I have seen a bunch of on google about changing the color of the notification bar and everything but i am looking to change the text where it would say Verizon Wireless or if your on a custom Rom might have the name of the Rom. Is there an app for this and if not can someone help me edit the xml and where to find it. It would be greatly appreciated thanks!
liberty toolbox for non gingy and i think that there is an editor a dev posted on twitter included in his gingerbread deodexed rom
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liberty toolbox for non gingy and i think that there is an editor a dev posted on twitter included in his gingerbread deodexed rom
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Liberty does not work unless you are on the liberty rom i don't think and if you could find me the post the dev had or a link to how he did it that would be greatly appreciated!
theres several different ways, depending on how familiar you are with adb or framework-res.apk
hex edit, metamorph, several roms have the option, morphing in general, etc etc.
my suggestion would be to google and read up on such things its never a good idea just to jump into editing sys files without knowing what youre doing ahead of time. PM me if you need some good informational links (not "how to's") that can get you started in the right direction of understanding your phone's framework a little better.
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theres several different ways, depending on how familiar you are with adb or framework-res.apk
hex edit, metamorph, several roms have the option, morphing in general, etc etc.
my suggestion would be to google and read up on such things its never a good idea just to jump into editing sys files without knowing what youre doing ahead of time. PM me if you need some good informational links (not "how to's") that can get you started in the right direction of understanding your phone's framework a little better.
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itd be great if you could get me a link on how to learn
PM sent with some informational links. Shoot me a message if you have any questions or get lost in all of the technical jargon, it can be a lot... always remember it never hurts to ask and do as MUCH reading as you can, nobody likes a 300 dollar paper weight
U could also try Jrummy's "Root tools " app. Worked on froyo for me but haven't tried it on gingerbread yet
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Just got root tools and I think it was definately worth the price makes tweaking and modding really easy.
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+1 for Root Tools.
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hahah well i made this post a couple days ago with the inention of theming my phone...But now I know how to create roms... haha this is a minor question now to me... Whoever wants to edit it you need to have adb with sdk manager and place platform-tools in your C: drive..Then adb pull your framework.. Edit eri.xml in framework-res.apk drawable folder. Simply find the Verizon Wireless text. DO NOT DELETE IT! Just pt your cursor before the V and start typing. You have 16 Characters to use up. IF you dont use them all you will see 3 dots or periods if you will. Click the space button until you reach the first dot. Save it at the top. By the way I should probably add that you need to edit it with HxD Editor! Anyway, after that mount your phone in bootstrap recovery then adb push the files back in, unmount, reboot and done! Enjoy your new Status Bar Text!
Thanks. I'll give this a shot. Getting a ton of great app reco's here.
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We need this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=724778
That's really cool looking; I hope someone can figure out how to port it, but I imagine it shouldn't be too hard.
this kind of post belongs in apps and themes.....
i like it though just change the colors
and it would be very cool
I would like to see this too. It won't work as is?
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I installed the sense-eclair 2.1 "modaco" version, used clockwork to install zip, works fine for me.
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Ok after toying with my phone with the new battery Meter. I found that the search button reboots my phone.... don't know If its just mine.
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Be careful flashing these. They contain build.prop and wireless driver files that are not for your phone.
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Actually, this needs to be in Development where I posted it due to the fact that it requires major editing of the stat_sys_battery.xml and stat_sys_battery_charge.xml files to allow it to display the actual battery percentage for each level, such as 99, 98, 97, etc.. Please put it back.
Agreed. I too would really like to see this develop into a reality for inc users. it would free up a spot on my notification bar.
I was able to edit the images and repack the latest nightly so now I have the circle battery meter. The 1% increment isn't working. I assume there must be an xml file to edit??? Can anyone shed some light on that?
Edit: This is on CM6 nightly
Wish this could be ported with the percentage over a battery icon. The circle icon reminds me too much of WinMo.
I'd love to get this on my phone along with something similar for wifi!
Can those of us using the SkyRaider (2.2) rom get a little love with this?
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I would love to get this..
how to modify xml files?
Hi all -- I would love to have this batt on my DI too...and honestly it doesn't look difficult from a theming perspective. But we need some way to extract the necessary XML files from framework-res.apk, modify them, then correctly re-encode them as binary and repackage into the apk.
If someone can point me to a tool, short of the using the full SDK to rebuild the apk from scratch, it should be a relatively quick mod...
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Hi all -- I would love to have this batt on my DI too...and honestly it doesn't look difficult from a theming perspective. But we need some way to extract the necessary XML files from framework-res.apk, modify them, then correctly re-encode them as binary and repackage into the apk.
If someone can point me to a tool, short of the using the full SDK to rebuild the apk from scratch, it should be a relatively quick mod...
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You need to use AXMLPrinter2 to edit stat_sys_battery.xml and stat_sys_battery_charge.xml, which are located under /res/drawable/ in framework-res.apk. I just don't know what modifications to change.
this would be awesome!
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You need to use AXMLPrinter2 to edit stat_sys_battery.xml and stat_sys_battery_charge.xml, which are located under /res/drawable/ in framework-res.apk. I just don't know what modifications to change.
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unfortunately AXMLPrinter2 only converts the XMLs from binary back into editable text -- it doesn't do the reverse. But if you use it and take a look at the XMLs, the modifications are actually pretty straightforward. In fact, the file is already set up to have an image for every 1% step, but images for 95 of those steps are undefined.
what we need is a tool that repackages the XMLs back into the APK appropriately -- i haven't found anything to do this, and i'm not skilled enough to use the SDK in full yet...
still would really love to see this...how can we get some love from the more experienced themers?
