How to theme System UI .apk

Hai guys as promised i have come up with one more tut ok lets get in to work

What in this TUT??
1. Theme Tools that needed.
2. STEPS for making theme.
3. HOW TO CHANGE COLOR FOR TEXT.
4. HOW TO MAKE 1% BATTERY INCREMENT.
5. HOW TO MAKE CENTER CLOCK.
6. HOW TO REARRANGE THE TOGGLE.
7. HOW TO REMOVE THE BRIGHTNESS BAR.
8. HOW TO USE STATUS BAR WITH OWN BACKGROUND.
9. HOW TO MAKE THE BUTTON AND NOTIFICATION TRANSPARENT.
10. HOW TO MAKE TRANSPARENT BACKGROUND.
11. HOW TO REMOVE THE TEXT AND TOGGLES STATUS.
12. HINT HOW TO EDIT IMAGE WITHOUT GETTING ERROR!
13. sample_toggles for all! (COMING SOON)

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1. Theme Tools that needed :

- Apktool (download the Jar and aapt) [only for Windows] thanks to iBotPeaches for the tool.

- Android Utility [only for MAC/LINUX] thanks to tommytomatoe for the tool.

- Better Draw9Patch. (for editing .9patch png) thanks to AndroidGraphix for the tool.

- good .xml reader (i'd prefer Notepad ++).
- good image editor (i'd prefer GIMP).
- for color to html, go to this site (colorgenerator or colorhunter which is my reference for color 

i dont know about Linux or Mac, so this TUT is just for Windows. But im sure the steps is just the same.

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STEPS after download the tool (Apktool):

- extract both downloaded zip file. (the Jar and aapt)
- you'll get 3 files ( aapt.exe, apktool.bat, and apktool.jar), place it together in one folder.
- go to Home Menu, search for "cmd", copy the cmd to the apktool folder.

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STEPS for installing:
1) pull your framework-res.apk (in system/framework)
2) pull SystemUI.apk (in system/app)
3) install them with the command

Code:

apktool if framework-res.apk

Code:

apktool if SystemUI.apk

this will install the framework and the systemui for the current ROM.

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2. STEPS for making theme :
1) decompile SystemUI.apk with the command.

Code:

apktool d SystemUI.apk

2) then go to SystemUI/res/drawable-hdpi/ (to edit the images)
be careful of the .9.png . Use the Better Draw9Patch tool for editing .9patch pngs.

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these are the list of the png and where it will display :

for background :
* notification_panel_bg.9 ------------------------------------------------| (status bar bg)
* tw_quick_panel_list_bg_f/n/p ----------------------------------------| (toggle bg)
* tw_quick_panel_quick_setting_button_bg_normal.9 ---------| (toggle button background)
* tw_status_bar_call_ongoing_#####.9 ----------------------------| (status bar display when call)

for icons :
* all tw_quick_panel_icon_###.png ----------------------------------| (toggle button)


* stat_sys_battery_# , stat_sys_battery_charge_anim## ------| (for battery display)
* tw_quickpanel_icon_#.png -------------------------------------------| (for status bar expended quicksetting)
* tw_quick_panel_plnm_setting_dv ----------------------------------| (for divider between the quicksetting and clock)
* tw_status_bar_close_on/off ------------------------------------------| ( for the status bar bottom drag)

for recent tumbnail :
* look for all recents_thumbnail_#.png ------------------------------| (for thumbnail bg)
* tw_btn_default_normal_holo_recent_button.9 ------------------| (for btn bg)
* tw_recent_panel_icon_######_holo_dark ----------------------| (for btn icon)

thats all for the important images (other images you'll know just with its look and where it belong )

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3. HOW TO CHANGE TEXT COLOR.

res/layout :
1. tw_status bar.xml

battery text color.

Code:

<TextView android:textSize="12.0dip" android:textColor="#something"

[COLOR="rgb(112, 128, 144)"]clock text color.[/COLOR]

Code:

 <com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.Clock android:textSize="@dimen/status_bar_clock_text_size" android:textColor="#something"

change the "something" with your preferred color.

2. tw_status_bar_expanded_header.xml

for pull down clock color.

Code:

<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.Clock android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Expanded.Clock" android:textColor="#something"

for date color.

Code:

"@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Expanded.Date" android:textColor="#something"

res/values :
1. colors.xml
for pull down Notification label color.

Code:

<color name="notification_category_color">

for clear button label text color.

