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[REQUEST] [HOWTO] Making your own boot animation

Can anyone post a tutorial for making your own boot animation for the Nexus, or is it the same as the g1? I want to try and break down some animated gifs and make a boot animation from it.

same as g1 im sure. seen as i just flashd a boot animation made for nexus onto my g1. theres a tutorial at the link in my sig

drater said:
same as g1 im sure. seen as i just flashd a boot animation made for nexus onto my g1. theres a tutorial at the link in my sig
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Thanks much appreciated!

no problem, if u need help making one just let me know

can you look at this please and see why it wont work..

Process is totally different to the g1 as the boot animation resides in a different place and is actually a collection ofpng images.
I haven't been able to get it working either i have tried rezipping the files after editing. Tried dropping the images into a zip without unzipping. Alwaysr results in a black screen. Maybe one of the guys who have got it going can help?

its not different for a g1 using a 2.1 rom.
problem is you have a folder called bootanimation within the zip, it should just be bootanimation.zip with part0, part1 and desc.txt
and the images are compressed within the zip, the zip should be set to store only

hks18psigst said:
can you look at this please and see why it wont work..
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here, this works fine. sorted out that zip and alterd the desc.txt slightly
http://www.mediafire.com/?4ywkknrkodm

drater said:
here, this works fine. sorted out that zip and alterd the desc.zip slightly
http://www.mediafire.com/?4ywkknrkodm
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Nice.. thank you very much
edit: and btw what did i do wrong?

I made a funny boot animation thanks to the tutorial.

McFroger3 said:
I made a funny boot animation thanks to the tutorial.
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6.3 mb its huge!!!

hks18psigst said:
6.3 mb its huge!!!
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Meh, it fits haha and works lol.

McFroger3 said:
Meh, it fits haha and works lol.
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hahaa... soooo funny lol

hks18psigst said:
hahaa... soooo funny lol
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LOL ya like that =P
A little eye candy for when you turn on your phone.

Hey i also want to make my own bootanimation. For this i search this short flash animation which was used on the google developer conference. All the small green androids who change their design.
Perhaps someone can help me, and i hope everyone understands what i try to say.

Froschkönig90 said:
Hey i also want to make my own bootanimation. For this i search this short flash animation which was used on the google developer conference. All the small green androids who change their design.
Perhaps someone can help me, and i hope everyone understands what i try to say.
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here you go, this tutorial should help, the process is the same for all android phones, even though the title says its for droid.
http://www.droid-life.com/2010/04/13/how-to-create-a-droid-custom-boot-animation/

Just use the link in the 2nd posters sig.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=623960

Sorry but you missunderstood me. I know HOW to make it. But for the animation i want to make i need this flash animation. So perhaps someone of you can help me.
youtube -> "google developer 2010" -> the first video (i could not post extern links^^ sorry)
In the background at the bottom of the white wall all these funny colored androids. There exists a flash animation with this androids.
Thx

Froschkönig90 said:
Sorry but you missunderstood me. I know HOW to make it. But for the animation i want to make i need this flash animation. So perhaps someone of you can help me.
youtube -> "google developer 2010" -> the first video (i could not post extern links^^ sorry)
In the background at the bottom of the white wall all these funny colored androids. There exists a flash animation with this androids.
Thx
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are you able to download the flash .flv file? if so then its easy. you just need to convert it to avi then into a gif

McFroger3 said:
I made a funny boot animation thanks to the tutorial.
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preview please?

X10 Theme repo

Updated 08.19.10 Requires root.
New themes will be added at the bottom of post 2.
I thought we should migrate all the uploaded themes and place future themes here to simplify finding and sharing themes. I have been busy for a bit but am back to update this ish.
The usual disclaimers and garbage go here. Use at your own risk. Beyond that let the fun begin .
And thanks to everyone that contributed in the past, present and future.
If I miss anything or if you would like yours added to the list let me know Im sure its incomplete.
Tools to install themes
FateZero's X10 Theme and System Utility v1.5

Links for uploaded themes and stuff:
HunteronX's battery theme animations: (post #36)
screenshot: ?
download
complete apk (post #184)
HunteronX's Frankensense (post #197)
screenshot
download
updated version Full Black with Desire bar
Blur anims
rynoons modified framework-res.apk: (post #43)
Notification Bar Screenshot
Screenshot
download
rynoons simple theme: (post #82)
screenshot
download
troyjamz port of LostEdens BlueDark [07/03/10] theme: (post #55)
screenshot
download
cue_32's boot animation: (post #81 and 88)
screenshot
download
realunited123 pointed us to x1 boot animation (post #98)
OM3G4's Black theme (post #104)
screenshots
download: Black, Grey
Palmke86's battery icons (post #133)
screenshot
download
Bazza1976's battery icons (post #141)
screenshot
download
Bazza176's FrankenDroid theme (post #175)
screenshot
download
Gavriel18's reskinned theme (post #211)
screenshot 1 2 :
download
Chewitt's Dark10 Series
AndyD777's OEM Black Android Theme
Dubadai's Dark Simple System and Application Theme
Bazza1976's themes
Egyptshun's theme
Once again, if I missed you throw a post and I'll update it (hopefully in a more timely fashion than last time)

Cool idea. But your last 8 links to the screenshots are not working.

