[THEME] UOT Kitchen, cook your own theme - Huawei Ideos X5 U8800

http://uot.dakra.lt/
UOT kitchen seems now to be somewhat compatible with u8800, somewhile back when i tried, i just got an error.
Basicly you pull your framework-res.apk from /system/framework and upload it to the UOT Kitchen, theme it to your choosing and cook, wait for it to work and then it puts out .zip ready to flashed from recovery.
I made one with super circle battery with % and all sense style black status bar. Only (big?) bug i found that clock color is still black when it should be white... So some quick way of fixing that and then all would be good.
So give it a try! But better to have an up to date backup, for case of boot loops. Some mods may not be compatible...?

Clock color is in the services.jar, thats why it didnt change. I used services.jar from the GB theme and now i have a white clock color. Could post a sample screenshot later...

Thanks, OUT Kitchen works great for x5 now.
PS. bootanimations doesn't work, atleast on my x5 the stock bootanimation file is on another place than these three listed in kitchen, i also tried to manually replace bootanimation (bios-animation from kitchen), but it didnt show anything, just booted up with black background.
I used stockwells service.jar from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1112891
Works great with black status-bars.

sentiment said:
Thanks, OUT Kitchen works great for x5 now.
PS. bootanimations doesn't work, atleast on my x5 the stock bootanimation file is on another place than these three listed in kitchen, i also tried to manually replace bootanimation (bios-animation from kitchen), but it didnt show anything, just booted up with black background.
I used stockwells service.jar from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1112891
Works great with black status-bars.
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bootanimations work fine.. make sure you put them in system/media AND the .zip file is NOT compressed. If it's compressed it displays blank screen.

battery icons don't work for me, used oxygen files

What three places for bootanimation?
Sent from my Ideos x5

You simple copy\paste services.jar from the GB theme? Cause I do so and phone couldn't load.

