Manually add Android 7.0 theme elements? - Sony Xperia X Compact Questions & Answers

I'm not 100 % sure this is the right place for this thread, but since it is a question...
I did ask this question over at the Sony's Theme Creator thread, but it seems a little quiet there. Anyway, I own an Xperia X Compact running android 7.0 (Nougat) and I'm trying to make a theme for Xperia devices running Nougat. I'm using the Xperia Theme Creator, but since it does'nt yet support Android 7.0 (Nougat) I wonder if it is possible to manually add these theme elements. If it is possible I assume I would add these in the \.project\resources file, right? With corresponding .png files in \skins\[subfolder], of course. If this is the case, what do I name these .png files?
For example, how would I do to edit the magnifying glass icon in the apptrays search field? This is not a resource in the Xperia Theme Creator yet and must therefore be added manually (I guess?). What do I name the .png file? I would have posted an image showing exactly what magnifying glass icon I'm talking about, but apparently I'm not allowed to do that until I've made at least ten posts. Sorry about that, I hope you understand which icon I mean.
Thank you.

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K8 smartwatch stock launcher watchface mod help request

Hi I thought id start a new thread as there may be other members who wouldn't see it in the k8 post that may be able to help. I have managed to decompile the stock k8 smartwatch launcher called launcher2.apk and have found the folder with the watch faces however I have no idea how to add more clocks to this so have tried using photoshop to amend the ones already there. I have recompiled the apks and put it in the original launchers folder but it wont let me install and wont load when replacing the original. Although watchmakeer is a great app I kinds prefer the way the stock launcher works and being able to hold and switch through faces. If anyone can give advice or compile a modded apk with extra faces or advise me how to make the watch recognise this as an alternative launcher so i can choose between original stock launcher and modded launcher It would be a big help.
soulclaimed said:
Hi I thought id start a new thread as there may be other members who wouldn't see it in the k8 post that may be able to help. I have managed to decompile the stock k8 smartwatch launcher called launcher2.apk and have found the folder with the watch faces however I have no idea how to add more clocks to this so have tried using photoshop to amend the ones already there. I have recompiled the apks and put it in the original launchers folder but it wont let me install and wont load when replacing the original. Although watchmakeer is a great app I kinds prefer the way the stock launcher works and being able to hold and switch through faces. If anyone can give advice or compile a modded apk with extra faces or advise me how to make the watch recognise this as an alternative launcher so i can choose between original stock launcher and modded launcher It would be a big help.
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Ok so ive figured out now how to decompile, amend watch faces in apk with photoshop, recompile and sign the apk and now it works in my phone just need to work out how to add extra watchfaces as opposed to amending the existing ones...
so I decompiled and added extra watch faces in the folder and amended the code file that lists all the image files I expected this might add them as extras but this didn't work, what have I missed?
Odex file?
Buddy how do I do it I want to change my watch faces using the stock launcher I'm just bored of the current ones

New p8 owner, i have a few little questions.

