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I thought I'd make a list of the threads and the apps commonly used for Customizations and MY FAVORITES for future reference and hope it'll also help some of you guys who are just starting out I will be updating the thread as much as I can, and will be highlighting the new additions in GREEN, So if you guys want me to post your work here, shoot me a PM and a link to your work, or just post it in this thread. I'd be glad to include them in this list.
NOTE: The people who made these possible for us are awesome! So please if it helped you show some love and hit on the THANK YOU button where its due. That's including me
:Widgets are awesome! However, some might cause more battery drain so use them wisely
There are a few Home replacements to choose from in the market right now, to name a few:
HOME REPLACEMENTS
Go Launcher Pro (Recommended and Free)
Launcher Pro Plus (Recommended)
ADW Launcher EX (Recommended)
- Regina 3D launcher
- SPB Shell 3D ($15)
- metro UI
- aHome
- Panda Home
- Open Home
- LiveHome
- Go Launcher EX (recommended)
- ADW Launcher EX (recommended)
- Zeam
- Helix Launcher
- GDE
- Gingerbread Launcher
- aHome
COOL APPS (some which may not be free)
- Absolute System
- Custom Clock Widget
- Fancy Widget
- Multi Picture Live Wallpaper
- Amazon Appstore
- Akinatore
- WhatsApp
- Phone2Chrome
- Colorize widget
- Android Agenda Widget
- ShootMe
- App Brain
- SpareParts
- Smooth Calendar
- Weather & Toggle widget
- TIKL
- QuickPic
- Go Launcher Notifications
- Go SMS
- Simply Clock Live Wall paper
- Widgetsoid - thanks tiuk
- Quick Desk beta - thanks TrueBlue_Drew
- Make your clock - thanks Jclintcox
- One more clock - thanks Jclintcox
- Audio guru
- Root Tools
- Cover Art Downloader
- Zedge - Wallpapers and Ringtones
- Desktop Visualizer
- Beautiful Weather
- Minimalistic Text Widget
- Extdate
- Simi Clock Widget
- Simi Folder
- Analog Clock Collection
- Typo Clock
- D-Clock Widget
- M Clock
- One Seven
- Wham Bam clock widget
- Palmary Weather
- SMS Unread Count
- SwitchPro
- Signal Strength Widget
- Circle Battery
- Battery Gauge
- Folder Organizer
- Better Cut
BASIC CUSTOMIZATION INSTRUCTION:
Things you need:
- Home replacement/Launcher (Market See list above) Launcher pro (PRO), ADW Launcher EX and GO Launcher EXare highly customizable.
- Desktop Visualizer (Market)
- Custom Icons (See links below)
- Cool Wall Papers (See links below)
- Flashable Fonts (Rooted Phone Only, see link below)
How to use desktop visualizer:
- Long press screen>
- Click Widgets>
- Find desktop visualizer on the list and pick the size you want>
- An icon will appear on the screen>
- Click on the icon>
- Click on the "Select Icon" button>
- Choose the image you desire>
- Click on the "Select Action" button
- Choose the Application you want launched>
- Click "OK" button on the bottom>
Note: You can also choose to take out the Icon label or choose the text background.
NEWEasiest way to theme your Launcher (GO Launcher/ADW Launcher)
GO Launcher EX
- While in HomeScreen hit Menu>
- Click preferences>
- Theme preferences>
- Click Download more themes at the bottom of screen>
- Install Go Launcher themes> (I suggest installing as many themes as you can, you can use the Icons to mix and match your theme)
- Click on the theme and apply.
ADW Launcher EX
- While in HomeScreen hit Menu>
- More>
- ADWSettings>
- Theme preferences>
- Click "Get themes!" at the bottom of the screen>
- Install ADW Launcher themes> (I suggest installing as many themes as you can, you can use the Icons to mix and match your theme)
- Select your theme>
- Apply theme!.
NEWHow to change screen transitions
GO LAUNCHER EX
- MainScreen Hit Menu>
- Display Settings>
- Screen Transition>
- Pick your transistion.
ADW LAUNCHER EX
- MainScreen Hit Menu>
- More>
- ADWSettings>
- General Behavior>
- Animation and Effects>
- Screen transistion effect>
- Pick your transition.
LAUNCHER PRO PLUS
- MainScreen Hit Menu>
- Preferences>
- Homescreen Settings>
- Transition effect>
- Pick your transition.
