yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] vlad2277:
But if all functions work, and them looks almost perfect, what's wrong with it?

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Ok, will wait and see once you release it, and we'll all decided for ourselves

Thanks in advance
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
teaser
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] vlad2277:
Is this what your theme looks like?

Looks like ice cream sandwich holo theme
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
yes, and correcto. sorta. it's JB, actually. but they look relatively the same. bringing an AOSP look to TouchWiz without having to switch to AOSP and losing all the features that TouchWiz brings to the table for some.

everything is dark, though. no more white backgrounds. no cheesy TouchWiz colors/shading. just simple. elegant.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Adrozz07:
Does anyone with the knowledge know if this file replacement would have an adverse effect on a cdma carrier variant? ( Verizon )

Update. I took the plunge and switched the files on my phone. Its working on Verizon. Just thought id share. Tell all your friends :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] maddog00:
I can second that verification. Works like a charm. Question now is, what other roms could we use? But that's a question to be posed in the Verizon section.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jpen:
I seem to have a problem sending pictures with this. Anyone else? I'm on the Verizon phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] flipq88:
Hey man you should create a thread with your links so people can find the dialer and contacts app easier instead of having to read thru some guy arguing over bs. I was going to but since I got them from you I'd thought that be a bit of an ahole move.

Btw love your avatar, great album.

Sent from Flip's Galaxy S4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] she_be_drippin:
Found a better dialer

exDialer. Very Minimalistic and smooth
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] STrooperTK421:
SUCCESS...sort of....

I forgot to backup my apps and did a dalvik & cache wipe...D'OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Son of a F *&(*^& B (*&(*^&(*&!

...but, my dialer, contacts, and MMS are now the international (errr, dark) theme! :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] snagg641:
Verizon buttons

Works well for me on Verizon, but the dialer bottom buttons didn't really change (the bottom row of buttons, voice command, call button, and back button). Very out of place.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
yeah this is because the app you installed isn't changing the dialpad_additional_buttons_tmo.xml, which holds those bottom buttons. exactly part of the point i was trying to get across earlier.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] vlad2277:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2291183

THEMEBlackandColors Edition v1.5 ODEX and DEODEX [News Curtains and Dialers] 02/06/13

Check out this theme

It's for International Galaxy 4

So you need to install in through recovery after you changed those dark apks.

Just select odex or deodex, depends on your rom type.

I've used it on mine phone, looks nice, plus I've changed icons inside theme for notification panel for even better ones, before installing it.

And after there's also black dialer if you don't like default one from theme.

Anyway take a look.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] snagg641:
Thanks for the tip, but that theme is pretty gaudy for my tastes :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Root:
This one is completely safe. It uses T-Mo stock apps including screen off mms.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2311862
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Jamison904:
Just a heads up guys. We have it working. The stock M919 apks. It is the hex code not an image. I am adding it to my next update... But you can find a link a few pages back in my thread to a flashable zip.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Root:
What I posted is exactly that. A Verizon guy took our apps and made it for us. It's even my mms app.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] TOMWALK:
Please delete
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
yeah, i posted how to do this pages ago lol

it's also possible to point this to an image so all can change it without a hex edit. this would be the friendliest method (via framework-res).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Jamison904:
Awesome. . . lol. Good deal. That white drove me nuts. Personally I was up until 4am one night going through every image and every XML. Thanks guys
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Root:
I was wrong. Someone gave him a different version. Can't send large pictures with it. :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dvsgod:
please point me somewhere

sorry I do not mean to hijack the thread but if anybody who's been a Verizon user that has done this black theme have we started a thread? I have been searching for two days plus now just to find a black themed dialer. I've read every page of this thread and was willing to try until I saw some fellow Verizon users have is there a possibility of starting one to find all known issues with our phones using these files? it seems development has jumped ship from the Verizon platform but AT&T users are going at it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] spookyrob1:
Noob question on this:

It appears that those who have been successful with this are running custom ROMs. Anyone been able to accomplish this with a rooted stock ROM. I really want to stay with a stock ROM, but the white contacts/dialer is REALLY annoying.

Thanks :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] TOMWALK:
I'm using a rooted stock ROM, and it worked for me. Here's what I did.

1. BACK UP THE EXISTING .apks and corresponding .odex files to your

EXTERNAL

SD CARD FIRST, just in case.

2. Download the modded apks from this thread. I got them from Post 132

3. Using ES File Explorer (root and mount r/w permissions need to be enabled first in ES settings), I renamed and then deleted each of the existing odex files (in device>system>app) for the files with the same names as the modded apks that were to be copied and pasted from this thread. I just added ".old" after the existing ".odex" file name suffix for each of them.

