This guide will help you make your status bar Transparent
Tested on official cm7 - feel free to try on other cyanogen based roms that support theme chooser
Note you will need apktool installed on your pc
If you don't have apktool installed you can download the files you need here
Java development tools
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
Apktool
http://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/downloads/list
CM7 Transparent Theme
If you have apktool installed proceed to the following steps
Download the attachment & unzip contents to a folder on your pc
Place your SystemUI.apk and framework-res.apk in files_to_patch
Run patcher.bat
Select status bar tweaks and enable only transparent status bar
Edit the smali file as described in the text file that pops up
Select option build and sign
Select option to create zip files
You now have a zip file called patch.zip
Flash this in cwm to enable transparency
To actually make it Transparent you need to apply a theme with a transparent status bar
First disable wallpaper hack from adw launcher settings
Then either download a transparent Theme from playstore for theme chooser and apply in theme chooser
Or create your own theme
Goto uot kitchen http://uot.dakra.lt/kitchen
Take cyanbread.apk from the app folder of your cm7 rom & place on pc
Rename it to what you want to call theme
Upload it to kitchen (under cm7 theme in file upload)
In status bar tweaks set background transparency to around 70% Transparent and any other settings you need like carrier or footer - don't forget to generate preview once done
Make sure you have selected hdpi in statusbar tweak settings and hdpi for theme chooser preview in file upload and in file upload leave update binary on default
Then goto summary section
If everything is green create the theme
If not make sure you have clicked generate preview on status bar tweaks
kitchen will then create theme for you
Once it's done download it flash in cwm with system mounted & then apply it in theme chooser
Tested on official cm7 - feel free to try on other cyanogen based roms that support theme chooser
Note you will need apktool installed on your pc
If you don't have apktool installed you can download the files you need here
Java development tools
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
Apktool
http://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/downloads/list
CM7 Transparent Theme
If you have apktool installed proceed to the following steps
Download the attachment & unzip contents to a folder on your pc
Place your SystemUI.apk and framework-res.apk in files_to_patch
Run patcher.bat
Select status bar tweaks and enable only transparent status bar
Edit the smali file as described in the text file that pops up
Select option build and sign
Select option to create zip files
You now have a zip file called patch.zip
Flash this in cwm to enable transparency
To actually make it Transparent you need to apply a theme with a transparent status bar
First disable wallpaper hack from adw launcher settings
Then either download a transparent Theme from playstore for theme chooser and apply in theme chooser
Or create your own theme
Goto uot kitchen http://uot.dakra.lt/kitchen
Take cyanbread.apk from the app folder of your cm7 rom & place on pc
Rename it to what you want to call theme
Upload it to kitchen (under cm7 theme in file upload)
In status bar tweaks set background transparency to around 70% Transparent and any other settings you need like carrier or footer - don't forget to generate preview once done
Make sure you have selected hdpi in statusbar tweak settings and hdpi for theme chooser preview in file upload and in file upload leave update binary on default
Then goto summary section
If everything is green create the theme
If not make sure you have clicked generate preview on status bar tweaks
kitchen will then create theme for you
Once it's done download it flash in cwm with system mounted & then apply it in theme chooser
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