I have been trying to get apk icons on Windows 64-bit and have installed SDK Manager. What else do I need to install to show the proper icon for each apk?
You could make a shortcut and apply an icon change to that.
yeah that wll work for u just goto properties n change the icon
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hi i m new to this editing themes so plz anybody can guide me to edit
touchwiz launcher for custom Message,Contact, Phone icon..
tried to use singApk, Apktool to edit no luck
launcher has icons in drawable-hdpiv4 folder in res folder i put custom those icons naming ic_launcher_phone.png singed with singApk also Apktool both are giving 'appliction not installed' error.
anybody can help me plzz.....
press long on the icon and then choose custom icon and search for your icone that you need
icon can be changed using desktop visualizer app but
that icon cant be placed on Dock Bar
need to know how to edit launcher so that i can place custom icons which are not there????
ive decompiled the apk and reziped it both unsigned and signed with the apk manager and for some reason whenever i edit the theme apk then reinstall or push it it shows 1/4 in the theme manager but only lets me select the 3 basic themes. its like the one i edited and pushed/installed is hidden..
searched but found nothing. any ideas?
n388mm said:
ive decompiled the apk and reziped it both unsigned and signed with the apk manager and for some reason whenever i edit the theme apk then reinstall or push it it shows 1/4 in the theme manager but only lets me select the 3 basic themes. its like the one i edited and pushed/installed is hidden..
searched but found nothing. any ideas?
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Did you edit androidmanifest xml correctly? At times if your preview.png is not in the right place then there is no preview but the name should show up from androidmanifest with blank preview.
i didn't think i needed too. i pulled a already build theme. changed out 1 png file. re zipped it and it disappears. if i install off the sd card, adb install, or adb push it produces the same result.
n388mm said:
i didn't think i needed too. i pulled a already build theme. changed out 1 png file. re zipped it and it disappears. if i install off the sd card, adb install, or adb push it produces the same result.
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if you are just changing a png, just use 7zip or an equivalent program. But in the op you said decompile and recompile with apk manager, then you better update the Androidmanifest.xml and might need to change values and style xmls as well. but either ways I would use the application installer for this instead of ADB. So if its an existing package with the same name , browse to the apk with say Astro and it will take you to the installer, uninstall first and then install the new one.
I just use 7zip, way easier...
quick question relating to CM7 themes.If i wanted to change the look of the Latin IME keyboard that the theme changes it thru theme itself where would those files be located
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quick question relating to CM7 themes.If i wanted to change the look of the Latin IME keyboard that the theme changes it thru theme itself where would those files be located
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through theme changer? it would be in the theme apk, drawable-hdpi folder... theme apk is most likely in system/app directory...
WFG said:
through theme changer? it would be in the theme apk, drawable-hdpi folder... theme apk is most likely in system/app directory...
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searched in there but couldn't seem to find the files
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djnarcotics said:
quick question relating to CM7 themes.If i wanted to change the look of the Latin IME keyboard that the theme changes it thru theme itself where would those files be located
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Very likely in the Drawable folders. Or go through the redirections xmls and you should be able to reverse engineer. I think it depends on what your base apk is.
Tutorial :- Changing App Icons
Hi Friends,
This is a little Tutorial about changing app icons permanently. There was a lot of applications available in Playstore like
“ icon changer free” etc etc to change the app icons. But the problem is that u cant use that changed apps in ur app drawer. U can only use that in ur home screen as a shortcut.
So I just decided to put a little tutorial to do that easily. I know everybody will know this already. But it will help for someone I am sure….
Credit goes to my friend dewanshu93 for teaching me this by personally
Credit Why So Serious? For the Icons
(And Sorry For My Bad English)
Tools Needed:-
(a) One PC
(b) 7 zip
(c) Some good icons
STEPS:-
1) Get some cool icons from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2207136 and save it ur PC. Give him big thanks for the work.
Edit:- If u need some cool Galaxy S4 icons means go here: - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2216289 Please give thanks for his work..
2) Put the apps u want to change the icons to a Folder in ur PC. For example SemcAlbum, Phonebook, Browser etc
3) Here I am taking the Phonebook app for Example..
