diff --git a/core/res/res/drawable-hdpi/status_bar_background.png b/core/res/res/drawable-hdpi/status_bar_background.png
index e6a865a786881..3d00cd0f9a5e6 100644
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diff --git a/core/res/res/drawable-hdpi/status_bar_close_on.9.png b/core/res/res/drawable-hdpi/status_bar_close_on.9.png
index 5acf638489a03..f313ffba57692 100644
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diff --git a/core/res/res/drawable-hdpi/status_bar_header_background.9.png b/core/res/res/drawable-hdpi/status_bar_header_background.9.png
index be36ff26bb8a9..37b5fef592d1d 100644
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diff --git a/core/res/res/drawable-hdpi/statusbar_background.9.png b/core/res/res/drawable-hdpi/statusbar_background.9.png
index dcca6951d3aec..a4be298796632 100644
Binary files a/core/res/res/drawable-hdpi/statusbar_background.9.png and b/core/res/res/drawable-hdpi/statusbar_background.9.png differ
diff --git a/core/res/res/layout/status_bar.xml b/core/res/res/layout/status_bar.xml
index e8d88661ccb10..2237ee43b7163 100644
--- a/core/res/res/layout/status_bar.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/layout/status_bar.xml
@@ -76,28 +76,28 @@
             android:paddingTop="2dip"
             android:paddingRight="10dip">
             <TextView
+                android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Ticker"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:singleLine="true"
-                android:textColor="#ff000000" />
+                />
             <TextView
+                android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Ticker"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:singleLine="true"
-                android:textColor="#ff000000" />
+                />
         </com.android.server.status.TickerView>
     </LinearLayout>
 
     <com.android.server.status.DateView android:id="@+id/date"
+        android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Icon"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
         android:singleLine="true"
-        android:textSize="16sp"
-        android:textStyle="bold"
         android:gravity="center_vertical|left"
         android:paddingLeft="6px"
         android:paddingRight="6px"
-        android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorPrimaryInverse"
         android:background="@drawable/statusbar_background"
         />
 </com.android.server.status.StatusBarView>
diff --git a/core/res/res/layout/status_bar_expanded.xml b/core/res/res/layout/status_bar_expanded.xml
index 30138a742c74d..68eb9222bb4b4 100644
--- a/core/res/res/layout/status_bar_expanded.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/layout/status_bar_expanded.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                     android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
                     android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
-                    android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorSecondaryInverse"
+                    android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorSecondary"
                     android:paddingLeft="4dp"
                     />
                 <TextView android:id="@+id/spnLabel"
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                     android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
                     android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
-                    android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorSecondaryInverse"
+                    android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorSecondary"
                     android:paddingLeft="4dp"
                     />
         </LinearLayout>
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
             android:layout_marginTop="4dp"
             android:layout_marginBottom="1dp"
             android:textSize="14sp"
-            android:textColor="#ff000000"
+            android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorPrimaryInverse"
             android:text="@string/status_bar_clear_all_button"
             style="?android:attr/buttonStyle"
             android:paddingLeft="15dp"
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                     android:background="@drawable/title_bar_portrait"
                     android:paddingLeft="5dp"
-                    android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBarTitle"
+                    android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Title"
                     android:text="@string/status_bar_no_notifications_title"
                     />
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                     android:background="@drawable/title_bar_portrait"
                     android:paddingLeft="5dp"
-                    android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBarTitle"
+                    android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Title"
                     android:text="@string/status_bar_ongoing_events_title"
                     />
                 <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/ongoingItems"
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                     android:background="@drawable/title_bar_portrait"
                     android:paddingLeft="5dp"
-                    android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBarTitle"
+                    android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Title"
                     android:text="@string/status_bar_latest_events_title"
                     />
                 <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/latestItems"
diff --git a/core/res/res/layout/status_bar_latest_event_content.xml b/core/res/res/layout/status_bar_latest_event_content.xml
index c3aa041075f12..ea6200af61235 100644
--- a/core/res/res/layout/status_bar_latest_event_content.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/layout/status_bar_latest_event_content.xml
@@ -18,16 +18,15 @@
             android:scaleType="fitCenter"
             android:src="@drawable/arrow_down_float"/>
         <TextView android:id="@+id/title"
+            android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.EventContent.Title"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:layout_weight="1"
             android:singleLine="true"
             android:ellipsize="marquee"
             android:fadingEdge="horizontal"
-            android:textStyle="bold"
-            android:textSize="18sp"
             android:paddingLeft="4dp"
-            android:textColor="#ff000000" />
+            />
     </LinearLayout>
     <LinearLayout
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
@@ -35,23 +34,22 @@
         android:orientation="horizontal"
         >
         <TextView android:id="@+id/text"
+            android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.EventContent"
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:layout_weight="1"
-            android:textColor="#ff000000"
             android:singleLine="true"
             android:ellipsize="marquee"
             android:fadingEdge="horizontal"
-            android:textSize="14sp"
             android:paddingLeft="4dp"
             />
         <android.widget.DateTimeView android:id="@+id/time"
+            android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.EventContent"
             android:layout_marginLeft="4dp"
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:singleLine="true"
-            android:textSize="14sp"
             android:paddingRight="5dp"
-            android:textColor="#ff000000" />
+            />
     </LinearLayout>
 </LinearLayout>
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/styles.xml b/core/res/res/values/styles.xml
index b5fff968f9d1e..af04117db6c71 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -187,11 +187,26 @@
 
