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[Q] Framework-res.apk

I'm somewhat new to hacking and modding. And I'm reading a lot, as well as playing with my phone a lot. I happened to extract the framework-res file to my sd card.
What are all the things I could customize with playing with that file?
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Enraged21 said:
I'm somewhat new to hacking and modding. And I'm reading a lot, as well as playing with my phone a lot. I happened to extract the framework-res file to my sd card.
What are all the things I could customize with playing with that file?
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Anything you want. The easiest thing is editing the png so you change the system appearance. But you don't have to extract it to SD, you have to send it to your PC, decompile it (for .9.png's and xml, if just png you can extract the folder, then put the edited png's back in the apk with 7zip and push), and do whatever you want.
You will need to look for info about decompiling and pushing if you don't know yet.

So is that how themeing works?
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Enraged21 said:
So is that how themeing works?
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Yeah, explained fast and in a general way.

Lol thanks man!
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Could you send me any links?
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How exactly do I pull the framework file, then decompile it?
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Enraged21 said:
How exactly do I pull the framework file, then decompile it?
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I saw you, I just haven't time to write. Look for a tutorial about pulling and also APK Manager for decompiling. You will need adb

Can I edit the font from this file?
I want to change my rom again but keep the font that I usually use. How would I do that?
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Evo SHIFT
Evervolv ROM
x99 kernel

Enraged21 said:
Can I edit the font from this file?
I want to change my rom again but keep the font that I usually use. How would I do that?
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Evo SHIFT
Evervolv ROM
x99 kernel
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Fonts are not in framework. They are in system/fonts, so you can go to the zip of your current ROM in the PC, open it, go to system/fonts and copy them. Then paste them into the zip of the new ROM or flash it, then push the fonts. (If you can, it will be easier doing it before flashing, with WinRAR or 7zip in computer)

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congratz man, you got the 1111111 Thread!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1111111
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Enraged21 said:
I'm somewhat new to hacking and modding. And I'm reading a lot, as well as playing with my phone a lot. I happened to extract the framework-res file to my sd card.
What are all the things I could customize with playing with that file?
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You could upload the file you extracted to the uot kitchen (google it, i cannot provide links).
The site allows to create a theme for your phone and to package it in a flashable .zip

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congratz man, you got the 1111111 Thread!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1111111
just wanted you to see
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Haha, sweet!
Evo SHIFT

mordekainen said:
You could upload the file you extracted to the uot kitchen (google it, i cannot provide links).
The site allows to create a theme for your phone and to package it in a flashable .zip
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Yeah I found out about that website a while ago.
But I can never get the colors right to match my theme.
Evo SHIFT

Theming Help
Try this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=821638
Enraged21 said:
So is that how themeing works?
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APK Manager
Sorry for double posting but here is the thread for APK Manager:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695701

Enraged21 said:
Yeah I found out about that website a while ago.
But I can never get the colors right to match my theme.
Evo SHIFT
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For matching the colors you can use any app that lets you choose a custom color. I used widgetsoid, chose a custom color that matched my theme and wrote down the hex value. You can then use the hex value in the uot kitchen.
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Well, I took a snapshot of my homescreen. Uploaded it to a color extractor, and pulled the hex value through there. Used that hex value with UOT kitchen, and the colors still weren't the same after I flashed it...
Evo SHIFT
Evervolv

Can anyone guide on adding crt effect in services.jar?
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[Q] how do you edit the coloring of an .apk?

Hi all. I'm attempting to edit the look of the phone.apk on the SGS4G (my original question as to if it's even possible is HERE). I've never done anything like this so I am a noob but I wanted to theme the .apk so that it will match up better with Bionix Black Ice (and Trigger for that matter). Like i said, i've never done this before so would someone be so kind as to walk me through what must be edited and with what tools? Thanks in advance!

