Hi guys. This is a quick guide for those of you who want to have a 6x6 Home grid on the newest Lollipop update ( .270 ). There are two ways to make the icons smaller ( like it was on Kitkat ). First one is by changing the "ro.sf.lcd_density" value in the build.prop. The second is by using the slightly older Lollipop ( .242) launcher. I'm going to show you the second way.
Requirements:
1. Root access - this is essential. ( You can follow this guide to gain root : http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z-ultra/general/guide-rooting-xperia-z-ultra-lollipop-t3112214 )
2. ES Explorer- or some other Root Explorer.
3. Home-release.apk - from .242 Lollipop. ( Download from below )
Steps:
1. Download and copy the home-release.apk to your SD card.
2. Open ES Explorer and go to /system/app/home-release and Replace the existing home-release.apk with the one I've provided.
3. Change permissions to -rw-r--r--
4. Restart phone.
That's it ! You now have the good old small icons on your Lollipop.
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[THEME] Accuweather Widget - your own theme
Here is a CWM flashable AccuweatherWidget THEME
You can change the background PICTURE to anything you want ( see a few screenshot examples below )....
1.) CWM install ( flash in CWM recovery )
AccuweatherWidget_Own_BG_JB_SGN2_NOTE_2_JB_4.1.2_XXDMA6_DEODEX_CWM ..... YOU MUST FLASH THIS FIRST
2.) CWM install ( flash in CWM recovery )
N2_Own_AccuweatherWidget_BG_theme
3.) reboot and enjoy
Now, if you want to change the background to YOUR OWN, here is the way:
a.) create a .png picture of your choice with resolution 1050x592 ( 1050 wide 592 high ) and save on your PC as widget_bg_shadow.9 ( in .png format )
b.) use 7zip to explore N2_Own_AccuweatherWidget_BG_theme.zip that you downloaded here...
.....navigate in 7zip to the following folder....
N2_Own_AccuweatherWidget_BG_theme\vrtheme\system\app\AccuweatherWidget.apk\res\drawable-sw359dp-xhdpi
replace widget_bg_shadow.9 by simply dragging YOUR OWN new file created in step a.) above, into the zip.
reverse out of the .zip
c.) copy your newly modified N2_Own_AccuweatherWidget_BG_theme.zip to your phone's SD card
c.) flash with CWM and enjoy
ps: if you want FULLY TRANSPARENT widgets, see my other thread here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37772690&postcount=1
kashortiexda said:
[THEME] Accuweather Widget - your own theme
Here is a CWM flashable AccuweatherWidget THEME
You can change the background PICTURE to anything you want ( see a few screenshot examples below )....
1.) CWM install ( flash in CWM recovery )
AccuweatherWidget_Own_BG_JB_SGN2_NOTE_2_JB_4.1.2_XXDMA6_DEODEX_CWM ..... YOU MUST FLASH THIS FIRST
2.) CWM install ( flash in CWM recovery )
N2_Own_AccuweatherWidget_BG_theme
3.) reboot and enjoy
Now, if you want to change the background to YOUR OWN, here is the way:
a.) create a .png picture of your choice with resolution 1050x592 ( 1050 wide 592 high ) and save on your PC as widget_bg_shadow.9 ( in .png format )
b.) use 7zip to explore N2_Own_AccuweatherWidget_BG_theme.zip that you downloaded here...
.....navigate in 7zip to the following folder....
N2_Own_AccuweatherWidget_BG_theme\vrtheme\system\app\AccuweatherWidget.apk\res\drawable-sw359dp-xhdpi
replace widget_bg_shadow.9 by simply dragging YOUR OWN new file created in step a.) above, into the zip.
reverse out of the .zip
c.) copy your newly modified N2_Own_AccuweatherWidget_BG_theme.zip to your phone's SD card
c.) flash with CWM and enjoy
ps: if you want FULLY TRANSPARENT widgets, see my other thread here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37772690&postcount=1
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tried it on my SGN2 N7100 it is very nice with many thanks :good:
Awesome!
Very nice!
Is it possible to add more images? Just like the original, so that it changes when the weather changes.
Will this work on sprint note 2?
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Is it possible to add more images? Just like the original, so that it changes when the weather changes.
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I as well would like to know this.. even just different times of day if not weather..
Thanks for your share.
Will this widget work with nova launcher?
