i was just wondering if i could use a theme that was made for another phone, on this phone?
I wouldn't suggest it....different phones have different system folder setups not to mention the different framework-res.apk and twframework files.
If you don't have problem with Odin and love trying things like me....go for it lol.
I use to do that sort of trial and error stuff on my vibrant but since then I had learned uot kitchen and photoshop
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I wouldn't suggest it....different phones have different system folder setups not to mention the different framework-res.apk and twframework files.
If you don't have problem with Odin and love trying things like me....go for it lol.
I use to do that sort of trial and error stuff on my vibrant but since then I had learned uot kitchen and photoshop
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I've been wanting to learn how to theme the phone myself. I'm good with photoshop. There are very few themes out there that theme the majority of our device. None of the themes for Go, ADW, etc I've d/led have had a skin I could use.
I would suggest you head on over to uot kitchen and read up on their tutorial.
Also somewhere here someone wrote up a more comprehensive tutorial
But keep in mind it's more for froyo and gingerbread roms
I thought UOT only worked on froyo and gb.
And cm7
The op didnt specify what rom he's on and unless I followed the both of you around....I don't know what rom your on either....but I did say "its more for froyo and gingerbread" in my previous post.
Thanks for the heads up. There's this Umbrella Corporation theme I saw on the "LG Esteem" forum, it looked freakin' sick
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And cm7
The op didnt specify what rom he's on and unless I followed the both of you around....I don't know what rom your on either....but I did say "its more for froyo and gingerbread" in my previous post.
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If you're not stalking me...... who is?
Lol
Just because you ride the bus doesn't mean I know what grade ur in :-D
Shortbus-Driver said:
I wouldn't suggest it....different phones have different system folder setups not to mention the different framework-res.apk and twframework files.
If you don't have problem with Odin and love trying things like me....go for it lol.
I use to do that sort of trial and error stuff on my vibrant but since then I had learned uot kitchen and photoshop
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You think downloading the zip and changing stuff out to work with sgs4g will work?
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Yes some things will
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Yes some things will
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Alright I'll give that a try and uot kitchen stuff too
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I saw this today while browsing through the forums and wow do I want this! I installed it and it booted up, and started to run. It looked so amazing! But out of nowhere it went into an endless boot loop. So sad! I'm running uncommon sense V1.1. Any ideas? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=727117
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I saw this today while browsing through the forums and wow do I want this! I installed it and it booted up, and started to run. It looked so amazing! But out of nowhere it went into an endless boot loop. So sad! I'm running uncommon sense V1.1. Any ideas? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=727117
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Works on Lou's R-EVO-lution (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=799679) rom as well. I used the R-EVO-lution rom and mounted the theme, and it ran fine and is actually quite beautiful, but it ends up messing up the internal mounting, which is a bummer.
I don't think it's possible to load the way it is. A dev would have to port it (I'm guessing) or you'd have to switch roms.
Crap. Thank you for the insight. If there's any dev that would want to try to port this to uncommon, that would be sweet...
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This is an EVO Theme for EVO Rom's that is why you are having an issue. The framework-res, com.htc.resources, rosie, vending apk's are different than on the DINC. You would have to have someone port it over to the DINC to get it to work correctly.
***Edit*** So apprently the only DINC ROM that it will work on is FrankenRom http://adrynalyne.us/
It works on hey its lou new rom as well
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I am trying to port this right now and will let you know if I succeed. I have a little tool that does it for you but I have never used it so we will see what happens. I am porting to SkyRaider 3 for now and if it works I can port it to any dodexed rom.
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I am trying to port this right now and will let you know if I succeed. I have a little tool that does it for you but I have never used it so we will see what happens. I am porting to SkyRaider 3 for now and if it works I can port it to any dodexed rom.
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What little tool?
There is a tool on AndroidForums made by a guy called Androizd that ports and converts everything over. He is a really good DEV but had some problems with some people in the ERIS sectino so he no longer post on XDA, If you want to try and port themes I know it worked really well on my old ERIS.
Actually I got it here at XDA. I know what tool your talking about with the Eris, I used to own one.
What tool are you referring to? Do you have a link?
I will see if I can find the original thread so I can give the original creator credit. If not I will post it here for download.
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I will see if I can find the original thread so I can give the original creator credit. If not I will post it here for download.
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Ok thanks.
Are there any proper themes for SkyRaider? Seems like most all of them a hacked together(in a bad way).
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Are there any proper themes for SkyRaider? Seems like most all of them a hacked together(in a bad way).
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Nope non that I have seen. I hacked together a blue one but I only added the .png files. I did no XML edits.
Here is the link to the theme porter on XDA. I am done playing around as I have to leave. Hope you get it to work for you, I'm sure I could I just don't have the time. Let me know how it goes.
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Here is the link to the theme porter on XDA. I am done playing around as I have to leave. Hope you get it to work for you, I'm sure I could I just don't have the time. Let me know how it goes.
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Thanks will do.
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Here is the link to the theme porter on XDA. I am done playing around as I have to leave. Hope you get it to work for you, I'm sure I could I just don't have the time. Let me know how it goes.
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So I used it and it works well. Only issue is...if the ROM does not use the .9.png files and the Theme does then you are out of luck. In this intance the Ucommon ROM does not use .9.png files and this theme does so the theme will not work with Uncommon ROM. SkyRaider does not use .9.png files either.
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So I used it and it works well. Only issue is...if the ROM does not use the .9.png files and the Theme does then you are out of luck. In this intance the Ucommon ROM does not use .9.png files and this theme does so the theme will not work with Uncommon ROM. SkyRaider does not use .9.png files either.
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Ok thanks everyone. I was just hopeful I guess. I really don't know much just basics as I am pretty new. I'm sure ill get better with time. This is very different from blackberry. All in good ways, of course
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So I used it and it works well. Only issue is...if the ROM does not use the .9.png files and the Theme does then you are out of luck. In this intance the Ucommon ROM does not use .9.png files and this theme does so the theme will not work with Uncommon ROM. SkyRaider does not use .9.png files either.
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Its easy but time consuming to convert them to .9 style just Google it. If you have Android SDK installed and Eclipse you can do it.
Well I have this looking good, the creator did an amazing job.. the only thing is the services.jar is outta my hands, and the clock needs to be black or something cos you cant see it on most any pull downs cos the transparent status bar ...
i use the stock ROM.. the stock ota 2.2 deoodexed ROM that was posted a while back.
any help would be much appreciated,, here it is
http://www.multiupload.com/FKGJ4A45M3
Is there a Tom kitchen I can use to build my own Tom's for the infuse? The only one I found way the one online for galaxy s and nexuses...and you can't customize like u want and if u flash it u have to use hellraiser...pls help..
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I meant rom kitchen...LOL...stupid smart keyboard...
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i dont know how your gonna do it but u can use my kicthen
huh?
explain? im really serious... i would like to build my own custom rom
http://api.viglink.com/api/click?fo...the-kitchen/&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_13160194143384
this may get you going in the right direction
Tomdg07 said:
i dont know how your gonna do it but u can use my kicthen
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explain? im really serious... i would like to build my own custom rom
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His name is Tom, he's being silly.
No one here has created a kitchen, and so far none of the devs have any interest in creating one. Kitchens lead to ROM creators who have no understanding of how their devices work, and this is a bad thing.
I suggest that you try to find MikeyMike's ROM authoring guide, I think it's somewhere in the Captivate forums. There are a bunch of other guides too.
I suggest starting small - learn about theming and deodexing, then try to perform some small mods (e.g. modifying an existing ROM with a small CWM-flashable mod), then think about full ROMs after you've learned the smaller stuff.
Yes it was a joke, sorry for the confusion lol
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UPDATE: Doesn't work, but maybe it could be made to work? See last posts.
I just have a question about installing the theme chooser on any rooted and deoxed ROM. Is it possible? I'm running one of jboxers roms. I saw one thread here at xda about it but the guy was asking about sense roms.
