yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Themes] hulkhaugen:
I'm using the latest version of Clockwork Mod and it's recovery console. Yesterday, i tried some more and i ended up with a modified framework-res.apk that i uploaded and modified further at UOT Kitchen, and that installer "worked" fine. Well, it installed, but my phone got stuck in a bootloop, so i ended up running LG's own Recovery software from my PC (Since LG doesn't offer a way to enter recovery mode). So at the moment, i'm struggling with rerooting my phone, lol.

But, since that installer form UOT Kitchen worked, i hoped we(you :P) could understand something from their script. And yes, i got the AndroidSigner working :D And yes, i use Notepad++ a lot in web design...

ui_print("Applying UOT framework");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "mount", "/system");
delete("/system/framework/framework-res.apk");
package_extract_dir("framework", "/system/framework");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "umount", "/system");
ui_print("Applying UOT fonts");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "mount", "/system");
package_extract_dir("fonts", "/system/fonts");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "umount", "/system");
ui_print("Applying UOT bootanimation");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "mount", "/system");
package_extract_dir("system", "/system");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "umount", "/system");

EDIT: Those first four lines seems to be exactly like the ones in the template you provided me, so i'm thinking BusyBox? I did install it, however it gave me that error message saying it probably won't probably work probably :P You think that might be related?
[Android Themes] bengals1975:
yeah, the UOT one is the same (I pulled from a lot successfully flashing files in the past to help me learn how to build it myself, UOT was one of them. That may have something to do with it ;) ). I've heard some other folks mention they have had problems with UOT, it's always worked for me. Not sure what part in there would have tripped you up. Maybe some of the options selected at the end?

Sorry to hear about your root issue. I don't have an Optimus Black so I really can't help you there. Sorry. However, I did stumble across this thread. May be something worth looking into.

As far as busybox is concerned, what ROM are you running? Often busybox is installed with your ROM (CyanogenMod installs it with their ROM so I don't bother with the busybox app from the market). If your running the stock ROM but with just root (maybe;) ) It's a safe bet LG wasn't nice enough to install it for you. Not sure how to progress there, other than the app in the market I'm pretty sure there's a way to install it over ADB or terminal emulator.

Once you're up and running again, let me know. Be happy to help you as best I can.
[Android Themes] hulkhaugen:
Sorry I wasn't clear. I did fix the bootloop, but Ginger Break doesn't seem to get the job done this time. I use stock rom, not many good alternatives for this handset, and I don't trust nightly builds. So I think busybox worked dispute the error messages I got...

Thanks so much for your help so far, I'll let you know how it goes when I get back my root access :)
[Android Themes] bengals1975:
yeah, I see you got yourself out of the bootloop. My reason for linking that thread was that Team Hydro's utility sounded like it would interrupt the boot loop and give you an opportunity to get into CWM recovery so you could do things like restore a nandroid backup if you've encountered a problem. This way you don't have to use the LG recovery and have to re-root or anything. May be irrelevant since as I read a little more it sounds like it has to be baked into the ROM since it modifies the boot.img. a bit beyond my ability (OK, a lot beyond it) to figure out how to do that. Either way, promising thing for those who don't have a button sequence to get into recovery I think.
[Android Themes] TaNgKii:
it helped me~great
[Android Themes] 85cj:
apk manager

Can someone give advise on installing apk manager on linux.I have been trying for day's no luck??I have SDK&apk tools all working fine.Just can't to get manager to run script??
[Android Themes] suarez90:
great guide it was just what i was looking for :):eek:
[Android Themes] Pootermobile:
I'll be coming back to this thread for sure thanks!
[Android Themes] Namisan:
This guide looks to be a lot to swallow, but it definitely does look helpful. Just read a few sections as I am interested in this. Will read the rest when I have more time on my hands. Great work by the way.
[Android Themes] Byrono:
Cheers bro

Sent from Teh epic pony using XDA
[Android Themes] Aweloi:
Awesome thread for a noob like me!
[Android Themes] hulkhaugen:
Ok, i've been moding my framework-res.apk, replacing a few statusbar icons etc, and recently approached xml editing. Then i had an a-ha experience whin it comes to decompiling (i thought extracting with 7-Zip was the same, lol). Then i saw all my .9.PNG files had "guidelines" of what to stretch, these aren't visible if i only extract the files. Does that mean that i will have to decompile, replace .9.PNGs and recompile the framework-res.apk in order for it to work? I have just replaced them with 7-Zip earlier, but that my system very unstable...

