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First things first, credit and thanks to Brut.all for his awesome tool.
Now then, i couldn't find anything like this so i've created a very simple little reg edit to enable right click de-compiling on apks and right click builds on folders.
I've been using it for a couple of weeks with no problems and it's great for those quick .9 or xml edits.
DISCLAIMER:
This was made for the Windows XP operating system! .so im not sure if it will work on other Window OS, feel free to try but im not responsible for your computers well being so use at your own risk.
EDIT:After a little research it seems the registry tree is the same for "Vista" and "7" so it should work on them also
To use this you must have apktool working correctly.
Only works if your path variable is set to C:\sdk\tools\
If your Path variable is set differently you have 2 options:
1-let me know where and i'll attatch appropiate reg-edit.
2-Easy option, create a folder on your C:\ named "sdk", inside the sdk folder create another folder named "tools,
now copy the contents from your original tools folder into your newly created tools and add the path in enviromental variables. Simple.
RECOMMENDED:
It is highly recommended to backup your registry prior to installing, just follow the simple instructions included in the download zip.
To install:
Simply extract .reg file from the folder, double click and answer yes.That's it
Now your ready to become a de-compiling/building whirlwind.
Useage
-I simply right click an apk, "empty.apk" for example, choose decompile (you recieve a folder with the apk's name), navigate into the res\drawable* folder and drop in my .9.png's.
-Backout of folder, right click "empty" folder and choose build.
-The built images are in are located in "empty\build\apk\res\drawable*".
-The built apk is located in "empty\dist".
I've included an empty.apk for quick .9.png edits, this saves hunting through endless amounts of images for your newly created .9.
If the tool fails it could be something simple-
Problem: solution:
-Folder already exits -Delete or rename
-.9.png's not properley edited -Fix using draw 9 tool
-Required framework not installed -Open cmd and type "apktool if FILE LOCATION\framework-res.apk"
Remember this is a simple tool, for more advanced useage and logs use apk-manager
Final Note:
If Brut.all has any reason for me to remove this please let me know and it will disappear ASAP.
Thank you.
Link and Contents::
ApkTool_reg_edit.zip(contianing reg-edit)
reg_backup_restore.txt
empty.apk
>>>Windows Reg Edit<<<
The above reg edit removes the ability to create folders on Widows 7, use the file below insead!!
>>>Windows 7 Reg Edit<<<
If for some reason you lose the ability to create new folders here is a fix:
>>Here<<
Just extract and double click, it might say "cannot import all data", just ignore it, it will restore your create new folder option.
updated first post with attachments.
dully79 said:
updated first post with attachments.
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Thank you very much! Gonna try this out
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crevis24 said:
Thank you very much! Gonna try this out
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Your welcome
Let me know how you get on!.
99 downloads, who's going to make it 100?? Lol
Don't mind if I do!
Swyped from my infected synergized kingdom ported evo!
Haha, you win a prize of getting a thanks.
You have no idea how much I love those! When I get back to my computer I will give you one for this awesome little tool because I have never used apktool because of the command line. I always used apkmanager.
Swyped from my Infected Synergized Kingdom ported Evo!
As requested by fergie716:
Will apply to C:\android-sdk-windows\tools\
Any problems let me know and remember to backup.
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As requested by fergie716:
Will apply to C:\android-sdk-windows\tools\
Any problems let me know and remember to backup.
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Thank you sir!
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Fixed the link and updated info in OP.
Added new link for Windows 7 that shouldn't remove the ability to create folders. Tried and tested.
I'm trying to remove the clock on the notification bar and I specifically remember the instructions from somewhere on the Mikmik forums, on how to do so with Ninjamorph. I tried going to; system/framework.apk/res/layout (I think it's in the right order) and I see no "status_bar.xml" to switch it out with. Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong? Oh yeah, I tried a zip to remove it, but it resulted in bootloops and I'm running SSv7.5. Thanks and God bless in advance.
