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[Galaxy S II General] arkerio:
i was trying to change background of setting

i have replaced background_holo_dark.png

and mod has been installed perfectly but

nothing has been changed ?

any solution ?

M Using Apk Manager for doing this

i have extracted content

modified background_holo_dark.png and signed apk

and made a zip and

flashed from recovery

EDIT - M trying this for Sammy Based ROM
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
¿What kernel are you using?
[Galaxy S II General] arkerio:
m on DiLiDroiD with Siyah 3.3.3d+
[Galaxy S II General] arkerio:
Kindly find the attachment for the zip
[Galaxy S II General] patou75:
how can I get a transparent background for settings app ? I tried to make a transparent png for background_holo_light/dark, but no success :(

thanks !
[Galaxy S II General] qccoles:
How about a noob-friendly way to make the status bar transparent?
[Galaxy S II General] traumbrecher:
I just found this thread today and I've been working on some of my own personal theming mods to my phone, but this taught me a few new cool tricks. This is a great guide and I just wanted to say thank you for posting this! :highfive:
[Galaxy S II General] Nemtor:
Thanks for the guide Gabo. Very usefull :)
[Galaxy S II General] crz6662:
Damn you GaboWinter. Now I have to play with this now.

Thanks. This will keep me busy for a while. Looks very useful.
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
Sorry mate, i've been a little busy, i'm gonna check it on the afternoon.

I'm gonna check that ;)

I'm glad that be useful, thanks for your words.

Sent from Nyarlathothep's SGSII..."Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"
[Galaxy S II General] boynamedstacy:
Excellent tut Gabo! I have the XDA portal to thank otherwise I would have never found this thread. You can expect extra traffic soon :D Thanks for putting this together man, quite useful indeed!

Sent from my Glazed-over Nexus 7
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
Thanks a lot mate, i'm really glad that see this is useful, i really have make some time this days to update with some extra stuff ;)

Sent from Nyarlathothep's SGSII..."Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"
[Galaxy S II General] distilicious:
Hey Gabo I cut this little piece of a track and it goes awesome with westcrips rr boot animation.

http://db.tt/hD8NJWKL just have to rename it

sent from space
[Galaxy S II General] ImSoBored:
Hi, I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace, and I was wondering how to change the SystemUI's background because I can't find background_holo_dark.png. I know this mod is for Samsung Galaxy SII, but I wanted to know if you could help me. My phone uses drawable-mdpi instead of drawable-nodpi, I can't find any tutorial for my device or similar for theming. :(

Thanks in advance. :D

I saw that you had your phone in spanish, so maybe it's easier if I translate this to spanish:

Hola, me gustaría saber cómo cambiar el fondo de SystemUI, ya que no encuentro ningún tutorial ahí afuera para aprender a "theme" para mi modelo de móvil o similar. He intentado seguir tu tutorial, pero no encuentro background_holo_dark.png. Me gustaría saber si tú sabrías cómo hacer esto, aunque tu tengas un Samsung Galaxy SII. Te estaría muy agradecido :)

Gracias por adelantado. :D
[Galaxy S II General] kroz:
hi mate, can you extract your framework-res.apk and attached here so we can take a look at it?

i believe it doesn't matter if you have different phone, location might be different for screen resolutions but filenames must be the same,
[Galaxy S II General] ImSoBored:
Hey GaboWinter, since I don't know why I can't send PM's, I'll respond you from here, and hopefully you'll read it.

I'm from Spain, so, you choose what language to use xD. Here you have a link to my SystemUI.apk:

SystemUI

Thanks in advance, and also thanks for your quick answer- :D

EDIT:

I'll attach the file for you, so it's easier to download.
[Galaxy S II General] ImSoBored:
Hi, thanks for your answer, here I'll attach you my framework-res.apk.

Thanks in advance. :D
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
I see your PM too, but I can answer until now, please attach your framework-res.apk too

EDIT: I'm gonna check it.
[Galaxy S II General] ImSoBored:
Ohh, sorry then, thought it you didn't received it because in Sent messages it didn't appear. Fool me :P

Thanks. :D
[Galaxy S II General] _-xXBilanoidXx-_:
Thanks for all mods and contribution you made for us. I want to ask your permission officially, i am a theme maker and now almost finish apk for cm10 and aokp. I want to use your awesomes toggles in my themes. Its a free themes with also a donate version but the free one is exactly same as donate, icons, widget etc..

