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How-to Theme Development

To create themes, or to edit themes to your liking, you will need a working knowledge of android, adb, how to resign apk's, knowledge of your own O/S.
Before you start be aware that you will probably end up wiping your phone once, if not more. So lets go over the things that you will need.
You will need JF's RC30, RC8, or ADP1 V1.3, depending on what version you intend to create for.
Here is the link to these: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=466174
You will also want to get the dev bootloader installed on your phone and to HIGHLY suggest everyone trying your theme to install it as well.
Link to dev bootloader: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=455860
You will also need to resign all the apks located in /system/app and framework-res.apk located in /system/framework. When you push all of these to your phone, you will need to do a wipe.
JesusFreke was kind enough to build a custom signing tool for me that would allow me to right click on an apk and resign it from there. I am posting it here for others to use as well. Note that this is a courtesy of JF, so thank him for it. I cannot stress how much time this has saved me and will save you.
Here is the link: Http://www.FightForthePits.com/testsign(2).zip
Before using this you need to know how to set this up:
I will assume that you have the sdk downloaded and extracted somewhere(if not, do that now), extract both files to the tools directory of your sdk.
Now you will need to add the tools dir of your sdk to the environment variable CLASSPATH.
To do this, right click on My Computer click properties, then choose the tab that says advanced. Click the button that says environmental variables. Go to system variables find the one that says CLASSPATH, double click it, go to the end of variable value. There should be a semicolon ; at the end. type in the path to the testsign.jar located in the tools directory of your SDK, for example the path to my testsign.jar was c:\sdk\android-sdk-windows-1.0_r1\tools\testsign.jar If CLASSPATH is not in your system variables then create it.
If you find the right click menu not working for some reason you can type the following in cmd to sign your files: java testsign whateverfiletosign
Now right click the reg file that you extracted and choose to install it, or merge.
Now, right click an apk, do you see an option that says ResignApk? If not hit the windows key and R at the same time. Type in regedit. go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT and expand it. Now find .apk and click it. Double click on (Default) and erase apk_auto_file. Hit ok and close the Reg editor. Now right click an apk and the option ResignApk should be there.
Now through doing this you have done two things, first off you have made the resigning process extremely easy, secondly you will not have to cd to the tools dir of the sdk to use adb or any other tool in the sdk.
You will also need a version of linux installed or running vmware with linux, so that you can create an update file which will install the theme onto the users phone.
You need to make sure that you do this correctly, because if you don't then you will have the potential to create problems for people trying to install your theme. You also need to be specific in addressing what version your theme is for, RC8, RC30, or ADP1. Make sure every file gets signed. Make sure you test the update.zip before you release it.
Every .apk contains the images relating to itself. However, every apk has the ability to use the images in framework-res.apk. The images for every apk is located inside of res and more specifically in folders that are named Drawable, drawable-land, drawable-port, etc. Some things you cannot edit unless you rebuild the entire apk from source, which we will not go into here.(another tutorial, another time) Just know that at this time you SHOULD NOT edit, or even open images with the extension .9.png. If you do you will have problems...Trust me. These are special images called ninepatch images and android resizes these images to fit wherever android, or any other apk, needs it to. if you do open them or edit them they will no longer render correctly when resized. I believe that in order to edit these you must do so and then put them into the source and rebuild the entire apk.
Before getting started you must also realize that you cannot simply resign one or two apk's and stick them in your phone and expect them to work. You must resign every apk inside of /system/app and framework-res.apk and put them on your phone at the same time.
To simplify this process for you though, I have provided an update which will do all of this for you. Note that these updates will not completely wipe your phone, your apps will be retained, however, they will require you to re-enter your Google info, and you will lose you call history.
Links down
Just put the correct update.zip, depending on what version you are running, onto your sd card, boot into recovery and hit alt + s.
Now you can push your own apk's one at a time without re-wiping your phone.
Now, your ready to start changing things up.
You will now need to open the apk, which you can do by adding .zip after .apk, effectively changing it to a zip. Note that if you are using windows you will need to unhide known file extension types.
See here to unhide known file extension types for Xp: http://www.mediacollege.com/microsoft/windows/extension-change.html
See here to unhide file extension types for Vista: http://maximumpcguides.com/windows-vista/how-to-change-a-file-extension/
After changing the apk to a zip open it go to res and copy the folders that have drawable in their name. Go to your desktop, or wherever, create a new folder called Images, or whatever. Open the folder, paste the drawable folders in there. Now you can see what the files look like without opening them. Btw, you may also want to add -frame, or -launcher, to the end of the folders you cope over to keep them separated from others.
Finally, you've edited the images put them all in the apk renamed it back to an apk and resigned it. Now it's time to push it to your phone and see the changes you've made.
Important! : Whenever pushing files to the phone NEVER do it while the phone is running. Do this in recovery mode! If you do this while the phone is running normally you will begin to lose space in /system.
So, boot into recovery plug your phone in and open a cmd prompt. From the cmd prompt type adb shell mount /system then type the following: adb push c:\whereveryourfileis\whateveryourpushing.apk /system/app (system/framework if your pushing framework-res.apk)
Now reboot your phone. If it doesn't boot, try doing a wipe, if that doesn't work reinstall an update and try again. There are alot of things people can do wrong, I can't explain them all here. If you get real stuck, you can ask for help here or contact me on Gtalk [email protected].
So now your theme is done and your ready to make an update.zip for others to install your theme.
This must be done in LINUX! Not WINDOWS! Yes it may work for you if you do it in windows but other people's phones will enter an indefinite loop! Just do it from Linux! If you absolutely cannot make your own update.zip, contact me and we'll see if I can make one up for ya.
I have created a template for you to make your own update.zip. Just download, open in Linux, and add the system apps to app, and framework to framework. Zip it up, SIGN IT, TEST IT YOURSELF, and then distribute it!
Empty update.zip template: Http://www.FightForthePits.com/Androidstuff/update_empty.zip
If anyone has any questions please try asking for help in this thread before emailing me for help Usually I will respond to questions in this forum.
I hope this Tutorial has been helpful. I will add on to it as needed.
Stericson
Links of interest:
Downloading SDK: http://code.google.com/android/intro/installing.html
Using ADB: http://code.google.com/android/reference/adb.html