Fixed I think... thanks

Thank you so much for this effort.

@sam enjoy
If anyone has any requests to port over themes please post them up with a link.

This theme´s only works on rooted X10 wright??

You know it

Great work!

Great Info, would love to see this as a sticky

gavriel18 said:
Upload your themes here!! Download themes from here!!
MUST HAVE ROOT
I thought we should migrate all the uploaded themes and place future themes here to simplify finding and sharing themes.
The usual disclaimers and garbage go here. Use at your own risk. I think anything that is posted here should be within the copyleft idea. Google it if you're not sure what that is. If you upload something and want to be proprietary about it, make it very clear. Beyond that let the fun begin .
And thanks to everyone that in the present and in advance.
To anyone uploading themes: Depending on the file size you can upload it as an attachment in your post. Please use this method as places like 4shared and mediafire have limits, etc. Also I figure the easiest standardization of format would be fully rebuilt apks placed in a folder andthe folder zipped. My plan is to make an app that will automate the process of changing themes and I think this way would be the easiest for the end user and the easiest for me to build an app .
BTW if anyone wants to help build the app with me I would really appreciate it as I am still really new to programming.
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Thanks gavriel18! I know about zero java - only visual basic at the moment. I could start learning it though...

How do you add these themes to your phone just replace the files or something more in-depth? And I assume backing up what you replace first and also through adb?

urs74 said:
How do you add these themes to your phone just replace the files or something more in-depth? And I assume backing up what you replace first and also through adb?
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ALL INFO NEEDED INORDER TO DO ADD THOSE THEMES IS AVAILABLE HERE
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=714288
AND YOU WELCOME

Good work, please keep up-to-date as you can

Thanks bcool15 duh I was actually looking at that thread earlier too.
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thx for your repo.... It's a good idea !!!

Thanks for all the encouragement everyone . Please also thank the people making these themes, it's a tedious task... but worth it.
@HunteronX Let's make learning android a group effort. We have some good mentors on this forum and two heads are always better than one

great thread, to keep it's value keep it up to date, and dated

This thread is really nice ... i got one question though ...
Whats with custom themes and updates? especially when i skin something like Timescape/Mediascape ...
if i use one of the themes here (ok i am already using one ), dont i risk that i overwrite an "updated" file with an old one?
especially if i use some very new firmware like R2BA026
thx in advance for your help guys
Robert

KingCifer said:
This thread is really nice ... i got one question though ...
Whats with custom themes and updates? especially when i skin something like Timescape/Mediascape ...
if i use one of the themes here (ok i am already using one ), dont i risk that i overwrite an "updated" file with an old one?
especially if i use some very new firmware like R2BA026
thx in advance for your help guys
Robert
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no i dont believe it effects the application except for the new theme effect, as only the framework folders are being modified not the source code, hope this helps

Themers Help - need to identify theme elements

All theme builders, plz help me out here. I am building my own custom theme by modifying framework and I need to get to the png' of the elements which i have highlighted in the attached image. I have tried some probable pngs but they turned out to be wrong ones and messed up the theme.
Thanks in advance!

thats in the xml files mate.
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bbsrailfan said:
All theme builders, plz help me out here. I am building my own custom theme by modifying framework and I need to get to the png' of the elements which i have highlighted in the attached image. I have tried some probable pngs but they turned out to be wrong ones and messed up the theme.
Thanks in advance!
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watch this video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2qyU5yL0fE,click my thanks bar if this helps cheers,and follow install instructions here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1226873

The top image is system/app/Conversations.apk/drawable-hdpi/conv_drop_down.9.png
Since it is a .9.png you will need to go through some extra steps to change it (decompile, etc.). Search how to work with .9.pngs here or on Google.
I think phillu97 may be right about the second element (day sent bg) being in the xml.
bodomfan said:
watch this video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2qyU5yL0fE,click my thanks bar if this helps cheers,and follow install instructions here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1226873
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This has nothing to do with what he wants to change....

