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[Android Themes] nakula1:
great! It's awesome! Thanks!
[Android Themes] tenson77:
thanks its very usefull
[Android Themes] iulian vu:
There is a free theme on market named Crimson Cobalt .It is possible to make this theme for TW stock roms ?
[Android Themes] SuperNova Jedi:
R2-D2 Theme Pandigital Supernova

Ok, so I got the R2-D2 lock screen ported to the Supernova. I found star wars icons for the status bar got the Millennium falcon WiFi signal icon working, but cant get the R2-D2 battery icon to work. I would love some suggestions of what im doing wrong. Didn't have to do anything to WiFi or lock screen icons, just copy paste. But battery wasn't working so I re-sized them to the exact size of original battery icons. Still a no go. The lock screen was from Mr. Imperfect and the status bar icons were from Bethan for the Galaxy Nexus. Both Metamorph themes that I use NinjaMorph to decompile and recompile n such. As soon as I can get the battery ported I will post the files :fingers-crossed: I posted the original battery files and the star wars files. Thank You for looking.
[Android Themes] SuperNova Jedi:
ill pay for help. I work too much to have any time to figure it out.
[Android Themes] sahurbari:
:(

I don't know what's going on I downloaded metamorph v 0.9 @ about 1:40 am.The first thing I wanted to do is flash the gchrome theme again (its one of my favorites) just to see if everything is working I started unzipping the file @ exactly 1:48am it is now 2am I just went back an its still unzipping is this process suppose to take this long.
[Android Themes] H@OBouget:
Dang it!

Quit releaseing updates so dang fast, I can't keep up! :p

I had just up-dated to V0.8. at 10:05.

Also just an FYI...

I had Android 2.0 for metamorph up and running on cyanogen4.2.6. (g1 phone danger spl apps2sd active)

It was working fine, but I didn't really like the look so I opted to return to my previous theme via Cm Updater zip and flashed the old theme over the operational metamorph.

On reboot every thing started force closing.

Adv launcher, google this google that...I had to hit force close like 12 times just to get to the power down option, and since they were all programs that stayed running, they kept restarting.

I got it powered down and did a nandroid restore and its all good.

Of course this nandroid is prior to andexplorer and metamorph.

Please don't misunderstand, I am not saying the program is bad. Quite the opposite it's a revolution for the android platform.

I am saying is....Umm Guys...I think I found a bug.

Sorry no logs. Maybe someone can replicate and get some some how.

Started with danger spl, CM 4.2.6, enoch 1.4.6 on a g1 running solid.

Standard install followed the directions for metamorph.

!---Edit missed this part before, and it might be a factor...!

I had v0.7 at this point.. When I tried to open the black ice zip it told me there was an error and that the file could not be unzipped.

Went looking for answers, found v0.8 and installed that over v0.7, then ...

!--- end edit---!

DL android 2.0 for metamorph with CM Updater

Used Astro to move the file to the androidtheme folder.

Went in to metamorph, did the zip file thing, used andexplorer to open the zip.

Optioned for an install all

It did not find Adv Launcher, and moved on.

On reboot it worked fine.

10 minutes later..I didn't like the look, went to CM updater and reapplied the theme zip (enoch 1.4.6) and allowed Cm updater to do it's thing.

Reboot...FCFCFCFCFCFCFCFCFCFCFCF

Hope some good comes of my mumblings.
[Android Themes] Stericson:
Well, as long as you replace everything with a regular update then it should overwrite all my changes, but you have to make sure that it does in fact overwrite everything you edited....
[Android Themes] sahurbari:
dang it no log

I apologize that I keep having problems an I forget to send out a log before backup its just upsetting when your phone is freaking out with fc's.I waited until 2:10am an the gchrome was still unzipping so I went to applications in settings an force closed it.I then went to andexplorer and selected the gchrome zip uncompressed it and I took the folder and put in the androidthemes after that I went to mm to install it said that it shoud reboot an nothing. The other logs I had showed nothing because it never got past unzipping well I didn't let it once I got to a 20min mark or 30mins I would force close mm and restore my backup I see that its not receptive to my phone I'm a noob so I have standard root stuff from the stock to cyanogen guide with the exception of the amon ra recovery 1.4.0 no apps2sd or swapps.
[Android Themes] Stericson:
I've said this before....Themes with over 500 files seem to not want to unzip...we dont know why....we are working on it....Untill such time that we can get this resolved, large themes such as this sadly just wont work.

