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[?]Question about theming .apk files

I'm trying to theme a few .apk's and I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I'm new to theming android so bare with me if its a noob mistake.
I get the original.apk and change it to original.zip
Then I extract original.zip to a folder
In the folder I go into SYSTEM/drawable/ folder and edit the .png files that I want to edit.
Once finished I re-package the folder as a .zip
Change the .zip to .apk
Then I run it through the APK Signer (don't remember where I got it but it was on XDA)
Once signed I change the name back to whatever it was before
Then I try to install it but installation always fails.
Is there a step I'm missing or messing up? Is there another way to sign APK's that works better? Like I said I'm new to this way of theming but I thought this was all I was supposed to do.

PMDColeslaw said:
I'm trying to theme a few .apk's and I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I'm new to theming android so bare with me if its a noob mistake.
I get the original.apk and change it to original.zip
Then I extract original.zip to a folder
In the folder I go into SYSTEM/drawable/ folder and edit the .png files that I want to edit.
Once finished I re-package the folder as a .zip
Change the .zip to .apk
Then I run it through the APK Signer (don't remember where I got it but it was on XDA)
Once signed I change the name back to whatever it was before
Then I try to install it but installation always fails.
Is there a step I'm missing or messing up? Is there another way to sign APK's that works better? Like I said I'm new to this way of theming but I thought this was all I was supposed to do.
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Yeah ur making it harder than it should be.
First thing search for my everything android zip in the dev section.
Then extract the Res file from the app. Do ur edits using Photoshop or gimp or whatever.
The take the edited Res file and drag it to the app. No need to resign the app or anything.
Then it can be pushed back to ur phone with adb or u can make a signed zip if u want to flash it to ur phone via recovery.
Piece of advice...use 7zip. Not winzip or winrar. Its easier for working with apps and zips.

Papa Smurf151 said:
Yeah ur making it harder than it should be.
First thing search for my everything android zip in the dev section.
Then extract the Res file from the app. Do ur edits using Photoshop or gimp or whatever.
The take the edited Res file and drag it to the app. No need to resign the app or anything.
Then it can be pushed back to ur phone with adb or u can make a signed zip if u want to flash it to ur phone via recovery.
Piece of advice...use 7zip. Not winzip or winrar. Its easier for working with apps and zips.
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Awesome! I'll try it out. I figured I was making it harder than it had to be, lol.
EDIT: Whoa! I'll have to try that everything zip of yours at home. I'm at work right now and that thing is a monster, lol. I'm still gonna try the 7z steps though

PMDColeslaw said:
Awesome! I'll try it out. I figured I was making it harder than it had to be, lol.
EDIT: Whoa! I'll have to try that everything zip of yours at home. I'm at work right now and that thing is a monster, lol. I'm still gonna try the 7z steps though
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Yeah its a huge file but has a ton of stuff to get started with theming and rom building and app building. Its worth the download but again its huge lol

Ok so I've been working on it all day and I've made some progress, but still nothing usable. Now when I flash my signed zip the phone loads and the theme is there (looking great) but the phone never finds signal. It searches for a while but never hits on a tower or anything. After a few minutes the android process starts FC'ing over and over. :-(
Here's what I got if someone has time to look at it...
http://www.4shared.com/file/qwzRnZ0T/update1-signed.html
Sent from my SUPER HERO with Froyo using the XDA app

PMDColeslaw said:
Then I try to install it but installation always fails.
Is there a step I'm missing or messing up?
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im assuming u are pushing the apk back to the phone.. if this is where its failing it seems like u didn't adb remount before you push the apk...

bk718 said:
im assuming u are pushing the apk back to the phone.. if this is where its failing it seems like u didn't adb remount before you push the apk...
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No I am signing the .zip to be flashable from recovery (I'm at work = no ADB) I did just get it working though! I think that the issue was with an xml file I tried to edit to change the carrier name. (I'm not with sprint)
Not sure why it broke it but once I reverted back to the original it flashed fine.

