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[MOD] 11/19 - Gutted Rom Extras (Without the Gutted Rom) MR Ready!

UPDATE!!! EXTRAS FOR MR AVAILABLE!
The extras have now been updated with the new apps to support the MR that Sprint has released. I also included new files. The files are listed below:
New!! Hosts file to block ads for faster web browsing
Optimized Rosie
Optimized framework-res.apk and com.htc.resources.apk (Animations and lockscreen)
New Bootscreen
Installation:
Just put it in the root of your sd card, select the file in recovery and flash. This should work fine on any rom (Stock Rooted, MoDaCo, Fresh, etc)
Please report any bugs in this thread. Note, I havent had time to test so report what doesnt work and I will fix it.
Thanks go out to Mlign (Dream forums) for the new animations and ruskiyab for the new lockscreen and of course every developer on these forums. Without you guys we would be nothing.
Downloads: (These are only for MR systems. If you do not have the MR download the file below Old Downloads)
Gutted Rom Extras - MR Only! - http://www.4shared.com/file/155693549/bc10459/gutted-hero-15-extras-signed.html
Old Downloads: (These are only for non MR systems. If you have the MR download the file above)
Gutted Rom Extras - Non MR - http://www.4shared.com/file/154100566/d9f8dd9/bootscreen-anims-lockscreen-signed.html

thank you...thank you

awesome, works great

Works nice. Is there anyway to adjust the animations?

davidboyd said:
Works nice. Is there anyway to adjust the animations?
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Another person on the forums are looking into this. The xml files that contain the animation data seem to be encoded or encrypted in some way so until we can modify them we can't do anything just yet.

Well, for the short of it, adjusting the boot animations (like the Sprint logo or the Hero animated gifs) shouldn't be much harder than creating a new animated gif, packaging it up inside a zip under the /system/media/bootscreen/ directory (see chuckhriczko's mod in the first post of this thread for a good example), and installing it.
Customizing the actual animations, meaning the way things like menus or new screens fade/slide/grow/etc both in and out, that's a whole new, and fairly complicated ball game. Customizing the XML files themselves actually isn't that difficult. Packaging them up is.
I have more research and testing to do, but the general idea is that you write out your custom animation sequence in plain text XML. However, android expects this XML to be in a customized binary format when it reads it from the apk file. To do that, you need to package the apk and sign it through the android tools. The plug-in for Eclipse can do this, and supposedly so can aapt though I couldn't get it to serialize the XML when I tried earlier. So essentially, an entire repackage of the framework-res.apk file is necessary to have your own custom animation sequences within the UI.
Once I learn more I'll try to post a thread about it. I'll post it in Themes and Apps (seems appropriate) but link it here.

Thanks chuckhriczko!

Doh! After installing this, my sensesui always force closes after many reboots... not sure why, using the newest fresh rom...

gqukyo said:
Doh! After installing this, my sensesui always force closes after many reboots... not sure why, using the newest fresh rom...
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me too, but i didnt get pass the the htc logo..it kept boot loop....using fresh rom .4(MR)update.

gqukyo said:
Doh! After installing this, my sensesui always force closes after many reboots... not sure why, using the newest fresh rom...
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I believe that this will have to be redone using the MR that came out yesterday. not sure, but the .apk files are probably different.

rockcrawler said:
I believe that this will have to be redone using the MR that came out yesterday. not sure, but the .apk files are probably different.
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Yeah. Someone else mentioned this to me as well. I am going to update this soon as I can. Question for yall, I have an optimized Rosie for use with my Gutted rom. Would yall be interested in me including this optimized Rosie in this package too?

chuckhriczko said:
Yeah. Someone else mentioned this to me as well. I am going to update this soon as I can. Question for yall, I have an optimized Rosie for use with my Gutted rom. Would yall be interested in me including this optimized Rosie in this package too?
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does it make my hero faster..if yes...im up for it....btw...we really appreciate what you do here for all of us, i cant speak for everyone but for myself i thank you.....

tango22203 said:
does it make my hero faster..if yes...im up for it....btw...we really appreciate what you do here for all of us, i cant speak for everyone but for myself i thank you.....
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Thank you and yes it does make the phone faster. I am getting ready to upload the newest version so be prepared

Update is out guys! Check it out!

