[REQ] Semi-transparent status bar/notification bar

Organized_Chaos · Jan 6, 2013 at 5:06 AM

I'm using a stock-based ROM that was made using UCDLK3 firmware for the AT&T Galaxy S3. (Intergalactic II) Could someone make my statusbar (or notification bar, whatever you call it) look like the one in this picture?

caspersfi · Jan 6, 2013

Go to the Play Store. Put a search in for Super Status Bar. You can make your status bar any color u want among many other features BUT I'm not sure about 50 percent transparency, like your pic shows.

Give it a shot though. Pretty cool app.

EDIT: Just tried it and I can make the status bar 100 percent transparent with the app. This is on Liquids AOSP 4.2. The app is universal tho so it'll work the same for TW ROMS.

caspersfi · Jan 6, 2013 at 11:39 AM

caspersfi · Jan 6, 2013 at 12:08 PM

Just a comparison screenie of the status bar without using the app.

Organized_Chaos · Jan 9, 2013 at 1:22 AM

Hmm.. this doesn't seem to be what I'm looking for exactly. It seems like it's an app to fully replace the status bar. Just to clarify, I am looking for a way to theme the default status bar, not replace it with a 3rd party app.

David Dee · Jan 9, 2013 at 2:10 PM

Send me your systemui.apk, the percentage transparency you desire (and colour if applicable) and I will cook it up for you.

If you are able to compile/decompile the systemui, I would also be happy to give you instructions how to do it?

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jeanluc1701@hotmail.com · Feb 17, 2013 at 12:50 AM

David Dee said:
Send me your systemui.apk, the percentage transparency you desire (and colour if applicable) and I will cook it up for you.

If you are able to compile/decompile the systemui, I would also be happy to give you instructions how to do it?

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I am able to do it, please tell me which XML modify and where

A51Rene · Mar 24, 2013 at 12:43 AM

@David Dee:

I can't seem to get my status bar to be transparent. I can change it from black to whatever color I like, blue for example:

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(Yeah, I've changed the battery icons, connection icons and notification center background with success)

I am changing the HEX colors for the status bar background in SystemUI/res/values/drawables.xml and some status bar and notification center related files in SystemUI/res/layout. The HEX color for full transparency should be #00000000 (AARRGGBB format).
When I use this color, the statusbar stays black (like it is default)...

What am I missing here...

mentose457 · Mar 24, 2013

A51Rene said:
@David Dee:

I can't seem to get my status bar to be transparent. I can change it from black to whatever color I like, blue for example:

- Image
- Image
(Yeah, I've changed the battery icons, connection icons and notification center background with success)

I am changing the HEX colors for the status bar background in SystemUI/res/values/drawables.xml and some status bar and notification center related files in SystemUI/res/layout. The HEX color for full transparency should be #00000000 (AARRGGBB format).
When I use this color, the statusbar stays black (like it is default)...

What am I missing here...

Change line 2 in tw_super_status_bar.xml (found in ~/res/layout) to this:

Code:

<com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.StatusBarWindowView android:background="#[COLOR="Red"]00000000[/COLOR]"

Also change

The transparency of the status bar in tw_status_bar.xml ((found in ~/res/layout)

Code:

<com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.PhoneStatusBarView android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/status_bar" android:background="#[COLOR="red"]00000000[/COLOR]" android:focusable="true" android:fitsSystemWindows="true" android:descendantFocusability="afterDescendants"
  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  xmlns:systemui="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.systemui">
    <LinearLayout android:gravity="center" android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/center_clock_layout" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent">

RockRatt · Mar 26, 2013

I am not in front of a pc right now, but you could make 1 xml change so thst rather than a color it will use a .png status bar of any type. Basically (and I may have the path wrong right now) but fhange where the status bar xml is from #ff000000 or whatever it is to @drawable/status_bar_bg and then look in your systemui/xhdpi folder and you will see a status_bar_bg.png that you can make or change to anything/any color you want. If you cannot find it right away let ke know and I will type the exact path to it and what to change it to. Then once done you can use Morohology's different status bar backgrounds they have available or make your own VERY EASILY. I did this for my SGS2 and made a post with many themes. Status bars being one of them.

This will make it so you wont have to change the systemui xml again on the firmware. You can just flash a cwm zip each time with a different stats_bar_bg.png each time you want to change it.

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fumes007 · May 5, 2013 at 9:12 AM

David Dee said:
Send me your systemui.apk, the percentage transparency you desire (and colour if applicable) and I will cook it up for you.

If you are able to compile/decompile the systemui, I would also be happy to give you instructions how to do it?

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Can u pls make me one for my stock ROM?

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jpcdeux · May 7, 2013 at 2:12 AM

Just flash S3Rx and set it yourself to whatever color, transparency you like...

fumes007 · May 7, 2013 at 4:51 AM

joe3681 said:
Just flash S3Rx and set it yourself to whatever color, transparency you like...

Where can I find it? Link?

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jpcdeux · May 7, 2013 at 6:15 AM

The ROM. In development.

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KFlexx · Dec 20, 2010 39 8 8

I'm on the same situation.
I'm looking to have my status bar transparent but i don't know where to start. My phone is running cianogenmod jb 4.2.2 from my 15. I tried to edit the file status_bar.xml from the systemui.apk but there is no value tha I can change. I'm looking for a way to have it fully transparent.

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mentose457 · May 31, 2013 at 2:02 AM

KFlexx said:
I'm on the same situation.
I'm looking to have my status bar transparent but i don't know where to start. My phone is running cianogenmod jb 4.2.2 from my 15. I tried to edit the file status_bar.xml from the systemui.apk but there is no value tha I can change. I'm looking for a way to have it fully transparent.

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In system UI navigate to drawables.xml in ~/res/values/ and make the following change from:

Code:

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

to:

Code:

<item type="drawable" name="status_bar_background">#00000000</item>

spaceghost21 · Feb 28, 2013 41 4 0

mentose457 said:
In system UI navigate to drawables.xml in ~/res/values/ and make the following change from:

Code:

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

to:

Code:

<item type="drawable" name="status_bar_background">#00000000</item>

How come I don't have the folder "values" under "systemui.apk/res/"

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mentose457 · Jul 1, 2013

spaceghost21 said:
How come I don't have the folder "values" under "systemui.apk/res/"

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If you properly decompiled the app with a tool like apktool. Then the systemui.apk you used is not deodexed. Look in your /system/app folder for a file called systemui.odex. If it is there you need to deodex it before you can so this mod.

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czechpunk · Jul 2, 2013 at 4:14 PM

<dumb question> Any chance I can get someone to make this flashable through CWM? </dumb question>

mentose457 · Jul 3, 2013

czechpunk said:
Any chance I can get someone to make this flashable through CWM?

please post your twframework-res.apk, framework-res.apk, and Systemui.apk.

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