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[Q] Lock Screen xml?

Hope this isn't a double post.... I would like to change the lockscreen image to something other than the background of the phone. Maybe through editing the .xml file on the phone? etc. Anyone know of how to do this?
PS... PLEASSEEEEE don't reply with anything about widgetlocker. I know it exists I know it can do this but and I am not trying to nor do I want to use it for various reasons ...
Thanks in Advance.
-Adam

Here your are
had a little trouble with this, but here's a full guide that worked for me "tools used apk manager 4.9"
using the apk manager
1. pull /system/framework/framework-res.apk (option 0)
2. Decompile apk (option 9)
3. add your pic to drawable-mdpi (must be a .png) eg. lockscreen_background.png
4. open the file res\layout\keyguard_screen_tab_unlock.xml with notepad, and find the line
<RelativeLayout android:gravity="center_horizontal" android:id="@id/root" android:background="#70000000" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent"
change to
<RelativeLayout android:gravity="center_horizontal" android:id="@id/root" android:background="@drawable/lockscreen_background" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent"
5. compile the apk (option 9)
(when recompile do)
5.1. Hit yes to "system app".
5.2. Hit yes to restoring the files:
6. -Open the "keep" folder and delete resources.arsc and res\layout\keyguard_screen_tab_unlock.xml
7. when done rename unsignedframework-res.apk to framework-res.apk and put it back to /system/framework/ again (i did this in recovery)
Done

Awesome... Thanks.. Did you try this on the Droid X?

or can you change the lockscreen background to a dedicated image through ninjamorph? anyone have a quick tut on how to do this with a droid x?

Translucent notification tray background in 2.3 Gingerbread Guide ?

Anyone know how to get a Translucent notification tray background in 2.3?

martijua said:
Anyone know how to get a Translucent notification tray background in 2.3?
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It has to be done in systemui.apk. Have to open that specific file to the rom your running and edit the files inside. What exact rom are you running?

fdb8231 said:
It has to be done in systemui.apk. Have to open that specific file to the rom your running and edit the files inside. What exact rom are you running?
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Thanks. I am running the stock rooted deodexed rom.
Here is what I did:
1 nandoid backup
2 adb devices
3 adb pull /system/app/SystemUI.apk SystemUI.apk (made a backup copy of this file)
4 open the SystemUI.apk file with winrar
5 inserted the "status_bar_header_background.9.png", "status_bar_close_on.9.png" and a transparent "status_bar_background.png" into the SystemUI.apk's \res\drawable-hdpi folder
6 adb remount
7 adb push SystemUI.apk /system/app/
8 adb reboot
as you can see from the attached screen shot...the "status_bar_header_background.9.png" and the "status_bar_close_on.9.png" worked but the transparent "status_bar_background.png" isnt transparent.
Any ideas?

martijua said:
Thanks. I am running the stock rooted deodexed rom.
Here is what I did:
1 nandoid backup
2 adb devices
3 adb pull /system/app/SystemUI.apk SystemUI.apk (made a backup copy of this file)
4 open the SystemUI.apk file with winrar
5 inserted the "status_bar_header_background.9.png", "status_bar_close_on.9.png" and a transparent "status_bar_background.png" into the SystemUI.apk's \res\drawable-hdpi folder
6 adb remount
7 adb push SystemUI.apk /system/app/
8 adb reboot
as you can see from the attached screen shot...the "status_bar_header_background.9.png" and the "status_bar_close_on.9.png" worked but the transparent "status_bar_background.png" isnt transparent.
Any ideas?
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You should use 7 zip then you can open and edit without unzipping. Is this like what you want
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More like this
It used to work in 2.2.
Oh, you dont have to unzip the apk when using winrar.

I believe that in system ui that is actually part of an xml and needs to be moddified using xml.

Is this a simple PNG swap, or are there any XML/smali edits required?

if you're having a bunch of trouble, send it on over to me and i'll help u out.

_Burst_ said:
Ok, check it out, obviously you will need to know how to use apktool. Do not ask me how to use it. Educate yourself.
To make the Notification Bar transparent I followed these steps:
-decompile SystemUI.apk
This is a direct quote and was very similar to what I had to do. The only different is that the code:
isn't exactly that. But, just look for the the const/4 and corresponding 0x2 and change that one to "-0x3."
Also, you may have to hunt for it, but it is there about 5-8 lines up.
To make the Notification Bar Shade transparent I followed these steps:
Again, direct quote and same situation, the v# might not match but just change the "0x2" to "-0x3."
And there ya go. Thanks to Master and ogdobber.
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SteelH said:
Is this a simple PNG swap, or are there any XML/smali edits required?
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"status_bar_header_background.9.png" and the "status_bar_close_on.9.png" are simple PNG swap in the SystemUI.APK
Transparent notification background in the deodexed [ROM][STOCK] --- Version 4.22.651.2 --- Odexed & De-Odexed --- that was posted by xHausx requires that the SystemUI.apk be decompiled and then edit the status_bar_tracking.xml changing the default "android:background="#ff000000"" to "android:background="@drawable/shade_bg"". I'm getting a W: could not decode attr 0x20 error when decompiling so I havent been able to successfully make the changes to get the transparent shade_bg notification tray backdound to work.
If anybody can get this done an post the updated SystemUI.apk we'd appreicate it!