How to change dock icons
LAUNCHER PRO
- Long press dock Icon>
- Click on "Change Icon" button>
- - Choose desired image>
(You can also change APP to be launched by clicking on "Change shortcut" button and picking the APP desired)
ADW LAUNCHER EX
- Long press dock Icon>
- Click Edit>
- Click on the Icon>
- Select Icon>
GO LAUNCHER EX
- Long press dock Icon>
- Choose Icon>
- Custom Icon>
- Select Icon>
How to change dock backgroundo
LAUNCHER PRO
- On the homescreen, hit the "menu" button>
- Click "Preferences">
- Choose "Appearance Settings">
- Click on "Dock backround">
- Choose Custom>
- Pick image you desire>
ADW LAUNCHER EX
- While in HomeScreen hit Menu>
- Click More>
- ADWSettings>
- UI Settings>
- Main Dock>
- Dock Background>
- Custom>
- Pick image you desire>
GO LAUNCHER EX
- While in HomeScreen hit Menu>
- Preferences>
- Dock Settings>
- Check Custom background>
- Select dock background>
- Pick image you desire>
How to remove Icon Labels on Home Screen
LAUNCHER PRO
Menu>preferences> Appearance Settings> Check "Hide Icon Labels"> reboot Launcher pro
ADW LAUNCHER EX
Long press icon> Edit> Delete name> ok
GO LAUNCHER PRO EX
Menu> preferences> Display settings> Check/Uncheck App icon labels
Desktop Visualizer:
- Long press screen>
- Click Widgets>
- Find desktop visualizer on the list and pick the size you want>
- An icon will appear on the screen>
- Click on the icon>
- Click on the "Select Icon" button>
- Choose the image you desire>
- Click on the "Select Action" button
- Choose the Application you want launched>
- Delete the label on the "label box"
Option: You can change label color and background here too.
- Click OK.
How to change the app Icons in your APP drawer(This will be tricky, but if youre bored. Have at it)
The icons themselves are stored inside the individual apk files. You need to open each one, swap out the icon and reassemble it. It's not nearly as hard as it sounds.
1. Tools you need -
- 7zip
Download the appropriate version for your PC. Don't grab the beta.
- The original copy of the Fresh ROM you used to flash your phone.
- The icons you want to change.
2. Create a working folder on your PC.
3. Using 7zip, open the Fresh ROM zip file. Navigate to the system/app folder inside the ROM. Highlight ALL the .apk files, and drag them into your working folder. Close the Fresh ROM zip file.
4. Decide on which icon you want to change first. I'll use the Browser as an example.
5. Use 7zip to open the Browser.apk you pulled out of the Fresh ROM. Once open, look for the res/drawable folder inside the apk.
6. Inside that folder, look for an .png file named ic_launcher_browser.png . That's the icon that the app uses.
7. Have your new icon ready. It should be 48x48 and a .png file. Make sure it's named ic_launcher_browser.png .
8. Drag the NEW icon into the open 7zip window that's showing the res/drawable folder. Choose yes if it asks you about overwriting the original file.
9. Close 7zip.
The Browser app has now been changed and will show your new icon in the drawer, and on the homescreen if you paste a shortcut. Do the same for each of the apps you want to change the icon of. The icon will always be in /res/drawable, and be named ic_launcher_ **app name**.png
Once you have changed all the icons, you'll have a set of apk files with your new icons. You can push these to the phone one by one from the terminal, or you can create your own update.zip
To push them to the phone (once again Browser.apk will be our example)
1. In your Android SDK/tools folder, make a new folder called icons.
2. Copy the Browser.apk file to the folder you just created.
3. Open the windows command prompt, and navigate to the Android SDK/tools folder. NOT the new folder you just made.
4. Enter the following commands one line at a time:
Code:
adb remount
adb push \icons\Browser.apk /system/app/Browser.apk
5. Do the same for each of the apk files you edited, changing the name Browser.apk to the name of the file you're pushing to the phone.
6. Reboot the phone.
To create your own ROM to flash them.
1. Attached is a file called META-INF.zip . Download it. Open with 7zip and drag the META-INF folder into your working folder.
2. Inside your working folder, make a new folder called system. Inside it, create a folder called app. Move all the edited apk files into this folder.
3. Highlight the system folder, and the META-INF folder you copied over and right click. Choose 7zip->create archive. Make sure it's a zip archive, and name it icons-eclair-fresh.zip . When it's finished, open it and make sure the directory structure matches your working folder. All the apks need to be in system/app/, and there needs to be a META-INF/com/google/android/update-script. Nothing else should be inside the zip file.