Hello,
First of all, great phone. Build quality and specs are superb, but that EMUI...is ok.
First thing i did was setup my nova launcher like i had it :angel:
http://i66.tinypic.com/333bsee.png
Now for the questions!
1. i have the GRA - L09 version which seems to be able to have Android 6.0 and EMUI 4.0 correct?
I have this http://i67.tinypic.com/20tkl1t.png
its a branded tmobile version of 5.0.1. What do i need to flash first to be able to flash 6.0? i read that you cant just flash any version and that you have to be on a certain build to be able to flash 6.0-
please, if someone could elaborate a bit more.
2, whats up with the colored status bar? i noticed it works only in some stock apps and not in playstore etc.. Is it a nova launcher problem? because it seems its system wide.. looks a bit ugly when youre used to having it. It just picks the colour of my wallpaper so if my wp is red, on whats up is red aswell, its not picking the colour of the app. any fix for this?
thanks dear p8 people
loop4444 said:
Hello,
First of all, great phone. Build quality and specs are superb, but that EMUI...is ok.
First thing i did was setup my nova launcher like i had it :angel:
http://i66.tinypic.com/333bsee.png
Now for the questions!
1. i have the GRA - L09 version which seems to be able to have Android 6.0 and EMUI 4.0 correct?
I have this http://i67.tinypic.com/20tkl1t.png
its a branded tmobile version of 5.0.1. What do i need to flash first to be able to flash 6.0? i read that you cant just flash any version and that you have to be on a certain build to be able to flash 6.0-
please, if someone could elaborate a bit more.
2, whats up with the colored status bar? i noticed it works only in some stock apps and not in playstore etc.. Is it a nova launcher problem? because it seems its system wide.. looks a bit ugly when youre used to having it. It just picks the colour of my wallpaper so if my wp is red, on whats up is red aswell, its not picking the colour of the app. any fix for this?
thanks dear p8 people
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Hello. About marshmallow (6.0) there is only beta version available, so for now i really dont recommend you to install it (downgrade could be difficult if are new in huawei system files). About status bar, its known bug of system, in most apps its transparent, so it has collor like your desktop wallpaper, so we can just wait for fixed marshmallow which i hope will be released in about month. I tried beta and i can tell you its way better then current 5.0.1, so much faster, much more battery friendly ang very nice UI with no buggy status bar etc, but of course, there are some other bugs.
Hi loop!
First welcome to the Huawei universe! Hope you'll stay with us.
Now to answer your questions:
1) To update to Marshmallow & EMUI 4 (In a beta state obviously) you'll first have to debrand your device. I think some people explain how on this forum. Then you'll have to download the update files, put it in a dload folder, etc etc. Everything should be explained on the subject about this beta update.
2) You can remove this coloured status bar on EMUI 3.1 by using a live wallpaper or by making a transparent gradient on the top of your wallpaper. It'll have an 80% transparent shade however... I recommend you Every Stripes and Meter by Google. Used this two for a while and both work!
Or if you want you can download maximax's EMIUI theme. It has a wallpaper with that transparent gradient on top of it. (However it's not a material wallpaper. :/ )
Please note that in EMUI 4 the status bar won't have a blured colouration of your wallpaper. It'll be a "gradient" colouration (Just like on Kit Kat!) If you want it to change you can find a theme, open it using your favourite archive extractor, and find the status bar gradient file and make it fully transparent. (Did that with the EMIUI theme on both the navigation bar and status bar. Also made the status and navigation icons look more like stock Android. )
Hope I've been helpful to you! Have a nice day.
Hi,
I'm picking up a P8 tomorrow coming from a Galaxy S4 on Cyanogenmod and my only concern is the UI. Is there any ROMs or ways to bring the P8 closer to stock other then a launcher, I saw in a review that even with google now launcher it retained the Huawei icons. Is there any way to make these stock?
Thanks in advance!
ForumsUser... said:
Hi,
I'm picking up a P8 tomorrow coming from a Galaxy S4 on Cyanogenmod and my only concern is the UI. Is there any ROMs or ways to bring the P8 closer to stock other then a launcher, I saw in a review that even with google now launcher it retained the Huawei icons. Is there any way to make these stock?
Thanks in advance!
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Well im using nova with custom icons, check screenshot in my first post.
also, built in theme engine lets you change icons

Mod icons with CSCAppResource.apk under /sytem/CSC folder?

Hello,
Under MM, it was possible to mod icons with CSCAppResource.apk, see [GUIDE] [Advanced] How to make an IconPack for Samsung Touchwiz [JellyBean].
Since Nougat, I do not find the way to make that it works.
Any idea please?
Thanks
PS : rooted phone of course.
Yep, struggling here too with nougat ...
I guess it has to do with what Samsung made with touchwiz with nougat as they re-branded the launcher as Samsung Experience. Something happened where the new version of the launcher does not pick up the apk/xml we use.
Hello
Thanks ahmed_ais for your feedback.
Hope someone could find the tip to make it back, maybe modded Touchwiz Launcher.
Does someone know if it is possible to add 3rd apps in Samsung Theme?
It seems that it only works with Samsung app ones.
It could be a solution
Found a solution !!
Hey, I just wanted to update you guys about a solution I have found: Substratum
It's a very big and deep theme engine worth checking out. I was able to theme apps icons throughout the whole system (including Touchwiz Experience launcher) without touching any apk so it's as clean as CSCAppResource approach.
Substratum can do a hell lot more of course, thanks to everyone contributed to this project. I have attached some screenshots from my setup using an icon pack found online (take a look at 3rd party apps icons)
Hello,
Can U provide us please more details how to proceed?
Thx
peyronnx said:
Hello,
Can U provide us please more details how to proceed?
Thx
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Yea sure ...
First of all one would need to download the substratum theme template from here. We need to pay attention to step 3 from the description of that template as this is what we will be doing. Knowing that any app should have an icon either in one or more of /res/drawable folders or one or more of /res/mipmap folders, we need to put our themed icon in that location in assets folder within the substratum them.
Let's take an example of Facebook app. The launcher icon for that app is located at: com.facebook.katana/res/mipmap-xxxhdpi-v4/icon_katana.png (and perhaps other mipmap folders as well, I didn't check). Therefore, I should include the same hierarchy in my substratum theme like this: MySubstratumTheme/app/src/main/assets/overlays/com.facebook.katana/res/mipmap-xxxhdpi-v4 and there I put the new icon with the same name icon_katana.png (the name is defined in the app's manifest file so it should be exactly the same).
Once done, we build the theme and we push and install it to the phone then proceed with Substratum app.

Manually add Android 7.0 theme elements?

