Hi all,
i've decided to put this tutorial together to show you
how to make a transparent drop down since it
seems that the method that worked in 4.3 doesn't work in 4.4. So, let's start.
i've decided to put this tutorial together to show you
how to make a transparent drop down since it
seems that the method that worked in 4.3 doesn't work in 4.4. So, let's start.
SCREENSHOT:
REQUIREMENTS:
knowledge in using apktool
SystemUI.apk pulled out from your system and decompiled
INSTRUCTIONS:
1.decompile your SystemUI.apk
2.navigate to res>values>drawables.xml
3.find
---note that the current value #99000000 is the one that you see on the screenshot, the stock one you find in SystemUI.apk will be different<item type="drawable" name="somc_notification_panel_bg">#99000000</item>
4.now choose the amount of transparency you'd like to have in your notification panel, followed by the color youd like to have, e.g. transparent black, transparent white, etc. I'll use #99000000 value as an example: the first two digits (99 in my case) represent the amount of transparency in HEX format, looking at the table it is between 60 and 70%. The digits that follow (000000) represent the color in HEX format as well. 000000 is black color and FFFFFF is white color. Follow the link to choose your color.
4.1.choose the transparency, e.g. for 50% enter 80, for 70% transparency choose 112 etc.
0% = #00
10% = #16
20% = #32
30% = #48
40% = #64
50% = #80
60% = #96
70% = #112
80% = #128
90% = #144
4.2.now choose the color from this link
http://html-color-codes.info/
5.after you have choosen your values, just replace them
6.compile your SystemUI.apk and put it in system>priv-app<item type="drawable" name="somc_notification_panel_bg">#your value here</item>
7.give the correct permissions xxx x-- ---
8.reboot and enjoy!