EDIT: I found the post thank you Father . It was in the Evo section of the Mikmik forums. I guess I will post it, in case someone needs the info;
"Anyway, you just need two things. One is the mod you want, so you'll need to download steal25's mod, two is Ninjamorph, its a free app on the market. Oh, you'll also need a file explorer. Root explorer is the best but es will do. Use the file explorer to extract the systemui apk from steal25's zip. Go to the extracted apk, long press and extract all. Make sure the extracted files are in an easy to find area. Exit the file explorer. Launch ninjamorph, authorize superuser, and start checks. Then select new project, go to system, then apps, and select systemui apk. When the select item you'd like to change comes up, select res, then select layout, and find and select the statusbar.xml. Then it will ask you to select the item to replace it with, navigate to where you put the extracted files from the mod, and go select the modded statusbar.xml. You won't need to make any other changes, so hit back after it applies, then hit finish project and select the newly modded systemui.apk. Hit yes to overwrite, yes to zipalign, and no to clean up. Then your phone will start acting crazy, its ok it happens when you change stuff in that apk with this app. Just yank the battery and reboot." - (urrgevo)
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I'm trying to remove the clock on the notification bar and I specifically remember the instructions from somewhere on the Mikmik forums, on how to do so with Ninjamorph. I tried going to; system/framework.apk/res/layout (I think it's in the right order) and I see no "status_bar.xml" to switch it out with. Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong? Oh yeah, I tried a zip to remove it, but it resulted in bootloops and I'm running SSv7.5. Thanks and God bless in advance.
EDIT: Of course, I did try to find it, but couldn't.
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If I'm not mistaken the guide you talking about was writing by jkilo no? Look under MikShift, I just woke up so give me a few to limp around the house and see if I can dig it up for you
http://themikmik.com/showthread.php?5825-Guide-How-To-Remove-Clock-From-Statusbar-FROYO
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I talked to one_love he said this thread wouldn't be of any use to us, but nevertheless I found it LOL Ill look into it to see what i can do it might not be today tho as I'm planning a trip to the ER...
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Lol, it's okay, take your time and I pray everything is okay on your end.
Hey guys! Someone recently posted that they wanted to start to making their own themes and I posted a very long reply and figured, might as well post a "somewhat easy to understand" tutorial here for everyone.
So you want to make your own themes?
First off, it is important to know that if you plan on porting any themes over and releasing it to the masses, that you get permission from the theme owner first!!
DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOUR PHONE EXPLODES OR MELT! lol
NOTE: IF YOU'RE A NOOB (you know if you are) DO NOT MESS WITH ANY IMAGE THAT ENDS IN ".9" UNTIL YOU READ UP ON THEM.......A LOT! IF YOU'RE JUST REPLACING AN IMAGE, THEN READ ON.
A good write up on .9 (9 patch) images can be found here:
http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/draw9patch.html
What you will need:
Apkmanager: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695701
7zip: http://www.7-zip.org/download.html
An empty flashable zip: http://www.multiupload.com/DBEMBUOCND
Lot's of time on your hands!
GETTING STARTED:
Apkmanager is going to be your "all-in-one" tool for making a theme in Windows.
(I'll go into all the options of apkmanager a little later)
The process you need to follow is actually kind of simple. It's just very time consuming.
First you will need to make the images that you want (unless you are porting a theme).
Now what you need to do is one way or another, get the framework-res.apk and the SystemUI.apk from your phone, if you want to theme the launcher then you need to get the TouchWiz30Launcher.apk as well. (If you don't want to mess with using adb, use Root Explorer, just copy the apk then paste on your sdcard, then copy and paste from your sdcard onto your pc.)
Extract apkmanager to somewhere easy like the desktop and you should end up with a folder named "apkmanager" or whatever.
Inside that folder, you should have the following folders:
Other
place-apk-here-for-modding
place-apk-here-for-signing
place-apk-here-to-batch-optimize
place-ogg-here
projects
Then the following files:
log
Script
DO NOT MODIFY THE NAMES OF ANY OF THESE FILES OR FOLDERS OR NOTHING WILL WORK!
Take the 3 files that you got from your phone and place them in the "place apk here for modding" folder.
Double click to open the "Script" file
Press "22" and hit enter to set your current job
Select either 1,2 or 3 for whichever apk you want to start on first
Select "9" to decompile
Once decompile is done, go inside the "projects" folder and now you have a folder inside there with whatever the name is of the apk you just decompiled.
Inside that folder are the images and XML files you need to replace (you might not have to edit any of the XML files, that's a little more advanced unless you already know how to.)
Most of the images you will need to edit will be in the following folders of each apk:
res>drawable
res>drawable-hdpi
You can look around in there and see what all needs to be done. I will get into themeing the contacts and phone and all that a little later.