It can be installed on any ROM based off of the CM7 source. (I think it can at least, I've never tried it on MIUI but you don't need it there)
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I just have a question about installing the theme chooser on any rooted and deoxed ROM. Is it possible? I'm running one of jboxxers roms. I saw one thread here at xda about it but the guy was asking about sense roms.
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No, it has to be coded into the rom to work.
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No, it has to be coded into the rom to work.
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What needs to be changed in the rom? Is it edits to the framework? If I can do it, it would be an interesting project to try.
It would be cool to see a stockish ROM with that kind if theme support. I did read elsewhere it needs some frameworks found in cm7.
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What needs to be changed in the rom? Is it edits to the framework? If I can do it, it would be an interesting project to try.
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Try to push it to a stock room with adb. It will fail, and somewhere it will say why. Fix the why.
I haven't got the slightest idea as to what exactly the theme chooser relies on.
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I'd be happy to help with this. I have adb installed and am wanting to learn ROM development anyways. I can figure out how to work adb this weekend and try then. Does anyone know where I can get a theme chooser apk?
One more question, does theme chooser need adw launcher?
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kingdomseed said:
I'd be happy to help with this. I have adb installed and am wanting to learn ROM development anyways. I can figure out how to work adb this weekend and try then. Does anyone know where I can get a theme chooser apk?
One more question, does theme chooser need adw launcher?
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Search Google for "T-Mobile Theme Chooser." It was code written by T-Mobile for their phones. That is what CM7 and others use to implement this feature. It requires the framework to be decompiled and recompiled with support code for the theme chooser. It is just not installing a program. it is very technical and not easy to do.
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I'd be happy to help with this. I have adb installed and am wanting to learn ROM development anyways. I can figure out how to work adb this weekend and try then. Does anyone know where I can get a theme chooser apk?
One more question, does theme chooser need adw launcher?
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I got the apk you can have. What's your email? I'm on a phone so I can't upload. Ill attach to an email.
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So the lg framework would have to be decompiled and recompiled with support code in otherwords?
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I got the apk you can have. What's your email? I'm on a phone so I can't upload. Ill attach to an email.
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I pm'ed it to you. Is that ok?
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So I gave it a shot and this is what I end up with. I'll google around to see what this means, if it means anything more than its face value might suggest.
pkg: /data/local/tmp/ThemeChooser.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_SHARED_USER_INCOMPATIBLE]
Edit: Looked around some more and found this thread on the error:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=640592&page=54
To quote Brut.all there "I think "INSTALL_FAILED_SHARED_USER_INCOMPATIBLE" is straightforward: Android refuses to install apk with UID if it has different certs than already installed app."
and Daneshm90 "Yup so u got 2 options,
1. Find all the apks that have the same uid and resign them with the same keys
2. Remove the uid from the manifest and hope it works"
I am not sure exactly where to go from here. Is there a tool that would let me open up the APK and see the UID?
kingdomseed said:
So I gave it a shot and this is what I end up with. I'll google around to see what this means, if it means anything more than its face value might suggest.
pkg: /data/local/tmp/ThemeChooser.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_SHARED_USER_INCOMPATIBLE]
Edit: Looked around some more and found this thread on the error:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=640592&page=54
To quote Brut.all there "I think "INSTALL_FAILED_SHARED_USER_INCOMPATIBLE" is straightforward: Android refuses to install apk with UID if it has different certs than already installed app."
and Daneshm90 "Yup so u got 2 options,
1. Find all the apks that have the same uid and resign them with the same keys
2. Remove the uid from the manifest and hope it works"
I am not sure exactly where to go from here. Is there a tool that would let me open up the APK and see the UID?
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You cannot install it. Has to be a system app with changes to the system framework. Very difficult to do.
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out of curiousity
Considering T-mobile created the Theme Chooser code for their phones, i was just wondering, I have a T-mobile Optimus T running 2.3.3 stock, would there be a way to make this work for me??
ShawnnKushh said:
Considering T-mobile created the Theme Chooser code for their phones, i was just wondering, I have a T-mobile Optimus T running 2.3.3 stock, would there be a way to make this work for me??
