Change Resolution (DO NOT DO) - T-Mobile Sidekick 4G

THIS WILL NOT WORK THE MARKET WILL NOT RECONIGZE ANY APPS AS COMPATIBLE WITH PHONE
Hello everyone, this isn't a relatively new tweak and im not taking credit for it but no one has posted it on these fourms.
What this tweak does:
Makes everything on the screen smaller and more compact including icons, text, etc...
Note: This will make lockscreen look very funny as it will not fit the screen but it still works.
How to do it:
use a file manager and go to system/build.prop open it in a text editor scrolll down find:
ro.sf.lcd_density=(number here)
I changed it to 210 and it looks really nice on the phone. Try it out if you please and let me know if you used any other values that look good.
Must reboot for changes to take effect!

This has been talked about, I'm not going to bother searching for the thread because that's what you should've done and this is not development it belongs in themes/apps section

don't remember that thread so i didn't search and no i think this does belong in development and it is changing things in the build.prop not anything have to do with a app or theme!

tylermaciaszek said:
don't remember that thread so i didn't search and no i think this does belong in development and it is changing things in the build.prop not anything have to do with a app or theme!
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lol my bad, there's an app that does this it requires root. LCDDensity for root it's called

yeah but its easier this way and i will be releasing a bunch of build.prop tweaks later that make boot up quicker, scrolling faster, overall speed improvements, wifi and data speed tweaks etc

tylermaciaszek said:
yeah but its easier this way and i will be releasing a bunch of build.prop tweaks later that make boot up quicker, scrolling faster, overall speed improvements, wifi and data speed tweaks etc
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Nice dude! lookin forward to it!

i wanna make a zip with the tweaks but not everyone could use it because it would change the about me and it wont say the right rom? any suggestions?

tylermaciaszek said:
i wanna make a zip with the tweaks but not everyone could use it because it would change the about me and it wont say the right rom? any suggestions?
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Just release the zip, so devs can imput your tweaks into their roms... I know I would love to use those tweeks on my rom (I will be releasing in acouple weeks)
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there not really my tweaks they're just ones i found on xda and added to mine! pm me and i can give you it!

Not to be an asshat, but there's a free app in the market that allows you to change the density. Its called lcd density. It works with the reboot option set to killall. 210 looks a lot better, maybe a locksreenedit may solve the lockscreen issue?

well i didnt know about that until now and it does work good! wellpeople can just use whichever method they want!

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[rom][CK23][09/16/11]Urban Resurrection 1.2..*Live[No longer supported]

