i know this question seems noob.. i would like to know how does icon pack work? i know a launcher need an apk for those icon, but for zip file how to apply them?
or, please teach me how to make these icon become apk so it's possible to use it with launcher
thanks~
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Read the instructions, or read through the first few pages of an icon pack thread as no doubt it will have been asked if instructions aren't provided.
Download "desktop visualizer" from play store
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Extract the zip. Use desktop visualizer to use the icon. You can even change icons in custom launchers like NOVA, APEX etc.
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hey everyone got a quick question.
so ive searched and searched multiple forums and threads and i just can't find away to do this. what i would like to do is change some miui system icons with out applying a whole theme. like going into the icons of the theme and just changing the ones on my homescreen. i know that if you use a different launcher you can change them but i do not want to use an alternate launcher i would like to use the stock launcher. if anyone can't point me in the right direction on changing them feel free to post in here or message me.
thanks in advance
You can either open the theme you're using and modify or add the icons, or you can use Desktop Visualizer. You'll still have the app icons on your screen, you can just put them in a folder if you want. Use a Desktop Visualizer widget, don't use the shortcut.
If you need help changing your theme (or making an icon theme if you're not using a theme) you can pm me & I'll do it for you. Just send me the icons and name them what you want them to be. If you don't know how to name them properly, I can do it. I just need to know what you want the icon to represent.
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plainjane said:
You can either open the theme you're using and modify or add the icons, or you can use Desktop Visualizer. You'll still have the app icons on your screen, you can just put them in a folder if you want. Use a Desktop Visualizer widget, don't use the shortcut.
If you need help changing your theme (or making an icon theme if you're not using a theme) you can pm me & I'll do it for you. Just send me the icons and name them what you want them to be. If you don't know how to name them properly, I can do it. I just need to know what you want the icon to represent.
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sounds good what is the best way to edit a miui theme? through 7zip?
and yeah if i can't figure it out ill just send you the theme along with the icons that i would like changed. appreciate your time!
mikey2487 said:
sounds good what is the best way to edit a miui theme? through 7zip?
and yeah if i can't figure it out ill just send you the theme along with the icons that i would like changed. appreciate your time!
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7zip should work. Unzip the theme, and inside you'll see an "icons" file. Add a zip extension and extract. Add/replace the icons that you want - they have to be named the process name. For example, if you want to add an icon for the Market, you'd name it "com.android.vending.png". You wouldn't add the png extension since it's already there. The MIUI Music app would be com.miui.player.png, and so on. Once you've finished, rezip the icons and remove the zip extension. Then zip up the whole theme and change zip to mtz.
I know a lot of the popular process names off the top of my head because I do this a lot. It's actually faster for me to do it for you than to try to give a step by step guide, so if you run into issues send me a pm.
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I have searched and searched for a decent tutorial on how to create or modify an icon pack that can be used with Apex, Nova, or Go Launcher. I have decompiled an apk to see how it works, but I cannot figure out what exactly needs to be edited. However, I do see the folder full of the icons, but I'm not sure what I need to do with some of the XML files. Can anyone point me in the right direction??
I basically want to create a icon pack later, but for now.. I have made a couple icons that I want to add to an existing icon pack I'm using. Thanks guys!
dEris said:
I have searched and searched for a decent tutorial on how to create or modify an icon pack that can be used with Apex, Nova, or Go Launcher. I have decompiled an apk to see how it works, but I cannot figure out what exactly needs to be edited. However, I do see the folder full of the icons, but I'm not sure what I need to do with some of the XML files. Can anyone point me in the right direction??
I basically want to create a icon pack later, but for now.. I have made a couple icons that I want to add to an existing icon pack I'm using. Thanks guys!
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Bump! I would love to know this myself!
Here is a tutorial for Apex:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1649891
Here is a tutorial for Go launcher:
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/an...94-making-icon-pack-golauncher-questions.html
And for nova launcher you can use the icon packs you created for go launcher to work with nova launcher.
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How do I install them quickly? I know of desktop visualiser but that is very slow and have to do 1 by 1. Is there any apps that I can use to choose/filter the icons that I want to use? Thanks
desire.hd said:
How do I install them quickly? I know of desktop visualiser but that is very slow and have to do 1 by 1. Is there any apps that I can use to choose/filter the icons that I want to use? Thanks
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If your using a custom launcher such as launcher pro, apex, nova, etc. If you are using apex launcher for example search up apex icon pack on the play store then download the one you like, and apply from the launchers theme or appearance settings selecting the icon pack you want to use. Let me know if you still have questions.
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i want to use an icon pack compiled in rar
im using apex. i cant see the pack ^ on apex theme
im new to the changing icons stuff. i just want to know what are some efficient methods of changing the icons. and whether i can change multiple at a times.
desire.hd said:
i want to use an icon pack compiled in rar
im using apex. i cant see the pack ^ on apex theme
im new to the changing icons stuff. i just want to know what are some efficient methods of changing the icons. and whether i can change multiple at a times.
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extract the images from the rar and long press the icon to change it
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download some icon packs for apex from market go to apex settings themes there you will find the option to change your icon packs alone !!!
Okay, so I'm trying to customize an Icon Pack, by adding some Icons for some apps that it doesn't have.
I want to know how exactly can I do this?
I'm using Go launcher, and I saw in another thread a thingy about Go Launcher Theme factory...The problem is, I'm not trying to create a theme, I just want to add the Icons I've made for certain apps to the existing Icon Pack (I'm not planning on uploading it or anything).
Thanks for any help.
I want to create an icon pack for some more obscure apps that i use for my phone to fit with a theme, but all the tutorials I see require nova launcher, I use Arrow Launcher by microsoft and i dont really want to use nova because its clunky to me.
Can anyone help me create a icon pack that could work with Arrow?