4. Download the second attachment named signing-tools.zip. Create a folder on your PC named sign_tools, and copy the three files in the zip to the new folder.
5. Copy the icons-eclair-fresh.zip file and place a copy in the sign_tools folder.
6. Open the terminal, and go to the sign_tools folder. Type the following command in the terminal:
Code:
java -jar signapk.jar testkey.x509.pem testkey.pk8 icons-eclair-fresh.zip icons-signed.zip
7. That will create a new zip file named icons-signed.zip. Open it, and look inside the META-INF folder. You will see 3 RSA keys along with the com folder. That means you're done.
Copy the new icons-signed.zip file to your SD card. Reboot into recovery. DON'T FORGET TO DO A NEW BACKUP BEFORE YOU CONTINUE! Flash your file without wiping. Enjoy your new icons, and congrats. You're now an Android developer.
Link by gbhil
NEW How to change LOCK and UNLOCK sounds
Check here to get the .ogg files
Using ADB:
Unzip and put files in the tools directory .
-adb remount
-adb shell rm /system/media/audio/ui/Lock.ogg
-adb shell rm /system/media/audio/ui/Unlock.ogg
-adb push "lockfile.ogg" /system/media/audio/ui/
-adb push "unlockfile.ogg" /system/media/audio/ui/
-reboot
Or you can always use root explorer from market to move files around.
Using Root Explorer (Recommended)
-Unzip files
-Open Root Explorer and make sure to click R/W on top right
-Copy "Lock.ogg"
-Past it in system/media/audio/ui/
-Overwrite the file.
-Copy "Unlock.ogg"
-Paste it in system/media/audio/ui/
-Overwrite the file.
Reboot and Enjoy.
How to change Dial Pad colors
SOURCE by pack
1: Plug your phone into your computer
2: Open a termial
3: Run ADB command: adb pull /system/framework/com.htc.resources.apk
4: Open com.htc.resources.apk
5: Navigate to /res/drawable-hdpi/
6: Locate phone_keypad_background.png and htc_pin_asset_rest.png
7: Replace with your preferred color choices
8: Go back to your terminal
9: Run ADB command: adb push com.htc.resources.apk /system/framework/com.htc.resources.apk
- Your dial pad will now have your choice of the primary and secondary colors.
How to change Fonts
Rooted Stock ROM
- Install Root Tools(Market)
- Open Root Tools>
- Click Custom Fonts>
- Choose the font you desire>
- Reboot
Simple as PIE
All other ROMs
Via Root Explorer:
- Unzip the "Font.zip" file, you should see a "File-Bold" and "File-Regular".
- Rename the "Bold" file to "DroidSans-Bold.ttf"
- Rename the "Regular" file to "DroidSans.ttf"
- Place the files in the Root of your SD Card
- Open Root Explorer
- Make sure its on R/W by clicking the R/W button on top of the screen
- Find the Files you renamed in the Root of the SD Card
- Copy and Paste it to /system/fonts
- Overwrite the files
- Reboot
Via ADB: (Assuming you already know ADB and have it set up)
- Unzip the "Font.zip" file, you should see a "File-Bold" and "File-Regular".
- Rename the "Bold" file to "DroidSans-Bold.ttf"
- Rename the "Regular" file to "DroidSans.ttf"
- Place the Files in the C:Androidsdk/tools Folder
-adb remount
-adb shell rm /system/fonts/DroidSans-Bold.ttf
-adb shell rm /system/fonts/DroidSans.ttf
-adb push DroidSans.ttf /system/fonts/
-adb push DroidSans-Bold.ttf /system/fonts/
-reboot
Make sure you nandroid before doing this just in case your phone gets herpes in the process!
How to change fonts VIA Recovery
- Install Astro File Manager (Market)
(Assuming you can get to recovery and know how to flash .zip files)
- Download the font you like from here.
- Put the "font .zip file" on the root of the SD card.
- Reboot to recovery>
- Click Install zip from sdcard>
- Click choose zip from sdcard>
- Find the .zip file and flash>
- Reboot.
How to MOD Widget Locker
- First you need to download the MODs from here and unzip it to the ROOT of your SD card.>
- Follow the instructions from there
If everything FAILS.... Give my way a try... (Using Root Explorer and Astro)
- Install Widget Locker and enable it (Market)>
- Install Astro Filemanager and Root Explorer (Market)>
- Open Root Explorer and Navigate to data/app and find com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker-1.apk and move it to system/app>
- Copy the file to the ROOT of your SD card>
- Open Astro and pick the MOD design you desire and copy it (All thats necessary)>
- Find the "com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker-1.apk" in the root of your SD>
- Navigate to res/drawable-hdpi and paste the MOD design over writing it>
- Open Root Explorer again find "com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker-1.apk" in the root of the SD and copy it>
- Navigate to system/app and paste the file there over writing it.
