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editing keyguard_screen_unlock_portrait.xml

using apk manager i tried to decompile framework-res.apk to edit the above mentioned file. my goal was to remove the clock/date, and to make the background on the lockscreen transparent instead of just showing the home background image.
i followed all the guides and instructions for how to remove and replace a framework apk, and edit and recompile it with apk manager. here is what i changed.
i removed this line:
Code:
<com.android.internal.widget.DigitalClock android:id="@id/time" android:paddingBottom="8.0dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginLeft="20.0dip" android:layout_marginTop="15.0dip" android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" android:layout_alignParentTop="true">
<TextView android:textAppearance="?textAppearanceMedium" android:textSize="56.0sp" android:ellipsize="none" android:id="@id/timeDisplay" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginBottom="6.0dip" android:singleLine="true" android:shadowColor="#c0000000" android:shadowDx="0.0" android:shadowDy="0.0" android:shadowRadius="3.0" />
<TextView android:textAppearance="?textAppearanceMedium" android:textSize="18.0sp" android:ellipsize="none" android:id="@id/am_pm" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginLeft="4.0dip" android:singleLine="true" android:shadowColor="#c0000000" android:shadowDx="0.0" android:shadowDy="0.0" android:shadowRadius="3.0" android:layout_toRightOf="@id/timeDisplay" android:layout_alignBaseline="@id/timeDisplay" />
</com.android.internal.widget.DigitalClock>
and edited this:
Code:
android:background="#70000000"
to:
Code:
android:background="#00000000"
(my understanding is that the first two characters are alpha, and "00" would be transparent.)
after all was edited, recompiled, pushed back to the proper place on the phone, i rebooted the phone.. and it was stuck in a boot loop. the bootanimation would hardly even start before it froze for a few moments and restarted.
i followed all the directions exactly.. i am pretty sure.. i had no errors.. what might have went wrong?

Did you resign the apk before pushing it to your phone?

Yes but the signed apk was named "signedframework-res.apk", so I renamed it.. would that have unsigned it again?
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mindnumbinglyfun said:
Yes but the signed apk was named "signedframework-res.apk", so I renamed it.. would that have unsigned it again?
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That shouldn't have unsigned it, I've renamed apks and zips with no problem

Framework-res.apk is a system resource. Signing it will corrupt the apk. Recompile and push it back unsigned...
sk842018 said:
That shouldn't have unsigned it, I've renamed apks and zips with no problem
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Macrodroid said:
Framework-res.apk is a system resource. Signing it will corrupt the apk. Recompile and push it back unsigned...
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yea no need to resign it
oh btw bro have u ?
If I haven't apologized for this post yet, I'll have to later, I'm sure...

Yeah, there's no need to sign a framework-res.apk file. It seems like you would need to, but no. Good luck and happy editing!

MMS Size Fix for Sense Roms

Ok I think i have found a solution for fixing the MMS Size in Sense Roms. First off, i take no credit for this, I just was searching the forums and found it. Then i tried it and it worked. I wanted to post this in for development forum in the thread that i found it, but I am a new user and don't have that permission yet. Now I don't know if this will work for all Sense roms, but i found the Fix in the Virtuous Unity thread on page 13. At first when i tried to edit the file and recompress it back to a zip on my macbook it wouldn't work, but then i used parallel windows to run windows 7. Then i used 7zip to open the archive, went into the system and edited the file with notepad and then i followed the rest of the directions in the Fix. I know a lot of people were looking for a fix for the Sense picture problems and when i found Joemm post about it i figured i share it.
Below i put the whole process from the thread and page i mentioned for those who don't want to go and search through the thread
MMS PIC SIZE FIX...........
This use to be a problem when Virtuous first came out and I remembered this fix.
I have tested this fix on this rom and its working great. I now have FULL size MMS pictures.
I downloaded Virtuous Unity 1.0.0 rom, opened it with winzip, went into system/customize/MNS/default.xml and edited the default.xml file with wordpad, scrolled all the way to the bottom of the document, second up from the bottom you'll find this below, now just change the text (I highlighted it in red) that says "HTC_Sensation_Z710e/1.0" to say "Nexusone",
<!-- MMS UA string -->
<module name="MMS">
<function name="ua_string">
<set name="single">
<item name="value">HTC_Sensation_Z710e/1.0</item>
</set>
</function>
</module>
when your done it should look like this, but not highlighted in red of course:
<!-- MMS UA string -->
<module name="MMS">
<function name="ua_string">
<set name="single">
<item name="value">Nexusone</item>
</set>
</function>
</module>
Saved the change and rezipped the rom back up.
Installed the modified rom to the root of my sd card.
Rebooted into recovery.
This next step is important, YOU MUST DO A COMPLETE DATA WIPE, then flash the rom, it will not work if you just flash it over your existing Virtuous Unity rom without a full data wipe. What this does is trick the servers into thinking the phone is a Nexus one.
Then go thru the enitre setup process again.
After that you will have full size MMS pic's again.
Originally posted as a fix in the Virtuous Thread by gteye developed by Disconn3ct
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[Q] Editing System UI

