[General Topics] Creepergames360:
Hey guys.

So, I was bored and decided to pass the time by trying to get the most accurate Android 4.0 theme as possible.

And I came this far and decided to post on how to make Marshmallow look like Ice Cream Sandwich.

Let's start from the basics.

1. You'll need an old version of Apex Launcher, e.g. 2.1.0. You can download Apex 2.1.0 from here: https://appchive.net/baixar/com.anddoes.launcher/apex-launcher/74 (Don't click the popup "CLICK ME" ads or something. I'm not held responsible if you break your PC.)

2. After downloading Apex Launcher, go STRAIGHT to Apex Settings.

3. Go to "Homescreen settings" and turn off Infinite scrolling if it is on. ICS never had infinite scrolling in Launcher2/3.

4. Switch on "Use alpha effect". ICS had fadeaway icons when you scrolled to another page.

5. Scroll further down till you see "Show persistent search bar". Click it and select "Always" if it's not on that already.

6. Then, change the Search bar style to Ice Cream Sandwich.

7. Go back, and click on Dock settings.

8. Just click on "Number of dock pages" and select 1. ICS only had 1 dock page.

9. Go back again, now click on Drawer settings.

10. When in drawer settings, scroll down and tap on "Drawer tab icon". If it's set to "Apex menu" set it to "Play Store".

11. You also might see "Show secondary apps tab" enabled. This is the downloaded/favorites tab. Stock ICS never had this, so set it to disabled.

12. Now, go back again and scroll down until you see Behavior settings. Click on it.

13. Firstly, if "Home key action" is set to "Show previews", turn that to "Do nothing". Android 4 didn't have previews till KitKat, and we're aiming for an ICS look.

14. Go back again and you'll see "Activity animation" aswell. This is the app launch animation. Set it to Ice Cream Sandwich. It's the closest we'll get for now.

15. Go to google, search "Android 4.0 Wallpaper" and select the one that's a rainbow strobe. It's the default that comes with ICS.

16. Go to your gallery and set it as the wallpaper.

Good job! You set up Apex Launcher. Now, let's get to the real theming.

1. You now need HKtito's ICS/JB/KK icon pack aswell as some ones you found on the internet. I'll attach the ones that aren't in HKtito's pack here. Anyway, the link is https://www.deviantart.com/hktorito/art/Android-4-0-4-1-4-4-Icons-924738288. Note, you have to sign into DeviantArt to download it,

2. After downloading, unzip it (ON YOUR PHONE) and exit.

3. Now, keep this in mind. HOLDING DOWN AN ICON PULLS UP A MENU ALLOWING YOU TO CHANGE THE ICON.

4. To change it, click on "Edit" after pressing and holding on an app, click on the app's icon, then press "Select picture". Choose the one you think fits best in HKtito's pack.

5. After you're done with that, apply the icons I attached at the bottom of this post onto the Settings and Camera app accordingly.

6. You have the icons done! it should something look like this: View attachment 6028810

If it looks like that, you successfully completed the icons!

Now you'll need the android 4.0 clock widget and app.

To do this:

1. Download Clock ICS from ApkPure: https://m.apkpure.com/clock-ics/com.moblynx.clockics

2. After downloading, change the icon to the clock icon in HKtito's pack. Specifically the Android 4.0 one.

3. Go into the app, click "Set alarm" and click the 3 dots in the top right corner. Click "Settings" then click Widget skin. By default, this is "Jelly Bean 4.2", but you need to set it to "Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0".

4. After that, you can apply the widget to whatever homepage you want.

Great! We got the icons done, the clock done, and now we're at the final round.

Now, you need to download the original android 4.0 gallery app here: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/googl...lease/gallery-1-1-40012-android-apk-download/ for me, this comes with the android 4.3 camera aswell, but its fine. Screenshot below.

View attachment 6028811

Now, finally, you'll need to use the external System UI Tuner app linked here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zacharee1.systemuituner&hl=en_US&gl=US

Instructions on how to use without root are in the app itself. When in, you need to set the "Global dark mode" option to on.

After you're done, it should look like this:

View attachment 6028812

If it does, you completed it! This took me 2 hours and 15 minutes to do, so a thanks would be appreciated.

I know it doesn't theme the whole system or even the system's status bar, but I'm not a developer. I'm just a novice at theming.

Anyway, next post coming soon!