i came across this link and it helped me! super easy and will work with the framework-res.apk of any rom!
heres the link:
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/551-tutorial-customize-your-battery-mod/
is framework-res.apk needed to sign?
No need to resign framework-res.apk.
My way: double click to open with winrar, just drag new images into winrar to replace the old ones, close winrar and transfer to phone.
PhoenixNghi said:
No need to resign framework-res.apk.
My way: double click to open with winrar, just drag new images into winrar to replace the old ones, close winrar and transfer to phone.
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Its the same with 7zip.
This should really be in the theme and app section.
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Hey Everyone, The SK4G is known to have to have good graphics though you might have noticed that stock samsung window animations arent the smoothest, luckily I found a nice mod/tweak for that. Just Replace the "Anim" folder to your framwork-res.apk in the res folder and reboot. Enjoy!
http://www.mediafire.com/?dxaelds38d9r6es
John_2k2 said:
Hey Everyone, The SK4G is known to have to have good graphics though you might have noticed that stock samsung window animations arent the smoothest, luckily I found a nice mod/tweak for that. Just Replace the "Anim" folder to your framwork-res.apk in the res folder and reboot. Enjoy!
http://www.mediafire.com/?dxaelds38d9r6es
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can i get more details on what this will do?
Yeah your windows transitions are much smoother and fluid
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John_2k2 said:
Hey Everyone, The SK4G is known to have to have good graphics though you might have noticed that stock samsung window animations arent the smoothest, luckily I found a nice mod/tweak for that. Just Replace the "Anim" folder to your framwork-res.apk in the res folder and reboot. Enjoy!
http://www.mediafire.com/?dxaelds38d9r6es
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Do you have a link for the stock SK4G anim folder? I would like to try them on a different device.
uhm..
can I get a guide on how to install this? and idk if this has to do with the animations but my web browser is uber sluggish when changing pages...?
turphed said:
can I get a guide on how to install this? and idk if this has to do with the animations but my web browser is uber sluggish when changing pages...?
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not sure why this is in development and not themes. But you have to open your framework-res.apk (use 7zip or something similar) and delete the anim folder in /res/ . then drag this anim folder in, close it. then push the apk to system/framework on your phone and reboot
ayoteddy said:
not sure why this is in development and not themes. But you have to open your framework-res.apk (use 7zip or something similar) and delete the anim folder in /res/ . then drag this anim folder in, close it. then push the apk to system/framework on your phone and reboot
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am i doing this from my pc into my phones /system or something on the sd card? sorry I'm a noob to the sidekick 4G
Use your PC, your phone can't open apks like zips.
sduvick said:
Use your PC, your phone can't open apks like zips.
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soo... where am I putting the anim file on the sd card or the /system of the phone?
pull /system/framework/framework-res.apk from your phone onto your PC
open the framework-res.apk as a zip using 7zip or winRAR
place anim folder in /res/, overwriting the anim folder that's there
place framework-res.apk back into /system/framework.
ayoteddy said:
not sure why this is in development and not themes. But you have to open your framework-res.apk (use 7zip or something similar) and delete the anim folder in /res/ . then drag this anim folder in, close it. then push the apk to system/framework on your phone and reboot
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take the framework-res.apk from system/framework and place it on your SD or use adb.
then from your PC open the framework-res and delete the anim folder in res/ . then drag the anim folder from here into there. then close it and push it back to system/framework
edit: Sduvick got me this time haha
sduvick said:
pull /system/framework/framework-res.apk from your phone onto your PC
open the framework-res.apk as a zip using 7zip or winRAR
place anim folder in /res/, overwriting the anim folder that's there
place framework-res.apk back into /system/framework.
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thanks, I see a bit of a difference now
I tried to change an image in systemui.apk. First I decompiled it with apkmanager,the I changed the image,I compiled and signed it.Then, with android commander I pushed systemui.apk. Now , my status bar doesn't appear. What is the problem ? Please help me.