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I installed the sense-eclair 2.1 "modaco" version, used clockwork to install zip, works fine for me.
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Ok after toying with my phone with the new battery Meter. I found that the search button reboots my phone.... don't know If its just mine.
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i also just installed this. it also reboots my phone when quickly pressing the search button, but it does not reboot the phone when long pressing the search button. so far so good otherwise. i'm gonna try this for a day and see if any other problems arise, i have a nandroid backup i can go right back to at anytime, so no biggie.
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
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That theme with the MIUI 3G icons?
Josh.
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Do you mean you're after:
A theme for MIUI which has the 3G icons from that theme
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That theme with the MIUI 3G icons?
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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
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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.
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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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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.
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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 =)
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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.
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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.
Hey all, question for ya,
been messing around with the notification pull down. Got it just the way I want it, except for when downloading from the market I get black on black text. Hard to read. really no big deal but it is bugging the heck out of me. Read tons of posts/sites where people have had the same prob. on various phones/roms but can't find a solution.
Anyone know what to change or do???
Here is a pic for clarification.
Thanks Nycorduroy
There is a post a few pages back about modding the xmls.
Do a search in the theme thread for "xml edit"
phim, gets pretty in depth, easier way is to use apk manager, decompile the apk, modify the xml, recompile the apk. DO NOT PUSH THE RECOMPILED FRAMEWORK! pushing a recompiled frame work will give you endless fc's
open the new compiled framework with 7zip and drag your newly compiled xmls into your good framework. then push that one.
Dont forget to do a back up first!
If you dont want to edit the xmls, feel free to grab one of my themes and pull them out.
Thanks for the quick response!! Which xml files am I looking to edit?? they are in the framework file I assume. Any other info you have is appreciated. Right now it looks like it is just when downloading files to phone. After download all is good and in white. thanks again
Nycorduroy
ps i love this android community!! Freedom!!!!
Cant remember exactly which one it was, sorry.
i think status_bar or status_bar_expanded.
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You need to edit the status_bar and status_bar_latest_event.xmls from framework-res/res/layout
Sweet. I will make an attempt. Worse case I might take you up on the offer bad4u6669. Thanks for the generosity.
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The easiest way for you to do it is just grab the xml files that have already been edited from one of the other themes and plug them into your phone...
How do we know which xml is the right one to apply? And where?
@ ny - no worries, i like to help out any way i can, so I dont put a major lockdown on most stuff i have made
@ hack - yeah but then you dont learn anything by modding and pushing bad files then having to sbf and start ALL OVER!!! haha
@jr hack said it 4 posts up...
Currently at work by chance could any1 post a xml or even pm me and ill use ninjamorph to apply
Hello everyone,
I recently started working at my own custom theme which will be mainly flat black with white icons and android green highlights. I've shown it to a couple of friends and they really quite like it. I've updated every single image in the Framework-res.apk so it really is a complete revamp.
Now, I also want to edit some of the applications that I installed to match the theming (for example Handcent SMS and Winamp). I managed to pull the apk files from my phone, decompile them, edit the images and rebuilding them. But I can't seem to manage to push them back to my phone with succes because they get "uninstalled" when I push the files back to overwrite the originals (they are removed from the app drawer).
I wonder if anyone of you knows why and if it's solveable, I really like Winamp and Handcent SMS.
Cheers in advance!
Do you resign the app ?? use apk manager ??
I am not that clever to do that stuff, but it sounds like when you mod widget locker and you dont sign the apk file, if i am completely wrong sorry just trying to help
chiefy009 said:
Do you resign the app ?? use apk manager ??
I am not that clever to do that stuff, but it sounds like when you mod widget locker and you dont sign the apk file, if i am completely wrong sorry just trying to help
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I did not resign the app, I didn't even know such thing excisted. I'm not that smart myself, I'm just a stupid designer knowing how to photoshop really well But other than that I just followed some tutorials.
If you could explain to me how to resign an app that would be of great help. Thanks!
Search for widget locker mods and in that post at the top there is a piece of kit called apk manager, follow the instructions and it will resign your apk and allow it to be used
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=825553
thats the link with the apk manager in the thread
Yup it seems it worked guys. APK Manager is awesome, makes it all so much easier and faster
Thanks for helping me out!
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Yup it seems it worked guys. APK Manager is awesome, makes it all so much easier and faster
Thanks for helping me out!
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Pleasure share your work once complete?
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You'll be the first one to know when the theme is finished. I'm making quick progress now. I'm gonna edit some more apps that I frequently use. Winamp is almost fully customized. I'm not quite sure how to pack everything up into an easy installer for you guys to use. But by that time I will ask for help again, I'm sure there will be loads of people who will teach me how to do that when they see the final product.
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You'll be the first one to know when the theme is finished. I'm making quick progress now. I'm gonna edit some more apps that I frequently use. Winamp is almost fully customized. I'm not quite sure how to pack everything up into an easy installer for you guys to use. But by that time I will ask for help again, I'm sure there will be loads of people who will teach me how to do that when they see the final product.
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I will always help where I can with what little I know or St least try to point you somewhere, good luck
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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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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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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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?
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Ok I'll give it a shot. You gonna be on the chat tonight in case I confuse myself?
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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