Root [MOD/GUIDE] How to change your lockscreen background

[ShinySide]

Yea so just like the title says. This is how you make your lockscreen background an image instead of being transparent.

So first a preview:
Lock screen background - YouTube



Now how to do it.

Simple and easy.

1. Decompile the frameworkres.apk

2. Navigate to the res>layout>keyguard_screen_tab_unlock.xml and with notepad++, and find the line:

<RelativeLayout android:gravity="center_horizontal" android:id="@id/root" android:background="#70000000" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent"

and change it to:

<RelativeLayout android:gravity="center_horizontal" android:id="@id/root" android:background="@drawable/lockscreen_background" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent"

3. now add a 480x800 png image to the res>drawable-hpdi folder and name it "lockscreen_background"

4. Recompile and flash/push to phone. (dont forget the META folder after recompile )

5. Enjoy. And youre welcome.

 

[max25002]

Yea so just like the title says. This is how you make your lockscreen background an image instead of being transparent.

So first a preview:






Now how to do it.

Simple and easy.

1. Decompile the frameworkres.apk

2. Navigate to the res>layout>keyguard_screen_tab_unlock.xml and with notepad++, and find the line:

<RelativeLayout android:gravity="center_horizontal" android:id="@id/root" android:background="#70000000" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent"

and change it to:

<RelativeLayout android:gravity="center_horizontal" android:id="@id/root" android:background="@drawable/lockscreen_background" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent"

3. now add a 480x800 png image to the res>drawable-hpdi folder and name it "lockscreen_background"

4. Recompile and flash/push to phone. (dont forget the META folder after recompile )

5. Enjoy. And youre welcome.

Nicee One!!!!!!!!11

 

[chicanito]

ahh, I love you Shiny, I was actually going to look into this, thanks a lottt man

 

[richardj]

the first code and second code are the same

 

[ShinySide]

the first code and second code are the same

No their not. Theres no transparent color code in the second line

 

[richardj]

No their not. Theres no transparent color code in the second line

sorry about that didn't full check sorry again

 

[KlexKavark]

Hey Shiny can you help me i cant seem to compile the apk after i edit the xml and add my image. I did everything you said. I edited the xml, replaced the line with the one you provided and inserted a 480x800 png to res>drawable-hpdi and name it lockscreen_background.png and apktool gives me a bunch of error public symbol declared here not defined. I also tried to use apkmultitools and couldn't recompile either. Im using rom Number Two with no themes. But i do use dodol to use a 5 stitch wallpaper don't know if that's creating a problem. Also i used photoshop cs4 to create my background and when im about to save it asks me if i want to interlace the png and i said no. Again dont know if thats the culprit.

 

[ShinySide]

Hey Shiny can you help me i cant seem to compile the apk after i edit the xml and add my image. I did everything you said. I edited the xml, replaced the line with the one you provided and inserted a 480x800 png to res>drawable-hpdi and name it lockscreen_background.png and apktool gives me a bunch of error public symbol declared here not defined. I also tried to use apkmultitools and couldn't recompile either. Im using rom Number Two with no themes. But i do use dodol to use a 5 stitch wallpaper don't know if that's creating a problem. Also i used photoshop cs4 to create my background and when im about to save it asks me if i want to interlace the png and i said no. Again dont know if thats the culprit.

You need to swap out the drawable-hdpi folder of your apk with the drawable-hdpi with the one that's is ld-Lg stock mod. Decompile and make your changes and add your image and then recompile. Then once it's recompiled swap back the drawable hdpi folder and add the Meta folder to the new apk.

 

[costarican]

i cant open the file with notepad++

 

[ShinySide]

i cant open the file with notepad++

Im guessing you didnt decompile the apk?

 

[costarican]

Im guessing you didnt decompile the apk?

u mean open it with 7zip and then look for .xml?

 

[ShinySide]

u mean open it with 7zip and then look for .xml?

No you have to decompile the apk with apktool (or an alike program)

 

[costarican]

can i pm u so u can guide me through this process

 

[ShinySide]

can i pm u so u can guide me through this process

Yea gimme 2 minutes and ill teach you in 3 minutes

 

[costarican]

lol well i cant install apk tool for some damn reason haha