Working with ninepatch should be straightforward if you use the draw9patch tool included in the SDK. Documentation on usage here:
http://code.google.com/android/reference/draw9patch.html
JF could also save theme users a wipe by resigning /system/app/* and /system/framework/framework-res.apk in his builds with the test keys. Nice tutorial, btw.

However it doesn't. I have used that to no avail. I believe you need to edit the images, put them in the source then rebuild the apks from the source.
As for JF's update, it does not currently wipe your phone after install. So, for him to do this he would have to have his update do a wipe. So technically, they would still have to do this initial wipe.
Stericson

Stericson said:
However it doesn't. I have used that to no avail. I believe you need to edit the images, put them in the source then rebuild the apks from the source.
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Good point. I thought you could simply drop a similarly dimensioned PNG in but apparently there is some metadata that only the android tool can create.
As for JF's update, it does not currently wipe your phone after install. So, for him to do this he would have to have his update do a wipe. So technically, they would still have to do this initial wipe.
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True, but a user who is upgrading to a JF update after having put in customized (and test-key signed) system apps will have to wipe again anyway =) Anyone using custom themes will have to wipe every time a JF update (or any update) comes out. However if JF resigns, custom theme users would not have to wipe and stock theme users only have to wipe once. (Nevermind the fact I think everyone should wipe when updating...)

thx stericson this will help big time how long before I can get resigned rc30 last night when you said all the apk. need to be resigned I was like this is going to be a long night but I see jf hooked you up save some big time with his resigning tool

jashsu said:
Good point. I thought you could simply drop a similarly dimensioned PNG in but apparently there is some metadata that only the android tool can create.
True, but a user who is upgrading to a JF update after having put in customized (and test-key signed) system apps will have to wipe again anyway =) Anyone using custom themes will have to wipe every time a JF update (or any update) comes out. However if JF resigns, custom theme users would not have to wipe and stock theme users only have to wipe once. (Nevermind the fact I think everyone should wipe when updating...)
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Ah, good point
The resigned apps will be released maybye sometime tonight...I had them done but ran into a script problem on adp1 and I have yet to try the rc30 and rc8 ones yet. so I won't release those until I've tested them. If you want to be a Guinea pig however, just let me know
Stericson

Stericson said:
Ah, good point
The resigned apps will be released maybye sometime tonight...I had them done but ran into a script problem on adp1 and I have yet to try the rc30 and rc8 ones yet. so I won't release those until I've tested them. If you want to be a Guinea pig however, just let me know
Stericson
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The resigned apps have been released, each update file will resign all of apps in /system/app and framework-res.apk. However, these updates make no changes to them whatsoever...Meaning your phone will look just like a brand new phone without any modifications.

rc30 works thx Stericson made it easy for use

Issues with using the update.zip above
Hi all,
I just wanted to point out that after I applied the update.zip above and rebooted applications kept force closing randomly and constantly even through the initial setup (where you have to click the green android to start).
Prior to this, I had JF's RC30 1.3, and the engineering bootloader V2 no sigcheck.
First I did just a alt+s then a alt-w and alt+s. And still nothing.
I'm new to all this so I'm not even sure where to begin troubleshooting. Should I be using the HardSPL?
Thanks in advance and I appologize if this isn't the right place for this post.
Update:
After reflashing with JF's 1.3 RC30 and the problem persisted I noticed that there was a new release 1.31 and this has fixed the problem. I hope this helps anyone else who runs into the same problem.
I still don't know what went wrong though, can anyone shed some light on this? thanks.

