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[?]Question about theming .apk files

I'm trying to theme a few .apk's and I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I'm new to theming android so bare with me if its a noob mistake.
I get the original.apk and change it to original.zip
Then I extract original.zip to a folder
In the folder I go into SYSTEM/drawable/ folder and edit the .png files that I want to edit.
Once finished I re-package the folder as a .zip
Change the .zip to .apk
Then I run it through the APK Signer (don't remember where I got it but it was on XDA)
Once signed I change the name back to whatever it was before
Then I try to install it but installation always fails.
Is there a step I'm missing or messing up? Is there another way to sign APK's that works better? Like I said I'm new to this way of theming but I thought this was all I was supposed to do.

PMDColeslaw said:
I'm trying to theme a few .apk's and I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I'm new to theming android so bare with me if its a noob mistake.
I get the original.apk and change it to original.zip
Then I extract original.zip to a folder
In the folder I go into SYSTEM/drawable/ folder and edit the .png files that I want to edit.
Once finished I re-package the folder as a .zip
Change the .zip to .apk
Then I run it through the APK Signer (don't remember where I got it but it was on XDA)
Once signed I change the name back to whatever it was before
Then I try to install it but installation always fails.
Is there a step I'm missing or messing up? Is there another way to sign APK's that works better? Like I said I'm new to this way of theming but I thought this was all I was supposed to do.
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Yeah ur making it harder than it should be.
First thing search for my everything android zip in the dev section.
Then extract the Res file from the app. Do ur edits using Photoshop or gimp or whatever.
The take the edited Res file and drag it to the app. No need to resign the app or anything.
Then it can be pushed back to ur phone with adb or u can make a signed zip if u want to flash it to ur phone via recovery.
Piece of advice...use 7zip. Not winzip or winrar. Its easier for working with apps and zips.

Papa Smurf151 said:
Yeah ur making it harder than it should be.
First thing search for my everything android zip in the dev section.
Then extract the Res file from the app. Do ur edits using Photoshop or gimp or whatever.
The take the edited Res file and drag it to the app. No need to resign the app or anything.
Then it can be pushed back to ur phone with adb or u can make a signed zip if u want to flash it to ur phone via recovery.
Piece of advice...use 7zip. Not winzip or winrar. Its easier for working with apps and zips.
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Awesome! I'll try it out. I figured I was making it harder than it had to be, lol.
EDIT: Whoa! I'll have to try that everything zip of yours at home. I'm at work right now and that thing is a monster, lol. I'm still gonna try the 7z steps though

PMDColeslaw said:
Awesome! I'll try it out. I figured I was making it harder than it had to be, lol.
EDIT: Whoa! I'll have to try that everything zip of yours at home. I'm at work right now and that thing is a monster, lol. I'm still gonna try the 7z steps though
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Yeah its a huge file but has a ton of stuff to get started with theming and rom building and app building. Its worth the download but again its huge lol

Ok so I've been working on it all day and I've made some progress, but still nothing usable. Now when I flash my signed zip the phone loads and the theme is there (looking great) but the phone never finds signal. It searches for a while but never hits on a tower or anything. After a few minutes the android process starts FC'ing over and over. :-(
Here's what I got if someone has time to look at it...
http://www.4shared.com/file/qwzRnZ0T/update1-signed.html
Sent from my SUPER HERO with Froyo using the XDA app

PMDColeslaw said:
Then I try to install it but installation always fails.
Is there a step I'm missing or messing up?
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im assuming u are pushing the apk back to the phone.. if this is where its failing it seems like u didn't adb remount before you push the apk...

bk718 said:
im assuming u are pushing the apk back to the phone.. if this is where its failing it seems like u didn't adb remount before you push the apk...
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No I am signing the .zip to be flashable from recovery (I'm at work = no ADB) I did just get it working though! I think that the issue was with an xml file I tried to edit to change the carrier name. (I'm not with sprint)
Not sure why it broke it but once I reverted back to the original it flashed fine.

Ok new issue, how do I get an apk to work/install once I've edited it? I packed it back up as a zip and then changed .zip to . apk . What else should I do? It shows up as the app and let's me go through the install steps, but then it says app not installed.
Sent from my SUPER HERO with Froyo using the XDA app

PMDColeslaw said:
Ok new issue, how do I get an apk to work/install once I've edited it? I packed it back up as a zip and then changed .zip to . apk . What else should I do? It shows up as the app and let's me go through the install steps, but then it says app not installed.
Sent from my SUPER HERO with Froyo using the XDA app
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No reason to keep changing from apk to zip and so forth. Some apps wont install if its a system app.
U might have to flash it via recovery in a signed zip or push via adb

Papa Smurf151 said:
No reason to keep changing from apk to zip and so forth. Some apps wont install if its a system app.
U might have to flash it via recovery in a signed zip or push via adb
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Oh ok, its the launcher pro app. I guess ill just add it to the theme flash zip
I just thought you could edit an apk and then install it.
Thanks!
Sent from my SUPER HERO with Froyo using the XDA app

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Papa Smurf151 said:
No reason to keep changing from apk to zip and so forth. Some apps wont install if its a system app.
U might have to flash it via recovery in a signed zip or push via adb
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I was wondering if I can use Launcher Pro with these themes????

