[Sony Xperia M] paper13579:
Hey guys, i figured i should make this step by step guide to show people how to theme hour systemui.apk file. This is for example, making your status bar transparent or changing status bar icons... Etc. This guide will be fully fleshed out, even a day one android user should understand. :D

NOTE:

MIND YOU GUYS I AM IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR-

Bricking

exploding

data loss

loss of hair

or any other problems*

you do this at your own risk,though if you follow exactly, there should be no problems.

RULES:

1. One rule only: Backup any file you use. You have been warned.

PHONE REQUIREMENTS:

1. Fully rooted

2. Busybox installed

3. Need to be doedexed

APP REQUIREMENTS:

1. ninjamorph. (by stephen. free version is fine)

2. Root explorer. (or any other root enabled browser)

3. {optional} any photo editor/resizer

THE GUIDE:

1. Open root explorer

2. Navigate to /system/app

3. Scroll down till you find the file SystemUI.apk

4. Copy (do not move it, just copy) it to anywhere you like on your internal sdcard

5. Close root browser and open ninjamorph

6. Click start checks and allow root permissions

7. Click*new project*after it initializes this will create the Folder*Androidthemes*on your sd card

8. Locate where you just copied the systemui.apk on the internal sdcard and click on it

9. Allow the app to extract the apk (may take a few*seconds)

10. once it has extracted on your SD inside the*Androidthemes*folder there will be a sub-folder called Workspace*thats where all your extracted apks*NEED*to be

11. After extraction is complete, you should be presented with 6 files/folders as bellow:

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12. android manifest.xml<-DONT TOUCH

Assests<-DONT TOUCH

META-INF<-DONT TOUCH

res<-OPEN THIS

resources.arsc<-DONT TOUCH

13. When you open res, you will be presented with many folders, in this tutorial, we will concentrate on the drawable-hdpi folder. Be aware, most of the folders in the res folder are actually pretty useful for more modifications.

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14. Once drawable-hdpi is opened, you will be presented with many pictures. Look through them and identify the ones you want to modify.

15. You can either edit the pictures from ninjamorph by press and hold on the picture and pressing edit (this will give you basic edits like colour, height, rotate & width). Or you can use a photo editor/resizer to modify the picture beforehand and then just replacing the old picture with the new one using ninjamorph.

16. Once you got all images you want themed go back to*Ninjamorph*home and press*FINISH PROJECT

17. Press on the systemui folder that shows up.

18. Let it create the package

19. Click yes on the next three confirm action text boxes. This will remove the old apk in the internal sd and replace it with the new one you just made, zipalign the apk and delete the systemui folder in /sdcard/android themes/workplace.

20. Locate the new systemui.apk, it will have replaced the old one that you copied from /system/app in step 4

21. Move it to /system

22. Set it's permissions to rw-r--r--

23. Move it to /system/app and when it asks to overwrite, click yes.

24. Reboot phone

25. Enjoy your modifications.:D. VICTORY