SecContacts.odex --------> SecContacts.odex.old

SecContactsProvider.odex --------> SecContactsProvider.odex.old

SecMms.apk --------> (FINE AS IS)

SecPhone.odex --------> SecPhone.odex.old

4. Then, I deleted each of the above renamed .odex files one by one. I renamed them first, because it wouldn't allow me to delete them outright.

5. Once these .odex files were deleted, I copied and pasted the modded apks from this thread to the same place (again, device>system>app) to overwrite the system apps already there.

6. Finally, I rebooted to Recovery, wiped cache & dalvik cache, then booted up. If you can't reboot to recovery directly because your phone is wigging out with system crashes after you pasted the mods, don't worry. Just pull your battery, then boot into Recovery (Vol Up + Power) to wipe cache and dalvik cache first.

Everything works fine for me. It should work for you, too. Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] spookyrob1:
This worked perfectly! Thanks! So happy to be rid of the ugliness!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] baseballfanz:
-I decompiled the SecContacts.apk, made my edit in the dialpad_fragment_tmo.xml (located in res\layout-sw359dp-xxhdpi)

-Recompiled the app

-Put it in system/app set permission

The problem is when I open the Phone app it "shut down"

I can open the Contacts app and it's fine but as soon as I click on the Phone tab it shut down.

What I'm trying to do is edit this (circled in picture to be white instead of the existing color)

Found the line that I need to edit

<com.sec.android.app.dialertab.dialpad.EllipsisTextView android:textSize="43.0sp" android:typeface="sans" android:textColor="#ffffffff"

Any help is greatly appreciated. TIA
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] seanvree:
Only the MMS worked for me. After I rebooted I no longer had the phone or contacts even-tho the new APK were in the system/app folder and matched the previous versions permissions. I tried installing them from the system/app folder and it said install failed.

Any ideas?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] TOMWALK:
No problem. Glad it worked for you!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mhjeff301:
Hi,

I have a rooted AT&T SGH-i337 with stock ROM but the bootloader is still locked.

The above method didn't work for me.

I didn't realize that when I installed CWM Recovery that it doesn't actually work.

When I reboot into recovery, it reboots into the standard Android System Recovery with no "Wipe Davlik Cache" option.

I should've tested it first.

And like an idiot I accidentally didn't backup 3 of the 4 apk files:

SecContacts.apk

SecContactsProvider.apk

SecPhone.apk

Does anyone have the 3 stock ROM files listed above for the AT&T S4?

Thanks,

Matt
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] djcmn:
Awesome! White dialer and contacts sucked

Worked great. I would however also like to know how to edit out the AT&T option in the settings menu for contacts. That is an AT&T specific thing for their subscribers so I would like to remove it from the settings menu. It is the option at the bottom. I would think if the apk is opened in WinRar on a windows pc, one could edit this out if they knew what files to edit. Thanks in advance to anyone who can answer this. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] bobolinko:
TOMWALK,

Thank you So much! that was one of my pet peves about the system and now it's more of a pleasant thing to use, especially in a dark room (like a theater? LOL) Anyways, Thanks for an easy to follow documentation!

YOUDAMANNN !!!

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Thank you So much! that was one of my pet peves about the system and now it's more of a pleasant thing to use, especially in a dark room (like a theater? LOL) Anyways, Thanks for a easy to follow documentation!

YOUDAMANNN !!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] pookieguy:
Yes, those very clear instructions finally worked after numerous attempts. Thank you. However, I screwed up and accidentally deleted the renamed odex files. It looks great but the call recording does not work. It freezes forcing a battery pull and I dont have the deleted files now. Can anyone help getting the call rec working?

Thanks again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] bobolinko:
Tell us which call recorder you're using and where/how you got it.

Then Maybe we can get you some help.

I deleted all the renamed files and have not had a problem yet.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] pookieguy:
Hi

I just got the s4 and had s2 before. With s2, I used a specific build of call recorder app that easily enabled two-way calm recording. Now that I got the s4, I noticed it is an option on the stock dialer. Whike I did nkt check it prior to successfully changing to dark dialer via these instructions, I can confirm call rec does not work at all, even when enabling the call rec app.

Any suggestions?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] bobolinko:
I'm sorry to say I'd be unable to help you. My STOCK DIALER never had any Recording option anytime ever, and as far as I know Sammy precludes recording in their bootloader, so IDK how that'd work for us. The option to use dark already ovewrote something and flashing over would most likely break that... so in my mind, it's one or the other, and for not both.