Thank you kind sir. This is a very nice little set up. I love the changes. Thank you again.

chuckhriczko said:
Update is out guys! Check it out!
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Installed on Fresh Rom .4. Phone is noticeably faster, love it! Thanks!

This is superb the fasted my Hero has ran Thank you much chuckhRiczko

Works lovely but I can't seem to change my lock wallpaper... is that because of the new lock screen? I believe I was able to change it previously even w/ the addons... another thing that I'm not sure is related to these addons or not is that I can't seem to do a PRL update. I'm gettin a Error code 1012... anyone else getting that error?

Thank you SO MUCH!!! This thread deserves a sticky since it can be added on to many custom roms!
I just flashed Fresh ROM .5d and tossed the extras on top. LOVE the quick and simple boot, LOVE the new bolder lock screen and I LOOOVE how my hero FLIES now, and the animations make it so much cooler!!!!
This weekend has been great for Hero owners!

AOSP 1.6- Working themes, launchers, icons, etc...

So I am having a heck of a time searching and searching for extras that work with quites 1.6 AOSP build. Specifically the nexus launcher. Figured it would be a great idea to start a thread that included these extra features. Please link it up, appreciate the help.
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CMDA Hero
AOSP 1.6 by QB's

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=589315
You didn't search all that hard. :]

Ya you really didn't look too hard at all Extra Features on AOSP 1.6

Maybe so......
Ya, your both probably right, but after a while of looking and looking I was lost. Thanks for these links, I have seen them both but guess I was hoping for a bit more clarity. Thanks either way, I really do appreciate the knowledge.

ismellhero said:
Ya, your both probably right, but after a while of looking and looking I was lost. Thanks for these links, I have seen them both but guess I was hoping for a bit more clarity. Thanks either way, I really do appreciate the knowledge.
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AOSP 1.6 or even Gbhil's 1.6 ROMs both should have the Nexus one launcher. Otherwise, if you want, I can link the Nexus One launcher itself, just know it'll replace SenseUI.

pseudoremora said:
AOSP 1.6 or even Gbhil's 1.6 ROMs both should have the Nexus one launcher. Otherwise, if you want, I can link the Nexus One launcher itself, just know it'll replace SenseUI.
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That would be awesome (a link for nexus). I have tried each download from the two previous replys and each did not have a signed zip so install was aborted. Thanks a ton.

ismellhero said:
That would be awesome (a link for nexus). I have tried each download from the two previous replys and each did not have a signed zip so install was aborted. Thanks a ton.
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I don't know why you would have been presented with those problems. Anyways, here's the file -- to install:
**NANDROID BACKUP FIRST!!**
1. Download file
2. Copy file AS IS to the SD Card
3. Reboot into recovery
4. Select the file from "Flash update" screen
5. Reboot phone
http://www.2shared.com/file/11593442/f924d987/Nexus_Launcher-signed.html

[Theme] Droid X For EVO Cyanogenmod 6.1.1

What it Does
Themes the following
check boxes (some of the HTC ones remain un-themed)
volume indicator (red)
taskbar (white)
all taskbar icons -BT, wifi, 3g, battery, (4g is aosp style)
menu selections (red selection)
power menu icons
Themes Apps Depending on Version downloaded
what it doesn't do
*it does not change the application icons except for settings (IN HTC ONE)
Things to work out
Full Theme on Cyanogenmod
Not 100% for HTC 2.2 roms will probably theme the apps later if i have time
drop down has a weird shade thing with it
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DOWNLOADS
Cyanogenmod *confirmed working on released 6.1.1
Theme
Themed Apps
Bootscreen
All 3 in one
HTC Android 2.2
Outdated /old
kinda threw this one together so it's not the greatest but it works
Droid X Theme For Roms Based On 2.2 OTA Roms
Droid X Keyboard
More Info Here
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Credits
Google For Android
HTC For the Phone
Motorola for making the original theme
Cyanogen For Cyanogenmod
And of course all the devs who make roms for us
and me for putting together the zip for evo

