How do I set my wallpaper in ICS to just be a color? A color that I want to make? I really like dark blue, so I want to make my wallpaper just a really dark blue. Everything else just shows pictures.
Download the app "colors" from the market and you can pick a preset color or choose your very own
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Thanks! That worked perfect. Made a nice VERY dark blue for my wallpaper. Some times I just like a plain, clear background that's all. I'm not sure why the PRO version is over a dollar, if it was I would have supported.
Welcome dude. Yeah same here, pure black is awesome on amoled screens ! Super dark plus battery saver = win!
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SeeNah said:
Welcome dude. Yeah same here, pure black is awesome on amoled screens ! Super dark plus battery saver = win!
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The Transformer has a Super IPS+ screen not an AMOLED. Therefore, black won't save power.
Woops wasn't aware of that, I have a nexus s I should've probably said that before
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(I'm talking about stock ROMs.)
When people talk about Android customizability they say it's highly customizable and about making it unique...
But I don't see this. Of course you can replace your home screen / launcher software installing alternatives... And with them you are able to even customize icons, change the home screen experience a lot, etc, but go to a system or app menu and everything looks as before.
But there aren't any status bar / notification area replacements. And lock screen replacements never work as intended (I've tested a few that all they do is block the default one into coming into action, also when you receive a call it will display on the screen already unlocked and in some devices home button is able skip them), stock notification toggles customization is only available from latest LG Optimus UI and Samsung I guess...
The other main disappointment is the fixed color for menus. Apparently no matter what you do, Android holo with this blue "highlighter" is the only color available. No matter what HTC skin you pick, some menus and notifications will be highlighted in a holo blue or default green tone when you tap them. The keyboard suggestions are aways in the green variety, and these are the only two colors to see.
It's weird. My featurephone before EVO 3D was a Sony Ericsson w300i and the themes changed much more interface elements, there was even an official theme creator from Sony so you could make themes your own for this model and many others, it didn't require "root" or anything.
Do you feel the same about it?
You're clearly not looking into themes that well, I've been able to customize my phone in every aspect I can think of. Look into Metamorph, it's quite worth it.
Is this guy serious???
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I think you must root to unleash the true power of android
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cj_302 said:
Is this guy serious???
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Can you choose any other theme than holo "blue"??
rafaelluik said:
Can you choose any other theme than holo "blue"??
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Ummm
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Well halo blue? I'm thinking we need to know a little bit more about you device before anything goes down.
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I'm referring to the Android's default dark holo theme which has blue accents when making menu selection, etc, and is the "default" next to the white holo theme.
My phone is the HTC EVO 3D.
What I'm saying is that theming only applies to an extent of the UI, leaving other elements un-skinnable, looking the default mixed with some colors or texture. It isn't a matter of launchers, what I mean is I can choose any HTC skin and the holo blue and some green elements won't go away... So, the HTC skin can make some elements pink for example but I'm stuck with some pre-defined colors like when tapping a notification some will glow green others pink, on some apps like Facebook and Twitter just for example the menus will be in the default Android colors (dark or white + blue accent applied to the command you're pressing), the stock keyboard will still highlight suggestions in green, etc, so this kind of experience isn't completely customizable... Some HTC skins simply won't fit because black will be ruling everything (the notifications area having the "title" in pink and the part you hold to "pull" skinned but the rest completely black, etc) instead of a nice background texture.
In a way I agree. There isn't much that appeals to me with the sense roms. There are some themes but not many and they really don't seem to change a whole lot. I've tried some cyanogenmod roms (paranoid android was my favorite) and I was very happy with all the themes and options I had, but the problem was that 3D didn't work, and that, into opinion is a perk of this device. I'm not too crazy for sense but I've decided to stay with the sense roms because everything works as it should normally. I do what I can using UCCW and other personalization apps. Hope you find something that works for you and you enjoy.
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there is a thread somewhere in the themes and apps section that let's you alter the notification bar icons and backgrounds, I think the op is Jmz or something. Check that out.
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Well try a viper Rom! The viper tweaks are absolutely amazing! And they're themes are almost seamless!! Just a suggestion. I love my EVO I'm using negaBLU right now because nothing else likes my radio for some reason.
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there is a thread somewhere in the themes and apps section that let's you alter the notification bar icons and backgrounds, I think the op is Jmz or something. Check that out.
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Just curious, are you using a sense ROM or cyanogenmod or other? Application icons are a piece of cake, there are icon packages or one can create in Photoshop, etc. But the notification icons I'm weary of messing with with a Sense based ROM. Thank you for your suggestion, by the way.
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the op is correct. with cyanogenmod as exception I never found a room which can be themed easy. right now I am on yodas sense less and I am stuck with the blue battery because changing anything risks boot loop lol
Use MIUI , the themes will change everything including the black and blue colored windows and popups that you are referring to .
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Use MIUI , the themes will change everything including the black and blue colored windows that you sometimes see on sense 3.6 and others.
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Yeah. Good suggestion. I tried the miui rom for the evo 3D/evo v and the themes were awesome and there was so many different ones. And you can mix and match icons, status bar colors and styles. And the 3D feature still worked. :thumbup:
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Mycolorscreen.com also has deliciously amazing theme ideas and customization. Some you pay for, but many are free and they include the tutorial, and the resources (apps, icons, and all the goodies) so you can make your own eye candy. I drool every time I visit that page.
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As a themer I can say that almost every, if not every, image in the system is customizable
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But not if I want to keep the stock ROM... Or vanilla Android for example...
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But not if I want to keep the stock ROM... Or vanilla Android for example...
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You should have purchased a mi one or mi two.
Its stock ROM is fully customizable....
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Blue battery and notification area toggles for our Verizon S4.
I've seen them in the other S4 forums, but I didn't know if they'd work on ours. I'd sure love to have them though.
Bump. I would also be interested in this. I actually like a lot of the touch wiz features, but I hate the colors.
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I'm a huge fan of true icons, mad type themes. I ran true ic poo n on my note 3 but not filling working but better than bland stock.
Just curious if others were.wprkibg in a port or another theme, where icons look real and such, glass like.
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Hey all,
I was wondering if anyone knows of a theme that keeps the stock look but goes with a Holo Light theme instead of the Holo Dark which Google just can't seem to shake.
Holo Light vs Holo Dark example
It would theme things like the Settings menu (which still has the dark theme) to look more consistent with where Google seem to be taking the colour scheme (Dialer, contacts, hangouts etc)
It would also be a bonus if some of the Holo Blue (#33b5e5) was replaced with KitKat White (#bebebe) to get rid of other inconsistencies, such as the volume bars, settings toggles (WiFi/BT).
I found this theme but the #33b5e5 just looks so out of place in KitKat..
Alternatively if anyone knows of another way to achieve this it would be good to know.
Thanks for reading!
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I know it doesn't fit the bill exactly, but I love Thyrus work and the attention to details. Maybe this interests you still:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.template.theme.ThyrusHoloKitLight
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I know it doesn't fit the bill exactly, but I love Thyrus work and the attention to details. Maybe this interests you still:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.template.theme.ThyrusHoloKitLight
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Yeah I've got both his Light and Dark theme, but the light theme doesn't even theme Settings :/
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pk92 said:
Yeah I've got both his Light and Dark theme, but the light theme doesn't even theme Settings :/
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You can always check on the G+ group for development. That's where the testers hangout haha, so maybe it's just a bug (or soon to be done).