Just my 2¢, Aloha!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] pookieguy:
Thanks much for reply. I guess you sort of answered my question in the sense that I really never touched that record button on dialer on s4 since I just got it. It was after I successfully changed it do to everyone's hel Pl here that I decjded to press it. It starts and displays rec but never does and freezes for a while. I guess my question then is whether the us white dialer had the rec option and did it actually work? If it was also there, why include it?

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] bobolinko:
If you're talking about the bottom left icon in the image below, being the RECORDER button, that explains it all! - sorry to say that's the voicemail shortcut.

not, as many users thought - a recorder.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] pookieguy:
Lol...no im talking about that large record button on the stock dialer. See attachment. It attempts to record but freezes the phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] bobolinko:
Update on Dark Dialer

I had no issues with "Chomp" or the native messaging app prior to the changing of the dialer to dark.

After a while, I needed to send an mms pic to someone. the Chomp app stayed hours on the sending, and never completed the send, with a check apn settings as a reason of not sending (It worked fine before)

The native messaging can easily send the picture, buy you cannot see what you're typing in the message. The type and the background of your keyboard are the same...

Sadly, I had to restore a nandroid done just before the mod.

I don't know if it;s just me, or for others, but I hope this can be fixed so that it'd play with the other apps on the device without creating any chaos >:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] highlander07422:
Here is mine
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] highlander07422:
Do a nandriod and flash the call record in menu zip then call boost. Wipe cashes and give it a try.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] pookieguy:
Highlander, you are the man! Thank you so much for these, something I have been searching for a few days now. Did backup and flashed these two files and it really worked without touching the dark dialer theme I was after. However, I noticed this actually removes the large record button from the dialer but can finally activate call recording via the soft button menu. Works great but wondering if there is way to get that record button on dialer again?

Thanks again...

BTW, what does the boost zip do exactly? Recorded calls sound great but wondering the reason for flashing it?

Thanks again!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] djcmn:
Found it.

Open sec.contacts.apk in 7-zip or Winrar and navigate to \res\raw and delete the config.xml file and close. This will remove that annoyance. I used WinRar on a windows PC but this should work in 7-Zip as well.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] chrisxpratt:
would anyone happen to have any dark style dialers/contact apks (like on the first page) that could be used on 4.3?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] PGA2B:
T-Mobile Dark apk

Bringing up the dead. Can someone post the Dark themed .apk files again. The post #132 links are now dead.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] phuzion420:
x2 anyone? Just rooted with cf autoroot and now I want the white dialer gone. Can someone upload the files again?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] phuzion420:
Found this thread where the files have been reposted. I'll probably try this later and hope that it works.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2315779&page=4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] phuzion420:
Awesome. It worked.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jcwilliams:
Will this work for a Verizon s4? Stock rom

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Purple Velvet Pimp:
Hell yeah

You sir rock! Thank you very much. :good::good: Now my S4 is pimped. :cool:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Texus915:
Well Im glad I could help you

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I pulled it from the android darkness theme
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mike216:
If anyone tries on odex rom please let me know if it works. I would think it would but that might just be wishful thinking :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mike216:
I'm going to get brave and try but I have to wait until I get home from work. Let you know in a hour
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Texus915:
Well I guarantee you this will work on odexed roms but you have to pull from an odexed theme.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mike216:
You guarantee it will? If so i'll try because I never see any theme's for odex
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Texus915:
You have to find an odexed theme first
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mike216:
Ok will look. So better off not even trying. Thanks bud!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] kevs888:
Thanks for getting these together, Texus!

Quick request...would anyone be able to post screens of the dark mms and dark contacts after installing the apk?

Thanks in advance!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mike216:
Hey texus what would be the closest rom to our t-mobile? We have no odex themes here maybe another G4 carrier does?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] wh4g:
Thanks for these bro, good one.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Texus915:
Well I took those apks from an i9505*int gs4 theme and replaced them in my system.

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I found an odexed theme heres the link...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2291183
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mike216:
I just passed over that. I really appreciate you taking the time for me tex! Is a little to much for me. My perfect choice would be the international dialer and contacts. I did find a odex mms. Is got black background but not sure it's worth even trying at this point. I'll wait to see if I can find the phone and contacts first. Thanks a bunch:thumbup:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Texus915:
no prob

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Although I know these can be replaced, not so sure if the process is the same as deodexed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mike216:
I thought we could use them in odex also because there's a SystemUi.apk on rootz wiki that's transparent and he states flash in recovery for odex and deodexed. Only 1 SystemUi.apk for both odex and deodex over there. That's why I assumed we might be able to use this? Others have two separate versions for odex and deodex? I don't know, I guess it depends on what your going to copy and paste
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] skygear:
Does this have the full sized pictures when you get a call? or is it still the small square in the center of the screen?