After a few problems earlier, i've also only replaced .PNGs (Not .9.PNGs) with others of the exact same px resolution, but that shouldn't really matter, should it? And would framework-res.apk filp out if i ended up having a few to many files in my drawable-hdpi folder? Just trying to figure out what i've been doing wrong earlier. Btw, i'm on a stock LG Froyo rom :(
[Android Themes] ciao99:
hi guys, i'm looking for files that control lockscreen's appearance, for example where the position (x,y) of a icon is coded, beacause i want to enable 2 icons in my lockscreen...someone can tell me where find them? ;)
[Android Themes] -Aatif-:
hi can anyone please repack it .

i am waiting

http://www.mediafire.com/?p4n24qpya0q82y1
[Android Themes] r_data:
this is wrong thread. sorry;
[Android Themes] hulkhaugen:
I'm having problems with my themes. I did modify a couple of Tmobile Theme Changer themes, but they won't apply. So i tried to decompile and recompile one of the ones i found without touching them, that worked. So i tried, just for the fun of it, replacing a few .png's inside a theme using 7-Zip w/o compiling, didn't work. Now, i just made a simple theme from scratch, only including statusbar icons for framework-res and SystemUI, and a little mod to the battery for having a different icon for every 4% instead of default 5-10-20-40-60-80-100, nothing more than that. The apk installs, but doesn't appear in Tmobile Theme Chooser, and i can't figure out why.

Please anyone, take a look at my attached apk, or help me figure out why it wont show up. I've spent so much time already, but can't seem to bypass this predicament. My details are as follows: LG Optimus Black P-970 running CM7 Nightly 27, using apktool and Notepadd++, haven't used Eclipse for anything yet, don't really know the benefits of it...

EDIT: They are signed with PPCGeeks APK & Zip Signer...
[Android Themes] Bureunwoolmyeon:
thanks, This thread is very useful for understanding theme
[Android Themes] AndroidNoober:
hi i dont know if this is the right place,but im trying to use uot kitchen, is my first time, i follow steps and when going to pick up always show SHTF and the order number is UOT-01-12-04-19-1

thanks for your help

(im running juggernault 4.1 from sgs2 phone)
[Android Themes] s2d4:
what part of this is learning how to theme?
[Android Themes] AndroidNoober:
This is theme, well trying to do it, and when tried to pick up have a error and yes is part of learning.... Anything else?
[Android Themes] theimpaler747:
This is actually for people wanting to try to learn how to theme, and not have an automated system do it for them. It sounds like UOT is having issues recompiling your framework though.
[Android Themes] AndroidNoober:
Yeah, im trying to learn how to theme, used uot because i thought was easy, but thanks anyways
[Android Themes] mindseed:
Hassles with a missing String resource

Hi there, thanks for the help you've offered in your posts - they've gone a long way in helping me on my way. I have a small problem though and was hoping perhaps you could maybe help.

I've uploaded a GOContacts theme to the Market I decompiled, edited and recompiled using apktool. The problem is - it appears I'm getting a " string resource not found" on some devices, yet it installs fine on almost all others.

I've checked the error mesage and string identifier in the market error log and then searched in my .smali files the ID 0x7f040019 points to a string for "dialog_title" - which is definitely available in all my values/strings files. I know this is a real huge shot in the dark, but was hoping maybe you could maybe point me or assist me in the right direction. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
[Android Themes] ambrozts:
this is very nice and helpful tutorial about theme. thank you for that :)
[Android Themes] camcory:
Great Help

New to this realm but your guides are top notch thumbs up!
[Android Themes] theimpaler747:
Thanks!

Impaled from my Evo 3D
[Android Themes] dsr17eagle:
Nice Guide (Y)
[Android Themes] Dreamboxuser:
This is an amazing amount of information to take in . I was wondering if this guide would apply to tablets running honeycomb as well?

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and your hard work everyone.:)
[Android Themes] androidapk.net:
Was wondering if I should venture into theming. Thanks for the guide. Looks like I can get a jump start.
[Android Themes] master reiki:
Definitely!!

