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Root [Theme] Black, White, and Chrome for ApeX 1.4.0

bouchigo

Android Expert
Aug 10, 2010
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I finally ported over BWC for ApeX 1.4.0, and have bee running it since this morning and everything looks good so far. If you guys catch anything that I missed, please let me know so I can get on it and correct it.

UPDATE; 3/15/11 New Dialer One v1.2.7.6 (Check post #129 for screenshots and instructions):

http://www.mediafire.com/?svgv7lb0s7szn18

END UPDATE

You guys know the usual disclaimers about "you" being responsible for your own phone, etc.

BIG thanks to Fabolous for hosting the file, making it more reliable and faster to download.

Alternate Battery set:
Blue: http://www.mediafire.com/?z0h2i533exelqk6
Multicolor: http://www.mediafire.com/?m8somy5ahrt2nzc

Black Market:
Do NOT install!!! If you do, do so at your own risk.

Boot Animation:
I put the Droid Pro boot animation in the "Addon" folder located in the "BWC" folder on your SD Card. I didn't make it the default boot animation because a lot of you seem to like the new ApeX boot animation, so it will be up to you to install it through bootstrap if you want the Droid Pro boot animation.

Wallpaper:
The mesh wallpaper may not install automatically, if it does not and you want the mesh as your wallpaper, it is located in the "BWC" folder on the SD card; you can choose it manually.


Download Link:
http://fabdroid.com/downloads/BWC_ApeX_1.4.0.zip

Alternate Link (in case Fabolous' site gets too much traffic ;)):
http://www.mediafire.com/?t7fjj55ragmzg3k

** Expect a long boot up after applying (3-5 mins) **
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BWC folder installed on SD Card has:

- "Addon" folder that contains addons such as the Black Market v2.2.11, LauncherPro (with correct menu icons), Droid Pro boot animation, BWC Dialer One, Modded Pandora.
- Dock backgrounds for LauncherPro and some wallpapers

(If you currently have LauncherPro installed, uninstall it before attempting to install the provided LauncherPro in the "Addon" folder inside the BWC folder on the SD Card).

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Follow these links for more info. and screenshots:

http://androidforums.com/droid-x-all-things-root/270966-theme-black-white-chrome-liberty-1-5-a.html

[Theme] Black, White, and Chrome for Liberty 1.0

Black, White, and Chrome for GummyJAR 2.5

Black, White, and Chrome for Fission 2.4.2

collection of ported themes for fission 2.5.7

Some screenshots:

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^ I didnt want to scare anyone!

Just a heads up comment on the BWC. When i installed it and rebooted I was faced with a barrage of force close issues revolving around the keyboard. I had gone into the toolbox yesterday and changed the keyboard to the black stock keyboard for people with big fingers. So I figure there was a clash between the themed version and the old one. I then changed to swipe and the FCs went away. Then I went back into the toolbox and put the black keyboard back on and when it rebooted all was fine.

Just thought Id share in case others get FCs and panic.
 
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^ I didnt want to scare anyone!

Just a heads up comment on the BWC. When i installed it and rebooted I was faced with a barrage of force close issues revolving around the keyboard. I had gone into the toolbox yesterday and changed the keyboard to the black stock keyboard for people with big fingers. So I figure there was a clash between the themed version and the old one. I then changed to swipe and the FCs went away. Then I went back into the toolbox and put the black keyboard back on and when it rebooted all was fine.

Just thought Id share in case others get FCs and panic.

I didn't get any FC's or errors, but then again I installed over stock keyboard :D
 
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I installed black market, an the market itself was gone after reboot. No market, black market, or anything, not even in applications in settings.

I haven't installed the black market yet, I will try it now and see what happens.

Pandora apk wouldn't load when I tried to install. What's the difference with this one?

Pandora installed ok for me earlier today.
 
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If you are still having issues with the market, flash this through bootstrap, mount system then flash; this will get you back to the ApeX stock market:

Stock_Market_2.2.11.zip

Thanks for the file,....I made a nandroid backup and just went back to before installing it. I installed the new boot zip, then the market immediately after, I thought maybe that had something to do with it, so I tried the black market by itself, but it did the same thing.
 
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@Stevessvt (or anyone experiencing issues with the black market):

Try this market zip below; my computer was giving me a hard time resigning the apk, but it seems to be working ok now, at least it is on my phone.

What I did was use root explorer to remove Vending.apk from /system/app, and then installed the stock apex market I linked a few posts up through bootstrap. After installing the stock market, I went ahead and installed this new black market zip through bootstrap (make sure to mount system before applying) and it's working good so far.

If it works out for you let me know so I can add it to the first post and instruct people to use this market instead of the one in the "Addon" folder; the one in the "Addon" folder doesn't seem to work for everyone (this one looks like it solved the issues).

EDIT:
Removed Link


 
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@Stevessvt (or anyone experiencing issues with the black market):

Try this market zip below; my computer was giving me a hard time resigning the apk, but it seems to be working ok now, at least it is on my phone.

What I did was use root explorer to remove Vending.apk from /system/app, and then installed the stock apex market I linked a few posts up through bootstrap. After installing the stock market, I went ahead and installed this new black market zip through bootstrap (make sure to mount system before applying) and it's working good so far.

If it works out for you let me know so I can add it to the first post and instruct people to use this market instead of the one in the "Addon" folder; the one in the "Addon" folder doesn't seem to work for everyone (this one looks like it solved the issues).

Black_Market_2.2.11_ApeX.zip
Gave it a shot, installed fine, but looks completely stock to me.
 
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