Once you get everything done and you're ready to test it out, you need to go back to that "Script" file in apkmanager and open it back up. Now you're going to do pretty much the same stuff you did when you were decompiling the apk, in order to compile the apk.
In the Script for apkmanager, you're going to press "22" and hit enter, then select which file you want to compile first by either pressing 1,2 or 3.
Select the file and hit enter, then press "11" and press enter to compile the apk. As long as you didn't mess anything up during the process of changing stuff, you shouldn't receive any errors. If you do, you need to figure out what it was you messed up on and fix it.
Go through and compile the apks that you edited. Once that is done, you will go to your "place apk here for modding" folder again and you will notice that you have 3 new files in there:
unsignedframework-res.apk
unsignedSystemUI.apk
unsignedTouchWiz30Launcher.apk
Remember that empty flashable zip you downloaded earlier? Now you need it.
Right click on the flashable zip and mouse over "7zip" and click on "Open Archive"
Take the unsignedSystemUI.apk and the unsignedTouchWiz30Launcher.apk and place them in the "app" folder. Now rename those to their original names:
SystemUI.apk
TouchWiz30Launcher.apk
Now take that unsignedframework-res.apk and place it in the "framework" folder of the flashable zip. Rename that one to "framework-res.apk."
Now you can close out of the flashable zip file and place it on your sdcard.
Reboot into recovery, wipe cache partition, wipe dalvik, now go to "mounts and storage" and mount /system.
Now go back and flash the zip file you just put on your sdcard.
Since you wiped your cache and your dalvik, the reboot will take a little while. You should now be good to go!
NOTE: Since I did not create apkmanager, I will not be able to answer many questions about it but feel free to ask. If I don't have an answer for you, Just go back to the post above where you downloaded it, and post your question there.
As stated earlier in my post, I will get more in depth about all this stuff as soon as I have a little more time to post everything.
Please enjoy and happy themeing!!!!!!
Thank you for this spc.
wampuscat said:
Thank you for this spc.
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Not a problem! I'm going to add more stuff as soon as I get more time. Also, if there are any other themers that want to contribute like ForeverSupra or Endless or Stranula. Please send me a PM and I'll add your stuff to the OP as well!
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Not a problem! I'm going to add more stuff as soon as I get more time. Also, if there are any other themers that want to contribute like ForeverSupra or Endless or Stranula. Please send me a PM and I'll add your stuff to the OP as well!
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Ima be all over this. 12 hr nightshift coupled with a mild case of OCD=awesome sauce ....you da man
In ApkManager you don't need to decompile the apk's. You just need to extract them because all you're doing is messing with the images.
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In ApkManager you don't need to decompile the apk's. You just need to extract them because all you're doing is messing with the images.
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True but might as well get people used to it.
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Spc. There is an ultimate draw 9 patch out that makes editing the .9's so much easier once you have patched them. You may want to add that to the op, Stoney from BadSeed showed it to me and its so easy now, no need for eclipse.
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thanks for this man i have been wanting to get intto developing but i figure i would stick with something a bit more simplier... plus once i learn i can develop a theme for my wifes epic not many options for g.b. overthere glad this got stickied or at least it seems that way.... hit the thanks button on my o.p in general thanks...
Wow is it seriously that easy???? Well I guess I'm starting to theme then. I'm going to start asap. I can't thank you enough btw this is really a good thing here.
Cool! I didn't even know about that. Is there any way you could possibly find a link so I can add it?
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Spc. There is an ultimate draw 9 patch out that makes editing the .9's so much easier once you have patched them. You may want to add that to the op, Stoney from BadSeed showed it to me and its so easy now, no need for eclipse.
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Going to look for it now!
bfitzpatrickd2d said:
thanks for this man i have been wanting to get intto developing but i figure i would stick with something a bit more simplier... plus once i learn i can develop a theme for my wifes epic not many options for g.b. overthere glad this got stickied or at least it seems that way.... hit the thanks button on my o.p in general thanks...
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Just so everyone knows, here soon I'm also going to be posting a tutorial on how to center the clock and move around your icons and stuff in the statusbar!
I had all the knowledge in the OP and decided I was going to start theming. Then I saw the literally hundreds of PNG's i would have to edit and decided it isn't for me lol. I get bored too easily to spend that much time in photoshop/gimp haha.
That said, I really appreciate what themers do.