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Requires modifications to the framework to work.
framework changes
would it be possible to insert only those specific entries to the framework and make this work? its really the only reaon anymore i prefer to use a rom, considering 2.3.3 has fixed many of the bugs that originally made me switch.
ShawnnKushh said:
would it be possible to insert only those specific entries to the framework and make this work? its really the only reaon anymore i prefer to use a rom, considering 2.3.3 has fixed many of the bugs that originally made me switch.
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In theory yes, but if you were good enough at ROM development to be able to do so, you wouldn't be asking these questions. Even if you want to learn, start with something easier.
LMAO!
lmao most deffinetely, ive never developed anything for android, i used to be an apple junkie, up until a couple months ago haha, but im sure it not a simple as copy and paste, so i was just asking. but what exactly does a framework consist of??
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lmao most deffinetely, ive never developed anything for android, i used to be an apple junkie, up until a couple months ago haha, but im sure it not a simple as copy and paste, so i was just asking. but what exactly does a framework consist of??
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I believe the theme chooser was developed by T-Mobile in Europe for their Android phones there. I don't believe ever implemented into a TMO USA device officially.
jboxer said:
I believe the theme chooser was developed by T-Mobile in Europe for their Android phones there. I don't believe ever implemented into a TMO USA device officially.
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well it just so happens that i have the p500 factory 2.3.3 flashed on my p509 now right now, since they dont have an official tmo version yet. but it is european based, so what im wondering is, would that already be incorporated into the "ROM" inces its european, or maybe not conidering the p500 isnt a t-mobile phone, and both prerequisites arent met, 1. european firmware, and 2. t-mobile branded
what do yall think??
My wife's galaxy s2 came with a stock email (version 3.0) that looks like the honeycomb app on my tablet. I want it on my phone, but my attempts to push it have been unsuccessful. Can some one give me a down and dirty instruction on how to do this? Both phones have GB, so I thought it would work.
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My wife's galaxy s2 came with a stock email (version 3.0) that looks like the honeycomb app on my tablet. I want it on my phone, but my attempts to push it have been unsuccessful. Can some one give me a down and dirty instruction on how to do this? Both phones have GB, so I thought it would work.
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Questions need to be asked in the Q&A section. Third link in my signature will tell you the procedure for pushing apps. You can try it and see if it works.
Actually since it is a app made for a different phone it would have to be decompiled and recompiled for your phone.
Vroom Vroom
@lumin30...Q&A, got it. I'll try to push it a few more times, then assume that it needs to be de- and recompiled (@eollie).
Thanks for the replies.
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i didn't get you bro what do you mean by decompile and recompile?
you mean porting it?
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Questions need to be asked in the Q&A section
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Technicly this would be in themes and apps since its a request for an app ..well thats the way lufc would see it
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He didn't ask for an app. He asked for the down and dirty to push an app.
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He didn't ask for an app. He asked for the down and dirty to push an app.
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Lol down and dirty..but oh i see now must of read it wrong..feel stupid
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He didn't ask for an app. He asked for the down and dirty to push an app.
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If you wanna get technical he is asking how to get it to work period. That means DnickDominic is more correct. However it wont work until its "ported" for the sgsg. I guess using the term decompile and recompile are too hard to understand.
lol.
@eolli: i understand what the hell is decompile and recompile.
im pointing the question did you understand what are you saying bro?
decompiling and recompiling doesn't make the app compatible with any phones.
porting app requires you decompile the app, change some codes and n the smali folder, recompile, zip align for usage efficiency.(yes, i know a lot of stuff about porting)
NOT JUST RECOMPILE AND DECOMPILE
DON'T TAKE THIS AS AN OFFENSE BRO
Jules typically when talking about getting a app to work you would do as I stated and the people that would be doing this know what I was talking about. I didn't use the term port for a reason, and your response was exactly why.
Now regarding me taking offense...why are you telling for me to not take offense? You don't want me to take offense but you tell this statement at me.