Stericson
[Android Themes] H@OBouget:
Well that is what I had figured, too.

Note: I still have MM on my phone, I'm just not using it. (No themes I like.)

Not to degrade the solid work that has been done on this program, but all themes really are doing is overwriting the existing files with new data. You guys have managed to automate that process, thus simplifying the time and effort needed to make graphical changes.

The theme I flashed must not have replaced something that MM did, or it was just a fluke. Either way I wasn't concerned or bothered by it.

(Ok I was concerned for a minute when my phone suddenly screamed FC, but i got over it. :D )

Just thought I would put it out there so the information was availible.

I know you are still getting bugs out, but have you tried moving a whole apk?

I mean that would be the next logical step in the process wouldn't it?

Anyway great work!

I look forward to seeing more themes out there.
[Android Themes] jroid:
just unzip the morph yourself and place the folder in androidthemes to see if that works
[Android Themes] Stericson:
Moving the whole apk?
[Android Themes] bkmo:
V 0.9 works for me.

Stericson,

I just applied a complete Enoch theme using metamorph .9. Other than the unzipping it worked as designed. The only issues I encountered was that some icons and widgets were missing from the home screens. Getting real close now it seems. Thanks
[Android Themes] Stericson:
The widgets you will have to reload, the way this works we cannot do anything about that atm.
[Android Themes] H@OBouget:
Not the whole apk as you are currently operating.

Right now your program is aimed at changing the look of the existing apks.

I was wondering if you guys had considered that if you can move a .png or .9.png file without flashing it, it might be possible to move the rest of the apk ...

:o

..never mind...my brilliant logic just realized that you would just be making a package installer at that point, which we already have. Unless you could move a whole ROM into place. OOO ROM's with out flashing, now that would be cool.

I was just looking at the possibilities that might develop from the work you guys have done.
[Android Themes] tsnow247:
I figured out what was wrong. I had something messed up in my user.conf file. It was causing some other weird things also.

This is a really nice tool for themeing, thanks so much!
[Android Themes] Stericson:
No, problem...

Also, V0.9.5 is out! This should allow all theme sizes to unzip and flash now!
[Android Themes] djengizz:
:D :D

Very nice, that makes a big difference, thanks a lot!
[Android Themes] ChrisAC84:
Is it a Metamorph problem or the theme I am using when I get a message stating "the control file may be missing" and the theme doesn't install?
[Android Themes] Stericson:
Theme problem most likely, what theme you trying to use?
[Android Themes] DeaDnuLL:
It was the zip file I forgot to set the compression to normal before zipping it up. The phone was not able to unzip a high compression zip file.
[Android Themes] DeaDnuLL:
Is it possible to drop png files into market apps exp... google maps? I have tried and the icon for that app just disappears. I have had the same problem just pushing and edited .apk to the phone but after a reboot it came back. I didn't have any luck with a reboot on metamorph.
[Android Themes] Stericson:
not without signing them because your adding to the apk.

Its different when your just changing a fine in an app...
[Android Themes] djengizz:
It should be possible.

You probably know but the latest versions of Maps already have the Android 2.0 folder structure and the app icon needs to go in drawable-160dpi instead of drawable and for the older versions it's still drawable. There's also two differewnt names for them: ic_launcher_maps.png and icon45x45.png

If that's not your problem i'm not sure what's going on, the icon reappearing is a strange one.
[Android Themes] LLLynnWoW:
Think you

Wow, that’s what I was seeking for, what a stuff! existing here at this webpage,

thanks admin of this web page.