Wow, this looks good. Thanks,
I like it a lot. Using CM 08/26 and no FCs or weird things so far.
I hope you continue with this as CM builds comes out.
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Well, just found a issue using dialer. See the attached picture.
Also, I don't like those old fashion calculator+camera icons
Can you change those for CM Icons?

Hey do I have to root my evo to do this? I jus got my evo but I really want da droid x theme. I downloaded all 3 cyanomod n htc evo 2.2.. I used es file explorer to open it n extract it. I try to download da apk but it keep sayin application not installed.... Plz help me out

Hey do I have to root my evo to do this? I jus got my evo but I really want da droid x theme. I downloaded all 3 cyanomod n htc evo 2.2.. I used es file explorer to open it n extract it. I try to download da apk but it keep sayin application not installed.... Plz help me out

trapport203 said:
Hey do I have to root my evo to do this? I jus got my evo but I really want da droid x theme. I downloaded all 3 cyanomod n htc evo 2.2.. I used es file explorer to open it n extract it. I try to download da apk but it keep sayin application not installed.... Plz help me out
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Prob yes, Those are flashable zips so u need to bypass bootloader and get to the recovery console to flash those.
Sorry.

Kk so where do I get dis at?

trapport203 said:
Kk so where do I get dis at?
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For Froyo 2.2 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765496
For 2.1 - Help threat - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=701245

Kykiskly said:
Well, just found a issue using dialer. See the attached picture.
Also, I don't like those old fashion calculator+camera icons
Can you change those for CM Icons?
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okay first i am unsure why the dialer does that for you mine works fine (also included a screenshot)
and for the icons that you do not like just replace them with the apk's from cyanogenmod
and if you wanted to i could just throw those 2 apk's into a flash-able zip later if i have time (it's my birthday today so i won't have much time in the day pretty much now and later tonight) and my HDD is failing so i've also gotta replace the HDD and restore my data to the new one which i
and sorry for all the excuses
but easy way to do it yourself take my zip extract it with winrar or other
get cyanogen mod zip extract the apk's you want from it
put them in my zip in /system/app and replace the old ones and rezip the two original folders and reflash

A) Awesome, nice work
B) Nice to see you themeing again, we apparently have similar tastes
C) Not really a shameless plug since I'm giving it away, but I did an LP dock, dead on Droid X style. The thread is here.
D) Happy Birthday!

mrpuffin said:
okay first i am unsure why the dialer does that for you mine works fine (also included a screenshot)
and for the icons that you do not like just replace them with the apk's from cyanogenmod
and if you wanted to i could just throw those 2 apk's into a flash-able zip later if i have time (it's my birthday today so i won't have much time in the day pretty much now and later tonight) and my HDD is failing so i've also gotta replace the HDD and restore my data to the new one which i
and sorry for all the excuses
but easy way to do it yourself take my zip extract it with winrar or other
get cyanogen mod zip extract the apk's you want from it
put them in my zip in /system/app and replace the old ones and rezip the two original folders and reflash
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Ohh, Happy Birthday
I think the problem with the Dialer is with the contacts with long names. I noticed any of my current contacts with short names (included in the Pic -2nd post and noticed in your reply with Pic) are ok. However when the name goes long, it overlaps, it is like trying to go over the outgoing arrow indicator and the Redial arrow as well. Can you noticed that?
Also, strange thing is that it only happens in the call log window, I dont see that going on in the contact list...
Anyway, happy blessings in your BDay, dont get drunk and messup with signing broken zips. LOL J/k..

