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[Q] Install apk files for skins

I downloaded weather & clock widget and i downloaded a clock skin, its a apk files. When I select it says invalid skin. How do i install it?

Find some form of file manager to look into the folders of your SD card where you put the apk files. Touch them and a pop up should come up to install them.
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I tap it and it said " The application you are installing will replace another application. All previous user data will be saved."I tapped Yes and nothing happened. The widget didn't change.

how to change launcher

I want to say thanks to everyone involved in this hobby. I want to try changing to the other launcher that comes in the Octaine rom, cant remember how to bring up the choices again on the home screen. any help would be great.

Download home switcher app from market
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When you install a new launcher from the Android Market I think it will ask you which you want to use when you press the Home button.
If it has already asked you and you would like to change to another already installed launcher, you will need to go to Settings > Applications > Manage Applications then select the "All" tab. Scroll down to your launcher app in the list and select it. On this page, look for a button that says "Clear Defaults".
After that, you should be able to press the home button and get a list of launcher from which you can choose.

Thanks guys, didnt think it could be very difficult

download the launcher of your choice. use root explorer to go to your cache folder (immediately after you download it from the market). copy this apk to your sd card. rename download.apk to launcher.apk (or whatever you want). copy this to your computer. open the rom.zip. delete the current launchers in system/app. drag the launcher.apk that you got from your phone to the system/app in the rom.zip. flash rom.

How To Hide Media Files from Android Phone’s Gallery

1. Open your favorite file manager ( eg: es file explorer)
2.Find the specific folder (or album) that you want to be hidden from your android phone’s gallery.
3.Tap rename and put a .(dot) in front of the folder name (with no spaces).( eg: .video )
4.Press OK and done.
Your album or folder is now hidden and will not show up on your gallery. To show it up again, simply remove that dot to make it back to normal.
You can view the hidden files in the file manager, make sure to check the ‘Show hidden files’ in the settings menu.

place '.nomedia' file in a folder
1. If u want to hide media in a specific folder without adding "." at starting of the name of folder, copy '.nomedia' file from anywhere from sd card or internal storage and place it in the required folder. Folder will be visible in filemanager, but the media will not be shown in gallery or music player.. :laugh:
2. '.nomedia' file can be found in following locations
1. android>data
2. whatspp>media>images (or any other folder in media)> sent

brother, This is basic things on androids.. I think you should look at this..
Basic of android
1.How to take a screenshot on my phone
2. How to format my phone (2 methods).
3. How to Hide File or Folder without application.
4. General profile mood to silent mood vice versa.
5. Start or end the Call pressing Button.
6. How to Root My Phone.
7. Track your lost phone.
8. How to Force Restart – Reboot my phone.
9. What is my Android version.
10. What to do when application doesn’t work.

We can do that without any app also
It is very simple
1)Go to file manager
2)Choose the file you want to hide
3)Create a new folder name it “Hidden”
3)Move those file to the newly created folder
4)Rename the folder with (.) (e.g “.Hidden”)
4)Now go to file manager settings unchecked show hidden files
Here is the detailed guide with pictures > [How To] Hide Photos & Videos On Android Without An App

How To Theme The Dialer Of A110 Without PC.

Hello Friends,
I'm going to share a simple way to theme your dialer screen(Change Its Background) without using PC.
Requirements:-
Your A110 For Sure
And A Few Apps Installed In That They Are :
1.X-plore File Manager
2.Batch Image Converter(Optional)
(You Will Find Both Apps On Play Store)
But Hey Keep In Mind This Tutorial Is For Rooted Devices Only.
Now How To Do This :
Step-1) First Of All Open X-plore.
1.1)Press Menu Button Choose Configuration In The Pop-Up Menu.
1.2)In That Menu Change The Root Access From Normal To SuperUser+Mount Writable.
Note: If Already Done Skip This Step.
Step-2)Open "Root/system/apps" .
Step-3)Look For The "Contacts.apk" File There.
Step-4)Copy That File Somewhere In The SD Card.
Step-5)Now Move To The Location In The SD Card Where You Pasted The "Contacts.apk" .
Step-6)Now Touch & Hold The File For A While & A Drop Down Menu Will Appear, From That Menu Choose The Option "Open Apk As Zip" .
Step-7)Now The "Contacts.apk" Will Open As A Zip File & A List Of A Few Folders And Files Will Be Shown Below.
Step-8)In The Folders There Will Be A Folder Named "res" Open That Folder, Again A List Of Folders Will Appear, Select "drawable-nodpi" Folder From Them.
Step-9)In That Folder There Will Be A File Named As "background_dial_holo_dark.png"
Now Replace This File With Any File Of Your Choice.
Note:- The New File Should Be Renamed As "background_dial_holo_dark" & Should Have The Extension As ".png" And Its Resolution Would Be Same As That Of The Original File (480x854 In Most Cases).
You Can Download A ".png" File From Internet, But If You Are Not Able To Find Any File With That Extension And Resolution, Then Use "Batch Image Converter to Convert Any Image File To A ".png" File.
Step-10)When You Are Done, Once Again Touch And Hold On The "Contacts.apk" (The Same File You Are Working On) And From The Drop Down Menu Choose"Zip Back To Apk".
Step-11)Now Place Your Modified "Contacts.apk" File In "Root/system/apps" After Deleting Original "Contacts.apk" From There (Make A Backup Of The Original App In Case You Need That).
Step-12)Now Set The Permissions Of This (New/Modified) "Contacts.apk" As rw-r--r--. (By Touching & Holding The File & Selecting "Permissions" From The Drop Down Menu When You Are In Root/sytem/apps).
Done.
Reboot Your Phone Now !!!
And See The New Dialer.
Hit Thanks If You Find It Helpful.
Sent From My A110

[Completed] Titanium Backup can't locate TitaniumBackup_license.txt

This is the first release of TiB that has not been able to locate my TitaniumBackup_license.txt file. I am using a Nexus 6 on MRA58K (M) with SuperSU 2.52 and TiB 7.2.4. Stock with the exception of a modified stock kernel. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/development/kernel-stock-kernel-root-color-control-t3218958)
Here is what I did to get it working:
If you have a proper key file named "TitaniumBackup_license.txt" try this:
1. Copy TitaniumBackup_license.txt to root of your device (/) using ES File Explorer with root permissions enabled.
2. After you copy the file to the root of your phone (NOT SDCARD root!), from the root directory of your phone, hit home button while in ES File Explorer. This basically leaves ES File Explorer running and in the proper place for this trick to work.
3. Go to Chrome browser and download any random image, use save! Long press an image and do save image. Hit home button.
4. Go to notification shade and open the now downloaded image with ES File Explorer ONCE (do not set as default). This step assumes you do NOT have a default image viewer. If you DO have a default image viewer it needs to be ES File Explorer OR nothing. Ex. If Google Photos opens, then you need to clear defaults for Google Photos.
5. Once image is loaded in ES File Explorer, hit back button and it should put you at root of ES File Explorer. This is the exact same place you left ES File Explorer in step 2.
6. Navigate to /storage/emulated/legacy this directory should be strangely empty. It will not be your typical SDCARD contents. You might only see titanium backup folder that is empty or some other random folder. THIS odd empty directory is where TB looks for the key file!
7. Navigate back to / and copy TitaniumBackup_license.txt to /storage/emulated/legacy
8. Restart Titanium and it should be good to go for registered key!
9. DELETE the TitaniumBackup_license.txt file from / as it or any other random file should NOT be here in your system ROM.

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