Waiting ur answer asap and thx again.

Bilanoid Zeon Project CM10/AOKP

rom.jpaul@gmail.com
[Galaxy S II General] incarnation95:
I wanted to know if the same method can be applied for jb?

And ifbyes ll the META-INF folder be the same.?
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
Update

I've added a new tutorial: "How-to change the Toggles of the notification area"

Again, apologize for being absent of this thread on the past days, I'm gonna spend some time today and tomorrow updating the OP (some links, grammar, etc.) and also answering your questions.
[Galaxy S II General] kroz:
i want to contribute, and i will see on my free time, :)
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
As always your contribution will be highly appreciated mate :)

Yes, I'm using the same without any issue.

Sent from Nyarlathothep's SGSII..."Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"
[Galaxy S II General] incarnation95:
i was getting bootloops :/

ll trt again and get back.

thanks
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
Double check on the modded files and the flashable zip.

Sent from Nyarlathothep's SGSII..."Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"
[Galaxy S II General] kroz:
just some advice, if ever you are using uft, it will surely give you problems if you include framework folder .apk,

instead try using VRTheme template,

it is tested working on jb,

i cant give you direct link, im mobile try searching it or you can check my theme thread,

i gave credit to pulser using his template on my OP,

@gabo maybe you can add VRTheme template also in OP instead of uft

credits to pulser... :)
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
Sure, more later I'm gonna check it ;)

Sent from Nyarlathothep's SGSII..."Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"
[Galaxy S II General] kroz:
thanks mate, i read again the first 7 pages of this thread and it made me smile finding out how i started theming,

and i can say that due to this thread, i am ADDICTED to theming, :D
[Galaxy S II General] ImSoBored:
I guess you didn't figure out how to change the Galaxy Ace's background.

Thanks anyway :)
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
Honestly I didn't have time to check it, sorry, as you can see yesterday I update the thread, more later, when I arrive to my office I check your files.

Sent from Nyarlathothep's SGSII..."Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
Update

Just a little update:

- Added the reference to the thread of the "VRTheme template" on the OP (section Useful Guides)

- Moved to the end the "Universal Flasher Tool" method and added a warning that it isn't tested with Jelly Bean builds

- Cosmetic changes to the Index of Tutorials​
[Galaxy S II General] ImSoBored:
Oh, ok, thanks. I thought you gave up :P.

Thanks in advance. :)
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
Naaaa, just a lot of things to do these days, but that's on the list

Sent from Nyarlathothep's SGSII..."Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"
[Galaxy S II General] ImSoBored:
Thanks, I don't care if you leave it last, just try please :D
[Galaxy S II General] rmlsalta:
Thank you for this one
[Galaxy S II General] saywhatt:
Another awesome list from gabowinter :P thanks man, gonna try some of them out soon
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
Thanks for the feedback, I'm glad that you find it useful.

Sent from Nyarlathothep's SGSII..."Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"
[Galaxy S II General] incarnation95:
JB THEMEING HELP

weird thing is happening to me... i am able to themE the background in CONTACTS.APK, but when i flash the framework-res.apk my phone goes in a bootloop...flashing contacts.apk is fine and phone boots good, but dont know why happening with framework.

neither i am able to decompile the framework file of JB by apktool, though the framework of ICS is being succesfully decompiled...

I HAVE TRIED BOTH REPLACE METHOD AS WELL AS DECOMPILE/RECOMPILE METHOD FOR JB FRAMEWORK-RES.APK, BUT GETTING IN BOOTLOOP:/
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
Mmm, could you upload your modified file for be checked?

Sent from Nyarlathothep's SGSII..."Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"
[Galaxy S II General] g3ckospy:
i was wondering what isnhe actuao size of an icon on .png format with a 240dpi res?
[Galaxy S II General] kroz:
i think it's 48x48,
[Galaxy S II General] atif4ever:
?

hi,

i have a RR 3.0.6...dorimanx kernel

can i fix my image on the background of menu and a dialpad?
[Galaxy S II General] kroz:
yes mate, just follow instructions in OP,
[Galaxy S II General] luguode:
how do u add the waves surrounding the lock-screen handle? and the color? like in this picture http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/7972/screenshot2012061209393.png
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
I recommend to you send a PM to @bajee11 since he's who made that mods for RR ROM.