I finally figured out what was causing the error and have successfully decompiled the systemui.apk. Next i'm going to try what _Burst_ posted.

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Enjoy yoself
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status_bar_tracking.xml does not have the line in it that is referenced in the link that you posted. I've attached the file.

martijua said:
status_bar_tracking.xml does not have the line in it that is referenced in the link that you posted. I've attached the file.
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What? yes it is.
so the numbers are different...
Here comes the airplane.... zoooooooooooooooooooooom.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.TrackingView androidrientation="vertical" androidaddingLeft="0.0px" androidaddingRight="0.0px" androidaddingBottom="0.0px" android:focusable="true" android:visibility="gone" android:descendantFocusability="afterDescendants"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<View android:id="@id/background" android:background="@drawable/shade_bg" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_weight="1.0" />
<LinearLayout androidrientation="vertical" android:id="@id/swtich_buttons" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<View android:background="@drawable/divider_horizontal_dark_opaque" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="1.0px" />
<View android:id="@id/tab_header" android:background="@drawable/list_item_background" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="4.0sp" />
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martijua said:
"status_bar_header_background.9.png" and the "status_bar_close_on.9.png" are simple PNG swap in the SystemUI.APK
Transparent notification background in the deodexed [ROM][STOCK] --- Version 4.22.651.2 --- Odexed & De-Odexed --- that was posted by xHausx requires that the SystemUI.apk be decompiled and then edit the status_bar_tracking.xml changing the default "android:background="#ff000000"" to "android:background="@drawable/shade_bg"". I'm getting a W: could not decode attr 0x20 error when decompiling so I havent been able to successfully make the changes to get the transparent shade_bg notification tray backdound to work.
If anybody can get this done an post the updated SystemUI.apk we'd appreicate it!
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I'm working on it . I'm at work now but tomorrow I'm going to hit it pretty hard.
Uot kitchen wouldn't even work for it so.... I'll have to look at the smalis and change the const/
But the v #'s are off and don't match like the op said. But it only looks like there is 2 options for it . I'm just going to do both and report back. If you get it working before I do hit me up. Thanks.

I havent got this to work. I dont think much people have as I dont see any themes or roms with this feature.

martijua said:
I havent got this to work. I dont think much people have as I dont see any themes or roms with this feature.
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it's in many cm7 themes. should be around soon enough for sense.

Finally got it. I used the uot kitchen site to get it going. Will be sending them a donation after I get home from work. \m/

Widgets
martijua said:
Finally got it. I used the uot kitchen site to get it going. Will be sending them a donation after I get home from work. \m/
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What are all the various widgets you are using there? They all look pretty useful!

Minimal Text Date, Time, Weather, Battery
S2 Calendar widget
CalWidget

martijua said:
Finally got it. I used the uot kitchen site to get it going. Will be sending them a donation after I get home from work. \m/
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Looks sweet. Unfortunately the kitchen does not work for the drop down on any kingdom ROM. I've tried to no avail.
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[MOD]TF700T Battery % Mod

