You dev/themers/etc are simply amazing and I had an idea/request and by no means am trying to create any extra work for you. When you guys develop a rom/theme/mod whatever can you put that category in the actual name of the zip file?
Example AlteredBeastAlpha5.zip could be [ROM] AlteredBeastAlpha5.zip? I know it is becoming standard to name the threads like that but I think it would benefit the community if the files where also named this way.
Maybe its just my OCD but its just an idea and hopefully this makes sense or benefits the community. I searched and didn't see a request like this but if this has been asked or is not needed or everyone thinks I am full of poop Mods please delete.
Murd0ck
Spaces in file names that you intend to upload/host somewhere for download can create problems.
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I'm new to this and I've asked people for help but nobody seems to can BUT if you can show me how I can edit things like, change the folder to where you d/l a MMS or edit the size of the favorited person on FB.
There is no general answer to this question. You must reverse engineer an app and find a way, how to modify what you want.
Ok, I'm listening and willing to learn, but for the touted of such an open source OS like Android, I find it VERY difficult that I cant do things like save pics to a different folder other than "all downloads". There must be a way I can edit the strings or permission to the access of this folder only for downloads.
whats the name that i can put for my rom or can i just name it anything ? thanks
u can name it anything from speed demon to powesource just don't copy other roms name
You can name it anything you like (Unless the name is already used [and that's for the same device so no confusion... if it's a common name])
It's always fun to think of something unique, though.
i would love to learn how to incorporate this functionality into a rom (i'm an owner of a htc phone and primarily use sense roms). from what i've read, it's only a matter of adding a couple of files (phonewindowmanager$12.smali and phonewindowmanager$13.smali) and modifying phonewindowmanager.smali. if done right, this functionality can be added to any rom.
i've been comparing the cm7 smali file to a sense smali file to see what the differences are in terms of code but it just makes my eyes go wonky since i know nothing about reading/writing code.
until yesterday, i had no idea how to extract classes.dex from android.policy.jar nor was i aware of any of the information mentioned above. in other words, i'm a noob at this. i would like to learn how to do this and by the looks of it, many others on the forum are interested as well.
is there a dev out there that would like to share his/her knowledge/wisdom/experience on this with the rest of the xda community? i realize this is a lot to ask but i thought i'd try. thanks in advance.
I'd also be interested in this, for phones where Cm7 isn't available
Me too. Am going to put this thread as my signature until some kind soul comes up with an tutorial. Or at least a rhetoric answer.
By the way, the only guy that i know is, Andy Thompson, who's always update his mod/hack for MIUI roms
http://miuiandroid.com/community/threads/mod-skip-track-via-volume-press.7356/
and also CosmicDan
http://miuiandroid.com/community/th...hold-volume-to-skip-tracks.17381/#post-131527
Must have skill/mod/hack or even app for music lover and flashaholic.
Is it possible to combine xaps into one bigger xaps so for example combine 3 differnt games into one game and when the game is launched it will let you select which one of the three games to play or something like that. If this is possible and someone would like to help me make it please tell me.
Also sorry If I posted this in the wrong forum just move it please and dont ban me please
starsoccer9 said:
Is it possible to combine xaps into one bigger xaps so for example combine 3 differnt games into one game and when the game is launched it will let you select which one of the three games to play or something like that. If this is possible and someone would like to help me make it please tell me.
Also sorry If I posted this in the wrong forum just move it please and dont ban me please
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probably better in Q/A.
anyway, I do not believe this is possible or useful. One would have to write a wrapper xap to open the three games to pick from. The closest you can get this to is folders for WP7. you create a group of games that can be opened with one live tile. The live tile opens the group of games from which you pick the one you want to start.
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I know about the folders but I want it to actully merge them into 1 xap. so instead of deploying 3 xaps it would be 1 xap instead
How does that help ? Is there any advantage apart from they being together.