Sent from Nyarlathothep's SGSII..."Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"
[Galaxy S II General] ImSoBored:
Hey Gabo,

I've been searching, and I've finally did it, i changed the SystemUI's background :P. I just wanna thank you, and sya you that you don't need to try to do it. :)
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
Well, I'm really glad of read that mate, but what was the problem at the end? :eek:

Sent from Nyarlathothep's SGSII..."Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"
[Galaxy S II General] ImSoBored:
Instead of editing SystemUI, you had to decompile framework-res.apk, edit styles.xml, and make a background. :)
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
Alright, well looks great now ;) Thanks for your feedback.

Sent from Nyarlathothep's SGSII..."Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"
[Galaxy S II General] nightmare30:
hi! a litle problem pls help..

i have RR_JB_V3.8_AOKP_B3_4.1.1_I9100 on my phone, i do antithing and my background phone ramain like room default.

i change the pic in Contacts.apk and i make the update from cmw and still the same. in rest background vhange but not in phone, call log and all contacts.

if anyone cod help me in this mater i apreciade.

sory my bad englesh and thx.
[Galaxy S II General] ImSoBored:
Sorry for annoying you again GaboWinter, but I was wondering if you had overlay problems when centering clock on the status bar. If you fixed it, can you tell me how?

Thanks in advance. :)
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
Which kernel are you using?

Well, before I followed this guide and never had any problem.

Sent from Nyarlathothep's SGSII..."Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"
[Galaxy S II General] Neosepia:
Just great, gotta try these out

Thank you!
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
You're welcome mate.
[Galaxy S II General] BlueSteelSS:
Hi xda. I'm a newbie and i wanna know why we must use apk tool. cant we just change to file extension from apk to zip/rar? won't it be the same?

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] kroz:
if you will just replace images, .png files, you can, but if you are going going o edit xmls, you cannot open the said file without decompiling the apk using apk tool or any other tools,
[Galaxy S II General] BlueSteelSS:
oh...

thanks a lot!
[Galaxy S II General] frozenskydiver:
hope i dont get flamed for posting this but i found this guide to making themes and I love the details it has. One question though.. I dont see the line

<com.android.systemui.statusbar.StatusBarIconView android:id="@id/moreIcon" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="@dimen/status_bar_icon_size" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:src="@drawable/stat_notify_more" />

so I can add code you provided above it so I can add my Own image on status bar. Now Im using a gingerbread rom on my htc evo. If it cant be done thats fine. Just trying to see if its possible and if so what code am I looking for. Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
Well, specificly that code are for ICS ROMs and also can works on JB ROMs, it's not tested under GB and honestly I don't think that the code can be the same but we're here to learn and test so, make your nandroid and try it, after that please post your feedback here and we can search for a solution in case that don't works.
[Galaxy S II General] kroz:
not sure but you can try this, MAKE A BACKUP,

not also sure if these location and files i will mention is present in GB

create your custom image you want for ex. statusbar.png with dimension 639 x 53 pixel

grab your SystemUI.apk from your rom and decompile

put statusbar.png to SystemUI/res/drawable folder

now go to SytemUI/res/values and open drawables.xml using Notepad++

look for this line

<item type="drawable" name="status_bar_background">#ff000000</item>

and replace with

<item type="drawable" name="status_bar_background">@drawable/statusbar</item>

save and exit Notepad++

now compile your apk and test it

again make a BACKUP, this is not tested just my own suggestion, it is up to you if you want to try or not,

Goodluck

and as Gabo said from above, please report back,

BACKUP :D
[Galaxy S II General] frozenskydiver:
I tryed what you said and it did not work. I didnt change line completely since code was slightly different. My code doesnt say status bar backround but i figured there was no need to change it.Heres code I have shown with your adjustment

<item type="drawable" name="shade_bgcolor">@drawable/statusbar</item>

I lost my status bar.thanks for your help so far
[Galaxy S II General] kroz:
ooops, sorry about that, my suggestion don't work, and i dont have any more suggestion as alternative

yeah it was totally different code, directing to color only,
[Galaxy S II General] frozenskydiver:
found this code in the statusbar xml file in layout folder and found this code at the top.This seems similar to code in first page of this guide to look for.What you guys think?