Juls317 said:
Hi all. I'm attempting to edit the look of the phone.apk on the SGS4G (my original question as to if it's even possible is HERE). I've never done anything like this so I am a noob but I wanted to theme the .apk so that it will match up better with Bionix Black Ice (and Trigger for that matter). Like i said, i've never done this before so would someone be so kind as to walk me through what must be edited and with what tools? Thanks in advance!
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Open the apk in win rar or whatever fial program u have
u see folders
you need to edit the png files along with the xml files to change the colors once done replace ur modified copies over the origonals
push back to phone reboot enjoy
differs from apk to apk
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RaverX3X said:
Open the apk in win rar or whatever fial program u have
u see folders
you need to edit the png files along with the xml files to change the colors once done replace ur modified copies over the origonals
push back to phone reboot enjoy
differs from apk to apk
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Suggested program to open the xml file?
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Juls317 said:
Suggested program to open the xml file?
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any xml editor should be fine
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so i have an .xml editor, but what do i do to change colors and stuff? is there a certain coding that i need to learn? i'm really sorry about the questions but like i said, i'm a noob and have no clue what i'm doing

[Q] Change Dark Market icon? [SOLVED]

Anybody happen to know how to change the icon of the Dark Market? I have extracted the apk and placed my icon in replace of all the shopping carts pngs, replaced the edited apk with the one in /system/app. Tried to installed, but it failed and said "Application Not Installed". However when exit root explorer and open Dark Market the icon has not changed but the icon within the app has changed to my icon. Anybody know what I am doing wrong? Not signed correctly or what? Maybe there is an easier way to edit the apk?
UPDATED/Solved:To do... Extract the Vending.apk from /system/app place on sdcard by copying it not moving it. Open Vending.apk with 7zip: If you want all the internal icons changed as well replace "ic_menu_bag_market.png", "ic_menu_market_focused.png", "ic_menu_market_normal.png", and "ic_menu_market_pressed.png" within the "drawable-hdpi" folder with you icon of choice. Be sure to follow the dimensions of the image you are replacing. In this case they are all: 72x72. For changing the external icon that appears in your app drawer and on your home screen replace "ic_launcher_marketplace.png", and "ic_launcher_marketplace_apps.png" within the "mipmap-hdpi" folder. Make backup of Vending.apk within /system/app in case you messed something up. After replacing all those files push the apk back into /system/app overwriting the original Vending.apk (be sure you backed it up before doing this), exit root explorer or whatever app you happen to be using, and the app should of updated to the icons you changed them to.

the answer to your question is in the rom Vahalla thread that you origonally posted this in..

RaverX3X said:
the answer to your question is in the rom Vahalla thread that you origonally posted this in..
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Not really, how do you change the icon then?
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Sario27 said:
Not really, how do you change the icon then?
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replace the icon thats in the drawable-hdmi folder with the one u want and push the vending apk back..

RaverX3X said:
replace the icon thats in the drawable-hdmi folder with the one u want and push the vending apk back..
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Did that and rebooted still shows shopping cart...
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Sario27 said:
Did that and rebooted still shows shopping cart...
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make sure ur not using a theme that is changeing the icon...?

RaverX3X said:
make sure ur not using a theme that is changeing the icon...?
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I'm currently using the GingerGreen Theme. How would I make sure the theme isn't changing the icon, and also prevent it from doing so?

RaverX3X said:
make sure ur not using a theme that is changeing the icon...?
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Went through the zip file of the theme pack and couldn't find any of the dark market icons in the apks...

Figured it out... Didn't change the icons in the "mipmap-hdpi" folder. Thanks for your help!

Sario27 said:
Figured it out... Didn't change the icons in the "mipmap-hdpi" folder. Thanks for your help!
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welp there u go sorry i dont have that vending apk so hey well glad its sorted for u at least i got u on the right path

RaverX3X said:
welp there u go sorry i dont have that vending apk so hey well glad its sorted for u at least i got u on the right path
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Definitively haha well learned a lot along the way that is for sure. Thanks RaverX3X.

