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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

Blue Echo Rom Page Theme
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.
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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

[Theme] [UPDATE] Redemptive Rom Dialer for Myn's Warm RLS3/RLS4/SkyRaider 3.3

Alright everyone.. Here's it is..
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Myn's Warm Two Point Two RLS 3/RLS4
http://www.mediafire.com/?27jpux0688s5d2u
SkyRaider 3.3
http://www.mediafire.com/?o9wzjjrqubf7zq7
Just flash through your recovery and poof!
BE SURE TO MAKE A NANDROID before flashing this!!
Thanks to Heyitslou for pointing me in the right direction for which files to edit, Myn for putting together the flashable zip, and chris7os for testing everything out.

chingy51o said:
Alright everyone.. Here's the finished product... Enjoy
This is NOT a flashable zip. It just contains the Phone.apk, HTCDialer.apk, com.htc.resources.apk files that you can push to your phone using adb. It would be great if someone could make this into a flashable zip for me.
http://www.mediafire.com/?2s0019f8rghri4a
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I dunno if this would help, but what worked for me doing my boot animations is I would find a pre-existing flashable .zip (search around for other themed dialers that utilize the same 3 files) and frankenstein my stuff into the pre-existing .zip file, repackage and voila! A flashable .zip! As always, nandroid first of course, but if, like me, you haven't dug (Wow, did I just try and type "digged"? I must be tired!) deep enough to understand what all the files in the flashable .zip DO, this way works fairly well in my experience, just watch your compression method and always keep the original so you can compare the compression ratios.

dialer
chingy51o said:
Alright everyone.. Here's the finished product... Enjoy
Ok not sure if this zip file will work but you can try. BE SURE TO MAKE A NANDROID before flashing this. I have not tested it. If it doesnt work just extract Phone.apk, HTCDialer.apk, and com.htc.resources.apk from the file and push it to system/app using adb
http://www.mediafire.com/?nayjy3e6xvndt2a
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Taking the plunge now....

LOL. did the update.zip work?
chris7os said:
Taking the plunge now....
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dialer
chris7os said:
Taking the plunge now....
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...And it didn't work. At all. Tried installing through recovery without wiping, then tried with wiping, and no good. Guess I'll try pushing the files manually. Ah crap, I'm at work and can't use ADB. Anyone know if I can push the files manually using root explorer, terminal emulator or gscript?

=/. i gave it a try...lol hopefully we can find someone to make a working flashable zip. would make things a lot easier for everyone.
chris7os said:
...And it didn't work. At all. Tried installing through recovery without wiping, then tried with wiping, and no good. Guess I'll try pushing the files manually. Ah crap, I'm at work and can't use ADB. Anyone know if I can push the files manually using root explorer, terminal emulator or gscript?
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try using root explorer. it may work.. lol
chris7os said:
...And it didn't work. At all. Tried installing through recovery without wiping, then tried with wiping, and no good. Guess I'll try pushing the files manually. Ah crap, I'm at work and can't use ADB. Anyone know if I can push the files manually using root explorer, terminal emulator or gscript?
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dialer
chingy51o said:
try using root explorer. it may work.. lol
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My phone really did not like it when I tried root explorer. Not at all. It got very angry and started vibrating uncontrollably. But it did give me a chance to use a new trick I learned last night: If you hold down power, volume down and the optical trackpad at the same time then release them, your phone will reboot. No more battery pulls! It doesn't reboot you into recovery, it's just like rebooting from the power menu.
Guess I'll have to wait till I get home to use ADB....suck.

hahaha you better whip your phone into shape! but yeah i read about that little trick a few days ago. its pretty cool. hopefully someone will be able to make a working flashable zip..
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My phone really did not like it when I tried root explorer. Not at all. It got very angry and started vibrating uncontrollably. But it did give me a chance to use a new trick I learned last night: If you hold down power, volume down and the optical trackpad at the same time then release them, your phone will reboot. No more battery pulls! It doesn't reboot you into recovery, it's just like rebooting from the power menu.
Guess I'll have to wait till I get home to use ADB....suck.
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I can make a flashable zip. But I'm at work right now. If no one does it by the time I get off I will post it
Sent from my slutty assistant. (HTC incredible)

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synisterwolf said:
I can make a flashable zip. But I'm at work right now. If no one does it by the time I get off I will post it
Sent from my slutty assistant. (HTC incredible)
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That would be "incredible".....yes, pun intended.

