I searched for this before posting the thread. I recently installed 'SkyROCKeteer-2.0-Alpha1-112311-signed' on my i727R (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1343185). And I noticed he has small zip files on his thread for things like battery mods and icon fixes but they're .zip files. My question is how would i install this to my phone? I tried installing the individual .apk apps but that didn't work.
Reboot into CWM recovery flash it like you did the ROM itself.
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Im stuck with creating a rom for the first time
I have replaced some new apks and tweaks in to there proper folders ect ~
ziped the folder as a zip file and signed it and when i go to install it on recovery
it comes up with
Installing update.....
installation aborted
Any ideas where ive gone wrong or some tips would be great
The current CM10 + gapps experience on Xoom is plagued by the size of the CM10 ROM -- there isn't enough space left after flashing the CM10 zip to fully flash the gapps zip. This results in gtalk FCing while trying to video chat and some other issues. I've been following a discussion about this on the development forum.
Here's someone mentioning that he 'removed' some files form the CM10 ROM zip file to reduce it's size: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34462283#post34462283
Could someone guide me how to do this?
Is it simply unzipping the file, deleting certain files and re-zipping?
or is there more ? (like signing the file)
To remove apps from the ROM, should the .apk file simply be removed or do apps also have associated files that need to be removed as well?
In the same discussion some people talk about moving certain files from the system partition to the data partition? How could this symlinks information be stored in the ROM zip file? or are they talking about creating the symlinks after flashing the zip?
Thanks.
In many tutorial i'm seeing some flashable zip files that can be flashed through recovery.
I have just flashed supersu which i'll need always.
But there are apps like xperia walkman & other app which require to flash zip through recovery.
What about removing them completely if i want in future.
Before the eye rolling starts, please note i've Googled and searched for a solution on XDA extensively, with very little help concerning creating a flashable Zip file for Lollipop. Most of the guides and results dealt with KK and lower...
I'm attempting to create a flashable zip for the modified version of the Lollipop AOSP MMS app (located here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95832962473398790). I've done this in the past with Jellybean and KitKat, but this time the app, for whatever reason just simply won't flash. No errors come up in recovery, but upon reboot, the app won't be installed.
I've concluded that the reason the app won't flash is the way I have my flashable zip structured.... Or the Updater Script is written wrong.. I've had this problem in the past and rectified it by placing the corresponding META-INF file into the apk itself before placing it in a flashable zip, but this hasn't fixed the issue this time around. The apk in the link above installs itself into the following directory when installed using a file explorer:
Code:
/data/app/com.android.mms-1
If I place the modified apk into the same exact directory in a flashable zip (along with the META-INF folder). An example of what I've done can be downloaded Here, for those interested in dissecting the zip. The only difference is the apk loaded in that zip is the original apk that I know works, not my modified one, as it isn't complete yet.
For reference, I took a look at the CM12 Gallery flashable zip which installs itself in this directory:
Code:
/system/app/Gallery2
Please note that the apk decompiles and recompiles with no issue, so unless APKtool (newest version) screws something up without throwing an error, I doubt that's the issue.
Really need some guidance on this one. I'm excited to see what I can do with this MMS app as I have done in the past with the KK AOSP MMS application. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Resolution:
I've constructed a perfectly functioning flashable zip (not the ones above) after a few more trial runs. The problem actually seems to be with Apktool not compiling or decompiling the apks correctly. Basically the problem is APKtool.
It's my first time customizing an android phone, and I have to say, there's a lot to learn. Samsung devices are made to read qmg files when it comes to boot animations, but I'm already making my own boot animations, and I have a lot of questions I hope this post isn't that long.
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1- after installing CWM can I UNINSTALL it using odin? Or is there any other way to do it without my computer?
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2- I know that you can't UNflash files, so when I flash a zip file (specifically bootanimations4U) what files should I back up? I'd rather back up only the files that will be replaced? Or is there an app to back up files from a certain folder and just bring them back if I want to bing back the normal animations?
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3- let's say that my device is rooted, it has CWM installed, and also, has the . zip enabler flashed already and in use. I'm planning to FORMAT my phone in a couple of weeks because I want to use it as if it's rooted with the whole storage available (I don't have storage problems I just want to do that) but my question is...
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-Q3: if my goal is just to delete my data and apps only, can I just use the factory reset from the settings? Do I need to do anything regarding CWM or the zip file I've flashed? Will CWM be deleted? Will I have to flash that .zip reader enabler again? What do I need to do if I needed to reset my phone without any problems?
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4- is there a file size limit for the bootanimations.zip files on Samsung files (galaxy s5 android 6.0) and also the audio file size limit?
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5- what is the condition in which I have to flash the bootanimation4U . samsungani . zip file and not the other one?