AyDee said:
The top image is system/app/Conversations.apk/drawable-hdpi/conv_drop_down.9.png
Since it is a .9.png you will need to go through some extra steps to change it (decompile, etc.). Search how to work with .9.pngs here or on Google.
I think phillu97 may be right about the second element (day sent bg) being in the xml.
This has nothing to do with what he wants to change....
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oh whoops, i didn't see that he also wanted to edit the first one :3
but, yerh, it would be in xml files. I've done alot of modding, and what I've done is made teh bg transparent, and the day thingie #000000 [black] at 70% transparency

phillu97 said:
oh whoops, i didn't see that he also wanted to edit the first one :3
but, yerh, it would be in xml files. I've done alot of modding, and what I've done is made teh bg transparent, and the day thingie #000000 [black] at 70% transparency
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@Phillu... which xml files are the ones which you modified? And which lines did u change the code?

[Q] Incorporate Active Display in Custom roms

Hey anybody!
So i've pretty much looked all around, this stuff is scarce.. Could anybody outline the steps for adding active display to your custom rom? I'm already familiar with all the unpacking of apks and jar files, so you don't need to go that far back, just which exact files to edit and in what manner?
the "ChameleonOS" team gave much of the code needed here "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2450697" but not much word on how to integrate it in.. I think if someone made a tutorial on this, that'd be awesome.
Thanks

dcutz said:
Hey anybody!
So i've pretty much looked all around, this stuff is scarce.. Could anybody outline the steps for adding active display to your custom rom? I'm already familiar with all the unpacking of apks and jar files, so you don't need to go that far back, just which exact files to edit and in what manner?
the "ChameleonOS" team gave much of the code needed here "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2450697" but not much word on how to integrate it in.. I think if someone made a tutorial on this, that'd be awesome.
Thanks
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It has to be intergrated while building from source.

atrix2man said:
It has to be intergrated while building from source.
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can't you just add it in? like modify the framework and stuff?

dcutz said:
can't you just add it in? like modify the framework and stuff?
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Maybe..if u knew what you were doing..it would be really hard

Request: Flashable Zip Template (Theme)

I need a flashable zip template with the correct updater script and binary for lollipop 5.1.1 that works on the note 5 so I can make my own flashable theme, thanks
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This would be awesome! I'm waiting to root basically for this opportunity for custom themes and non-stock roms to get viper sound mod.

Viper4Android
Derokk said:
This would be awesome! I'm waiting to root basically for this opportunity for custom themes and non-stock roms to get viper sound mod.
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If your referring to V4A instead of a different addon by the Viper Rom community then just d/l either of the OGD Deodexed Roms we have and V4A works perfect and if you have a car with a system hold onto your windows, it sounds pretty sweet! Like wake the neighborhood with a factory Ford Shaker 1000 system have my phone hooked up with a aux cable running V4A with the Super Driver and Advanced Controls tuned. It will get you in trouble if you go by a cop and the town has noise ordinance.

Flashable Zip
ebs512 said:
I need a flashable zip template with the correct updater script and binary for lollipop 5.1.1 that works on the note 5 so I can make my own flashable theme, thanks
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Here you go, an empty zip ready for you to add your edited apk's. Just edit the updater-script to whatever you want it to say. Tested so far with apps, priv-apps and framework. Enjoy
Note: if you have already converted the apk's images to png's, please share as it will save all of us a lot of time.

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Here you go, an empty zip ready for you to add your edited apk's. Just edit the updater-script to whatever you want it to say. Tested so far with apps, priv-apps and framework. Enjoy
Note: if you have already converted the apk's images to png's, please share as it will save all of us a lot of time.
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Hey Twolf ... haven't seen you in years. Thanks for the zip ... every little bit helps.
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Hi
cmonsterf50 said:
Hey Twolf ... haven't seen you in years. Thanks for the zip ... every little bit helps.
Sent from my SM-N920P using XDA Free mobile app
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Has been a few years. I quit making roms and themes about two years ago. Well roms first, then the themes. When Samsung came out with the QMG images, that was it. I had enough of jumping thru loops to make a theme for the Note 4. Love the phone, hated the OS for the phone.
So bud, are you do any theming for the Note 5. Maybe you can give me a hand. I am a little confused on what can and can not be done. The reason I was able to do a basic theme was the framework-res and systemui was already converted. I read the previous app used to convert the images to png's doesn't work for this phone. So let me know if you know how to convert the qmg's to png's, or anyone here that can help.