PMDColeslaw said:
Oh ok, its the launcher pro app. I guess ill just add it to the theme flash zip
I just thought you could edit an apk and then install it.
Thanks!
Sent from my SUPER HERO with Froyo using the XDA app
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That's not a system app. Delete the Meta folder. Then resign the apk and it will install

Papa Smurf151 said:
That's not a system app. Delete the Meta folder. Then resign the apk and it will install
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Ahh, ok. Thanks!
Sent from my SUPER HERO with Froyo using the XDA app

rickyq12 said:
I was wondering if I can use Launcher Pro with these themes????
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Yeah you can use it with any theme. But if you want it to match you may have to theme launcher pro yourself.
Sent from my SUPER HERO with Froyousing the XDA app

Thanks for your help bro. I'll give some of the themes a try. I was afraid I wasn't going to be able to use LP once I installed a theme. I like LP a lot so thanks for the info.

Can anyone tell me where or what the .apk is for the Power widget? I want to theme it but I cant seem to find it. I looked in the settings apk but It didnt look like the parts I want to therme were in there.

PMDColeslaw said:
Can anyone tell me where or what the .apk is for the Power widget? I want to theme it but I cant seem to find it. I looked in the settings apk but It didnt look like the parts I want to therme were in there.
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I think its settings.apk

Papa Smurf151 said:
I think its settings.apk
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Hmm well I looked in the settings.apk, but I couldnt tell what to edit. I'd like to change the color of the on/off indicator in the widget, but I cant figure out which png files to edit.

Can anyone tell me what .png files correspond to the white text area at the top of the Facebook widget? I want to straighten it up a bit but I can't figure out which files to edit.
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Also would anyone else like the idea of changing this thread to a general Q & A for themeing different .apk's? Just a thought.

I am theming .apk too and it is defiantly a system app lol... I'm having trouble getting it to install as well and I did sign the .apk when I was done. My question is that is there a thread that I missed in my searches that I could post questions or might someone here think they could help me figure out what I'm doing wrong.
Edit:
I did try to install the .apk by flashing it as a .zip and that installs it but will force close before it is even opens. Thanks in advance

[Q] Dark notification bar for 2.2

Does anyone still have instructions/required files for changing the notification bar on a 2.2 Droid X?
Before it is linked, I have already looked at teenfaces' thread; if you look, you'll notice that teenfaces has edited the initial post (presumably where the instructions were).
Just to cover all of my bases, I have tried the pre-2.2 post. (A boot loop says it doesn't work.)
Any suggestions?

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If that is what you mean by notification bar, then changing that is pretty simple. I modify mine almost everyday. If you are rooted and have ninjamorph. The file is in System/Framework/Framework-res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi and is called status_bar_background.png. Simply modify that in photoshop, save as png and swap out with ninjamorph.
Alternatively I'm sure you could pull this out with adb. Commands would be
adb pull system/Framework/Framework-res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi/status_bar_background.png
then modify and save over that file
then adb push status_bar_background.png system/Framework/Framework-res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi/status_bar_background.png
then reboot.

williams37 said:
If that is what you mean by notification bar, then changing that is pretty simple. I modify mine almost everyday. If you are rooted and have ninjamorph. The file is in System/Framework/Framework-res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi and is called status_bar_background.png. Simply modify that in photoshop, save as png and swap out with ninjamorph.
Alternatively I'm sure you could pull this out with adb. Commands would be
adb pull system/Framework/Framework-res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi/status_bar_background.png
then modify and save over that file
then adb push status_bar_background.png system/Framework/Framework-res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi/status_bar_background.png
then reboot.
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That is what I mean.. However, in teenfaces' pre-2.2 post, it mentions changing the services.jar file.. Which is why I thought that simply changing the background image in the framework apk wouldn't work.
I have no experience with Ninjamorph. I'm not going to even try to play it off - I've only recently decided to take the plunge and root. (And I only decided to root because I wanted to change the font, phone-wide.) So, I'm pretty new to all of this.