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[Android Themes] Windmeal:
Nice work, I'm just trying it ! Thanks
[Android Themes] bahaabook:
Thank you very helpful data
[Android Themes] arun483:
looks nice gonna try and post screenshots
[Android Themes] turkkan:
nice topic. thanks...
[Android Themes] SuperDroid519:
Searched for my device SBR couldn't find it. Any idol x users try this?
[Android Themes] KarleeFayard:
Thumbs up!
[Android Themes] sup933:
thank to se you egen
[Android Themes] darklord4822:
nice theme)
[Android Themes] Nikit:
Good idea.....:o:D
[Android Themes] kotsoum:
Great idea!
[Android Themes] alinajafi58742:
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[Android Themes] kaskusru:
Is busybox Nedit?
[Android Themes] cmxperia:
I'm going to have to give this a try.
[Android Themes] astrologypandit01:
some idea. include a ceck for andexplorer in your app like the check for zip binarysome idea. include a ceck for andexplorer in your app like the check for zip binarysome idea. include a ceck for andexplorer in your app like the check for zip binarysome idea. include a ceck for andexplorer in your app like the check for zip binarysome idea. include a ceck for andexplorer in your app like the check for zip binarysome idea. include a ceck for andexplorer in your app like the check for zip binary
[Android Themes] dicksteele:
WTF ?
[Android Themes] zarpatista:
OK thanks for sharing
[Android Themes] noob4598:
Looks like spam to me bud haha
[Android Themes] Buffydamion:
Nice work bro
[Android Themes] Darsh_M:
I gave the app root permission but still whenever I try to select a ZIP is says "SU binary was not found on your phone." Please help!
[Android Themes] YoryM:
Nice, I have to test it. Thanks for help :)
[Android Themes] adammohammed2014:
awesome will give it a shot
[Android Themes] abhishekdogra033:
Android is an operating system developed by Google and used on a number of smartphone devices. The software has a variety of different features, including a user friendly interface and access to applications. With the help of applications you can customize mods and themes on your Android phone. You will have to download an application named MetaMorph, which will allow you to do so. For this to work, you need to have a rooted Android phone.
[Android Themes] Daniel2653:
thx so much great job
[Android Themes] ljdj504:
Thanks. I'm exterminated from tweet and appreciate the advice but I can't take a chance at being bricked.
[Android Themes] iambrunoben:
Thanks for the tips :)
[Android Themes] psusanta056:
Theme

Thanka
[Android Themes] myanime002:
So I went to introduce the DarkStar topic today utilizing the most recent of both it and Metamorph and its compatitble ROM CM 4.2.8 and subsequent to endeavoring to apply the new bundle with Adv. Launcher included and the discretionary expansion of a custom boot screen my telephone reboots into a consistant crash. FC of apental android.phone and various different progs. Any assistance would be enormously refreshing as I see various themers relocating from standard of recuperation glimmer to Metamorph.
[Android Themes] Dzhonston_Mervin:
Who can help me?! I want to create own theme to android. What I need to do?
[Android Themes] watermelon_sugar:
so damn cool!!!!
[Android Themes] furniturewinches:
Long time lurker, first time poster here. I've had my Moto Droid since November and after reading about rooting for the past 2 months I decided to jump in. I used DroidMod last night and it was idiot proof. I'm running just what came with the DroidMod rom and SetCpu at 800mhz.

I just downloaded Metamorph last night and was wondering what everyones favorite theme is? I'm not comfortable enough with the process to keep switching from rom to rom, but I would like to change the look and feel of my phone a little.
[Android Themes] Kazalwadi:
perfect
[Android Themes] harisonnn:
you can create a color theme here https://create.vista.com/colors/color-names/purple/ also here you can find any color here there are more than a million of them. This site is much easier to edit than in Photoshop.
[Android Themes] DeaDnuLL:
okay just to make sure that my question was clear when I said "dropping" I meant edited version of the original file not new files. But I am guessing it would be the same situation anyway.
[Android Themes] DeaDnuLL:
I have got it themed but my main question was whether I could do it with metamorph. That would make life so much easier as far as themeing it with out having to redistribute google apps.
[Android Themes] djengizz:
I haven't had any problems yet and i'm including maps in a couple of my morphs.
[Android Themes] DeaDnuLL:
Hmm I guess I am going to have to go over the package again and make sure that there are no extra files making there way into the res dir. The other thing I tried and that failed is the android-log-collector-1.0.0.apk figured I would try that since it only has one image to update less room for error. Same problem so I am not sure why I am having problem and you are not with your .apks. Just to confirm you are skinning the Maps that is installed to /data/app/ from the market and not a custom installed maps package.
[Android Themes] djengizz:
Cyan moved logcollector to /system/sd/app, in other 1.6 ROMs it might be in /system/app.

Same goes for Maps, i'm theming the one in /system/app but it can also be in /system/sd/app.

Just add alternative paths to your .thm file. MetaMorph will skip any apk not found in the target location. So you can include the folder with the images once and include multiple targets in your .thm file.