Please any body help me i m stuck i want to make the system ui topbar and background transparent please help me how to do it is it xml editing or just replacing the pic

nsnikhil said:
Please any body help me i m stuck i want to make the system ui topbar and background transparent please help me how to do it is it xml editing or just replacing the pic
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Just follow this link freind it will help you to aim your target.....
LINK-forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1714481
:thumbup: DON'T FORGET TO GIVE THANKS IF I HAVE A BIT SUCCESS TO HELPING YOU :thumbup:

nsnikhil said:
Please any body help me i m stuck i want to make the system ui topbar and background transparent please help me how to do it is it xml editing or just replacing the pic
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2018688
use this thread to create a transparent background....
for statusbar....
but in status_bar_tracking.xml
just below this:
Code:
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.TrackingView android:orientation="vertical" android:paddingLeft="0.0px" android:paddingRight="0.0px" android:paddingBottom="0.0px" android:focusable="true" android:visibility="gone" android:descendantFocusability="afterDescendants"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
will be a :
Code:
<View android:background:#a color code.................>
delete the whole line and then replace it with
Code:
<View android:background="@drawable/status_bar_background" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_weight="1.0" />
then in drawble-ldpi folder there will be a file named status_bar_background.9.png (note the '_' ) delete that image it'll be a light grayish image
recompile SystemUI..ur done

I wrote a whole thread about this - please search next time
it's right here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2204389

[Q] png files are not changed after changing XML reference

Hello All,
recently Im working on my own project to add characters to the LG G2 default phone dialer (I know I can download other dialers), i spilited this project in to two parts 1.source code handling 2.GUI handling
currently I am still working on the first part and I hope I will have some breakthrough soon.
now regarding the second part.
I used ADB in order to pull out the LGcontacts.apk file, after I opened it I found that all dialpad related png files are located under "res\drawable-xxhdpi" folder.
I went to the following XML files located in the following paths
1.res\layout-land
2.res\layout-ldpi
3.res\layout
and changed the following lines from this:
<View android:layout_width="@dimen/dialer_dialpad_col_interval" android:layout_height="fill_parent" />
<com.android.contacts.dialpad.DialpadImageButton android:id="@id/two" android:background="@drawable/btn_dial" android:src="@drawable/dial_num_2_wht" android:contentDescription="@string/description_image_button_two" style="@style/DialtactsDialpadButtonStyle" />
<View android:layout_width="@dimen/dialer_dialpad_col_interval" android:layout_height="fill_parent" />
<com.android.contacts.dialpad.DialpadImageButton android:id="@id/three" android:background="@drawable/btn_dial" android:src="@drawable/dial_num_3_wht" android:contentDescription="@string/description_image_button_three" style="@style/DialtactsDialpadButtonStyle" />
To this:
<View android:layout_width="@dimen/dialer_dialpad_col_interval" android:layout_height="fill_parent" />
<com.android.contacts.dialpad.DialpadImageButton android:id="@id/two" android:background="@drawable/btn_dial" android:src="@drawable/dial_num_2_wht_il" android:contentDescription="@string/description_image_button_two" style="@style/DialtactsDialpadButtonStyle" />
<View android:layout_width="@dimen/dialer_dialpad_col_interval" android:layout_height="fill_parent" />
<com.android.contacts.dialpad.DialpadImageButton android:id="@id/three" android:background="@drawable/btn_dial" android:src="@drawable/dial_num_3_wht_il" android:contentDescription="@string/description_image_button_three" style="@style/DialtactsDialpadButtonStyle" />
After the changes done I saved the files rebuilt the APK using APK Studio and pushed the apk file to /system/priv-app using ADB.
after reboot to the device the APK was installed however after opening the APP i noticed that nothing has changed.
honestly i dont know why nothing was changed, does anyone know what did I do wrong?
Thank you for your help in advanced.