Well welcome to theming. I am new to this as well. I have a few things on my modifying to-do list that I am completely stuck at. I will test out the adb codes I just posted and let you know for sure before you attempt.
{EDIT}Ok, this is best done with ninjamorph. I just tried through adb and got stuck in a bootloop. In photoshop create a document thats 480 x 770. This will be your statusbar background. Do what you want to it and save it as status_bar_background.png on your sd card where you can find it. I keep mine in a folder called THEMES.
In ninjamorph (free from market) Select:
Start Checks (will ask for root)
New Project
System
framework
framework-res.apk (it will extract the files)
res
drawable-hdpi
status_bar_background.png
then select the file you created from your sd card
hit the back button until you are on the main ninjamorph screen
select finish project
select framework-res
click yes
click no
click yes
it will reboot
when you reboot you may get a forceclose
hold your power button and reboot again
have fun!

williams37 said:
Alternatively I'm sure you could pull this out with adb. Commands would be
adb pull system/Framework/Framework-res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi/status_bar_background.png
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I'm impatient. -Blush.- I decided to give it a try myself. I just grabbed the framework-res.apk (that way I'll have a backup copy if something goes wrong. However, the code you posted didn't work. Turns out, the path should be /system/framework/framework-res.apk
Anywho. I'm interested in modifying the images for the battery, etc. I'm hoping to find those images in the framework-res.apk (I haven't looked yet.) Any words of caution before modifying those as well?

paramnesya said:
I'm impatient. -Blush.- I decided to give it a try myself. I just grabbed the framework-res.apk (that way I'll have a backup copy if something goes wrong. However, the code you posted didn't work. Turns out, the path should be /system/framework/framework-res.apk
Anywho. I'm interested in modifying the images for the battery, etc. I'm hoping to find those images in the framework-res.apk (I haven't looked yet.) Any words of caution before modifying those as well?
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just make backups before attempting changing system files. I really do think ninjamorph takes the guess work out of a lot of things. I didn't have good luck pushing my framework-res.apk back in adb and that may be because of the rom I'm using. But there are lots of good batteries floating around on these forums. Good luck

williams37 said:
just make backups before attempting changing system files. I really do think ninjamorph takes the guess work out of a lot of things. I didn't have good luck pushing my framework-res.apk back in adb and that may be because of the rom I'm using. But there are lots of good batteries floating around on these forums. Good luck
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Thanks for getting me started in the right direction!

You need to edit services.jar to change your font color to white. There is a video on youtube showing how to do this. Then the images are in the framework-res.apk open it with 7zip and move the new images into the .apk then boot to clockwork and push it with adb while in clockwork recovery. Then reboot. It should work, if not post back and I am sure someone here will try to help.
The actual .png for the status bar is statusbar_background.9.png. Since I don't know how to compile my own .9 png's I usually borrow somelses.
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XDRDX said:
You need to edit services.jar to change your font color to white. There is a video on youtube showing how to do this. Then the images are in the framework-res.apk open it with 7zip and move the new images into the .apk then boot to clockwork and push it with adb while in clockwork recovery. Then reboot. It should work, if not post back and I am sure someone here will try to help.
The actual .png for the status bar is statusbar_background.9.png. Since I don't know how to compile my own .9 png's I usually borrow somelses.
Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk
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There is two files almost the same name. But the one I edited and got my name and fox logo on was Status_bar_Background.png... NOT the .9.png
Thats how it is on my rom anyways. I am realizing I have different system files than many people on here.

do you need to be deodexed for this to work? I've tried it twice now, and no dice.
williams37 said:
Well welcome to theming. I am new to this as well. I have a few things on my modifying to-do list that I am completely stuck at. I will test out the adb codes I just posted and let you know for sure before you attempt.
{EDIT}Ok, this is best done with ninjamorph. I just tried through adb and got stuck in a bootloop. In photoshop create a document thats 480 x 770. This will be your statusbar background. Do what you want to it and save it as status_bar_background.png on your sd card where you can find it. I keep mine in a folder called THEMES.
In ninjamorph (free from market) Select:
Start Checks (will ask for root)
New Project
System
framework
framework-res.apk (it will extract the files)
res
drawable-hdpi
status_bar_background.png
then select the file you created from your sd card
hit the back button until you are on the main ninjamorph screen
select finish project
select framework-res
click yes
click no
click yes
it will reboot
when you reboot you may get a forceclose
hold your power button and reboot again
have fun!
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dougivks said:
do you need to be deodexed for this to work? I've tried it twice now, and no dice.
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you know what, i'm sorry guys, I didnt even consider that. I am running ApeX 1.3.1. which is a deodexed rom. That may have to do with some of the trouble you guys are running into.

dougivks said:
do you need to be deodexed for this to work? I've tried it twice now, and no dice.
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I haven't tried anything yet (other than pulling the framework-res.apk). I'm still doing research. From what I've read, though, you definitely have to be deodexed.
I plan on attempting it this week.. If all goes well, I intend on writing some instructions up. In the meantime, if anyone else gets it done, feel free to post some helpful pointers!
Just so I'm clear, what I want to do is modify the notification bar and pull-down without using a rom.

williams37 said:
you know what, i'm sorry guys, I didnt even consider that. I am running ApeX 1.3.1. which is a deodexed rom. That may have to do with some of the trouble you guys are running into.
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I deodexed and tried a third time, still nothing. I think I'm deodexed that is. Is there any test to know for sure if your deodex process worked for sure? I used the OTA Auto-Deodex
to expand on part of your instructions
yes
no
yes
the actual questions I get are
Confirm action - overwrite with finished project -yes
confirm action - zip align -no
reboot phone - OK (no yes or no option)
and then only once did i get a last yes/no about cleaning up files. i said yes.
are these the correct answers? and on the hit back button until main ninjamorph menu, is that the phone back button, or the on screen back button?