- You need to be in R/W mode.
Long click the app - Select permissions and do the checkmarks like this (* represents a checkmark)
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- Reboot and Enjoy!
USEFUL THREADS (remember to read instructions)
- NEW [Icons]3D Illuminate
- NEW [Icons]Sphere and Buuf Style IconPack
- NEW [ICONS] iPhonious
- NEW How to MetaMorph/Theme
- NEW [THEME|MOD] LauncherPro SenseMod
- NEW [THEMES] WIDGETLOCKER | Theme Collection | PIMPED OUT WITH THEME INDEX!
- NEW [TOOL] EZ Splash Screen Flasher and Image Converter
- [Icons]My Icon Pack Compilation 03.08.11 by Me
- [APP] *Genius Button for CM7* by TrueBlue_Drew
- [ICONS] White Graffiti by BuddhaTeh1337
- Launcherpro custom dock backgrounds by Motomilestone
- {Dock & Wallpaper Theme} Nexus,Vibrant,Evo & GalaxyS {Launcher Pro & ADWex} by Neffstarr
- [WALLPAPERS] Collection of +300, updated frequently by modelstudent
- Honeycomb Theme - CM7 Theme - HDPI Devices
- [ICONS] MetroStation Icon Pack
- Gadget's icon pack
- [ICONS] toekneeTILES (95)
- [ICONS] Symplistic White & Black [METRO UI][GO LAUNCHER
- BlackFroyo Nerov4/Auxura Editions
- 262 BlackFroyo Style Cubed Icons
- [ICONS] custom simple / clean / clear
- Scrollable Widgets for ADW, LauncherPro, Zeam, GO, etc
- [ICONS] Scrambble by nixxez thanks LORD JUNIOR
- MT4G Remapping Genius button to Google Search by 21productionz thanks Daguse
- Change UNLOCK and LOCK sounds. by rjhay22
- Wall Paper
- Find The Wall Paper you like here thanks neidlinger for this find his thread
- How to change your dial pad color by pack
- Free Live Wall Papers by Mrdaviso
- MOD for Launcher Pro (PLUS) by signals23
- Transparent Widgets by ilangoadigal
- Mytouch 4G Splash Screen by Iriscience
- Request a Splash Screen by UntamedDeviance
- Bios Animation by Iriscience
- Boot Animation by pack
- More Boot Animation thank you Daguse
- Battery and Status Icon MOD (Mysense/Sense/MIUI ROMS) by pack
- Collections of Icons over 230 ICON packsby Falloutboy2000
- COMPLETE: 3D SHINE and 3D TEXT ICON PACKSby brtnygrey
- ASmoothStar Icons by LEKKY
- ALOT of Flashable Fonts by fachadick
- Simi Folder by hateman
- M-Clock Theme by n4rrOx
- WidgetLocker Mods|Custom Lockscreens by zHk3R (This was always a hit and miss for me, but if it works it looks great) See my instructions above if everything else fails
- Get more theming ideas here.
And if you're still not satisfied with all these... Chek out the main Android Themes Thread found HERE
I INVITE EVERYONE TO SHARE YOUR FAVORITE ICONS / WALLPAPERS / AND LINKS HERE THANKS!
HAPPY THEMING EVERYONE!
HERE ARE MY WORK
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Very Nice Thanks!!!
very nice..good inspiration and very helpful information..thx for the links
I'm glad it helped you guys somehow.
If I ever meet you in person, I owe you a beer
Lol! That made my day brother
OneBadLT123 said:
If I ever meet you in person, I owe you a beer
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dont forget about mine lol
I made this one today:
Boot Animations
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=902312
and everyone probably already knows about this one but I'll link it anyway:
Battery Mods & Status Bar Icon Mods
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=852013
Thank you for sharing this, OP updated Keep em coming.
pack said:
dont forget about mine lol
I made this one today:
Boot Animations
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=902312
and everyone probably already knows about this one but I'll link it anyway:
Battery Mods & Status Bar Icon Mods
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=852013
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Thanks so much for including my work in this!! This is gonna help a lot of people get their screens right! Awesome job, man. I'm working on a new set now (GLOWSTICK ICONS)... and here's a preview. Of course, I'll be emailing you with the .zip file for testing first... cause you my nigga.