     <!-- Status Bar Styles -->
 
-    <style name="TextAppearance.StatusBarTitle">
+    <style name="TextAppearance.StatusBar">
         <item name="android:textAppearance">?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall</item>
-        <item name="android:textStyle">bold</item>
         <item name="android:textColor">?android:attr/textColorPrimary</item>
     </style>
+    <style name="TextAppearance.StatusBar.Ticker">
+    </style>
+    <style name="TextAppearance.StatusBar.Title">
+        <item name="android:textStyle">bold</item>
+    </style>
+
+    <style name="TextAppearance.StatusBar.Icon">
+        <item name="android:textStyle">bold</item>
+    </style>
+    <style name="TextAppearance.StatusBar.EventContent">
+        <item name="android:textColor">?android:attr/textColorPrimaryInverse</item>
+    </style>
+    <style name="TextAppearance.StatusBar.EventContent.Title">
+        <item name="android:textSize">18sp</item>
+        <item name="android:textStyle">bold</item>
+    </style>
 
     <!-- Widget Styles -->
 
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/status/StatusBarIcon.java b/services/java/com/android/server/status/StatusBarIcon.java
index 6f8b8a8da6ca0..f77b550a433f7 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/status/StatusBarIcon.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/status/StatusBarIcon.java
@@ -51,14 +51,11 @@ class StatusBarIcon {
         switch (data.type) {
             case IconData.TEXT: {
                 TextView t;
-                t = new TextView(context);
+                t = new TextView(context, null, com.android.internal.R.style.TextAppearance_StatusBar_Icon);
                 mTextView = t;
                 LinearLayout.LayoutParams layoutParams = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(
                         LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT,
                         LinearLayout.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT);
-                t.setTextSize(16);
-                t.setTextColor(0xff000000);
-                t.setTypeface(Typeface.DEFAULT_BOLD);
                 t.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER_VERTICAL | Gravity.LEFT);
                 t.setPadding(6, 0, 0, 0);
                 t.setLayoutParams(layoutParams);
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/status/StatusBarPolicy.java b/services/java/com/android/server/status/StatusBarPolicy.java
index 35ccfe8f66b7a..cab2662126a2f 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/status/StatusBarPolicy.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/status/StatusBarPolicy.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.IntentFilter;
 import android.content.res.TypedArray;
 import android.graphics.PixelFormat;
+import android.graphics.Typeface;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.location.LocationManager;
 import android.media.AudioManager;
@@ -49,7 +50,10 @@ import android.telephony.ServiceState;
 import android.telephony.SignalStrength;
 import android.telephony.TelephonyManager;
 import android.text.format.DateFormat;
+import android.text.style.CharacterStyle;
 import android.text.style.RelativeSizeSpan;
+import android.text.style.ForegroundColorSpan;
+import android.text.style.StyleSpan;
 import android.text.Spannable;
 import android.text.SpannableStringBuilder;
 import android.util.Slog;
@@ -86,6 +90,12 @@ public class StatusBarPolicy {
     // message codes for the handler
     private static final int EVENT_BATTERY_CLOSE = 4;
 