Code:

<color name="tw_status_bar_clear_btn_text">

2. styles.xml

Code:

<style name="TextAppearance.StatusBar.Expanded.Clock" parent="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Expanded">
        <item name="android:textSize">32.0dip</item>
        <item name="android:textStyle">normal</item>
        <item name="android:textColor">#ff33b5e5</item>
        <item name="android:fontFamily">sans-serif-light</item>

Code:

<style name="TextAppearance.StatusBar.Expanded.Date" parent="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Expanded">
        <item name="android:textSize">12.0dip</item>
        <item name="android:textStyle">normal</item>
        <item name="android:textColor">#FF9CE4FE</item>
        <item name="android:textAllCaps">true</item>

Code:

<style name="TextAppearance.StatusBar.Expanded.Network" parent="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Expanded">
        <item name="android:textSize">14.0dip</item>
        <item name="android:textStyle">normal</item>
        <item name="android:textColor">#ff33b5e5</item>

you can change the text size, color, style (bold or normal) in that xml.

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4. HOW TO MAKE 1% BATTERY INCREMENT :

res/drawable/
- edit the stat_sys_battery.xml and stat_sys_battery_charge.xml to be like this :

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<level-list
  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/stat_sys_battery_0" android:maxLevel="0" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/stat_sys_battery_1" android:maxLevel="1" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/stat_sys_battery_2" android:maxLevel="2" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/stat_sys_battery_3" android:maxLevel="3" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/stat_sys_battery_4" android:maxLevel="4" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/stat_sys_battery_5" android:maxLevel="5" />
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until :

Code:

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<item android:drawable="@drawable/stat_sys_battery_95" android:maxLevel="95" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/stat_sys_battery_96" android:maxLevel="96" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/stat_sys_battery_97" android:maxLevel="97" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/stat_sys_battery_98" android:maxLevel="98" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/stat_sys_battery_99" android:maxLevel="99" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/stat_sys_battery_100" android:maxLevel="100" />
</level-list>

animated battery charge display :

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<level-list
  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:maxLevel="0">
        <animation-list android:oneshot="false"
          xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
            <item android:duration="1500" android:drawable="@drawable/stat_sys_battery_0" />
            <item android:duration="500" android:drawable="@drawable/stat_sys_battery_charge_anim0" />
        </animation-list>
    </item>
    <item android:maxLevel="1">
        <animation-list android:oneshot="false"
          xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
            <item android:duration="1500" android:drawable="@drawable/stat_sys_battery_1" />
            <item android:duration="500" android:drawable="@drawable/stat_sys_battery_charge_anim1" />
        </animation-list>
    </item>
    <item android:maxLevel="2">
        <animation-list android:oneshot="false"
          xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
            <item android:duration="1500" android:drawable="@drawable/stat_sys_battery_2" />
            <item android:duration="500" android:drawable="@drawable/stat_sys_battery_charge_anim2" />
        </animation-list>
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until :

Code:

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<item android:maxLevel="100">
        <animation-list android:oneshot="false"
          xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
            <item android:duration="1500" android:drawable="@drawable/stat_sys_battery_100" />
            <item android:duration="500" android:drawable="@drawable/stat_sys_battery_charge_anim100" />
        </animation-list>
    </item>
    <item android:maxLevel="101">
        <animation-list android:oneshot="false"
          xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
            <item android:duration="1000" android:drawable="@drawable/stat_sys_battery_100" />
            <item android:duration="500" android:drawable="@drawable/stat_sys_battery_charge_animfull" />
        </animation-list>
    </item>
</level-list>

then put the battery icons in res/drawable-hdpi, recompile.

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5. HOW TO MAKE CENTER CLOCK?