4) Right Click the Phonebook apk -> Open With -> 7zip File Manager. Then U will get a box contained some files like the attached Image 1
5) Then double click on the res folder and u get another box like attached Image 2
6) Find the folder named “ drawable-xhdpi “ and open it. U will get This Image 3
7) And most important thing is u need to find the original icon and its name of the phonebook.apk or whatever apk u take …
8) For that an easy way is create a new folder in ur PC’s Desktop and select all the images from the box ( Image 3 ) then drag it to the that new folder in the desktop.
9)Then open that folder then search for original the apk icon. Look in to Image 4
10) In my case the name of the Phonebook.apk’s icon is “ic_launcher_contacts “. So just note down the icon name and then open the folder that contains the icons that u downloaded. Image 5
11) And choose which icon u need and select it. Then rename it to the exact name of the original apk icon. ( For example ic_launcher_contacts )
12) After that just drag that renamed icon to res/drawable-xhdpi. It will ask for overright. Press Ok or Yes. That’s it. Copy the apk to ur phone and move it to the System/app with correct permission…
Check the lastly Attached Two images for ur refference .
U can do it with almost all the apks. But I cant guarantee that it will work with all apks. Some System apks did not worked for me…
And also u can take icos from other apks too..
And this is my first work in XDA. Any mistake is there means I am sorry…
Thanks....
Lookin good.. Thanks for sharing this..:good:
I would like to change only the name and icon of an apk. It is not a system app. I am not rooted. Is it possible to decompile it, change it, recompile it, repack it and sign it so that it can be installed on my phone.
oakpress01 said:
I would like to change only the name and icon of an apk. It is not a system app. I am not rooted. Is it possible to decompile it, change it, recompile it, repack it and sign it so that it can be installed on my phone.
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if you want you can use go launcher to change app icons and names.
otherer wise use the xposed module, or use aptool to decompile, edit and all the rest.
press thanks if i helped!
Hello,
This is a guide that will show you how to edit app icons, by decompiling the apk file using Apktool X (current version is: 7.2.2a- Black).
But why would You want to edit a app icon using this method?
Well, at the time of speaking Android N doesn't have support for Xposed so you can't use Flipster for example... Or if you don't have root, by following this guide you can edit app icons system- wide.
Firstly download Apktool X by Andro Black.
After that you want to install it, and find a apk file you want to modify.
After you found the apk, press it once and chose: Decompile res
After that is done (depending on your phone and the apk size it might take several minutes), Use a file manager and open the "Base_src" > "res".
Then find " minimap-*****-** (the "*" could be for example xxhdpi-v4).
Then open one of those minimap folders ( I recommended the first or last one so you could keep track of it where you replaced the icons).
Copy your preferred .png icon and paste it in one of the folders. In the minimap folder you should find the .png icon... Usually it has a name ic_launcher.png.
Delete it, and rename your icon to the name of the stock icon.
Repeat the process in every minimap folder.
After you did that, go to Apktool X and find the Base_src file that you just edited.
Long press it and chose recompile.
Now wait... A few moments/minutes...
When it's done you will get a base_src.apk.
Press it and chosse "Sign".
After that install the base_src_sign.apk
After installation i recommended disabling updates for that app, because a future update will (most likely) overwrite your icon.
Special thanks to: @iBotPeaches for making the original Apktool, and Andro Black for updating the app.
Hope this help's Your OCD :laugh:
In case this guide doesn't help you, leave a question, and i will kindly answer as soon as i can.
In case this works for You, it would be great if You could leave a thumb's up
Links:
Apktool by Andro Black: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=profile&uid=24562946973631820
Tags: Edit app icons, no root, icon pack, system wide
Screenshots:
-Here is: Kernel Auditor with a modified icon:
Whatsapp with S8 icon plz
Editing app's totally
Open an app as zip file then res>midmap.
You can see three or four midmaps, there will be a png called ic_launcher.png or icon.png change it manually which icon you want and rename it as what the icon name is in midmap that's all it will be change completely.
Thank you for reading.: