How to change Smart Cover wallpaper without root

[kta]

1) Copy the theme file of your choice (.hwt) from the HWTheme folder to your PC

2) Open the .hwt file with Winrar

3) Locate the file framework-res-hwext and open it with Winrar

4) Navigate to folder \res\drawable-xxhdpi

5) Copy or replace the wallpaper of your choice, in PNG format, with a resolution of 1047 x 1312, filename cover_background_default.png

In order to have both the original and the modified themes available in the Themes app, I edited the description.xml file in order to use a different name for the modified theme.

Save the .hwt file, copy it to the HWThemes folder and apply the new theme and give it a try! ?

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[SpiderflyStudios]

This doesn't work. I've tried it several times. I have the Marshmallow update on my Honor 5X. The wallpaper you put in there shows up, but there is still another section above it that displays the stock wallpaper over it in a smaller window. It looks terrible. So this might work if you are still using Lollipop, but the update seems to break it.

 

[kta]

This doesn't work. I've tried it several times. I have the Marshmallow update on my Honor 5X. The wallpaper you put in there shows up, but there is still another section above it that displays the stock wallpaper over it in a smaller window. It looks terrible. So this might work if you are still using Lollipop, but the update seems to break it.

I'm on marshmallow too. My device is not an Honor 5X though, it's a Mate 7.

Since you are not using a Mate 7, you may need to use a different resolution than ours. A suggestion would be to check the resolution of the original wallpaper.

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[SpiderflyStudios]

I actually figured out the issue. I have my display settings set under view mode to small. If you set it to anything but large, this issue happens. Give it a try on yours and see if it is a universal issue. The moment I set it back to large, the screen was filled. This is a ROM issue for Huawei to resolve I think.

 

[kta]

I actually figured out the issue. I have my display settings set under view mode to small. If you set it to anything but large, this issue happens. Give it a try on yours and see if it is a universal issue. The moment I set it back to large, the screen was filled. This is a ROM issue for Huawei to resolve I think.

Glad to hear you sorted it out.

Tried mine on Large and Medium and works fine on both.

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[SpiderflyStudios]

Seems to be a 5X thing then. :/

 

[SpiderflyStudios]

I'm on marshmallow too. My device is not an Honor 5X though, it's a Mate 7.

Since you are not using a Mate 7, you may need to use a different resolution than ours. A suggestion would be to check the resolution of the original wallpaper.

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That isn't the issue though. The issue is that they seem to have an added overlay that includes their default wallpaper. So no matter what I set it to, that overlay displays on top of the one I set. On top of that, if I set the view mode in the display settings to anything other than large, it shrinks that overlay and you end up with what I shared in that screenshot. It's a ROM based issue as far as I can tell.

 

[mas3510]

EMUI Theme editor

to chage smart cover wallpaper I think this is easiest way:

install EMUI theme editor from play store or Aptoide
open it and choose your current theme
change "S view" and save your theme
finish