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[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Raymond Ebertt:
As most have suggested, you better off using Exposed to theme the status bar. System UI app only covers some of the status bar icons so if you want a uniformed theme, you're going to need to theme literally dozens of apks. As for the battery, stock 4.4.4 has the icons in system ui. If you wanted to tackle all of those, you can batch them with Photoshop as well as all the signal and WiFi pngs. You don't need to do them all if it's just a personal theme but be sure you know which icons are for your carrier.

I batch a lot of icons with color and style themes and it truly saves a lot of time

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If you have a chance, take a look at my advanced theming thread. There are a couple of videos I made on patching and explanations on how to patch
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Goldie:
Sure....install Alliance :p
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] oracle01642:
You don't have a ROM in the S4 forum, do you?

Just had a look in the development section of the i9505 forum, and seen that you do indeed have a ROM. It looks really nice, but I like the stock S5 look.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Goldie:
You cant like it that much if you are in this thread :p
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] oracle01642:
I do, I'm just not that keen on the dark blue background, and the dull white battery and digital clock icons. I prefer the black background, and bright white statusbar icons, I love everything else about the ROM.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] lacoursiere18:
Well good things about alliance.. is you make it look just how you want it..

In alliance manager there is a s5 based theme..all the other things you can color the way you want.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Raymond Ebertt:
Quick tutorial to help out

Here's a quick video I made tonight to give some of the new themer's a few more ideas on how to use patching when theming. Have a look and if you like what you see, let me know and I can post other theming stuff to help you out. Cheers and peace,,,

[YOUTUBE]mLoiD6tdXPw[/YOUTUBE]​
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Aeyan Ashraf:
I have finally succeeded in editing .9 pngs ..........Thanx to all for helping me ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, especially [MENTION=4412122]Bubbajoe40356[/MENTION] , [MENTION=5056266]lacoursiere18[/MENTION] , [MENTION=2223398]NunHugger[/MENTION] , [MENTION=5022494]Vivek_Neel[/MENTION] , [MENTION=4380624]Raymond Ebertt[/MENTION] , [MENTION=3065070]Goldie[/MENTION] ......................

Because of you all I have succeeded in making the mods for which I was looking for..................7 lockscreen effects with changed color of the popup .......Thanx a ton guys
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] ted77usa:
Since this thread is like THEMER CLUB ... i found this very good and useful qmg/astc converter tool for all of you great and known themer ..... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=56242026 and hopefully we can continue making theme for android 4.4.4 and above that have qmg/astc file.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] davidwilson83:
Nice find Ted :good:
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kevinoliva113:
THANK YOU.. I've spent the last week creating pngs and replacing them manually. Which is hard because you can't review them, so you may be replacing the wrong thing, and some of them need to be scaled just right . I will try this today.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Atrankas:
I love this thread!
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kevinoliva113:
Thanks again man. I just had a chance to test on my Sprint Note 4. Ran the Mms res just to test... About 2 seconds and done.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] oracle01642:
I have decompiled the SecSettings, but can't seem to find any tw_ab_framework files? Which folder/XML are they located in? Thanks.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] remuntada78:
No you're wrong lacoursiere18 mean to look for tw_ab_etc in framework and settings apks

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[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] oracle01642:
There is ton's of files, I'd be here all week looking into each one lol.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] lacoursiere18:
That bc most of them are controlled in framework res..some are app dependent..

Buddy..thats what theming is all about..you think people just constantly told us where things are and what images to edit? No.. its about searching, finding, editing, breaking things..than eventually everything comes together and its everything you wanted it to be... why do you think we get so upset when someone says "everythings good, but this is a deal breaker for me". Truthfully I could give two ****s about what people really want. .its about what I want..

Sorry to ramble..nothing against you..letting out frustration from my rom thread..

But yea it takes time..it took us all A LOT of time, reading and doing to end up where we are now..youll get there..trust me
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] oracle01642:
No problem mate. :)

I have compared my old modded S5 framework res (which has a black background in all apps), and iBASTID'S framework res, and I found two files in Res/drawable called tw_background_holo_dark.xml, and tw_background_holo_light.xml, and the colour codes are different. Could they be what I need to change?

