[MOD][ICS - LP*/CM9] Translucent status bar

[el_liberator]

Hi

Here's how to make a translucent status bar For DEODEX ICS ROM (LP*/CM9)
successfully tested on
- WanamLite 9.0 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1436817)
- REMIX ICS 9.4 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1436854)
- CM9 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410400)
- My ROM

Patches for some ROM

for Criskelo V5 (Link ) (Thanks jeanluc1701) 100% Translucent : http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=953090&d=1332084829

for Turkbey LPQ (Link) (Thanks shadowofdarkness) : 100% Translucent : http://www.mediafire.com/?bbq2h9ofdc9d4hn

for WanamLite 9.1 (Link) : 100% Translucent : http://www.mediafire.com/?kr80pkdxk7kbis1

for WanaLite 9.4 (Link) : - 100% Translucent : http://www.mediafire.com/?9maj0fu2zmsw318

for WanamLite 9.6 (Link) : 100% Translucent : http://www.mediafire.com/?16yv3a8mmkcqkbk

for WanamLite 9.8 (Link) : 100% Translucent : http://www.mediafire.com/?rmv21bkgj5pqge7

for WananLite 9.9 (Link) : 100% Translucent : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26340739/SystemUI_Wanamlite99_translucent_100.zip

for WananLite 10 (Link) : 100% Translucent :http://www.mediafire.com/?bbgmc3quckm4m5u


for LPQ Stock DEODEX (Link) : 50% Translucent : http://www.mediafire.com/?f1hc4ky6kn711if

for LPQ Stock DEODEX (Link) : 100% Translucent : http://www.mediafire.com/?hvd317q867aoi8t

for Pure ICS 7.1 (Link) : 100% Translucent with round battery icons (Mardanpet's Status bar) : http://www.mediafire.com/?ovv5fr3crxezmj6

Patch Installation
-1- put zip file on your sd card
-2- reboot in recovery
-3- make a backup
-4- wipe cache
-5- wipe dalvik cache
-6- flash zip file
-7- reboot


To do yourself

**** Make a backup first ****

Use ADB for pull and push SystemUI.apk

I use Linux , not Windows


For Windows , try Wanam's ApkManager : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23935070&postcount=14
(Thanks Wanam)

For Linux
first download apktool , aapt and sign tool :
apktool + aapt for Linux : http://www.mediafire.com/?wg7cgaoerq4ab3n
sign tools for Linux : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26340739/sign_tools_for_Linux.zip

alternative apktool : http://www.mediafire.com/?gs45ase17lb21ag

create a directory for example : works
create a directory for signtools : signtools
create a directory for apk signed : signed

mkdir ~/works
mkdir ~/works/signtools
mkdir ~/works/signed

put apktool.jar , aapt in this ~/works
put sign tools in ~/works/signtools

change permission for aapt :
cd ~/works
chmod 755 aapt
export PATH=$PATH:.

-1- get SystemUI.apk, framework-res.apk , twframework-res.apk from your phone :
adb pull /system/app/SystemUI.apk ~/works/SystemUI.apk
adb pull /system/framework/framework-res.apk ~/works/framework-res.apk
adb pull /system/framework/twframework-res.apk ~/works/twframework-res.apk

-2- cd ~/works
-3- java -jar apktool.jar if framework-res.apk
-4- java -jar apktool.jar if twframework-res.apk
-5- Decompile your SystemUI.apk : java -jar apktool.jar d -f SystemUI.apk
-6- Navigate to your decompiled folder and go to ~/works/SystemUI/smali/com/android/systemui/statusbar/StatusBar.smali
-7-Search this line :

invoke-direct/range {v11 .. v16}, Landroid/view/WindowManager$LayoutParams;-><init>(IIIII)V

-8- Above this line, change :

const/16 v16, [B]0x4[/B]

TO

const/16 v16, [B]-0x3[/B]

-9- Save the file
-10- Navigate to your decompiled folder and go to ~/works/SystemUI/res/values/drawables.xml
-11- Search this line :

<item type="drawable" name="status_bar_background">[B]#ff000000[/B]</item>

Change the value of status_bar_background
example for completely translucent or 50% translucent