I have put the Phone and Dialer apk's into a flashable zip, and put the com.htc.resources into a metamorph theme so that it will not change any other theme that you might have on your phone.
Download both files to your SD card. The first file that you will install is Redemtion_Dialer_Clockworks.zip. Just use rom manager to install this file, and as always make a back-up of your current rom before you do anything else.
After you have installed the first file, you will need to to install Redemtion_Dialer_Metamorph.zip using Metamorph. Right after you install this file, you will get a force close of com.android.vending and might get a force close of Metamorph upon exiting Metamorph, just reboot the phone if it does not do it on its own and your are done.
Let me know if you run into any problems along the way.

Thank you. Has anyone comfirmed its working so i can add it to the OP?
GMPOWER said:
I have put the Phone and Dialer apk's into a flashable zip, and put the com.htc.resources into a metamorph theme so that it will not change any other theme that you might have on your phone.
Here is the Phone and Dialer apk’s that you will flash first. Just use rom manager to install it, and as always make a back up of your current rom before you do anything else.
hXXp://bit.ly/c47fTX
Here is the metamorph theme that you will install after installing the phone and dialer apks. Right after you install, you will get a force close of com.android.vending and might get a force close upon exiting metamorph, just reboot the phone if it does not do it on its own and your are done.
hXXp://bit.ly/ccPZnz
Just remove the XX in each link and replace with tt, sorry I still can’t post links. Let me know if you run into any problems along the way. I plan on putting this all into one metamorph file and also adding a factory restore option later today when I get time.
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I can't get the first link to download.
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check the op. i posted all the files. let me know if its working.
WingHater said:
I can't get the first link to download.
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Got the download to work. Ill let u know if it works.
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It worked and it looks sick!
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glad you like.=)
WingHater said:
It worked and it looks sick!
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dialer
chingy51o said:
Thank you. Has anyone comfirmed its working so i can add it to the OP?
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Not working for me. Downloaded the three files, installed the phone.apk and htcdialer.apk's through recovery just fine, but when I try to extract the theme zip using metamorph, it gives me this error message:
"the theme you selected is invalid because the theme control file could be missing, or it is not correctly written. contact the developer"
Help!
So.....I'm up for using ADB. Anyone know the commands?

i feel like adb is also easier.. lol
here are the commands:
adb push HTCDialer.apk /system/app/HTCDialer.apk
adb push Phone.apk /system/app/Phone.apk
adb push com.htc.resources.apk /system/framework/com.htc.resources.apk
And heres the files...http://www.mediafire.com/?nayjy3e6xvndt2a
chris7os said:
Not working for me. Downloaded the three files, installed the phone.apk and htcdialer.apk's through recovery just fine, but when I try to extract the theme zip using metamorph, it gives me this error message:
"the theme you selected is invalid because the theme control file could be missing, or it is not correctly written. contact the developer"
Help!
So.....I'm up for using ADB. Anyone know the commands?
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[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.
Sent from my Evo 4G CM7 nightly machine!

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.

Bot Animation Questions

I successfully applied a boot animation but theres no sound I uploaded the .mp3 that came with it in the same spot so IDK what the problem is.

Is yours looking the same as mine? My sound works along with the animation.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Sent from my mAtrix2!!

Probably have to convert the mp3 to ogg that might be my problem
Sent from my MB865 using XDA App

holeshot77 said:
Is yours looking the same as mine? My sound works along with the animation.
Sent from my mAtrix2!!
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how did you write to system?

I use root explorer in market. Paid app.
Sent from my mAtrix2!!

so i tried to make a boot animation but for some reason when the phone boots up i just get a black screen then my home screen idk what i did worng if some one could helpme out with this or point me in the right direction

Double post .sorry .please remove

chrisn91 said:
so i tried to make a boot animation but for some reason when the phone boots up i just get a black screen then my home screen idk what i did worng if some one could helpme out with this or point me in the right direction
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After you save the boot animation using your computer .you have to open the zip and check both folders .there should be a "thumbs.db" file in each folder (windows automatically puts this file in both folders) remove the found thumbs.DB files and you should be all set .i encountered this problem early in the dev scene when i was making my own boot animations. Sounds like your having the same issue.
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rdavisct said:
After you save the boot animation using your computer .you have to open the zip and check both folders .there should be a "thumbs.db" file in each folder (windows automatically puts this file in both folders) remove the found thumbs.DB files and you should be all set .i encountered this problem early in the dev scene when i was making my own boot animations. Sounds like your having the same issue.
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so i looked in the zip folders for "thubs.bd" i wasnt able to find it but thanks for the help ill keep trying