WHATS GOOD PEOPLE TASTELESS VENOM HAS BEEN CONVERTED!!
IF YOU CHECK MY WORK YOU WILL NOTICE I LIKE TO CHANGE NAMES LOL
SO WELCOME TO RESURRECTION 1.0 BEEN IN AND OUT LEARNING NEW THINGS GETTING READY FOR SOURCE!!
DISCLAIMER: IM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR BRICKING YOU PHONE,NUCLEAR MELTDOWN,THE RAPTURE,BABY MOMMA DRAMA,EXTRA MONEY IN YOUR BANK ACCT BECAUSE YOU PHONE IS JUST THAT AWESOME OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT OCCURS GOOD OR BAD BECAUSE YOU DECIDED TO ROOT AND FLASH AWESOMNESS LOL......
Thanks Corner
Team Revolutionary-do i Even need to say the Greatness these Guys achieve for us?
NubeCoder-Help with my script
Undeadk9--recent modified stock kernel
MAIN FEATURES
Bloatware Remove
Tmobile Bloatware removed 90% if not more
deleted whack stock calculator
added Handy calc
New Market 3.1.3
NO sense!!!
AOSP Lockscreen
Added Go launcher to replace Mytouch Sense
Added Script in Updater to remove Sense
Close a bare stock Rom to tweak to your liking
and much more
Custom Boot Animation
DOWNLOAD LINK:URban Resurrection 1.0
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Previous Build 1.0
http://www.mediafire.com/?2x5tk89cxj58v06
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IF you LIKE MY WORK THANKS IN THE FORUMS IS NICE BUT
I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU HIT THAT THANKS BUTTON!!!
like my Sig says You can Donate this is a love of Mine it wont make me stop if you guys dont lol Enjoy the Rom
CHANGELOG
CHANGELOG​
1.2
Started from scratch did everything over Just because
Added 2 launchers(launcher pro**,and Modified gingerbread launcher created by Myn)
added some tweaks on Boot
Undeadk9 Modified stock kernel(big thanks to him)!!
added search Function to "Genius" Button
new background wallpaper
added google+
Added extended Settings thanks to Romanb
added SongBird for music playback
Gtalk w/Video
Reverted back to stock look
Reverted to sense Lockscreen
added quick pic for faster image browsing
added a modified HTC_IME keyboard also by Myn
some other Under the hood stuff
and More im forgetting im sure of it
1.1!!!
Removed that pesky "recent apps" in Notification pulldown
added new boot animation
changed font
Overscroll Glow
removed Htc Messaging
added Go sms(highly customizable)
added new bat-mod
Build.prop edits
added some status bar icons(still working on theme)
Semi Honeycomb themed!(my creation from my Epic4g Roms)
new color background
New app icons(honeycomb)
some others im sure im forgetting
Add-ONS
Browser & Old Market (may have to delete or freeze market Updater)
-LINK: http://www.mediafire.com/?3asj657i677593d
Themes
W.I.P
Looks nice! Will try this as soon as it's ready. It's amazing to see Roms finally rolling out.
overhauling said:
Looks nice! Will try this as soon as it's ready. It's amazing to see Roms finally rolling out.
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yea GOt two more project in line if no one Beats me to it but then again ill still release lol
giving this ROM a try, looks promising
it is great, i cant wait to see where else you take this rom
Checkin' in to the awesomeness.
Lovin' the venom.
Nice to get a slimmed down tricked out ROM to play with.
Much thanks man, really appreciative of the work you've put into this.
Edit to add:
Besides not having an internet browser, everything works and is in good shape. Not having a browser means Google Search doesn't search the 'net, but as soon as you install one it fixes it.
Definitely slimmed down...much, much nicer then stock. Sure beats the hell out of going through and deleting all that crap by hand.
Camera app works completely, just in case anyone was worried or was gonna go ahead and ask that question down the thread.
What Sinfamy said below about the T-Mobile name on the lockscreen is the only thing visually amiss, and the missing browser out-of-the box (which you aleady are handling) are the only two things I can see out of place.
Market works, and another browser can be gotten from there for the time being.
Stable, no problems flashing, runs great.
Makes for a great springboard to start from, and can't wait for the eventual kernel release and such to follow.
I found my ROM, lets me keep the stock camera app (which I like and have gotten used to), kills the Tmo/HTC bloat for the most part, and now i'll get much better update support then staying with the stock ROM.
Ck23, you did a good job with this and I don't really see the need to go play with any other ROMs now, this is basically what I want.
Staying tuned in for the Kernel, and the tweaks/updates that'll be following.
Gonna buy you some kool-aid, you earned it.
Looks great, can you align the carrier "T-Mobile" to the left or something so it doesn't overlap wit the notification bar?
Also you took out the official internet app can you put it back
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m0j09987 said:
Also you took out the official internet app can you put it back
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lol yea, I don't think you can find that in the marketplace XD
Its the best browser IMO
m0j09987 said:
Also you took out the official internet app can you put it back
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honest mistake lol meant to replace with miren browser
CK23 rocks!
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how about step by step instructions on how to flash this rom properly?
Kaczman said:
how about step by step instructions on how to flash this rom properly?
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If it's like EVERY OTHER ROM it's:
1. Download ROM
2. Reboot into Recovery
3. Perform Master Reset (wipe data/cache/system)
4. Wipe Dalvik cache under advanced
5. Choose install zip from sdcard
6. Find file and click ok
7. Let ROM installer script do its work
8. Reboot
9. Upon first boot it will take some time. Give it time for everything to get settled before you start using the phone too heavily.
Hopefully this helps. If CK wants to add anything to this, please do!
worked great thanks
disregard!!!!!!!!!!!
Looks like he's having same issue I am with the updater script.
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Undeadk9 said:
Looks like he's having same issue I am with the updater script.
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Worked on my 3rd try. I restored my original backup and followed the instructions listed above. this ROM is great. you rule CK23!
Any pics of the notification bar? Does "Tmobile" and recent apps still take up prime real estate, or is it cleaned up and minimal?

[PARANOIDANDROID] Tweaks & Things!

