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[Q] Transparent Statusbar/Dropdown Menu Gingerbread

Hello People!
I was wondering if someone knows if there is someone who can make a semi-transparent statusbar and dropdown menu? Or is there a ''how to'', to make it my own?
Hope this thread is on the right place.
Greets
[B-shorty]

Transparent status bar when on home screen on launcher pro is something I'm dying for since a very very long time...

you can make the background of the statusbar. The file ist in the framework-res.apk. Named "status_bar_background.9.png"
I uploaded an example for you

Ok thank you!
Had how can i implement and apply this adjustment?
Thank you!

Gunny© said:
you can make the background of the statusbar. The file ist in the framework-res.apk. Named "status_bar_background.9.png"
I uploaded an example for you
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Doesn't work for gingerbread.
Have a look at SystemUI.apk/res/layout/status_bar_tracking.xml

scheichuwe said:
Doesn't work for gingerbread.
Have a look at SystemUI.apk/res/layout/status_bar_tracking.xml
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How can i adjust that xml file? I'm totally new in adjusting such files.
Thank you!

B_sHorTy said:
How can i adjust that xml file? I'm totally new in adjusting such files.
Thank you!
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scheichuwe is right. Change the status_bar_tracking.xml to point the background to a drawable.. Something like :-
<View android:background="@drawable/shade_bg" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_weight="1.0" />
Then make your drawable transparent. I've attached the one I use but you can always make your own if you want.
Hope this helps..
EDIT: The attachment should be called shade_bg.png. It seems to have been renamed when I attached it????

Rimmer1966 said:
scheichuwe is right. Change the status_bar_tracking.xml to point the background to a drawable.. Something like :-
<View android:background="@drawable/shade_bg" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_weight="1.0" />
Then make your drawable transparent. I've attached the one I use but you can always make your own if you want.
Hope this helps..
EDIT: The attachment should be called shade_bg.png. It seems to have been renamed when I attached it????
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Do i need to past those lines in that XML file? how can i apply the changes i made?
Thanks!

Is this project finished?
Is it possible someone send modified xml file for transparent status bar in gingerbread ( 2.3.4)?

I would like that too..
I tried to make it my self but with no success.
Every time I changed something, the statusbar was gone. (like the whole status bar)

any progress on this?

same question.. somebody know?

[Q] Remove recent apps

After decompiling SystemUI.apk, what needs to be done in order to remove the recent apps section from the notification pulldown?

The easy way to remove the recent apps is to edit dimens.xml in SystemUI.apk in /res/values-hdpi. Change the line "recent_app_icon_height" from 120.0 px to 0.0 px.
To remove 4G from the Quick Settings tab, edit /res/layout/quick_settings.xml (also in SystemUI.apk) and change the line from
<include android:id="@id/wimax" layout="@layout/status_bar_preference" />
To:
<include android:id="@id/wimax" layout="@layout/status_bar_preference" android:visibility="gone" />

nvm, fixed it

Goldeneye877 said:
I'm using apk manager. Whenever I compile then push to my device, I end up with no status bar. I restart the device and stll no bar and systemui force closes.
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You'll have to open the original and modded apk side by side using 7zip and pull the META-INF and the android manifest.xml from the original apk into your modded one. adb push that once you got that done and reboot. You should be good to go now.

Thanks so much, everything worked so far. One last thing. I used UOT to make some modifications to the pulldown such as transparency and just changing colors. However, it doesnt seem to change the color of the notification text (switched from white background to black transparent). What xml edit do I have to make to change the text in notifcations and quick settings to white instead of the original black?

[request]remove ATT carrier logo from stock ICS notification bar.

i found this, it's for another device but perhaps it can help with the location within xml files and such
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...e+carrier+name
i'll donate to the dev that creates mod that removes the logo, who's with me!!??
let's give that hideous graphic the old heave ho!!!!!!!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1773879&highlight=remove+carrier+name
Working link

do not mention it
Only for v20c. Use X-plore to replace. Delete SystemUI.odex before it.

-ReaL- said:
do not mention it
Only for v20c. Use X-plore to replace. Delete SystemUI.odex before it.
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works perfect, thank you!!! sending a donation now..........:good:

-ReaL- said:
do not mention it
Only for v20c. Use X-plore to replace. Delete SystemUI.odex before it.
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Thank you
Do we have to do anything special when replacing?

i had to change permissions, after moving the file into the system folder but before moving it into the app folder.
i used root explorer, had to change a setting there read/write only up at the top right.

If you will use X-plore you not have to change permissions

Thank you so much!!!!!!