<com.android.systemui.statusbar.CmStatusBarView android:background="@drawable/statusbar_background" android:focusable="true" android:descendantFocusability="afterDescendants" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent"

xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
[Galaxy S II General] theotheoth:
I want to ask about apktool...I use windows 7 and for some reason I can't make it work...any ideas why it does that?Thanks anyway
[Galaxy S II General] urinamess:
i want to change my lockscreen Lock icon to stock ones, im on RR v3.1.2 which has RR as its lock icon..

where can i get the image that im gonna use for me to make my own mod as stated by the instructions on OP??
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
Here you have...

Sent from Nyarlathothep's SGSII..."Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
Try with the files from this thread, sometimes the aapt file it's different, at least on Linux I have to change it manually sometimes.

Sent from Nyarlathothep's SGSII..."Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"
[Galaxy S II General] JokerAce:
Would this work on systemUI of PA? Any SS for this type of success, if any?
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
Honestly I didn't have the time to test all in JB ROMs but mostly it's the same, which mod do you want to do in PA?
[Galaxy S II General] JokerAce:
Phablet mode. But the main thing I wanna see is the settings background. As you know, PA has a 2 column panel for the settings layout.
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
That's not a problem, I think can be replaced as the tutorial explains, I do it over PA v1.x ICS and works fine on Tablet mode.
[Galaxy S II General] JokerAce:
Alright, I took the plunge and it worked! Lucky I made a backup of my accounts using titanium backup. I notice that when the framework-res,apk is modified, accounts get deleted. Weird problem.

By the way, do you know which background file is it, that affects the second column on PA? I don't know if you get what I mean..
[Galaxy S II General] kroz:
try any of this

panel_background.9.png

panel_bg_holo_dark.9.png

both located on frameworks-res.apk

res/drawable-hdpi or xhdpi

careful in editing, because these are .9.png

you need to decompile/recompile .9 images
[Galaxy S II General] JokerAce:
lol the .9.png is too small. not sure what I can change with it.
[Galaxy S II General] kroz:
that was small because it was stretchable, :)
[Galaxy S II General] rounak:
Hhheellpppp

I used the noob way :P but cant get it right!! :/ Heres what i did..

extracted framework-res.apk from the ROM i am using , edited the drawables etc as mentioned in the tuts.

zip'ed the modified framework. Copied the SystemUI.apk from the same ROM , pasted it in the example flashable file provided in the tutorial in system/app directory.

then copied the modified n later zipped framework-res.apk into the framework folder of example flashable file . renamed the example flashable file to MOD1 and zipped it..

Copied the zip on my sd-card , tried to flash it with xrecovery.. i get the " INSTALLATION ABORTED " error..

WHAT AM I DOING WRONG ?? :crying: :eek::rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II General] track909:
@GaboWinter

How can mod/cancel text ON/OFF in switches?
[Galaxy S II General] Kitschki:
Try another binary in the zip
[Galaxy S II General] shadowblade330:
what ROM are you using? Also you are not suppose to zip the the modified drawables from the original. You are suppose to drag the modified drawables and put it into the zipped framework-res.apk the original one.
[Galaxy S II General] manuelmagix:
Hi guys

How I can change the color of these numbers?

Enviado desde mi GT-I9100 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II General] Stealth111:
Thanks for all the useful information! :)
[Galaxy S II General] manuelmagix:
Thank to Mirko

Editing:

Contacts/res/layaout/ dialpal_ fragment.xlm

And contacts/res/values

/colors.xlm

Coming soon a how to...........

Enviado desde mi GT-I9100 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II General] 93fuelslut:
what do u have to do differently for jellybean?

cause these tutorials are not working for jellybean
[Galaxy S II General] [GS]:
I cand find path /res/drawable-nodpi in jelly bean 4.1.2 !! Plz help with path
[Galaxy S II General] kroz:
its in framework-res.apk

Sent from my Hue themed GT-I9100 using Hue themed Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II General] [GS]:
I know but i cant find,maybe jelly been have diferent path from isc?
[Galaxy S II General] kroz:
hmm, im 100% sure that path is there, even in jelly bean 4.2.2, :)

Sent from my Hue themed GT-I9100 using Hue themed Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II General] [GS]:
hmmm maybe because im trying in galasy s3mini and the GUIDE its for SII ? I cant find path :S sorry for my bad english
[Galaxy S II General] Messarah:
Thank you so much, very easy guide for a newbie like me, used the steps to gain access to the apks and modded my jellybean rom :D

Good thing I can do a tiny bit of modding now, since people don't usually do a lot of girly stuff :P
[Galaxy S II General] ajeteja:
Thanks for this gr8 guide
[Galaxy S II General] cowsquad:
I wish it would work on jelly bean
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
I think I'll close this thread, honestly I don't have the time now to update any tutorial and for sure there are better ones yet.

