Found this for the z1 and it works with the XZU. It makes the status and nav bar transparent in other launchers on the stock rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47519003
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I'd love to have this, i'm on stock rom, no root, how do i install this ???
pablodelouis said:
I'd love to have this, i'm on stock rom, no root, how do i install this ???
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You cannot. At the very least you would have to be rooted as without it you do not have access to any system apps. To do it correctly you would need to be rooted and have a recovery program (either CWM or TWRP).
Thank you very much ! Was a total noob but i had to learn and search for all theses stuffs , root, recovery, etc ,but it worked ! i now have a transparent status and nav bar.
Except that i would love to be able to change the transparency depending on the theme i use. I heard about xposed and Gravity Box which is really cool, everything work except the transparency settings ....
I guess i have to deal with a Full transparent bar then .
I do have a question though, how do revert back to the stock bars in case i need ??
Thank again
pablodelouis said:
Thank you very much ! Was a total noob but i had to learn and search for all theses stuffs , root, recovery, etc ,but it worked ! i now have a transparent status and nav bar.
Except that i would love to be able to change the transparency depending on the theme i use. I heard about xposed and Gravity Box which is really cool, everything work except the transparency settings ....
I guess i have to deal with a Full transparent bar then .
I do have a question though, how do revert back to the stock bars in case i need ??
Thank again
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Easiest way would be to take the zip u downloaded and flashed and put your old system ui in that zip and reflash it. If u didn't make a backup, I think there is one floating around here somewhere
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hi can anyone verify if they tried this on c6833 on latest firmware 290 ??
Xposed is The ****
pablodelouis said:
Thank you very much ! Was a total noob but i had to learn and search for all theses stuffs , root, recovery, etc ,but it worked ! i now have a transparent status and nav bar.
Except that i would love to be able to change the transparency depending on the theme i use. I heard about xposed and Gravity Box which is really cool, everything work except the transparency settings ....
I guess i have to deal with a Full transparent bar then .
I do have a question though, how do revert back to the stock bars in case i need ??
Thank again
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I use XBlast Tools for Xposed. Works like a charm. I also use the SystemUI Patcher module, which increases the icon sizes for the statusbar-icons.
I think there's a module that lets you change color automatically depending on the app that's running.
Is not working on 136 monx 's rom
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I'm on the quarx 2.16 nightly and was wondering if there's a theme out there that just makes the standard system theme have a transparent status bar (and maybe notification pull down too?)
I tried Orion theme, but don't like the miui style notification area. Is there a way to only use the status bar, but noneof the other mods (like icons, skinned dialer, etc.)?
I kinda like the simple system theme.
Thanks
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Simply put no! Downloading a custom Rom is the only option @ this time.
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GoLauncherEx have that option, and it's a very nice launcher.
I don't know if there is a theme that does that, :/
Quarx added that feature to his nightlies, and the Orion theme and others w/ transparent status bars work. I'm just wondering if there's a theme out there that has the transparency, but not too many other drastic changes to the look and feel.
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I'm pretty sure that a quick search on xda would have bring you some answers on this...but anyway..Read the second post of this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1448310
It might look long and complicated but itsn't so; it only takes 3-4 minutes to do after you've done it once...
On the first post there I even gave a transparent theme that I've moded.
Read all: pretty much every themes for cm7 can be made transparent but not every launchers support them and they might also require additional quick settings.
Cheers
gplock said:
Simply put no! Downloading a custom Rom is the only option @ this time.
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Obviously, I do not agree with this answer.. plz read above...
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I'm pretty sure that a quick search on xda would have bring you some answers on this...but anyway..Read the second post of this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1448310
It might look long and complicated but itsn't so; it only takes 3-4 minutes to do after you've done it once...
On the first post there I even gave a transparent theme that I've moded.
Read all: pretty much every themes for cm7 can be made transparent but not every launchers support them and they might also require additional quick settings.
Cheers
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Thanks,
I had read that post, but i didn't make it allthe way to the bottom, where i guess the answer i'm looking for is located. sorry. I guess I stopped reading, becasue i tought it would only work on the nightly you mentioned in the post. I was glad Quarx included the ability to have a transparent status bar, so i wasn't sure if changing all those files would be necessary.
I guess I'll get to work, figuring out which combo makes a good semi-transparent status bar. I wish there was a setting to control that (and notification area also?)
Yet another project making me step deeper into the world of Android. To think that when i got my defy (my first and only smartphone) i had no intention of rooting or anything. I guess that's what happens when the phone doesn't work well to begin w/
You can have a look here to get an idea on what to expect.
You know that an apk is basically a zip file right? So you could also get the 4 files with modified opacity (transparency) from my theme there and replace them in the SystemUI.apk of the nightly build you are using.
