Hi. I did a quick search for "white balance" in this forum and, even though I did find suggestions for better white tones than stock RGB, I think I wanted to go a bit of a different direction.
Fo those who come from previous phones/FW versions, like the ZL, you may have noticed that Sony changed a bit the way you configure the white balance feature in the Z2. Previously, you could set both the screen hue and saturation, which provided very good results to me as I was able to set whites to any color temp I liked. Now you set the hue with direct RGB values, and the saturation bar is no longer there. I quite frankly hated the new version because now I can't seem to achieve the same level of image quality that I had in my ZL, which is quite frankly unbelievable, because now that we finally have a quality IPS panel in the Xperia line with the Z2, I feel it isn't on par with the TFT experience I was able to get on the ZL with the perfect white balance app.
So I guess my question is, how can I port the ZL white balance over to the Z2 ROM? I am acquainted with the whole root thing, which I have done with my Z2, so I have already copied the white-balance.apk file from ZL to the Z2 and put it in system\apps with the correct permissions, but it did not work - in fact, I lost the wb feature completely from the Settings. One thing is that I have a deodexed ROM on the ZL, while on the Z2 it is still odexed (I did delete the .odex file when making the copy, though). Anyway, I think it just doesn't work out of the box like that.
Again I can get good values from the current app, but that's not what I want. I want to be able to configure it in the Z2 exactly like we were able to in the ZL. Is there a way?
Thanks in advance.
DeathMetalDiamond said:
Hi. I did a quick search for "white balance" in this forum and, even though I did find suggestions for better white tones than stock RGB, I think I wanted to go a bit of a different direction.
Fo those who come from previous phones/FW versions, like the ZL, you may have noticed that Sony changed a bit the way you configure the white balance feature in the Z2. Previously, you could set both the screen hue and saturation, which provided very good results to me as I was able to set whites to any color temp I liked. Now you set the hue with direct RGB values, and the saturation bar is no longer there. I quite frankly hated the new version because now I can't seem to achieve the same level of image quality that I had in my ZL, which is quite frankly unbelievable, because now that we finally have a quality IPS panel in the Xperia line with the Z2, I feel it isn't on par with the TFT experience I was able to get on the ZL with the perfect white balance app.
So I guess my question is, how can I port the ZL white balance over to the Z2 ROM? I am acquainted with the whole root thing, which I have done with my Z2, so I have already copied the white-balance.apk file from ZL to the Z2 and put it in system\apps with the correct permissions, but it did not work - in fact, I lost the wb feature completely from the Settings. One thing is that I have a deodexed ROM on the ZL, while on the Z2 it is still odexed (I did delete the .odex file when making the copy, though). Anyway, I think it just doesn't work out of the box like that.
Again I can get good values from the current app, but that's not what I want. I want to be able to configure it in the Z2 exactly like we were able to in the ZL. Is there a way?
Thanks in advance.
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1. modify the apk to work with Z2 which im not going to explain if you dont know how... too complicated and will take way too long
2. try copying the whitebalance apk, this should work if your ZL has 4.4 KK
3. use an alternate
Envious_Data said:
1. modify the apk to work with Z2 which im not going to explain if you dont know how... too complicated and will take way too long
2. try copying the whitebalance apk, this should work if your ZL has 4.4 KK
3. use an alternate
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1. I am no programmer/developer, but I think I could get around with the code. But I have really no idea of what to do. You don't need to explain, but do you have any leads or links?
2. Tried that and it didn't work. I will deodex my current stock ROM though (on the Z2) and check again if that works.
3. Thanks but no thanks. I want Sony's software for this only.
Thanks.
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Hello there, noob here
I'm getting confused with all the info about the SGII out there, so I wonder:
1) I've got the Lightning ROM installed and it says there in the desc "better camera", is this a different hack from the one Potatoman released here? And if it is, can I savely install the 192kbps audio hack with that ROM and do I lose the camera improvements that came with that ROM?
2) Is there a way to invert the system colours easily, like have dark text on white background instead of the bright text on black background thingy?