[MOD] HoneyComb Look: Bootanimation | Lock Screen

Hey guys just wanted to share something that I found on the other device forums on XDA
PLEASE MAKE A FULL XRECOVERY/NANDROID BACKUP BEFORE TRYING ANY SYSTEM MODIFICATIONS LIKE THIS
[1] BootAnimation [works on all ROMs]
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I dont know if it has been posted here before but here is the boot animation from Honeycomb, tailored for our screen sizes.
P.S.: this is not created/modified by me, I had found it while browsing on the other Android forums @ XDA but I cant recollect from which thread I downloaded this...
check attached files XOOM_Honeycomb.rar
there are landscape and portrait versions... i prefer the landscape one
[2] Lock Screen [works on CM6/ CM7 mods, DOESNOT work with 2.1]
This is from: Lockscreen Mod for CM7 (Honeycomb Wannabe Lockscreen) by bizdady
all credit goes to him, great job dude!!!
please read the first post of that thread completely before proceeding
for this lockscreen u will need a few thigs:
*** if you dont know how to push/pull files from device visit the following thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842060
A) Clock font
Download the attached file "honeycomb_lockscreen_clockfont.zip" place it on the root of ur SDCARD and flash it via xRecovery, reboot...
B) "Lock" button
{Method 1} Automated (havent tried this myself by is suggested by the OP of that thread)
To get the lock follow the part on "Metamorph Instructions" given in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=959602 thread and for X10...
If your not sure about which version your phone uses just use Astro or any other file manager and take a look at your /system/framework-res.apk file. Browse file the file and navigate over to the /res folder and you will see a drawable folder with either hdpi or hdpi-v4. Proceed to download whichever version your rom uses.
incase its HDPI the d/l this file: http://www.mediafire.com/file/vchfnuiekvi3syi/Honeycomb_Lock_HDPI.zip...
incase its HDPI-v4 the d/l this file: http://www.mediafire.com/file/7tqgs778yeawbqm/Honeycomb_Lock_HDPI-v4.zip
further instructions are given in above mentioned thread.
{Method 2} Manual-round-about-way (this is what I followed and works on FreeX10-Beta4+CM6 settings; should also work on CM7)
1> pull the file "framework-res.apk" from the /system/framework/ of ur current ROM, and make a copy of this file as a backup incase something goes wrong
2> extract the contents of the "Honeycomb_Lock_HDPI.zip" file stated above into another folder on ur computer. u will the get the following folders: framework-res\res\drawable-hdpi & framework-res\res\drawable-land-hdpi
3> open the "framework-res.apk" which you got from step 1 in WinRAR http://www.rarlab.com/ (this is wht i used), browse to framework-res.apk\res\ within WinRAR and copy the contents from the folders u got from step 2 to into the corresponding folders, i.e. files from framework-res\res\drawable-hdpi (or hdpi-v4) into framework-res.apk\res\drawable-hdpi (or hdpi-v4) and files from framework-res\res\drawable-land-hdpi (or hdpi-v4) into framework-res.apk\res\drawable-land-hdpi (or hdpi-v4), within winrar window [while adding the files winrar will through up a window titled "Archive name and parameters" in this MAKE SURE THAT THE COMPRESSION METHOD IS CHANGED IT TO "STORE", after that click OK, the files will be replaced/added to the apk file]
4> once all files have been replaced, push the modified "framework-res.apk" to /system/framework/ on ur device. [they phone may reboot, but thats normal no need to panic]
* Incase either of these methods dont work just post ur framework-res.apk file here and i will do the necessary modifications n post it back...
Enjoy the Honeycomb look for your LockScreen!!!

Heres a flashable zip of the clock font only.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/b6xpw0pda671ujm/HoneycombClock.zip

Nice find =D
Gonna test it tomorrow
Sent from my X10i using XDA App

I'm on Free X10 beta 4, CM 6 (something). And lockscreen isn't applied with metamorph. It's just saying applying theme, but nothing happens.
When I tried to apply lockscreen manually, phone restarts and at some point bootscreen hangs, green led stays on and phone vibrates continiusly - so it's bricked.
I did get to recover system files with xrecovery.
But my question is, do I have to apply CM 7? Isn't there a way to use it on CM 6 or is this baseband problem, because my baseband version is 55.
I understanded that it works with CM 6 too.
Sorry for my bad English.