The Point Of This Thread Is For Everyone Who Uses The Official ParanoidAndroid Rom For The Skyrocket To Post Their Preferences Such As DPI's, Preferred Modes, Favorite Launcher, Nav Bar Width, ETC.
If possible upload a few screenshots of different apps with your preferred settings
Since I am a heavy user of this ROM I will include my preferred settings in this post with screenshots, etc.
!
Screenshots
Credits
"GS2USR" - For This Awesome Rom & Permission To Create This Thread!
"Roger_n" - For Help Maintaining And Building For The PA Rom!
Okay I'll share mine:
Workspace: Tablet UI (big)
User interface: Status bar size 165
Lock screen size 210
System and user apps default to phone mode and 240 DPI.
my wallpaper:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1366617&stc=1&d=1349044769
gs2usr said:
Okay I'll share mine:
Workspace: Tablet UI (big)
User interface: Status bar size 165
Lock screen size 210
System and user apps default to phone mode and 240 DPI.
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will be added to the first post!
support this thread a hundred percent!!!!!! paranoid android seems like the most stable jb rom out for us but the options are a bit confusing thanks for this thread hope more users share thier ideas :laugh:
chinthekng said:
support this thread a hundred percent!!!!!! paranoid android seems like the most stable jb rom out for us but the options are a bit confusing thanks for this thread hope more users share thier ideas :laugh:
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no problem how about drop your preferences off. help populate the first post!
jookdakang23 said:
no problem how about drop your preferences off. help populate the first post!
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i would but im currently running embryo (kinda need to be able to rely on my phone for school and stuff and jb in general is kinda hit and miss for our phone and i dont wanna take any chances) but this weekend imma get on it
chinthekng said:
i would but im currently running embryo (kinda need to be able to rely on my phone for school and stuff and jb in general is kinda hit and miss for our phone and i dont wanna take any chances) but this weekend imma get on it
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ok cool stuff
Currently on AOKP, because... I dunno I wanted to see what r4ins was working with and it's a bit smoother than Paranoid. I have a blanket DPI of 180 with a market that fixes DPI incompatibility so no need to switch back yet.
However I do love Paranoid (great job gs2user) so I remember my settings.
Tablet UI (small) although to be honest the phone styled notification center is better
Status bar 185
Lockscreen 180
Default apps to 185
Calendar and email look the best in Tablet mode. I changed settings back to phone UI.
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The Point Of This Thread Is For Everyone Who Uses The Official ParanoidAndroid Rom For The Skyrocket To Post Their Preferences Such As DPI's, Preferred Modes, Favorite Launcher, Nav Bar Width, ETC.
If possible upload a few screenshots of different apps with your preferred settings
Since I am a heavy user of this ROM I will include my preferred settings in this post with screenshots, etc.
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I thought I'd add my own configuration preferences to this thread. I love this ROM. I've tried going back to other ROMS here and there but everything just seems prehistoric to me with their setups. The fact that this ROM gives you the ability to use the phone like a tablet is awesome. The user interface is perfect for my particular needs / wants. Not to mention the ROM is quick and smooth. Here are some screenshots to illustrate what my setup looks like and what settings I used to get it. Enjoy.
-TF
tonyfiore75 said:
I thought I'd add my own configuration preferences to this thread. I love this ROM. I've tried going back to other ROMS here and there but everything just seems prehistoric to me with their setups. The fact that this ROM gives you the ability to use the phone like a tablet is awesome. The user interface is perfect for my particular needs / wants. Not to mention the ROM is quick and smooth. Here are some screenshots to illustrate what my setup looks like and what settings I used to get it. Enjoy.
-TF
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Nice great screen-shots.
Roger
Can hercules users post here too??
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Oh well here's mine anyways
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jookdakang23 said:
The Point Of This Thread Is For Everyone Who Uses The Official ParanoidAndroid Rom For The Skyrocket To Post Their Preferences Such As DPI's, Preferred Modes, Favorite Launcher, Nav Bar Width, ETC.
If possible upload a few screenshots of different apps with your preferred settings
Since I am a heavy user of this ROM I will include my preferred settings in this post with screenshots, etc.
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awesome can't wait to see what you got for a setup.
As for me I set everything low to make it all small, haven't done it just yet after the recent flash but I will and send over some screen shots.
I also use hybrid mode for workspace, everything else with Paranoid Settings is as it comes.
This is by far my favorite ROM of all of them out there, I cannot bear to even switch, I've tried lol. Just can't stay away.
http://db.tt/NEMx6gS7
Hopefully this works .... I've never tried video before .... if not ill fix it when I get home .... I'm working in the field right now
And ill provide more info as well
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ok thanks guys i been working this week. will add a couple of these to the screenshots settings
suaverc118 said:
Oh well here's mine anyways
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Is that a widget at the bottom?
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I constantly am tweaking my settings so I never have a constant look and feel lol
Phase II²
mvelasquez87 said:
Is that a widget at the bottom?
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Yes it's uccw and this one is by Blackbearblanc and I modified it
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Add Aroma Installer To Your Rom!