timberwolf671 said:
Has been a few years. I quit making roms and themes about two years ago. Well roms first, then the themes. When Samsung came out with the QMG images, that was it. I had enough of jumping thru loops to make a theme for the Note 4. Love the phone, hated the OS for the phone.
So bud, are you do any theming for the Note 5. Maybe you can give me a hand. I am a little confused on what can and can not be done. The reason I was able to do a basic theme was the framework-res and systemui was already converted. I read the previous app used to convert the images to png's doesn't work for this phone. So let me know if you know how to convert the qmg's to png's, or anyone here that can help.
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Yeah ... I haven't been too involved myself. Some a few tweaks on the S4. I have been planning to develop some custom boot images (my specialty ... haha). Really just looking at cleaning things up first. I know rlmiller and tdunham are both pretty involved with this device. They might be able to provide some insight.
Anyway ... good to see a familiar face.
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timberwolf671 said:
Has been a few years. I quit making roms and themes about two years ago. Well roms first, then the themes. When Samsung came out with the QMG images, that was it. I had enough of jumping thru loops to make a theme for the Note 4. Love the phone, hated the OS for the phone.
So bud, are you do any theming for the Note 5. Maybe you can give me a hand. I am a little confused on what can and can not be done. The reason I was able to do a basic theme was the framework-res and systemui was already converted. I read the previous app used to convert the images to png's doesn't work for this phone. So let me know if you know how to convert the qmg's to png's, or anyone here that can help.
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I'm still using the app to convert the qmg files.... just now there are .9 in qmg that need to be fixed

QMG Conversion
Chaz187 said:
I'm still using the app to convert the qmg files.... just now there are .9 in qmg that need to be fixed
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No problem I tried yesterday on the settings apk and had no problem with any png's. So the conversion still works for the Note 5. That's what I get for reading one post and taking that as fact. I use VTS for decompiling and reconpiling and had no problems with the framework-res, systemui and the systems apk's. But when I try to recompile a couple of other's. Like the Samsung keyboard even without changes they give a Java error. I have updated both apktooland smali files to the latest. But that didn't help, still get the same error. I applied for Samsung Theme it twice and was declined both times. Something about I didn't provide enough information about the themes I have already done. Not sure what they are looking for. I provided linked images to some 20 themes and roms I have done.... Maybe that's it, they don't people who know how to hack their phone.
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Yeah ... I haven't been too involved myself. Some a few tweaks on the S4. I have been planning to develop some custom boot images (my specialty ... haha). Really just looking at cleaning things up first. I know rlmiller and tdunham are both pretty involved with this device. They might be able to provide some insight.
Anyway ... good to see a familiar face.
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Cool, I am in the need for some boot animations. Get to work and make us some. I know you can make some really awesome ones,

Chaz187 said:
I'm still using the app to convert the qmg files.... just now there are .9 in qmg that need to be fixed
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No problem I tried yesterday on the settings apk and had no problem with any png's. So the conversion still works for the Note 5. ,
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Hi all
Iam used to make themes to Note3 (check my signature for links), and now i moved to Note5 (N920C International), can you guide to me the QMG converter app.
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I applied for Samsung Theme it twice and was declined both times. Something about I didn't provide enough information about the themes I have already done. Not sure what they are looking for. I provided linked images to some 20 themes and roms I have done.... Maybe that's it, they don't people who know how to hack their phone,
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Me too!!! but 1 time only, do not know which more information they need!!!

thermax04 said:
Hi all
Iam used to make themes to Note3 (check my signature for links), and now i moved to Note5 (N920C International), can you guide to me the QMG converter app.
Me too!!! but 1 time only, do not know which more information they need!!!
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In the search field, type picconv. Should be the 1st link. Beware V2.1 converts the 9.qmg to regular .PNG images. If u want to edit .9. images u will need to add the black lines. Hopefully the developer will get this fixed soon.
As far as Samsung goes, I think if u provide proof of themes u have make. And the link is a post on XDA u are blacklisted. Samsung straight out told me in a phone conversation that they do not want us rooting our phones. Yeah, they want to control the themes available and make money doing it.
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@timberwolf672
do u mean this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2916486
Note 5 N920C

thermax04 said:
@timberwolf672
do u mean this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2916486
Note 5 N920C
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Yes this is exactly what he meant. I have used it and can confirm it works great on the N5

millerboy3 said:
Yes this is exactly what he meant. I have used it and can confirm it works great on the N5
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I don't know how to do steps 2,3: open adb shell and execute orders .
is there any simple guide? I will google it
Note 5 N920C

thermax04 said:
I don't know how to do steps 2,3: open adb shell and execute orders .
is there any simple guide? I will google it
Note 5 N920C
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steps 2/3 arer meant to be done on a pc the device is attached to