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[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] mrvirginia:
change background to background_holo_dark

okay, so this is how i was able to change the background of stuff like SecSettings.apk. ***warning, because of the way Samsung coded stuff, this will change the background of a lot of stock app stuff, ie MMS, Clock, etc.

you need to decompile your framework-res.apk

once this is done, nav to res\values\drawables.xml

change

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

to (or whatever color)

<item type="drawable" name="screen_background_dark">@drawable/background_holo_dark</item>

here's a link to a stock DEODEXED ATT framework-res.apk that is flashable.

also, this has a dithered background_holo_dark.png

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thanks for the tip. i realized i was reading old notes regarding signing. apk manager automatically copies that stuff over, and i was also doing that. was still giving me bootloops. NunHugger really came through because his tools package worked flawlessly. whatever combination of setup i had before was only working with other system apps.

glad i brought this stuff with me today :) i'll shoot you a PM really quick.

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i'm going to be trying to find where this is called in into the actual SecSettings.apk but i wasn't having luck finding it last night. it was really really late, though.

edit: yeh, not having any luck finding it just in SecSettings. if anyone has any insight there, please let me know. things i was looking for were "windowBackground", "screen_background_selector_dark" and "screen_background_dark"
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] shiftr182:
Hey guys, so I have another question. I have added wallpaper scrolling to SecLauncher2.apk, and when I install it on top of a rom it works fine, but if I add it to a rom and do a clean install, the laucher fc's. Im not sure if it has something to do with the signature, or what. Anyone?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] NunHugger:
Try placing the resource.arsc from the mod version into the original. See if that works.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] shiftr182:
That worked! Thanks!
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] beast3300:
enabling 3G and/or H icon for ATT

Hi guys, I have read through this post and searched through to find the information. I was wondering if anybody enabled the 3G or H for stock theme? I noticed that if it isn't LTE then the icon is 4G even on UMTS like during a phone call. I like the 4G icons but would rather it show what I am truly connected to.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] mrvirginia:
i don't think anyone has. not stock ATT anyway. i could get it done but it's gonna be a while, like mon/tues. i'm just very busy during the weekends usually.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] beast3300:
That would be tremendous! No rush at all! I tried to do this but my head exploded a few times over! Thank you!
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] Jirv311:
I have 3 questions.

1. I am trying to change only the text color of the carrier label but can't seem to find where that's located.

2. I am also trying to change only the text color of the date in expanded status bar and not sure exactly where that's located either. I thought I had it but SystemUI didn't start after changing the android text color for <com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.DateView.

3. Last question is how I get rid of the Ongoing Wifi notification.

Thanks!
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] strongsteve:
Can someone tell me which images are the heading and subheadings here.. I need to darken this line
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] AvatarOfFrost:
Can someone upload compiling and decompiling tools that work properly?

I am using the latest APK Manager for ICS and cannot get framework-res to compile.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] dazednconfused:
Go to this page here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1725411

You'll see a link for his modded apk_manager. Its been working for me so far perfectly. I was having trouble all day with my other version that I had been using. Let me know if it works for you.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] mrvirginia:
the appt warnings are normal. the beginning plurals are a problem. you need another apktool.jar. the one you're using is the wrong one i'm assuming. there are two different ones needed, one for compile and one for decompile.

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carrier label on status bar? lockscreen?

expanded status bar date color is going to be in tw_status_bar_extended.xml as

<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.DateView android:textSize="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_date_text_size" android:textColor="#ff1589d7" android:id="@id/date" android: paddingRight="12.0dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/settings_launch_button" android:layout_centerVertical="true" />

not sure if that's right though. the color that's there should be white, not blue :confused:

i haven't found the ongoing wifi notification yet. pretty sure it's smali though because it should be a policy... "if wifi connected/on, show this"
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] NunHugger:
Here is the ics apktool that is working for me.

http://db.tt/ICMjAclf
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] Jirv311:
Yeah should have specified. Mainly status bar and expanded status bar. I was able to change the background color of the carrier text in the status bar but not the text color. :D

The date color I was confused by as well because the hex that's there now is the ICS blue I believe. I'll try to change it again and see if it takes.

I'm going to keep searching on the ongoing wifi notification.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] mrvirginia:
yeah i'm not sure mate. i saw an instance of it here as well,

res\values\styles.xml in SystemUI.apk as

<style name="TextAppearance.StatusBar.Date" parent="@android:style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Icon">

<item name="android:textSize">16.0sp</item>

<item name="android:textStyle">normal</item>

<item name="android:textColor">@android:color/holo_blue_light</item>

which is calling from the colors.xml in framework-res.apk so not sure. also not sure about the carrierlabel text color since there isn't one in the xmls for it in SystemUI. no color in the smali as far as i can tell either. why not just get rid of it for more statusbar space?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] Jirv311:
Haha, I know I should just cave and ditch it. Might still do that so I can just move on. :D
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] AvatarOfFrost:
does anyone know how to invert TouchWiz?

have it use the holo.light (white backgroung theme) instead of the default dark theme?

