to your phone. Only do this with the phone in recovery mode and the /system partition mounted. Do NOT push while the phone's running!
Wait for it to load and that's it. Now, when you pull down the notifications screen, you should see something like this..
(Obviously, with your own theming!)

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nice guide, but i cant find any of those lines on my current framework-res.apk. im trying to modify the verizon wireless manually, but i cant seem to find the stupid "verizon wireless" text
any suggestions?

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cowsquad said:
nice guide, but i cant find any of those lines on my current framework-res.apk. im trying to modify the verizon wireless manually, but i cant seem to find the stupid "verizon wireless" text
any suggestions?
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That is because the "verizon wireless" text is not in any of the files.
There is an Android-system veriable that is called "@id/plmnLabel" you need to search for. Whenever an app, widget or part of the system displays that variable it will automatically be replaced by the carriertext. On your phone it would return verizon wireless, on mine it will say hi
If youŕe on a cyanogenmod-based rom, you might check in:
Settings - CyanogenMod - Interface - Statusbartweaks, it might have an option in there to change your carrierlabel to a self-defined one, negating the need to edit systemfiles yourself.
Hope i have helped

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SmG67 said:
If youŕe on a cyanogenmod-based rom, you might check in:
Settings - CyanogenMod - Interface - Statusbartweaks, it might have an option in there to change your carrierlabel to a self-defined one, negating the need to edit systemfiles yourself.
Hope i have helped
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Exactly, with minicm7 you don't need to do all that circus

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thegearhead said:
Exactly, with minicm7 you don't need to do all that circus
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I'd forgotten about this thread! I've even deleted the screenshots..sorry!
This is all for the stock 2.1 rom. CyanogenMod roms have a lot of cool features which makes stuff like this a lot simpler. But I kept my X10 Mini Pro on stock, simply for the battery consumption.

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Ticklefish said:
But I kept my X10 Mini Pro on stock, simply for the battery consumption.
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I'm on MiniCM7-2.2.0 and the battery lasts a lot longer (almost twice) than with stock ROM.

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thx for the guide
Sent from my HTC X515d using xda premium

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i will try

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I'm so sorry, I'm pretty uneducated in this case, I'm not really sure what to do. When I open TMA and plug in my device, and I chose to pull in framework-res.apk from my phone, it says there are more than one emulators running. anything wrong here?

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1. In the layout folder of SystemUI.apk, i find and open status_bar_expanded.xml for editing: i can not find line same your line. i attachment. Can you help me, please.
2. In the values folder of SystemUI.apk, i find and open strings.xml for editing: successful
3. In the values folder of SystemUI.apk, i find and open styles.xml for editing: successful

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SahilC said:
I'm so sorry, I'm pretty uneducated in this case, I'm not really sure what to do. When I open TMA and plug in my device, and I chose to pull in framework-res.apk from my phone, it says there are more than one emulators running. anything wrong here?
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Do you have more than one Android device attached to your computer?
Sent from my Xperia Z using XDA Premium
..Have you tried Tickle My Android yet?

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kid1519 said:
1. In the layout folder of SystemUI.apk, i find and open status_bar_expanded.xml for editing: i can not find line same your line. i attachment. Can you help me, please.
2. In the values folder of SystemUI.apk, i find and open strings.xml for editing: successful
3. In the values folder of SystemUI.apk, i find and open styles.xml for editing: successful
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I can take a look. What did you want to change the carrier label to?
Sent from my Xperia Z using XDA Premium
..Have you tried Tickle My Android yet?

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Ticklefish said:
I can take a look. What did you want to change the carrier label to?
Sent from my Xperia Z using XDA Premium
..Have you tried Tickle My Android yet?
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I think it is different from your room.
I want to remove or hide Carrier.

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kid1519 said:
I think it is different from your room.
I want to remove or hide Carrier.
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No problem. That's even easier!
Sent from my Xperia Z using XDA Premium
..Have you tried Tickle My Android yet?