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do not mention it
Only for v20c. Use X-plore to replace. Delete SystemUI.odex before it.
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hmmm....now you are giving me a reason to update to 20c.
damint and I just re downloaded all my apps again...lol.
but no carrier logo is all win
as agenral rule of thumb when using root explorer you must change the permisions/attributes to "read/write" as opposed to "read only"
IMO unless your are 100% sure you would never accidently delete or move anything, this is the best option to have. Pluss I love rootEx.
For me and my two braincells its better to be safe.
Edit: Yo Real-> ..... thx again for your awesome root guide/method....I just got the 20c, IM rooted and this baby's next. Scott thx for posting this request!

Replacing
Code:
<TextView android:textSize="16.0dip" android:textStyle="bold" android:textColor="#ffffffff" android:ellipsize="marquee" android:layout_gravity="center_vertical" android:id="@id/operator_text" android:paddingLeft="6.0px" android:paddingTop="2.0px" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:singleLine="true" android:marqueeRepeatLimit="marquee_forever" />
with
Code:
<TextView android:textSize="[COLOR="Red"]0.0sp[/COLOR]" android:textStyle="bold" android:textColor="#ffffffff" android:ellipsize="marquee" android:layout_gravity="center_vertical" android:id="@id/operator_text" android:paddingLeft="[COLOR="red"]0.0px[/COLOR]" android:paddingTop="[COLOR="red"]0.0px[/COLOR]" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:singleLine="true" android:marqueeRepeatLimit="marquee_forever" />
in Bell's 20e like from 20c, but new systemui.apk does not start. APK from 20c does not work. Should it be deodexed?

For v20e Bell

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For v20e Bell
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is there any hope you'll update the systemUI.apk for the latest
v20f bell release ?

I'm using v20f now and made a bunch of mods to the look including removing the carrier. You can see them in the "flaunt your screens" thread. If you send me your SystemUI.apk, I can remove the carrier (or do any of the other mods I posted in that thread), or I can post a tutorial. Either way! Let me know!

itiskonrad said:
I'm using v20f now and made a bunch of mods to the look including removing the carrier. You can see them in the "flaunt your screens" thread. If you send me your SystemUI.apk, I can remove the carrier (or do any of the other mods I posted in that thread), or I can post a tutorial. Either way! Let me know!
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Hi,
Since you offer to post a tutorial I think I'll give it a try
Your mod list is quite cool but for now I only need the
instructions for removing the scrolling carrier's name in the
notification bar.
Thanks !

glc011 said:
Hi,
Since you offer to post a tutorial I think I'll give it a try
Your mod list is quite cool but for now I only need the
instructions for removing the scrolling carrier's name in the
notification bar.
Thanks !
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The one above for v20e works fine for v20f I am running it now.
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Indeed. I tried and it works.
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May someone help me with getting the carrier text to show on mine ( yes odd that I want it but I kinda like it ). I don't have a Nitro but I (Might) get one to play with and dev a lil for (might), but I have a LG Spectrum 4G LTE (VS920) and need help getting the carrier to show in the top left. If someone could either port yalls system ui to mine or just put it in the top left I'd be glad to port a Rom of your liking! Thank you so much. Sorry for the troubles, been busy lately so kinda need some help. I've attached my SystemUI.apk at the bottom. Thanks again! Also I would do this but I'm having troubles with adb and apktool on my new laptop so I can't really do it myself. It worked on my old one go figure ( which is now broke ) .
Thank you for your time!
View attachment SystemUI.apk

I can do that for you, but just to be safe, I should probably also get your framework-res.apk and lge-res.apk since SystemUI.apk is dependent on both of them and since I'll bet they're slightly different than the framework-res.apk and lge-res.apk I have for my Nitro.

itiskonrad said:
I can do that for you, but just to be safe, I should probably also get your framework-res.apk and lge-res.apk since SystemUI.apk is dependent on both of them and since I'll bet they're slightly different than the framework-res.apk and lge-res.apk I have for my Nitro.
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Ok, thank you so much!! is there anything you want in return such as a Rom or so?
Here's a zip including my SystemUI.apk, Framework-Res.apk and lge-res.apk : http://www.mediafire.com/?x6itzmbi2a7xjbl
Thanks