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I had all the knowledge in the OP and decided I was going to start theming. Then I saw the literally hundreds of PNG's i would have to edit and decided it isn't for me lol. I get bored too easily to spend that much time in photoshop/gimp haha.
That said, I really appreciate what themers do.
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same here, wish I had the time lol and that's why I try and do what I can i.e. donating, testing, helping out here...
doesn't mean I don't know my way around in the internals of roms/themes though haha
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spc_hicks09 said:
Cool! I didn't even know about that. Is there any way you could possibly find a link so I can add it?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19215317&postcount=595
Here is the link to the op Papa Smurf151 so all thanks to him.
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cbrown245 said:
spc_hicks09 said:
Cool! I didn't even know about that. Is there any way you could possibly find a link so I can add it?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19215317&postcount=595
Here is the link to the op Papa Smurf151 so all thanks to him.
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Thanks man!
P.S.
I got a really good theme coming up very soon that will flash over Stock EP4D....stay tuned kids!!!
Once I get the main stuff done (framework, systemUI, settings.apk) I will release it then will add more stuff as I go.
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cbrown245 said:
Thanks man!
P.S.
I got a really good theme coming up very soon that will flash over Stock EP4D....stay tuned kids!!!
Once I get the main stuff done (framework, systemUI, settings.apk) I will release it then will add more stuff as I go.
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Lol so do I. I have been testing on my phone for about 2 weeks just adding as I go along.
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I might give it a shot but yeah just for the battery there is like, umm never mind alot of files. I sure I will have alot of questions and ask people to use stuff of course with credit due to them.
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I might give it a shot but yeah just for the battery there is like, umm never mind alot of files. I sure I will have alot of questions and ask people to use stuff of course with credit due to them.
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Just now kind of finished one for EP4D, getting ready to post it soon.
When flashing with the zip you provide it says place your txt here. How do you find where to place my txt? I would like to add my txt.
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When flashing with the zip you provide it says place your txt here. How do you find where to place my txt? I would like to add my txt.
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It's the "updater-script"
To get to the updater script, of the zip file. Open the zip file with 7zip and go to:
META-INF>com>google>android
Open the updater script with Notepad++ or whatever text editor you use. Only the edit the text that says "place your text here" or you can mess up the entire zip file and it won't flash.
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It's the "updater-script"
To get to the updater script, of the zip file. Open the zip file with 7zip and go to:
META-INF>com>google>android
Open the updater script with Notepad++ or whatever text editor you use. Only the edit the text that says "place your text here" or you can mess up the entire zip file and it won't flash.
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Once I open it with ++ it will not slow to edit anything. ???
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Hello XDA,
This guide will show you how to add a custom font to any string of text, in any app. When done right, it can really enhance the look of any theme. For the purposes of this guide, I'm going to assume you already have the tools and basic knowledge required to decompile, modify, and recompile apk files. If not, there are plenty of threads on XDA that will teach you how.
**** Before proceeding, MAKE A BACKUP ****
**** I am not responsible for any loss of data, bricked devices, ***
*** your wife leaving you, or any other consequences that ***
*** may arise as a result of this mod. ****
First, download and extract the attached zip file. The included .ttf is for example purposes, and can be replaced with any font you choose.
Next, decompile whatever apk you want to use your font in. For this guide, I will be using SystemUI.
In your decompiled apk folder, place your .ttf file in the 'assets' folder. If there is no 'assets' folder, create one.
Move the included .smali file into you app's 'smali' folder. The exact location shouldn't really matter, just make a note of what that location is. In my SystemUI example, I have placed it in com/android/systemui/.
*** NOTE: The .smali file I've included is named 'WurlyTextView' because the font it uses is called 'Wurly Fool'. ***
*** While not necessary, I would highly recommend renaming the smali file to something more indicative ***
*** of the font you are using, just to keep things less confusing for yourself. ***
After you have moved and renamed the .smali file, open it in Notepad++ and look at the first line:
Code:
.class public Lcom/android/systemui/WurlyTextView;
If you are using this mod in any apk other than SystemUI, you will need to change the path. For instance, if you were working in SecMms, the path would be:
Code:
.class public Lcom/android/mms/WurlyTextView;
In Notepad++, open the find dialogue (ctrl+f), and search for "Lcom/android/systemui/" and replace every instance with the path from your apk.