Ok new issue, how do I get an apk to work/install once I've edited it? I packed it back up as a zip and then changed .zip to . apk . What else should I do? It shows up as the app and let's me go through the install steps, but then it says app not installed.
Sent from my SUPER HERO with Froyo using the XDA app

PMDColeslaw said:
Ok new issue, how do I get an apk to work/install once I've edited it? I packed it back up as a zip and then changed .zip to . apk . What else should I do? It shows up as the app and let's me go through the install steps, but then it says app not installed.
Sent from my SUPER HERO with Froyo using the XDA app
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No reason to keep changing from apk to zip and so forth. Some apps wont install if its a system app.
U might have to flash it via recovery in a signed zip or push via adb

Papa Smurf151 said:
No reason to keep changing from apk to zip and so forth. Some apps wont install if its a system app.
U might have to flash it via recovery in a signed zip or push via adb
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Oh ok, its the launcher pro app. I guess ill just add it to the theme flash zip
I just thought you could edit an apk and then install it.
Thanks!
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Papa Smurf151 said:
No reason to keep changing from apk to zip and so forth. Some apps wont install if its a system app.
U might have to flash it via recovery in a signed zip or push via adb
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I was wondering if I can use Launcher Pro with these themes????

PMDColeslaw said:
Oh ok, its the launcher pro app. I guess ill just add it to the theme flash zip
I just thought you could edit an apk and then install it.
Thanks!
Sent from my SUPER HERO with Froyo using the XDA app
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That's not a system app. Delete the Meta folder. Then resign the apk and it will install

Papa Smurf151 said:
That's not a system app. Delete the Meta folder. Then resign the apk and it will install
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Ahh, ok. Thanks!
Sent from my SUPER HERO with Froyo using the XDA app

rickyq12 said:
I was wondering if I can use Launcher Pro with these themes????
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Yeah you can use it with any theme. But if you want it to match you may have to theme launcher pro yourself.
Sent from my SUPER HERO with Froyousing the XDA app

Thanks for your help bro. I'll give some of the themes a try. I was afraid I wasn't going to be able to use LP once I installed a theme. I like LP a lot so thanks for the info.

Can anyone tell me where or what the .apk is for the Power widget? I want to theme it but I cant seem to find it. I looked in the settings apk but It didnt look like the parts I want to therme were in there.

PMDColeslaw said:
Can anyone tell me where or what the .apk is for the Power widget? I want to theme it but I cant seem to find it. I looked in the settings apk but It didnt look like the parts I want to therme were in there.
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I think its settings.apk

Papa Smurf151 said:
I think its settings.apk
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Hmm well I looked in the settings.apk, but I couldnt tell what to edit. I'd like to change the color of the on/off indicator in the widget, but I cant figure out which png files to edit.

Can anyone tell me what .png files correspond to the white text area at the top of the Facebook widget? I want to straighten it up a bit but I can't figure out which files to edit.
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Also would anyone else like the idea of changing this thread to a general Q & A for themeing different .apk's? Just a thought.

I am theming .apk too and it is defiantly a system app lol... I'm having trouble getting it to install as well and I did sign the .apk when I was done. My question is that is there a thread that I missed in my searches that I could post questions or might someone here think they could help me figure out what I'm doing wrong.
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I did try to install the .apk by flashing it as a .zip and that installs it but will force close before it is even opens. Thanks in advance