[Guide] Add OGBatteryMod to your ROM

I found this guide here and this is what I did differently from it to make this work for us. You can use the linked file to click an app to change the icon or you can add it into settings in your rom. For those that don't know what this does this probably isn't the thread for you. Just wait until you see it popping up in the roms you use. This should work universally for ND8 builds.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2730108
Now instead of following all of his steps and not finding what you're searching for I will simplify this some to make it quicker. You will want to search for this and replace it throughout the smali file in your decompiled systemui.apk (\SystemUI\smali\com\android\systemui\statusbar\ph one\PhoneStatusBar.smali)
Find all instances of
Code:
Lcom/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/BatteryController;
and replace with
Code:
Lcom/ghareeb/BatteryMod/BatteryController;
Then open (\SystemUI\res\layout\status_bar.xml) and find [This may already be changed if you used tdunham's 1% battery mod]
Code:
<com.android.systemui.BatteryMeterView android:id="@id/battery" android:layout_width="12.0dip" android:layout_height="18.0dip" android:layout_marginBottom="0.33000004dip" android:layout_marginStart="5.0dip" />
and replace it with
Code:
<ImageView android:gravity="center" android:id="@id/battery" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginBottom="0.0dip" android:layout_marginStart="2.0dip" />
Now most importantly you need to add these smali files to your systemui so they're in (systemui/smali/com/ghareeb/BatteryMod)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2706746&stc=1&d=1398368939
Then add the OGBatterymod.apk of your choice to system/app. I didn't provide one in this guide sorry but maybe I will upload one eventually. You can easily look for one to add, all the old ones should work.
To add it to secsettings under display
Decompile secsettings.apk and open (\SecSettings\res\xml\display_settings.xml)
Find
Code:
<PreferenceScreen android:title="@string/notification_panel_title" android:key="notification_panel_edit" android:fragment="com.android.settings.NotificationPanelMenu" />
Add this under that line
Code:
<PreferenceScreen android:title="@string/battery_mod" android:summary="@string/battery_mod_desc">
<intent android:targetPackage="com.ghareeb.battery" android:action="android.intent.action.MAIN" android:targetClass="com.ghareeb.battery.Settings" />
</PreferenceScreen>
Now open (\SecSettings\res\values\string.xml) and add this
Code:
<string name="battery_mod">OGBattery Mod</string>
<string name="battery_mod_desc">Change battery icon and charging animation.</string>
For those who don't want to add this to settings for some reason you can find one with the icon so you can just open the app here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2758088
Thanks to @OsamaGhareeb and @meawww also @axel06 for his that I linked with the icon instead of having to have it in settings if anyone would like to do it this way.

Dude you are awesome! I can't wait to get on this. Have to wait till the weekend though.

BTW this works great! Thanks again.

talkingmonkeys said:
I found this guide here and this is what I did differently from it to make this work for us. You can use the linked file to click an app to change the icon or you can add it into settings in your rom. For those that don't know what this does this probably isn't the thread for you. Just wait until you see it popping up in the roms you use. This should work universally for ND8 builds.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2730108
Now instead of following all of his steps and not finding what you're searching for I will simplify this some to make it quicker. You will want to search for this and replace it throughout the smali file in your decompiled systemui.apk (\SystemUI\smali\com\android\systemui\statusbar\ph one\PhoneStatusBar.smali)
Find all instances of
Code:
Lcom/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/BatteryController;
and replace with
Code:
Lcom/ghareeb/BatteryMod/BatteryController;
Then open (\SystemUI\res\layout\status_bar.xml) and find [This may already be changed if you used tdunham's 1% battery mod]
Code:
<com.android.systemui.BatteryMeterView android:id="@id/battery" android:layout_width="12.0dip" android:layout_height="18.0dip" android:layout_marginBottom="0.33000004dip" android:layout_marginStart="5.0dip" />
and replace it with
Code:
<ImageView android:gravity="center" android:id="@id/battery" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginBottom="0.0dip" android:layout_marginStart="2.0dip" />
Now most importantly you need to add these smali files to your systemui so they're in (systemui/smali/com/ghareeb/BatteryMod)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2706746&stc=1&d=1398368939
Then add the OGBatterymod.apk of your choice to system/app. I didn't provide one in this guide sorry but maybe I will upload one eventually. You can easily look for one to add, all the old ones should work.
To add it to secsettings under display
Decompile secsettings.apk and open (\SecSettings\res\xml\display_settings.xml)
Find
Code:
<PreferenceScreen android:title="@string/notification_panel_title" android:key="notification_panel_edit" android:fragment="com.android.settings.NotificationPanelMenu" />
Add this under that line
Code:
<PreferenceScreen android:title="@string/battery_mod" android:summary="@string/battery_mod_desc">
<intent android:targetPackage="com.ghareeb.battery" android:action="android.intent.action.MAIN" android:targetClass="com.ghareeb.battery.Settings" />
</PreferenceScreen>
Now open (\SecSettings\res\values\string.xml) and add this
Code:
<string name="battery_mod">OGBattery Mod</string>
<string name="battery_mod_desc">Change battery icon and charging animation.</string>
For those who don't want to add this to settings for some reason you can find one with the icon so you can just open the app here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2758088
Thanks to @OsamaGhareeb and @meawww also @axel06 for his that I linked with the icon instead of having to have it in settings if anyone would like to do it this way.
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Great guide man. I've been trying to get this mod going using some of the other guides out there, but no luck. Glad I found this. A couple of questions; I don't see a \ph one\ folder in my statusbar smali. Is that typo? Should it be: \SystemUI\smali\com\android\systemui\statusbar\PhoneStatusBar.smali. If so, I followed all steps but I get the following error when trying to recompile. Is it a syntax error?
Edit: Sorry about the path question. Dummy me. As for the recompile error, I think it has something to do with one of the smali files in the Ghareeb zip?

