If you are using Theme Store themes of newest Samsung devices and you love the theme but icons are ugly, then you have come to the right place. After requesting a theme developer that they should also have a version with stock touchwiz icons, the developer replied in feedback that they will create such a version in the future and those will cost $1.00; Paying for something you love is fine but the attitude matters!
After digging through the file system a little and a little messing up with the installed themes, I have finally found a way to use Samsung themes with stock icons.
Requirements:
Step by Step Guide:
There you go!
Now when you boot again, you will have the theme skin but with the default touchwiz icons.
Warning: I am not responsible for the nuclear war, missed alarm, dead SD card or bricked devices or anything that may happen by using this guide. :P
After digging through the file system a little and a little messing up with the installed themes, I have finally found a way to use Samsung themes with stock icons.
Requirements:
- Newest Samsung firmware with Theme Store Support
- Stock Rooted (Odex/Deodexed)
- Root Supported file explorer. (I use Xplore)
Step by Step Guide:
- Create a Nandroid backup (In case if anything goes wrong. Mine had no problem)
- Open File explorer and navigate to /root/data/app/
- Find the theme package name directory with a suffix like ".appicon-"
- Copy the folder to anywhere you like for backup (In case if anything goes wrong. Mine had no problem)
- Delete the folder and all it's contents.
- Reboot
There you go!
Now when you boot again, you will have the theme skin but with the default touchwiz icons.
Warning: I am not responsible for the nuclear war, missed alarm, dead SD card or bricked devices or anything that may happen by using this guide. :P