The colour code from the tw background holo dark on my old modded S5 framework res is #ff000000, and the colour code of iBASTID'S tw background holo dark is #ff002333

The tw background holo light files are the same colour code #ffffffff
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] zelendel:
I am almost 99% sure that is what you need and if it works like AOSP you can even swap them for images and it will replace the color.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] lacoursiere18:
Yes
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] oracle01642:
Yay, it worked! :D
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] oracle01642:
Now, I just need to know how to change the colour of the icons and text etc in the statusbar. There must be a simple way?
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] GoSooners345:
I could use some help
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] lacoursiere18:
All in framework res... check box
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Spannaa:
Look in framework-res.apk\res\drawable-sw360dp-xxhdpi & drawable-xxhdpi
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Bubba:
Freebie Friday already? You newborn has made you soft man. :D
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] GoSooners345:
I meant the switches not the checkbox
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Vivek_Neel:
They are tw_switch.....in framework/res/dxdpi :)
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Spannaa:
So did I ;)

tw_switch_thumb_xxxx, tw_switch_on_xxxx, tw_switch_off_xxxx, tw_switch_bg_xxxx, tw_switch_disabled_xxxx & tw_switch_activation_xxxx etc.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] GoSooners345:
I will do more work on the switches later. I got the checks material designed
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] lacoursiere18:
Meh.. shes broke me already loll. It won't happen again
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] ted77usa:
[MENTION=5056266]lacoursiere18[/MENTION]

Congratz on your newborn Sir..[emoji106]
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kevinoliva113:
I am out of ideas.. on SPlanner I have tried everything to get rid of the calendar colors. I am at a loss.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] note crazy:
And when I try to edit these in notepad++ I get this ?
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Bubba:
That's not one of the folders I included. Lol

Open the #ffff6600 one. Look at the xml inside it. Find that in your decompile apk. The items with that hex code are Orange. Change some or all to your chosen color.

"Alliance Rom .. where the mods originally started, before everyone kanged them."

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[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] note crazy:
Im not sure im understanding you I have been working on my 4.4 SPlanner pulled from my 4.4 rom how do ffind and open #ffff6600
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Bubba:
You will need to compare the file I provided to the same file in your apk. So like if you see in mine line 23 haz text color of #ffff6600 ... Then look at you file same line or close for text color ... most likely #ff000000. Then you are using mine as a guide

A more simple way is to use a tool like Beyond Compare or Winmerge and drag both files into it and it will show differences. But both these tool take a little bit to learn.

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[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] note crazy:
Oo ok good idea I was like wait 4.3 splanner will not work on my phone why would I work on it lol
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Bubba:
Awful quiet in here. How's it coming?

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[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Bubba:
How about now

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[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] note crazy:
Lol im still stuck I just cant see how to get into them files and change the colors
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Bubba:
I'm lost. What's the issue?

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[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] note crazy:
The xml
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] dikkebas:
I suggest using more words:D

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[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] note crazy:
How do I go in to the xml to change colors ? How do I open it ? A few post up I put some pictures of what im talking about amd of what happens when I try to open the xml with notepad do I need a different tool?
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] davidwilson83:
You need to use Notepad++ to open the xml. Did you first decompile the apk?
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] note crazy:
Yes I decompiled it and im using notepad++ I have pictures of what I get when I try to edit xml look at post #101 please
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Bubba:
Read my post #103 again. Pick a xml from my folder. Right click it and open it with notepad++ and you should see what your looking for. Then open your same xml in the same folder name (-the hex color code) and find an xml named the same as in my modded folder. If you right click it and select open with notepad++ you should see mostly the same lines with only hex code differences.

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[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] note crazy:
Ok im firing up the computer now lets see how this goes lol
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Froid:
That is what the xml should look like. Any edit would be made to the text you see or a hex
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] zelendel:
winmerge is a great tool as well that I use alot for ocmparing coding changes
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] lacoursiere18:
Maybe we need to explain what a "hex" color code is?

When they say hex they mean number. So you would be looking for a series of numbers in that XML you opened. For example : ff000000

Your prob saying " well this has letters too" that's right.. The first two letters in a hex define the transparency of the color.. So "000000" is the color black(you can google hex colors) and "ff" is fully colored, so to speak. Now if I used "bf000000" that would be 75% transparency but still black. You get it? Also forgot to mention these hex codes have the "#" sign in front of them as well..

Look at this:http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15852122/hex-transparency-in-colors

This shows you how transparency works with hex codes

Here is for hex codes:http://www.color-hex.com/

You'll notice with hex codes there is only 6 letters or numbers but within the XML there is 8. That is BC of the transparency. In android we can define it to what we want it to be.

Also, you may notice in some xmls there will be no hex codes. Instead, a color is defined like this: android:textColor="@android:color/black

So this you change the color from black to white, but you can't define a color here unless it is define in colors.XML (values folder)

With the above though you can change it to a hex color. So instead of "android:textColor="@android:color/white" you can just make it "#ffffffff" (white).