Related

FROYO Milestone Themes for G.O.T. 2.2.1

GOT FROYO 2.2.1 Ports
Here you will find ports of my current 2.36 Themes to the new G.O.T. Froyo 2.2.1 version (not all - there are too many), which will grow with time. For consistency I link to the original Thread, where you find downloads, How-To and links to Original Threads with Screenshots.
Ports:
Elegant Steel - Done
SummerBlues - Done
DroidX - Done
BlackBar - Done
Black Droid - coming soon
Black Sun - Done
REVOlution - Done
X10 - coming soon
TechBlue - coming soon
Credits:
mattmaso for cooperating with me on the battery hack
XEUDOXUS for the transparency froyo hack and plenty of pngs for BlackSun
Jabberwalkie for inspiration for SummerBlues
manup456 for REVOlution
Jedispotty for creating the Photoshop concept for Elegant Steel
Brutall for his great apktool
jesusfreke for smali/baksmali
G.O.T for honoring me by selecting SummerBlues as the official G.O.T Theme
UPDATE Transparent Notification Shade:
Following Themes now have a transparent notification shade. Even if xUltimate patch did not work on Milestone (I manually edited the smali), credit for original hack belongs to XEUDOXUS for patching the services.jar as the first themer under froyo.
SummerBlues - Transparency Update - Done
BlackSun - Transparency Update - Done
BlackBar - Transparency Update - Done
Elegant Steel - Transparency Update - Done
Installation with GOT 2.0 OpenRecovery:
* Copy complete Theme Folder on SD in openrecovery/addons/themes
* Turn off the phone and boot in recovery as follows: Press the camera button first and then also together the power button, if you see the M logo, you can leave the buttons alone. After a few seconds you see a warning triangle - then first push the volume up button and then also together the camera button. You will see a menu and choose with the trackpad "apply sdcard:update.zip".
* In GOT Menu choose "Stock GOT Features Menu - Theme Menu - Install Theme Menu".
* Select your desired Theme parts (Bootanimation - Framework - Apps - Fonts)
* Finally choose under "Select Theme" your favorite Theme
Please don`t forget - ALWAYS NANDROID FIRST
For non GOT Recovery users Install Scripts are in all Theme folders. Copy these in Scripts folder of your OpenRecovery and install like any other script in your recovery.
Link to Downloads and Screenshots:
http://www.android-hilfe.de/themes-...e_stheone64-froyo-got-2-2-1-a.html#post651594
NEW
Launcher Pro Metamorph Updates
http://www.android-hilfe.de/themes-...her-pro-updates-fuer-he_stheone64-themes.html
Facebook & Twitter Updates for ALL Themes:
http://www.android-hilfe.de/themes-...acebook-twitter-theme-updates.html#post702354
Battery Hack for 10% steps Metamorph (incl. in my themes anyway)
http://www.android-hilfe.de/themes-fuer-motorola-milestone/50339-metamorph-batterie-hacks.html
1. With Metamorph
* Rename LauncherPro in Launcher.apk and push it to system/app with permissions 644, then reboot
* Copy the complete .zip in sdcard/AndroidThemes
* Open Metamorph and choose "unzip/Extract new Theme"
* Choose "pick existing theme", then go to the unzipped folder in metamorph (like "LauncherProSummerBlues") and start the xml
* Reboot and you`re all set
2. With GOT OR 2.01
* Copy unziped folder in OpenRecovery/addons/metamorph
* boot in recovery
* Navigate to OR Stock GOT Features - Theme Menu - OR Metamorph Menu - Install Theme Menu and choose the morph
I would recommend using GOT OR 2.01
1. Safer, since in recovery mode
2. app will be zipaligned - less RAM usage and improved battery performance
3. Widgets remain intact
4. Backup function of original Launcher
thanks a lot
Thanks alot, im waiting for the black sun theme. keep up the good work
thanks a lot for these! looking forward to more
wow, amazing open recovery mods! nice work, guys!
not working
Hi, I just registered because i am so glad of the Froyo Firmware for the Milestone.
A big thanks to G.O.T. by the way.
But now I have a Problem, if i try to install one of the themes up on this site my stone will not boot anymore. I installed how it was explained. I put the theme folder in the Addons Folder in Openrecovery. In the openrecovery menu they appear and if i chose one of them the scripts are running and saying "all done" but then my stone does not boot. there will be only the motorola sign.
I installed G.O.T. theme and thats working - thats very good because otherwise i could not use my phone.
But where is the problem with the other themes? I tried it with ElegentSteel and SummerBlues both the same thing. I like to have the SummerBlues theme because the screenshorts are looking so nice.
Maybe anybody can help me?
best regards Joe
You have to put it on theme folder, sub folder under addon
Kagex said:
You have to put it on theme folder, sub folder under addon
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Hey thanks - but i found my mistake. I downloaded the skin for version 2.36 and not for Froyo. No it is working and it´s great!
Kagex said:
Thanks alot, im waiting for the black sun theme. keep up the good work
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Black Sun is done...
pogojoe said:
I tried it with ElegentSteel and SummerBlues both the same thing. I like to have the SummerBlues theme because the screenshorts are looking so nice.
best regards Joe
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Summer Blues is GOT and GOT is Summer Blues - read the GOT BLOG, I allowed them to use that theme as the new official GOT
Thx again @ GOT for using my theme and letting me test your ROM upfront, you guys rock. Also big thx @ jabberwalkie for his inspiration for summerblues and all the other devs and themers out there, theming is so much easier these days due to a lot of improvements of great XDA members.
i found a little problems.
- Notification background not transparent
- downloading/uploading dropbox notification fonts are black ( on black background )
(Black Bar & Black Sun - RTEU)
btw, thank a lot for nice themes
iammagic said:
i found a little problems.
- Notification background not transparent
- downloading/uploading dropbox notification fonts are black ( on black background )
(Black Bar & Black Sun - RTEU)
btw, thank a lot for nice themes
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xUltimate Transparency Patch does not work on the GOT framework at the moment, I will hang in there
Tested it and notification fonts in my dropbox are definitely white.
thx alot for the sun theme. loving it. how does i get the themed beautiful widget to work?
think i need some help with the launcherpro metamorph theme
Kagex said:
thx alot for the sun theme. loving it. how does i get the themed beautiful widget to work?
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Just copy the skin folder to sdcard/data/beautifulwidgets/skins
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think i need some help with the launcherpro metamorph theme
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As described in the thread:
1. With Metamorph
* Rename LauncherPro in Launcher.apk and push it to system/app with permissions 644, then reboot
* Copy the complete .zip in sdcard/AndroidThemes
* Open Metamorph and choose "unzip/Extract new Theme"
* Choose "pick existing theme", then go to the unzipped folder in metamorph (like "LauncherProSummerBlues") and start the xml
* Reboot and you`re all set
2. With GOT OR 2.01
* Copy unziped folder in OpenRecovery/addons/metamorph
* boot in recovery
* Navigate to OR Stock GOT Features - Theme Menu - OR Metamorph Menu - Install Theme Menu and choose the morph
I would recommend using GOT OR 2.01
1. Safer, since in recovery mode
2. app will be zipaligned - less RAM usage and improved battery performance
3. Widgets remain intact
4. Backup function of original Launcher
Thanks for posting the battery metamorphs!
I had a question:
Do you think the many battery icons that are in this thread: http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-themes/75093-metamorphs-battery-icons-ripped-roms.html
would work on the GOT 2.2.1 for milestone??
Kagex said:
think i need some help with the launcherpro metamorph theme
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they work without the 10% hack, but for the hack you need more icons and different names. I will launch more battery MM`s in that thread anyway.
he_stheone64 said:
xUltimate Transparency Patch does not work on the GOT framework at the moment, I will hang in there
Tested it and notification fonts in my dropbox are definitely white.
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I manually edited the services.jar now with success and the notification shade is now transparent for Summer Blues. I will update the other themes also accordingly and will keep you guys posted.
Ok sweet, i'm looking forward to more!