Thanks for the time and input, there are a few widgets i've been looking for and this thread brought them to light.
now if there was only something i could about a few wallpapers you have
Site for wall papers posted for yah brother... I suggest you download Zedge from the market though. Its good.
Ill upload a zip of my wall papers later, my SD card kept getting corrupted and kept deleting my files
neidlinger said:
Thanks for the time and input, there are a few widgets i've been looking for and this thread brought them to light.
now if there was only something i could about a few wallpapers you have
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Updated:
- Request a splash screen design by UntamedDeviance.
- Live Wall Papers by Mrdaviso.
- Instructions.
hey you got anything on editing the notification tray? I can't seem to find any good guide.
Kinda tricky to do this, and only works on De Odexed ROMs so I didnt wanna put it in OP, but I guess I can, I'll just put a warning
There are a few ways to do it, but heres the easiest way to theming
http://circle.glx.nl/
the status bar is an image found in framework-res.apk /res/drawable-hdpi/
statusbar_background.png - status bar image. change it in photoshop to what you like. it's not a "color," so you can change the image to have a shadow, a design, whatever you like.
just keep in mind that if you make it transparent..it may not work well with other apps on your phone (i.e. you'll see the apps background through the bar on top, not always a good thing!
dont confuse it with status_bar_background.png, which is the background file for your notification drawer
Daguse said:
hey you got anything on editing the notification tray? I can't seem to find any good guide.
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very nice thread
Thank you
SiL3nTKiLL said:
very nice thread
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Awesome job dude, helped alot
<=== THAT is the MOST sexiest theme I have EVER seen, I HAVE to have it! Could you give me the theme? Pretty please?
Will do when I get home
KoolKidsKlub said:
<=== THAT is the MOST sexiest theme I have EVER seen, I HAVE to have it! Could you give me the theme? Pretty please?
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Aight here you go...
First is the Icons..
Second the Wallpaper...
Third the dock icons...
Enjoy!
KoolKidsKlub said:
<=== THAT is the MOST sexiest theme I have EVER seen, I HAVE to have it! Could you give me the theme? Pretty please?
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Here is my Xperia Home SEVENTH version for Xperia HVGA (MDPI) devices. It was ripped from Xperia S.
The original version is: com.sonyericsson.home - 2.2.A.0.14, see img:
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This mod since v6.0 was officialy baptized as MOAL: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26003975&postcount=467
I have made some tweaks like:
v7.0 (10/06/12):
- Preference to choose between 9 dock background styles/colors (system default, cosmic silk, cosmic turquoise, cosmic emerald, cosmic sapphire, cosmic gold, cosmic ruby, cosmic amethyst, transparent)
- Preference to choose between 6 corners opacity percentages
- New dock glow animation (when closing app drawer)
- No more need to restart after toggle some preference, just once when closing preference main screen
- Fixed ICS restart problem (no preference changed)
- Versions with default stock desktop row height (all stock widgets compatible)
- Versions with less desktop row height (some GB stock widgets won´t fit properly) and free screen indicators space
- Ukrainian screen preferences translations (thanks Kobzar666)
- Fixed some layout issues
- New attachments
- New screenshots
v6.0 (25/05/12):
- New and improved preference screen with icons and separeted categories
- 4x4 desktop layout for all versions
- 4x3 (v5.1 layout with icon/folder titles) desktop layout for dock and dock with top corners
- Choose between 8 app drawer background styles (light gradient, dark gradient, transparent, 25% opaque, 50% opaque, 75% opaque, opaque, transparent plate)
- Choose desktop screen indicators style
- Preference to direct access Xperia Home and Xperia Home Preferences in android settings
- Fixed some layout issues
- New attachments
- New screenshots
v5.1 (01/05/12):
- 3 desktop rows layout for Dock and Dock_TopCorners versions
- Home restarts now will be for each preference (if needed)
- Enable/disable desktop screen indicators
- Dock icons with labels (single line)
- Fixed widgets layout sizes in landscape
- ICS Square folder
- Fixed desktop icons labels alignment
- Hungarian screen preferences translations (thanks gyeben)
- Vietnamese screen preferences translations (thanks kulroyal)
- Fixed some Russian screen preferences translations (thanks himasura)
- New attachments
- New screenshots
v5 (27/04/12):
