I've been trying to create themes for the Market Home Alternatives (such as Panda Home, Open Home, aHome, etc) however, I'm a Graphic Artist, not a programmer. I know very little about Java and even less as to how its applied to Android and I need some help here.
I managed to figure out how to create an .apk in Eclipse (after many failures and problems) and even figured out how to sign it in Eclipse. The app installs fine on my device but it doesn't do anything. It will not apply to any Home Alts.
What I need to know is, what do I need to include to allow it to access these home alternatives. Is there something I must include in the Android Manifest? I noticed a some XML files when I looked into other peoples theme.apk's that aren't in mine.
Could someone explain this to me please? I would appreciate it greatly. Thanks in advance to anyone who drops a line.
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On another note, does anyone know why Jarsigner in the Java SDK wont open? When I try to open it, a command-like window opens and then immediately closes. Any ideas there?
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Hey All -- maybe this is more of a general Android question, but: Is there a universal way to "undo" an action, like deleting a bunch of text? Any way to do this with any of the keyboards that I missed? I know in windows mobile, if you could type "CTRL+Z" you'd undo things, but I have not seen a way to do this in Android, unless a specific app provides that option in the menus. For example, while in a random text editor I downloaded from the Market (I forget which one) I accidentally deleted a line I had selected, and it seems that was that -- there was no way to get it back since the app didn't provide an Undo option! It seems that perhaps the OS might allow this, since most do, but I really couldn't figure anything out.
Anyway, just wondering if there's a trick anyone knows, either specific to the Captivate or one of the keyboards out there, or for Android in general.
Thanks!
so ive always wanted to learn some sort of programing language but never really had the motivation to sit and learn one. came across this app inventor beta and ended up getting the invite having lots of fun with it but when it comes down to it... its lacking quite a few features. one app im working on is one that will let you browse different themes, preview them, download them and launch metamorph so you can apply the theme but... like i said, its lacking the the function to actully download. i have found a way around this but it kinda makes the app pointless. app inventor has the ability to launch another program (the work around i found would be to launch the browser pointed at the download link) but if one used any other browser than stock, then it wouldnt quite get the desiered affect im going for. let me get to my point...
im hoping someone could make me a app that has just a few features that my app inventor app could call on for the download part of things. those features im hoping for are...
1. allow user to set a default directory (first time running the app) that things get downloaded to (or even just having "androidthemes" folder being the place the app would download to
2. ofcorse download a zip when the app is opened with a url directed at it
3. close once the zip has been downloaded
i dont really care for any kinda progress bar or anything like that, metamorph zips are usually quite small and really hope someone can wip this up for me. i am having lots of fun with app inventor and its teaching me lots. hopefully someday i can start learning java or some other programing language. fell free to ask any questions on whatever and.... thanks in advance
Nuthin huh,i thought someone would help me out.
Hey guys, anyone use APP Inventor on the transformer??
It's a REALLY basic app development platform for ANdroid. I wrote a bunch of programs on it already for personal use... mostly home automation software. I'll post a video of how I do it soon... but here's the problem:
It doesn't work right with the transformer!
First, it didn't even recognize the transformer. I had to install the Asus Sync package from the website, and then it recognize it.
Now I can develop on it, but when I load an app, it only shows up in the middle, the size of a phone screen. I couldn't figure out how to pan it out full screen on the transformer. I tried setting some of the pixel settings and nothing work. Anyone?
There are settings in the AndroidManifext that need to be set in order to enable stretching:
Code:
<supports-screens
android:resizeable="true"
android:anyDensity="true" />
I dont think that app inventor will allow you to edit those directly, but you can decompile the APK, add that, and recompile it
vinhtvu2 said:
Hey guys, anyone use APP Inventor on the transformer??
It's a REALLY basic app development platform for ANdroid. I wrote a bunch of programs on it already for personal use... mostly home automation software. I'll post a video of how I do it soon... but here's the problem:
It doesn't work right with the transformer!
First, it didn't even recognize the transformer. I had to install the Asus Sync package from the website, and then it recognize it.
Now I can develop on it, but when I load an app, it only shows up in the middle, the size of a phone screen. I couldn't figure out how to pan it out full screen on the transformer. I tried setting some of the pixel settings and nothing work. Anyone?
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Disable "Compatibility Mode" in Spare Parts program and reboot. I don't think it's available on the stock firmware. Prime v1.5 has it for sure.
Hello folks, Friend of mine who is blind has gone from iphone to android. They have an App they are attempting to use that came with a smart cooker, but there is one single aspect of the app that is hindering the usefulness. It is a Picker that comes up to set duration, Talkback just doesn't want to see it. So I i was thinking If I could decompile the app maybe I could somehow muddle my way into making it accessible. LOL... I got it de-compiled, looked over the XML's and JAVA and bam I'm lost. Now I am not asking for anyone to hold my hand or do this for me. But I was hoping someone might give me an idea of where to focus to make a change like this, From there maybe I can figure it out for future issues. At this point I am not even sure If I need to focus on change to an XML file or the JAVA itself. Any help would be awesome.
