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[Android Themes] bassbox:
I doubt there are more, i just found your two :-/ . Well i like them, but i'd prefer more choice ^^
[Android Themes] mannyb:
That's unfortunate. No love for the RC9. I guess I could convert my Rusty Metal theme to RC9 too, but then I'm all out of themes to convert. Except for my MonoChrome theme, but that one's just too old.
[Android Themes] Dayzee:
Oooh Mannyb gonna give those a go - ideally I'm after a black top bar or at least a darker one - the stock one is just so insipid. It's a shame the G1 doesn't just let you choose the shade of the bar at the top and the tab like on WM devices - Bet that wouldn't be too complicated... (But I know nowt... LOL)

Gonna give the leather one a go matey - Thanks for thinkin of us Uk/ RC9 peeps xxxx

Love from Da Dayzzz xxx

Edit - Manny B is a genius !! Both those themes work great without a glitch on my RC9 JF1.43 with RC33 radio update xxx
[Android Themes] RainCrow:
Grabbing Original App Icons

Hello everybody!

Alright so I'm a pseudonewb and as such I was tryna figure out if there is any easy way to pull the original icons for different apps off your phone directly? I mean if bettercut can customize them for individual programs then there should be some folder for icons or something. If each icon is in the apk of the app then they would each have to be pulled off your phone wudnt they?

Anyways, I'm asking because it always really bugged me when I would have a all monochrome theme with a few colored icons. Sorta ruins the concept of the theme for me. So I was thinking about getting various app icons I use, greyscaling them/glossing them/graffiting them, and then changing them with bettercut. (of course Id upload whatever came out on here too : )). I just didnt want the whole nine yards of work involved in making a theme.

So what do you guys think?

PS Hopefully this is not a double post. Couldn't find it with searching tho : (
[Android Themes] Tripod87:
Can anyone tell me how to edit app icons that didn't come default with the phone? For example, something like the chompSMS icon or even the direct call/direct text icons from Any Cut.

Thanks a lot guys.
[Android Themes] mannyb:
Champion! Glad that you like.
[Android Themes] mannyb:
BetterCut lets you change the home screen icons to your heart's content. Excellent app.

You can also change the icon png within the apk file, then resign it and then reinstall it. It's a bit trickier.
[Android Themes] Stericson:
Sooooooo........I have been watching with amusement people getting lock ups caused by other themes and what not.... and have decided to post some "useful" Information.

While I am happy that people are making themes and customizing their phones to their desire, it should be noted that this is a very ugly way to customize a phone. In some sense I fell like I opened a can of worms by doing this because of how much trouble it can cause people when doing this and yet people still do enjoy it.

I really wanted to point out some guidelines for switching to other themes.

The first thing to point out is that you should not cross platforms.

By this I mean, don't switch to rc30, adp1, and rc8 just to try themes. Because what can happen is things can end up getting left behind in system/apps. Then when you boot into adp1 and it finds things in there that aren't suppose to be there, it will hang. Plus by leaving stuff behind you will lose space and that could cause an update to not install everything, which will cause a hang.

Another thing to watch out for is switching directly to one theme to another theme. For reasons unknown, this could cause problems. It is a good idea, a very good idea, to flash the original themes first, and then flash the new update.

The following things to mention needs to really go out to the themers.

You really need to include all of the files in /system/app whether you edit them or not. It is a good idea to start fresh when making themes. I know it's easier to build off of other people's themes, but it's just cleaner and safer to start from scratch and build one from the ground up.

You also really need to sign everything you edit, it's good practice and makes the themes safer and more reliable.

You need to be aware of the file sizes! This is very important! Some people don't have the same amount of space left in /system that you or others may. You need to make custom images as small, in regards to file size, as possible and try not to increase the size of the apks by that much. I know they are going to increase but you really need to try and keep it down. Space is precious!

I may think of some other things, but my main advice to themers is not to start being lazy and trying to shortcut things. I'm Really glad that themes are rolling out but I don't want to see people start looping their phones at a high level! I hate that....

Then again....**** does happen....

Thanks for your time...