- New Xperia Home preferences screen (a very special thanks to ra3al for helping me)
- New dialog "Xperia Home" item to start preferences screen
- New menu "Xperia Home" item to start preferences screen
- Select between 1 to 11 home screens (panes)
- Enable/disable wallpaper scrolling
- Select home button action: Go to Default Home Screen or Open/Close App Drawer
- Enable/disable automatic screen orientation
- Enable/disable going to first pane when opening the app drawer
- Fixed fourth "Dock with Top Corners" row to receive icons/widgets in all cells
- Russian screen preferences translations (thanks himasura)
- Indonesian screen preferences translations (thanks Black_jackss)
- German screen preferences translations (thanks switcher)
- Greek screen preferences translations (thanks T3sla)
- Serbian screen preferences translations (thanks Theonewithideas)
- Spanish screen preferences translations (thanks Svartehjerte)
- Portuguese brazilian and English screen preferences translations (thanks me)
- New attachments
- New screenshots
v4.1 (23/03/12):
- 18 new dock / corner / portrait (static) / sensor (auto-rotation) combination versions
- Fixed all reported issues from v4 and more
- New attachments
- New screenshots
v4 (17/03/12):
- New Xperia S based Home ported from scratch to MPDI (480x320)
- Round ICS style folder
- Black expanded folder background
- Multiline icons labels on desktop and folders
- Blurry or transparent dock
- 3 (3H), 5 (5H) or 7 (7H) home screens
- New attachments
- New screenshots
v3 rev. 1 (17/01/12):
- New flashable install option (CWM)
- New attachments
v3 (17/01/12):
- Versions with 5 (5H) and 3 (3H) Home Screens
- New App Drawer with Fading Dividers (Portrait and Landscape)
- New Black Transparent Gradient App Drawer Background )Top Alpha 0 to Bottom Alpha 175)
- Original (Stock) Desktop/App Drawer Animations
- New White Transparent Icon Highlight
v2 (18/12/11):
- New Square and Transparent Folder Style (Like Square ICS Folder)
- Full Alpha 150 Background for App Drawer
- Full Alpha 100 Background for Expanded Corners and Folders
- New App Drawer/Desktop Zoom Animations
v1 (04/12/11):
- Transparent 4x4 App Drawer (Portrait and Landscape)
- Semi Transparent Corners (Alpha 100)
- Transparent Background for Expanded Corners
- Transparent Background for Opened Folders
- Multiline Icons Labels on Desktop (Portrait) and Folders
Stock 4 Rows Height Screenshots:
Less 4 Rows Height Screenshots:
Application Drawer Screenshots:
Preferences Screenshots:
Instructions for manual installation on Xperia MDPI devices:
Before you install it, you must check for two system dependencies, see imgs:
and
If you are running the GB 2.3.4 firmware or ICS you should have these files.
TRY IT AT YOUR OWN RISK !!
Clearing predefined system settings xml´s folder for Home.apk:
- Check for this path in your /system: /system/etc/customization/settings/com/sonyericsson/home
- If the /home folder is there, just delete it (only /home) !!!
Now install:
1 - Download choosen attached apk (v7_???_Home.apk) and put it on your sdcard.
2 - Rename it to Home.apk
3 - Download attached v7_HomePreferences.apk and put it on your sdcard.
4 - Rename it to HomePreferences.apk
5 - Using Root Explorer copy both files to /system/ (mount /system as R/W)
6 - Change both files permissions to rw-r--r-- like img:
7 - Long press on Home.apk and select Move
8 - Paste Home.apk on /system/app/ and replace original apk
9 - Long press on HomePreferences.apk and select Move
10 - Paste HomePreferences.apk on /system/app/
11 - Reboot you phone
Important (after reboot)
12 - Go to "Config >> Applications >> Manage Applications >> All", tap on "Xperia Home" and select "Clear Data" (you need to rearrange your widgets)
VERY IMPORTANT
Home.apk and HomePreferences.apk work together and they should be in the /system folder!!
Or simple create a flashable .zip with choosen apk version and flash it on recovery with CWM !
To create your own flashable .zip:
1 - Download attached v7_(Place_Home.apk_Here_Before_Flash)_Update.zip
2 - Download choosen attached apk (v7_???_Home.apk) and put it on your computer
2 - Rename it to Home.apk
3 - Open v7_(Place_Home.apk_Here_Before_Flash)_Update.zip with WinRAR and go to \system\app\ folder
4 - Drag Home.apk from your computer and drop it on \system\app\ WinRAR folder
5 - Close v7_(Place_Home.apk_Here_Before_Flash)_Update.zip file
6 - Ok (rename it if you want)
To do:
- Vietnamese translations
- Hungarian translations
- Chineese translations
- HDPI versions
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try it now..reporting later..btw..nice thread
SK17i can install and run, but the draw still 3X4 not 4X4. The top and bottom line disappear and all icon go upper, and then the fourth line is blank.
pckeung said:
SK17i can install and run, but the draw still 3X4 not 4X4. The top and bottom line disappear and all icon go upper, and then the fourth line is blank.