So:

android-log-collector-1.0.0.apk
/system/app/
android-log-collector-1.0.0.apk
/system/sd/app/

Would work on most 1.6 ROMs
[Android Themes] DeaDnuLL:
It is stored in the /data/app/ dir by default of the the 4.2.7 rom and if I metamorph it in that directory it will remove the app from the launcher but interestingly enough if move the app the the /system/app/ directory I can skin it with metamorph with no problems at all. I know my way around Cyanogen Mod in the command line rather well I don't have any problems find where the apps are stored. I just don't get why you can skin an app in the /system/app/ directory and not in the /data/app/ directory does android do some other checks on files in the /data/app/ directory.
[Android Themes] djengizz:
Hmmm, not sure, couldn't that be a symbolic link / apps2sd issue?

Check '/system/sd/app' it will be there also, try morphing that target location and see if that works.
[Android Themes] DeaDnuLL:
Nope nothing in /system/sd/app/ just a placeholder file.

# pwd
pwd
/system/sd
# ls
ls
placeholder
# ls -l
ls -l
-rw-r--r-- 1 0 0 0 Aug 1 2008 placeholder
[Android Themes] djengizz:
Yeah, there's something weird going on.

I just changed sam2.apk by targetting /system/sd/app/sam2.apk and the app disappeared from Launcher. Pulled the app and sure enough, the changed icon is in there.

Then i targeted it again using the original icon and it came back again (?).
[Android Themes] prash:
What I've noticed is that some apps disappear from launcher shortcuts when getting metamorph edited, meaning you'll just have to drag the shortcut back from the app drawer back onto the place where it used to be.

This has happened with my browser.apk in both themes I tried. At first I thought it was removing the app from system but its still installed and works fine so no big deal I suppose.
[Android Themes] sahurbari:
Yeah same thing happened to me everything else is great though
[Android Themes] Barina:
[Surfing from my phone] i just install a fresh cm4.2.7.1 then i went to install a theme and the app says that i wond connected ???

It is posible?

Edit:

Ok nothings wrong i just forgot to reinstall it :rolleyes:
[Android Themes] checko55:
hi!

i got following issue:

i wiped and flashed the cm4271 rom and then

the nolock theme from Binary100100 including the advanced launcher.

but because i dont like the hero-looking launcher button on the bottom i wanted to use metamorph to get the

droid looking one from here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=589315

but when i want to install it, metamorph tells me advanced launcher.apk was not found, and does only install the launcher.apk.

after that the home button does not go back to home, only the long press works. the screen is black, and the status bar is visible.

i think my previous advanced launcher is deleted and the new one is not installed by metamorph.

what is wrong here?

can you help me?

thx in advance
[Android Themes] DeaDnuLL:
yeah this will happen with short cuts but when I say disappear I mean the whole app disappears not just the link.
[Android Themes] jroid:
this has happened to me as well, i second this.
[Android Themes] sahurbari:
?

Okay I was playing aroound with the app last night an something weird happened I had the systemforce3 mm on my phone an I wanted to switch to fallout3.When I unzip the files an applied the fallout mm I thought it would erase the systemforce stuff but instead I had a mash of the two.So I did a restore backup an morphed the fallout3 theme an everything is fine so the question is when you are switching through morphs do you have to have a clean slate meaning no other theme on your phone when you morph stuff.
[Android Themes] DeaDnuLL:
metamorph changes the image files in the app you have on your phone. So it depends on the theme. exp..

If theme A themes phone.apk, contacts.apk, Launcher.apk

and theme B themes phone.apk, contacts.apk, with no Launcher.apk

the image that were used in theme A Launcher will not change since theme B has no Launcher.apk so it will not over write those files and you will end up with 2 different theme icons sets and images. The same problem can happen if the themer only includes edited files with his/her theme.

This can be corrected by the themer, all that needs to be done is to have theme B include unthemed images in there theme so that any other theme will be over wrote.
[Android Themes] jroid:
just downed the latest metamorph from the op and when i go to install it says v0.8..
[Android Themes] sknoslo:
About to begin creating a custom Icon pack and have two, possibly stupid, questions that I couldn't find an answer to. 1) What would happen if I tried to change the Metamorph Icon using the Metamorph app? Considering that its running I'm wondering if that would cause issues? 2) Can Metamorph change icons to protected apps such as Twidroid? My guess is no. Anybody? Thanks.
[Android Themes] Stericson:
For now MetaMorph cannot edit market apps because they need to be resigned.