;)
[Galaxy S II General] kroz:
hi Gabo, tnx for your wonderful mods, can i also replace on my own the statusbar icons using your base? for example i want to change battery icons and signal icons before flashing your mods, is it possible?
[Galaxy S II General] darkzide79:
hey, great post and info.....sweet to change stuff and get heads turn around
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
Thanks mate!

Well, none of the mods that i post, yet, modify the SystemUI, the battery and signal icons are there, if you already have modified that things, none of the mods erase those changes :)

Thanks mate! :)
[Galaxy S II General] kroz:
first, thanks for giving me my first thanks on TM, :)

second, i asked this because i want to apply cm9 theme from theme chooser together with the background mods that you made, but i think its not possible for the moment,
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
Ohh i see, no, not at all, the themes use framework files, just like the mods so, the order to test it's first set the theme, make your nandroid backup and then try make the mod taking the new framework apk ;)
[Galaxy S II General] Bulmer007:
Great Tutorials!!!

Cannot wait to give it a go!

Seen your work here and RR, and as always very easy and full of information :)

Thanks Gabo
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
It's my pleasure mate, hope you find it very useful :)
[Galaxy S II General] _Zabuza_:
Wow really what i was looking. Now lets change some system icons for a start. Thx mate.
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
You're welcome mate, enjoy :)

Sent from R'lyeh through my SGSII overloaded with Resurrection Remix!
[Galaxy S II General] dnyeah:
Hey gabo, do you mind sharing the wallpaper of the girl on the lockscreen? :P
[Galaxy S II General] jebuchanan:
What is the actual difference between odexed and deodexed ROM?
[Galaxy S II General] AndresOrue:
Odex ROMs have their main files moved to another area for faster booting while when you deodex the ROM these files are compiled back inside the APK....

To know weather your phone is Deodexed or Odex, just open Root Explorer app and navigate to "/system/app" and check if there files with ".odex" extension.... If yes then your ROM is Odex Otherwise, your ROM is Deodexed....

The benefits of having a Odex ROM : 1. More space in "/data" partition. 2. First boot is faster.

The benefits of having a Deodex ROM : 1. You can customize the ROM the way you want without worrying about odexes....
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
Thanks for the answer @DeltaSync, i'm check the thread until now, very move afternoon on RR thread :) and sorry for late @jebuchanan
[Galaxy S II General] AndresOrue:
you're welcome, Glad to help you when i can :)
[Galaxy S II General] irvan90:
Many thanks man! I'm gonna try one of them tomorrow!
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
I'm glad that like you mate :)

Enjoy

Sent from R'lyeh through my SGSII overloaded with Resurrection Remix!
[Galaxy S II General] jebuchanan:
Thank you for the explanation.

Now I understand it.
[Galaxy S II General] AndresOrue:
you're welcome mate ;)
[Galaxy S II General] Kadhim7:
BIG THANKS this is helpful for me

but I have some Q

1- How can I install apktool I try the same way in the site but nothing happen ?

2-I'm using odex lpf with jkay ,How can I edit my notification bar ?
[Galaxy S II General] LeAxe:
Great post...

I was really looking foward to learn more abou the android platform and tweaking the OS to look more like me... I'll be posting mods as I make them...

Thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
Thank you mate

1.- You can check here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1466100

2.- With odexed files it's not so simple, i recommend to you that check this first: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1208320

Btw, the files for the notification bar are on the SystemUI.apk, i assume that you want modify icons, they are on the res/drawable-**** folders :)

Thanks for your words mate, i'm glad of being helpful :)
[Galaxy S II General] shadowblade330:
for the lockscreen icon is it easy to change the color using photo editor or is there a long process for doing this.
[Galaxy S II General] GaboWinter:
Honestly i'm not use the photo editor, if i need to do a change in some icon i made it with GIMP.

Also, the files must be edited on the computer otherwise can't be pushed to the apk through the phone

Sent from R'lyeh through my SGSII overloaded with Resurrection Remix!
[Galaxy S II General] shadowblade330:
Yea I use gimp too but I just wanted to know if changing the icon color would be a tedious process cuz I wanted to make it green but not sure how to go about it