GDD Ultimate Theme Mod

Hello everyone,
I have used the GreenDevDroid theme as the base due to its animations (Thanks to giveme13s) and did a quickfix of the aspects that I felt to be not too appealing.
Changes:
1. Changed the green notification bar to black and did a few minor modifications to the notification area
2. Changed boot animation from the flipping coin to 'Android Particles 1'
3. Changed system font to Comfortaa
4. Replaced the battery indicator with circular battery (Version I)
Screenshots: Attached (Blanked out a few areas )
Instructions:
1. Copy zip file to sdcard
2. Boot into recovery
3. Make a NAND backup
4. Flash zip file (it is signed)
Download:
multiupload.com/IOMI1GQSNS
Notes:
I am using a modified void #delta rom but I presume that the theme would work with other roms. In case you only want the circular battery, you may use the framework-res.apk from this theme or just pick-up the relevant png files within it.
will try it now on lol rom..feedback later..
edit:
its working on lol rom..i love the boot animation and the effects
tnx mate!
Thanks got you did it!!!Iwas trying all night to do it without result. Thank you!
Doesnt work for me on stock rom. Errors appeared - cannot run LG home, cannot run market and so on. Had to do nandroid restore. Anyway thanks for your effort!
Exactly what was in my mind Thanks a ton
Works well on VOID ECHO.
Best theme i've seen so far, it's just what i wanted, black & green. And works great to.
I wish you could make another zip, exactly the same theme, but with the original font inside, the font you used is a little unreadable when it's small.
Try one of the fonts here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=801160
I am using UBUNTU 10.10. Seems a little better. You just need to flash it from recovery.
And also, I thought the animations were too much of a distraction. Returned to standard animation.
Now it is just perfect.
Thank you so much guys.
socialdistortion said:
Try one of the fonts here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=801160
I am using UBUNTU 10.10. Seems a little better. You just need to flash it from recovery.
And also, I thought the animations were too much of a distraction. Returned to standard animation.
Now it is just perfect.
Thank you so much guys.
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I wonder why I hadn't seen that thread before, may be because I haven't spent too much time over here Anyway since I had already made zip files for the original font as well as for comfortaa, I have attached them to the first post.
Excellent Work.Thank you guys!!!
Thanks for this theme. There is no match for the original fonts(Personal opinion). Love the battery/bootimage.
thanks for the theme.. gosh there are tons of theme compatible with void.echo.
good job!
now i am just curious about window animations. is there an animation like the flip page in windows phone 7?
i think its cool to have that one too.
and i also have used some window animations in Ubuntu, like the beam-me-up-scottie kinda animation... when the window was liked beamed up to starship enterprise... you know those animations?
its also kewl to have that...
thanks and more power!
This is currently the best theme i get for my void.
Overall it is just so awesome.
Thumbs Up for the effort.
I am on void # echo, I am continously getting sdcard mount/unmount problem. By the way I am having a class 4 sdcard and it never had this issues.
i am reinstaling fresh void#echo and will update here, if it happens again.
Good work man, I love you theme.
nice theme dude
love it
i tried your framework-res.apk because i only wanted the circular battery, but it seems that the file had more modifications that that. Anyway, love the change, but it seems that mi clock en the top bar cant be seen cause thar bar is now black as the clock font.
How can i solve this?
Thnks man!!
Nice themes.. thank you.
Sent from my LG-P500 using XDA App
t3chg33k said:
Hello everyone,
I have used the GreenDevDroid theme as the base due to its animations (Thanks to giveme13s) and did a quickfix of the aspects that I felt to be not too appealing.
Changes:
1. Changed the green notification bar to black and did a few minor modifications to the notification area
2. Changed boot animation from the flipping coin to 'Android Particles 1'
3. Changed system font to Comfortaa
4. Replaced the battery indicator with circular battery (Version I)
Screenshots: Attached (Blanked out a few areas )
Instructions:
1. Copy zip file to sdcard
2. Boot into recovery
3. Make a NAND backup
4. Flash zip file (it is signed)
Download:
multiupload.com/IOMI1GQSNS
Notes:
I am using a modified void #delta rom but I presume that the theme would work with other roms. In case you only want the circular battery, you may use the framework-res.apk from this theme or just pick-up the relevant png files within it.
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thanx man you rock!
thank you. will it work with ubuntdroid?
just tried it on ubuntdroid and it works! thanx man!
Pls make notification bar transparent .
Sent from my LG-P500 using XDA App