Truly there's no telling, sounds like J'f's update fixed it. Can I ask what version you tested?
I would also like to announce that now, thanks to JF, again, you do not have to wipe your phone completely to apply the resigned app updates. However, you will have to re-enter your google info and your call history and other minor things will be gone, but all of your apps will be retained.
Stericson

Stericson said:
Truly there's no telling, sounds like J'f's update fixed it. Can I ask what version you tested?
I would also like to announce that now, thanks to JF, again, you do not have to wipe your phone completely to apply the resigned app updates. However, you will have to re-enter your google info and your call history and other minor things will be gone, but all of your apps will be retained.
Stericson
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Hey, I tested it with this one:
Rc30 resigned: http://www.fightforthepits.com/Andro...pdate_Rc30.zip
Update went fine, until I booted back up then the applications kept force quitting, without me even doing anything.
Thanks,
Limitlis

yes there is a temp problem with those right this moment I am on the problem as we speak, expect a fix tonight...
Stericson

Can we get the fix cuz it bricking fone I had to flash rc29 nbh
Edit: I forgot please.... feel kinda rude when ur helping me out lol but it bricking some phones and for our less experince members we don't global meltdown lol

These files have been fixed and uploaded.
Stericson

I found the cyclon boot effect images in in framework-res/assets/images,
is there any way to replace the android boot image with those images?

Is there anyway to make the theme with a custom boot screen? Also is there a way to change the second boot screen(The one that says Android and has the little robot)

i tried using the testkeys from JF to resign my apks, but the update still says there is not signature =[

hello, I used the tutorial and everything worked great. I'm trying to change the background to the notification section but I can't find that file. Could you tell me where it is? Thank you.

hey stericson, how do u create a theme for rc33?

How do you make a Update.zip for Apps?

Once again let me preface this by saying that I am a Noob. However, I have been swapping roms for the past couple of months with no major problems. The one annoyance is every time I install a new rom I have to go through the hassle of reloading all my favorite apps.
I wanted to know how to make a update.zip folder that will actually load on my Google Ion for my apps. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

If you know how to sign a ROM its no Problem, if you dont ...

Lol, that would be a big "No."

You would have to be able to sign .zip files for it to work, You could have your favorite apps on the side so you could open your rom on the computer and add them in the apps folder.
Your prolly better off installing them individually because some roms (mostly skins) wont run with some apps although this is VERY rare!

is it not possible to resign i.e. the cyanogen rom after adding a few apps?

frleus said:
is it not possible to resign i.e. the cyanogen rom after adding a few apps?
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I am new to the signing of roms but from what i can see it is possible and seems to be a little easier than I originally thought. I just started with signing last night and was able to take parts of three different roms put them together and was able to sign it and sucessfully loaded and installed with no problems to my mytouch. Just to give an example I used the bootscreen from Qteks rom along with the transparent lockscreen from evils sense rom and combined them with wikeds rom cause I liked his icon pack. signed it and loaded on first shot with no issues.
Here is what I used posted by Dave Da illest 1 Senior Member
link to op
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=471586
How To Theme Develop for Windows For Dummies in 10 easy steps (( no your really not a dummy its just an easy name for a how to lol))
well i'm going to give this a shot in the dark on how to create this how to be as easy as possible
1st
download these files if you don't already have them
JAVA
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
download the JDK
Winrar
http://rarlabs.com/rar/wrar380.exe
and Auto-sign.zip
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?uwzjjydnm2r
2nd
Download my included Auto-sign files.
what it contains.
the Test keys file..
and an update.zip file
and a batch file i created called auto-sign to make things easier to sign
3rd
after you have downloaded my Auto-sign
then you extract it to where ever you want.
4th.
use the update.zip included if your a Beginner it includes my windows 7 theme .. i edit so many files that it's easier to tell what does what and whats goiing to go where. now open that zip file DON'T EXTRACT just open it using winrar..
5th
When it is open go to Framework.. and open Framework-res.apk
NOW IF THE APK. POPS UP AND SAYS IT CANT OPEN BLAH BLAH SELECT A PROGRAM AND THEN SELECT WINRAR.
6th
Once you open Framework-res.apk KEEP THIS WINDOW AND UPDATE.ZIP WINDOW OPEN!!
then just extract the whole Res Folder to where ever you like this makes it easier to see what files you wish to edit.. most of the files will be in the folder called Drawable
7th
open up your favorite photo editor .. i use photoshop along with 90% of the people who Graphic Design... Edit your pictures Remember a file with a .9 can mess up your phone so edit those carefully.. and save what ever pictures you have
8th
Now drag the whole Res Folder .. back into the Framework-res.apk
now your update.zip file is going to say files has been changed to framework-res blah blah do you wish to save it . click yes .. now your framework has been updated you can close everything out
9th
go to the Auto-sign folder.. and open Auto-sign this will now sign your update.zip .. and rename it to update_sign.zip .. now just delete your old update.zip.. rename update_signed.zip to update.zip
10th
put it on the root of your memory card.. reset using green call + menu + end
then hold home and end .. until the recovery mode shows up .. then press Alt+S and hope your device isn't bricked
Disclaimers
I'm not responsible if your brick your device.. but i will help to the best of my abilty and if i can't help i'm sure XDA will
i don't sign every file in my update.zip i just sign update.zip .. and hey it works lol..
For ADP or RC 8 versions .. just download your favortie ADP theme or RC 8
put it in the Auto-sign folder.. and rename it to update.zip if it isn't already then just follow my steps

