cellington77
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Android Phone 7 Theme
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Yes I am.
Curt941
Android Enthusiast
Sorry, I missed this one.
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All of my icons, including this one, are here: Revised Android7 Icons (480x800)
is this the chase one you're looking for?
Im going to give this a try tomorrow. is there a better way of putting the images on the sd card without removing it? over wifi or best with the usb cable? also is there a specific folder to put the images in? or do i make one? i can follow the steps for the rest, just wanna get all the images on the phone correctly first lol. cheers
Okay everyone... here is what I have for "Android Phone 7 Tile Widgets":
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So far I only have the blue widgets finished, but red and green ones will follow. These widgets may also only line up perfectly on phones with a resolution of 480x800 (Incredible, etc.).
Here's the link to download the APKs:
Android7 Widgets - Blue - 480x800
Copy them onto your phone and install them using a file manager (I use Astro).
All of the widgets work (at least on my device) with notification badges on the "Phone", "Message" and "Gmail" widgets (sorry, I can't change the badge shape or color and I can't change this app from linking to the newest email instead of just going to the Inbox) as well as changing icons on the switches.
NOTE: I did not write the apps for these widgets.
The notification widgets are skinned SMS Unread Count widgets by "kanokgems".
The hotspot switch widget is Hotspot Toggle by Mehdy Bohlool.
The other switches are all CurveFish toggles.
And the battery widget is BatStat Battery Widget by Martin Eder.
If you have any other ideas for skinning 1x1, 2x1, or 1x2 widgets available for free on the Market, let me know. CurveFish toggles are pretty accomodating for reskinning, but I don't have a personal need for all of them. Also, if anyone knows of another good notifier widget for SMS, Gmail, etc., let me know.
I only reskinned the widgets. If you have any problems with these widgets, please try to download the original version for troubleshooting or contact the developer of that app.
Also, special thanks to mykela25 for turning me on to APK Manager, which made it possible to "take apart" the apps and change the images for the backgrounds, icons, etc.
Finally... this theme has been a lot of hard work...
If you like what I have done and feel compelled to show your gratitude I accept donations through PayPal:
Thank you, everyone, for following and contributing to this theme.
NOTE: Soon I will post new widget images with an updated font that matches the new Android7 Widgets.
Where did you get the blue phone icon and gmail icon? I didnt see them in the link u uploaded
finally done. thinking i might make the background solid so that the preview screen looks better. the home screens will look the same anyway since the widgets cover up the black.
Could you upload the Youtube icon, shazam and market icon please
paulmz
Android Expert
The phone and Gmail are all part of the SMS Unread Count widget. When you add the widget, change the "Widget Type" selection to "Messaging", "Dialer", or "Gmail".
Hope this helps!
paulmz
Android Expert
tarzan12:
I personally just use the USB cable and set the phone to "Disk Drive". Then I just drag and drop the files over. Right now, I have the image files on the phone memory (possible under the misconception that they load faster) in the "emmc" folder. There, I just made a folder called "Widget Icon Images" and put everything in there.
Works like gangbusters. Hope this helps!
paulmz
Android Expert
Curt941:
I must say... that Statue of Liberty setup worked out really well.
Good work and thanks for posting!
Excelent thanks, going to have a good go tomorrow, see what i come up with...thanks for all the info throughout the thread ur a ledgend
Curt941
Android Enthusiast
I think what he is talking about is that on yours they say gmail, messaging etc.
Curt941
Android Enthusiast
Make sure you check "hide icon label " that will make then the right size
tylerdurdin
Android Enthusiast
Seriously guys this is some awesome work but I still am not following why people want their android devices to look like a windows phone????........??????
paulmz
Android Expert
Yes, I know. And that is the type of icons that are included in my reskinned SMS Unread widget.
paulmz
Android Expert
First- this doesn't look exactly like a Windows phone. This has become much more customizable than anything Microsoft can put into a mobile device.
Second- I can only speak for myself, but I personally got (and continue to get) seriously bored by everyone else's layout I see posted in the forums. They are all just the same icons and widgets rearranged with different wallpapers. And those rooting their devices who have their fonts or colors changed... whatever. (Most of them use ugly, display fonts that are not meant to be easily legible as a system-wide font.)
This is the first... and still one of the only layouts I have seen that is so dramatically different than any other that it drew me to really make it my own. With the creation of each and every icon, I made my phone personal to me. (Niteowl's layouts also fall into the "dramatically different" category that really set his work apart from everyone else's.)
It all comes down to this: Do whatever you want... stock, root, flash roms, download icon packs... but no matter what miniscule changes you do - the basic Android UI is still static and dull. Think outside the box and see what you come up with.
What's next? I'm almost done with a fairly functional Star Trek LCARS theme. Just working on a live wallpaper and widgets. Trying to keep pushing the envelope. (Imagine if I knew Java coding? There would be crazy apps galore!)
Anyway... down off my soapbox... thanks for following and admiring our work... even if you don't approve.
Curt941
Android Enthusiast
Well for some reason they are different on my phone and I just added 11 pixels to the bottom of your icons to get them to 110x136. Did you have multiple versions of the reskinned app?
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Tsjoklat
Guest
My phone is too sexy for this thread 
paulmz
Android Expert
Curt941:
You are correct that the icons need to be resized... for your device. Don't forget- the apk's that I made use icons specifically sized for a resolution of 480x800. Your DroidX has a resolution of 480x854. So my original icons shouldn't line up perfectly on any device that is not 480x800.
In answer to your question: no, I do not have multiple versions of the reskinned apps. I only did the one version to fit my phone. There were too many tricks and inconsistencies to getting each of the apps' widget images to line up with the Android7 Theme that I limited myself to only reskinning the apps for the 480x800 resolution.
paulmz
Android Expert
OK this is what I'm getting.
cellington77:
Hey, I just want to make sure that you didn't update the app through the market. The new version is way different and doesn't size the icons the same way.
Sorry... this is the last thing I can think of. That screenshot doesn't make any sense. It would be fine if the icons were just smaller, but they're also 1-pixel lower than the adjacent ones.
I just don't get it.
Sorry, again.
Curt941
Android Enthusiast
Make sure you check "hide icon label" when you're setting up the SMS Unread Count widgets, that will make the icons the right size
Curt941
Android Enthusiast
Yeah, I don't know where the icons i was using came from, but i had reskinned them and they lined up.
I just redid all the applications for 480x854 screens, here's a screen cap. And if anyone wants them i'll put them on dropbox later tonight for people to download.
But notice the text message, gmail and phone icons i have on this screen are different, i got rid of them and now have the icons above with wording.