Stericson
[Android Themes] golferguy17:
Wallpapers With Shelves

Hey guys i really like the idea of having a shelf on the wallpaper to place icons on, but am having a hard time finding very many of them! If you have any wallpapers that you have made or found with one of those shelves, or even the clear strip across the bottom to place icons on, post them here! Thanks!
[Android Themes] cannon1616:
How do i change the market icon?

I been searching for a long while on how to change the market icon, i know it could be done i seen theme in a couple of themes. I just need to know what folder or what i need to do to get access to it.
[Android Themes] hondamx525:
vending.apk
[Android Themes] Stericson:
^^^^^^^^ dats da winner ^^^^^^^
[Android Themes] cannon1616:
Thanks

Thanks, i never thought to check the app, i didnt even know what it was. I heard that the market app was private and locked but now i see i can change the icon.
[Android Themes] Mikey:
iTS LATE BUT CAN YOU EXPLAIN THIS COMMENT.

tY
[Android Themes] Mikey:
Wallpapers get posted in the wallpaper thread :)
[Android Themes] Stericson:
It's not a good idea to switch from theme to theme, because all the files need to be replaced at once. If you flash from one theme to another it can leave you with remenants of the previous theme which **COULD** cause problems for you. I will be honest, while I know quite a bit about what is going on with these things behind the scenes, there is still quite a bit I don't understand. One of these things is that I have seen files get left over and cause hangups.

It is also imperative to understand that people should really provide all of the files needed and perform a wipe of /system/app during the update process and before copying over their files to /system/app so that this ensures no left over or unwanted files are left over. For instance, adding extra apps to a theme is all well and good but if a person switches to another theme that does not have those apps then they aren't going to get removed or replaced. So they are going to take up space.

Stericson
[Android Themes] brandenk:
Do you use custom themes?

Just curious how many people out there use themes?
[Android Themes] brandenk:
I have never had an issue undating my own theme on my own phone but going from my theme or another theme to my theme has caused problems. I prefer to flash JKv1.31 every time I change themes now just to be safe.
[Android Themes] diaztradeinc:
Well i for most am taking advantage of root and update to the latest most eye catching theme when there posted, I also spend most of the time here on xda looking for newly posted themes.

JF 1.31 rc30

Engineering bootloader

Ghost Black Theme

Custom splash boot
[Android Themes] xavier6303:
Lovin the custom themes....when I get some time, Im gonna make my own which will happen in.....never. haha
[Android Themes] doubleokneegro:
umm for the average G1 user, why would you get root and not use a theme, behind the scenes technicall changes are nice, yeh... but to not use a theme is just plain foolish...

love the themes, my themes are coming out soon, i edited BLood Splatter to have a different clock... all red (transparents) and black hands, or the same clock with blood red hands... not actual "hands"

message me for the files...or for the update.zip, notthing else is changed but the clock, thought it needed to be changed up
[Android Themes] tubaking182:
we've got a mac theme,an ubuntu theme, an iphone theme, and even android themes(have android on the background), why not a windows mobile theme?
[Android Themes] Stericson:
hmmmm......do I use custom themes...hmmm....lemme think... :)
[Android Themes] jdwme:
there's windows 7 beta theme that is pretty dang nice
[Android Themes] beartard:
For me, I know how to change them, but I have chosen not to do so at this point. I'm more into the "technical" stuff going on in the background than with the GUI, so I don't think not using a theme is "foolish."

But it's really a matter of taste. There's been a lot of work on theme-ing so far. I don't mean any offense to the guys who've posted themes, but there hasn't been one yet that I'd be willing to swap what I have with.

If this one

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=3155817&postcount=4

were to materialize, I'd gladly go to it, but I don't see a need in changing things just because you can, especially if the outcome looks like that's exactly what you did.
[Android Themes] mannyb:
Could someone, anyone, with a vanilla G1/ADP1 please take a screenshot (using this app perhaps) of the default home screen? Just like it came out of the box, original wallpaper and icons and all that? I can't seem to find one using Google image search, oddly enough. At least not one that is exactly 320x480 and a proper screenshot.
[Android Themes] Mikey:
cant you just pull all those icons and pics out of a theme already????