thelastgoodbrother said:
Once again let me preface this by saying that I am a Noob. However, I have been swapping roms for the past couple of months with no major problems. The one annoyance is every time I install a new rom I have to go through the hassle of reloading all my favorite apps.
I wanted to know how to make a update.zip folder that will actually load on my Google Ion for my apps. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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the easy way
what i do is a .bat file with my info in it
place all the stuff you want installed into a folder
and create ad .bat file(notepad save as select all files from dropdown the put .bat on end of file name\)
mine is all.bat and inside looks like this
adb remount
adb push D:\android\install\apns-conf.xml /system/etc
adb push D:\android\install\wpa_supplicant.conf /data/misc/wifi
adb install D:\android\install\apps\android.tether.apk
adb install D:\android\install\apps\com.a0soft.gphone.aTrackDog.apk
adb install D:\android\install\apps\org.freecoder.widgets.overclock.apk
adb install D:\android\install\apps\com.metago.astro.apk
adb install D:\android\install\apps\com.qype.radar.apk
adb install D:\android\install\apps\com.arron.taskManager.apk
adb install D:\android\install\apps\com.rerware.android.MyBackupPro.apk
adb install D:\android\install\apps\com.curvefish.widgets.silentmodeonoff.apk
adb install D:\android\install\apps\com.mattwach.trap2.apk
adb install D:\android\install\apps\com.tapjoy.coloroid.apk
adb install D:\android\install\apps\com.schwimmer.android.mmsextract.apk
adb install D:\android\install\apps\com.google.android.stardroid.apk
adb install D:\android\install\apps\de.android_telefonie.appmanager.apk
adb install D:\android\install\apps\MyBackupPro.apk
adb shell
reboot
and i do it when the setup wizard starts so when it reboots my apn and wireless are installed

here is the one twisted made... its simple and eazy... btw when I was getting sick of restoring all my apps every time I flashed a new rom, I searched for it and learned how to do it without posting once... but thats just me
download incremental here
http://twistedumbrella.slackdev.com/Incremental.zip
Back your apps up as an update in case you do a wipe using this:
Use Incremental_original.zip
Back all the apps up you want.
Open the archive and replace the apps in the data/app directory.
Sign the archive like a regular update and place in root of SD card.
Flash the update you want. When finished, flash Incremental.zip
Reboot the phone and both the update and apps will be installed.
to learn how to sign files look at this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4721739

You can avoid the hassle easily by going apps to sd. After that, any rom that enables apps to sd (almost every rom) will automatically have your apps installed upon first boot.
That being said, next time post in "General" first. We don't want this section to get as messed up as it has become in the Dream forum.

Buster3616 said:
That being said, next time post in "General" first. We don't want this section to get as messed up as it has become in the Dream forum.
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lol have you noticed this forum? i guess better late than never...
as every other post says "this should be in general" or "this should be in Q&A"
but then again I cant say Ive ever seen a clean forum... sad
Also if your gonna say "this should be [where ever]" you shouldn't also provide an answer to the initial question... What does that teach? Post where ever you want because you'll still get an answer? That doesn't help your cause.

