[Guide] Add "Coloricker" in Settings

In this guide , I will tell "How to add Colorpicker" in Settings. :)
Tested this on 4.2 and 4.4

REQUIREMENTS :
1. Brain
2. Apktool
3. Notepad ++
4. Knowledge on How to Decompile/Recompile the apk


Lets start ,

1. Decompile your Settings.apk and merge the file (given below).


2. Now open strings.xml and add these lines above </resources>.

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<string name="dialog_color_picker">Color Picker</string>

    <string name="press_color_to_apply">Press on color below to apply</string>

    <string name="arrow_right">&#8594;</string>

    <string name="arrow_down">&#8595;</string>

    <string name="hex">Hex:</string>

    <string name="hex_hint">\#ff000000</string>

    <string name="set">Set</string> 





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3. Now open ids.xml and add these lines above </resources>.

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<item type="id" name="hex">false</item>

    <item type="id" name="enter">false</item>

    <item type="id" name="white_panel">false</item>

    <item type="id" name="black_panel">false</item>

    <item type="id" name="cyan_panel">false</item>

    <item type="id" name="red_panel">false</item>

    <item type="id" name="green_panel">false</item>

    <item type="id" name="yellow_panel">false</item>

    <item type="id" name="old_color_panel">false</item>

    <item type="id" name="new_color_panel">false</item>

    <item type="id" name="reset">false</item>

    <item type="id" name="color_picker_view">false</item>

    <item type="id" name="ics_color">false</item>

    <item type="id" name="color_panel_view">false</item> 





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4. Now Recompile your Settings.apk , Sign it and then again Decompile it.


5. Now go to smali/net/margaritov/preference/colorpicker and open the "ColorPickerDialog.smali". Then replace the id with the id present in public.xml of your Settings.apk

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<public type="layout" name="dialog_color_picker" 





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 <public type="string" name="dialog_color_picker" 





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<public type="id" name="color_picker_view" 





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<public type="id" name="old_color_panel" 





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<public type="id" name="new_color_panel" 





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Do this with other same id

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<public type="id" name="white_panel" 





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<public type="id" name="black_panel" 





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<public type="id" name="cyan_panel" 





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<public type="id" name="red_panel" 





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<public type="id" name="green_panel" 





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<public type="id" name="yellow_panel" 





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<public type="id" name="hex" 





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<public type="id" name="enter" 





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Important Information :
• If you are having colorpicker , but its having old ui and want to use this then first follow the guide and then go to that option layout xml and change the path of the colorpicker to the line given below.

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net.margaritov.preference.colorpicker.ColorPickerPreference 





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Special Thanks To :
1. Cyanogenmod
2. XDA

Attached Files

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