Especially honycomb! you can use ADW launcher whit a cool theme from market ;D

and some widgets like one more clock. Just search market for cool honecomb widgets :) good luck! :D
[Android Themes] Dreamboxuser:
I was trying to get apk manager but the link only gives me a corrupted zip. I think there might be a problem with the multiupload link posted. I tried several of the sites listed but most have 404 or the DOJ, FBI or some other 3 letter acronym notice saying that the site has been shut down. Oh and I don't have enough posts to say anything in the dev thread(fair enough) so if someone could pass that info along that would be greatly appreciated. Also what kind of resolution should the images be? Simply coz I want to do an old skool Transformers theme for my Transformer and i would prefer to use screen caps because i think it would be cool.
[Android Themes] dEris:
How does one make a apk (theme) file to change just the icons. I've torn apart an apk (theme) and cannot find the icons. For an mtz (MIUI) theme, the icons are literally in a file titled "icons." But for a tmobile theme engine theme, where are they at??
[Android Themes] theimpaler747:
Res -> Drawable-hdpi/mdpi.
[Android Themes] dEris:
How do you assign the png to a certain app. Is there an xml file or something?
[Android Themes] theimpaler747:
You just theme the icon how you want and replace it with 7zip.
[Android Themes] dEris:
So what would I name the png file if I want to change the Facebook icon? Do I rename it to the process name like in a mtz? Because the current icons in a theme I tore down just have generic names for the icons. Just wondering how they are assigned to the correct app.
[Android Themes] buckhunter:
You just replace the icon not the name with the one you themed
[Android Themes] VibrantThemer:
Hi theimpaler747,

Let see if you can help. Currently, I'm working on the ICS systemUI.apk. For some reasons, I couldn't find the dependent of that file.

Thanks in advance
[Android Themes] theimpaler747:
htcframework and framework-res I believe

Impaled from my Evo 3D
[Android Themes] VibrantThemer:
That what's I think too, but I couldn't get it to recognized by the apk manager as a dependent file for ics systemui.apk.

Thanks anyway
[Android Themes] dEris:
Ok, so what if there isn't a icon for an app in a theme. What do I name it? SOrry for being redundant, I just don't get how a generic named icon is assigned to a particular app.
[Android Themes] silverxbv2:
I'll start by saying I don't know s**t about miui. Most apps usually use there own in app icons.

Sent from my ADR6425LVW
[Android Themes] il Duce:
You have to find the package name. What's the app?
[Android Themes] 3rdstring:
Never really tried modifying a theme chooser apk but this thread might help.
[Android Themes] Razer(x):
Guess it's the right place to ask. I wanna change the ics color font (like the blue clock and date)

Which files do i have to edit?
[Android Themes] Xperiment2012:
Great Thread thank you for the References. Anyone know which file to edit to change the predictive text color?
[Android Themes] wenjinlover:
thanks dude thats very helpful!
[Android Themes] masoudies:
how can i change text color?
[Android Themes] mDroidd:
look inside your decompiled framework-res/color

edit primary_text_* and secondary_text_*

* stands for [all]

So look inside all of them :)

primary_text_dark is main text.

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click me

You're welcome :)

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I think the app-name is inside the decompiled app.

So let's say you have WhatsApp:

WhatsApp/androidmanifest.xml (<< If I remember right...)

Otherwise, it should be in /WhatsApp/values/strings.xml
[Android Themes] psyqiq:
sweet guide dude
[Android Themes] master reiki:
some ides for desire hd.

hey guys! i love this style on the htc sensation but is it posible to make on dhd to? popup windows, settings and such blacked out?

all gapps works for my DHD btw.

sheck it out guys!!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1472528

here it is on my DHD:

http://db.tt/EP6UqZ5J

this is whot i miss:
[Android Themes] KillaCamCC5:
Thank you, good stuff
[Android Themes] herman_hung:
thanks for sharing!very useful for me:)
[Android Themes] H89P:
Hey Guys, got a little problem with my app i want to theme.

What i did is

change color in the colors.xml

saved

compiled

signed

The Problme no is that there is no change in the colors when I install and run it.

Did I miss something?

Thanks
[Android Themes] theimpaler747:
What app is it?
[Android Themes] NUGZZ420:
Hey Guys Im trying to set this up I think ive got it right but when I open it up the screen is dark when I turn the android phone on all I see it the android boot screen .. What iam i doing wrong .. im on a EVO 4G THANKS (I tried to read to find out but there's like 100 pages)
[Android Themes] H89P:
I took a already themed facebook app because I thought when someone has already done this, it would be possible to theme it thus,...

