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Root [VIDEO TUTORIAL] Rearrange icons on your notification bar

V SuperUser V

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Mar 29, 2012
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Rearranging the 'clock' is NOT possible with this mod, there is a different way to move the clock around and thats a whole different project, you can follow the guide on the Thanks section of this thread, is very easy to do (I don't like it because the gps pngs overlap) also, if you moved the icon and after reboot it didn't move, then it just won't move :p


Want to move around some of you notification bar icons? Keep on reading :p


WARNING
: Follow this GUIDE and make changes at your own risk. Always have a back up of the files you are editing and a full nand back up doesn't hurt either.
And ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS keep a copy of the files you're about to modify in a safe place on your computer

FAILSAFE: Because you could end up bootlooping if you don't follow the Guide step by step I recommend doing the following BEFORE you start :

1- Pull your SystemUI.apk and framework-res.apk from the phone.
2- Go to UOT kitchen and upload them like you were going to do some themeing.
3- Make a small change (change the font which is easy to change back)
4- Submit your work and wait until is fully cooked :D.
5- Download it, and put on your card.
6- If anything goes wrong after you follow the guide, you can always flash the theme you just cooked and everything will be back to normal.
Perhaps you dont need to do all these and there could be an easier way to go back to normal but i find this a lot easier than having to restore a full back up.

Another method to go "back in time" suggested by Fuzzy13 is to COPY the file you will be working with and keep it in a safe place. If something goes wrong and go into a bootloop apparently android commander will read the phone and give you enough time to push the original files into the phone before it bootloops again
I. What you’re going to need:
-Android Commander (Android Commander)
-APKMultiTools (APK Multi-Tool)
-Notepad++ (Notepad++ Home)
-7zip (7-Zip)

WHEN INSTALLING APKMULTITOOLS CREATE A FOLDER ON YOUR DESKTOP AND CALL IT THE SAME AND INSTALL APKMULTITOOLS IN THERE. TRUST ME, ITS EASIER TO HAVE EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE.
II. Sit back and watch my Video Tutorial
Movie.wmv


https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B88FNY8Glpc3b0VGZFBnTjRSekE
NOTE:
This is what you need to Ctrl + F:
<string-array name="config_statusBarIcons">

BEFORE:

screenshot-1333989270081.png


This picture was before i moved the clock back to its original place using the xml inside MT's zip to uncenter the clock
:cool:
AFTER:


Thanks again to those who learn and teach others ;)

Special thanks to:
-Google for their awesome spiders.
-TheGrammarFreak for his guide here: [HOW TO] Centre clock and icon switch. Update: bottom power control widget! - xda-developers , which ill use again to post another video tutorial soon.
-YOU, for taking the time to watch and read my tutorial.
I want to see how creative you are....post some screenshots of what icons you moved around :cool:
 


Want to move around some of you notification bar icons? Keep on reading :p


WARNING
: Follow this GUIDE and make changes at your own risk. Always have a back up of the files you are editing and a full nand back up doesn't hurt either.
And ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS keep a copy of the files you're about to modify in a safe place on your computer

FAILSAFE: Because you could end up bootlooping if you don't follow the Guide step by step I recommend doing the following BEFORE you start :

I. What you
 
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as you can see all i did was move the clock and everything seems lined up to me :thinking:

When you compile what does the log say if you pick option 24?

If u cant figure it out. Start from scratch with a new copy of framework-res.apk and move something else like the battery and compile. If that works then try moving the clock, if it errors at compiling then clock cant be moved? Will have to test in the morning to make sure its not user error
 
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maybe i didnt let it finish decompiling before i edited? I started all over again and im decompiling and its still there. How long is it supposed to take to finish?

It takes a lil, lol, im sorry, i pause the recording on my video for about 75% of the decompiling process to cut down video length. :D


The process takes longer while the recording program is running. Maybe even more on a slow PC/laptop
 
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i tried moving only the battery and leaving the clock untouched and still got an error. When i cut and paste something it leaves that awkward empty space where it was, after i put lets say the battery somewhere else i delete that empty space to make everything on top of eachother like it was. Thats the only thing i did that wasnt really specified in the video. Idk this error is pissing me off lol
 
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i tried moving only the battery and leaving the clock untouched and still got an error. When i cut and paste something it leaves that awkward empty space where it was, after i put lets say the battery somewhere else i delete that empty space to make everything on top of eachother like it was. Thats the only thing i did that wasnt really specified in the video. Idk this error is pissing me off lol

Yea, there is smtng going on there. Ive cleared the space too when i did mine, no issues. Do you get the error right away after picking option 11?
 
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