nyfl2004 said:
Great guide man. I've been trying to get this mod going using some of the other guides out there, but no luck. Glad I found this. A couple of questions; I don't see a \ph one\ folder in my statusbar smali. Is that typo? Should it be: \SystemUI\smali\com\android\systemui\statusbar\PhoneStatusBar.smali. If so, I followed all steps but I get the following error when trying to recompile. Is it a syntax error?
Edit: Sorry about the path question. Dummy me. As for the recompile error, I think it has something to do with one of the smali files in the Ghareeb zip?
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Try using a different apktool. I think I used 2 beta. The different apk tools use different parameters and I can't remember exactly what you need to change it to for it to recompile just this minute

talkingmonkeys said:
Try using a different apktool. I think I used 2 beta. The different apk tools use different parameters and I can't remember exactly what you need to change it to for it to recompile just this minute
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Thanks man. I can recompile your edits with no problem. I can't recompile once I add the Ghareeb smali files. I'll keep trying. Thanks again..

nyfl2004 said:
Thanks man. I can recompile your edits with no problem. I can't recompile once I add the Ghareeb smali files. I'll keep trying. Thanks again..
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Try tickle my android. Chad suggested it to me and it worked. You can send me the file too and I'll have a look. Might not have a chance until Thursday to look at it but I think I know whats wrong its just explaining it drunk isn't too easy

talkingmonkeys said:
Try tickle my android. Chad suggested it to me and it worked. You can send me the file too and I'll have a look. Might not have a chance until Thursday to look at it but I think I know whats wrong its just explaining it drunk isn't too easy
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Thanks man. I'll give Trickle my Android a shot later after work. If I can't manage, I'll send you the file. I really appreciate your help!

[App/Mod][Share]1070 Battery Mods!

All credit to @gharrington I'm just sharing this in hopes that some Dev on the Sprint S5 (specifically on MOAR ROM) will put it to good use!
You must follow the "how to" in the OP (involves decompiling/recompiling system UI apk), you CANNOT just install apk as is and expect it to work!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2799958
http://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/?id=4780#downloads

Ya I got it working on MOAR. Fairly easy, thanks for the info, awesome!
Joe0113 said:
All credit to @gharrington I'm just sharing this in hopes that some Dev on the Sprint S5 (specifically on MOAR ROM) will put it to good use!
You must follow the "how to" in the OP (involves decompiling/recompiling system UI apk), you CANNOT just install apk as is and expect it to work!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2799958
http://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/?id=4780#downloads
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xSLAYERx said:
Ya I got it working on MOAR. Fairly easy, thanks for the info, awesome!
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For real? Which version of MOAR? I got it working but it would reveet back to the stock battery every ten seconds so I gave up lol.
Sent from a Galaxy 5 light years away

I did it on MOAR v1.1 and just followed the instructions and changed this line:
<ImageView android:gravity="center" android:id="@id/battery" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" androidaddingStart="3.0dip" />
And I changed it to:
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.MinitBattery android:id="@id/battery" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginBottom="0.33000004dip" android:layout_marginStart="5.0dip" />
Make sure you have the 3minit battery app installed before you copy over your newly compiled SystemUI.apk and all should be well, you will just need to to hide the MOAR battery icon in the MOAR Mod Control settings.
Joe0113 said:
For real? Which version of MOAR? I got it working but it would reveet back to the stock battery every ten seconds so I gave up lol.
Sent from a Galaxy 5 light years away
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xSLAYERx said:
I did it on MOAR v1.1 and just followed the instructions and changed this line:
<ImageView android:gravity="center" android:id="@id/battery" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" androidaddingStart="3.0dip" />
And I changed it to:
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.MinitBattery android:id="@id/battery" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginBottom="0.33000004dip" android:layout_marginStart="5.0dip" />
Make sure you have the 3minit battery app installed before you copy over your newly compiled SystemUI.apk and all should be well, you will just need to to hide the MOAR battery icon in the MOAR Mod Control settings.
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Can you upload your modified systemui apk for me with the 3minit edits in it??
Sent from a Galaxy 5 light years away

Modding the systemui apk on stock odex NE5, getting force closes and a disappearing status bar.
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