Full of win.
I'll try to post more screenshots soon:
Only issues I have seen so far are the above mentioned problems in the call log, and the browser bug in the attached screenshot.
Thanks so much.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

laydros said:
Full of win.
http://yfrog.com/n9zpfp
Only issues I have seen so far are the above mentioned problems in the call log, and the browser bug in this screenshot.
Thanks so much.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
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i gotta have that Uchiha wall paper please !!!!!!

Sporkman said:
i gotta have that Uchiha wall paper please !!!!!!
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That is a screenshot of my browser, and a horrible choice for it because it was a screenshot with a screenshot in it. The screenshot in the browser is one from shift_, hit him up for it.

any updates on the browser troubles ?

Sporkman said:
any updates on the browser troubles ?
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See Post #1
just uploaded it and integrated it with apps included
also have a standalone browser update zip and the apk itself
Also Signed all of The zips

I'm getting force closes when I try to change the brightness in settings and when I try to change the ringer volumes in settings. Cannot install Multitouch KB either...

BUMP
Updated
cyanogenmod 6.1.1 version released
and yes i know it's an old thread lol but i updated it anyway
besides i'm OP

Can you work on the sense version? Would be greatly appreciated...!
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

One Click Rom/Theme Optimizer and Signer

This tool will open any AOSP based rom or theme (as long as the file structure is correct) and optimize and zip align everything.
Simply grab your rom or theme and place it in this folder (should work from anywhere but you need to full path from where the cmd file is run). Now click on the reopto_runner.cmd and it will ask you where the rom is (name) that you want to optomize, type the name of the rom and hit enter, it will do the rest.
Final output of the re-optimized (double pass with 2 different png optimizers) rom will be named rom-optoed-signed-finished.zip this will be exactly the same rom except the script will optomize every png in every apk found in the system/app and system/framework-res.apk. It will also zipalign all these same apks and finally will sign the zip file. When its done just rename the rom-optoed-signed-finished.zip to what ever you want and its ready to flash.
What this won't do is make your zip file (rom, theme, update zip) flashable unless its already set up to be flashable... meaning you'll still need your update-script in the com.google.android folder to be there. Its does sign your zip file for you though.
I put this out there as its some of the scripting and tools I have made to help me in theming and rom hacking.
Feel free to use any part of this to help you in any scripting you do.

Sweet, you are the man. Going to try it out now.

I'm going to try this on the MIUI ROM!

Cetus Corr said:
Sweet, you are the man. Going to try it out now.
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teejaymarx said:
I'm going to try this on the MIUI ROM!
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I have only tried this method on AOSP based roms the script should work on any rom or theme or update zip that follow this structure in the top level. system/app/*apk and system/framework/framework-res.apk, which is pretty much all of them.
The script takes about 10 minutes or so to run on cm6 rom and is really quick on most of the themes here. So for instance you could use it to make sure or re optimize a theme or roms.
feel free to tire it apart and use it in other fashions. I can guarantee it will shave some about of space of any rom or theme along with the zip aligning of every apk. If its a short request I'll post some more automated tiny scripts to todo various stuff.

Little confused. I run any aosp rom through this and it makes it compatable with the hero? ( sorry for the newb question)
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Didn't work for me on the MIUI ROM, got a status 0 error in clockwork recovery...lol

vampir4997 said:
Little confused. I run any aosp rom through this and it makes it compatable with the hero? ( sorry for the newb question)
Sent from my Hero CDMA using XDA App
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No I haven't released that script yet. This just optimizes a rom that's all.
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

teejaymarx said:
Didn't work for me on the MIUI ROM, got a status 0 error in clockwork recovery...lol
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Not sure what you did... this is not a flashable zip just a tool to optimize a rom.
Did you run this tool on the miui rom?
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Hello,
New to the "kitchen", items like this help us out! Thank you and looking forward to your other scripts. Any desire to do a "how to port a theme/rom" guide? Love the Screaming Droid, I laugh every time I boot up one of my 2.2 roms. I also use your R2 boot but I have yet to get sound on 2.1? Anyway a big thanks goes out to you!