So here's the deal,
I always loved the look and feel of the sidekick 4G but I never bought one when it came out, a few months back I found an
amazing deal on a perfect condition one so I bought it right quick only to find we have very little development here.
Well Im hoping to change this as i have time, with school, work, getting married in two months, house projects,
and other development projects i have had no opportunity to sit down and really play with this phone to see if
I could even build something from source on it.
Yesterday i saw the last ROM maintainer RicAndroid (pay him respect) here almost quit due to lack of respect for all his hard work
and having little more to play with, I decided I cant let this happen. So last night I whipped together a quick Aroma Package
that can be used with any ROM here, it will flash as is now and install a select few things to your phone no matter the
ROM you are currently running.
If people desire i can make a very expansive package that could hold many modifications to your phone, but for now,
as i have little time, I hope the few developers here can take this package and apply it to the best and most slim base ROM
and make their own fun to flash fully customizable ROM.
I Will Continue Making Bigger and Better Packages Only If people Request That I Do
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So for now, I hope whatever devs, maintainers, cooks, whathaveyou, here will take this and make it their own
you do not need my permission, i do not require any credit in your ROM, i just hope those who still maintain ROMs here will continue
and those on the fence about learning how will take this opportunity as an easy start!
As Always, Happy Flashing!
Changelog and Download
*Please feel free to request anything specific you would like added to the next release, I wont not promise when, but it seems people will use this, so I'll make a few updates. But I would Like input on what YOU want
As always I encourage developers and the like to take this package and make it their own. Find a Rom, strip it naked, ad features to Aroma, and release to the public! Until someone moves this phone past froyo this will be the next best thing I hope! And I'm NOT promoting simple zip kanging here, be sure to ask the developer to use their ROM and give credit where do! (i dont need credit if you use these packages at all but the developers do!)
Current Release
SidekickAroma1.1.1-signed.zip - 220.22 MB
MD5SUM 598fe5b7470302b9b29e8d8814821a9b
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Past Releases
*will probably just drop old releases unless needed, but i doubt they would be...
SidekickAroma1.1.0-signed.zip - 221.67 MB
MD5SUM 084e42ab439d12f4fd04ec97fff8a126
SidekickAroma1.0.8-signed.zip - 183.69 MB
MD5SUM e604ae970bbabd7e393d656c1c1eb94e
SidekickAroma1.0.6-signed.zip - 151.99 MB
MD5SUM826fa225762bba3c8405d9f1ba1c6630
SidekickAroma1.0.4-signed.zip - 59.81 MB
MD5SUMb6588e6929e044429a5ff2e09b4a5f06
SidekickAroma1.0.3-signed.zip - 41.64 MB
MD5SUMee883e810d834030533253a2c1317a6b
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Changelog
Code:
April 21, 2013: [B]1.1.1[/B]
Changed Some Default Install Locations
Added Script Manager
Added Key Layout Options
April 11, 2013: [B]1.1.0[/B]
Script Cleaning (ocd on neatness)
Added Android Default Music Player
Added Voodoo Sound
Added Some More bootanimations
Added More Ringtones
Added Alarm Sounds
Added Notification Sounds
Added More Stock Apps
Added Shutdown Animation Choices
April 10, 2013: [B]1.0.8[/B]
Added Genric Warning Message
Added Disc Usage
Added Some Benchmark apps
Added Forum apps
Added Tools And Development
Added Option for Removed Stock Apps
Added Live and Static Wallpapers
Updated Some Apps
Changed Theme
Changed Confirmbox to Textdialogbox
April 7, 2013: [B]1.0.6[/B]
Did some more script cleaning
Added Ringtones
Added Ad Removal apps
Added File Managers
Added Clouds
Added Notepads
Added A few more Browsers
Added Backup apps
Added Social Media
Added Gallery choices
changed splash
April 5, 2013: [B]1.0.4[/B]
Cleaned up the script a bit
Added browser choices
Added "Don't Touch My bootanimation"
Added Holo Launcher
April 4, 2013: [B]1.0.3[/B]
First release
Can you please describe what it does?
It just adds a bunch of APKs, including 2 launchers ADW/Zeam and then some theme stuff?
yeah of course, as of right now this is just proof of concept, I dont have the installer add much. so what you do is download, put on sd, boot to recovery, and flash it like a ROM
when you do, recovery disappears and Aroma pops up, here it will go through a bunch of options. right now this package has a couple launchers to pick from, a couple music players, and a few boot animations (probably not optimized for this phone)
it is possible to add most anything, such as in another phone i have it flashing different systemUI.apks that will modify the placement of the clock and the color, also making one that flashes splash screens (the one when you first boot phone, here its says sidekick or whatever) and this can be changed to any image.
really I dont think ill make a large package for this phone, unless a bunch of people request i do so. but my purpose is to have developers add it to their rom (a slimed to nothing rom) and have just about every app service whaterer be flashed as users choice. can also choose kernel, have it wipe phone for you, really anything that can be flashed in recovery can be flashed here
Noob explanation. Aroma installers are GUI for installing ROMs. The allow you to pick and choose what you want installed rather than forcing you to use the ROM as is then taking out what you don't want. All with a pretty user friendly interface. We have them for some things on the amaze