Strericson has the default theme in the thread, i have it pinned.
[Android Themes] Xoti:
Any have the icons for the applications that came with the phone?

Any have the icons for the applications that came with the phone, such as Dialer,Gmail,Contacts,Browser,Youtube,etc?

When im using themes some of the icon that the theme maker uses is pretty ugly and i enjoy the original icons of the applications.

Thanks!
[Android Themes] tehseano:
I guess if you want to call it easy...

Pull the APK's to your computer, extract them. Inside that folder, travel to res > drawable, and you should find the icon for the program. If all else fails, put as many on your screen as possible and take a screenshot, to make things even easier, give your g1 a white or abstract color background to easily crop out the icons.
[Android Themes] tehseano:
Visit this page:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=468436

Download the update pertaining to yourself.

Unpack it, navigate to the program you want to, unpack it.

Inside the folder, navigate to res > drawable

Cut or copy out the icon, and voila. Repeat for each program you need it for.

I'm not sure if anyone actually has the whole set.
[Android Themes] Tripod87:
Yeah I would like to change the pngs within the apk. I guess when I've been theming, I have just been updating other people's themes. Therefore, it never has the custom apps that I've installed in the apk. So I guess is there a way to load onto my computer everything that is currently on my phone? Or some way to access the apk of all my other non default apps?
[Android Themes] xxcintyaxx:
a girly girl theme

iwould love to get a theme

hot pink with flowers, hearts or stars. would b good

anyone wanna make me onee
[Android Themes] RandumAccess:
im on it ;)

Pretty In Pink:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=493858
[Android Themes] g1rocks123:
new here

Hello all!

I'm kind of a newbie and like the idea of custom themes

Except that I'm really confused at some parts

I would like to kno if anyone out there is willing to tell me how to create a theme step by step or if anyone would create a theme for me and I will supply with wallpaper, icons etc

Thank you guys very much
[Android Themes] AGx-07_162:
I wouldn't mind walking you through it or making it for you if you're going to supply everything.

|Spike|
[Android Themes] G1gurl:
Theme help

Which themes can I install with RC33 JF 1.0.1 updater???

Please help??
[Android Themes] iancdp:
you dont install themes with the updater you need to root youre phone 1st
[Android Themes] RainCrow:
Hm alright I'll give it a shot then. Thanks! : )
[Android Themes] blb08:
Help stuck at g1 screen

I tried adding a theme but i guess its not supported. this happened to me before and i found a was to get access to my sdcard by holding the home key and power and then entering a command to the sdcard but i don't quite remember what the command was. can someone help.
[Android Themes] G1gurl:
My phone is rooted.
[Android Themes] Mikey:
the updater only randomly checks a link to see if JF has a rom update available.

you need to look at the theme titles. Any theme with RC-33, you can apply it to your phone. RC-33L is a different rom, it's smaller in size cause the media files are removed. 33 is a huge file in its own. If the theme requires you to have 33L, then DO NOT install it on 33.

You download the theme, rename it update, transfer it to your sd card.

Reboot your phone (hitting Call+menu+end) keys *all at once* before it starts up again, hold down home and end.

In the recovery menu, open your keyboard and hit alt-s. After it installs click the home+back to reboot it.

If all went well, it will not loop on your android screen.

Good luck.
[Android Themes] Mikey:
try hitting alt-w

if that doesnt work, remove your card install the rom you desire back on your card as update, alt-s
[Android Themes] lamaravish:
Cant Open update.zip (bad)

does anybody know, why everytime i tried to install a theme...when i press ALT+S it saids it cant open the file update.zip because is bad and then it just gives me the option o reboot, ive been trying to install a theme on my g1 since like a month now but it always gives me that error..im running Rooted 33C, and the themes i download ae for RC33 so i dont see why wouldnt it install...here my email if you have an asnwer to this arcangel.lamaravish@gmail.com

