Nevermind.

 

Yeah, it requires a rooted phone so you can access the files, AFAIK.

There isn't really a "Magic setting" to change it once your phone is rooted... what you have to do (From what I've read) is edit the png files, then rezip the folder (titled Update.zip), then go into recovery mode and allow it to update the original APK file.

I've changed the colors VIA Gimp, repackaged, and then updated my phone. Nothing changed, though.

 

I can't get it to work, so I wouldn't ask me if I were you.

 

I downloaded "Root explorer", navigated to "/system/framework", then copied the "Framework-res.apk" file to my SD card (Long press, select "Copy", then navigate to your SD and select "Paste".

Plug the phone into the PC, mount... snag the saved file. Rename it to "Framework-res.apk.zip" and extract. The pictures are in the folder: res/drawable-hdpi

 

Yeah, if you changed it to pure black, it would be a pain to see. I was aiming for a dark gray, personally.

The files I changed:

status_bar_background.png
status_bar_close_on.9.png
statusbar_background.9.png

 

I just tried those, too. No go.


I'm thinking it has to be something to do with the way they are going back on the phone. I'll pull the APK again and see if the changes were saved. Give me a few minutes.



EDITED:

It isn't saving the changes when they are loaded back on the phone, so the problem is in how the file is going back to the phone.

 

Yep compressing to zip.


I think I have found the problem. Nothing will install onto the phone unless it is signed. After compressing the file, it has to be signed before it can be pushed back to the phone.

I am reading up on how to do that now, but it's starting to make my head hurt.

Signing Your Applications | Android Developers

 

I'll try.



EDIT: Hmm.. I can't seem to figure out how to push it. If I try from android/tools it tells me the phone is read only. I cant push from adb shell.

God, I wish I hadn't forgotten everything I once knew about Linux.

 

It's only been up for about 3 hours. I am sure someone will chime in at some point tonight. Mid-day means most people are either at work or at school, so forums move slower.

I am sure it is something stupid that we are just overlooking.

I've been reading about skins and stuff, and those keep making reference to losing apps while loading the skins. I am hoping that isn't the case with this. If it is, then so be it... but my fingers are still crossed.

 

Yeah, I saw that one, too. I was having total mental lock trying to read the instructions, though. It appeared, at a quick glance, like he had a ton of linux apps running in order to get it onto the phone.

I can't find the link again, though.