As for the sound it would say "s whatever.mp3" in the file the comes in the zip. I can't remember what its called. If its not there u won't get sound...

chrisn91 said:
so i tried to make a boot animation but for some reason when the phone boots up i just get a black screen then my home screen idk what i did worng if some one could helpme out with this or point me in the right direction
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It's how you zipped the bootanimation... instead of making it bootanimation.zip\bootanimation\stuff make it bootanimation.zip\stuff.

chrisn91 said:
so i tried to make a boot animation but for some reason when the phone boots up i just get a black screen then my home screen idk what i did worng if some one could helpme out with this or point me in the right direction
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Ok. Does your latest file work?
If not try these issues:
Remove the space from all of the file names. Something about unix doesn't seem to particularly like spaces in file names or directories.
If you are on windows use a utility like winzip and create a store only zip file with the folders and dir.text. If on a mac (like me), open terminal and use the zip command. If you type just plane zip it shows the options. I believe this method works on linux as well???? But, don't really know as I stay away from anything that relies that heavily on command line and coding...
Make sure you don't have any extra files like thumbs on a windows machine. If you're on a mac, you have to put in the location of every folder. (To view hidden files on a mac install the secrets prefs pane from here.
If it still doesn't work, let me know and I can troubleshoot it better for you. Also, If anyone out there needs help with doing this on a mac, let me know and I can put together a tutorial. (I never found one and had to piece it all together with some help from cogeary.)

cogeary said:
It's how you zipped the bootanimation... instead of making it bootanimation.zip\bootanimation\stuff make it bootanimation.zip\stuff.
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so i re zipped the file bootanimaiton/stuff like u said Cogeary but still nothing. i used fotosizer to resize the images
cowenby said:
Ok. Does your latest file work?
If not try these issues:
Remove the space from all of the file names. Something about unix doesn't seem to particularly like spaces in file names or directories.
If you are on windows use a utility like winzip and create a store only zip file with the folders and dir.text. If on a mac (like me), open terminal and use the zip command. If you type just plane zip it shows the options. I believe this method works on linux as well???? But, don't really know as I stay away from anything that relies that heavily on command line and coding...
Make sure you don't have any extra files like thumbs on a windows machine. If you're on a mac, you have to put in the location of every folder. (To view hidden files on a mac install the secrets prefs pane from here.
If it still doesn't work, let me know and I can troubleshoot it better for you. Also, If anyone out there needs help with doing this on a mac, let me know and I can put together a tutorial. (I never found one and had to piece it all together with some help from cogeary.)
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i could find any other files in my folders besides the images could there be something wrong with my desc.txt

i so i just re uploaded the bootanimation.zip i even renamed the files inside by # 0000-0120

chrisn91 said:
i so i just re uploaded the bootanimation.zip i even renamed the files inside by # 0000-0120
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Your problem might be encoding/line endings used in the desc.txt (if you used a normal windows editor like Notepad then it probably messed it up). Try this zip (I used notepad++ to make the desc.txt)... I haven't tested it but it should work: View attachment bootanimation.zip

cogeary said:
Your problem might be encoding/line endings used in the desc.txt (if you used a normal windows editor like Notepad then it probably messed it up). Try this zip (I used notepad++ to make the desc.txt)... I haven't tested it but it should work: View attachment 924602
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first let may say thank you guys for the help. Cogeary i downloaded ur bootanimation but still no luck idk what i did worng but all i get is a black screen then my home screen
****Edit***** so i got it working now. it was the way i coverted the images to .jpg and i guess thre supoosed to be .png thanks again Cogeary,cowenby and any one else i missed i also had help from this website http://www.droid-life.com/2010/04/13/how-to-create-a-droid-custom-boot-animation/ next poject how to get sound lol

chrisn91 said:
first let may say thank you guys for the help. Cogeary i downloaded ur bootanimation but still no luck idk what i did worng but all i get is a black screen then my home screen
****Edit***** so i got it working now. it was the way i coverted the images to .jpg and i guess thre supoosed to be .png thanks again Cogeary,cowenby and any one else i missed i also had help from this website http://www.droid-life.com/2010/04/13/how-to-create-a-droid-custom-boot-animation/ next poject how to get sound lol
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Just FYI, that shouldn't make any difference... about half of the zips I've seen have been in jpg's and mine (and lfabor's SC one) are in jpg as well. How odd.
Anyways, glad you got it working! Would you mind uploading the correct one for all of the xbox fans out there?

Well do as soon as I get home
Sent from my MB865 using xda premium

so heres the finshed working boot animation for u xbox fans its kinda rough at the start but nicer at the end. keep in my its my first boot animation thanks to every one who helped me

Help me plz. Xiaomi Redmi Go. Settings.apk change.