Thank you
[Android Themes] g1rocks123:
help with creating a theme

ok, cool thanks, :)

what would i need to supply with, like images showing how i would like it to look, or...?
[Android Themes] MrBurrito:
Have you tried it with different themes and are still getting the same problem ? Have you tried clearing your computers internet cache and re-downloading the zip file for your particular theme ? Have you moved apps to sdcard and if so is the FAT32 partition the first partition ?
[Android Themes] chrisnk204:
i dont kno why but WHY HASNT ANYONE CREATED A STREEFIGHTER THEME.dats all im waiting for someone please make A STREETFIGHTER THEME wit the app icons as streetfighter characters dat would be crazy!!!!!!!!
[Android Themes] cigar3tte:
Look around. I think it's the "home screen" thread. I saw this.
[Android Themes] oDeACoNo:
I was wondering if it is possible to change the background of the text that is under the icons?

From all the theme's that I've seen they all seem to have the same background color and I wanted to know if it was possible to change it to another color or to make it transparent?

Just wondering, I tried to search for it but couldn't this anywhere.
[Android Themes] MontAlbert:
I have been trying out the comp themes- i did all the RC33s and now have tried the ADP versions. I do not want to have to wipe my device again so was hoping to be able to flash one ADP over another- for some reason going from the stericcson comp theme to the Kspec theme it gets stuck on a loop with the android robot. This kspec theme is the theme i had on it before so i know it works- i just went from the Kspec (plus a few of my own additins/changes to it) to the Comp theme without a wipe and was hoping to go back but it wouldn't let me for some reason.....

Anyone know why? Have I done something bad by installing the stericcson comp theme that will now require a wipe to fix?
[Android Themes] MontAlbert:
how do i change an icon for an app in a theme if i don't like it? I figure it was just a matter of using the 7Zip program and changing the icon in the apk, same way i changed the stuff in the launcher? Whenever i did this though my phone didn't like it when i resigned it and tried to flash it to my device......

or could the fact it didn't like it have something to do with the issue i had above....
[Android Themes] oDeACoNo:
To change the icon of an app, you can pull it via the adb from your phone. append a .zip to the .apk (i.e. MyFaves.apk is now MyFaves.apk.zip) go to the res/drawable and modify the logo.png. Then close the .zip and change it back to .apk. Once you've done this resign the .apk with your signing tool and then reboot into recovery then push the app back to your phone. That is the process I do if the app is in the /system partition.

If you push the app to your /system directory while the phone is booted you'll lose valuable space in the /system partition so this is not recommended and rather it is better for you to use the recovery menu to do this.

Other option you could do if your running into issues with this method is take the update.zip that you used to install the app modify the .apk files that you want to change then resign all the .apk files in the update. Then resign the actual update.zip push it to your phone an apply it that way. I did this to modify the framework-res.apk file and at the same time modified the myFaves and a few other .apks
[Android Themes] matthewboii:
say i have two themes that i like,

and i would love to take the application icons for one specific theme,

and apply just the icons to the other theme...

this cant be that hard to do, but i am having such a hard time figuring it out, if someone could point me in the right direction i would appreciate it

oh and btw this is for my own personal use i will not be posting the theme if i succeed
[Android Themes] chrisnk204:
i dont kno how so many devs could be creating themes and nobody has created a STREETFIGHTER THEME.that would be crazyyyyyyyyyyyy.the icons could be STREETFIGHTER CHARACTERS.and they should definately put in on the market with OPENHOME!!!!!!!!! PLEEEEEEEEEEZ!!! lol
[Android Themes] 2gblue:
JFv1.43 and themes

I have JFv1.43 and I want to install a theme but I only see 1 theme that actually states that its compatible with JFv1.43. Can I use any of the ones for JFv1.42? Sorry in advance if this is a stupid question..
[Android Themes] blackknightavalon:
I have a question. I changed up the wallpapers in the "launcher.apk" file when creating my own theme and it's coming up with this:

For the time being, I switched the wallpapers back to the default ones, but does anyone have any ideas how to fix the problem?
[Android Themes] Mikey:
try naming your jpg the same name as the wallpaper you are replacing???
[Android Themes] blackknightavalon:
That's exactly what I did. Changing the wallpapers back to their default images cleared the problem up. Guess I'm going to have to add my own wallpapers the hard way.
[Android Themes] Mikey:
My experience you are gonna have to wipe it.