SilverASH said:
I'm on Free X10 beta 4, CM 6 (something). And lockscreen isn't applied with metamorph. It's just saying applying theme, but nothing happens.
When I tried to apply lockscreen manually, phone restarts and at some point bootscreen hangs, green led stays on and phone vibrates continiusly - so it's bricked.
I did get to recover system files with xrecovery.
But my question is, do I have to apply CM 7? Isn't there a way to use it on CM 6 or is this baseband problem, because my baseband version is 55.
I understanded that it works with CM 6 too.
Sorry for my bad English.
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1stly i myself havent tried the Metamorph method...
manual method doesnt work? thats odd.. cause i am myself using FreeX10-beta4 + CM6 settings (on baseband 2.1.55) and manual way works flawlessly... sorry that ur device got bricked @ boot...
no no u dont need to apply CM7 (thats based on GB, a totally diff OS version 2.3.x)... it should work on CM6...
do one thing since u have got ur current system running just pull the framework-res.apk file from /system/framework/ and post it here (use some compression software, e.g.: winrar)... i will modify it and post it back...
btw did the clock font atleast change? and wht abt the bootscreen?

Clock font worked flawlessly, bootscreen I haven't tried.
Btw I pulled framework-res.apk with root explorer. Framework-res.apk is in attachment.

SilverASH said:
Clock font worked flawlessly, bootscreen I haven't tried.
Btw I pulled framework-res.apk with root explorer. Framework-res.apk is in attachment.
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which ROM are u using?
do u have a X10 (came preinstalled with 2.1) or X10 HD (came preinstalled with 2.1)?

I'm using zdzihu 's Free X10 Beta 4 rom and CM 6 (I think it was CM-6.1.3-V4, but I'm not sure).
My X10i came with preinstalled 1.6.

SilverASH said:
Clock font worked flawlessly, bootscreen I haven't tried.
Btw I pulled framework-res.apk with root explorer. Framework-res.apk is in attachment.
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i think i figured out the problem... the framework-res.apk which u posted is HDPI-v4 based as compared to HDPI (for which the link was posted in main post)... if u want to try the Metamorph method again try it with this file: HDPI-v4: http://www.mediafire.com/file/7tqgs778yeawbqm/Honeycomb_Lock_HDPI-v4.zip
anyways i had modified it to work for ur framework-res.apk... its attached here...
let me know if it works...

Yeah, I know that I need HDPI-v4. And I tried with HDPI-v4 metamorph - it didn't work. I tried with HDPI too and it didn't work either.
I'm gonna try your modifyed framework.
Your modifyed framework didn't work too. Again it just hanged in bootscreen. And again I restored to same point.

em ok... I am out now will create a recovery package when I get back
Sent from my X10i using XDA App

SilverASH said:
Yeah, I know that I need HDPI-v4. And I tried with HDPI-v4 metamorph - it didn't work. I tried with HDPI too and it didn't work either.
I'm gonna try your modifyed framework.
Your modifyed framework didn't work too. Again it just hanged in bootscreen. And again I restored to same point.
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here is the update.zip for flashing via xRecovery...
if this doesnt work i will send ur file to bizdady... this info is based on his thread...

Yeah, it worked. Thanks! http://media.xda-developers.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

SilverASH said:
Yeah, it worked. Thanks! http://media.xda-developers.com/images/icons/icon6.gif
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finally... phew...
enjoy!!!

But it would be much cooler if it would act like Honeycomb lockscreen does. Can't it be done?

SilverASH said:
But it would be much cooler if it would act like Honeycomb lockscreen does. Can't it be done?
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??? didnt follow... u can read this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=959602
exactly wht u want?

SilverASH said:
But it would be much cooler if it would act like Honeycomb lockscreen does. Can't it be done?
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That's a whole other lvl of coding. Its been looked at by others but at the moment still a no go.
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bizdady said:
That's a whole other lvl of coding. Its been looked at by others but at the moment still a no go.
Sent from my Evo 4G CM7 nightly machine!
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I did find something, but I haven't tried this yet. But it works with Lockbot app.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11502902

SilverASH said:
I did find something, but I haven't tried this yet. But it works with Lockbot app.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11502902
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Give it a go then. Personally I hate 3rd party lockscreen apps as there is always that 1 sec lag for me, I have no knowledge of this app but it looks like another theme. Doubt you can move it around like the real honeycomb lock.

I tryed this app. There is a privew from honeycomb. You can move it around, but clock keeps moving around too. And if I press 2x back button, it just goes to homescreen. So it's too buggy.
And I don't really like 3rd party lockscreen too. So i sick with your lockscreen. It's really good looking.

[MOD] Customize Sense 3.0 Lockscreen Background [How To + Requests!!]

