Help SyestemUI edit on Android

[sharif_admi]

Hi,

Please tell me, How can I mod or edit my JB SystemUI's xml file on my Android?

Sorry for bad English.

Thanks.

 

[El Presidente]

You'd need to be rooted. What is it you're looking to do though? There may be mods which do what you want them to do anyway (xposed modules etc).

 

[Hadron]

Also take a nand backup before trying to modify SystemUI.apk: if you make a mistake your phone will probably be unable to boot, so you need to be able to restore your ROM in that case (& you need a custom recovery to back up and restore the ROM).

 

[sharif_admi]

I'm trying to understand that how can mod/edit the xml file of systemui from my android phone. I know that the work is risky but I want to do. And I already have taken a backup of my rom. Answer me please.

 

[sharif_admi]

Hello Hadron, I already have taken a backup of my rom. Answer me please of my Question. I'm trying to understand that how can mod/edit the xml file of systemui from my android phone.

 

[Hadron]

Well the important question is the one El Pres asked: what is it you actually want to do by editing this app?

Bear in mind that SystemUI is one of the things that will be customised by the manufacturer, so your SystemUI might have different content from someone else's. Personally I've done theming by replacing graphics in the SystemUI.apk with my own but have not messed with the XML myself. I can't recall exactly how I installed it though: I probably played safe and either inserted it into a copy of my ROM .zip and reflashed or took a flashable zip from the UOT kitchen and replaced the apks in it with those I'd modified myself, but it's been a couple of years since I felt the need to do this stuff. However, an important point here is that I was using de-odexed ROMs for doing this - it's rather more complicated if odexed, so it may depend what ROM you are using.

 

[sharif_admi]

By editing this (*status_bar.xml, qs_tile_background.xml) just I want to change status bar, quick settings background, clock color etc of my android. how can edit this by using phone?

 

[EarlyMon]

Check out "Vim Touch"

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.momodalo.app.vimtouch

I assume that you know vi commands from using Linux.

 

[sharif_admi]

EarlyMon, Do I work with .xml file by using this?

 

[EarlyMon]

It's the Linux-standard vi editor for Android.

I use vi for editing xml files on every platform, that's the app I use for Android.

It is NOT a wysiwyg editor - don't try it if you don't know vi.

If you try a Windows editor or a document editor you're not going to be happy, they're not made for this, that is.

 

[EarlyMon]

You can also use the note editor built in to ES File Explorer, that's in the Play Store, and may be easier if you don't know vi.

It's really easy to get an accidental touch in the ES note editor, and you said that you have a rom backup - so you may have to try a few times and restore the backup until you get used to the ES note editor.

It's not the greatest but it will handle your Android control files correctly and that's the main thing.

 

[sharif_admi]

EarlyMon, Many may thanks. I'll try and will say feedback.