Hi guys, I have a question regarding notification center/shade editing.
I'm talking about serious change, so a root would be needed.
I know there are programs, like simplistic framework, that have a flashable zip which you flash through recovery, and they change original system files.
I'm guessing the framework itself.
Simplistic framework has an accompanying app that lets you make changes to different aspects of notification center/shade.
I'm wondering if it would be possible to make something like lockinfo from ios?
I still miss being able to deal with all of my notifications separately (Mark as read, reply, view, leave alone) instead of per app grouped notifications.
Plus all of the additional features that we can have.
Any ideas?
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So, I recently decided to switch to using the new trillian beta, its actually grown into a rather decent application quite quickly. Of course, like most apps though, its designed for stock android, so all the notification icons are black & white, and look pretty lame on our vibrant (well, at least in my opinion they look lame.)
So I decided to make some new status icons for trillian, based on the default app icon, and I take NO credit at all for designing their original icon, I just like it a lot better than the awful black notification icons.
I am not packaging this into an apk until they release a non-beta version, since they seem to be updating the application as often as weekly right now. So the zip attached to the post only contains my new icons, you need to mod your app on your own.
Note, from my testing, I find that in order to make this installable to /data/app like a normal app, you need to extract the apk with apk manager, replace the images, then zip apk and re-sign. However, if you don't mind doing an adb push to /system/app then all you need to do is open the trillian.apk and drag-and-drop the new images into /res/drawable-hdpi.
And of course, zimp's awesome warning message...
WARNING: ALWAYS make a nandroid backup prior to installing any modification, including this one. You are making the decision to install this on your own, and I am not responsible for anything nuclear that may happen to your device.
Removed, sorry, too many people use other people's work without giving credit, and it leads to way too many headaches, he-said/she-said, ignorance, etc.
So, I'm trying to figure out how to theme Android. Currently, there's some really overdone glossy/gawdy themes out for my device, and I want to bring something back more elegant.
I'm not looking to do anything insane, what I really want to try doing to start with is just changing the notification icons that appear in the status bar, for starters, like the GMail, missed call, messaging, and the signal/wifi/bt stuff (not yet interseted in changing the battery indicator).
What am I looking to edit? My understanding is that I can replace the image files with the same name as what I want to replace with, and then resign the framework apk as well as resigning the zip. Am I totally off?
dont know any stuff yet which allows u to change ur notification bar view or somethin... but i've tried a good interactive live wallpaper available in market place which make ur notifixation bubbles n show on ur homescreen.... u shud try if the case is for making somethin interestin in ur device......
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LiquidSolstice said:
So, I'm trying to figure out how to theme Android. Currently, there's some really overdone glossy/gawdy themes out for my device, and I want to bring something back more elegant.
I'm not looking to do anything insane, what I really want to try doing to start with is just changing the notification icons that appear in the status bar, for starters, like the GMail, missed call, messaging, and the signal/wifi/bt stuff (not yet interseted in changing the battery indicator).
What am I looking to edit? My understanding is that I can replace the image files with the same name as what I want to replace with, and then resign the framework apk as well as resigning the zip. Am I totally off?
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Don't resign anything in the system folder. Well there are some exceptions. Also you will only be able to change the stock apps icons as 3rd party have their own built into the apk
Hey there everyone, I am wanting to edit my framework to get a better looking notification bar. I have an android phone called SH7218U, I am rooted with all Gapps.
If you look this up phone on Google, you will see that the notification bar and icons are very similar to stock Android 2.2 ( I am running 2.2.1). The only difference is that the signal bar is located to the left of the bar as well as some icons getting set there as well. You can really see this here: http://www.itechnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Sharp-SH7218U-Clamshell-Android-Phone.jpg
When going into root explorer and checking out system/framework I am see the familiar framework-res.apk file, but I also see an apk file called dianxinos-res.apk. It seesm to be able to mess with framework and change the UI and other things, both of these files need to be edited. This is just a guess though since I have been able to find a post on a Chinese forum that gives a new notification bar (the only difference being the battery icon replaced with a numerical battery representation and the (when bar is pulled down) shortcut to the useless built-in task killer is gone. Inside of the package to this new framework I get both framework and dianxinos files so it seems I would have to replace both of the old files with the new ones.
As you can see in the above image there are virtual android buttons on the bottom of the screen as well, for when you want to use the phone normally. I do not think that the dianxinos-res.apk is linked to the virtual buttons as exploring system/media/pics contain.bmp images of the virtual buttons and I have confirmation by another SH7218U user that editing these images will directly effect how they are displayed.
I was just wondering anyone know how to edit the framework when there are two files corresponding to this. I don't know much about editing the framework but even so I am quick to learn but figured I would just ask around before I do anything. Worst comes to worst, like a bootloop for instance, I have a system.img for my phone so flashing that with fastboot will get my phone working again.
Anyway, Ive uploaded both files in case anyone would like to look at them. I am trying to go for a gingerbread-esque notification bar with blue instead of green possibly.
If anyone thinks this thread would get better hits elsewhere I would appreciate any input.
I love the notification toggles... but hate the fact that Samsung forgot to put in any method to customize these!!
So instead, I'd like to use one of many apps in the Market to give me notification toggles (Wigetsoid or Notification Toggle in the Play Store comes to mind). That way I can customize them exactly as I like...
BUT... the original touchwiz will still be there.
Is there a simple method to remove that bar, such as perhaps removing an APK, or editing a non-compiled config file somewhere?
I'm currently rooted using Blazer's ROM (1.6), and I'd rather not suggest for him to remove it from the ROM as I'm sure there are a lot of people perfectly happy with the way it is.
If anyone has an easy method to remove it, please speak up
Try the mods found here -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28716813
This is a great tutorial.
Rocking T2 on the S3 (V)
I'm trying to make a custom ROM (for now, only for x86, because I don't want to flash anything on my actual phone) and I want to modify the default UI throughout the entire system. This includes colors, outlines, corners on buttons, etc. Is there something in the AOSP source that would allow me to make these changes? I'm hoping I don't have to open the source for each individual application to change the look.
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I'm trying to make a custom ROM (for now, only for x86, because I don't want to flash anything on my actual phone) and I want to modify the default UI throughout the entire system. This includes colors, outlines, corners on buttons, etc. Is there something in the AOSP source that would allow me to make these changes? I'm hoping I don't have to open the source for each individual application to change the look.
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Sorry to say that but you'll have to mod each and everyone of your apps to have those changes (outlined, colors).
I've heard of a substratum theme that might fit your expectations, but I you want to do it yourself (which is more fun) you'll have to modify each and every apps. When you'll mod systemUI your modification will go "system wide" (quick settings and stuff) but the phone app won't be changed.
Have a good day
@MasterPixelDestroyer
Several XPosed Framework modules exist that do the job.
Study their source code to get an idea how to tweak system UI ( read: home screen ) is done.