I mean not just for themes (e.g. homescreens etc) but for the system menus etc, so it'll have a coherent, seemless look? I did stumble upon the "Change colours" tutorial here but it seems rather tricky and I'm scared to fiddle with the system files on my own :/
Or is there -perhaps- some ROM out there that includes such already?
Don't get me wrong, I don't think the white text on black bg is bad per se but I find it easier on the eyes if it's the other way round (like it's on the iPhone *cough*)
Cheers!
Hi there,
I would like to know how I can change colours on my Android... Just like the blueish thing on the top bar, I can't stand it... Can't I just change it to white or else???
Why is'nt there any options to change that... I mean it's not a big ask is it
Vonz
I dont think you will be able to achieve this even if you are rooted. You have to install some custom ROMs which will proide you options for this. For ex: AOKP.
Mate, I have 6 ROMS in my BootMenu and NONE of them provides the option. I always wanted to do so since GB and now we have moved up it is still not possible. Even the themes do not cover the base frame and you still CANOT CHANGE THE COLOURS.
Appologies for my frustration but it seems that it is the simplest and the FIRST thing that any user will be trying to do if interested in customisation. I have all the custom ROMS in the world and still kicking around with the basic ugly blueish colours the designers arbitrarly choosed for us without implementing a simple menu to change them, what's the go with this??
Everybody is happy the way it is? No one wants to have a possibility to change layout colours?
Hello. This is probably a first, but i want to ask if anyone knows how i could resize everything on my phone, so that its a bit smaller? Lets say the statusbar is a bit thinner, then the icons on the bottom of the screen are smaller. I've seen my friend do it once, it creates the illusion of a bigger display screen, i don't know how he did it though. So far i'm using [THIS] rom.
Is this possible on the xperia go?
Basically if it were a windows computer, to do this you'd change the resolution to a bigger one, as on lets say 800x600 the icons would be big, everything would be big, and if you change it to 1280x720 it would all shrink a bit.
Add this line to /system/build.prop (a few ROMs already have it, likely set to 240, in which case obviously just change the number):
ro.sf.lcd_density=200
200/210 is the setting I'm most comfortable with (sufficiently small but keyboard still usable).
Keep in mind that a few apps like Sony's launcher don't work well with DPI changes...
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Add this line to /system/build.prop (a few ROMs already have it, likely set to 240, in which case obviously just change the number):
ro.sf.lcd_density=200
200/210 is the setting I'm most comfortable with (sufficiently small but keyboard still usable).
Keep in mind that a few apps like Sony's launcher don't work well with DPI changes...
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thank you, that worked. The rom i'm using is using a kitkat launcher which works splendid, only thing i noticed that is buggy is the number dialer, which i'll probably just replace with a different one now. cheers
Hi folks,
I'm a Themer noob, but a even with searching around I haven't found the solution. Basically, I installed Themer on my Slimkat ROMed T-Mo Samsung Galaxy S4 (M919 model), and went theme shopping. Found lots of nice ones but they all look tiny on my screen. Fonts and icons are much smaller than shown while browsing themes. For example, here's a theme I thought looked pretty. I'm attaching two pictures, one as shown in the theme browser and the other (with the tiny text and a tiny angry birds icon) the way it actually displays.
How do I change the sizes of the things, basically zooming the elements by a factor of 2-3X?
I have tried the icon size dp setting, but changing it doesn't seem to do much of anything at all.
Thanks in advance for help in adjusting the scaling!
Marc
Frankenscript said:
Hi folks,
I'm a Themer noob, but a even with searching around I haven't found the solution. Basically, I installed Themer on my Slimkat ROMed T-Mo Samsung Galaxy S4 (M919 model), and went theme shopping. Found lots of nice ones but they all look tiny on my screen. Fonts and icons are much smaller than shown while browsing themes. For example, here's a theme I thought looked pretty. I'm attaching two pictures, one as shown in the theme browser and the other (with the tiny text and a tiny angry birds icon) the way it actually displays.
How do I change the sizes of the things, basically zooming the elements by a factor of 2-3X?