Hi everyone!!
I saw that there were threads on customizing the lockscreen rings but there were none on changing the background in the Sensation forums
So.......
Here's a tutorial on how you can edit the background on the Sense 3.0 Lockscreen!!
First and Foremost, DO A NANDROID BACKUP!!!!! I am not responsible for any mistakes that you make or if anything happens to your phone.
Now we can start the tutorial!!
Download the m10 tools from here
Using Root Explorer (Or any other file explorer) go to system/app and copy the IdleScreen_Weather.apk to your sdcard.
Copy this apk to your computer and open m10editor.exe
You could also directly PULL the apk from your phone:
adb pull /system/app/IdleScreen_Weather.apk will pull the file to whatever directory you open the command prompt from
(Thanks to NRGZ28 for giving this suggestion)
Once the m10 program has opened up, click on load and browse to the IdleScreen_Weather.apk
Once it has loaded, go to the m10 files tab and select the decode images box on the bottom.
Double click on Lockscreen_weather_bg.m10 and it will ask you if you wish to decompile it. Click on yes and wait for it to decompile.
Now you will be brought to another tab where you can see Textures. Under this you will see 3 more textures.
Click on any one of the textures and you will see the background image. Right click the image and click on Show in Explorer.
The folder containing the png will open up. Replace that image with your image making sure that the file you are copying has EXACTLY the SAME name.
NOTE: Your png should be exactly 540x960. Also you will have to invert your picture vertically. This can be done with any photo editing program. I use Photoshop for this.
Then once you have replaced all the 3 background with whatever pictures you want, go back to the m10 program and go to the Start tab. Here you can link the path to the Android SDK if you have so that you can zipalign it and push it to your phone. Then tick the Zipalign APK box(Only do so if you have linked the Android SDK to the program). Then click on save.
If you didnt link the Android SDK to the app, you can still manually zipalign it. In order to do so, download the Android SDK and browse to the tools folder.
Open a cmd window here.
Type:-
zipalign -f -v 4 (name and path of your file).apk outfile.apk
Rename the new apk that has been created from outfile.apk to IdleScreen_Weather.apk
Now you can either push this apk to your phone or copy and paste it using Root Explorer ( or any other file explorer) or you can make a flashable zip out of it.
To make a flashable zip, download the blank update.zip that i have attached in this post. Then open it with winrar or winzip etc.. and then copy the apk file into the system/app folder in the update.zip
DO NOT EXTRACT the update.zip
Then you can flash this zip file normally from recovery.
Also make sure that if you are copying the file to the system/app, set the permissions as RW-R--R
Now reboot and enjoy your new lockscreen background!!
This will also work for the Friendstream, Stocks or any other lockscreens. Only the file name will be different.
I will be taking requests, so if you want any particular background just attach the pictures and i will make it for you as soon as possible
This is a modification of McLabia's thread in the Thunderbolt Forums. A huge thanks to him for making such an amazing tutorial!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160206
Thanks to Lee for his awesome Leedroid ROM!!
Thanks to Flemmard and DiamondBack2010 for their m10 tools!
A big thanks to all the other devs on xda!!
If I've missed out anyone who has contributed to this, please tell me and i will add their names.

MODS and Requests
Here I'll upload all of my mods and requests of the other members with screenshots.
Stock Weather
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Bayon
Sunrise
More coming soon!!

Can u make one that says daddyspud the ring in gold n the lettrs in silver/grey hints like sunken letters
Edit scrap my request just released u ment the lockscreen not the lock ring don't matter

daddyspud said:
Can u make one that says daddyspud the ring in gold n the lettrs in silver/grey hints like sunken letters
Edit scrap my request just released u ment the lockscreen not the lock ring don't matter
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lol.. its ok
if u want i can make a lock ring like that for u. Give me an hour

If u would mind thanks cheers buddy

It would be easier to PULL the file from your phone with ADB, than bother with root explorer (which not everyone has, as it's a paid app).
adb pull /system/app/Idlescreen_Weather.apk will pull the file to whatever directory you open the command prompt from

daddyspud said:
If u would mind thanks cheers buddy
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hi
heres your lock ring
hope you like it
Download Here

NRGZ28 said:
It would be easier to PULL the file from your phone with ADB, than bother with root explorer (which not everyone has, as it's a paid app).
adb pull /system/app/Idlescreen_Weather.apk will pull the file to whatever directory you open the command prompt from
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Yeah true. I didnt think of that
Suggestion noted and added in the OP.
Thanks

Didn't work buddy tried flashing it ill now try with root exsplora
mohit1234 said:
hi
heres your lock ring
hope you like it
Download Here
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daddyspud said:
Didn't work buddy tried flashing it ill now try with root exsplora
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thats weird.. did it cause a boot loop or the lock ring remained same as the stock one?
Try manually mounting /system before flashing
EDIT: im really sorry about that... there was a small error in the updater-script... ive reuploaded all the other mods and they should work fine now...
btw were you able to get it working with root explorer??