Completely translucent

<item type="drawable" name="status_bar_background">[B]#00FFFFFF[/B]</item>

50% translucent

<item type="drawable" name="status_bar_background">[B]#7f000000[/B]</item>

-12- Save the file
-13- Recompile SystemUI.apk : java -jar apktool.jar b -f SystemUI signtools/SystemUI.apk
-14- cd ~/work/signtools
-15- sign the new apk : java -Xmx64m -jar signapk.jar -w testkey.x509.pem testkey.pk8 SystemUI.apk ../signed/SystemUI.apk
-16- push the new SystemUI.apk to your phone

adb push ~/works/signed/SystemUI.apk /system/app/SystemUI.apk
adb reboot

-17- Enjoy

screenshot with completely translucent status bar

Readme
Raigel said : "Seems like this mod works with GO Launcher EX only if you select "High quality drawing" from settings."

KyleForge said : "I've finally managed to get it to work. Seems it was a problem with signing the SystemUI. What I did was do the modification, build the apk with apktools then copy all the files except the AndroidManifest.xml to the original SystemUI.apk, pushed it, rebooted and viola!"

 

[Br1ce]

Sympa ! Well done

 

[Diaruga]

Thx

Thanks a lot !

 

[manishdev]

der is no statusbar.smali in gingerbread i guess

 

[el_liberator]

der is no statusbar.smali in gingerbread i guess

This MOD is for ICS , not for Gingerbread

 

[XxKillerKev7xX]

OK I can't get this to work here is what I get

http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt208/psp_kevin17/Capture-11.png

Also where do I find the decompiled system Ui which folder???

thx guy's

p.s can you post that wallpaper it's sick!

 

[el_liberator]

OK I can't get this to work here is what I get

http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt208/psp_kevin17/Capture-11.png

Also where do I find the decompiled system Ui which folder???

thx guy's

p.s can you post that wallpaper it's sick!

You must download apktool : http://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/downloads/list


the wallpaper : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26340739/wallpaper.jpg

 

[XxKillerKev7xX]

Ok getting a different error now. It says input file SystemUI.apk was not found or was not readable whyyyyy??

 

[Br1ce]

Did you push it with ADB or did u just make a copy with root explorer ? Check permissions, they have to be rw-r--r--

 

[romano19]

Hi

screenshot with completely translucent status bar

Apktool link : http://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/downloads/list

Nice icons! What rom are you using?

 

[jsbutran]

Excellent. Tried but did not work for me. Can you share your ROM with completely translucent status bar and new icons by providing a link to the same. Thanks in advance.

 

[toscha42]

To de- or re-compile SystemUI.apk (or any other .apk) normally you need to install the corresponding framework-res first. How-to you can find here.


Cheers
Toscha

 

[imy300]

i'd like to know what rom your using as well and what the weather app is to show small weather

 

[el_liberator]

Nice icons! What rom are you using?

this is my ROM (LPH custom) , it's based on the LPH ROM , I made myself icons , if you want them, I can give them

 

[el_liberator]

Excellent. Tried but did not work for me. Can you share your ROM with completely translucent status bar and new icons by providing a link to the same. Thanks in advance.

I don't share my ROM , but if you want , give me your SystemUI.apk , and
and I'll make you a patch

 

[el_liberator]

i'd like to know what rom your using as well and what the weather app is to show small weather

I use my ROM , this is a LPH customised by me
The small weather is "Beautiful Widgets"

 

[vINyL3]

and how to make it in windows 7(64bits) for CM9?

 

[el_liberator]

and how to make it in windows 7(64bits) for CM9?

Sorry, i don't know Windows 7, i use Linux since 10 years

but i think is not very different in Windows , just download and install Java , apktool.jar , aapt.exe and sign tools (http://www.londatiga.net/it/how-to-sign-apk-zip-files/)

 

[rogmar]

I don't understand why the kind ROM makers don't just do the translucent status bar within the ROM anyway,it looks way better than a black bar.

 

[XxKillerKev7xX]

I don't get how to install the framework-res what do I do, do I put it in my androidSDK platform tools folder and run the command apktool if framework-res.apk?? please help

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Also where can I find the extracted SystemUI.apk I am using Windows