Keep asking ?'s man it's the only way you learn..
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Bubba:
Great post. I'll add those links to the op when I get to a pc.

Hopefully this helps clarify what you'll be looking for. The numbers on my modded files are the hex codes for the colors you see in my screen shots.

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[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Goldie:
Tried Monitor?
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] lacoursiere18:
Yes..it shows the id.. but I have searched it in layouts with no real results.. Ill look at it again sometime..but was unsuccessful the first time around..
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kevinoliva113:
I've been wanting to try it, but adb doesn't work on my phone.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Vivek_Neel:
USB debugging enabled?

I believe Yes:D
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kevinoliva113:
USB debugging enabled. Device recognized, but permission denied. Tried adb remount, adb root, adb mount rw... Nothing. I can do some things through adb shell running su, but not much. Terminal emulator doesn't recognize the device either.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Bubba:
I have tried finding the colors for the all day event. Sadly Monitor hates my phone and always gives an error rather than a n image. I decided to just not use the all day .. just set it for a short time since it really only tells me once anyway that there is an event. Then setting it to white in the account. This allows me to at least read it lol. I am still going to get time to get rid of the selected day eventually when I can .. other than that I am good.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kevinoliva113:
I've gone crazy with it... I've changed every @id/color to [MENTION=1685219]null.[/MENTION]. every all day dimensions I've changed to 0.0. I don't know how they are still there.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Bubba:
They are just pure evil. That's the only explanation. Either that or .... It's Davey's fault.

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[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] davidwilson83:
It sure is! I holo-ed it. [emoji7] [emoji12]

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[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kevinoliva113:
I am good with either of those explanations..... i really like that flat black look you have on your calendar. Very nice.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] note crazy:
Hey bubba a lil birdie told me your team has taken over the safestrap development is this true? that the Alliance team is working on it?
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] willowmaker420:
Hey guys just want to start off by saying thank you for all the info you share and tutorial videos you make,i just started to theme my first apk and been at it for 2 days i just cant find one thing more i would like to change in the clockpackage.apk in the alarm section under the day of the week i want to change the background from the aweful tw green to black i would appreciate a point in the right direction heres a screen shot
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] willowmaker420:
Well i was just about to give up for the night but had more idea and it worked again if it wasnt for all the info you guys post it wouldnt have been posible THANKS,heres a ss of my finished work
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Surge1223:
Not as an Alliance project, Safestrap is open source and some of our devs contribute to safestrap development.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Bubba:
Build it yet?

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[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] willowmaker420:
Hey guys just wanted to show you what great teachers you are i got my first apk pretty much done THANKS for all the info you share
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Bubba:
Looking nice. Great work

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[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] GoSooners345:
Thanks and some new news

I just want to say thank you for this thread. It has been very resourceful and helpful.

If anyone wants some Material Design Icons that will go well with their theming project Material Design Icons
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Goldie:
Maybe tone down the green start button to the same green used in the highlights of the earlier screen shots?
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] willowmaker420:
Thanks for the tip sounds like a good idea i will try it out later tonite and see what i can come up with again aprecatite the insight coming from one of the greats
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] GoSooners345:
This is some material design goodness that was implemented by the source file I posted earlier
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] note crazy:
Heyyyyy guys long time no talk hows everyone doing I been busy with the family and been slacking on my theming ...but im about to start on my dialer I have a question how do I make something similar to this how do I make the dialer boxes
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Bubba:
http://www.holshousersoftware.com/glass/

This is a cool place to start

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[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] note crazy:
Thanks bubba ill check that out ?????
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] GoSooners345:
I think all of the advice from this thread paired with all the pngs cluttered my computer's hard drive space. I am currently flushing useless pics out and getting back to work with theming again.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Bubba:
Sorry ... we'll try and be less helpful and show less examples in the future [emoji23] [emoji23]

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[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] NunHugger:
I taste the dribble musket cheeks where the templars regurgitate the clasp of bacon tires. Nerf whiskers unite!
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] cwhitney24:
Bacon!!!!!!!

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[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Bubba:
The mere mention of the word bacon can bring the Bacon Pope to any thread.