It remained the same buddy try with root exsplora and when booted hole lock screen missing
mohit1234 said:
thats weird.. did it cause a boot loop or the lock ring remained same as the stock one?
try manually mounting system before flashing..
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daddyspud said:
It remained the same buddy try with root exsplora and when booted hole lock screen missing
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after you transfered the files with root explorer did u set the permissions correctly?
it shud be RW-R--R--
Have you tried manually mounting /system in recovery and then flashing?
Otherwise if it still doesnt work ill reupload it.

Kk buddy ill try mount in recovery then set permission n let u know

Ok it worked by mounting system buddy
daddyspud said:
Kk buddy ill try mount in recovery then set permission n let u know
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mohit1234 said:
lol.. its ok
if u want i can make a lock ring like that for u. Give me an hour
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I have a huge request, and would be forever grateful. It would be awesome to have a lock ring that matches my car. Here is an image, if possible.

Thanks man been trying to figure this out
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Hey I want to make a request for a knicks lock ring.
Also can you include information on how to install.
I am kinda new to android so I don't know how to do this.
http://www.knicksuniverse.com/logos/new_york_knicks_alternate_logo_big.gif

lol.. wasnt intending on making lock rings but its fine with me
WorldWide60 said:
I have a huge request, and would be forever grateful. It would be awesome to have a lock ring that matches my car. Here is an image, if possible.
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heres your lockring..
Download Here
shadowpunx said:
Thanks man been trying to figure this out
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no problem.. Glad to help
darryll4sh0 said:
Hey I want to make a request for a knicks lock ring.
Also can you include information on how to install.
I am kinda new to android so I don't know how to do this.
http://www.knicksuniverse.com/logos/new_york_knicks_alternate_logo_big.gif
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hi
heres ur lockring..
Download Here
im assuming u hve already rooted, have S-off and hve a custom recovery
so download the zip file, transfer to ur sdcard.. boot into recovery and flash the zip file
if u hvnt rooted yet, then its better to look into the Sensation development section and then follow my steps

Hi there.. thanks for that awesome tutorial but I have a question..
If I want to create a single Image in the stock lockscreen, which file would I have to chose? LockScreen_Stock.apk??
Because I tried it with that one but it didn't work..
Thanks for your answer, and keep going (Y)

darKpoiSonend said:
Hi there.. thanks for that awesome tutorial but I have a question..
If I want to create a single Image in the stock lockscreen, which file would I have to chose? LockScreen_Stock.apk??
Because I tried it with that one but it didn't work..
Thanks for your answer, and keep going (Y)
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Yes you have to edit the lockscreen_stock.apk
when u load the apk in m10 tools, choose the m10 as the one which has _bg in it. There u will see the PNG file which you have to replace.
Btw, try mounting /system in recovery before flashing...
If that still doesn't work out, upload the pic here and ill do it for u
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[PORT] 2.3.4 Keyboard Working, ADDED FIX

[PORT] 2.3.4.KEYBOARD WORKING!!!!!​
CREDIT TO _SMURF FOR STARTING THE IDEA FIRST
I HAVE MANAGED TO PORT THE NEW KEYBOARD TO OUR BELOVED X10.
HERE ARE THE FILE THAT NEED TO BE CHANGED AND ADDED.
FOR REFERENCE ONLY
2.3.4 KEYBOARD FILES.rar
[MIRROR]
!!!!!!!!!NEW!!!!!!!!!!
FIXED PACKAGE
FLASH VIA XRECOVERY
[PORT] SWIPE 2.3.4 KB FIX.zip
!!!!!!BELOW!!!!!!
FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE FLASHED FACEBOOK 2.0 AND THEME MANAGER V2 AS YOU WILL HAVE THE UPXRES FRAMEWORK ALREADY
FLASHABLE ZIPS. FLASH VIA XRECOVERY. ZIPS MADE BY DIKEJ. THANKS D
KEYBOARD FILES
http://www.mediafire.com/?27ddy2bv72726yg
TEXTINPUT.TNG.APK (INSTALL USING ROOT EXPLORER OR ANY FILE MGR)
http://www.mediafire.com/?8s1dnv1lraoi082
INSIDE THE RAR FILE YOU WILL SEE 4 FILES AND 1 FOLDER. THE FOLDER HAS THE NEW LAYOUT AND LANGUAGE FILES. THERE IS ALSO A PERMISSIONS XML AND A FRAMEWORK FILE.
!!!!!!!!!DISCLAIMER. I AM IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE IF ANYTHING IS TO HAPPEN. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS AS LAYED OUT. YOU KNOW THE RISKS!!!!!!!!!
FOR REFERENCE ONLY
FOLLOW THE EXACT INSTRUCTION.
1. OPEN THE XT9 FOLDER AND COPY AND PASTE ALL THE FILES INSIDE TO /SYSTEM/USR/XT9/
2. COPY AND PASTE THE FRAMEWORK (.JAR) TO /SYSTEM/FRAMEWORK/
3. COPY AND PASTE THE PERMISSIONS FILE (.XML) TO /SYSTEM/ETC/PERMISSIONS/
4. COPY AND PASTE THE XT9ENGINE.SO FILE TO /SYSTEM/LIBS/ IT WILL ASK YOU IF YOU WANT TO OVERWRITE THE EXISTING FILE, SELECT YES.
5.REBOOT INTO XRECOVERY AND FIX PERMISSIONS.
6. REBOOT AND THE INSTALL THE .APK PROVIDED.
7. ENJOY.
IF SOMEONE CAN MAKE A FLASHABLE ZIP AND PM ME THE LINK I WILL ADD TO THE OP AND GIVE YOU CREDIT.
THANKS
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where is the "rar file" ?