+    private static final int AM_PM_STYLE_NORMAL  = 0;
+    private static final int AM_PM_STYLE_SMALL   = 1;
+    private static final int AM_PM_STYLE_GONE    = 2;
+
+    private static final int AM_PM_STYLE = AM_PM_STYLE_GONE;
+
     private final Context mContext;
     private final StatusBarService mService;
     private final Handler mHandler = new StatusBarHandler();
@@ -576,31 +586,33 @@ public class StatusBarPolicy {
              * add dummy characters around it to let us find it again after
              * formatting and change its size.
              */
-            int a = -1;
-            boolean quoted = false;
-            for (int i = 0; i < format.length(); i++) {
-                char c = format.charAt(i);
+            if (AM_PM_STYLE != AM_PM_STYLE_NORMAL) {
+                int a = -1;
+                boolean quoted = false;
+                for (int i = 0; i < format.length(); i++) {
+                    char c = format.charAt(i);
 
-                if (c == '\'') {
-                    quoted = !quoted;
+                    if (c == '\'') {
+                        quoted = !quoted;
+                    }
+
+                    if (!quoted && c == 'a') {
+                        a = i;
+                        break;
+                    }
                 }
 
-                if (!quoted && c == 'a') {
-                    a = i;
-                    break;
+                if (a >= 0) {
+                    // Move a back so any whitespace before the AM/PM is also in the alternate size.
+                    final int b = a;
+                    while (a > 0 && Character.isWhitespace(format.charAt(a-1))) {
+                        a--;
+                    }
+                    format = format.substring(0, a) + MAGIC1 + format.substring(a, b)
+                            + "a" + MAGIC2 + format.substring(b + 1);
                 }
             }
 
-            if (a >= 0) {
-                // Move a back so any whitespace before the AM/PM is also in the alternate size.
-                final int b = a;
-                while (a > 0 && Character.isWhitespace(format.charAt(a-1))) {
-                    a--;
-                }
-                format = format.substring(0, a) + MAGIC1 + format.substring(a, b)
-                        + "a" + MAGIC2 + format.substring(b + 1);
-            }
-
             mClockFormat = sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(format);
             mClockFormatString = format;
         } else {
@@ -608,22 +620,31 @@ public class StatusBarPolicy {
         }
         String result = sdf.format(mCalendar.getTime());
 
-        int magic1 = result.indexOf(MAGIC1);
-        int magic2 = result.indexOf(MAGIC2);
+        if (AM_PM_STYLE != AM_PM_STYLE_NORMAL) {
+            int magic1 = result.indexOf(MAGIC1);
+            int magic2 = result.indexOf(MAGIC2);
 
-        if (magic1 >= 0 && magic2 > magic1) {
-            SpannableStringBuilder formatted = new SpannableStringBuilder(result);
+            if (magic1 >= 0 && magic2 > magic1) {
+                SpannableStringBuilder formatted = new SpannableStringBuilder(result);
 
-            formatted.setSpan(new RelativeSizeSpan(0.7f), magic1, magic2,
-                              Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_INCLUSIVE);
+                if (AM_PM_STYLE == AM_PM_STYLE_GONE) {
+                    formatted.delete(magic1, magic2+1);
+                } else {
+                    if (AM_PM_STYLE == AM_PM_STYLE_SMALL) {
+                        CharacterStyle style = new RelativeSizeSpan(0.7f);
+                        formatted.setSpan(style, magic1, magic2,
+                                          Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_INCLUSIVE);
+                    }
 
-            formatted.delete(magic2, magic2 + 1);
-            formatted.delete(magic1, magic1 + 1);
+                    formatted.delete(magic2, magic2 + 1);
+                    formatted.delete(magic1, magic1 + 1);
+                }
 
-            return formatted;
-        } else {
-            return result;
+                return formatted;
+            }
         }
+ 
+        return result;
     }
 
     private final void updateClock() {