How To Place Custom Icons On Your Droid X - Part 1 - Dock Icons

[Airmaxx23]

This is the first time I've written up any type of "instructions" for anything so any suggestions for improvement would be appreciated.

I wrote this up on July 5 and posted it on the Android Forums but I figured it would help a few people out here also.

It's broken up into 3 Parts: Dock Icons; Home Screen Icons and Label/Group Home Screen Icons

Custom Icons


Below you will find instructions on how to get custom icons onto your Droid X using LauncherPro. There is a different method depending on where or how the icon will be used.

There are 3 different classes of Icons: Dock Icons; Home Screen Icons and Label/Group Home Screen Icons. There are some apps that will be needed, I'm sure there are other apps that will work but I will be using these for the instructions: ASTRO File Manager; AppsOrganizer; and BetterCut.

See the bottom of each section for corresponding pics. The letter in brackets goes with the pic with the same letter.


Dock Icons


There are 2 methods for getting custom icons onto your Droid X dock depending on how you get the icons. The trick is getting the photo Gallery to see the icons. If you are downloading and installing an icon pack app from the Market continue to section 1. If you downloaded the icons to a computer and you're going to install them on the sdcard continue to section 2.

Section 1 - Installing Market Icon Packs to Your Phone

1: Download and install the icon pack as you would any other app.
2: Open ASTRO and open the "dcim" folder(A) that is in the sdcard folder.
3: Press the "menu" button, "new folder"(B), "directory"(C) then enter a name (I'm using ICONZ) then press "create"(D). You should then see an ICONZ folder below the camera folder.
4: Press the menu button again and select "tools"(E), "Application Manager/Backup"(F), then select the app that contains your icons and press "backup"(G).
5: Press the "back" button twice and you should see a "backups" folder(H), open it, then select "apps", select your icon pack, then "browse file"(I), then the "assets" folder, then long press on the "icons" folder, select "edit"(J), then "copy"(K).
6: Press the "back" button 4 times (or press "home"(L) once on the top of ASTRO) and you should be back at the screen containing the backups, dcim and several other folders that are on the sdcard. Open the "dcim"(M) folder, then open your "ICONZ" folder, press the "menu" button, "edit"(N) then "paste"(O). You should then have an "icons" folder which is in your "ICONZ" folder. Press "home" and continue to section 3.




Section 2. - Installing Icons From a Computer to a Phone
(This is pretty basic so I won't be posting pics)

1: Download the icon pack to your computer.
2: Plug your Droid X into the computer with the USB cable.
3: Select "USB Mass Storage" on your phone when USB connection pops up, press "OK".
4: When the "AutoPlay" pops up on your computer select "open folder to view files", then open the "dcim" folder and create an "ICONZ" folder.
5: Copy your downloaded icons from the computer to the "ICONZ" folder, then "safely remove hardware". You can now unplug your phone.

Section 3. - Placing Icons in The Dock

1. Long press on the dock icon that you want to change(P) and select one of the Shortcuts listed or press Applications and choose from one of your Apps, I'll use "Dialer" or phone as an example.(Q)
2. Once you've selected the app or shortcut press "Custom Icon"(R), then the Gallery should open. Select "folders(S)" and then select your "icons" folder(T). Next you will see all of your icons listed, select the icon you want (U) and it should appear on the dock..
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to change the rest of the dock icons.

[Droid-X-Forums]

[bfree21]

I still can't get my icons to show up in the gallery...help?!

[Airmaxx23]

Did you get them from the market or install them to the sd card?

[Jos0233]

i am installing from my sd card, i did everything in the tutorial. for some reason when i go to change the icon under the folder i put in dcim doesnt not appear in the gallery, any suggestions?

[lterry913]

well maybe I am doing this a different way ...but after I download what I want to the phone using the phones browser...I go to astro and click on home icon in tool bar...go to downloads and select...find your new download in the list and LONG press on it...select extract...and I chose extract to this directory...if it doesn't show up in gallery you can try selecting extract to other directory and typing in gallery...I have had good luck this way...Good luck to you.

[ob1ofwis]

For those who cannot find the new icon in the Gallery, try rebooting the phone. I have had to do this a few times to get the phone to recognize them.

[MasonX]

thanks for the big write up on how to do this. im trying to get this done im in section 3 when i tried to get my gallery to see the pictures but does not come up at all. just flicker and closes. any idea what it might be ??


thanks in advance.

[bobniborg]

thanks

[TurboSE]

Great write-ups...many thanks!

[sugarnova]

Another thing you can do when new pics aren't showing up in the gallery is to use an app called SDrescan. It's quick, and you don't have to reboot.

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