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[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] cwhitney24:
Yup

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[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] GoSooners345:
Would anyone like to post this on the front page

This is my completed MMS App with Material Design. Hope you all enjoy> PS: If i need to do more with it please PM me

Edit: I'll update the theme later. I had some time to theme this morning
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] GoSooners345:
Can somebody help me with some .9s here?
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kevinoliva113:
I don't think it is a .9. I think it is a color fill background.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] lacoursiere18:
They are both drawables and .9.pngs.. Just find those grey bg's
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Bubba:
[emoji13] [emoji97]

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[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kevinoliva113:
I just tore into the note 4 settings, and realized it has more resources in it then the whole rom had in my HTC hero.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Aeyan Ashraf:
Hello can anyone tell me how to add ROM info like ROM developer ,ROM version, Release Date in about device section of secsettings.apk ????? I'm on kitkat
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Spannaa:
Most of the info displayed there comes from the \system\build.prop file

Reference
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Aeyan Ashraf:
Hello brother ,

Sorry to tell you that but I Knew that already .......Please go to this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2899521 AND see the screenshots........ In the 2nd or 3rd screenshot(about device) there is displayed what I'm asking .......
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Spannaa:
Sorry, I misunderstood your question!

Add your string pairs to SecSettings.apk\res\values\strings.xml

<string name="rom_name">ROM Name</string>
<string name="rom_name_info">Awesome ROM</string>
<string name="rom_version">ROM Version</string>
<string name="rom_version_info">v7.2</string>
<string name="rom_developer">ROM Developer</string>
<string name="rom_developer_info">Spannaa@XDA</string>

Then add Preferences to SecSettings.apk\res\xml\device_info_settings.xml

<Preference android:title="@string/rom_name" android:key="rom_name" android:summary="@string/rom_name_info" style="?android:preferenceInformationStyle" />
<Preference android:title="@string/rom_version" android:key="rom_version" android:summary="@string/rom_version_info" style="?android:preferenceInformationStyle" />
<Preference android:title="@string/rom_developer" android:key="rom_developer" android:summary="@string/rom_developer_info" style="?android:preferenceInformationStyle" />
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Aeyan Ashraf:
Thanx brother:thumbup::thumbup:

Appreciate ur help!!!!!!!!!!
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kevinoliva113:
On the note 4, In the SecSettings, the text for the settings list, Is handled through the fwres, not through the settings apk. Can that be overwritten in SecSettings/styles?
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] lacoursiere18:
Yes. Just need to find the text it uses in fwres..see what item and style it uses than add that item to you main style in settings..than chnage the color to whatever
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kevinoliva113:
Awesome.. Thanks.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Aeyan Ashraf:
I have just now tore off my systemui.apk ..... What is jbp ???? In drawable folder I found a lot of pics with same name except for the thing that one has jbp in it's starting........ What is this ??????
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kevinoliva113:
Yep, yep... Just did it. Worked great so I am going to try to do the same thing on the action bar and try to get rid of that blue header. Don't know if it will work, but it never hurts to try.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kevinoliva113:
Why this thread is awesome.... You need some advice, and you get it quickly. Then with that advice it leads you to ideas of several more changes that you can make. Thanks to @ lacoursiere18 for the tip on using the fwres resources on system apk themes. Changed text color and put my own header on my SecSettings. And thanks to everyone else for all the past and future help
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Goldie:
You like Batman I see...here's a couple of AllianceManager themes I did for HarleyQuinn and Poison Ivy....
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] davidwilson83:
My sincere condolences [emoji12]

Sent from my Bacon
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] cwhitney24:
Bacon bacon. Happy Birthday to the Bubba.

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[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kevinoliva113:
We all have our crosses to bear.. :D
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Aeyan Ashraf:
I asked this earlier also ...... I have just now tore off my systemui.apk ..... What is jbp ???? In drawable folder I found a lot of pics with same name except for the thing that one has jbp in it's starting........ What is this ??????
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] carl1961:
you need to post more info like a screen shot
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Bubba:
Lmao

Thank you Sir Bacon Pope

Lol

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[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Vivek_Neel:
Happy Birthday mate :)

Have a good one
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Shaggy Kobain:
Happy birthday [MENTION=4412122]Bubbajoe40356[/MENTION].

Hope it was a good one!
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Bubba:
Thank you both. It waz great.

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[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] ted77usa:
[MENTION=4412122]Bubbajoe40356[/MENTION]

Happy Birthday Sir.... U not getting older, but u are getting wiser.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Bubba:
Thanks sir .... I could use some wiser lol.

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[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] note crazy:
Happy late birthday brother
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Goldie:
Jelly bean phone I guess. It'd related to how ui looked on jellybean. There are booleans throughout ui to change the look back
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Aeyan Ashraf:
Happy Birthday brother [MENTION=4412122]Bubbajoe40356[/MENTION] .......May everyday bring something new and exciting for you.....

May this birthday Turn out to be as amazing as you ........ :D:D
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Bubba:
Thanks very much guys

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[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] zelendel:
Happy old man's day Bubba. Hope you spent it healthy, happy and safe.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Bubba:
Yes sir I did .. Thanks Much