jschill31 said:
Hello,
New to the "kitchen", items like this help us out! Thank you and looking forward to your other scripts. Any desire to do a "how to port a theme/rom" guide? Love the Screaming Droid, I laugh every time I boot up one of my 2.2 roms. I also use your R2 boot but I have yet to get sound on 2.1? Anyway a big thanks goes out to you!
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Thank you for the praise, wife been complaining about doing stuff for free so I might have to post my pay pal account with a wife complaining button.
I might just release a script that does it for you. mdpi to mdpi (or hdpi to hdpi) no matter what rom is fairly easy todo. Of course it can only theme what it can match but it will do it for you.
For a more in depth description would take some time so I'll probably have to do it some time later.

ASimmons said:
Thank you for the praise, wife been complaining about doing stuff for free so I might have to post my pay pal account with a wife complaining button.
I might just release a script that does it for you. mdpi to mdpi (or hdpi to hdpi) no matter what rom is fairly easy todo. Of course it can only theme what it can match but it will do it for you.
I totally understand, my wife and I have our first child on the way. I am always around so take your time. BTW, I think you would get some clicks your work is solid. I wish XDA had a "thanks" button!
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Thanks for your hard work. Going to check it out.

jschill31 said:
ASimmons said:
Thank you for the praise, wife been complaining about doing stuff for free so I might have to post my pay pal account with a wife complaining button.
I might just release a script that does it for you. mdpi to mdpi (or hdpi to hdpi) no matter what rom is fairly easy todo. Of course it can only theme what it can match but it will do it for you.
I totally understand, my wife and I have our first child on the way. I am always around so take your time. BTW, I think you would get some clicks your work is solid. I wish XDA had a "thanks" button!
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Thanks, congradulations... get ready for no sleepy time for about 4 months after the new born. Got 2 girls myself kids are awesome especailly when I just a nig kids myself
chubbzlou said:
Thanks for your hard work. Going to check it out.
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Your welcome, feel free to alter and use whats in the script. If u have questions I can give you some more pointers on ways to make similar scripts.
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GJ Sim, when I try it out Ill let ya know ... Thx for this and all your hard work man !

Thank you I got a new project on the way think it might be something use full to themers and people that use themes are like two switch allot. In a week or so...
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So in theory I could run this on one of Jaybob's Froyo builds and make it even faster than it is right now?

LiquidSolstice said:
So in theory I could run this on one of Jaybob's Froyo builds and make it even faster than it is right now?
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maybe but he should have done the png opto and zipaligning already. I do add another png opto that most people dont do which will squeeze out another couple of kb, was able to shrink cm6 by 16 or so kb, which doesnt seem like alot but every bit counts.
You could use it to just see, like whenever you d/l a new rom run this on it and compare the file size, or load the rom and run a linpack and then opto it and then reload it and then do a linpack and see what you get. Some themers don't zipalign there themes and don't opto there pngs, and I have yet to see anyone use optipng and the other png opto program i use as a double pass system of optimizing pngs.
I like to use it for my themes or roms as it automates the hole process. Try it out if you use it on a rom it will give you a new optoed copy that is already sign and ready to flash... one click