How can I change the dpi of the phone... Aclex roms resolution was good... I want the resolution similar to that... how can I do that...??
download a file manager app with root permision( recomended root explorer)
in then root tap,go to system an hold the build.prop file and chose open with text editor
then find "ro.sf.lcd_density=xxx(value)" and change it
after that,save it and delete build.bak or build.prop.bak( for root explorer ) and reboot
I recomended just to change the values higher/lower the original for about 30dpi so you won't face bugs
Hi guys,
Finally presenting the lollipop wallpaper pack for galaxy trend
Features:
8 beautiful lollipop wallpapers
Requirements:
1. Root
2. A good file manager (I suggest root explorer)
3. CWM installed
How to install:
1. Copy/cut "nexus 6 lollipop wallpaper pack s7392.zip" to external sd card
2. Go to system/app and delete SecWallpaperChooser.odex
3. Now go to recovery mode( CWM must be installed)
4. Select install zip from sd card, choose zip from sd card and select "nexus 6 lollipop wallpaper pack s7392.zip" and flash it
5. Reboot and enjoy !
Link:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298942884
Credits:
Stericson for ninjamorph
jrummy16 for zipme
Screenshots:
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REMOVING NETWORK ICONS FROM STATUS BAR
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Hey there folks. This is my first guide so don't except from me a lot. Please do cooperate and if you have any problem, head to comments and at last sorry for my bad english
Requirements:
1. The Rom From Which You Want To Remove The Network Icons.
2. SystemUI.apk
3. A PC (You can also do it on phone by using ES File Explorer)
4. Attached Files
5. ES File Explorer
6. And Most Important-
Brain
How To(NO DECOMPILING REQUIRED):
1. Extract the ROM and navigate to SystemUI.apk and extract it.
2. Navigate To res/drawable.
3. Look for files having 3G/4G/G/E icon. The file names commonly start with stat_sys_network but it is not for all ROMs. So, it is better to look for icons.
4. Now open the icons with paint, erase them and resize them to 1x1 res and save them.
5. If you can't do the above method copy out the icons from the attached files and paste them in the res/drawable folder but rename them according to the original icons name.
6. Now Compress The APK and choose the "STORE" compression method.
7. After Compression Rename The "SystemUI.rar" To "SystemUI.apk"
8. Replace The Old "SytemUI.apk" with the new one.
9. Compress the whole ROM using WinRAR and select Store Compression Method.
10. Flash the ROM or push the apk through ADB or simply replace it in the current ROM.
Note:
On replacing it in the current ROM it will force close so you have to restart the phone and after restarting you can't see any status bar. Now replace it again and change the permission to 'rwrr' and restart again. This time it will work fine and your network icons will be gone.
11. Cheers!!!!!
Man that was awesome!
Just what i needed, but i have some questions, you remove all icons? big 3g and little 3g, or just Big 3g?
When i use xposed, i remove wifi icon because when wifi is connected, the network icon disappears, so the status bar looks clean Its possible to do something like that?
But without ROOT because i have a new phone now and i will wait for the warranty u know...
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REMOVING NETWORK ICONS FROM STATUS BAR
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Hey there folks. This is my first guide so don't except from me a lot. Please do cooperate and if you have any problem, head to comments and at last sorry for my bad english
Requirements:
1. The Rom From Which You Want To Remove The Network Icons.
2. SystemUI.apk
3. A PC (You can also do it on phone by using ES File Explorer)
4. Attached Files
5. ES File Explorer
6. And Most Important-
Brain
How To(NO DECOMPILING REQUIRED):
1. Extract the ROM and navigate to SystemUI.apk and extract it.
2. Navigate To res/drawable.
3. Look for files having 3G/4G/G/E icon. The file names commonly start with stat_sys_network but it is not for all ROMs. So, it is better to look for icons.
4. Now open the icons with paint, erase them and resize them to 1x1 res and save them.
5. If you can't do the above method copy out the icons from the attached files and paste them in the res/drawable folder but rename them according to the original icons name.
6. Now Compress The APK and choose the "STORE" compression method.
7. After Compression Rename The "SystemUI.rar" To "SystemUI.apk"
8. Replace The Old "SytemUI.apk" with the new one.
9. Compress the whole ROM using WinRAR and select Store Compression Method.
10. Flash the ROM or push the apk through ADB or simply replace it in the current ROM.
Note:
On replacing it in the current ROM it will force close so you have to restart the phone and after restarting you can't see any status bar. Now replace it again and change the permission to 'rwrr' and restart again. This time it will work fine and your network icons will be gone.
11. Cheers!!!!!
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Hi can you do it for my Elephone S8, I have some trouble to do that alone. I will be thankful.
Best Method
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Really it is better to use apps like system ui tuner if the phone is rooted
Guide for Pie (Android 9)
Your guide was very helpful, and ignited the spark in me to investigate how to do this on the latestish firmware.
You can do this on Pie by:
-Extracting the files formatted as ic_*network*_mobiledata.xml
-Setting every instance of
Code:
android:viewportWidth=
and
Code:
android:viewportHeight=
to 0
-Reinserting said files back into the archive
-Deleting systemui.apk and replacing it with the modified apk with 644 permissions
-Rebooting
Cheers!
I can not edit a smart launcher theme. I have tried with several applications like apktool and it does not let me install after being edited. Somebody could help me.
Theme- SLK Futura
help
@RoMeR_ESP
Root your phone ''if isn't'' and replace the modified apk using root explorer ''es file explorer"" set the permissions & reboot to apply the changes.
don't forget to backup the original apk.