Increase earpiece and speaker volume Xiaomi Mi Note 3

So I had this problem that during phonecalls my xiaomi mi note 3 had low volume, even though the volume level was at maximum.
I read a few threads on XDA and some other articles, but not for mi note 3, and none of them where an exact fix for me.
All had to do with the mixer_path.xml file and all changed the values of "RX* Digital Volume". So this is not my solution, it is simply an explanation of what I did.
So what worked for me was editing the /system/etc/mixer_paths.xml file and setting all the "RX* Digital Volume" values from 84 to 95.
Example: <ctl name="RX4 Digital Volume" value="95" />
Hope this helps.
My phone runs at this moment ASOPExtended v 4.6 and it is rooted.
***EDIT
If you want to boost only your headset volume, edit the RX* Digital Value value within the <path name="voice-handset"> tag. Mine is set to 74 by default.

Nice guide I had that issue on official global stable rom but after flashing xiaomi.eu stable everything is great again.
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Is it possible to do this without root?

I'm using Viper4android FX for doing it. Just increase output gain (in Master Gate)

On MIUI is /system/vendor/etc/mixer_paths.xml

I found the mixer_paths.xml in /system/etc/ then copied on my PC, edited with notepad++ and then copied back to phone and restarted. No sound at all! Fortunately I kept a copy of the original, copied back, restarted and I had sounds again. What did I wrong?

dpikros said:
I found the mixer_paths.xml in /system/etc/ then copied on my PC, edited with notepad++ and then copied back to phone and restarted. No sound at all! Fortunately I kept a copy of the original, copied back, restarted and I had sounds again. What did I wrong?
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You need a rooted phone and a root app like Amaze file manager to edit the file. After you edited it set the permisions to r-w-r-r. Restart phone.

zaqm said:
You need a rooted phone and a root app like Amaze file manager to edit the file. After you edited it set the permisions to r-w-r-r. Restart phone.
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Done, sound is still there ! I'll be back after checking the volume in everyday use, thanks for the advice

i am on havoc os oreo.earpiece is very low to all roms (miui too) i chanhe mixer path system/etc and vendor/etc. only main speaker increase .low volume to in call speaker

dimi89 said:
Nice guide I had that issue on official global stable rom but after flashing xiaomi.eu stable everything is great again.
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Could you tell me exactly which rom you flashed? And if possible where to get it.
Thanks

kwstas93 said:
i am on havoc os oreo.earpiece is very low to all roms (miui too) i chanhe mixer path system/etc and vendor/etc. only main speaker increase .low volume to in call speaker
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<path name="handset">
<ctl name="RX1 MIX1 INP1" value="RX1" />
<ctl name="RDAC2 MUX" value="RX1" />
<ctl name="RX1 Digital Volume" value="84" />
<ctl name="EAR PA Gain" value="POS_6_DB" />
<ctl name="EAR_S" value="Switch" />
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"EAR PA Gain" default value is 3. Make it 6 or more.

This worked even better!

dpikros said:
I found the mixer_paths.xml in /system/etc/ then copied on my PC, edited with notepad++ and then copied back to phone and restarted. No sound at all! Fortunately I kept a copy of the original, copied back, restarted and I had sounds again. What did I wrong?
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Maybe you changed the encoding of the file, or you converted the EOL from unix to windows or mac.
I use DroidEdit app to edit files on the phone and Total Commander to browse them.
And the first rule when editing system files is to always make a backup first

Can you please explain how to do this step by step?

DimitrisVerlis said:
On MIUI is /system/vendor/etc/mixer_paths.xml
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On MIUI 10 as well
/system/vendor/etc/mixer_paths.xml
After searching the "ear pa gain" word it looks like this by default:-
<ctl name="EAR PA GAIN" value="POS_1P5_DB" />
I changed 1P5 to 3P5 for now, works great! Will check 6P5 later on..

whoami_amiu said:
On MIUI 10 as well
/system/vendor/etc/mixer_paths.xml
After searching the "ear pa gain" word it looks like this by default:-
<ctl name="EAR PA GAIN" value="POS_1P5_DB" />
I changed 1P5 to 3P5 for now, works great! Will check 6P5 later on..
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I changed 1p5 to 6p5 and dont work for me.... (miui 10)

Vicente said:
I changed 1p5 to 6p5 and dont work for me.... (miui 10)
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I also changed it to 6p5.. Cant feel any real difference.

Someone has been able to advance on this issue.
I'm desperate, I've edited all possible values from 84 to 94 and I get nothing. I have also changed PA GAI from 3 to 6 and / or 9 and there is no way ...

For me this solve the issue
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-note-3/development/rom-t3858779/post78278201

Thanks for sharing