ASimmons said:
maybe but he should have done the png opto and zipaligning already. I do add another png opto that most people dont do which will squeeze out another couple of kb, was able to shrink cm6 by 16 or so kb, which doesnt seem like alot but every bit counts.
You could use it to just see, like whenever you d/l a new rom run this on it and compare the file size, or load the rom and run a linpack and then opto it and then reload it and then do a linpack and see what you get. Some themers don't zipalign there themes and don't opto there pngs, and I have yet to see anyone use optipng and the other png opto program i use as a double pass system of optimizing pngs.
I like to use it for my themes or roms as it automates the hole process. Try it out if you use it on a rom it will give you a new optoed copy that is already sign and ready to flash... one click
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Sounds good . Of course, when you say "every rom" you only mean AOSP roms, right? I'd suppose it wouldn't be able to rip, for instance, Nfinite's latest rooted Stock ROM apart and png optimize/zipalign it? If it could, holy crap. On top of the fact I use Odex, that would be amazing.

LiquidSolstice said:
Sounds good . Of course, when you say "every rom" you only mean AOSP roms, right? I'd suppose it wouldn't be able to rip, for instance, Nfinite's latest rooted Stock ROM apart and png optimize/zipalign it? If it could, holy crap. On top of the fact I use Odex, that would be amazing.
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should work on that to since it only looks at pngs and apk. it will onyl zip align the framework-res.apk and the system/app apk's. Actually try it out I never have but it should work.
remember to nand before you flash it but you should be a ok, as I can't see any reason why it would work.

ASimmons said:
should work on that to since it only looks at pngs and apk. it will onyl zip align the framework-res.apk and the system/app apk's. Actually try it out I never have but it should work.
remember to nand before you flash it but you should be a ok, as I can't see any reason why it would work.
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Hmm. But will I see a difference? Doesn't HTC have their own specific framework-res apk? I'd love to get into ROM themeing, so I've been poking around the ROMs for some time now.

/r/ 2.3.6 Keyboard

Hi everyone! If you're not familiarized with the 4chan boards, /r/ means a request.
So, i want to know if anybody knows if there's a way to get the keyboard that we had in Gingerbread 2.3.6
Man, i used to love that keyboard, perfect size, not lag (Yea, i've noticed some lag in the 4.0.4 keyboard), nice color.
I don't want to go back to 2.3.6, but, if it's neccesary to port the app, i'll do it anyway
PS: I found one, it name was 'q-ime.apk' but can't install it. I copied it to system/app, -rw-r-r but, no effect.

brianmoyano said:
Hi everyone! If you're not familiarized with the 4chan boards, /r/ means a request.
So, i want to know if anybody knows if there's a way to get the keyboard that we had in Gingerbread 2.3.6
Man, i used to love that keyboard, perfect size, not lag (Yea, i've noticed some lag in the 4.0.4 keyboard), nice color.
I don't want to go back to 2.3.6, but, if it's neccesary to port the app, i'll do it anyway
PS: I found one, it name was 'q-ime.apk' but can't install it. I copied it to system/app, -rw-r-r but, no effect.
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4Chan... the ***hole of the internetz lol. Where did you get your apk?

41rw4lk said:
4Chan... the ***hole of the internetz lol. Where did you get your apk?
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The 'q-ime.apk' i found it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=709948
Then, i found a 'LatinIME.apk' with it's odex, but FC when i select it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=772602
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Tried the 'LatinIME.apk' deodexed, but, FC too http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1080165&page=2

brianmoyano said:
The 'q-ime.apk' i found it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=709948
Then, i found a 'LatinIME.apk' with it's odex, but FC when i select it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=772602
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Tried the 'LatinIME.apk' deodexed, but, FC too http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1080165&page=2
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I don't think it'll work. If you decompile the apk and look at the manifest, you can see the target sdk which is 7 (2.1) I believe. We're up to 17 now (4.2)
I think there are too many api changes and the apk would have to be recompiled with a newer api to be compatible. Which by then, would probably change it to more like what we have and defeat the purpose.
I will say, that I'm out of my depth here, so don't take my word as gospel, I could be way off. I just know that when apks are built, they usually have a target sdk and a minimum sdk which is what version of android the apk is built for, and the lowest version it will run on.