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How to move Rosie.apk

Just gonna start this off by saying that i have no clue on earth what i am doing. i've been using ZensExp rom and really like it. i like the look of the Rosie in the smooth theme by signals23. Just out of curiosity i moved the Rosie.apk from his theme into the regular ZenEXP-0.9.6.2 and tried to wipe and just reflash but it said something to the effect of Rosie.apk not verified. or something. anyway just wondering how can i get that rosie style without flashing his theme i like his theme a lot but it didnt seem to run as smooth so i got rid of it.
sorry if this all seems sloppy but i've been up since 12 last night. help me with this rosie thing and ill award you a billion dollars.

not sure if it will acctually work once you get it on the phone but, ... unless you want to resign an entire zip just to flash it you can push it from ADB. Download the ROM you want the rosie from. Unzip it. Copy the Rosie.apk, put it in your tools folder under Android SDK. Then open command prompt and change your directory to c:\android-sdk\tools (assuming thats where your sdk folder is)
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adb remount
adb push Rosie.apk /system/app/

Rally187 said:
Just gonna start this off by saying that i have no clue on earth what i am doing. i've been using ZensExp rom and really like it. i like the look of the Rosie in the smooth theme by signals23. Just out of curiosity i moved the Rosie.apk from his theme into the regular ZenEXP-0.9.6.2 and tried to wipe and just reflash but it said something to the effect of Rosie.apk not verified. or something. anyway just wondering how can i get that rosie style without flashing his theme i like his theme a lot but it didnt seem to run as smooth so i got rid of it.
sorry if this all seems sloppy but i've been up since 12 last night. help me with this rosie thing and ill award you a billion dollars.
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Flashing the Rosie alone won't do much for you considering the images for the launcher are in com.htc.resources.apk. It would take some advanced modifications to get only the launcher look.

I could try and do it for you...

yea that would be sweet.
i really wish i could contribute something to this new world. But it all seems miles over my head.

[request] Themed 3G icon

can anyone post up a themed version of the stock or new MIUI rom flashable 3G indicator, themed to match this (or both):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788214
Thanks!

Do you mean you're after:
A theme for MIUI which has the 3G icons from that theme
or
That theme with the MIUI 3G icons?
Josh.

fllash said:
Do you mean you're after:
A theme for MIUI which has the 3G icons from that theme
or
That theme with the MIUI 3G icons?
Josh.
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I would like the 3g icon from that rom to flash over SkyRaider 3.2

^Same^ but likt the one from the smooth blue theme that is a blue 3G indicator. Or JUST the stock HTC 3G indicator in blue if possible. Thanks

just pull it out of the framework and color it yourself, it's like 4 images

worm- said:
just pull it out of the framework and color it yourself, it's like 4 images
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How do I do this?
Thanks

Funny. I was just going to post asking anyone if they had it in red. I would also like to know how to do it.

Contempt4You said:
Funny. I was just going to post asking anyone if they had it in red. I would also like to know how to do it.
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I know. I really want it lol, because i kinda hate the 3G indicator in the theme i have currently, as it's hard to see the upload/download arrows, so i just wanted a flashable indicator so I dont lose the cool notification pulldown

I can edit it with photoshop if I can find it. Can anyone give me a hint to the file path?
EDIT: Hah...ok I suck and fail.
I found the apk and edited the images. Looked great. Put the apk back together. Unistalled the original apk and tried to install my modified apk. Would not install. I'm done with it for now. I guess I will read up on signing tomorrow although I thought I had read that system apps didn't need to be signed.
I'll play with it more tomorrow.

do adb pull /system/framework/framework-res.apk
And the images should n in the drawable-hdpi. Folder if not just look around until u find the images
Then pull the framework from your current Rom and replace your images with the images you want then repush your framework hack to the phone and reboot
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Contempt4You said:
I can edit it with photoshop if I can find it. Can anyone give me a hint to the file path?
EDIT: Hah...ok I suck and fail.
I found the apk and edited the images. Looked great. Put the apk back together. Unistalled the original apk and tried to install my modified apk. Would not install. I'm done with it for now. I guess I will read up on signing tomorrow although I thought I had read that system apps didn't need to be signed.
I'll play with it more tomorrow.
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If you figure it out can you pack a zip of just the 3g icon in blue as well for me?
Thanks man

Thanks for the tips. With a little help from google, I was able to figure it out.
Which icon did you need exactly? The 3g toggle or the notification bar?

well, i did it and replaced some old icons with cooler looking ones, but the 3g icons (along with similar data icons) did not show up. all of the other ones showed up. also, i read a thread where this dude got 4g icons from another rom and installed them on his phone to make it look like he had 4g, but then hours later, he experienced loss of mobile data... and now i think i am too... any suggestions?