Does it depend on the app?

Thanks
[Android Themes] X3remes:
Super guide... thnx :-)
[Android Themes] theimpaler747:
Um...... what?

It does. Sometimes decompiling an already themed app causes issues. You may need to start from scratch with the original Facebook apk.

No problem!
[Android Themes] 9reenBerry16:
it seems like it's not as easy as pie.
[Android Themes] theimpaler747:
Which is why I explain it..... Because it isn't easy

Impaled from my Evo 3D
[Android Themes] H89P:
So tried it several times with different apps, but nothing changes,...

Is there something else I have to have a look at, despite those xml when I want to change colours ?
[Android Themes] theimpaler747:
What are you trying to change the color of? Tex, images, etc?
[Android Themes] H89P:
Main Colours, like Background color.

Where do I have to make change?

Perhaps I understood something wrong.
[Android Themes] theimpaler747:
Ah, background colors are trickier. You'll need to edit the android manifest, or the styles.xml
[Android Themes] antzti:
Is there a (easy) way to make Android 4.03 status bar transparent?
[Android Themes] Skatespeare:
Thanks for the guide! I am going to delve into this when I have some more time :)
[Android Themes] the_original_se:
Could someone possibly help me locate a file or two? Or possibly just point me in the right direction.

I have the Sonny Ericsson Xperia Play and Ive searched as best as i could throughout the entire framework file for both of the things i want to change on my phone.

First is the gray box at the bottom of the home screen that the main icons are on.

The second is whatever file that makes the signal strength/batter icon green. I found PNG files for the signal bars and the batter bars, but they are transparent so the green has to come from another source.

Any help is greatly appreciated.
[Android Themes] XRobert01:
great tutorial,i'm new in this and this week i want see what i can do.
[Android Themes] knnstrs:
Nice guide, i'll try something :D!!
[Android Themes] SigmaTau:
this is helpful
[Android Themes] Dreamboxuser:
So i'm having trouble editing .9 pngs (Ya really... imagine that) i want to make the background transparent but all i'm getting is a stretched image and a grey background. now at first i thought it was something that i was doing wrong with the .9 format so i checked it in draw9patch.... looked ok. so then i put it back in the apk and still the same. using gimp and auto sign..

Then i thought i would take a look at apk manager and i decompiled it iin that and found a smali folder that wasnt there when i unzipped it. so i'm assuming that i have to recompile it in apkmanager but it is giving me errors like i am missing some jar files (will edit those errors in when i get home) i would be searching for all this info but search is disabled. i pulled the apk from /system/app so that would mean it is a system file right? Any links to the right direcction would be helpful.

stupid .9's

Thanks for your time

Edit: i just noticed that i probably dont have the proper framework file in the framework directory. will try again later.

Edit 2: please disregard as my reading skills were blocked by frustration i just noticed a few key elements that i missed in the first post.

Edit 3: well... dont i just feel stupid.... Read Read Read .... worked exacly as described..... Amazing guide... Thank you for the work you put into it.. also to those who posted helpful posts (obviously not this one heh)
[Android Themes] Dreamboxuser:
A real question this time

Ok so all is working well.... but i wanna edit my framework-res.apk i got it decompiled but i cant recompile it .... what am i missing? I understand that it has to compare to the original but i only made one edit and it was a .9 and i'm getting like 20 errors.

so here is my process... copy framework-res.apk to app modding

decompile using 9

edit file

recompile using 11 (I also tried unzipping/zipping/signed/unsigned but it doesnt want to be recognized as an app)

errors

apk manager is not creating apktool.yml

What did i do wrong? :confused:

The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
Exception in thread "main" brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.directory.PathNotExist: apktool.yml
at brut.androlib.Androlib.readMetaFile(Androlib.java:142)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Androlib.java:159)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Androlib.java:154)
at brut.apktool.Main.cmdBuild(Main.java:182)
[Android Themes] RogueCoyote:
figured it out
[Android Themes] Morganfux:
where is the...