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yes exactly, i often have long winded answers to simple questions
and for those that arent familiar dont think what i did above above is as good as it gets, really its just something i slapped together in 20mis taking parts from other aroma installers i made for other devices and changing things to work here.
and like i said i hope others will take this on and make it their own, id be happy to build some polished up ones too if everyone wants it, just dont want to spend time on anything that just will go to waste
Awesome...thanks, man! I lost my temper a while back, yeah...but I'm sticking around. This is great to see some activity here again!
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Great I'm glad to here you're sticking around! I hope this gives you more to play with as you've done great work with ROMs thus far, this should just add one more element!
And now you won't have people in your threads asking to remove this or add that, you just give them a great stripped down base and let them choose!
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Thank you and RicAndroid for helping to keep this device going!
Wow, never thought that aroma installer would be applied with the sidekick
Wanted to make a Aroma Package myself, but the lack of time and knowledge didn't made it possible
Demkantor, I'm definitely interested in getting a fully Aroma package for the Sidekick
I would be brilliant because of all the hard work of all the devs themers, that have been there for the sidekick, would be used in your 'own personal' Rom
What Aroma Installer does : you install a Rom by choosing yourself the kernel, launcher, apps, bloatware, everything by choosing out of a list. Of course depends of what is included in the package!
edit : for all the devs out there, thank you for helping to keep the Sidekick alive.
I'll be using this at a later time, dude. For now, I'm excited to announce that I have finally fixed the Jump key bug....on my own, BTW. So, now....anyone here have any other comparisons with GOV you want to throw my way?
All right since you guys want it ill try to find some time tonight or tomorrow to build a more expanded one, I have some ideas in mind but it would be nice to know what you all are looking for too
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All right since you guys want it ill try to find some time tonight or tomorrow to build a more expanded one, I have some ideas in mind but it would be nice to know what you all are looking for too
And good work ricandroid, id love to see what you'd make with an aroma installed rom!
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RicAndroid said:
I'll be using this at a later time, dude. For now, I'm excited to announce that I have finally fixed the Jump key bug....on my own, BTW. So, now....anyone here have any other comparisons with GOV you want to throw my way?
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Did I motivate you to fix it Ric? And let me know when you apply it to the other ROMs so I can update NexusCM
shadowscott said:
Did I motivate you to fix it Ric? And let me know when you apply it to the other ROMs so I can update NexusCM
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You sure did....lol. I dug through the whole framework until I found what was wrong. There were entries in the recent_apps_dialog.xml and recent_apps.icon.xml that were not correct.
Oh, and I already updated CM.
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You sure did....lol. I dug through the whole framework until I found what was wrong. There were entries in the recent_apps_dialog.xml and recent_apps.icon.xml that were not correct.
Oh, and I already updated CM.
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You updated CM with the jump key fix?
shadowscott said:
You updated CM with the jump key fix?
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Yes.
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demkantor said:
All right since you guys want it ill try to find some time tonight or tomorrow to build a more expanded one, I have some ideas in mind but it would be nice to know what you all are looking for too
And good work ricandroid, id love to see what you'd make with an aroma installed rom!
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You should add customizations like the status bar stuff like green wifi signal usb ect
The lockscreen mods ? But by them selfs so it don't take over a tab in settings
Full fonts that have all the characters
Font sizes? (For this I have seen font size (for root users) works but its paid for an beta)
hummm the background of notification center?
Animations like opening a app it will flip or slide in or something
These are just ideas that I could think of at the moment
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Those are great ideas but by in large they would need to be ROM dependent as they would be editing the systemui.apk, like status_bar.xml files and the like
But there are some things of this sort that could be done in any ROM, no matter the base so I'll see what I can come up with.
Maybe when I get some more time I'll build a ROM with these types of things implemented so for now hopefully ricandroid or someone working on ROMs may take this up....
Anyway I'll post another package shortly, don't have time to add in everything I would like to but that just means I'll have to keep going!
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ok new aroma! check second post, this is a much larger package (over twice the size of the last) so i dint get a change to test everything, if anyone is will to run a few tests i would be very appreciative
as always, Happy Flashing!