I'm sorry I can't help you. I am learning all this myself and wouldn't pretend to know where to start on that. All I can say is that if you are going to make any changes then backup early and often.
The 3g toggle icons I was looking for were in system/app. I merely reskinned them and dropped them back in.

Contempt4You said:
I'm sorry I can't help you. I am learning all this myself and wouldn't pretend to know where to start on that. All I can say is that if you are going to make any changes then backup early and often.
The 3g toggle icons I was looking for were in system/app. I merely reskinned them and dropped them back in.
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i wanted notification bar icon

I'm running a theme and mine is already skinned. I think either way you would still have to adb push it onto your phone. I did some googling and took a crash course on changing system icons.
Once I figured it out, it made sense (i know that sounds stupid, but after i did it, I was like oh yeah I get it now). I know that's not a big help, but I'm new to this and wouldn't want to bork your phone. Maybe someone more knowledgable will come save the day.
Otherwise I would google in terms like editing apks and adb pull adb push etc. and maybe you will figure it out too.
Hell I can't wait to ruin my phone now that I am armed and dangerous =)

Contempt4You said:
I'm running a theme and mine is already skinned. I think either way you would still have to adb push it onto your phone. I did some googling and took a crash course on changing system icons.
Once I figured it out, it made sense (i know that sounds stupid, but after i did it, I was like oh yeah I get it now). I know that's not a big help, but I'm new to this and wouldn't want to bork your phone. Maybe someone more knowledgable will come save the day.
Otherwise I would google in terms like editing apks and adb pull adb push etc. and maybe you will figure it out too.
Hell I can't wait to ruin my phone now that I am armed and dangerous =)
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Lol, i actuallly finally figured out how to extract the png's, so i am going to edit in photoshop, then replace the current images with the app ninjamorph.
*didnt work* left a huge blank space on noti. bar and when I rebooted to see if it would show, I bootlooped*

Well. I spent last night learning to resign edited apk files, so literally nothing on my phone is safe now.

Contempt4You said:
Well. I spent last night learning to resign edited apk files, so literally nothing on my phone is safe now.
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Is there any way to pack the png's so that I can flash them or install as an apk?
Anyone know how I'd do this? I already have the edited png's.
Can I send any of you guys the folder with the icons and you can help me out with this?
Thanks again

It seems the easiest way to change or theme icons is to not unzip them. Just open them with 7zip and make your changes, then close it. They will stay compressed and all of the info and size will remain intact.
Once changed you will have to resign the apk or zip file.
I spent the better part of 2 hours reading up on it using these forums and google, but I do not in any way feel knowledgable enough to instruct you on the finer points. There are oodles of topics on editing apk's and signing them when you are finished.
The steps seem pretty clear:
1. download or pull apk
2. open with 7zip
3. make changes keeping sizes and file names the same
4. close
5. re-sign the apk or zip file (most likely have to delete the existing files to the original signing which will be replaced with your own)
6. push or install the zip or apk (make sure the original app is uninstalled prior to reinstalling the changed app)
There are various methods and tools. The most helpful thread I found on signing is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=473580
I hope this covers it all and is helpful to you. I am new at it and can only tell you to backup everything and if you are unclear on any of it, then don't attempt it.
Read all the posts related to it. There is great info and plenty of feedback on known issues or mistakes others have had.

[Q] Metamorphing Rubix 1.0

So last night, I was fiddling with Metamorph trying to change the battery indicator in Rubix 1.0. Very simple change as it's only 11 .png's, but on reboot the theme had applied, but everything was force closing. I have to assume it's a signature/permissions issue, but I never had this problem at all with any of the theming on my Eris.
My question is if this is a DX specific problem or a Rubix specific issue? Since Nand restores don't seem to work correctly with Rubix, I don't really care to experiment anymore with it, so any input would be nice.
What do the experts think is going on here? Am I just an idiot, or is this phone truly the spawn of the devil?

I used ninja morph to do the same thing. I haven't had any problems. It sticks. It takes longer. But I couldn't figure out meta morph.
Would you mind writing a short tutorial on the meta morph process?
I examined a theme that Fabulous created and tried altering his xml file for my theme but got an error from meta morph.
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I'll give ninja a try, but I'll be damned if I want to reflash this thing if it hoses up again.
There's a great tutorial on how to Metamorph HERE.
I've found that editing the xml's of other themes usually confuses the app and causes an error when you try to unzip. I think it's a name mismatch thing or something. You can manually unzip it and then just use "Apply Existing". This has always worked for me.