The only 'tricky' part in all this is to replace that SystemUI.apk on the system once those files are changed [and that you've used baksmali/smali to edit that 1 line in the statusbar.service file]. But really not a big deal with Terminal if you follow my instructions.
Lastly, I'd also suggest you to try Maniac103's latest nightly (Feb20th) because he fixed quite a few things lately and [to save you some work] I've already gave a CWM zip patch with transparency for it here - but read on there, I included 1 or 2 additional things in it like a different font... If just you just want transparency; you can pull the SystemUI.apk from the patch and use Terminal again to replace it on your phone.
EDIT: sorry! I just remembered that the patch doesn't contain those 4 modded png; only the one line change. So my theme would have transparency but not CM7 themes or others [without changing png anyway].
Anyhow: such a long answer...but if all that helped you in anyway -which I hope-, you can click that "Thanks" button
Cheers.
Hi,
I was reading in the dev section and read briefly about an app called onibar? which allows you to change the status bar icons. Does anybody know where I could get the app from, or know of any app which would allow me to change either the status bar icons and/or the drop down notification?
Thanks
don kno tht app , but custum roms hav tht feature preinstalld or u can flash mod zip files the way u want..but only custom roms..don kno abt stock rom..
adrok76 said:
Hi,
I was reading in the dev section and read briefly about an app called onibar? which allows you to change the status bar icons. Does anybody know where I could get the app from, or know of any app which would allow me to change either the status bar icons and/or the drop down notification?
Thanks
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Search for ROM Toolbox in Play Store. It does that job, very useful app. Icon Changing is under Interface options. Must be rooted ofc.
yeah, I have tried ROM Toolbox, in fact I bought the Pro version, however the mods aren't compatible with S2 yet apparently (says the dev), a couple work but not many..
I have Dragon ROM installed now, more than happy with it
Thanks for your help
I can't get my phone to show full date on notification bar.
I have rooted my phone with CWM Rom.
Is there any way to make font size smaller to show entire date on the notification. I really struggling to access date when needed. Just looking for a customising options to shink font size of notification bar.
Imrankhan92 said:
I can't get my phone to show full date on notification bar.
I have rooted my phone with CWM Rom.
Is there any way to make font size smaller to show entire date on the notification. I really struggling to access date when needed. Just looking for a customising options to shink font size of notification bar.
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Since you're rooted you can change the DPI in build.brop (/system/build.prop).
If you insert a lower number everything will look smaller.
Since you're rooted you can change the DPI in build.brop (/system/build.prop)
Actually I haven't done that before. Could you explain exactly what I have to do.
Thanks for the reply.
Imrankhan92 said:
Since you're rooted you can change the DPI in build.brop (/system/build.prop)
Actually I haven't done that before. Could you explain exactly what I have to do.
Thanks for the reply.
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First of all, read about build.prop and how to edit it, it's a extremely important file. You also have to backup it.
Search for something like ro.sf.lcd_density=(your actual DPI).
If the value is 240 (per example), change to 200 and reboot your device.
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eduds said:
First of all, read about build.prop and how to edit it, it's a extremely important file. You also have to backup it.
Search for something like ro.sf.lcd_density=(your actual DPI).
If the value is 240 (per example), change to 200 and reboot your device.
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It worked. ..
But Home Screen Shrunk.
Its not a big problem.
But is there a way to make it big again.
Download wanam xposed
U can customize each and everything u want on your notification bar status bar lock screen
It helped me
Hope it helps u
U can also set the clock and the date in the middle if u want
It looks awesome
For downloading it search for "xposed installer for galaxy grand by xda" on google
After u install installer open it and click on install framework
And u are now two steps away from it
Go to download
And download gravity box
After downloading it go to modules and tick it
Go to status bar tweaks and tweak it the way u want
Hope this helps u
Best of luck
Do give me ur feedback
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Hi, I would like to disable KitKat translucent statusbar, to leave it like Jelly Bean.
Thank you.
MlucianoEze said:
Hi, I would like to disable KitKat translucent statusbar, to leave it like Jelly Bean.
Thank you.
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That's one of the more desirable features for most, but can't please em all. But without knowing what phone you have, what update it's on, if you have a custom rom or recovery, etc, there won't be a way to even point you in the right direction. There isn't a generic setting to just switch on or off to change this feature as it is themed in the SystemUi.apk and / or framework stuff, depending on what you have.
es0tericcha0s said:
That's one of the more desirable features for most, but can't please em all. But without knowing what phone you have, what update it's on, if you have a custom rom or recovery, etc, there won't be a way to even point you in the right direction. There isn't a generic setting to just switch on or off to change this feature as it is themed in the SystemUi.apk and / or framework stuff, depending on what you have.