[HOW-TO]Successfully decompile and compile com.htc.resources.apk

This guide assumes you already know how to use apktool and use latest 1.52 version. If you don`t, there are plenty of guides already on XDA.
Latest Sense 5 com.htc.resources.apk and apktool are not great friends. Actually there is a long history of compile issues with this file, but also I managed to fix it usually in the past. I stumbled about some theme threads, who were correctly complaining, that they can`t fully finish their work, since many essentially stuff in HTC`s framework can`t be themed, since com.htc.resources.apk can`t be compiled and as a result many color themes remain incomplete.
So I had a quick look and here is the workaround, which is tested and works.
For those having other apktool issues, it also might pay off looking in my One S apktool issues thread, maybe you will find some ideas to solve other problems.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1642224
Credits:
brut for his awesome apktool
hdneuling for being a great tester and guy
1. First thing you will recognize, when decompiling the "nice" way, apktool will miserably fail. So let`s be the bad guy and brute force decompile
2. Decompile com.htc.resources apk with the following:
PHP:
java -jar apktool.jar d --keep-broken-res com.htc.resources.apk com.htc.resources-decoded
This ignores all errors and decompiles the apk
3. Since the real issues here in reality are only very minor dimens decompile problems, you can now simply delete all unneeded folders with an ERR at the end.
4. Make all necessary edits
5. Now compile the apk as usual, there are different ways to do it - I compile with
PHP:
java -jar apktool.jar b com.htc.resources-decoded
6. Flash and enjoy your work
Good job
Had to look into it, Helmut was desperate
Great Job, and o.k., feeling guilty now :silly:
LG, Helmut
One thing we noticed when putting together our tranquility rom was that any com.htc.resources, sense 4 and after, was that even when it could be decompiled it was better to hex edit. It caused issues with the rom. The dialer and battery life were affected. There were other performance issues also.
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fernando sor said:
One thing we noticed when putting together our tranquility rom was that any com.htc.resources, sense 4 and after, was that even when it could be decompiled it was better to hex edit. It caused issues with the rom. The dialer and battery life were affected. There were other performance issues also.
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Yep font size was stuck at medium aswell no matter what we set it to
i´m running a pretty heavy edited com.htc.resources.apk on my One since yesterday and didnt notice and afaik he_stheone did the same since yesterday.
Of course we have to have a look at "maybe problems", but it´s good to have a solution to de/compile it now i think
LG, Helmut
fernando sor said:
One thing we noticed when putting together our tranquility rom was that any com.htc.resources, sense 4 and after, was that even when it could be decompiled it was better to hex edit. It caused issues with the rom. The dialer and battery life were affected. There were other performance issues also.
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Hi Fernando, we will watch behavior going forward on Sense 5. So far we still could not find negative side effects. But we surely keep an eye on it.
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Nice work, thanks for sharing. Have to say, you and Helm are really blazing the way with One theming!
Did try this approach with the Sense4.5 resources, could never get the apk to compile after deleting the _ERR folders, but I'll definitely give it a try with Sense5
Fisha, where are you?
We need your skills on the One :fingers-crossed:
LG, Helmut
hd2neuling said:
Fisha, where are you?
We need your skills on the One :fingers-crossed:
LG, Helmut
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Nah, you guys are doing a great job. I'm enjoying just being a user for now
he_stheone64 said:
Hi Fernando, we will watch behavior going forward on Sense 5. So far we still could not find negative side effects. But we surely keep an eye on it.
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Haha yes those of you lucky enough to have the phone! 8 days for me.
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Small Update:
Was running 4 different edited versions com.htc.resouces.apk, until yet, and no problems noticed, of course i´m still watching on it :fingers-crossed:
LG, Helmut
hd2neuling said:
Small Update:
Was running 4 different edited versions com.htc.resouces.apk, until yet, and no problems noticed, of course i´m still watching on it :fingers-crossed:
LG, Helmut
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That's awesome. Hex editing is not as fun.
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First off, Nice find!! So far the only ill effect I'm noticing is the fonts in settings/display, gestures and buttons doesn't function properly. it changes the font size in certain areas but not system wide like it should. this is the same error we had before, and maybe its because im using the port rom for Evo LTE. I'm looking into it but we couldn't find a resolve for this before.
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steal25 said:
First off, Nice find!! So far the only ill effect I'm noticing is the fonts in settings/display, gestures and buttons doesn't function properly. it changes the font size in certain areas but not system wide like it should. this is the same error we had before, and maybe its because im using the port rom for Evo LTE. I'm looking into it but we couldn't find a resolve for this before.
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Just to confirm, this is also the case on the One ROMs themselves as well, not just limited to ports.
To see it clearly, just go into Settings/Display, Gestures and Buttons, and try flicking between small and extra large fonts. When you go back out into the main Settings menu, the font size doesn't change as expected.
Did try to get around this by compiling the images, and dragging them into the stock resources apk. If you do this without renaming some of the 9.pngs back into r.9.pngs, you get SysUI FC, and a messed up lockscreen. With those corrections made, everything boots fine, but Dialer FCs and several Settings menu options also FC.
Next thing to try is using villaintheme to insert the altered pngs directly on-device....
Edit: yup, using villaintheme seems to give the best result. No app FCs and no text resizing issue. Just means we still need to hex edit to change any of the values xmls.
At least the recompile workaround gives us a way to easily test resource edits. Thanks again for the heads up!
fisha21 said:
Just to confirm, this is also the case on the One ROMs themselves as well, not just limited to ports.
To see it clearly, just go into Settings/Display, Gestures and Buttons, and try flicking between small and extra large fonts. When you go back out into the main Settings menu, the font size doesn't change as expected.
Did try to get around this by compiling the images, and dragging them into the stock resources apk. If you do this without renaming some of the 9.pngs back into r.9.pngs, you get SysUI FC, and a messed up lockscreen. With those corrections made, everything boots fine, but Dialer FCs and several Settings menu options also FC.
Next thing to try is using villaintheme to insert the altered pngs directly on-device....
Edit: yup, using villaintheme seems to give the best result. No app FCs and no text resizing issue. Just means we still need to hex edit to change any of the values xmls.
At least the recompile workaround gives us a way to easily test resource edits. Thanks again for the heads up!
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no problem, Ive dug in settings and com.htc.resources and see no link in the two. Not arrays, dimens, nothing. all the arrays and sizes for the different fonts are in settings so i dont understand why that would be affected. If i find afix/workaraound ill post it here.
Noticed the fontsize-problem before de/compiling com.htc.resources.apk too, dont know if it works on Stock because i never booted Stock ^^
Besides this, my edited com.htc.resources.apks are still working without problems, even with ROMs based on 1.29.401.1/2
LG, Helmut
This will no doubt come in handy. Thanks
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[ROM][Port] HALO Series II Nova | ICS | Pyramid | Beats | Bravia | SBC | Viper MOD