Update on the NinjaMorph approach, it still causes everything to Force Close. I swear this phone is evil.
I don't know how you did it, but this is making me an angry person.

erishasnobattery said:
Update on the NinjaMorph approach, it still causes everything to Force Close. I swear this phone is evil.
I don't know how you did it, but this is making me an angry person.
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I really don't know much about theming, and even less about metamorph. I stumbled through using Ninjamorph to replace the drop down notification panel (wanted transparent) and it worked just fine on Rubix 1.0
That's all I've tried to do though.

erishasnobattery said:
I'll give ninja a try, but I'll be damned if I want to reflash this thing if it hoses up again.
There's a great tutorial on how to Metamorph HERE.
I've found that editing the xml's of other themes usually confuses the app and causes an error when you try to unzip. I think it's a name mismatch thing or something. You can manually unzip it and then just use "Apply Existing". This has always worked for me.
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Make a nandroid backup. If anything goes wrong, just to an advanced restore of /system only. You'll be back up and running within 5 minutes.
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Zaphod-Beeblebrox said:
I really don't know much about theming, and even less about metamorph. I stumbled through using Ninjamorph to replace the drop down notification panel (wanted transparent) and it worked just fine on Rubix 1.0
That's all I've tried to do though.
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Yeah, I was able to replace the pull-down as well, but anything in the status bar itself is causing nightmares, I don't know why, as it's the same .apk. Got me. I'll fiddle.

Man- I am sorry about that bro. Ninja morph was all good for me. Didn't cause any problems. I guess I should have issued that standard...
"I take no responsibility blah blah blah..."
Hope I didn't cause you to much grief. I wonder why it would work for some and not for others? I used the original images from rubix1 framework-res. Is that where you said you pulled your images from?
Just curious.

thepolishguy said:
Man- I am sorry about that bro. Ninja morph was all good for me. Didn't cause any problems. I guess I should have issued that standard...
"I take no responsibility blah blah blah..."
Hope I didn't cause you to much grief. I wonder why it would work for some and not for others? I used the original images from rubix1 framework-res. Is that where you said you pulled your images from?
Just curious.
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They were actually from Incognito, which I can flash over Rubix with no issues, but I'm not a fan of the whole theme, just a few of the icons and what not. I'm bored at work today, so I'll just continue trying to screw it up until it works.

I edit the framework-res on most ROMs I use as I like the round clock myself. That said I've found the best wya to cause the least headaches is to pull the framework-res.apk from the ROM you are going to install. Then using 7-zip open the framewor-res.apk ( don't extract or decomplie it) and just drop the *.png's files in the /res/drawable-hdpi folder. Once done closeout of 7-zip. Then double click in the *.zip of the ROM I'm going to use and drop the now edited framework-res.apk into the frameowrk folder the ROM. All said and done put the updated/edited ROM on the sdcard of the device and away you go to install it.
Example currently I'm running a mix of Tranqulitiy 2.3.8a along with the Incognito theme in orange and a modified framerwork-res.apk. Most of the framework is still P3's stuff but I put the round clock in his framework-res along with all the edited files from the Orange frameowrk-res.apk of the Incognito theme so it matches.

Modifying framework-res in CM6.1 RC1 causing massive force closes

I modified the graphics for notification tray power widget to not look so.. bland.
They were all regular PNGs except for the on/off graphic which I handled as a .9.png. I started off by pulling the apk from my phone via ADB, decompiled it via APK manager, put in my modified graphics, and then used APK Manager to recompile, sign, repush the APK. I've done this in HTC ROMs before without any problems but with CM6.1 I'm getting mass force closes, can't really do much unless I push back the original APK. I'm not sure what's wrong, the modified graphics are there and look good but something is wrecking havoc.

don't resign it. that usually is what causes the problems skip that step and see if it works

saf100792 said:
don't resign it. that usually is what causes the problems skip that step and see if it works
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Just as I expected: boot loop.
Hmmm... I have no idea what's causing the force closes..

Thats weird i just modified mine to give it a clear taskbar. i used winrar but i didn't recompile or sign the apk just extracted the images,edited them, and then pushed em back in the apk.

saf100792 said:
Thats weird i just modified mine to give it a clear taskbar. i used winrar but i didn't recompile or sign the apk just extracted the images,edited them, and then pushed em back in the apk.
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So you just dragged and dropped the graphics into winrar/apk replacing the old files?

yup everything worked fine

saf100792 said:
yup everything worked fine
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Thanks. I just nandroid'd back to CM6.0 stable, got to go out but will try this when I get back. I'll probably post it up if it works. Very minor tweaks but still better.