Hi.i'm newbie .sorry for my incorrect questions .
I have xiaomi Redmi go. Goal is to disable or better to erase Factory Reset button from Settings.apk.
My knowledge in programming of this is about 0.
I tried:
1. Unpack settings.apk as zip and just delete some master clear xml. It causes error ,when I push on this item in settings
2. Decompile , change reset_dashboard_fragment
Compile . But can't push it back ,settings disappeared.
I don't know what exactly should I do ,to get to my goal. I tried to find it on xda ,GitHub.

1nst1g4t0r said:
Hi.i'm newbie .sorry for my incorrect questions .
I have xiaomi Redmi go. Goal is to disable or better to erase Factory Reset button from Settings.apk.
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I don't know what exactly should I do ,to get to my goal. I tried to find it on xda ,GitHub.
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Can do it for you
And I 'll detail you how I did that.
Just give me the setting.apk file
My a little busy right now but in 1 day and 4 hours I'll be able to do it.

RaiZProduction said:
Can do it for you
And I 'll detail you how I did that.
Just give me the setting.apk file
My a little busy right now but in 1 day and 4 hours I'll be able to do it.
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U r my saver . How can I send it to u ? I got some more questions , I LL ask it after I see how to do it.ill upload it in 2 hours.

Here link
Dropmefiles com /HLUur

1nst1g4t0r said:
Dropmefiles com /HLUur
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Just downloaded it.
Is it the unmodified version ?
And in your phone, when you go, in order to get the file, to /system/priv-app/settings, do you see any other file in the folder ?

RaiZProduction said:
Just downloaded it.
Is it the unmodified version ?
And in your phone, when you go, in order to get the file, to /system/priv-app/settings, do you see any other file in the folder ?
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That is one non modified straight from the phone.nothing else in this folder .

1nst1g4t0r said:
That is one non modified straight from the phone.nothing else in this folder .
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Alright ?

1nst1g4t0r said:
That is one non modified straight from the phone.nothing else in this folder .
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Disclaimer: Do a backup before applying any of the modification regarding system files.
What your going to do may harm your device, from now on, you are the only responsible for any damages caused to your phone.
I couldn't test this, so it may be crappy.
But don't worry, just a quick backup with your custom recovery and it should be fine
Few questions before I give you the file:
1)Are you rooted?
2)Do you have a custom recovery?
3)Is your bootloader unlocked?
4)Do you know who to backup and restore your system and your data using TWRP or another custom recovery?
5)Is this essential for you to have the factory reset option gone?
If you want to see what I did, click the button
How I did:
To know how to install apktool , go to their website here : ibotpeaches.github.io/Apktool/install/
Warning: all of this shall be done in one single folder
Decompiled Settings.apk using apktool 2.4.0
Code:
apktool d Settings.apk
Headed to the out put folder and to the layout folder :
/Settings/res/layout
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Opened the file called "master_clear.xml" with notepadd++ (or some others code editing programs)
Headed to the line just before last one.
Added:
Code:
android:visibility="gone"
Recompiled the APK while keeping the original signature , using this command :
Code:
apktool b Settings -c
The -c is to keep the signature unchanged, needed when you modify system files.
What you need to do in order to apply the changes is just to replace your settings.apk file with the one I will give you.
In order to replace the file, go to :
/system/priv-app/Settings
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And rename the "Settings.apk" file into "Settings.apk.bak"
Then copy/paste the APK I'll give you in the same folder
Finally restart your phone and cross the fingers.
When you'll answer my question above, I'll give you the file, because I don't want you to break your device just because you were too excited to hit your goal.
Have a nice day
PS: press the thank button on the posts you found useful

Few questions before I give you the file:
1)Are you rooted? Y
2)Do you have a custom recovery? Y
3)Is your bootloader unlocked? Y
4)Do you know who to backup and restore your system and your data using TWRP or another custom recovery? Y
5)Is this essential for you to have the factory reset option gone? Y
I see my mistake. I was wrong in compile file back .
I didn't use -c command.
Also I didn't know about android:visibility="gone".
Despite u give me file ,I LL try to do it by myself .
Question #2 to the GOD who showed me so easy way to do it.
ScreenCast icon turn off. I don't want to use systemui and open establisher. If I understand right ,xml I need is in framework_res.apk . Can u tell me the name of it and will the same method work. Is it media_route or what?
Thx