Updated...Easy Font Installer V1.3 w/ 35 fonts.(Download Now)

I am releasing this batch script with 35 fonts that I have. Font Selector V1.3 is my most recent work now with font preview. I feel this is pretty good now and will focus on a interactive GUI.
I am also working on some projects that will not only help with installing fonts, but with everything you need to do from your computer with your phone.
It has been reported that some do not work and some are duplicates. I should have fixed any that were not working, but have not removed duplicates yet.
Thanks to DexSade for installing all of these on his phone and taking screen shots.
This is for Windows only.
This should run from anywhere as long as you make a PATH to the Android SDK tools folder
Here are directions to do this for Windows
Windows XP / Vista
Right click on the My Computer icon and select the properties tab.
Select the Advanced tab and click the Environment Variables button.
In the new dialog box double-click on Path (located under System Variables) and type in the full path location to the tools directory.
This is simple to use....
1. Download the zipped folder and unzip the contents anywhere you want
2. Connect your phone through usb
3. Double Click on Font Selector
4. When you choose a font a preview box will pop up. To continue close the box
5. Answer Y or N and it will push the fonts and reboot the phone
I have not tried all of them so please let me know if they do not work or are too big.
Please let me know if this is a good idea or not, as I can easily add more.
Change Log:
V1.4--Added Ubuntu Beta and changed parts of the script so it should work with all versions of Windows
V1.3--Changed script to open up font preview before installing. Included checks to ensure that you are installing correct font
V1.2--Added Juice to #36 and fixed font locations(they should all work)
V1.1---Removed font number 10 and replaced with MyriadPro-LightSemiCnIt
Added several other fonts
DOWNLOAD V1.4:Font_Selector V1.4
DOWNLOAD V1.3:Font Selector V1.3
DOWNLOAD V1.2:Font Selector V1.2

Ill give it a shot...

im attempting to give a shot now. when i open the batch file, the first line says adb is not a recognized command. am i missing something? and also, is it possible for you to put screen shots of the fonts up? would be easier than picking them at random to find one.

kashb91 said:
im attempting to give a shot now. when i open the batch file, the first line says adb is not a recognized command. am i missing something? and also, is it possible for you to put screen shots of the fonts up? would be easier than picking them at random to find one.
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You're going to have to extract the zip to your Android tools folder (where ADB is located)

ooohhhh, ok. OP said it was cool to unzip anywhere otherwise i wouldve done that. thanks.
since it seems youve gotten it to work, any suggestions on a good font to pick?

Very nice and simple batch file!
Easy to add additional fonts. ****ty thing is alot of the .ttf(s) that I like aren't compatible with android for some reason. I push it and I just get a boot loop.
I've got at last count about 1400 fonts so I'll go through them and see if there are any more that are compatible that look nice and send them to you.

kashb91 said:
ooohhhh, ok. OP said it was cool to unzip anywhere otherwise i wouldve done that. thanks.
since it seems youve gotten it to work, any suggestions on a good font to pick?
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Just open the Font folder, and double click on the .ttf and a preview window will open up.
Caviar dreams looks really bad Hah, someone may like it, I hate it.

Re: Easy Font Installer (Download Now)
There's 2 files that could be copied to system32 folder and you can use and anywhere. that's how mine is setup. I'm not at my computer to see which ones, but if you unzipped to android sdk tools it should work. this is work in progress.

Just placed unzipped folder into tools directory. Very simple set up trying font two at the moment.

Re: Easy Font Installer (Download Now)
Very nice and simple batch file!
Easy to add additional fonts. ****ty thing is alot of the .ttf(s) that I like aren't compatible with android for some reason. I push it and I just get a boot loop.
I've got at last count about 1400 fonts so I'll go through them and see if there are any more that are compatible that look nice and send them to you.
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you can use a font editor. there are some online ones, but I have not tried them yet. I will look into some later. I just wanted to get this out there so people could help with it as this is pretty simple to use.
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If I toss in my own fonts into the setup like you have, will it read and load into the installer automatically? Or is it just this set list of fonts? (Sorry if I missed this answer, trying to skim over what I thought I already read)

If you put the directory of your tools into your PATH on your comp, you can unzip this anywhere and run it. Unless he messes with path in the .bat

any screens shots of the fonts

Re: Easy Font Installer (Download Now)
Right now you would have to change the font names and either add a couple lines of script or deal out the fonts from one with what you have. if you look at the script, you should be able to make your changes
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What's the ADB command to capture shots? I'll take shots as I go along.

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If you put the directory of your tools into your PATH on your comp, you can unzip this anywhere and run it. Unless he messes with path in the .bat
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I didn't mess with the path. that's how mine is setup
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What's the ADB command to capture shots? I'll take shots as I go along.
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its not an and command..just ddms command from the tools folder, or you can double click it.
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Number 11 is my favorite so far...