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I have a Samsung Galaxy SII SGH-i777 with CM11 (unofficial) and CWM 6.0.4.7.
MlucianoEze said:
I have a Samsung Galaxy SII SGH-i777 with CM11 (unofficial) and CWM 6.0.4.7.
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Well, then that should be fairly easy, as it has the Theme Chooser built in. There are hundreds of themes that will work on that, including ones for CM10, and many have solid status bars. Another option, if you don't want to theme anything else would be using something like this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/app-gravitybox-v2-9-1-tweak-box-android-t2316070
It needs the Xposed Framework:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/framework-xposed-rom-modding-modifying-t1574401
Keep in mind, using ART instead of Dalvik runtime will cause Xposed not to work properly.
es0tericcha0s said:
Well, then that should be fairly easy, as it has the Theme Chooser built in. There are hundreds of themes that will work on that, including ones for CM10, and many have solid status bars. Another option, if you don't want to theme anything else would be using something like this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/app-gravitybox-v2-9-1-tweak-box-android-t2316070
It needs the Xposed Framework:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/framework-xposed-rom-modding-modifying-t1574401
Keep in mind, using ART instead of Dalvik runtime will cause Xposed not to work properly.
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Thank you for the info, I will try it. I wrote this thread because there is a theme that didn't show properly because of the status bar.
MlucianoEze said:
Thank you for the info, I will try it. I wrote this thread because there is a theme that didn't show properly because of the status bar.
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I installed it, but I don't see any tweak related with that...
Ok, after you install Xposed, you have to install Gravity Box (KK). You can download from inside the Xposed Framework under Downloads. Once you have the framework and GB installed, you need to make sure under Modules that GB (KK) is switched on, then reboot. After you reboot, everything will be activated and you can go into the Gravity Box interface and under Status Bar Tweaks > Statusbar colors > You can click to enable and set your colors.
There are lots of other cool tweaks that GB has too. Not all of them are compatible with every set up, so make sure you remember what you are trying to enable, so you can disable if it doesn't work the way you are looking for.
If you want to disable GB, if it does not fit your needs, then you can just uninstall the app and reboot, or just uncheck the box in the Modules section of Xposed in case you want to try it again later.
If that doesn't work, there are some other modules that might, like the Xblast one (also in the Download repo for Xposed).
es0tericcha0s said:
Ok, after you install Xposed, you have to install Gravity Box (KK). You can download from inside the Xposed Framework under Downloads. Once you have the framework and GB installed, you need to make sure under Modules that GB (KK) is switched on, then reboot. After you reboot, everything will be activated and you can go into the Gravity Box interface and under Status Bar Tweaks > Statusbar colors > You can click to enable and set your colors.
There are lots of other cool tweaks that GB has too. Not all of them are compatible with every set up, so make sure you remember what you are trying to enable, so you can disable if it doesn't work the way you are looking for.
If you want to disable GB, if it does not fit your needs, then you can just uninstall the app and reboot, or just uncheck the box in the Modules section of Xposed in case you want to try it again later.
If that doesn't work, there are some other modules that might, like the Xblast one (also in the Download repo for Xposed).
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I did that, but just the icon color changes, but the statusbar is still translucent.
You see?
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I found the solution!!!
The option was in "Visulization options" (or something like that. I have my phone in spanish)
Thank you!!!
This thread is solved.
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You see?
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Yea, sorry, I guess mine is doing the same thing. I just tried the Xblast Tools though, and that one worked for me.
Edit: sorry, wrote ^ that before I saw you figured it out. Glad all is well now.
Hi! Is there a way to disable the traslucent status bar on android 6.0.1 (samsung galaxy s6 edge), the black bar was soooo useful to me, I don't want to install any theme, thanks!!
Hi,
I'm trying to find a way of changing the status bar icons namely battery and signal without rooting. Is this possible?
If not, what are the consequences of rooting, and can I reverse it for warranty reasons if I need to.
Cheers
Mark
MarkR91 said:
Hi,
I'm trying to find a way of changing the status bar icons namely battery and signal without rooting. Is this possible?
If not, what are the consequences of rooting, and can I reverse it for warranty reasons if I need to.
Cheers
Mark
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You have a lot of searching and reading to do. There are way more than a few options. Just the simplest "no root status bar mods" Google search pulls up everything you want.
civicsr2cool said:
You have a lot of searching and reading to do. There are way more than a few options. Just the simplest "no root status bar mods" Google search pulls up everything you want.
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I have had a pretty good search, I can't seem to find any ways without rooting. What are these mods and how do I get them?
MarkR91 said:
I have had a pretty good search, I can't seem to find any ways without rooting. What are these mods and how do I get them?