I'm not 100 % sure this is the right place for this thread, but since it is a question...
I did ask this question over at the Sony's Theme Creator thread, but it seems a little quiet there. Anyway, I own an Xperia X Compact running android 7.0 (Nougat) and I'm trying to make a theme for Xperia devices running Nougat. I'm using the Xperia Theme Creator, but since it does'nt yet support Android 7.0 (Nougat) I wonder if it is possible to manually theme elements. If it is possible I assume I would add these in the \.project\resources file, right? With corresponding .png files in \skins\[subfolder], of course. If this is the case, what do I name these .png files?
For example, how would I do to edit the magnifying glass icon in the apptrays search field? This is not a resource in the Xperia Theme Creator yet and must therefore be added manually (I guess?). What do I name the .png file? I would have posted an image showing exactly what magnifying glass icon I'm talking about, but apparently I'm not allowed to do that until I've made at least ten posts. Sorry about that, I hope you understand which icon I mean.
Thank you.
Find answer here.

help to edit Rom

What files do not change in the rom ?? Or what files can you change ?? For example , I have a phone version android 4,4 and want to become like 6.0 without downloading a new ROM just change some files until the interface change and statut bar and menu parametrs Plzz help me And what is the role of each files of system file
etc
Usr
Media
App
Framwark
Vondor
...
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This may or may not be relevant, but should be sufficient to describe the amount of work involved in theming.
The Dell Streak ran Android 2.3.x when it reached its end of life. At the time I had gotten my S4 I was the last person doing any actual work on the device. One of the things I made for that device was a theme named "Traveller ICS". Its goal was to port elements of the new (at the time) Holo styling in Android 4.0 to the older version of Android. A LOT of files were edited to make this happen, as all of them had drawable elements that needed changing.
F:\system\app\Browser.apk
F:\system\app\Contacts.apk
F:\system\app\DellSettingsProvider.apk
F:\system\app\DeskClock.apk
F:\system\app\Email.apk
F:\system\app\Gallery3D.apk
F:\system\app\Mms.apk
F:\system\app\Phone.apk
F:\system\app\Settings.apk
F:\system\app\SettingsProvider.apk
F:\system\app\SystemUI.apk
F:\system\framework\framework-res.apk
The included text file below lists all the files in just one of the apps listed above. Not every file will need to be altered, but virtually all the images will need to be changed, and more than a few XML files. The point of the matter here is that it is not an easy task to re-theme the whole of Android to look like Android 6.x. It's a lot of work, and given the existence of substratum, not worth the effort.
Change ROMs. Hard-coded theming of Android is a *****, and you don't want to do it if you don't have to.
EDIT: Please note, if you are attempting to modify a Touchwiz ROM to look like later versions, I don't know whether it's possible or not, but I seriously wouldn't try it with the Touchwiz framework either.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
This may or may not be relevant, but should be sufficient to describe the amount of work involved in theming.
The Dell Streak ran Android 2.3.x when it reached its end of life. At the time I had gotten my S4 I was the last person doing any actual work on the device. One of the things I made for that device was a theme named "Traveller ICS". Its goal was to port elements of the new (at the time) Holo styling in Android 4.0 to the older version of Android. A LOT of files were edited to make this happen, as all of them had drawable elements that needed changing.
F:\system\app\Browser.apk
F:\system\app\Contacts.apk
F:\system\app\DellSettingsProvider.apk
F:\system\app\DeskClock.apk
F:\system\app\Email.apk
F:\system\app\Gallery3D.apk
F:\system\app\Mms.apk
F:\system\app\Phone.apk
F:\system\app\Settings.apk
F:\system\app\SettingsProvider.apk
F:\system\app\SystemUI.apk
F:\system\framework\framework-res.apk
The included text file below lists all the files in just one of the apps listed above. Not every file will need to be altered, but virtually all the images will need to be changed, and more than a few XML files. The point of the matter here is that it is not an easy task to re-theme the whole of Android to look like Android 6.x. It's a lot of work, and given the existence of substratum, not worth the effort.
Change ROMs. Hard-coded theming of Android is a *****, and you don't want to do it if you don't have to.
EDIT: Please note, if you are attempting to modify a Touchwiz ROM to look like later versions, I don't know whether it's possible or not, but I seriously wouldn't try it with the Touchwiz framework either.
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First thank you for helping me I downloaded the ROM S8 and installed it on the S4 by adding the files after the ROM S4 I understood my intention. But if there was a danger on the phone, tell me before spoiling the concert Change CPU values
Sorry, but you're going to have to figure that out on your own, because I don't have an answer to that question.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Sorry, but you're going to have to figure that out on your own, because I don't have an answer to that question.
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I am randomly asked because when I search I find edits on ROM cyanogenmod but I want to modify the ROM on an official
For example, I already have S4 on Android 6.0.1
Port ROM note7
I meant to download rom note7 edit to fit my phone

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