Hi guys and today I was wondering that I won't have a lollipop update neither a firmware update for lollipop, but I though that after a while when kitkat gets old, I could have the nice looking lollipop, I mean just the bar thats on the top. Is it even possible? I've seen YT videos that show an app called system app installer and you install the systemui.apk with that and then you reboot systemui (root) and its done, but I think they are fake. So, whats the answer?
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Help Can you change systemui?
- Thread starter noxxtar
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If you mean a transparent status bar, that can be achieved (on a rooted device) with the Xposed installer app and a suitable module. You could also change the bottom nav bar to match the new Lollipop style the same way.
Otherwise you'd have to decompile your device's systemui.apk, replace the relevant assets, recompile/sign it, then flash it back to the device to replace the original. That's a lot of work, and a lot of scope for error.
Otherwise you'd have to decompile your device's systemui.apk, replace the relevant assets, recompile/sign it, then flash it back to the device to replace the original. That's a lot of work, and a lot of scope for error.
Put simply, you'd need to modify the contents of the SystemUI.apk for your device (e.g. replacing some of the images) then install that in place of the original. And you have to modify your device's SystemUI - using the SystemUI from a different device will not work.
You should also take a nandroid backup (a full system backup made using a custom recovery) before attempting this, since any mistake and your ROM will not boot.
And if that's full of unfamiliar terms, you need to make sure you understand them before attempting it. Not trying to be unhelpful, just that this isn't stuff you should attempt by blindly following a recipe without understanding what you are doing, as it's too easy to mess up that way.
You should also take a nandroid backup (a full system backup made using a custom recovery) before attempting this, since any mistake and your ROM will not boot.
And if that's full of unfamiliar terms, you need to make sure you understand them before attempting it. Not trying to be unhelpful, just that this isn't stuff you should attempt by blindly following a recipe without understanding what you are doing, as it's too easy to mess up that way.
You need:
(a) a rooted device
(b) the Xposed Installer
(c) an Xposed module that applies the desired modification