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recompiling and decompiling the apk doesn't make tha apk compatible for sgs4g. lol it like you want coke, so you open a bottle and close it so i will become a Pepsi.
you need certain step to follow in order to make it compatible in other phones
so that's why i used the word porting.
btw how much experience do you have about recompiling apk and modding?
I bet you don't even know how to decompile an apk
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I saw a post somewhere with all of the SGSIII apps. Anyone know where it is? I cant find it! I downloaded the firmware, but they are all md5 files. I need to dissect the stock SGSIII Rom to get some apk and some lib files. Please help! I searched but i cant find it!
If you're really serious about taking apart the S3 rom get ahold of dsixda's kitchen and learn how to use it. It'll let you do most of what you need such as extracting system apps from ext4 image, deodexing apks, etc.
The learning curve is steep, and Google is your friend. It's all been done before and documented in various xda threads, just search them out. And good luck.
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If you're really serious about taking apart the S3 rom get ahold of dsixda's kitchen and learn how to use it. It'll let you do most of what you need such as extracting system apps from ext4 image, deodexing apks, etc.
The learning curve is steep, and Google is your friend. It's all been done before and documented in various xda threads, just search them out. And good luck.
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I just picked up 2 Android Dev guides and I plan on getting all the required applications tomorrow. Its time to get my hands dirty and start building my own rom's and kernels.
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If you're really serious about taking apart the S3 rom get ahold of dsixda's kitchen and learn how to use it. It'll let you do most of what you need such as extracting system apps from ext4 image, deodexing apks, etc.
The learning curve is steep, and Google is your friend. It's all been done before and documented in various xda threads, just search them out. And good luck.
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Kitchen will only help so much I'm sorry to say lol
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Kitchen will only help so much I'm sorry to say lol
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Any advice nrm? You seen to be a man who needs his brain picked lol
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Right now I can tell you deodex will work on all but 2 apps I can't remember what two lol so your best bet is to dl a stock deodexed gs3 rom to start the apps extract and decompile fine it seems but as far as getting these apps running I'm in the dark so far me and a few guys have been off and on I took some time to clear my head on it but wanna get banging out a port soon I have it started but size is the issue at this point I need to go into every apk and debloat from within
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Right now I can tell you deodex will work on all but 2 apps I can't remember what two lol so your best bet is to dl a stock deodexed gs3 rom to start the apps extract and decompile fine it seems but as far as getting these apps running I'm in the dark so far me and a few guys have been off and on I took some time to clear my head on it but wanna get banging out a port soon I have it started but size is the issue at this point I need to go into every apk and debloat from within
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I assume you have seen this?
Edit: posted wrong link. I meant this:
http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...-handling-galaxy-s-iii-cache-images-a-breeze/
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I had not but since I have no need for it I wasn't looking but good find lol
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I had not but since I have no need for it I wasn't looking but good find lol
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Lol. I'm getting tired and need to sign off xda for the evening.
For some reason I thought that was a tool for debloating sgs3 apks.
Obviously, Its useless to you :banghead:
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Kitchen will only help so much I'm sorry to say lol
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True, but if attempting to travel to the moon, you must first leave your house.
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Lol. I'm getting tired and need to sign off xda for the evening.
For some reason I thought that was a tool for debloating sgs3 apks.
Obviously, Its useless to you :banghead:
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didnt mean to sound like a douche lol just got my own way of dealing with apk files especially since they have newer declarations for Res files that started at 3.2 and I gotta get used to them lol
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True, but if attempting to travel to the moon, you must first leave your house.
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True allow me to say though do not use experimental porting tool it will fail not in the sense of issues but in the sense of it changes things you don't want changed its strange
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NRM-
NEVER apologize to me for "sounding like a douche". We will always be cool.
I was tired and thought I was being helpful, but I wasn't. If you were being hard on me, I would know it
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True allow me to say though do not use experimental porting tool it will fail not in the sense of issues but in the sense of it changes things you don't want changed its strange
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I see your point, some of the packaged tools do fall short. At times it's best to do things manually.
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I see your point, some of the packaged tools do fall short. At times it's best to do things manually.
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Indeed lol but I would love to see either an overhaul or a new type kitchen
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