CLJNCO said:
Hello folks, Friend of mine who is blind has gone from iphone to android. They have an App they are attempting to use that came with a smart cooker, but there is one single aspect of the app that is hindering the usefulness. It is a Picker that comes up to set duration, Talkback just doesn't want to see it. So I i was thinking If I could decompile the app maybe I could somehow muddle my way into making it accessible. LOL... I got it de-compiled, looked over the XML's and JAVA and bam I'm lost. Now I am not asking for anyone to hold my hand or do this for me. But I was hoping someone might give me an idea of where to focus to make a change like this, From there maybe I can figure it out for future issues. At this point I am not even sure If I need to focus on change to an XML file or the JAVA itself. Any help would be awesome.
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Not sure if the problem still exists, but there is a couple of things to look at.
First, check what Java class is used to render the Picker.
If it's a part of Android framework, check Stackoverflow to see if it has accessibility issues.
If it's an external class, you will need to modify it to expose it to Accessibility API.
For supported built-in views check XML files for android:contentDescription attributes.
Hello. This is similar to the post here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74886167&postcount=41
But that thread has no answer that works for me. I have a Lenovo 8504F Tablet. I have it rooted using Magisk 18.0. I am a programmer, I am very knowledgeable with programming, UNIX, etc... But I am at my wit's end here.
I love this tablet, it is close to being stock android. I have it set up just like I like it. However, every time I install any app via APK or Google Play, an "Alexa" icon shows up to the right of the "recent" button in the navigation bar at the bottom right. And I CANNOT get rid of it.
"Amazon Alexa" and "Lenovo Alexa" came pre-installed. They have been uninstalled. Yet the icon still appears. I have tried everything I can think of to get rid of it. If I wrote about all the things I have tried, this post would be the length of a large book.
Just a few of the hundreds of things I have tried are:
* Uninstalling using Titanium Backup
* Using the "Debloat" module in Magisk
* Modifying the sysui_nav_bar setting
Specifically, this seems to be caused by "Lenovo Alexa" which apparently is deeply embedded into this system. I know, for example, that the sysui_nav_bar setting is normally "space,back;home;recent,menu_ime" Well, this Alexa hanger-on is apparently running as some sort of "System UI" extension and replacing the menu_ime icon (which is normally blank on my Tab) with an Alexa icon.
I cannot possibly list all of the things that I have tried to get rid of this annoyance. I am normally the person that people come to for help, but now I need some! I am not an Android expert by any means, but I know my way around. Any advice from someone who is an expert would be very much appreciated. This is driving me insane.
If any further info is needed, I can certainly provide it. I actually joined this forum specifically to get help with this issue.
Thank you all in advance for any help with this!!!
glurk_ said:
Hello. This is similar to the post here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74886167&postcount=41
But that thread has no answer that works for me. I have a Lenovo 8504F Tablet. I have it rooted using Magisk 18.0. I am a programmer, I am very knowledgeable with programming, UNIX, etc... But I am at my wit's end here.
I love this tablet, it is close to being stock android. I have it set up just like I like it. However, every time I install any app via APK or Google Play, an "Alexa" icon shows up to the right of the "recent" button in the navigation bar at the bottom right. And I CANNOT get rid of it.
"Amazon Alexa" and "Lenovo Alexa" came pre-installed. They have been uninstalled. Yet the icon still appears. I have tried everything I can think of to get rid of it. If I wrote about all the things I have tried, this post would be the length of a large book.
Just a few of the hundreds of things I have tried are:
* Uninstalling using Titanium Backup
* Using the "Debloat" module in Magisk
* Modifying the sysui_nav_bar setting
Specifically, this seems to be caused by "Lenovo Alexa" which apparently is deeply embedded into this system. I know, for example, that the sysui_nav_bar setting is normally "space,back;home;recent,menu_ime" Well, this Alexa hanger-on is apparently running as some sort of "System UI" extension and replacing the menu_ime icon (which is normally blank on my Tab) with an Alexa icon.
I cannot possibly list all of the things that I have tried to get rid of this annoyance. I am normally the person that people come to for help, but now I need some! I am not an Android expert by any means, but I know my way around. Any advice from someone who is an expert would be very much appreciated. This is driving me insane.
If any further info is needed, I can certainly provide it. I actually joined this forum specifically to get help with this issue.
Thank you all in advance for any help with this!!!
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From what I've read of others having the same issue, they were able to uninstall Alexa and its icon after they updated the firmware and updated the Alexa app. It was also mentioned that there are 2 apps in settings associated to Alexa, when you go to system settings>apps tap the menu button at the top then tap "show system", this will lost the "invisible" system apps and services, look to see if there are any apps associated to Alexa on that list and see if you can uninstall/disable it/them.
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