[Metamorph] Various window animations

Disclaimer:
I am not responsible for anything bad happened to your phone after you install this window animation mod
Install this mod at your own risk!!!
Don't forget to nand backup your phone before installing this mod.
Got bored of same window animation?
Here are some window animations I gathered from various sources on Internet, made them to work with metamorph so one can change window animation easily.
Instructions:
Download and install Metamorph
Download attached zip file, save to sdcard in directory '/sdcard/AndroidThemes'
Run Metamorph and select "Unzip/Extract new theme", you need to allow superuser permission
Select a zip file
After metamorph finished extracting theme, close the prompt and hit Apply all. The phone will reboot
Note:
Your phone may reboot several times
If your phone doesn't reboot, take battery out, put it back, and power on
To revert back to original window animation, get zip file on post #7
Does this work on rooted, non-deodexed, stock rom
I guess it will work.
But to be safe, nand backup first please.
u shud also include the "stock animation" u know wat i mean the default animation in case someone wants to fall back
also, can these animation be extracted and merged with framework_res?
bluviper said:
also, can these animation be extracted and merged with framework_res?
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Yes, the animations can be extracted and merged with existing framework-res.apk
sarfaraz1989 said:
u shud also include the "stock animation" u know wat i mean the default animation in case someone wants to fall back
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Original animation is attached.
Can't add it to post#1 because number of attachment is limited to 8.
Any link to see the animations on video?
Sorry, not aware yet of links to videos showing animations....
Anyone?
Bounce
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMNNCjvxyY8&feature=player_embedded
Fly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=craNDI-XWos&feature=related
Fold
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zodBUQEUDs&feature=related
Flip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqrBF0TE3Qk&feature=related
How is this program better than another (market.android.com/details?id=com.jrummy.animation.changer)?
Nice find!
mmm... perhaps Metamorph better in term of price and Metamorph can handle various things such as lock-screen, boot-animation, etc., not just window animation
Do you know what the phone signal icons are that the stock Optimus V uses in the notification bar? I look in framework-res and the stat-sys-signal-#'s there are all 4-bar icons, yet the icons that my phone uses are 6-bar.
ciolnadu said:
Bounce
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMNNCjvxyY8&feature=player_embedded
Fly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=craNDI-XWos&feature=related
Fold
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zodBUQEUDs&feature=related
Flip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqrBF0TE3Qk&feature=related
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hhhmm no blur? i always see these samples, but still no blur....
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ok i finally merged the blur animation to my Nessy Fenice framework-res...
and this one looks better for minimalists like me.
not too fancy animations, tho i find it majority of the window animations on BLUR is just zoom in and out.
the only blur animation i can see is the MENU sliding up with blur effect and a little bounce after that.. cute.
tho after that, its all zoom in and out. hhmmm.. i hope other transitions also have those blur effect.
Any vids for the OTHER animations? Mabe a link to the mod's source?
Pooh042 said:
How is this program better than another (market.android.com/details?id=com.jrummy.animation.changer)?
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Wow, thanks. Works perfect on my O1 and without flash anything
I cant install the original animations! The phone keeps isntalling, and if i remove the battery, it reverts to the custom animations!
Couldn't get UOT's window animations to stick. This worked, thank you!
Nice! Thanks for the hard work
good work gan
working on LOL ROM "D

[Q] How i can create a theme with UOT kitchen?