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without root you can't. And even with root there's no mod / xposed module specificly made for our phone (which uses own framework files).
To root you must unlock your bootloader, which means Sony (manufacturer) warranty void but laws in your Country should still protect you.
Now you can backup your DRM key which can be restored if you want to go back to locked bootloader (restoring DRM device key will relock the bootloader. search in the z5 forums for more info)
Gravitybox xposed module lets you add modded battery icon and color some icons and there might be other xposed modules similar. If you want, you can follow these guides to modify the required files yourself (needs a bit of learning if it's a new thing for you)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/xda-university/xml-101-xml-modding-easy-t2929816
(there's a guide regarding battery icon on xperia phones, it might be useful also for Marshmallow).
As far as i know, since Kitkat, status bar icon editing has become quite complicated because icons are drawed by the system and no more rendered from .png image files.
ninestarkoko said:
without root you can't. And even with root there's no mod / xposed module specificly made for our phone (which uses own framework files).
To root you must unlock your bootloader, which means Sony (manufacturer) warranty void but laws in your Country should still protect you.
Now you can backup your DRM key which can be restored if you want to go back to locked bootloader (restoring DRM device key will relock the bootloader. search in the z5 forums for more info)
Gravitybox xposed module lets you add modded battery icon and color some icons and there might be other xposed modules similar. If you want, you can follow these guides to modify the required files yourself (needs a bit of learning if it's a new thing for you)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/xda-university/xml-101-xml-modding-easy-t2929816
(there's a guide regarding battery icon on xperia phones, it might be useful also for Marshmallow).
As far as i know, since Kitkat, status bar icon editing has become quite complicated because icons are drawed by the system and no more rendered from .png image files.
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Wrong. There are at LEAST three different xposed modules I've used off the top of my head. And there are oodles of no root options, all are from custom home launchers.
civicsr2cool said:
Wrong. There are at LEAST three different xposed modules I've used off the top of my head. And there are oodles of no root options, all are from custom home launchers.
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Can you point me in their direction?
MarkR91 said:
Can you point me in their direction?
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No root: search inside play store for " no root status bar"
Root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/z5-compact/themes-apps/post-setup-apps-tweaks-t3349010
civicsr2cool said:
No root: search inside play store for " no root status bar"
Root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/z5-compact/themes-apps/post-setup-apps-tweaks-t3349010
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I get nothing when I search that...can you recommend any actual apps/tweaks?
civicsr2cool said:
Wrong. There are at LEAST three different xposed modules I've used off the top of my head. And there are oodles of no root options, all are from custom home launchers.
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I suppose that a status bar overlay over original status bar is quite different from "changing status bar icons". Not even thinking about battery drain that such an overlay would require, it might be relevant.
You can't change status bar icons without root. It would be possible if Sony added this possibility in its Theming Engine.
But as far as i know, this isn't available.
Could you name the other Xposed modules that can theme status bar and work on stock xperia MM?
Does Xstana work for you?
Thanks
MarkR91 said:
I get nothing when I search that...can you recommend any actual apps/tweaks?
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Super status bar for example, but it hasn't been updated since more than a year and does not have really high reviews
ninestarkoko said:
I suppose that a status bar overlay over original status bar is quite different from "changing status bar icons". Not even thinking about battery drain that such an overlay would require, it might be relevant.
You can't change status bar icons without root. It would be possible if Sony added this possibility in its Theming Engine.
But as far as i know, this isn't available.
Could you name the other Xposed modules that can theme status bar and work on stock xperia MM?
Does Xstana work for you?
Thanks
Super status bar for example, but it hasn't been updated since more than a year and does not have really high reviews
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I've really been trying to force you to search for yourself to help yourselfs but you're both making it hard lol
Android theme engine, flat style indicators and xstana are three that I have paid for. Xstana being my favorite, flat style is limitless in style but doesn't show traffic. As far as non root idk for lollipop or marshmallow but kitkat there are mods that aren't overlays, you can even theme notification panels. Transparent status/notification bars were a big deal with a few of the themes I used to run.
Edit: I see you've said since KitKat status bars have changed. All the more reason to root.
civicsr2cool said:
I've really been trying to force you to search for yourself to help yourselfs but you're both making it hard lol
Android theme engine, flat style indicators and xstana are three that I have paid for. Xstana being my favorite, flat style is limitless in style but doesn't show traffic. As far as non root idk for lollipop or marshmallow but kitkat there are mods that aren't overlays, you can even theme notification panels. Transparent status/notification bars were a big deal with a few of the themes I used to run.
Edit: I see you've said since KitKat status bars have changed. All the more reason to root.
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Flat style indicators doesn't work, it needs root I think.
I don't know why you assumed I didn't already search and come up with nothing.