Changing certin aspects of themes

Wondering what needs to be done just to change certin aspects of a theme. ex: im using blue steele w/ puzzle lock but I still have the ginger red swype. Id like to switch the keyboard around. Any ideas our suggestions?
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thatguy07 said:
Wondering what needs to be done just to change certin aspects of a theme. ex: im using blue steele w/ puzzle lock but I still have the ginger red swype. Id like to switch the keyboard around. Any ideas our suggestions?
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Read my guide, pay attention to the "creating a flashable package" part, basically to alter any file/folder on your phone you would simply need to place the file/folder in the appropriate folder structure within that zip, then flash. (This is all done while the package is still in the .apk format, you would need 7zip to open it and do the editing while it's still packaged, you never extract)
It'd be easiest for you to just go back to pick and pack, then flash the puzzle lock - that would get everything else back to stock that isn't themed.

I figured that would be the easiest route but Im feeling froggy and want to do it the hard way.i'm about to start digging into your guide now.
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thatguy07 said:
I figured that would be the easiest route but Im feeling froggy and want to do it the hard way.i'm about to start digging into your guide now.
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If you can find a swype that has been themed for another phone, you should be able to easily port it to the pnp version with theme porter, then add that APP to my puzzle lock theme and flash. Let me know and I'll include it in the theme.

bdemartino said:
If you can find a swype that has been themed for another phone, you should be able to easily port it to the pnp version with theme porter, then add that APP to my puzzle lock theme and flash. Let me know and I'll include it in the theme.
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There's a really cool Swype keyboard in that BlackFroyo theme I'm hoping someone jumps on I tried to just overwrite the .apk and that didn't work out so well for me.

Well I had to just pnp to the original swype for now, running around town with too many projects for the day but tonight its on. Ive got two mezs to play with
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akellar said:
There's a really cool Swype keyboard in that BlackFroyo theme I'm hoping someone jumps on I tried to just overwrite the .apk and that didn't work out so well for me.
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Yea, I tried pulling the widgetlocker .apk from my phone, editing it and pushing it back and it dissappeared from my app drawer, so I'm still learning about those issues.
You guys could port that swype keyboard to pnp (using my guide) and create a package that only flashes that app to your phone... once i'ts ported it could be added to any existing theme's too.

bdemartino said:
Yea, I tried pulling the widgetlocker .apk from my phone, editing it and pushing it back and it dissappeared from my app drawer, so I'm still learning about those issues.
You guys could port that swype keyboard to pnp (using my guide) and create a package that only flashes that app to your phone... once i'ts ported it could be added to any existing theme's too.
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As you know, I know nothing about themeing but when I tried to just overwrite the .apk file it gave me an error saying that the app wasn't designed for my phone (or something like that) and would have limited usability. And then came the onslaught of the FC loop. Would making this a flashable install fix that or is it because the app itself just doesn't work with our phones?

akellar said:
As you know, I know nothing about themeing but when I tried to just overwrite the .apk file it gave me an error saying that the app wasn't designed for my phone (or something like that) and would have limited usability. And then came the onslaught of the FC loop. Would making this a flashable install fix that or is it because the app itself just doesn't work with our phones?
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that's why we have to port them to the pnp version first, it just copies all of the .png files to our version (that already works on our phone) then you would be able to replace it through root explorer (or make a flash package) sounds like you were trying to use the .apk from the other phone? Never do that btw

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that's why we have to port them to the pnp version first, it just copies all of the .png files to our version (that already works on our phone) then you would be able to replace it through root explorer (or make a flash package) sounds like you were trying to use the .apk from the other phone? Never do that btw
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LOL Yeah I learned that lesson. Thank God for nandroid backups. It actually wasn't that bad just couldn't use the Swype keyboard anymore (even after putting our .apk back on). Maybe I'll give your guide a try. It kind of intimidated me the first time I read through it but maybe just pulling a single app will be a good way to start.

akellar said:
LOL Yeah I learned that lesson. Thank God for nandroid backups. It actually wasn't that bad just couldn't use the Swype keyboard anymore (even after putting our .apk back on). Maybe I'll give your guide a try. It kind of intimidated me the first time I read through it but maybe just pulling a single app will be a good way to start.
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Skip reading the part about framework and decompiling. App's are wayyy easier, you should be able to just use theme porter (as long as the folder names within the theme'd version matches what's in pnp's version, should have -v4 i believe so you may have to rename those in the theme version.) Or you could manually move the .png's by opening each one in 7zip side by side.

bdemartino said:
Skip reading the part about framework and decompiling. App's are wayyy easier, you should be able to just use theme porter (as long as the folder names within the theme'd version matches what's in pnp's version, should have -v4 i believe so you may have to rename those in the theme version.) Or you could manually move the .png's by opening each one in 7zip side by side.
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Ok I'll give it a shot. You gonna be on the chat tonight in case I confuse myself?

akellar said:
Ok I'll give it a shot. You gonna be on the chat tonight in case I confuse myself?
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Should be