Introducing The All New HALO Series II Nova!​
BEATS AUDIO WITH AWESOME SOUND CONTROLLER | BRAVIA ENGINE | HTC SENSATION SPOOFED | ICS 4.0.4 Development​***HTC Sensation Spoof unlocks more apps from Play Store and More Application Compatibility baked right in.
Changes, Additions & Features Added In Descending Order of Appearance in the Original ROM (Compiled Changelogs).......
Trimmed down for more hardware stability during installation & better performance
Smooth lightning fast performance
ADW Launcher (Latest)
Blue Hallway Bootanimation by JaeKar99
Viper MOD! - Complete voltage control! (to use: open terminal and type "su" then "vipermod") -- by Viperboy / Tiamat
Collin's PH MOD! - Battery management (to use: open terminal and type "su" then "batt-cfg") -- by MYN
Mobile Security by XtraSEC
Xperia themes and icons package
Updated Youtube
Neon Clock Widget
Superuser 3.2
App2SD with Gemini App Manager (you can also move your apps to sd from default app settings)
Sony Bravia Engine
Super Smooth Scrolling
Ultra Sensitive Touch
Pyramid Spoof
More App Compatibility
Awesome Beats Audio
7 Stunning Themes Included in Cyanogenmods Theme Manager
Google Apps Baked Right In
Optimized Speed Enhancers with memory lock on home screen
Motorola Droid Sounds
Apex Launcher
Evervolv Acies ICS+ 2.6.38.8 Kernel
More Build Prop Mods
**Special Thanks to RGSGROUP2005 For His Development of This ROM As Well As His Generosity in Allowing Me to Share It With You Here (Original Thread Located HERE)
**Also Special Thanks to Scverhagen From Our Entire DoubleShot Community For Continuing Development of CM9.1 and His Kernel Modifications That Gave Me An Outstanding ROM To Base Halo On.
**Another Special Thanks to SilverL, Tbalden & Xmc WildChild22 For Their Continued Development and Collaborations on CM10, CM10.1 & AOKP As Well As the Highly Customized & Unique JellyKang v1.6
THANK YOU ALL GENTLEMEN! Without Each of You, This Wonderful Device Would Have Died an Untimely Death LONG Ago!
HALO Series II Nova DoubleShot Port.....Without Navigation Bar
HALO Series II Nova DoubleShot Port.....With Navigation Bar
**VERY Special Thanks to JESTERFELL For Finding The Build.prop Hack That Allowed Us To Add The Missing Navigation Bar Back Into This ROM. If You Appreciate This As I Did Please Go Back to The Bottom of Page 2 And Give Da MAN a BIG THANK YOU! He Deserves IT!
INSTRUCTIONS: If you already have a running version of this ROM all you have to do to is to go back & redownload ROM, reboot into recovery, format ONLY "System", Reinstall the ROM, Reboot & ENJOY.....& Thank Jesterfell!!!
Uh-Ohs:
*It Has Come To My Attention That Winamp & a Couple of The Specialized Camera Apps That I Included EVIDENTLY Have Some Library Files That I Neglected To Include. Simply Uninstall With Root Cleaner, Reboot & Reinstall Through PlayStore.......or Not. (Your Call)
.....for Justin Kase
Looks good--found 2 "bugs" so far...
Looks & works very good!!!!
I've found a bug so far...
Camera app is not showing preview in "normal" camera--preview works in panorama. (what do you need to track?)
Did the Winampdelete/reinstall---thanks!!!
Other than that it looks like a DD to me......
Once i am tired of MIUI this will be my next ROM to try
But could take a while^^
Looking foreward to test it though
Greets Vauvenal7
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debianmain1 said:
Looks & works very good!!!!
I've found a bug so far...
Camera app is not showing preview in "normal" camera--preview works in panorama. (what do you need to track?)
Did the Winampdelete/reinstall---thanks!!!
Other than that it looks like a DD to me......
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I couldn't figure out what in the world was up with the camera. The developer said it worked great on the Supersonic except for the FFC. The CM9.1 I used as a base has an impeccable camera as well as 1080p! That's why I picked out a couple that have used before as add-ons to stand in until I MIGHT come up with something.
Other than that....I'm loving it myself! I'm glad you are too. Wait till she settles in...it looks like it's going to be sweet on battery usage too.:good:
As far as tracking errors go anything else will probably be related to the port. In that case it's probably going to be beyond my ameturish control. LOL
Vauvenal7 said:
Once i am tired of MIUI this will be my next ROM to try
But could take a while^^
Looking foreward to test it though
Greets Vauvenal7
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Josh's MIUI v.4 is lookin' good isn't it!? I don't blame you a bit either. I stayed on it for about 3 days myself & anyone that knows me knows that's a loooong time for me on a ROM! LMAO Now I have a good nandroid though and I revisit them all as time goes by.
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Josh's MIUI v.4 is lookin' good isn't it!? I don't blame you a bit either. I stayed on it for about 3 days myself & anyone that knows me knows that's a loooong time for me on a ROM! LMAO Now I have a good nandroid though and I revisit them all as time goes by.
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Is this rom really that nice about to flash and run for couple days. See what this chatter is about. Weekend always got something nice.
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Interesting....I tried a Gstore 3rd party camera app ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=rubberbigpepper.lgCamera ) & it did the same thing...then pulled the camera.apk from the CM10.1 that is my DD ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2187130 )...it also did it too
I'm going to think about this one---I really want to like it, but the camera is a deal-breaker for me....back to CM 10.1 Official.....
I'm thinking that it's something in the kernel--3 different camera apps without preview....Hmmmmm....
As for really nice----YES!!!! I ran it for a couple of hours & could only find the camera bug....
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Interesting....I tried a Gstore 3rd party camera app ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=rubberbigpepper.lgCamera ) & it did the same thing...then pulled the camera.apk from the CM10.1 that is my DD ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2187130 )...it also did it too
I'm going to think about this one---I really want to like it, but the camera is a deal-breaker for me....back to CM 10.1 Official.....
I'm thinking that it's something in the kernel--3 different camera apps without preview....Hmmmmm....
