[TUTORIAL] [4.1+] [UPDATE :- 04.09.2014] Making Transparent Framework Mod

Hi friends ,

I just want to share one simple and very usefull guide about making Transparent framework mod for deodexed 4.1+ roms. A big thanks to @Dickey Kid'deviel for giving permission to share his work.

There's many guide for doing this but the different on this guide is its more easy and some fix for some popup dialog background
and make it looks perfect on Xperia 2012/2013/2014 devices..


Already Tested and Working On:

- Xperia M XMS/XMD JB 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
- Xperia L JB 4.2
- Xperia V JB 4.3
- Xperia M2 JB 4.3
- Xperia Z KK 4.4.2
- Xperia Z1 KK 4.4.4
- Xperia P / S JB 4.1.2
- And maybe working on any other Xperia devices.


So here you go ....


1. Decompiled your framework-res.apk

2. Open styles.xml

Find:

<style name="Theme.NoDisplay" parent="@style/Theme">

Then Add:

<item name="windowShowWallpaper">false</item>

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Find:

<style name="Theme.DeviceDefault.Light.Dialog" parent="@style/Theme.DeviceDefault.Light">

Then Add:

<item name="windowShowWallpaper">false</item>

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Find:

<style name="AlertDialog.DeviceDefault" parent="@style/AlertDialog.Holo">

Then Add:

<item name="windowShowWallpaper">false</item>

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Find:

<style name="AlertDialog.DeviceDefault.Light" parent="@style/AlertDialog.Holo.Light">

Then Add:

<item name="windowShowWallpaper">false</item>

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Find:

<style name="Theme.Holo" parent="@style/Theme">

And Change It To:

<style name="Theme.Holo" parent="@style/Theme.Wallpaper">

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And Search Below:

<item name="windowShowWallpaper">false</item>

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Change It To:

<item name="windowShowWallpaper">true</item>

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Find:

<style name="Theme.DeviceDefault.Light" parent="@style/Theme.Holo.Light">

Then Add:

<item name="windowShowWallpaper">true</item>

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3. Open drawable hdpi and find "semc_bg" and semc_bg_light and make it transparent, or you can download transparent png on the attachment below.

4. Recompile and Done.

SCREENS