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anyone know how to change that? I cannot find that setting anywhere.

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well, on Wicked V3 anf got the FC on phone after this mod.

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fixed permissions, now the contacts fc. Also, no signal now? Weird,.. Went into settings and now asking for my sim card

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Droped back the old files in /system/app/ rebooted and all is well again.

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Ok, now I'm determined. s there a section on HOW TO skin these and other apps? I will start to do the work on The dialer/ secphone. OI just need to know where to start. I know how to change ICONS, just havent skinned a whole app.

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I am ripping apart the SecPhone.apk right now. DAMN! theres LOTS of stuff in here we never get to use in our phones. Bunnys, Icons HD calling etc. WOW. This could take some time.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Texus915:
Did u clear data first
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] skygear:
yep. sure did.

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interesting
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] stevehkim:
In order for the seccontacts and secphone to work on our phones, If you pulled these from intl you need I9505 or I9500 build.prop. Did a bunch of testing and realized when I change my build.prop on my intl rom Im running now to show I337 build.prop my contacts and dialer would fc. Vice versa.

ATT S4 Rooted. Beastin.

4.2.2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] vlad2277:
Let's keep looking

Also looking for black background phone and contacts apk

That would work on plain stock rooted T-Mobile phone
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mike216:
I'm with you brother! I'm going to move the images myself. Going to pull my odex phone /contacts apk. Copy and paste all the images and see what happens? I'll try when I get back from the doctor. Will let this thread know how it goes
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] atagilbert:
Cool, let us know if work.:good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] vlad2277:
hope someone would make it work

not sure why T-Mobile decided o make it all white, when black looks better and uses less battery as well

Before this I had Galaxy S2 with T-Mobile and it was russing official Android 4.1.1

All phone and contacts weer in black background by default

Why they decided to make sudden change from Internatinal S4, no one knows
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mike216:
I'm firing the computer up as I type this. Wish me luck :)

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I guys my first lazy attempt was to copy the res. Folder over. That's were all the images are. Failed. Now ive got to individually move all these images. I usually miss a couple my first attempt around. It's going to be a while

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Sorry guys I just keep getting force closing? I still have to much to learn! I tried to just move images only without success. Sorry

Will look into how to do this the right way. Again sorry for anyone who had their hopes up:(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mike216:
This is a great dialer with many theme options and you won't lose the ability to answer by swiping your hand! Many themes to choose from and it suits us nicely. Did an hour of research and this one looks to be the best. Lightning fast also. Instant loading time. Take care community

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.modoohut.dialer
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Purple Velvet Pimp:
Do you know if there's any way to hide the contacts from being shown in the dialer? Or to make the dialer take up most of the screen like the AOKP dialer?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mike216:
Not sure bud but I did flash omega rom from the I9505 thread and have the dark dialer. Everything works perfect and I didn't even have to touch any APN stuff. Just flash a t-mobile kernel to be in the safe side! That's what I would do if it really drives you nuts! That dialer I posted is good but having the dark dialer is nice
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Purple Velvet Pimp:
Did you flash the Omega I9505 rom on a T-Mobile M919?

""and I didn't even have to touch any APN stuff. Just flash a t-mobile kernel to be in the safe side!"" I'm a noob, not sure what APN is and I've never flashed a kernel, just used the ones that come with the roms I flash.

Would you mind putting up a screenshot of your dialer?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mike216:
Omega is amazing. All you do is flash it and flash faux or KT, t-mobile kernel after flashing the rom. Here's a screen shot. The mms is dark by default also. The only difference than stock rom is a circle battery and transparent status bar no matter what wallpaper you use. It's blazing fast and everything works. I did have to install a couple missing bloat apps like visual voice mail and some allshare apps. Oh I'm in the process of fixing one issue and that's a H icon for data instead of the 4g icon. That's a easy fix but looking somewhere before I have to turn the PC on for that one. Take care and feel free to ask any questions
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Purple Velvet Pimp:
Thanks bro but I'm still a little unclear & already have 1 brick :eek: I have T-Mobile M919, won't I brick my phone if I flash another phones rom?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mike216:
APN is specific data info so you can have data (Internet) and make calls and text. Like I said I didn't have to touch the APN. I do have info for anyone who would have issues. It's super easy to enter this APN info. There are a million YouTube videos and directions here. I would help anyone through it myself. Like I said I didn't need to add any but I did enter this alternative set of APN info because I falsely read that I would have to.