I was looking as styles.xml

I'm wondering if replacing holo.dark sections with holo.light would work? or is it more complex than that?

I know apps can be inverted just by calling the holo.theme to be used
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] TheMuffStuff:
I always thought touchwiz was easier, at least XMLS are
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] Jirv311:
I have to borrow Swiftks' image for this because I am still looking for #6 on here. Can anybody confirm an image name or hex location for this? It's driving me nuts.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] mrvirginia:
in tw_status_bar_expanded.xml in res\layout

change line 33 and 37 where it says android:background="#ff293945"

i believe line 33 is Ongoing, and line 37 is Notifications.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] Jirv311:
Why I didn't look there, I have no idea. That was it. Thanks so very much! :D
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] mrvirginia:
np mate! glad i could help ;)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] Ascertion:
How do I edit the status bar from being black? I want to make it Grey.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] shane6374:
values/drawables.xml edit

<item type="drawable" name="status_bar_background">#[COLOR="Red"]ff000000[/COLOR]</item>
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] TheMuffStuff:
Wait, the status bar is no longer a .png? Last I knew, you could just make the xml transparent and then play with the .png all u want.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] shane6374:
Nope, when you follow the XML chain it leads you to what I posted.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] TheMuffStuff:
Man, I havent themed since GB so, alot must have changed lol. Touchwiz used to be so simple
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] egyptshun:
Just rooted today so can't wait to get started. But this phone is so different in theming than cm9, sometimes for the better, but then some times not.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] Jirv311:
Question on 1% battery. I have my battery images all complete now but I'm trying to remember where I need to put them and which files to edit. I know the specific files are stat_sys_battery.xml and stat_sys_battery_charge.xml but is it the ones in SystemUI or framework-res? I "think" I need to place my images in SystemUI's drawable-xhdpi correct?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] C3P0LOL:
Yes, the images go in drawable-xhdpi in SystemUI. Here are the files you need to place in your decompiled SystemUI to get it to use your Battery images (i'm assuming you went with the same naming scheme that everyone uses.) These files go in the drawable folder in SystemUI.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] C3P0LOL:
Forgot to add the attachment!
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] Jirv311:
Thanks! I actually found an old xml I had that I ended up using but I just couldn't remember where they went. And of course, everything works beautifully now but the text on my battery is a little bit small for my taste. Back to editing another 100 images. :D

Edit: Are there no charge animations by default?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] Jirv311:
A tiny little bit of what I've been slowly working on.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] mrvirginia:
it doesn't actually "animate" when plugged in, but it is there for the same steps as stock battery images. more recently, or so i noticed on GNex ROMs, some of those guys started making it animate, so you'd see current battery for a certain amount of seconds, and then it would animate up like it was filling up. i personally hated this and always changed it so it wasn't really animating haha
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] Jirv311:
Haha ok I thought so. I think my Vivid was animated so when I plugged in my GS3 and it wasn't, I thought maybe I did something wrong. I personally couldn't care less about the animation. :D
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] dazednconfused:
Is there a trick to get the SecContacts.apk to compile correctly. Ive gotten just about everything done but that and it's not playing well with me.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] Ascertion:
I changed this and now my status bar is gone. lol

It decompiled and recompiled correctly. When I recompiled I hit Y for system app and N for the backup of unedited items. Was that right since my edit is part of the resources.arsc?

EDIT: I hit Y, then Y this time and removed the resources.arsc from the keep folder and it worked. Thanks Shane!
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] shane6374:
What did you change it too?

You're supposed to hit N for system app if you're using apk manager.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] Jirv311:
I always hit yes to both.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] Wintrmte:
Dumb question but what do you mean by install your framework-res first? Are you referring to the framework-res.apk off the phone, and if so how do you install it?

The reason I ask is I went through this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1422116 and can decompile the framework-res.apk, make my changes, recompile, but when I go to put it on the phone and reboot, the phone just hangs.. Clearly I am doing something wrong, just not sure where.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] NunHugger:
I think by installing he is referring to running the if command. "Apktool.bat if framework-res.apk" I always if the fwres, system hi, and twfwres. It sets you up to compile and decompile with dependencies. Once you do it, you won't need to do again until you move to a different firmware.

Also, when working with Apktool, you will want to make sure you move the meta-info folder and android.manifest from the original to the newly created apk. I use 7zip for that. That might be your issue of you missed that step.