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now, I must to start from where and how???
can you show me, please.
thanks. :X

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kid1519 said:
now, I must to start from where and how???
can you show me, please.
thanks. :X
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Okay, first thing, can you share a screenshot of your screen with the carrier label showing please? That way I can tell you what file to edit.
Sent from my Xperia Z using XDA Premium
..Have you tried Tickle My Android yet?

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you can see with 2 image(.png) i attachments. Red squares,I do not like them. That is same AT&T of US.
how to make it not show????
i try ChangerCarrierName.apk but it ineffective.

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Now there's a subtle lockscreen background..lol
I can definitely take it off the statusbar. Not sure about the lockscreen but I can have a look for you.
Sent from my Xperia Z using XDA Premium
..Have you tried Tickle My Android yet?

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Thanks but I think my room is different with yours
i Attachments 3 files, if you have free time. can you decompile and read them.
Thanks and i am wating for you.
:X

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Ticklefish said:
The carrier label is that piece of text that says which mobile network you're using. I'm on Vodafone and I'm in the UK, so when I pull down my notification screen, I used to see this all the time..
Now, I don't need to know which network's signal I'm currently using. The UK's relatively small so Vodafone covers pretty much everywhere I go and if I'm abroad, I still pay them regardless of whether I'm using Orange's signal or anyone else's.
So I decided to change the carrier label to something else.
And I thought I'd let you know how to do it as well.
First, you need to decompile framework-res.apk. If you're on Gingerbread or above, decompile SystemUI.apk as well. SystemUI.apk sometimes has the files we'll need for this and sometimes doesn't, it depends on the rom. If you've got it, decompile it just in case you need it. If you haven't got it, don't worry about it.
(There are a few different ways you can do this. Personally, I'd suggest using Tickle My Android which is available here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568713 But then...I might be biased..lol)
In the layout folder of either framework-res.apk or SystemUI.apk, find and open status_bar_expanded.xml for editing.
Now, to change the carrier label would actually be quite tricky because you'd dig deep into the smali code. It's far easier just to replace it.
In the .xml file, find this line of code or one similar to it:
The "plmnLabel" is the carrier label so this is the one that displays it.
For some reason, if you just delete the line, your phone won't work and you'll get FC after FC after FC.
So we can't hide the carrier label, we need to hide it instead.
Change the "textAppearance" part to "android:textAppearance="@style/invisible" and delete the "android:textColor="#ffffffff"" part. Then change the "layout_width" and "layout_height" to "0.0dip".
This will now give you the line:
Now add another line just beneath that one that says:
Save the file and close.
This will now apply the style "InvisibleText" to the carrier label and display the string "Mytext" next to it.
Neither the string not the style exist yet, so next we need to make those.
In the values folder of either framework-res.apk or SystemUI.apk, find and open strings.xml for editing.
In that file, add a new line between the lines that say "<resources>" and "</resources>" That new line should say:
(Where it says "Your Text Here", replace that with your own text. Don't make it too long.)
Save and close.
Finally, in the values folder, find and open styles.xml
Add these lines, again between "<resources>" and "</resources>":
Save and close.
Now recompile the app's and push them back to your phone. Only do this with the phone in recovery mode and the /system partition mounted. Do NOT push while the phone's running!
Wait for it to load and that's it. Now, when you pull down the notifications screen, you should see something like this..
(Obviously, with your own theming!)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
C:\AndroidMultitool\Decompiled_apk\SystemUI\res\values\styles.xml:20: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'textColor'.
C:\AndroidMultitool\Decompiled_apk\SystemUI\res\values\styles.xml:18: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'textSize'.
C:\AndroidMultitool\Decompiled_apk\SystemUI\res\values\styles.xml:19: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'textStyle'.
C:\AndroidMultitool\Decompiled_apk\SystemUI\res\values\styles.xml:21: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'visibility'.