[TUTORIAL] How to change your Recent Apps Window.

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jesfreak

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Does anybody knows if this can work on AOSPA?? because i would really love to have it.on it :D

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SamS1989

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dear vicino !

i do that :
backup from my phone the systemui.apk
copy to my computer
open with winrar
BUT when i looking for the res\values i doesn't find it.
also i haven't values folder.

find the statusbar_recent / statusbar_panel xml's , but i'm affraid this mod will not working if i haven't the values folder.

what i'm doing wrong ?
on : 4.2.2 Stock yakyu rom without any modifications
 

vicino

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dear vicino !

i do that :
backup from my phone the systemui.apk
copy to my computer
open with winrar
BUT when i looking for the res\values i doesn't find it.
also i haven't values folder.

find the statusbar_recent / statusbar_panel xml's , but i'm affraid this mod will not working if i haven't the values folder.

what i'm doing wrong ?
on : 4.2.2 Stock yakyu rom without any modifications

You don't open SystemUI.apk with winrar! you have to decompile/compile buddy.
 

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    Hello folks,

    This MOD inspired and originally posted by evilisto for ICS ROM's.

    How to change your recent apps windows like the screenshot below.​

    1. Inside attached zip there is three files (status_bar_recent_item.xml) and (status_bar_recent_panel.xml), copy them to SystemUI\res\layout for Android 4.2 and SystemUI\res\layout-port for Android 4.1. And nyandroid11.png move it to SystemUI\res\drawable-nodpi


    2. Go to SystemUI\res\values\bools.xml and change:

    From:
    Code:
        <bool name="config_recents_thumbnail_image_fits_to_xy">false</bool>

    To:
    Code:
        <bool name="config_recents_thumbnail_image_fits_to_xy">true</bool>


    3. Go to SystemUI\res\values\colors.xml and change:

    From:
    Code:
        <color name="status_bar_recents_app_label_color">#ffffffff</color>

    To:
    Code:
        <color name="status_bar_recents_app_label_color">#ff555555</color>


    4. Go to SystemUI\res\values\drawables.xml and change:

    From:
    Code:
        <item type="drawable" name="status_bar_recents_app_thumbnail_background">#88000000</item>

    To:
    Code:
        <item type="drawable" name="status_bar_recents_app_thumbnail_background">#ffe0e0e0</item>


    5. Go to SystemUI\res\values\ids.xml and search for:

    Code:
        <item type="id" name="recents_transition_background">false</item>
    Code:
        <item type="id" name="recents_transition_placeholder_icon">false</item>

    If they are not there, add them.


    6. Go to framework-res\es\values\dimens.xml and change thumbnail height and width size to:

    Code:
        <dimen name="thumbnail_height">160.0dip</dimen>
    Code:
        <dimen name="thumbnail_width">240.0dip</dimen>



    - Note that you may lose kill all button.
    - Not all ROMs will support this MOD like Xylon.
    - This Mod was tested for XHDPI devices so you may change thumbnail height/width to match your device screen resolutions.
    - You can use your own Recent window, just name it nyandroid11 and copy it to SystemUI\res\drawable-nodpi



    w074er.png




    Enjoy it :)
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    Gonna do this for eos tomorrow with the frame I made :D

    55ESD953acVOKRwQhW1XQ75iDDn2y_evIaMkJO1ifWI

    Sent from my SGH-T999

    Wow!! Nice looking frame man!
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    Vicino, do you know is it possible to change the recent window background? I mean, in 4.1, if we open recent menu,it will give us a semi-transparent background right? While in 4.2, it will give us the wallpaper we are using. Do you know if we can change it and put our own selected image for the background?

    I hope you understand what im explaining here. Im talking about the background here, not the frame.

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    Decompile systemui
    Navigate to res/drawable folder status_bar_recents_background.xml
    Edit starting color and endcolor mine is set to #80000000 for both to give me 50% transparency

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    And it's exactly the same process to make it work?

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    Yes buddy, just in case backup first :)