Here is a link to my video tutorial that explains my Apktool methodology.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLQynXg8noM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] shane6374:
Search the thread, the answer to your question in here probably around page 4.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ajamer:
Hey guys, I've been playing around with Sense 4 and compared to AOKP/CM9 I'm not sure if there is enough that is superior to warrant staying on Sense (vs porting the app to AOKP)

Camera- definitely better than stock

Lockscreen- I think I like it better than stock/AOSP when put on the productivity mode

Email- I think stock is better, why can't I swipe through messages?

Gallery- Stock seems better

Music- Play music seems better

Car- I think Google's may be better

Browser- Either way I'll use Dolphin

What do you guys thinl?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jgalan14:
Multitasking bit then again os growing on me but I like both after removing the arrows keys on HTC sense keyboard I'm liking it too
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bambam126:
Cymera is the best
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ajamer:
Swiftkey 3 Beta destroys every keyboard out there

It can construct a frequent used word list from your gmail and facebook accounts and even lets you adjust how long to hold a key before selecting its alt (2->@)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAJIDH5d4C4

It's amazing and much better than HTC or ICS stock. Free for now
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] aliwho:
I'd say

-the sense camera is definitely better.

-lock screen - I prefer widget locker. It enables a stock-style lock screen with more app shortcuts, customizablity, and widgets.

-email - no opinion. I use Gmail.

-gallery - stock gallery is worthless. I like quick pic.

-car mode - no opinion

-browser - I use Chrome and Firefox.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] funcrusher:
I actually think I like stock gallery. I've been using quickpic for some time now, but stock gallery seems smoother to browse with from the couple times I tried it out.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lacrossev:
Once quickpic finishes with all the thumbnail generation in my experience both are similar in smoothness.

I also use non-stock apps for all the HTC stuff, I actually really liked the AOSP email app, it was simple and worked with pure messenger widgets on gingerbread with the root email connector. In ICS its broken and the dev hasn't updated it in a long time though, so i switched over to k9 for pure.

Music - poweramp, i used to use playerpro but it doesn't advance tracks when its in the background or screen off.

Gallery - quickpic and justpictures for my picasa and facebook accounts.

Car - AOSP car home is still the choice for me as i never use the htc music app due to the lack in in-app album art selection and I also don't use tunein so thats a wasted spot. No options is what killed it for me.

Lockscreen - I use widgetlocker also because i can set it up to disable in car mode using tasker, plus i don't need all that extra crap on the screen and when i do, its not HTC widgets that i put on them.

Overall, I salute HTC for their efforts on integration, but none of their apps are compelling enough for me to use so instead of using some I just use none.

Can't wait for AOSP for the BT stack, built in tether and the other stock things that we're missing, though I'm not sure how the camera would work due to it most likely using the sense framework for some features. Here's to optimism. :D
[Galaxy S III Accessories] fatboypup:
I have a light blue S line tpu from china and 3 androidified cruzerlites
[Galaxy S III Accessories] shane6374:
I picked up a clear S-Line case myself.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] teh roxxorz:
I ordered the assembling andy TPU case. :)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] edisepic:
is there anyone else that makes the androidified cases other then cruzerlite
[Galaxy S III Accessories] fatboypup:
i just saw in another thread some guys tpu didnt fit right that the cut outs didnt line up :silly: sure hope I didnt waste 30 bucks on tpus that wont work :crying:
[Galaxy S III Accessories] kegacide:
i got a cheap one from amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Cimo-S-Line-Flexible-Samsung-Galaxy/dp/B0087GANO2/) that the holes line up right, but there is this annoying bump on the side and it doesn't fit snug because of it... probably just a ****ed up one i got...

just ordered another one from cruzerlite (http://www.amazon.com/Clear-Androidified-CruzerLite-TPU-Case/dp/B0085U7P2I) should get it today... hopefully it works out better

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just got the cruzerlite case and it fits much more snug... bottom mic hole doesnt line up right, but people on the other line aren't saying its tough to hear me...

edit: i had to take off and re put on a few times to get the mic holes to line up right, its tight so once on you cant really adjust... also they have the holes cut out for the power and volume buttons unlike the Cimo one that had the covers to those buttons which made hitting the power button a pain in the ass...

this cruzerlite is the way to go...
[Galaxy S III Accessories] jfenton57:
Diztronic now available on Amazon and I just ordered one. There is none better IMHO and I've had them on every phone I have had (since android anyway)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] mang0:
Here's the link to them, in case someone wanted to check em out: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=me=A2HOCXU5SC35JO&field-keywords=galaxy+"s+iii"
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Kevhed:
Ordered!! Now I just need something to put it on:D
[Galaxy S III Accessories] MadFlava:
Nevermind..
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Kevhed:
Dang. That was fast! Diztronic case ordered Saturday morning and delivered today. Now...where's that siii? :confused::mad:
[Galaxy S III Accessories] banzaiwolfe:
Got mine today as well, fits nicely and looks good. I kind of expected it would happen since it did on my Evo 3D as well, but it picks at the corners of my screen protector. Yes, it does come with one, but I prefer the feel of the one I have on there.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oscar90:
Hello,

My friend has an SIII and she seems to have an icon at the top in which she can't get rid of. I have tried restarting the phone and force stopping apps in the Running Applications list and still cannot get rid of it. Can anyone provide a solution? I apologise in advance if this is a noob question.