Sario27 said:
Definitively haha well learned a lot along the way that is for sure. Thanks RaverX3X.
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np anytime

Yo,
Old thread, but I just wanted to add my observations on this.
I did the exact same thing (as you edit on the OP) yesterday -even before I found your thread- and it did cause one or two glitches.
What I've noticed is that after modifying the markert icons (and 2 notification bar ones) of the new Market version I've found here, the Market would now display extra tabs which I couldn't see before.
I could see the "Top Paid apps", "Top Grossing" and 1 or 2 more similar tabs regarding paid apps. The thing is that I'm currently in China and those usually don't show up since they are somehow blocked here. Once I'd browse through those new tabs and scrolled down, they just became white pages. I've also tried updating an app and that worked fine and the modded notification icons also showed up properly. But I didn't like to get 3 or 4 blank pages like that and I've finally reverted to the original Market.
So yes, it works but modding Vending.apk without an official signature might modify its behavior/options so just be warned... I didn't check the logcats but seeing all that, makes me think that fooling around with the apk might create invisible problems that I don't really want to get just for a simple appearance change or two...

Softkey icons

I know that the softkeys can be changed to display words instead of the icons. I have found some images that have them as such but can't seem to get to work when using the custom framework maker. Am I missing something or does anyone have text image files that will work.

Tybo611 said:
I know that the softkeys can be changed to display words instead of the icons. I have found some images that have them as such but can't seem to get to work when using the custom framework maker. Am I missing something or does anyone have text image files that will work.
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are the imgs u have to replace them pngs? easiest way is to rightclick framework-res.apk and open with 7zip. then drang new pngs over ones in assests folder.
then try and drag that new eddited apk into framework maker. to make a package to flash.
not sure if tb101s themer has to be editted for ec09 but ive been having trouble with 5.5 and ec09
im in chat right now if u want a hand to hold
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10422177&postcount=1

ciscogee said:
are the imgs u have to replace them pngs? easiest way is to rightclick framework-res.apk and open with 7zip. then drang new pngs over ones in assests folder.
then try and drag that new eddited apk into framework maker. to make a package to flash.
not sure if tb101s themer has to be editted for ec09 but ive been having trouble with 5.5 and ec09
im in chat right now if u want a hand to hold
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10422177&postcount=1
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won't that create a 7zip file? that was the only problem i had with the themer, everything worked to remove the ticker history and weather. no fc's..yet.

Well the softkeys have to be alighned. Open existing PNGs in paint or whatever and alighn new ones and save. Then run themer.
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thank you, checked the sizeds and they were different. now stuck at the decomling stage in themer.

Your making it way more difficult than it should be lol.
Look for older soft keys posts in our theme section.
There are easier ways in there. No decompile needed for softkey.
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ciscogee said:
Your making it way more difficult than it should be lol.
Look for older soft keys posts in our theme section.
There are easier ways in there. No decompile needed for softkey.
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Thanks you for your help. Finally got the text softkeys working.
huge thanks to ciscogee for his help, and trailblazer for the themer. screen shot is attached

CISCO! is your computer unpacked finally?

pattielipp said:
CISCO! is your computer unpacked finally?
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no i wish. been a bumby road past month. trying to grab it in next couple weeks. just using phone and gf laptop. no cygwin no linux, minor apk editting when i can.

Location of ICS background file?

My i9000 has a slight issue in displaying greys and the settings menu and any other app that uses it look awful on my phone.
All I want to know is the location the background is stored so I can change it to an all black background. I've asked this question in many different threads and no one had answered me yet. So many thanks to whoever tells me.
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Vertron said:
My i9000 has a slight issue in displaying greys and the settings menu and any other app that uses it look awful on my phone.
All I want to know is the location the background is stored so I can change it to an all black background. I've asked this question in many different threads and no one had answered me yet. So many thanks to whoever tells me.
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It will most probably be in framework-res.apk in /system/framework/

I'm not sure about ICS, but in my ancient version it's in framework-res.apk
/res/drawable-mdpi/default-wallpaper.png
You may have it in different screen resolutions.