res/layout

tw_status_bar.xml

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.PhoneStatusBarView android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/status_bar" android:background="@drawable/status_bar_background" android:focusable="true" android:fitsSystemWindows="true" android:descendantFocusability="afterDescendants"
  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  xmlns:systemui="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.systemui">
    <ImageView android:id="@id/notification_lights_out" android:paddingLeft="6.0dip" android:paddingBottom="2.0dip" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="@dimen/status_bar_icon_size" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:src="@drawable/ic_sysbar_lights_out_dot_small" android:scaleType="center" />
    <LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/icons" android:paddingLeft="6.0dip" android:paddingRight="6.0dip" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent">
        <LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/left_icons" android:layout_width="0.0dip" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_weight="1.0">
            <TextView android:textSize="15.0dip" android:gravity="center_vertical" android:id="@id/carrierLabel" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:singleLine="true" />
            <ImageView android:id="@id/doNotDisturbIcon" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:src="@drawable/tw_dnd" android:alpha="0.7" android:scaleX="0.85" android:scaleY="0.85" />
            <com.android.systemui.statusbar.StatusBarIconView android:id="@id/moreIcon" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="@dimen/status_bar_icon_size" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:src="@drawable/stat_notify_more" />
            <com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.IconMerger android:gravity="center_vertical" android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/notificationIcons" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" />
        </LinearLayout>
        <LinearLayout android:gravity="center" android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/clock" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent">
            <com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.Clock android:textSize="@dimen/status_bar_clock_text_size" android:textColor="#ff99FF00" android:gravity="center" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:singleLine="true" />
        </LinearLayout>
        <LinearLayout android:gravity="right|center" android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/right_icons" android:layout_width="0.0dip" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_weight="1.0" android:layout_alignParentRight="true">
            <LinearLayout android:gravity="right|center" android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/statusIcons" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" />
            <LinearLayout android:gravity="right|center" android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/signal_battery_cluster" android:paddingLeft="0.0dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent">
                <include android:id="@id/signal_cluster" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" layout="@layout/tw_signal_cluster_view" />
                <TextView android:textSize="9.0dip" android:textColor="#ff99FF00" android:layout_gravity="center" android:id="@id/battery_text" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/status_bar_network_name_separator" />
                <ImageView android:gravity="center" android:id="@id/battery" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
            </LinearLayout>
        </LinearLayout>
    </LinearLayout>
    <LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/ticker" android:paddingLeft="6.0dip" android:animationCache="false" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent">
        <ImageSwitcher android:id="@id/tickerIcon" android:layout_width="@dimen/status_bar_icon_size" android:layout_height="@dimen/status_bar_icon_size" android:layout_marginRight="4.0dip">
            <com.android.systemui.statusbar.AnimatedImageView android:layout_width="@dimen/status_bar_icon_size" android:layout_height="@dimen/status_bar_icon_size" android:scaleType="centerInside" />
            <com.android.systemui.statusbar.AnimatedImageView android:layout_width="@dimen/status_bar_icon_size" android:layout_height="@dimen/status_bar_icon_size" android:scaleType="centerInside" />
        </ImageSwitcher>
        <com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.TickerView android:id="@id/tickerText" android:paddingTop="2.0dip" android:paddingRight="10.0dip" android:layout_width="0.0dip" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_weight="1.0">
            <TextView android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.PhoneTicker" android:id="@id/ticker_text_view_old" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:singleLine="true" />
            <TextView android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.PhoneTicker" android:id="@id/ticker_text_view_new" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:singleLine="true" />
        </com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.TickerView>
    </LinearLayout>
</com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.PhoneStatusBarView>

edit the xml just like mine 

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6. HOW TO REARRANGE THE TOGGLE :

before:


res/values
arrays.xml

Code:

<string-array name="QuickSettingButtonAttribute">
        <item>Wifi</item> 
<item><string-array name="QuickSettingButtonAttribute">
        <item>Wifi</item>   
 <item>Location</item>
        <item>SilentMode</item>
        <item>AutoRotate</item>
        <item>Bluetooth</item>
        <item>MobileData</item>
        <item>DormantMode</item>
        <item>PowerSaving</item>
        <item>AllShareCast</item>
        <item>MultiWindow</item>
 <item>Sync</item>
    </string-array>

just arrange what ever you want it to be with replace the arrangement of that xml. 
eg. you want to make the GPS toggle to the other side :

HTML Code:

<string-array name="QuickSettingButtonAttribute">
        <item>Wifi</item>        
        <item>SilentMode</item>
        <item>AutoRotate</item>
        <item>Bluetooth</item>
        <item>MobileData</item>
        <item>DormantMode</item>
        <item>PowerSaving</item>
        <item>AllShareCast</item>
        <item>MultiWindow</item>
 <item>Location</item>
        <item>Sync</item>
    </string-array>

after :


thats it, then recompile! 

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7. HOW TO REMOVE THE BRIGHTNESS BAR :

res/layouts
tw_status_bar_expanded.xml
find :

Code:

<LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/brightness_controller" android:background="#00000000" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="56.0dip">

replace the

Code:

android:layout_height="56.0dip"

with

Code:

android:layout_height="0.0dip"

recompile 

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8. HOW TO USE STATUS BAR WITH OWN BACKGROUND :

res/drawable-hdpi
this is the easiest way.
replace the notification_panel_bg.9.png with any of your preferred image with resolution of 480x800.

but before that dont forget to make all button to be transparent.

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9. HOW TO MAKE THE BUTTON AND NOTIFICATION TRANSPARENT :

res/layouts
tw_status_bar_expanded.xml
find :
all

Code:

android:background="#something"

in the xml the change the "#something" with "#00000000".

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change ff value to (00 -> 100% transparency, 3f -> 75% transparency, 7f -> 50% transparency, bf -> 25% transparency) The other value (1e1e1e) is RBG for grey color, if you want it black it will be (000000). So: #00000000 - black with 100% transparency #3F000000 - black with 75% transparency #7F000000 - black with 50% transparency #BF000000 - black with 25% transparency this post originally posted at http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2078585 by majdinj (hit thanks to him )

then go to SystemUI\smali\com\android\systemui\statusbar\phon e

PhoneStatusBar.smali
- find -0x100 (there will be just two of it in that smali)
- change both to 0x0 (0=zero)
- save smali.
(that will make the notification bar transparent).