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I tried to change an image in systemui.apk. First I decompiled it with apkmanager,the I changed the image,I compiled and signed it.Then, with android commander I pushed systemui.apk. Now , my status bar doesn't appear. What is the problem ? Please help me.
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Use winrar for theming. Apkmanager is nly for .xml editing or smali editing.
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Feras.Rehman said:
Use winrar for theming. Apkmanager is nly for .xml editing or smali editing.
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if we use winrar then how to go back to .zip to .apk ...
is renaming the file from .zip to .apk works out ??
ahh don't do that way! -_-
just open the apk directly using winrar..then open the folder wer you want to change the .png images..just drag and drop the images in the winrar window and the rest will be done the winrar itself..you don't even need to extract all those files and recomplie them again!
thanks ! it's working !
Ravi H Basawa said:
if we use winrar then how to go back to .zip to .apk ...
is renaming the file from .zip to .apk works out ??
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there is no need of winrar all u need are the images photo resizing software
i flashed the embyro 4.0 rom i was wondering how to change the different battery icon.
You would have to change the battery PNGs in /system/app/SystemUI.apk as far as I know.
It's not hard to do. You can simply replace the pngs inside the apk by opening it (not extracting) with something like 7-zip after you pull it (or unzip the ROM). You need to make sure that the file names are exactly the same. You can extract a copy of the apk to modify the pngs.
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You would have to change the battery PNGs in /system/app/SystemUI.apk as far as I know.
It's not hard to do. You can simply replace the pngs inside the apk by opening it (not extracting) with something like 7-zip after you pull it (or unzip the ROM). You need to make sure that the file names are exactly the same. You can extract a copy of the apk to modify the pngs.
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thanks ill give it a try
HI folks i was just playing with rom tools and stuff i have found we can modify icons and layout stuff which apear on screen very easy way so here what i found just rename any apk to *.zip and open it in 7z zip or winrar and go to res and find drawablemdpi or drawablehdpi whatever in your case open it and you will find all the display icons or separators etc etc so change the icon with the one you want but remember the format,size,name should be same otherwise it will make a mess careful with it and rename it back to *.apk and sign it with any apk signer and simply replace your stock apk with your modified one and you will get the icons you want it works with farmework.apk,settings.apk,mms.apk maybe works with all other apks but did,nt tried it so try and post result
sohailrabani said:
HI folks i was just playing with rom tools and stuff i have found we can modify icons and layout stuff which apear on screen very easy way so here what i found just rename any apk to *.zip and open it in 7z zip or winrar and go to res and find drawablemdpi or drawablehdpi whatever in your case open it and you will find all the display icons or separators etc etc so change the icon with the one you want but remember the format,size,name should be same otherwise it will make a mess careful with it and rename it back to *.apk and sign it with any apk signer and simply replace your stock apk with your modified one and you will get the icons you want it works with farmework.apk,settings.apk,mms.apk maybe works with all other apks but did,nt tried it so try and post result
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i think you should read up on vrtheme
this kind of thing is very old news
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1207017
DSA said:
this kind of thing is very old news
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Ancient more like.
Simply u can unpack or repack apk files here are some easy steps:
1) install root explorer
2) Click on that file which u wanna unpack, after clicking perform the action (view ) then select all the files and extract them.
3) After editing or modifying,select that folder and compress to normal zip.
4) Go to the zip file and rename .zip to.apk
Done
Thanks for the info, but I think most here know how to unzip apk files, and this isn't the correct forum.
It should also be mentioned that this method is quick and easy, but is really only useful for replacing images. To make modifications to any xml or smali, you have to decompile the apk.
Morningstar said:
Thanks for the info, but I think most here know how to unzip apk files, and this isn't the correct forum.
It should also be mentioned that this method is quick and easy, but is really only useful for replacing images. To make modifications to any xml or smali, you have to decompile the apk.
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Yes, this method its only working, when you change the pictures.
The xml, smali etc. file method only working, when you use apktool app (on pc or android).