Are you talking about the homescreen background?
You could always just do it the 'old fashioned' way..
Open paint (or similar)
Create a canvas the size of your phone resolution, paint all black. Save as a file and add to your phone. Change background using the menus and pick your black file.
Would probably take less time than pulling, inserting, and pushing framework-res. And you'd have the file on your sd card to re-apply should you do any updates (you'd need to modify framework-res again, unless the rom update didn't require changes and you could flash the old framework-res)

Renate NST said:
I'm not sure about ICS, but in my ancient version it's in framework-res.apk
/res/drawable-mdpi/default-wallpaper.png
You may have it in different screen resolutions.
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he wants the background of stuff like settings and all
aqnd said:
Are you talking about the homescreen background?
You could always just do it the 'old fashioned' way..
Open paint (or similar)
Create a canvas the size of your phone resolution, paint all black. Save as a file and add to your phone. Change background using the menus and pick your black file.
Would probably take less time than pulling, inserting, and pushing framework-res. And you'd have the file on your sd card to re-apply should you do any updates (you'd need to modify framework-res again, unless the rom update didn't require changes and you could flash the old framework-res)
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He wants app background, not launcher background

QuantumFoam said:
It will most probably be in framework-res.apk in /system/framework/
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Yeah I think it's in here somewhere. Now I've just got to find the image. Thanks
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Oh! Then what you need is in /system/framework/framework-res.apk,
but the part you want is in /res/values/styles.xml
That has all the default theme, "Theme".
The theme for settings inherits off that, maybe "Theme.Dialog"
All of that references specific style elements and colors in /res/values/colors.xml

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Oh! Then what you need is in /system/framework/framework-res.apk,
but the part you want is in /res/values/styles.xml
That has all the default theme, "Theme".
The theme for settings inherits off that, maybe "Theme.Dialog"
All of that references specific style elements and colors in /res/values/colors.xml
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I've looked in /res but there is no values folder for some reason. Where else could it be?
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Vertron said:
I've looked in /res but there is no values folder for some reason. Where else could it be?
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Decompile framework-res.apk using apktool then open the decompiled folder.
In res/drawable, most of the background XMLs are stored. Search for one that holds the background details. However, it won't be easy. I suggest u ask a recognized themer to help u, or use the UOT kitchen

Ok I've found the png file. It's in res/drawable-nodpi/background_holo_dark.png
An older version of the rom I'm using had an all black image, so I'll use that png file to replace the current one.
Now do I have to simply change the image to the all black one or is out more complicated than that?
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I've also found the xml in;
res/drawable/activated_background_holo_dark.xml
Will changing the line <item state_activated="true" to <item state_activated="false" disable the png file, forcing it to change to all black?
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Now that u know where it is, take a black PNG and add it to the archive of framework-res so that u wont have to recompile and sign the apk. Just make sure u get the correct folder.
And don't touch the XML. Just replace the png

QuantumFoam said:
Now that u know where it is, take a black PNG and add it to the archive of framework-res so that u wont have to recompile and sign the apk. Just make sure u get the correct folder.
And don't touch the XML. Just replace the png
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How do I add it to the archive of framework-res.apk? I assume you have to copy the apk to a PC and add it by winzip or something? I'm using root explorer to view it atm.
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Vertron said:
How do I add it to the archive of framework-res.apk? I assume you have to copy the apk to a PC and add it by winzip or something? I'm using root explorer to view it atm.
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Yes. Do it by winRAR or Winzip

How do I put the modified framework-res.apk back into system/framework? I don't think I can just overwrite it using root explorer.
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Vertron said:
How do I put the modified framework-res.apk back into system/framework? I don't think I can just overwrite it using root explorer.
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U can overwrite it using root explorer. However I use adb.
Use this command in adb
adb push C:\framework-res.apk /system/framework/
Assuming ur modified framework is in C:\

I know it's a bit late, but I finally managed to do it. The hardest thing was creating an update.zip to apply the change.

You could have just pushed it with adb.....
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Or used some one else's flashable zip and just removed the custom content and put yours in

AshtonTS said:
You could have just pushed it with adb.....
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Or used some one else's flashable zip and just removed the custom content and put yours in
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I tried that on a theme update.zip for my rom, it wouldn't let me edit the contents of the zip for some reason.
I used root explorer rather than adb and the phone rebooted straight away and wouldn't get past the boot screen...