I have tried the icon size dp setting, but changing it doesn't seem to do much of anything at all.
Thanks in advance for help in adjusting the scaling!
Marc
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Hi Marc,
We apologize about this, but you say you're running Slimkat. For some reason Slimkat has also been giving other users in this section similar issues. However one possible cause for this could be your display/DPI/resolution settings. Make sure that all your settings are set to your device's default setup, as Slimkat may have changed a few of them.
If this isn't the case please let us know, thanks!
- Marco
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Hi Marc,
We apologize about this, but you say you're running Slimkat. For some reason Slimkat has also been giving other users in this section similar issues. However one possible cause for this could be your display/DPI/resolution settings. Make sure that all your settings are set to your device's default setup, as Slimkat may have changed a few of them.
If this isn't the case please let us know, thanks!
- Marco
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Thanks Marco. I'll poke around today and see if I can figure out how to change the DPI stuff. I've never needed to in my past Android experience and will need to figure out how to do it. I haven't yet seen an obvious setting for it, so maybe it's a build.prop mod?
I will report back after investigating!
Marc
I researched and found the actual pixel density of the S4 screen is 441. Using Device Control's build-prop settings, I found mine with SlimKat was set to 370. I adjusted it to 441 and a lot of things look more normal now in the regular launcher. The status bar at the top is now normal size and fonts are generally more legible.
However, in Themer, things still seem a bit small. I re-applied the theme, and things got a bit bigger, but still smaller than I'd like. I'll continue to poke around...
Frankenscript said:
I researched and found the actual pixel density of the S4 screen is 441. Using Device Control's build-prop settings, I found mine with SlimKat was set to 370. I adjusted it to 441 and a lot of things look more normal now in the regular launcher. The status bar at the top is now normal size and fonts are generally more legible.
However, in Themer, things still seem a bit small. I re-applied the theme, and things got a bit bigger, but still smaller than I'd like. I'll continue to poke around...
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Whenever you have an issue with Themer, try this:
1. Uninstall Themer.
2. Delete the /sdcard/MyColorScreen/ folder (remove the Exported folder if you saved any themes).
3. Reinstall Themer.
Let me know how it goes!
Can someone tell me how to make the settings app dark in lollipop 5.0.2. I have used holo themer and it didnt change the white background. I have been searching ever since i rooted on 5.0.2 lollipop for a way to change the white backgeound in settings and have not found a way that works. Does anyone know where the white image that is used for that background is in the filesystem. I really cannot stand thw white background. My sons samsung mega on 5.0.2 has a black settings menu. Can anyone help me to make the z3v have dark settings. PLEASE HELP
If you're not rooted, (also works if you are rooted) the best you've got is Sony's own theme creator. It's still in beta unfortunately, I can't say how well it works. But I'm sure it'll have what you need. You can find it here.
If you are rooted, There is a way. Sadly I don't have the knowledge to do such things. But, I'm 100% sure there's a way to change the values of the coloring in the settings app, by tweaking the code in some way. (It won't be an actual picture file btw, just a set of numbers [rgb]) If you dig deep enough into the forums here, I'm sure you'll find the method somewhere. Not just under the Z3v forums either, it'd be worth it to look in other devices forums, the settings app is pretty universal. I think. If custom rom developers have found a way, you can too. Just needs some effort.
Well, ive been looking around all over xda as well as searching high and low on google search for references to changing the settings menu . But have not been able to find anything helpful to me, that tells anything about changing specificly the settings background. Besides hey use holo themer it works. But i have not been able to get holo to change the white background. Ive seen changes in the text and action bar with holo themer. But nothing affects the white background. I now have a white border around the text. But the background is still white. Ive tried many themes. None of which gave me anything but white settings. Ive been putting out alot of effort to change the settings to somthing dark. All i can find is threads talking about changing random settings period. Not the app itself and its background. My sons and mothers samsung and lg phones on lollipop all have dark settings.. But no way ive tried that works to make xperia settings dark. Ive found threads for other xperias that have modified settings apk. But not sure if they would work or make my settings dissapear since they arent for z3 or z3v