So, where da file? Maybe I'm missing something...
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Sorry its up now. The file was to big to be uploaded by xda so had to do it with my account with 4shared

i uploaded your file to mediafire.com 4 another mirror
Link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?at4175xcv91dl59
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Blackwatch89, what about textinput-tng.apk inside your package?

mercury_beta said:
i uploaded your file to mediafire.com 4 another mirror
link:
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ok will add to op. Thanks

dikej said:
blackwatch89, what about textinput-tng.apk inside your package?
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install the app last after reboot or add it to /system/app/ but it will overwrite the original so make sure you back up the original first

1. Fix Permissions via xRecovery.
2. Flash Keyboard_2.3.4_X10.zip via xR.
3. Reboot and install normal file textinput-tng.apk.
Hope everything will be okey, I think on my it is .
keyboard - flashable zip
http://www.mediafire.com/?27ddy2bv72726yg
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textinput-tng - install via file manager
http://www.mediafire.com/?8s1dnv1lraoi082
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edit:
ummm. or not. please test it, i must go out from home, so i will back later, in the evening. sorry, bye

Thank you works great how did you solve the permissions problem please?

DiKeJ said:
1. Fix Permissions via xRecovery.
2. Flash Keyboard_2.3.4_X10.zip via xR.
3. Reboot and install normal file textinput-tng.apk.
Hope everything will be okey, I think on my it is .
keyboard - flashable zip
textinput-tng - install via file manager
edit:
ummm. or not. please test it, i must go out from home, so i will back later, in the evening. sorry, bye
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I will add this to the op. Thanks

Blackwatch89 said:
install the app last after reboot or add it to /system/app/ but it will overwrite the original so make sure you back up the original first
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It works perfect, but it seems to have destroyed my connection in sharing app again damn!
Edit: i have fixed the sharing problem again so my only problem is timescape.
PlayStation®3? Adda psnID: Nagarebozhi

when i reboot i get this message
sorry
the application default input processcom.sonyericsson.txtinput.uxp has stopped unexpextedly . pls try again...
can u help ? what to do ? thanks in adnvance

_smurf said:
Thank you works great how did you solve the permissions problem please?
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It wasn't permissions. The thing you missed out was the xt9 folder from usr. The files in that folder was for this keyboard and without them you was just getting FC's all the time. Also there was a slider framework for the swipe use. Without you starting this. This would not of happened. Thank you

mundy725 said:
when i reboot i get this message
sorry
the application default input processcom.sonyericsson.txtinput.uxp has stopped unexpextedly . pls try again...
can u help ? what to do ? thanks in adnvance
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Have you installed the app after you rebooted. That should be normal as the old keyboard is unusable now as you have changed the engine it runs on.

Blackwatch89 said:
It wasn't permissions. The thing you missed out was the xt9 folder from usr. The files in that folder was for this keyboard and without them you was just getting FC's all the time. Also there was a slider framework for the swipe use. Without you starting this. This would not of happened. Thank you
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This is weird... i tried the framework and mentioned the folder /usr/xt9 is necessary. I totally deleted the new /usr/xt9 and old /usr/xt9.bak from my phone now. I used yours and it started to work maybe i corrupted the files while coping before Anyways... It is great it works

Blackwatch89 said:
Have you installed the app after you rebooted. That should be normal as the old keyboard is unusable now as you have changed the engine it runs on.
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I installed the apk and it worked fine then I rebooted and I got the same but I just installed the apk again and now it works again.
PlayStation®3? Adda psnID: Nagarebozhi

Nagarebozhi said:
I installed the apk and it worked fine then I rebooted and I got the same but I just installed the apk again and now it works again.
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I flashed all the files (included the apk, not installed apk manualy), rebooted, got FC, rebooted again and it started to work.
After reboots still works now

Blackwatch89 said:
Have you installed the app after you rebooted. That should be normal as the old keyboard is unusable now as you have changed the engine it runs on.
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Application not inistalled , btw thanks again )

Nagarebozhi said:
I installed the apk and it worked fine then I rebooted and I got the same but I just installed the apk again and now it works again.
PlayStation®3? Adda psnID: Nagarebozhi
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Place the app in/system/app/ and fix permissions again. I noticed that every time the phone reboots it deletes the installed one so just replace the one where I said
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