Hi, i'm tried to create a theme for my LG Optimus one (P500) with the UOT Kitchen,but when trying to apply the theme with the theme manager (i've mik's port of CM7 v6.5.2 installed on my phone) says that the theme is bad compiled.
I select mods for battery, icons (status & notif. power), glowing (only overscroll), and window animation. in the "file upload" section i select amend scripting (because i don't have an HTC desire and with the edify scripting the zip file can't be flashed on the recovery), with the patch9 autofix & theme chooser preview enabled. In the file upload section i select "CM7 theme", and as base theme i use Androidian.apk (downloaded from xda-dev thread).
Next, i tried to flash the zip file from the recovery (amonra) and the flash do sucessfull, but when i go to apply the theme through the theme chooser, it says "theme bad compiled". i tried install the apk directly to the phone and the result is the same: "theme bad compiled" . Some tips or solution?
PS: I tried different combinations, like only battery icons modded, only status bar colors modded, and get the same result
Thanks in advance
xsam123 said:
Hi, i'm tried to create a theme for my LG Optimus one (P500) with the UOT Kitchen,but when trying to apply the theme with the theme manager (i've mik's port of CM7 v6.5.2 installed on my phone) says that the theme is bad compiled.
I select mods for battery, icons (status & notif. power), glowing (only overscroll), and window animation. in the "file upload" section i select amend scripting (because i don't have an HTC desire and with the edify scripting the zip file can't be flashed on the recovery), with the patch9 autofix & theme chooser preview enabled. In the file upload section i select "CM7 theme", and as base theme i use Androidian.apk (downloaded from xda-dev thread).
Next, i tried to flash the zip file from the recovery (amonra) and the flash do sucessfull, but when i go to apply the theme through the theme chooser, it says "theme bad compiled". i tried install the apk directly to the phone and the result is the same: "theme bad compiled" . Some tips or solution?
PS: I tried different combinations, like only battery icons modded, only status bar colors modded, and get the same result
Thanks in advance
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dude.how do u get .apk i tried to use uot kitchen........but wen i selected wat i want...den i click upload a file (cm7) and file i chhose was androidida.apk ......den wen i downloaded it .its name was ****.zip so wat do i do .i renemed it apk..den i tried to install and prase error came.......... i have cm 7 .....if u can tell how didi u install then plz tellme
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dude.how do u get .apk i tried to use uot kitchen........but wen i selected wat i want...den i click upload a file (cm7) and file i chhose was androidida.apk ......den wen i downloaded it .its name was ****.zip so wat do i do .i renemed it apk..den i tried to install and prase error came.......... i have cm 7 .....if u can tell how didi u install then plz tellme
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unzip UOT-xxx.zip and inside you will find your apk.
xsam123 said:
Hi, i'm tried to create a theme for my LG Optimus one (P500) with the UOT Kitchen,but when trying to apply the theme with the theme manager (i've mik's port of CM7 v6.5.2 installed on my phone) says that the theme is bad compiled.
I select mods for battery, icons (status & notif. power), glowing (only overscroll), and window animation. in the "file upload" section i select amend scripting (because i don't have an HTC desire and with the edify scripting the zip file can't be flashed on the recovery), with the patch9 autofix & theme chooser preview enabled. In the file upload section i select "CM7 theme", and as base theme i use Androidian.apk (downloaded from xda-dev thread).
Next, i tried to flash the zip file from the recovery (amonra) and the flash do sucessfull, but when i go to apply the theme through the theme chooser, it says "theme bad compiled". i tried install the apk directly to the phone and the result is the same: "theme bad compiled" . Some tips or solution?
PS: I tried different combinations, like only battery icons modded, only status bar colors modded, and get the same result
Thanks in advance
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disable Theme preview in File Upload section if you having problems applying theme.
Theme must be installed as normal apk. Without preview look very carefully in theme chooser list to find installed theme (it will be between other themes).
mendozinas said:
unzip UOT-xxx.zip and inside you will find your apk.
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thnaks.....but wen i open theme chooser and den select theme and touch apply a error cums up ....This theme was improperly complied and canot be applied. please report incident to the theme author ...... how do i solve it?
mendozinas said:
disable Theme preview in File Upload section if you having problems applying theme.
Theme must be installed as normal apk. Without preview look very carefully in theme chooser list to find installed theme (it will be between other themes).
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Now works, thanks
This message is for mendozinas. i do thank you for having a kitchen like this to customize pretty much anything for my phone (p500) Optimus one. I was informed that the kitchen will not support ics based so i flashed over Slimgen 1.6.0 (android 2.3.7) i just made some themes for the rom, havent tried them yet. I did upload the Framework.res and SystemUI.apk of the rom so hopefully it will work this time. I was wondering If you can add my rom (well the rom im using) on the kitchen list. SlimGen 1.6.0 here is the link to download the rom itself. im sure you already know.
http://code.google.com/p/slimgen-pro...downloads/list
Please reply back if you recieved my message. thanks agian. i do appreciate it. I sent you a PM figuring it will get to you quicker but i realized you must have many Pm's about certain questions. So maybe this will do the trick.
I tried to trouble shoot myself, still in early dev mode for me (learning the ropes) but i made a copy of the rom i have and plugged in what was from the UOT file that was giving to me from the kitchen. I made a flashable zip on my desktop and place it on the root of my sdcard. Booted into recovery...flashed it but still i get the same message. Am i using a correct rom for this or what?
Im attaching the UOT file i made so if u may need to look at it its there. any info you want from me just ask, im very greatful for the help, would really like to make different themes on my phone for start then move to rom modding .
I would really like a step by step if possible so i may get this theme up and flashedon my phone so i may make different ones for future needs.
Thanks again and hopefully i will be hearing from you.
my animations are not workin
i selected d fold animations but they r nt workin..? everythin else is fine jus d animations.. ?

