[MOD][COMPLETE GUIDE][NOOB-FRIENDLY] CM10 Transparent Statusbar and other mod

[Diaz1999]

Hi All... This is my first theming guide
This guide is for set Transparent Statusbar, Transparent Notification Drawer and Change Clock Colour
NOTE ONLY FOR CM10
Having a problem? You can ask me in this thread :good:

Things you will need

• PC or Laptop
• apktool, zipalign and others
• WinRAR or WinZip
• Notepad++
• Patience!

So, lets begin..

INSTALLING APKTOOL AND OTHER TOOLS

STEP 1

You must install apktool to your PC from HERE and other tools HERE
Extract it to a same directory same as the screenshot below
Then, copy cmd from Windows/System32 Directory (ex. C:\Windows\System32) and move it your apktool directory​

STEP 2

Download zipalign from HERE, move it to Windows Directory (ex. C:\Windows)​

 

[Diaz1999]

GUIDE FOR TRANSPARENT NOTIFICATION DRAWER

STEP 1

Copy your framework-res.apk from system/framework and SystemUI.apk from /system/app/ then place it in your apktool directory​

STEP 2

Open cmd in your apktool directory, type

apktool if framework-res.apk

and

apktool if SystemUI.apk

then

apktool d SystemUI.apk

STEP 3

Go to SystemUI\smali\com\android\system ui\statusbar\phone
Open PhoneStatusBar$FastColorDrawable.smali with Notepad++
Go to this and edit

# virtual methods
.method public draw(Landroid/graphics/Canvas;)V
    .locals 2
    .parameter "canvas"

    .prologue
    .line 2856
    [COLOR="Red"]iget v0, p0, Lcom/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBar$FastColorDrawable;->mColor:I[/COLOR]

    sget-object v1, Landroid/graphics/PorterDuff$Mode;->SRC:Landroid/graphics/PorterDuff$Mode;

    invoke-virtual {p1, v0, v1}, Landroid/graphics/Canvas;->drawColor(ILandroid/graphics/PorterDuff$Mode;)V

    .line 2857
    return-void
.end method

to this

# virtual methods
.method public draw(Landroid/graphics/Canvas;)V
    .locals 2
    .parameter "canvas"

    .prologue
    .line 2856
    [COLOR="Red"]const v0, (your transparency values; look at [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=40251761&postcount=4"]post #4[/URL])[/COLOR]

    sget-object v1, Landroid/graphics/PorterDuff$Mode;->SRC:Landroid/graphics/PorterDuff$Mode;

    invoke-virtual {p1, v0, v1}, Landroid/graphics/Canvas;->drawColor(ILandroid/graphics/PorterDuff$Mode;)V

    .line 2857
    return-void
.end method

and save​

STEP 4

Open cmd in your apktool directory, type

apktool b SystemUI al.apk

then open al.apk and SystemUI.apk with WinRAR, drag META-INF folder and AndroidManifest.xml from SystemUI.apk to al.apk same as the screenshot below, when it ask to compress click OK​

STEP 5

Open cmd in your apktool directory, type

zipalign -v 4 al.apk SystemUImod.apk

STEP 6

Move your SystemUImod.apk to your phone, rename to SystemUI.apk, move it to /system/app/ and change permission to rw-r--r--
Then reboot​

 

[Diaz1999]

GUIDE FOR STATUSBAR COLOR W/ TRANSPARENCY

STEP 1

Copy your android.policy.jar from /system/framework/ and place it in your apktool directory
Download phonewindowmanager.zip in the attachment below and extract it to your apktool directory​

STEP 2

Open cmd in your apktool directory, type

apktool d android.policy.jar

STEP 3

Go to android.policy.jar.out\smali\com\android\internal\policy\impl
Replace your PhoneWindowManager.smali with my PhoneWindowManager.smali​

STEP 4

Open cmd in your apktool directory, type

apktool b android.policy.jar.out

Go to android.policy.jar.out\dist, move android.policy.jar to your phone, move to /system/framework/ and set permission rw-r--r--
Then reboot​

STEP 5

Download xposed framework here, install, open it and tap install/update, then reboot
Download tweakbox here, install, Open xposed installer, tap on modules and enable tweakbox, then reboot
Open tweakbox, tap on statusbar, enable background color and change color/transparency whatever you want
Then reboot​

 

[Diaz1999]

TRANSPARENCY VALUES

• 0x00000000 (100%)
• 0x88000000 (75%)
• 0x7f000000 (50%)
• 0xd8000000 (25%)
• 0xee000000 (15%)

OFF TOPIC

• What's that theme you use at your PC screenshot?
  Metro Tile Skin Pack for Windows7
• What's that wallpaper you use at your phone?
  HERE

CREDITS TO

powerpoint45 for his compiling guide HERE
reaper61616 for his transparent notification drawer guide HERE
Adi_ai****eru for his android.policy.jar transparent statusbar guide HERE
galaxynote2 for his transparent statusbar guide HERE​

 

[iPusak Gaoq™]

Hmmm...screenshot of the transparent status bar/dropdown drawer would make this this guide more complete

 

[Diaz1999]

Hmmm...screenshot of the transparent status bar/dropdown drawer would make this this guide more complete

Okay, that's good idea!