Cheers,

Oscar
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oscar90:
Ok that was definitely a noob question. Turns out it was the notifications being off. Silly me :D
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] rakeshchn:
Any confirmation if t-mobile version will have the Wolfenson dac, and FM tuner?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] ipnekgs:
No FM and no Wolfson DAC.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] rakeshchn:
What a bummer :-( no one listens to FM radio in the US or what?!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] bzlik88:
No FM radio is flooded with overplayed mainstream bull****. AM radio still has some decent talk radio content thou =)

No I'm not 45 and lonely.... for the same reason I hate apple, I hate FM radio lol
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] ge3kswag:
I have read that the US version will have the Wolfenson DAC but who cares about an FM tuner. There are many apps you can use instead.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] ipnekgs:
After reading GSMArena review, they mention FM Radio with RDS in the specs. Cool!

But no Wolfson DAC. You can read about it in the sound part of the review.

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_iii_us_version-review-774.php
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] rakeshchn:
I closely watched the app drawer in couple of video reviews of tmobile version on YouTube and that are missing FM radio icon. So i am negative on that. Hope i am wrong though.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] accordex:
Has any US, Tmobile specifically, phone actually had FM radio?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] clninja:
Yes.. the T-Mobile 665 flip phone has fm radio lollol
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] accordex:
Lol thought so...I think fm is a Europe thing only as pretty much every international ver has had it and no us phone has.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] aNYthing24:
Dang. Was really hoping for Wolfson so there would be Voodoo sound. Is there USB OTG at least?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] ge3kswag:
No one knows for sure about Wolson since GSMArena has been wrong many times in the past but even if not with all the Devs we'll get great sound out of the US version.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] Avelnan:
HTC Sensation...I think.

Sent from my myTouch_4G_Slide
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] stondec:
In a situation where you have not data or wifi and you need to listen to the radio, the FM radio will come in handy.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] FunkyELF:
The G2 also had FM radio
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] Voltage Spike:
A lot of the gyms in my area transmit television audio on FM. The lack of FM won't keep me from buying a phone, but I would certainly use the feature.

And we can only hope that the results GSMArena saw are correctable, but I am going to take the cynical view on US audio quality.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] Poke_N_PDA:
1. I can confirm the Sensation has FM. That's my phone.

2. Considering that people already have it in hand, I would expect someone could tell us.

3. If any of the US versions have it, then I bet it is just disabled and the devs will at some point get it working.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] ficklecycler:
Oh noeeeeessss. I wanted Wolfson as well. Lets hope they're wrong.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] FreydNot:
No sign of an FM tuner in my T-Mobile S3 (t999).
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] aNYthing24:
What do you mean? They said the audio is comparable to the international version regardless of the lack of Wolfson. They also said it performs better at high volumes. I'm not too upset anymore. I never use the FM Radio so I don't really care - but not sure why it's disabled - my Sensation 4G had it enabled.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] bradycl_84043:
I have gone over page 1, where it lists the specs, and page 6, where it details audio quality, of that review about 5 times now. Can someone point out where it says that Wolfson is not there?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] aNYthing24:
supercurio has already said it doesn't. Check his twitter.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] uoY_redruM:
The audio thus far sounds AMAZING in my opinion. Its definitely way better then my Galaxy Nexus was. Sounds really loud and crisp.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] Voltage Spike:
The GSMArena review has the US version showing significantly reduced quality when it comes to the noise floor, dynamic range, and stereo crosstalk. It shows as comparable to the HTC One X only, so we can probably guess they are both using the S4 audio processor.

They do state that the volume levels are louder, but that it tends to distort at those greater levels.

Considering that the noise level is usually my number one complaint on laptops (buy the Dell L502x; easily the best laptop for sound I've ever owned), I'm guessing the phone will bother me.

Unfortunately, I don't have any perspective on the noise level of the US S3 versus, say, the terrible hiss that comes out of my Macbook Pro. Maybe it would not be noticeable, but I won't know until I can convince a store employee to let me go sit in a quiet spot with my earbuds listening to some music.