[Q] A500 status bar icons/clock/buttons change?

Hi to all...
after seraching and reading a looong time now, i am stucked, the only thing i found was this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1033366
But i own a A500 not a Xoom... so what to do?
Wishlist:
- White Home/Backbuttons (have some, from Dexters Rom)
- white clock
- white Wifi/Battery Icon (at least not this &%$(/& stock blue)
dreaming:
when you scroll through your homescreens, a blue frame appears, how can i change those color into black? would be awesome, let it completly disappear, so transparent maybe?
I know many of you like the Blue Theme from honeycomb, but... i really hat it!!!
So, if anyone could help me... please feel free.
I am using Dexters Iconia P2-2, and dont want to use another. So maybe someone can post a modified systemui.apk ?
I have no idea if such a apk is always compatible to all ROMs from 3.1, so i dont want to test the Xoom one, and in this apk are things i dont want to have (like green google search bar, green glow and so on) modding,opening apk files by myself... i think its easier for me went back in time and kill hitler...
I wonder why there is no real theme mod around here for the Acer A500.
Hope some knowing guys can help, or want the same... let's see
Thank you anyway
Derrico said:
modding,opening apk files by myself... i think its easier for me went back in time and kill hitler...
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thats easy....I can tell you how to do it yourself..
NOTE: an apk is just a zip file, do not decompress these, rather double click them and open them in winrar and you can see the contents.
Download the xoom theme, and there is a folder called "System App" this has the apk you want to play with. inside each apk there is a file called "res" inside this there are a few folders, the ones you are interested in are any named "drawable..." this is where all of the graphics are held.
then open the zip the rom comes in, i.e double click and winrar will open, go to system\app and find the same apk that are contained in the theme, then it is a process of swapping the files from one to the other.
when you are finished making changes, copy your edited apk back into your rom and flash it without wiping data, because it is the same rom nothing will happen apart from th4e new apk will be installed!!
Hope that helps...
MG
Wow, great insight! Thanks MysticGenius. I had no idea the .apk's were just archives and could be opened up
gammaRascal said:
Wow, great insight! Thanks MysticGenius. I had no idea the .apk's were just archives and could be opened up
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yeah, this is what I love about android, you can take someone elses rom, skin the apk to your liking, even add missing applications you use regularly and just flash.
as long as you dont decompress, the signature usually stays intact.
if you need further assistance, pm me
edit : most imagery is in the drawable-mdpi folder
I just skinned the systemui.apk is 10 minutes just so you have an idea of how easy this is!!!!

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