As for really nice----YES!!!! I ran it for a couple of hours & could only find the camera bug....
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I understand how it goes man. BUT....the cameras I put in there: Camera MX & Night Camera were working like gangbusters. At least on mine. With the DoubleShot I KNOW the camera is a huge deal but those are filling in nicely for me.
It's just WAY too powerful a ROM not to put it out there just because the camera we're used to seems to be borked at the time. If you come back to it, try those. Like I said though....I know how it goes.
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Is this rom really that nice about to flash and run for couple days. See what this chatter is about. Weekend always got something nice.
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If you can just get used to the new camera we're not used to seeing, you'll LOVE it. The video even has an option to turn on the LED for night shooting.
That's why I put several out there though. Variety is what makes the world go around.
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I understand how it goes man. BUT....the cameras I put in there: Camera MX & Night Camera were working like gangbusters. At least on mine. With the DoubleShot I KNOW the camera is a huge deal but those are filling in nicely for me.
It's just WAY too powerful a ROM not to put it out there just because the camera we're used to seems to be borked at the time. If you come back to it, try those. Like I said though....I know how it goes.
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I hear ya---I needed the phone for the coming week ( got to be a witness for a court case...) I'll look in towards the end of next week & see whats up....
Camera
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... HALO Series II Nova! ...
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In my case, the main camera gives me a brief peek at the "viewfinder" image then puts up a black rectangle that covers the entire image. You can clearly see the rectangle's outline a fraction of a second before it covers all the preview area.
The other camera shortcuts just FC, or give me a combo settings screen THEN FCs when camera is chosen.
The only other negative comment I have is that I miss the JB navigation bar. One of our phones has a glitchy BACK button, and Nav Bar compensates for that. (*_-)
Other than that, everything I noticed is good--I'm blown away by this ROM! It's quick, responsive, and smooth.
Thanks, Weekends!
BTW: clean install, several minutes "resting" after flash.
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In my case, the main camera gives me a brief peek at the "viewfinder" image then puts up a black rectangle that covers the entire image. You can clearly see the rectangle's outline a fraction of a second before it covers all the preview area.
The other camera shortcuts just FC, or give me a combo settings screen THEN FCs when camera is chosen.
The only other negative comment I have is that I miss the JB navigation bar. One of our phones has a glitchy BACK button, and Nav Bar compensates for that. (*_-)
Other than that, everything I noticed is good--I'm blown away by this ROM! It's quick, responsive, and smooth.
Thanks, Weekends!
BTW: clean install, several minutes "resting" after flash.
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Yeah....in my haste I overlooked carrying some necessary libraries over with those camera apps. You should be able to just go into the market & uninstall/reinstall them and be good to go. OR just use Root Cleaner included in the ROM & then do the Market reinstall. You can also uninstall the main Camera with Root Cleaner. My bad. The Nav Bar just wasn't available in this one & I haven't yet learned how to get it in there. Sorry Jesterfell.
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... The Nav Bar just wasn't available in this one & I haven't yet learned how to get it in there...
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I haven't tried this, yet, but thought I'd share what I found:
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You simply need to edit your build.prop and add the line qemu.hw.mainkeys=0. You can use any good editor in Android to do that, or Build.prop Editor.
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This is supposed to provide a basic nav bar. It probably does not allow customizing or re-sizing.
I've also seen something like it in one of the MT4GS ROM threads. Wish I could find THAT one now.
I will be trying it, but probably not for a few days. I'll let you know how it turns out.
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You should be able to just go into the market & uninstall/reinstall them and be good to go. OR just use Root Cleaner included in the ROM & then do the Market reinstall. You can also uninstall the main Camera with Root Cleaner
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Don't sweat the cameras. Un-installing & re-installing is not such a big deal.
You simply need to edit your build.prop and add the line qemu.hw.mainkeys=0. You can use any good editor in Android to do that, or Build.prop Editor.
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MAN! Let me try that & I'll let you know immediately. If that works Bro, that's a heck of a find!!!
I haven't tried this, yet, but thought I'd share what I found:
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Well......I HAVE!!! And IT WORKS Jesterfell.....IT WORKS! What a FIND BRO! What I'm going to do for you and anyone else that wants it is post it up in the OP with Instructions. I WISH I had found this when I looked but I just didn't. WAY TO GO!!
Edit: Oh, BTW, it DOES add it into "Settings/System" with all the editing functions there. I just didn't put it thru it's paces is all.
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Well......I HAVE!!! And IT WORKS Jesterfell.....IT WORKS! What a FIND BRO! What I'm going to do for you and anyone else that wants it is post it up in the OP with Instructions. I WISH I had found this when I looked but I just didn't. WAY TO GO!!
Edit: Oh, BTW, it DOES add it into "Settings/System" with all the editing functions there. I just didn't put it thru it's paces is all.
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GREAT! Now it's working for me, as well.
Thank you for trying it out so soon! And thanks for the kind words...

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