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go to settings --> Application settings --> manage applications --> all --> sony ericsson home --> clear data... (you must rearrange your widget)
it works
love it... I have a lot of apps installed, this is really helps thanks...
krizky82 said:
go to settings --> Application settings --> manage applications --> all --> sony ericsson home --> clear data... (you must rearrange your widget)
it works
love it... I have a lot of apps installed, this is really helps thanks...
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Thanks for support...
wooow... its work on Live Walkman too... Nice...
but, how to put back the black transparant background on app drawer?
Telephone restarting, installed reboot succes, now this one gonna check in a minute
Togehter with 1.9GHz stable clock on mini pro
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If you have some "com.sonyericsson.home" installed, you must uninstall it.
lol oversaw that part xD reflash time loool
Version with black background in drawer will be great, can You do this?
can u make the apptray be slide loop?
sorry for my poor english, i mean i have 10 pages app installed, when i slide to the page 10 i wanna the page 1 will be slide next, don't need slide back.
sorry, do you know what i said?
kiwi0033 said:
Version with black background in drawer will be great, can You do this?
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do you mean like this one?
here you go.. click
Something like that but with no transparent or more blurry background Apps will be more visible on colorfull wallpaper
@UP
Your home.apk bootloop my phone, You do something wrong while editing apk.
kiwi0033 said:
Something like that but with no transparent or more blurry background Apps will be more visible on colorfull wallpaper
@UP
Your home.apk bootloop my phone, You do something wrong while editing apk.
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bootloop? its work fine on my phone.. what phone are you using?
i only replace the .png background
try this:
1. change your home launcher with other ( to avoid force close or bootloop, perhaps )
2. using root explorer, delete home.apk in system/app (back up the original first)
3. copy home.apk (mod) to system/app. change permission to rw-r--r-- or same as other .apk in that folder
4. reboot
i try it more than 5 times, never get bootloop..
how about this one? im not good in photoshop
click here
This one look nice I dont know what's wrong, I do it correctly like you said
EDIT: Where is apk to download?
Sent from my SK17i using Tapatalk
kiwi0033 said:
This one look nice I dont know what's wrong, I do it correctly like you said
EDIT: Where is apk to download?
Sent from my SK17i using Tapatalk
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sorry.... my fault
link added..
if its still in 3x4, try this:
krizky82 said:
go to settings --> Application settings --> manage applications --> all --> sony ericsson home --> clear data... (you must rearrange your widget)
it works
love it... I have a lot of apps installed, this is really helps thanks...
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Works perfectly, thanks man
Sent from my SK17i using Tapatalk
kiwi0033 said:
Works perfectly, thanks man
Sent from my SK17i using Tapatalk
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sure.. no problem
bramprasetyo said:
bootloop? its work fine on my phone.. what phone are you using?
i only replace the .png background
try this:
1. change your home launcher with other ( to avoid force close or bootloop, perhaps )
2. using root explorer, delete home.apk in system/app (back up the original first)
3. copy home.apk (mod) to system/app. change permission to rw-r--r-- or same as other .apk in that folder
4. reboot
i try it more than 5 times, never get bootloop..
how about this one? im not good in photoshop
click here
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Thanks for support.
I will release v2 soon with several tweaks, and blurry background is one of them. Thanks again.
See new v2...
I replaced the Home.apk with your, and now it wont open.
I don't know what I did wrong, I used it before, but I had to reflash my phone, and now, this happens.
Basically, I can't access any app, since app drawer is down.
What should I do now?
Something with ADB?
Theonewithideas said:
I replaced the Home.apk with your, and now it wont open.
I don't know what I did wrong, I used it before, but I had to reflash my phone, and now, this happens.
Basically, I can't access any app, since app drawer is down.
What should I do now?
Something with ADB?
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Download golauncher your example on your pc,then boot to CWM or boot phone if it goes beyond bootanimation and type this in "adb install "(folder in file is located)/"go launcher name".apk"
Hi All I'm Share My S6, N4, S5 Widgets. Its Actually Some Themes That U Use It By Zooper Pro.
Screens And Downloads Are Added In Attachment.