The only thing that sucks is the phone won't display the new font until it reboots.

Alright, taking screen shots now. It'll take me a little while with reboots.

[TUTORIAL] User-Friendly Custom Lock-Rings for Sense 3.0 (EVO 4G)

After going through many of the different lock ring tutorials, I have noticed that they all have something in common: They are too user intensive and prone to user-error. Sure, once you have it down, it's easy. But it can be daunting to start out.
All I have done here is make it EXTREMELY user friendly.
No more copying and pasting into ZIPs and APKs!!
No more fishing around the Templates tree in M10 Tools!!!
Simply run the BATCH file, get a cup of coffee, and then flash!
Here are the detailed instructions... (also in the Read-Me)
0. Make sure you have installed Microsoft .net 4 framework on your machine.
http://www.microsoft.com/net
1. Unpack User_Friendly_Lock_Screen_Kit_v1.04.zip (Where you put the file does not matter anymore!!!! For example purposes, I will use C:\Lock_Ring_Kit)
2. Copy your image into C:\Lock_Ring_Kit and name it LockRing.png
Image requirements:
a. Must be a PNG file
b. Image must be 271 x 270 pixels (If it is not the right size, it will come out looking funny (270x271 WILL NOT WORK)
c. The image must be rotated 180 degrees and reflected horizontally.
3. Double-click "LockRingCreator.bat" and let it do its thing.
4. Flashable.zip was just created for you. Rename it whatever you wish.
5. Copy it to the root of your SD card, boot into recovery, and flash
The BATCH file cleans up after itself. You don't have to go through and delete any of the old files. If you want to make another one, just change out the PNG and run it again. My desktop is pretty old, and the BATCH takes about 2 minutes to run.
I have only tested this on Synergy, but I assume that it will work on similar ROMs. I also believe that it will work on the Thunderbolt (can someone confirm that?)
All files are included in the ZIP.
User_Friendly_Lock_Ring_Kit_v1.05.zip
Error Reporting
This is a work in progress. If you have an issue, please post it on the thread. Also, please copy and paste the output from the command prompt so we can get to the bottom of it. (Right click on command prompt, Select All, the then press ENTER. It is now ready to paste.)
Acknowledgments:
jmaher1023 - I used his process as a template. All that my BATCH file does is automate his process
Flemmard and DiamondBack2010- I have no idea what M10 Tools does or how much trouble they had to go through to make it, but I do know that it is the heart and soul of this whole operation.
Confirmed ROMS
Gingeritis3d
Synergy RLS 1
InCompatible ROMS
Kinged Shooter RLS 2.3

I'll try this out, thanks alot dude.

One thing you didn't mention is that the images still need to be 271 X 270 or they won't look right. Other than that this works on Gingeritis3d. (And if I want to say I was the one to create the lock ring I might edit the script) lol. Very good work though man. Very useful tool. Have you been able to find where the images are located for the Amazing sense skin? I haven't found those yet and want to use that semi transparent tool bar at the bottom but dont want to use a different launcher

somehow i cant get it to work ive followed every step but when i run the
"LockRingCreator.bat" it just goes into cmd really fast and nothing happens

TDubKong said:
One thing you didn't mention is that the images still need to be 270 X 270 or they won't look right.
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Fixed in OP. I put that in the ReadMe, but forgot it on the thread Thanks for the reminder.
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Other than that this works on Gingeritis3d.
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Thanks for letting me know. I'll add a lit of confirmed ROMS that this works for.
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(And if I want to say I was the one to create the lock ring I might edit the script) lol.
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Navigate to C:\Lock_Ring_KitTemplate\META-INF\com\google\android
There is a file named "updater-script" Rename it updater-script.txt, and open it for editing. Just look for my name and replace it with yours. Make sure you take the .txt off after saving
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Have you been able to find where the images are located for the Amazing sense skin? I haven't found those yet and want to use that semi transparent tool bar at the bottom but dont want to use a different launcher
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No Idea

IDRFT95S14 said:
somehow i cant get it to work ive followed every step but when i run the
"LockRingCreator.bat" it just goes into cmd really fast and nothing happens
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What operating system are you running? Do you have Microsoft .net 4 framework installed on your system?
When it is working properly, after you run the BATCH file you should see a command window running various commands for a little while.

did you
IDRFT95S14 said:
somehow i cant get it to work ive followed every step but when i run the
"LockRingCreator.bat" it just goes into cmd really fast and nothing happens
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did you make sure the file was named LockRing and was a png format? Something else to consider is that if you named a png image lockring.png then when it looks for the file it will see lockring.png.png so make sure it is a png format image but only name it LockRing.Hope this helps