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[Dilesh Perera]

hey friend thanks a lot for the post. today i have learned lot and managed to get my status bar with transparent.

but TRANSPARENT NOTIFICATION DRAWER didnt work from this part

apktool b SystemUI al.apk.

i couldnt find SystemUI al.apk. also pls tell when we change the value to const v0, (your transparency values; look at post #4) will it looks like
this if i want 100% transparent?

const v0, 0x00000000

and how to make status bar 100% transparent? which value should we change?
keep up the good work

 

[whalesplaho]

will dis work on CM9.1 too please??

nice tutorial.....

 

[Diaz1999]

hey friend thanks a lot for the post. today i have learned lot and managed to get my status bar with transparent.

but TRANSPARENT NOTIFICATION DRAWER didnt work from this part

apktool b SystemUI al.apk.

i couldnt find SystemUI al.apk. also pls tell when we change the value to const v0, (your transparency values; look at post #4) will it looks like
this if i want 100% transparent?

const v0, 0x00000000

and how to make status bar 100% transparent? which value should we change?
keep up the good work

After you type

apktool b SystemUI al.apk

There's al.apk (not SystemUI al.apk) and the original SystemUI.apk
Open original SystemUI.apk with WinRAR, click META-INF folder and AndroidManifest.xml inside original SystemUI.apk, copy META-INF folder and AndroidManifest.xml, and open al.apk using WinRAR, paste it, when ask to compress click yes/OK

Yes, if you want 100% transparency it will look like this

# virtual methods
.method public draw(Landroid/graphics/Canvas;)V
    .locals 2
    .parameter "canvas"

    .prologue
    .line 2856
    [COLOR="Red"]const v0, 0x00000000[/COLOR]

    sget-object v1, Landroid/graphics/PorterDuff$Mode;->SRC:Landroid/graphics/PorterDuff$Mode;

    invoke-virtual {p1, v0, v1}, Landroid/graphics/Canvas;->drawColor(ILandroid/graphics/PorterDuff$Mode;)V

    .line 2857
    return-void
.end method

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[Diaz1999]

will dis work on CM9.1 too please??

nice tutorial.....

Try it, but I though it will be possible

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[Dilesh Perera]

After you type

apktool b SystemUI al.apk

There's al.apk (not SystemUI al.apk) and the original SystemUI.apk
Open original SystemUI.apk with WinRAR, click META-INF folder and AndroidManifest.xml inside original SystemUI.apk, copy META-INF folder and AndroidManifest.xml, and open al.apk using WinRAR, paste it, when ask to compress click yes/OK

Yes, if you want 100% transparency it will look like this

# virtual methods
.method public draw(Landroid/graphics/Canvas;)V
    .locals 2
    .parameter "canvas"

    .prologue
    .line 2856
    [COLOR="Red"]const v0, 0x00000000[/COLOR]

    sget-object v1, Landroid/graphics/PorterDuff$Mode;->SRC:Landroid/graphics/PorterDuff$Mode;

    invoke-virtual {p1, v0, v1}, Landroid/graphics/Canvas;->drawColor(ILandroid/graphics/PorterDuff$Mode;)V

    .line 2857
    return-void
.end method

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thanks. but seems i can do De compile without any issue. but re compile not works. see the atachment

any idea whats wrong ??

 

[Diaz1999]

thanks. but seems i can do De compile without any issue. but re compile not works. see the atachment

any idea whats wrong ??

That's because apktool.yml not exist in your SystemUI decompiled folder
Try to decompiled SystemUI.apk again and find the apktool.yml in the decompiled folder
Look at the attachment

 

[Dzol Cp]

Nice guide for modders :good:

 

[Dilesh Perera]

That's because apktool.yml not exist in your SystemUI decompiled folder
Try to decompiled SystemUI.apk again and find the apktool.yml in the decompiled folder
Look at the attachment

i tried many apks. but i never gets apktool.yml. have read many in xda. decompile not getting correctly it seems. i dont know how to fix it.
i followed all ur steps.

 

[SXUsr]

i tried many apks. but i never gets apktool.yml. have read many in xda. decompile not getting correctly it seems. i dont know how to fix it.
i followed all ur steps.

See the second link in my sig for tips.

 

[iPusak Gaoq™]

i tried many apks. but i never gets apktool.yml. have read many in xda. decompile not getting correctly it seems. i dont know how to fix it.
i followed all ur steps.

Hmmm...better you use TickleMyAndroid cause this tool is much easy to use than other tool....

 

[whalesplaho]

Try it, but I though it will be possible

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gonna try it out now... thanks!!!

 

[whalesplaho]

dis is not in my smali folder; PhoneStatusBar$FastColorDrawable.smali

am using CM9.1 ROM.

 

[Diaz1999]

dis is not in my smali folder; PhoneStatusBar$FastColorDrawable.smali

am using CM9.1 ROM.

I though you want the transparent statusbar. Try to find in res/values/drawables.xml
Find a line that named status_bar_background (CMIIW) and change the colour

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[Chromium]

hey nice guide, but I have a problem.
When i type this: apktool b SystemUI al.apk.

the al.apk does not get compiled. I also noticed that im missing the apktool.yml file in the folder of the decompiled SystemUI.