1nst1g4t0r said:
Few questions before I give you the file:
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ScreenCast icon turn off. I don't want to use systemui and open establisher. If I understand right ,xml I need is in framework_res.apk . Can u tell me the name of it and will the same method work. Is it media_route or what?
Thx
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Here you go for Settings
Just extract the APK from the archive.
For your screen cast question, I think I wouldn't be able to help you, because the issue might be caused by the java code itself or something, that's not my field.
What I can do is modify the xml files to make some interface looking better or as the user wish it.
Your issue requires to look into the bug and I'm not able to do that, sorry.
But you still have the Settings.apk, enjoy it

RaiZProduction said:
Here you go for Settings
Just extract the APK from the archive.
For your screen cast question, I think I wouldn't be able to help you, because the issue might be caused by the java code itself or something, that's not my field.
What I can do is modify the xml files to make some interface looking better or as the user wish it.
Your issue requires to look into the bug and I'm not able to do that, sorry.
But you still have the Settings.apk, enjoy it
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U did great ,thank u sir.
And about screen cast ,if I'll delete or replace with transparent all screen cast icon .png files from framework-res.apk. will it helps? What do you think.

1nst1g4t0r said:
U did great ,thank u sir.
And about screen cast ,if I'll delete or replace with transparent all screen cast icon .png files from framework-res.apk. will it helps? What do you think.
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I think that it could work, give it a try ?
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Didn't thought about this answer, don't do that, this will cause you a lot of trouble
Please try instead to find the exact cast screen icon and replace it with a transparent png, that could get the job done

RaiZProduction said:
I think that it could work, give it a try
Edit #1:
Didn't thought about this answer, don't do that, this will cause you a lot of trouble
Please try instead to find the exact cast screen icon and replace it with a transparent png, that could get the job done
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I replaced settings.apk which u gave me. Got same problem. It disappears from panel. All settings dissapeared , icon. Any suggestions ?

1nst1g4t0r said:
I replaced settings.apk which u gave me. Got same problem. It disappears from panel. All settings dissapeared , icon. Any suggestions ?
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I'm not sure to understand, you're using the settings.apk that I gave ?
And if yes, what disappeared? The only thing I've done was to make the button disappear, so I don't understand what's going on.
Is the settings icon disappeared from your app drawer? Or, in the settings, something disappeared?
Can you send me screenshots please, so I can see what wrong

RaiZProduction said:
I'm not sure to understand, you're using the settings.apk that I gave ?
And if yes, what disappeared? The only thing I've done was to make the button disappear, so I don't understand what's going on.
Is the settings icon disappeared from your app drawer? Or, in the settings, something disappeared?
Can you send me screenshots please, so I can see what wrong
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I've done everything back. The icon of settings app disappeared from draw.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Exactly this icon disappeared

1nst1g4t0r said:
I've done everything back. The icon of settings app disappeared from draw.
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Oh, so that's not my settings.apk you're using right?
That's the APK you made to erase the cast icon, is it?

1nst1g4t0r said:
I've done everything back. The icon of settings app disappeared from draw.
Exactly this icon disappeared
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RaiZProduction said:
Oh, so that's not my settings.apk you're using right?
That's the APK you made to erase the cast icon, is it?
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That's yours settings.apk
I didn't start to edit screen cast

1nst1g4t0r said:
That's yours settings.apk
I didn't start to edit screen cast
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I've seen the screenshot, but it seems that the settings icon is here in your app drawer ( tell me if I'm wrong)
And can you share another screenshot showing the inside of the settings app ( where the factory reset is supposed to be) as well as a screenshot of what's wrong please ?

RaiZProduction said:
I've seen the screenshot, but it seems that the settings icon is here in your app drawer ( tell me if I'm wrong)
And can you share another screenshot showing the inside of the settings app ( where the factory reset is supposed to be) as well as a screenshot of what's wrong please ?
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Yep. Its back here ,cause I replaced it back with original. Give me some time , I'll change to yours and show u screen. Also will show u menu

RaiZProduction said:
I've seen the screenshot, but it seems that the settings icon is here in your app drawer ( tell me if I'm wrong)
And can you share another screenshot showing the inside of the settings app ( where the factory reset is supposed to be) as well as a screenshot of what's wrong please ?
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Ok. Let's go.
1st replace
2nd disappeared
That's where exactly the factory reset is
1st
2nd
3rd .exactly this one
https://ibb.co/2jtZ9bw
https://ibb.co/bPBbLBd
https://ibb.co/g6XWv3G
https://ibb.co/vdXrG9m
https://ibb.co/Kw7WH0D