% battery - stock everything else

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*I made this before any of these new roms came out and as such it was meant for and has been tested on only the stock Gingerbread rom that comes with the phone. I doubt it will be compatible with the new roms.*

*Typical disclaimer - short version - I'm not a dev, just a tinkerer, blah blah blah, use at your own risk, blah blah blah, god speed =)*

As requested, here's the framework-res.apk that changes nothing but adds the percent battery value to the stock battery icon. Everything else will look the same with the exception of the numbers on the battery, as such:



If you haven't swapped framework-res.apk or SystemUI.apk, please read one of my previous posts for instructions, such as:

Blue icons and removed carrier logo

You CAN very easily brick your phone if you do this incorrectly (ESPECIALLY if you use a file explorer other than root explorer)! So please ask if you're not sure about something.

Just as a refresher,
Basic instructions -
1.) download/unzip on computer
2.) copy framework-res.apk to /sysem/ folder on phone (USE ROOT EXPLORER!)
3.) change permissions to owner: read write, group: read, others: read
4.) move framework-res.apk to /system/framework folder
5.) restart phone

Any other modifications you've made to framework-res.apk will have to be reinstated afterwards.

Hope you enjoy!

Ok first of all big thanks for this. However, I'm new to Android and it's a bit over my head. I'm going to have to check out your other thread I think.

Oh, sorry! Basically, you need root explorer from the market. I know it costs something like 3 bucks, but in my opinion, it's totally worth it if you do any mods on the phone at all. Messing with framework-res.apk with other file explorers can spell disaster. Root explorer is the only one I really trust.

1.) Using root explorer, COPY your framework-res.apk file at /system/framework/framework-res.apk to somewhere on your sd card for safekeeping, just as a backup.
2.) Move framework-res.apk from this thread's "stock icons - percent battery.zip" onto your sd card, and move it into /system folder on your phone.
3.) Long-press on this framework-res.apk in root explorer, and select permissions. Change permissions to: Owner: read/write, group: read, others: read.
4.) Move this framework-res.apk, now with the proper permissions, into /system/framework folder, and let it overwrite the original framework-res.apk.
5.) Restart your phone!

Oh, Root Browser works great for me and best of all it's free!

Have you used it specifically to replace framework-res.apk before? If it works for that, great! But if you haven't tried that already, be aware how the file explorer specifically handles framework-res.apk is the difference between the phone being fine or getting bricked. With root explorer, when you replace framework-res.apk, it prevents the phone from accessing the file while copying, and only actually swaps at reboot. With other file explorers like ES File Explorer, even with root permissions and all the same functionality of root explorer, when you swap framework-res.apk, the phone continues to try to read off the framework-res.apk as it is being overwritten, causing the phone to crash and an endless bootloop/brick. (I know because I tried to find a free alternative to root explorer and ended up with a brick =P) If Root Browser works for this, that's fantastic! But be careful! Unless you've already swapped framework-res.apk using this and it worked beautifully, be very very very cautious!!

Yep! I guess I lucked out when I went into it without really knowing what I was doing.

Haha, awesome! Great! There's a free alternative then! =) So percent worked okay with you?

I just bought the Root Explorer. I'm assuming it needs to say "Mounted as R/W". Otherwise it's in read only mode?

Yup! RW mode needed

Originally Posted by itiskonrad

Haha, awesome! Great! There's a free alternative then! =) So percent worked okay with you?

Yeah everything looks great! Thanks.