Next, assuming you renamed the .smali to something more descriptive of your font, search for:
Code:
WurlyTextView
And again, replace every instance with whatever you renamed the .smali to. Be sure to watch the capitalization, as it is important.
Now, search again, this time for:
Code:
wurly.ttf
There should be three instances of it. Change all three to the file name of the font you placed in the 'assets' folder.
*** NOTE: If there is a space in the file name of your font, be sure to right-click it, ***
*** look at it's properties, and see what the file name is there, as it will probably not ***
*** include the space, or anything after it. This is the file name you want to use. ***
Search the .smali file one more time, this time for:
Code:
wurly_fool
Replace every instance with something descriptive of your font. Note that whatever you change it to must be all lowercase.
*** NOTE: This step is only necessary if you are adding more than one custom font. ***
*** If you are only using one font, this may be left as "wurly_fool", regardless of your font's name. ***
Close your .smali file, saving changes, and navigate to your decompiled apk's res/layout folder.
Locate and open the layout that points to the string you want your new font to be used on. For example, if you want to change the text that says "No Recent Apps" when you long-press the Home button, you would open /res/layout/tw_status_bar_no_recent_apps.
Within that layout file, locate the line pointing to the string you want to change, and replace the <TextView> tag with the path to the smali file. For example, if you left the smali with the name WurlyTextView, and put it in settings, the correct tag might look like this:
Code:
<com.android.settings.WurlyTextView>
.
And that's it....Hopefully part of this post doesn't disappear again...Not quite sure how that happened...
Thanks @Morningstar.. Great tutorial. Will give it a try when I have some time.
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Thanks @Morningstar.. Great tutorial. Will give it a try when I have some time.
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Thank you, and let me know how it goes! I tried making the tutorial as idiot proof as possible, so while it may seem somewhat complicated, it's really quite simple to implement, and only takes a couple of minutes.
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Thank you, and let me know how it goes! I tried making the tutorial as idiot proof as possible, so while it may seem somewhat complicated, it's really quite simple to implement, and only takes a couple of minutes.
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I'm just the idiot to see if you succeed.
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.. Right after I did the mod, my wife left me.. But the mod worked great, so I'm calling it a win!!!!
Being lazy like I am, I group edited several .xmls to replace <Textview and did my mms in seconds.
Great work @Morningstar
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.. Right after I did the mod, my wife left me..
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Sorry to hear that, but that's what the disclaimer is for lol. [emoji14]
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Being lazy like I am, I group edited several .xmls to replace <Textview and did my mms in seconds.
Great work @Morningstar
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Looks great!
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How to add it to <textview in xml ?? last code missing here .. I need it
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thotupala said:
How to add it to <textview in xml ?? last code missing here .. I need it
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That's the weirdest thing.. I know for a fact that the rest of the instructions used to be in the OP, and it says I haven't edited it since January, but sure enough, the last bit is missing....Weird.
Anyway, I just updated the OP with the rest of it....
who can share the zip file from the tutorial?
So I was thinking how much I missed being able to change the sounds of my device (lock/unlock, touch etc... And remembered we can change them if we are rooted. Sadly I am not. Only because for me the loss of 20 percent of battery life is a big deal in my day to day activities. But for those of you who went for root heres a little something extra I've been doing since the S4 days. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU COPY AND SAVE THE EXISTING .OGG FILES YOU PLAN TO REPLACE SO THAT LATER IF YOU WISH YOU CAN GO BACK TO STOCK.. With that being said. THESE ARE NOT MY FILES AND TAKE NO CREDIT FOR THE WORK YOU WILL FIND ON THE THREAD LINK BELOW. A fella here that goes by the name of dav3wash put this thread together to bring us a collection of cool Lock/Unlock sounds which I believe will still work here. So if you find yourself over on his page hit that like button to show your appreciation .NOTE: I HAVE NOT TESTED for I am not rooted. I just download the desired file.
From your downloads folder navigate in the zip file and copy the .ogg file
Then go into your device and follow this path.
The path is as followed in your rooted system. From any file explorer go to: System(Root)/System/media/audio/ui.
And paste the new files after removing the old one to a safe location.
Then reboot and your good.
Redirect thread here for files https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2304198
Hope you enjoy. And just so we know ...if anyone tries this can you leave a comment letting others know if it works or not. Thank you!
Will give it a try
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Mr nerd said:
Will give it a try
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it does work
dont forge to set the permissions
read for all 3 write for owner