If you do try and do it, the apps will dissappear.

Stericson
[Android Themes] myn:
Just downloaded from Market.

When I launch and it detects I don't have a "zip" it attempts to download, and the dialog to download the zip reappears, over and over.

Where can I get this "zip" it refers to and where should it be placed?
[Android Themes] biAji:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=589315 you can find all of them here
[Android Themes] DeaDnuLL:
Great to see Metamorph in the market thx for all the hard work Stericson. I am one happy themer.
[Android Themes] Stericson:
Actually the zip binary should also be on your sdcard, just copy it to system/bin and chmod the zip file to 0755.

cp /sdcard/zip /system/bin
chmod 0755 /system/bin/zip
[Android Themes] myn:
Thanks.

What I'd like to know is what is it doing when it say it's downloading the zip? What exactly is it downloading if we are required to already have a theme already downloaded?

Also I don't have write privileges to /system/bin

Perhaps because I am running this off of a vogue?
[Android Themes] DeaDnuLL:
when it says it is downloading zip it is downloading the zip binary built for android. The download of the zip file has nothing to do with the theme itself it is just a tool need by metamorph to modify .apk files. All the apps on your phone are stored in zip files with the extension .apk.

Do you have root on your phone?
[Android Themes] myn:
Hrm. I can't even get past the download of the zip file. As soon as I load MetaMorph is prompts me to download the zip. I say OK, it waits for about 10 seconds and than the same dialog prompting to download zip occurs. I can click OK 100 times it never seems to work.

Even if I didn't have root, It should still be able to download the zip right?

Is there a log file that is generated that I can check out?

Thanks for your help :)
[Android Themes] Negrito:
Do any of these work on the sprint cdma hero? Tried a few and they didn't work right.
[Android Themes] Stericson:
You must have root to use this. That is a must.

Here is what is going on with the check:

MetaMorph is downloading the zip binary to your sdcard.

Metamorph should have already made the /system partition of your phone read/writeable at the intial startup.

After downloading the file, it copies it over to /system/bin and chods it to 0755 so it is ready to use.

Metamorph then restarts the process that checks for all required files, so it can verify that all files are in place.

For the zip binary, we check a few places:

/system/bin/

/system/xbin/

/data/local/xbin/

/data/local/bin/

/system/sd/xbin/

If MetaMorph doesn't find the file in one of these places, it prompts you to download Zip again thinking that it failed.

It checks for it in the directories because these are usually in the phones PATH. (refering to an operating systems PATH, in this case Androids path variable.

Hope that helps :)

Also, at any time, you may watch the ddms output to see every "root" command that is being passed through.

Stephen
[Android Themes] Stericson:
MetaMorph will work on the Sprint Hero as long as you have root.

HOWEVER, The package/theme you download must be made for your rom. Sadly, I think most of the packages made now are for cyanogen roms.

Since Hero is somewhat specialized as far as Android Phones go, you must have themes specifically made for them, which is why their themes were kept in there own sub forum.

Stephen
[Android Themes] Negrito:
Oops, must have missed that. May want to add a note in the market.
[Android Themes] Stericson:
Well, it does work for your phone, someone just needs to develop for it :)

packages need to be made specifically for your phone.
[Android Themes] DeaDnuLL:
Just out of curiosity are you going to be adding a download function similar to Cyanogen Updater for themes.
[Android Themes] Stericson:
Yes, we will be adding a way to download themes for metamorph from the app.
[Android Themes] jzajzz:
Question about Metamorph

Does it work with any rooted Android phone??

are the themes universal? can you use the themes with any Rooted Android phone??

These questions might sound elementary.. but I dont have an android phone.. i'm looking to get one.. .but I like to customize my phone.. I dont want the G1 or Mytouch cause IM not a tmobile fan..
[Android Themes] BSDADON:
Certain themes may, they say on the individual theme what ROM they will work with, so if you are running that ROM it shouldn't be a problem. So they are not all universal, the ones that say "any" may be used universally for the most part. When in doubt nandroid backup and try it out. If it's a no go restore your backup and try another one.
[Android Themes] jzajzz:
Since there are themes that are Universal.. Why don't themers focus more on Universal themes??

Is it harder to do a universal theme?

or is it more limited??