You should always backup (nanoid *sp) when switching between different roms. Don't need to wipe if you are just updating the rom.

As long as your themes stay with in your rom family. Rc-33 Adp1.1 so on.

Did you resign the apk?
[Android Themes] Stryder5:
I have root RC33 with HardSPL and apps/cache moved to ext2 partition of sd card. If I install a theme, will I have to move the apps/cache to SD again? :confused:
[Android Themes] blackknightavalon:
Of course. I followed the instructions on this thread to the letter, and even went into the applications to tweak them.

*uploads new theme*

I managed to get it working! I found the problem. Some of the images I loaded were 639 X 479 instead of 640 X 480. Solved that problem and everything's working normally.
[Android Themes] _Kyros_:
Hi everybody, I seem to be having trouble editing a theme (Code Name - Ninja) to the way I want it, everytime I edit an .apk file, resign it and put it back in the update.zip I get a invalid or corrupted .zip error. I also get a pop-up box saying that renaming a file extension may make the file unusable (this is when I rename .apk to .zip to open it) any help will do...I also have a request (Don't know if anybody already requested this) for a Medieval theme. Thanks for your time.
[Android Themes] daveid:
I have a theme question, I was interested in making battery icons that showed the range (0-9, 10-19) etc. for the current state. But I don't know what the actual ranges are that coordinate with the individual icons. I know we have

0

10

20

40

60

80

100

however, I don't think the range is as easy as 0-9, 10-19, 20-39, 40-59, 60-79, and 80-100, or is it? Sorry if this has been asked, I did spend about 20 minutes just now searching through the forums for every post that contained the words battery & icon - lot of fun that was!

Thanks.

I have updated my reply two posts down to reflect my findings on this matter.
[Android Themes] Mikey:
From the looks of some themes.....the use the same battery.png for 40 and 60.

I might be wrong though.

So basically, you'll need 6 png(s) out of 7

For detailed info, im sure it is in the *stat_sys_battery.xml* file. Which in encrypted.

So you are safe with creating a png for every png the system already had.
[Android Themes] daveid:
We are just talking 7 pngs... My current theme has one for 0%, one for 10%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 100%. I just need to know what the range is that specifies when to load the next icon. And of course, if I could, I would get the info from stat_sys_battery.xml, but I don't know how to (I opened it in HxD, but that was no real help).. I'd rather not start making my icons guessing that they follow the logic I posted earlier, only to find out I was wrong. I am currently using the icons from Code_Name_Ninja, but wanted to make my own.

Alright, just caught it switching from the 80% icon to the 60% icon at 69% battery. At least I know one trigger value. And 40 came on at 49%, so 60 = 49-69%, probably safe to assume that 40 = 29%-49%.

So, it seems logic prevails with this, and the icons represent the values like this: LOGIC DID NOT PREVAIL THE NUMBERS HAVE CHANGED!!!

0 = 0-4%

10 = 5-14%

20 = 15-29%

40 = 30-49%

60 = 50-69%

80 = 70-89%

100 = 90-100%

I am going to set off on creating my icons now.

Ok, I made some - first draft - installing to phone now. Guess I will know how they turned out in a second here.

Looks pretty good on the phone.

The numbers are right now. I have created a set of icons the represent the ranges of %, as opposed to the simple 0, 10, 20, 40, 60, 80, & 100. I am going to make a new thread to share this in case people are interested.
[Android Themes] lance713:
Sorry if this has been asked before... I just rooted my phone for the first time a few hours ago.

I would like to know, if it is possible to combine the status bar of one theme, and everything else from another?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=480432

I really like this theme, although

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=492859

I HEAVILY prefer the status bar from this one

when I was on the Jailbreak scene on my iPod Touch, all I had to do was swap around the pictures in the folders. This seems a lot more confusing...

Anyways, information as to how to do this or doing it for me would be GREAT! thanks...

also, I'm guessing the way to install themes is by having "install" (the theme) on the SD card, and doing the alt-S thing, correct?