Gradient Status Bar
For Gingerbread Roms
For Gingerbread Roms
Hello everyone, today I will show you how to get Kit Kat Gradient Status Bar on Gingerbread Roms. So, lets begin.
Requirements:
- Windows/Linux
- Apktool
- 7-zip.
- Notepad++ for Editing xml in Windows
- Gingerbread Rom (De-odexed) for SystemUI.apk
- Resources (See Attachment)
- Basic Compiling and Decompiling Knowledge.
Modding SystemUI.apk
- Decompile your SystemUI.apk
- Navigate to /SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar.xml
- Now find this line
Code:<com.android.systemui.statusbar.StatusBarView android:orientation="vertical" android:background="#ff000000" android:focusable="true" android:descendantFocusability="afterDescendants" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
- Now Change the Red marked line with this
Code:android:background="@drawable/gradient"
- Now copy the attached gradient.png to /SystemUI/res/drawable-mdpi
- Recompile SystemUI.apk
- Now open the Original SystemUI.apk using 7-zip
- Now navigate to /SystemUI/build/apk and Drag the classes.dex to Original SystemUI.apk
- Now navigate to /SystemUI/build/apk/res/drawable-mdpi and Drag gradient.png to Original SystemUI.apk
- Push the Modded SystemUI.apk to /system/app
- Thats it. Enjoy Gradient Status Bar on your Gingerbread.
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