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Fixed in OP. I put that in the ReadMe, but forgot it on the thread Thanks for the reminder.
Thanks for letting me know. I'll add a lit of confirmed ROMS that this works for.
Navigate to C:\Lock_Ring_KitTemplate\META-INF\com\google\android
There is a file named "updater-script" Rename it updater-script.txt, and open it for editing. Just look for my name and replace it with yours. Make sure you take the .txt off after saving
No Idea
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Thanks brudda. I was only kidding about renaming the script. I knew where to find it. I can run a couple other ROMS if you want. I got nothing better to do tonight. Let me know which ones you want to add to your list and i'll do a couple.

just downloaded will test in a minute on mik3d beta1, but in the read me file, no sizes for pic you intend to use (just a heads up).

Forgot to mention I am running Gingeritis 3D Beta VIII. And I do have .net 4 installed. Maybe thats why i didn't have any issues. Also I didn't even read the read me file. oops.

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just downloaded will test in a minute on mik3d beta1, but in the read me file, no sizes for pic you intend to use (just a heads up).
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You're right. Oops. Zip file has been updated

life_420 said:
just downloaded will test in a minute on mik3d beta1, but in the read me file, no sizes for pic you intend to use (just a heads up).
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Love my DropBox. Tried a few other apps like Minus and another but they are just not so user friendly and helpful. Although a couple have more GB.

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What operating system are you running? Do you have Microsoft .net 4 framework installed on your system?
When it is working properly, after you run the BATCH file you should see a command window running various commands for a little while.
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windows 7 i looked it up and it does have the Microsoft .net 4 framework intalled ,im thinking i just didnt name something right ill try what TDubKong suggested VVV and ill get back
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did you make sure the file was named LockRing and was a png format? Something else to consider is that if you named a png image lockring.png then when it looks for the file it will see lockring.png.png so make sure it is a png format image but only name it LockRing.Hope this helps
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TDubKong said:
Love my DropBox. Tried a few other apps like Minus and another but they are just not so user friendly and helpful. Although a couple have more GB.
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dropbox has been the easiest, havent hit a limit yet, except storage space..... which i upgraded to eliminate that problem, all the others i have tried i cant upload anything because they limit file sizes that you can upload, where as dropbox just syncs with your desktop, takes awhile but works.

just tried it to make a flashable zip and it did the same thing as other guy, flashed the cmd prompt super quick, no zip created.....
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wait i just checked windows update and it has 2 updates for net framework 4 lol

nice i was using the copy paste way. i use one like this for the 3d(that was made by triscuit1983.

still didnt work for me, oh well back to m10 editor... thanx anyways

did you put it on your c drive i had that problem on the one for the 3d

I will try again tomorrow, work in the morning
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life_420 said:
just tried it to make a flashable zip and it did the same thing as other guy, flashed the cmd prompt super quick, no zip created.....
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dased14 said:
did you put it on your c drive i had that problem on the one for the 3d
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Make sure that you unzip the files to C:\Lock_Ring_Kit. When I install them somewhere else ("C:\Lock_Ring_Kit______"), I get the same error you do. However, the BATCH file did what it was supposed to do. Since C:\Lock_Ring_Kit did not exist, it created it, and there is a "Working" folder as well as a "Flashable.zip" there. But, since the original files were not in the right place, it is useless.
When the command prompt just flashes, what that means is that M10Tools are not having a chance to run. The only explanation I have for that as of right now is that the files are not in the right location. Also make sure that you named the image LockRing.png.
I'll see about making the batch file spit out an error code, but it might be a few days before I can get around to it. I'll keep yall posted.