This is a mod for the TF700T to add 1% battery indicators for both the tablet and dock.
This posting is for developers, not newbies who usually do not know what they are doing.
First things first: I am a retired software engineer (and approaching retirement age). I do not have much time for support of this mod as I spend most of my time teaching English in Thailand and I develop ROMs for the SGS3. With that said, you are free to use this however you wish. BUT, please give me credit for the work. A link back to this page would be great. AND, I cannot guaratee it will will for everyone. Use at your own risk.
I will try to answer questions as soon as I can. Hopefully, some of the better developers can jump in and help with questions. If I do not answer a question right away, it is because I am busy with school.
This is probably not one of the better how-to-do-it posts, but it is the best I can do at this time.
What you will need:
1. Winmerge - you can get it here: Winmerge
This is a great app for making changes to newer ROMs without having to manually find all your previous changes. It is a pretty much cut 'n paste layout as you can see where the changes are and just copy them into the new source file. It uses a split window format for comparing previous and new source files. I usually view the original modded file in the right window and the new file I want to mod in the left window. Differences will be highlighted. Just marked the changes and copy them from the right window to the left window. Don't forget to save the file before exiting.
2. The attached zip file which contains the battery icons for both the dock and tablet and the modified xml files. The icons were created using BatteryIconCreator_V9.0 which you can find on the web. Makes creating icons easy plus you can merge 2 icons into 1. The zip file contains xml files for JellyBean v10.4.4.20 ROMs. It should work on previous versions as I started working on this with v10.4.4.16.
3. apktool150.jar - from here: http://miui.connortumbleson.com/other/apktool/apktool_1.5.0.jar
4. aapt.exe - from here: http://miui.connortumbleson.com/other/apktool/aapt/win/aapt.exe
For items 3 and 4, I have included them for Windows only. You should already know how to use apktool already and where these files go.
IF your ARE NOT on Windows O/S, go to this link to get the correct aapt file: APKTOOL
You MUST HAVE both of the files (3 & 4). Very important.
There are no install zips attached to this post. I am just too lazy to make them.
This is mostly for developers of TF700T Roms.
The files we will be modding:
framework-res.apk
SystemUI.apk
Transformer.apk
First thing to do is to decompile all 3 files:
java -jar apktool150.jar d <source.apk> <folder>
where <source.apk> is one of the above 3 files and <folder> is where you want them decompiled to.
Example: java -jar apktool150.jar d SystemUI.apk systemui
First the tablet battery mod:
SYSTEMUI.APK
Tablet icons
1. Copy the tablet battery icons to: /res/drawable-sw720dp-hdpi
2. Copy stat_sys_battery.xml AND stat_sys_battery_charge.xml to /res/drawable
3. Add the following to the end of /res/values-sw600dp/styles.xml:
<style name="StatusBarBatteryNotificationText2">
<item name="android:textSize">1.0dip</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#00999999</item>
</style>
4. Change /res/layout/status_bar_quick_settings_title.xml
(change both dock and battery) below is the modified script change (partial script).
<TextView android:id="@id/battery_text" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="1.0dip" android:layout_marginTop="-4.0dip" android:src="@drawable/ic_notification_open" android:text="@string/status_bar_settings_settings_button" android:singleLine="true" android:layout_below="@id/battery" android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" style="@style/StatusBarBatteryNotificationText2" />
FRAMEWORK_RES.APK
Dock-icons
1. Copy the dock battery icons to /res/drawable-hdpi
2. Copy stat_sys_dock_battery.xml AND stat_sys_dock_battery_charge.xml to /res/drawable
TRANSFORMER.APK
1. Change res/layout/status_bar_docking.xml:below is the modified script change (partial script).
<ImageView android:layout_gravity="center_vertical" android:src="@drawable/asus_ep_kb_battery_dock" android:layout_width="32.0dip" android:layout_height="32.0dip" android:scaleType="centerInside" />
<TextView android:layout_gravity="right|center" android:id="@id/battery_level" androidaddingRight="12.0dip" android:layout_width="56.0dip" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:singleLine="true" android:layout_toRightOf="@drawable/asus_ep_kb_battery_dock" android:layout_alignBaseline="@drawable/asus_ep_kb_battery_dock" style="@style/StatusBarNotificationText" />
2. Add asus_ep_kb_battery_dock.png to /res/drawable-hdpi/
After you have done all of that, you need to compile them:
BUT FIRST: SystemUI.apk will not be decompiled correctly -> res/values/public.xml
We need to change some things or it will not compile.
Open /res/values/public.xml and go all the way to the end.
Change the last 2 entries to look like the following (the decompile hex value ordering in out of sequence):
<public type="menu" name="notification_popup_menu" id="0x7f0f0000" />
<public type="menu" name="recent_popup_menu" id="0x7f0f0001" />
Save the file and exit.
Now we can compile all the files.
java -jar apktool150.jar b <source folder>
where <source folder> is where you decompile the apk to.
Example: java -jar apktool150.jar b systemui
the apk file will be in the dist subfolder under systemui
After all 3 files have been compiled, you need to copy the META-INF folder and the AndroidManifest.xml from the original apk to the newly built apk. You need to do this for each of the 3 files.
The TF700T does not like the resources.arsc entry compressed. So...we have to extract the contents from SystemUI.apk and Transformer.apk. Create a new apk (using store only) no compression. You can use 7zip for this.
After you have done this for the SystemUI.apk and Transformer.apk files, zipalign all 3 files and install them in their proper folders on your tablet. I have included a zip align program in the attached zip file. Put the 3 files in the align folder and run the zip-app.bat program.
I have tried to make this easy, especially if you use WinMerge. It's as easy as copy 'n paste.
All files, including the modded source files (except Winmerge) are included in the attached zip file.
ZIPFILE: TF700T 1% Battery Mod

Thanks man, donno if im gonna implement this but hopefully we can get some devs to preload it onto other roms. You should pm scott and hiemanshu! thanks again.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 2

gutts10 said:
Thanks man, donno if im gonna implement this but hopefully we can get some devs to preload it onto other roms. You should pm scott and hiemanshu! thanks again.
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I'm sure users would prefer percentage anyways, right?
From TF700, hit THANKS for others

Hi! thanks for this mod and for opening a dedicated thread.