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10. HOW TO MAKE TRANSPARENT BACKGROUND :

res/layout
tw_status_bar_expanded.xml
find :

Code:

android:id="@id/notification_panel" android:background="@drawable/notification_panel_bg"

change the "@drawable/notification_panel_bg" to "#00000000" or your preferred transparent range. Then, recompile 

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11. HOW TO REMOVE THE TEXT AND TOGGLES STATUS :

res/layout

tw_quick_setting_button.xml

find :

Code:

<ImageView android:layout_gravity="center" android:id="@id/btn_image" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="60.0dip" android:layout_marginTop="4.0dip" />

1. change the android:layout_height="60.0dip" to android:layout_height="90.0dip".
2. change the android:layout_marginTop="4.0dip" to android:layout_marginTop="0.0dip"

then in the same xml.
find :

Code:

<TextView android:textSize="@dimen/quick_setting_button_text_size"

at the same line, you'll see android:textColor="blablabla", change it to android:textColor="#00000000".
and android:layout_height="blabla.bladip" to android:layout_height="0.0dip"

also at the same xml.
find :

Code:

<ImageView android:layout_gravity="center" android:id="@id/btn_status_image"

.
change all the padding to be like mine :

HTML Code:

<ImageView android:layout_gravity="center" android:id="@id/btn_status_image" android:paddingLeft="0.0dip" android:paddingTop="0.0dip" android:paddingRight="0.0dip" android:paddingBottom="0.0dip" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="0.0dip" android:scaleType="fitXY" android:drawable="@drawable/tw_quick_panel_off" />

all this steps will make the size of the toggle bigger, remove the toggles text, and remove the toggles status.

then go to :

res/values
dimens.xml

find :

Code:

<dimen name="quick_setting_button_

there will be 7 lines of it in that xml.
change the line to be just like mine :

HTML Code:

<dimen name="quick_setting_button_height">90.0dip</dimen>
    <dimen name="quick_setting_button_image_height">90.0dip</dimen>
    <dimen name="quick_setting_button_text_height">0.0dip</dimen>
    <dimen name="quick_setting_button_text_size">0.0dip</dimen>
    <dimen name="quick_setting_button_status_height">0.0dip</dimen>
    <dimen name="quick_setting_button_status_padding">2.0dip</dimen>
    <dimen name="quick_setting_button_margin_top">0.0dip</dimen>

next steps :
- make your own toggle images with resolution of 80x100 or 90x110 or mine is 90x150. ( just any resolution that fit your toggle when displayed).
- it doesn't matter because you already fix the dimension of the toggle display. The point of creating new big toggles is not to make the display stretched or narrowed.

final steps:

res/layout
tw_status_bar_expanded.xml

find :

Code:

<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.quicksetting.QuickSettingPanel android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/quicksetting_container" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content"

- in that line you'll see android:divider="@bla/blablabla" change it to android:divider="#00000000".

(that will remove the divider between the toggles)

then in the same xml, find :

HTML Code:

<HorizontalScrollView android:id="@id/quicksetting_scroller" android:scrollbars="none" android:layout_width="wrap_content"

edit the android:layout_height= to android:layout_height="90.0dip".

finish, recompile! 

this is how it will look like :



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12. HINT HOW TO EDIT IMAGE WITHOUT GETTING ERROR! :

1) ONLY EDIT the .9patch images before recompile the apk!

HOW TO EDIT IT??
- use the Better Draw9Patch to edit .9patch.
- there are many TUT for that..but i will put it in this TUT later.
- ONLY EDIT THE .9patch images in res/ (which folder it belong) before recompile!


 


2) EDIT NON-.9patch images after you recompile the "HOW TO EDIT IT" above.
- you can edit all of the NON-.9patch images FREELY in build/res/apk/ (which folder it belong).
- the folder you'll get after you recompile the apk.
- BUT DO NOT TOUCH ANY .9patch images in there!


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before : after :

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Quote: HINT! - recompile the apk, then the apktool will create new folder named "build". - open the build/apk/ , copy and replace the original META-INF folder and AndroidManifest.xml into it. (for signing) - recompile again by using command : Code: apktool b SystemUI - your modded file will be in "dist" folder.

P.S : ALWAYS REPLACE THE ORIGINAL META-INF FOLDER AND AndroidManifest.xml from the ORIGINAL APK into the MODDED APK AFTER BUILD! or else you got bootloop.