Download Zooper Pro From Attachment. And Install It.
Installation For S6 And N4 Widget: -
1.Download The Zip.
2.Extract It Using Root Explorer.Copy Or Cut Extracted Files To Phone Storage/ZooperWidget/APKZips & Templates Folder.Then Do A Reboot.
2.Add A Zooper Widget In Home Screen.
3.Then Tap On Widget.
4.Choose SD Card.
5.Then Choose S6 Or N4 Widget.
6.Edit It By Tapping 'Layout'
7.When Finished Editing, Tap On Home Button.
8.Now Enjoy
Installation For S5 Widget: -
1.Download The Apk.
2.Then Put A Zooper Widget In Home Screen.
3.Tap On It.
4.Select The S5 Widget Apk.
5.Edit It By Tapping 'Layout'
6.After Finished Editing, Tap On Home Button.
7.Now Enjoy
Great... Work
Androiid_Hacker said:
Great... Work
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Thanks For Try It.Hope You're Enjoying It!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/resflux-easy-android-theming-xposed-t2790940
Go to this for downloading resflux...install.Then open xposed installer...tick the app reboot
Go to this link for downloading X-plore
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...e+app&pcampaignid=APPU_fI7WU_epLNC2uASO1ILoAw
Download and install
Then open x plore..long press an apk(like an icon pack or a theme)then select the option open as zip.copy the res folder to SD card.
Open resflux
Open laboratory
Select system ui(or any other app)
It would take some time(have a cup of tea) for building resources.
After building is complete select drawable...change all icons as u wish
Select color to change colours of different ui elements....
Click back button
Export the app u modified
Reboot!!!
U can also import changes later
Always press thanks if I helped..!
Unleash the true power of our Star
Sent from my Motog3 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
In this we replaces icons and backgrounds with custom pngs
sethukrishnan said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/resflux-easy-android-theming-xposed-t2790940
Go to this for downloading resflux...install.Then open xposed installer...tick the app reboot
Go to this link for downloading X-plore
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...e+app&pcampaignid=APPU_fI7WU_epLNC2uASO1ILoAw
Download and install
Then open x plore..long press an apk(like an icon pack or a theme)then select the option open as zip.copy the res folder to SD card.
Open resflux
Open laboratory
Select system ui(or any other app)
It would take some time(have a cup of tea) for building resources.
After building is complete select drawable...change all icons as u wish
Select color to change colours of different ui elements....
Click back button
Export the app u modified
Reboot!!!
U can also import changes later
Always press thanks if I helped..!
Unleash the true power of our Star
Sent from my Motog3 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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okay..
seems NinjaMorph and apk editor are more helpful...
but thank for posting..
Hello,
Anyone knows if it's possible to get Google Product Sans preferably without rooting or flashing anything? That'd be really great! Thanks in advance!
There is an easy way!
1. Download the attached file and rename .zip to .hwt
2. Copy to Sdcard/Huawei/Themes
3. Restart
4. Opens themes app and select customize -> Fonts. Select the font.
This is not my own work. Venom007 has a thread about this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-8/themes-apps/noroot-font-styles-updated-02-09-16-t3453559
It doesn't work
It doesn't work. Followed all the steps rigorously and it doesn't appear in the fonts. I'm on a Mate 20 Lite on android 8.1 with emui 8.2, could you please tell me how to make it work? thx. I just noticed its a theme itself, but can't apply it, could you tell me to set it only as a font? not as a theme.
I fixed that, you have to download any font from the Huawei store, then the system creates a new folder named HWfonts, now you go on this folder, and copy the name of the font you have download from the store, now you put this name to the font u want to import, exactly the .ffs file, now you move it to the HWfonts folder and replace the store's font.
Sorry for my explaining I don't know much English...
Basically, you make product sans the theme. Then go to customise, you will see that it is now a text style aswell. So you switch the lock screen style to whatever you want. And the text style will remain product sans. Hope that helped.
HuaweiUser2210 said:
Basically, you make product sans the theme. Then go to customise, you will see that it is now a text style aswell. So you switch the lock screen style to whatever you want. And the text style will remain product sans. Hope that helped.
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Download, unzip, place the .hwt file in Huawei/Themes on your internal card.
Go to Me in the theme app, select my text. And you will see it. Apply, done!
Go to Settings > Home screen & wallpaper > Themes > scroll to bottom to find Product Sans > Select > APPLY
Fix fonts. Settings > Home screen & wallpaper > Icons > Select EMUI 11 default fonts > APPLY