[MOD/TUT]CRT Off Animation & SIP Over LTE/HSPA

I know there is already a CRT Off Animation flashable zip in this section, but if you already have a themed framework then it can be a pain in the a$$ trying to flash it over whatever you have. As for SIP over LTE/HSPA, I've seen a lot of requests from people on how to enable it, so here it is. I'm also making this kind of for myself, since I always search for tutorials on how to change things, but always just end up finding .zip files, which can get quite annoying if I only want to change one thing. In any case, here we go...
Prerequisites
Superuser (Duh)
Apk Manager by Daneshm90
ADB + Understanding How To Pull/Push Files (Need help? Read this!)
Patience
A Good Texteditor (I recommend Notepad++)
Know why "sudo rm -rf /" is always a bad idea
Steps To Follow
Pull your framework-res.apk file from your system folder
Place said framework-res.apk file into the "place-here-for-modding" folder included in the Apk-Manager Folder
Run the Script.bat file also included in the Apk-Manager Folder.
Run option 9 in the newly opened window (Don't use the dependency option)
Go back into the Apk-Manager Folder; there should now be a folder dubbed "projects".
Head into that folder and open framework-res/res/values/bools.xml with that good texteditor you're supposed to have if you read the prerequisites.
Don't be intimidated by some of the code you see. Ignore everything else in the file and head straight for/search "config_animateScreenLights". This controls the state of the CRT Off Animation.
This step may sound a little counter-intuitive, but in order to get the CRT Off to activate correctly, you need to set the boolean to "False".
Now that CRT Off Animation taken care off, we can move on to enabling SIP over HSPA/LTE. Go to/search for "config_sip_wifi_only" and set this boolean to false as well.
There are actually other things you can enable/disable in the bools.xml file, although I would not recommend poking around unless you know what you're doing. Example: Enable Menu Unlock by setting that specific bool (not entirely sure of its name) to true.
Save the bools.xml file, and return back to the main menu of Apk Manager.
Select option 11 and say y (system app) and then n (no need to retain anything)
If you head back to your "place-apk-here-for-modding" folder, there should be a new file named unsignedframwork-res.apk. Open this (DO NOT EXTRACT THE FILES) using a tool such as winrar or 7zip, and delete both the META-INF folder and the AndroidManifest.xml
Copy the META-INF and the AndroidManifest.xml from the original framework-res.apk and place it in the new unsignedframework-res.apk. Remember to not extract the files, just copy/paste.
Rename unsignedframework-res.apk to framework-res.apk and push that back to the system folder on your phone.
Reboot
Enjoy Your CRT Off Animation + SIP Over HSPA/LTE!
FAQ
What is SIP? SIP stands for Session Initiation Protocol, and is used for controlling communications such as Voice over Internet Protocol, or Video over Internet Protocol. It's used in a lot of applications on the market, a big one being Skype. If you want to learn more, go here, here, or here.
Why would I need SIP over HSPA/LTE? Because I told you so. No, but seriously, this will allow you to use all kinds of SIP applications found on the market not only on wifi networks, but also on the go.
Can you haz build me a flashable zip? The whole point of this thing is to teach people how to mod their own already modded files without having to replace everything. But yeah, if you PM me I'll probably do it.
IAQ
Why is jomeister15 so amazing? Sorry, this question is not infrequently asked.

nice tutorial, it took me a while to find this information a few days ago, good to know someone has gathered it and made it easy to find.

very nice i know i did that while back ago and i was like ughhh ** also there is a post for crt animation on you should include that too. i know id like to get it on my theme but im working through it and it blows my head into 2 .. but moderator please pin this thread or make it a sticky right @ top with cherry.

Awesome tutorial! Been wanting to add the CRT off animation to my ROM for a while now, just haven't gotten around to it. And I will definitely be following your guide. However, can someone please explain to me what SIP is? I've seen a couple of threads about it but none of them have actually explained what it is. Thanks!
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plwalsh88 said:
Awesome tutorial! Been wanting to add the CRT off animation to my ROM for a while now, just haven't gotten around to it. And I will definitely be following your guide. However, can someone please explain to me what SIP is? I've seen a couple of threads about it but none of them have actually explained what it is. Thanks!
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Just updated OP with FAQ section that includes explanation of SIP if you want to take a look.

i am getting FC. Not working. After changing the file size reduced to around 5mb which before it is 7mb.

gkrananth said:
i am getting FC. Not working. After changing the file size reduced to around 5mb which before it is 7mb.
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What app in specific are you getting FC with? It may just be in issue with fixing permissions. Try that first, and if that doesn't work, re-try the procedure but do not carry the android manifest and meta-inf over. May I also ask what rom you're on? Every dev's framework is different.

oh CRT
hay i did it.. no FC no ERRORS or no CRT off animation.. phone is working normally .. (i made a zip also)
im using samsung skyrocket with embryo 6.1 plz help me to fix this(as above mentioned my framework-res also decreased like 2mb)

sakunakia said:
hay i did it.. no FC no ERRORS or no CRT off animation.. phone is working normally .. (i made a zip also)
im using samsung skyrocket with embryo 6.1 plz help me to fix this(as above mentioned my framework-res also decreased like 2mb)
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Dude you just necro'd a thread that's almost a year since last post and half these guys aren't even around anymore.
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Originally Posted by sakunakia
hay i did it.. no FC no ERRORS or no CRT off animation.. phone is working normally .. (i made a zip also)
im using samsung skyrocket with embryo 6.1 plz help me to fix this(as above mentioned my framework-res also decreased like 2mb)
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Dude you just necro'd a thread that's almost a year since last post and half these guys aren't even around anymore.
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omg this
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