[GUIDE]Easiest way to Change background in Settings, Contacts, Messages.. in Xperia

[RavinduSha]

Note: Your phone must be rooted to do this

I haven't tested this on any other phones. You can test it and post your results here.

Get the DefaultThemes.apk from system/app directory.
Open this apk on your pc using winrar.
Goto res/drawable-mdpi (or hdpi) folder.
Select your favourite theme (ex: blue, green.. etc)
Open the png file corresponding to that colour. If you select blue, it will be "blue_application_background.png".
Edit it according to your wish.
Then save it.
You will get a message from winrar to update the files in the archive. Press YES.
That's it!!
Now put the apk back in your phone and change the permissions to rw-r--r--

No need to restart. Goto your settings and you will see your picture on the background.

Note:
**drawable-land-mdpi folder contains the files that is being used when you are in landscape mode. You need to replace them also.

**Make sure that you are using image files according to your device's resolution.

**Replace more application background files to get different pictures for different themes.

**Use pictures with low brightness (your texts are in white colour right?)

****** Always keep a backup before testing



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[RavinduSha]

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[s-X-s]

Xperi S its different... there is no defaultthemes.apk

 

[RavinduSha]

try this folders

/system/vendor/framework/

or

/system/vendor/framework/overlay

 

[hllcglr]

can we change stock msg bubles color? (galaxy s2 stock jb msg bubles colors are like ancient)

 

[RavinduSha]

can we change stock msg bubles color? (galaxy s2 stock jb msg bubles colors are like ancient)

try replacing this image files in conversations.apk/res/drawable-hdpi

conv_receive_bubble.9.png
conv_receive_bubble_focused.9.png
conv_receive_bubble_pressed.9.png

conv_sent_bubble.9.png
conv_sent_bubble_focused.9.png
conv_sent_bubble_pressed.9.png

I haven't tested this. Try it at your own risk.

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[codfx]

good work bro

 

[ciubexx]

RavinduSha, thank you very much for the tip!

I add some advice, for a full compatibility between portrait and landscape mode, the user should make same changes on res\drawable-land-mdpi or (res\drawable-land-hdpi) ( * -land- * ) where are the landscape backgrounds.

Another thing:
Files:
res\drawable-hdpi\?????_preview_focused.jpg
res\drawable-hdpi\?????_preview_normal.jpg

Are used on the preview, so the user, if have time can change those files to reflect his customized theme.

 

[RavinduSha]

RavinduSha, thank you very much for the tip!

I add some advice, for a full compatibility between portrait and landscape mode, the user should make same changes on res\drawable-land-mdpi or (res\drawable-land-hdpi) ( * -land- * ) where are the landscape backgrounds.

Another thing:
Files:
res\drawable-hdpi\?????_preview_focused.jpg
res\drawable-hdpi\?????_preview_normal.jpg

Are used on the preview, so the user, if have time can change those files to reflect his customized theme.

Thanks! I just posted only the basic things. Thought if someone read this post they would be able to figure out others things themselves.

 

[RizaLeon]

Good :thumbup:

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[aoshimuda]

help me

can anybody help me to teach and make the background transparent setting and conversations.apk in in xperia go