Great guide, learned so much. But I'm having an insanely hard time trying to track down specific images or values. I'm on 4.0.4 and the rom i'm using isnt stock (axi0m crossbreed v7, specifically), so the background behind "settings" is black, as well as a few other things. I'd like to change that back to the stock image (or value? its a gradient black/gray background) but i cannot for the life of me find it. Also, the pop up dialogue boxes like the power menu, etc are transparent black, and extremely hard to see. Ok, long story, yeah... where the heck can i find these specific elements?
[Android Themes] H89P:
Thanks for this great guide but I got a little problem with the update script tool in the first post. 4ext says it isn ' t supported anymore. How can I make this script myself or is there another tool ?
[Android Themes] phikal:
Anyone know wich xml to change the color for the call button? Sense 3 rom
[Android Themes] :
Ready to rip my hair out!

Im just trying to change the colors in my Digital Clock. I decompiled, made my edits, optimized images, compiled, zipaligned, then pushed to /system/app to overwrite my stock Digital Clock. I have been working on this for 2 days trying different things and it will not show up in my widget picker. I have no idea what else to do. Can anyone offer some guidance?:(
[Android Themes] JuLes' MostWanted:
try fix permission in cwm
[Android Themes] buckhunter:
Did you sign the apk before you pushed?
[Android Themes] :
Its a system app so I didnt sign. And even when I tried it wouldnt sign.
[Android Themes] Crazyhunk:
Thank U

Thank You for this awesome resource...

I always wanted to learn that... :D
[Android Themes] H89P:
If I chance one of the png's from b&w to rgb do I have to change something somewhere else or does it work just with this change?
[Android Themes] bombadier:
As long as the name is the same you should not need to edit any of the xmls
[Android Themes] prof.kiwi:
Hey :)

Im trying to theme MIUI and I came here to one problem, as I see in xml file, there is some colors that have 8 characters in name, and I used to find colors with 6, what is about that?

For example I have no idea what this is #ff8b909d :S
[Android Themes] Mazer.one:
FF is transparence .

FF=100%

00=00%
[Android Themes] DorianX:
Help!!!

I need help with mms.apk I need to change a text color (see on attached image) I asked in General Questions about Themes thread but nobody replied
[Android Themes] ciscogee:
Decompile and check values for colors.XML or in stlyes.XML should be in there somewhere
[Android Themes] DorianX:
I already check several values but no luck
[Android Themes] aogonearth:
Great starting

This is a great starting point and i was wondering what is the starting point. Thank you.
[Android Themes] frikou:
Hey thanks! I wanna learn how to develop and making themes are one of my interests
[Android Themes] rafeeq02:
how to change the colors of phone option menu ...popup menu like when we press power key menu comes .i would like to change the colors of that menu

sir please waiting for that
[Android Themes] ciscogee:
Screenshot please
[Android Themes] rafeeq02:
here it is

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also these colors

where to find in xmls
[Android Themes] ciscogee:
Easy way is in framework / Res/ values/ colors. XML look there.
[Android Themes] DarkonerXD:
thanks man!
[Android Themes] rachelm920:
Just wondering if anyone on this thread can help me with adb in the Q&A forum...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1570844

Thanks
[Android Themes] ciscogee:
The slider bars are in framework / Res/ drawable / progress_horizontal.XML

And in framework / Res / drawable-hdpi [mdpi etc]/progress_inner. 9. Png
[Android Themes] bellaale:
Is there a guide for MIUI theming? Thank you
[Android Themes] il Duce:
MIUI = here's one:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1342895

also @everybody

(impaler if you wanna link this go ahead)

we have a pretty good themeing help thread here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1320891
[Android Themes] aziz_0:
Thanks for that, it's great :)
[Android Themes] rafeeq02:
thanks @ ciscogee

u helped me
[Android Themes] ciscogee:
Anytime. Just hit the thanks button. I appreciate it
[Android Themes] Clever_Name_Here:
MIUI Theme Editor

Hi,

I have made an MIUI Theme Editor for windows. The download can be found at http://miuithemeeditor.netai.net/s/.

There is also an XDA thread at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1563780.

This tool is very helpful when editing and creating themes. Obviously it cant do everything yet, but it does a pretty good job.

Thanks,

Clever_Name_Here
[Android Themes] cyberboob:
Good guides

Done a lot of graphic design work in many different fields... this will be very valuable resource for exploring something new.

Big thanks to all contributors.
[Android Themes] gsrinivas:
Thanks for the guide! :)
[Android Themes] Misterjokerboy:
This guide looks great, definitely something I'm going to have a play with when I get the time. Thanks for taking the time to put it together.