Does the zip have a version to go for the latest job update? I can implement it straight into the ROM quickly if so. Otherwise I'll work through instructions and ask as I go.

sbdags said:
Does the zip have a version to go for the latest job update? I can implement it straight into the ROM quickly if so. Otherwise I'll work through instructions and ask as I go.
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The easiest way is to just do file compares based on the files mentioned in Post #1.
If you use winmerge.exe it is easy to find the differences and cut and paste. It's what I use for all my ROM development for TF700T and GS3.
The files are from 104420.

OK Couple of questions - I tried to use the .20 files but SystemUI.apk is different.
There is no res/values folder......
neither is there a /res/values-sw600dp either ....
Are they important or have Asus changed the files?
Edit: Ah figured it out - ignore me!

I'm watching you
sbdags said:
OK Couple of questions - I tried to use the .20 files but SystemUI.apk is different.
There is no res/values folder......
neither is there a /res/values-sw600dp either ....
Are they important or have Asus changed the files?
Edit: Ah figured it out - ignore me!
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chogardjr said:
I'm watching you
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Figured it out and got it working
Thanks OP!

The icon and the % are not clear like stock...hard to read.

buhohitr said:
The icon and the % are not clear like stock...hard to read.
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Agreed.
For my GNex I use circlesmod by hooolm, which is a lot clearer. I think I'll try throwing a mod together with those icons...
http://circlesmod.dk/?s=dl

[GUIDE] Make Google Camera save at 100% Quality (4 MB) photos [TW][AOSP][ALL PHONES]

Introduction
Google Camera uses media_profiles.xml file where the Image quality is never set to 100 except if you're using a custom ROM where it is set by the ROM developer.
As a consequence, Google Camera and maybe other camera apps that works similarly, saves photos at around 600 kb in Galaxy S4. This is a lot of compression and may disappoint users who prefer the Google Goodie.
All thanks to @Alberto96 who brought this into light in his amazing ROM GearCM (Don't forget to thank him :highfive: )
Note: ROOT is Required
The Guide
Head on to system/etc and get the file "media_profiles.xml". You can back it up for your convenience.
You can use a PC for quick Find and Replace.
Open the file via an editor and find the code:
Code:
<ImageEncoding quality="90" />
<ImageEncoding quality="80" />
<ImageEncoding quality="70" />
(Tip: just search "ImageEncoding" and you'll get right there as the quality values can be different)
You'll find this three line code at two places and will be similar at both the places.
All you have to do is make it like this:
Code:
<ImageEncoding quality="100" />
<ImageEncoding quality="95" />
<ImageEncoding quality="90" />
Change to this code at both the places and save it. Then obviously put this file and replace it with original one at system/etc
Make sure and check if the permissions are rw-r--r--
Reboot and Enjoy taking Full Quality and Uncompressed photos from Google Camera :victory:
Don't forget to press Thanks button if you find this useful
Source: @Alberto96 's Github commit (https://github.com/GearCM/android_d...mmit/ba2f5d83665197b17bc68b9480986430e5d7ef3a)
All credits goes to him :angel:

thank for this TUT i really hate to use google camera for it quality in AOSP and CM rom but next time i diffidently use it when install AOSP or CM rom

How to remove SIM Icon from SystemUI.apk 5.0.2 Lollipop

pls help me remove the sim icon from status bar
Galaxy A3 SM-A300H 5.0.2 Lollipop

If you don't know how to decompile or recompile apk's, You can go and learn by searching it on google.
Requirements:
SystemUI.apk (deodex)
Text editor like Notepad++ or etc.
Know how to decompile/recompile apk's
Have a basic editing xml skills
Usefull brain
Patience
Some snacks
Steps:
Decompile SystemUI.apk
Open res/layout-sw320dp-hdpi/signal_cluster_view
Find android:id="@id/sim_icon_chn" and replace that line with this line
<ImageView android:id="@id/sim_icon_chn" android:visibility="invisible" android:layout_width="0.0dip" android:layout_height="0.0dip" android:layout_marginRight="0.0dip" />
Still on signal_cluster_view, find android:id="@id/sim_icon" and replace that line with this
<ImageView android:id="@id/sim_icon" android:visibility="invisible" android:layout_width="0.0dip" android:layout_height="0.0dip" android:layout_marginRight="0.0dip" />
Save
Recompile
Push/Flash using flashable zip via CWM/TWRP
Enjoy
I give full credit to their developers.
Peace