It's theoretically possible, but I doubt it would actually work worth a damn. The combined apps would need to be modified to not overwrite eachothers' IsoStore files, the launcher "glue" module that lets you switch would need to know certain things about each app (like their namespaces and such), and I expect there would be other problems.
I assume this is an effort to get around the unsigned-apps limit. I further assume, from your interesting choice of "Games" as the type of app to combine (of which there are very, very few available as homebrew), that you're trying to cirumvent the exact reason the limit exists. Perhaps I'm wrong, but at present I feel no particular desire to help you. Buy your damn apps of the marketplace - there's no limit on the number of those you can install.
Moved to WP7 Q&A
No questions in the development section please. Don't worry, i don't ban people for such a small mistake. But please think about where you post next time. If your unsure, check the read before posting sticky. All you need to make your decision is in there.
Take it easy
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It's theoretically possible, but I doubt it would actually work worth a damn. The combined apps would need to be modified to not overwrite eachothers' IsoStore files, the launcher "glue" module that lets you switch would need to know certain things about each app (like their namespaces and such), and I expect there would be other problems.
I assume this is an effort to get around the unsigned-apps limit. I further assume, from your interesting choice of "Games" as the type of app to combine (of which there are very, very few available as homebrew), that you're trying to cirumvent the exact reason the limit exists. Perhaps I'm wrong, but at present I feel no particular desire to help you. Buy your damn apps of the marketplace - there's no limit on the number of those you can install.
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No games was just an example but there are actully alot of cool hoembrew apps I would Like to download but dont have enough room. For example I have the battery live tile so that only left me with 2 apps left and then I downloaded a homebrew app called wppersonality or somthing like that and want to keep it but I also want to try alot of homebrew programs plus any programs I make
First, I know there are some other topics out there asking the same exact thing, but I think my situation is kinda different.
So, want to learn how to develop for Android. Building custom ROMs, Android apps, tweaks, etc. But my actual knowledge is only user lever. I only know what a android user should know (flash ROMs, root, etc). Zero dev knowledge. Nothing.
I want to know with what should I start to learn to do Android dev. Nothing like: 1 hour and you're the best dev out there. I know it takes time. But I want to focus on Android.
So, what do you have to say?
In very general terms it would be to pick one of your favorite roms for your phone, pull it apart and then put it back together until you understand what is going on.
In more "specific" (though this is frankly scratching the surface) terms, you would first spend hours finding out how to back up your phone including the AAA key, the meid and so forth as well as other software compatible with your phone to restore it. As frankly since you're likely using your phone to test, you'll have more than one occasion it will be soft bricked.
Thereafter you would learn more in regards to development tools, in specific over at developer.android.com. Read the dev guide and so on.
Third, decide how you want to implement a unix/linux test environment, unless you're already on linux.
And forth you'd look at your favorite rom developer's build from their development site (the name of the domain escapes me) pull it apart and try to analyze the details.
Last but not least you'd FOLLOW new developments with android and the phone as well as learn to adjust to any new firmware that comes out from the manufacturer.
I'm in the process of learning how to develop myself but I've already discovered a lot more with the phone's underlying structure. That said, a lot of the answers are found in bits and pieces on this forum. But when you start to learn and ask specific questions like "what partition is the system mounted on for a Samsung Galaxy Ace" you'll begin to understand the file structure and then underlying software involved.
This was very helpful. I'm glad to see there are helpful people here that aren't going to talk down to a "new user" and I was also wondering how I could view files on windows 7. For example the structure of apk files or any of the others that say no program found to open this file
For example I want to begin by changing the boot screen from the solar flare looking Android boot screen to scrolling tiles or something of the sort then back can some explain that and I'm sure I can gain quite an understanding on the process that way
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If you want to do programming you should start with the Android SDK: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
An apk file is actually a zip file.
If you want to get an idea of all the stuff that is in there, just rename it to .zip and open with your favorite utility.
The contents of this archive file are also in binary form and compressed.
To get down to the lowest level you need to use something like apktool: http://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/
Much obliged I'll do that. Any Intel on boot.img
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