[MOD] HoneyComb Look: Bootanimation | Lock Screen

Hey guys just wanted to share something that I found on the other device forums on XDA
PLEASE MAKE A FULL XRECOVERY/NANDROID BACKUP BEFORE TRYING ANY SYSTEM MODIFICATIONS LIKE THIS
[1] BootAnimation [works on all ROMs]
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I dont know if it has been posted here before but here is the boot animation from Honeycomb, tailored for our screen sizes.
P.S.: this is not created/modified by me, I had found it while browsing on the other Android forums @ XDA but I cant recollect from which thread I downloaded this...
check attached files XOOM_Honeycomb.rar
there are landscape and portrait versions... i prefer the landscape one
[2] Lock Screen [works on CM6/ CM7 mods, DOESNOT work with 2.1]
This is from: Lockscreen Mod for CM7 (Honeycomb Wannabe Lockscreen) by bizdady
all credit goes to him, great job dude!!!
please read the first post of that thread completely before proceeding
for this lockscreen u will need a few thigs:
*** if you dont know how to push/pull files from device visit the following thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842060
A) Clock font
Download the attached file "honeycomb_lockscreen_clockfont.zip" place it on the root of ur SDCARD and flash it via xRecovery, reboot...
B) "Lock" button
{Method 1} Automated (havent tried this myself by is suggested by the OP of that thread)
To get the lock follow the part on "Metamorph Instructions" given in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=959602 thread and for X10...
If your not sure about which version your phone uses just use Astro or any other file manager and take a look at your /system/framework-res.apk file. Browse file the file and navigate over to the /res folder and you will see a drawable folder with either hdpi or hdpi-v4. Proceed to download whichever version your rom uses.
incase its HDPI the d/l this file: http://www.mediafire.com/file/vchfnuiekvi3syi/Honeycomb_Lock_HDPI.zip...
incase its HDPI-v4 the d/l this file: http://www.mediafire.com/file/7tqgs778yeawbqm/Honeycomb_Lock_HDPI-v4.zip
further instructions are given in above mentioned thread.
{Method 2} Manual-round-about-way (this is what I followed and works on FreeX10-Beta4+CM6 settings; should also work on CM7)
1> pull the file "framework-res.apk" from the /system/framework/ of ur current ROM, and make a copy of this file as a backup incase something goes wrong
2> extract the contents of the "Honeycomb_Lock_HDPI.zip" file stated above into another folder on ur computer. u will the get the following folders: framework-res\res\drawable-hdpi & framework-res\res\drawable-land-hdpi
3> open the "framework-res.apk" which you got from step 1 in WinRAR http://www.rarlab.com/ (this is wht i used), browse to framework-res.apk\res\ within WinRAR and copy the contents from the folders u got from step 2 to into the corresponding folders, i.e. files from framework-res\res\drawable-hdpi (or hdpi-v4) into framework-res.apk\res\drawable-hdpi (or hdpi-v4) and files from framework-res\res\drawable-land-hdpi (or hdpi-v4) into framework-res.apk\res\drawable-land-hdpi (or hdpi-v4), within winrar window [while adding the files winrar will through up a window titled "Archive name and parameters" in this MAKE SURE THAT THE COMPRESSION METHOD IS CHANGED IT TO "STORE", after that click OK, the files will be replaced/added to the apk file]
4> once all files have been replaced, push the modified "framework-res.apk" to /system/framework/ on ur device. [they phone may reboot, but thats normal no need to panic]
* Incase either of these methods dont work just post ur framework-res.apk file here and i will do the necessary modifications n post it back...
Enjoy the Honeycomb look for your LockScreen!!!

Heres a flashable zip of the clock font only.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/b6xpw0pda671ujm/HoneycombClock.zip

Nice find =D
Gonna test it tomorrow
Sent from my X10i using XDA App

I'm on Free X10 beta 4, CM 6 (something). And lockscreen isn't applied with metamorph. It's just saying applying theme, but nothing happens.
When I tried to apply lockscreen manually, phone restarts and at some point bootscreen hangs, green led stays on and phone vibrates continiusly - so it's bricked.
I did get to recover system files with xrecovery.
But my question is, do I have to apply CM 7? Isn't there a way to use it on CM 6 or is this baseband problem, because my baseband version is 55.
I understanded that it works with CM 6 too.
Sorry for my bad English.

SilverASH said:
I'm on Free X10 beta 4, CM 6 (something). And lockscreen isn't applied with metamorph. It's just saying applying theme, but nothing happens.
When I tried to apply lockscreen manually, phone restarts and at some point bootscreen hangs, green led stays on and phone vibrates continiusly - so it's bricked.
I did get to recover system files with xrecovery.
But my question is, do I have to apply CM 7? Isn't there a way to use it on CM 6 or is this baseband problem, because my baseband version is 55.
I understanded that it works with CM 6 too.
Sorry for my bad English.
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1stly i myself havent tried the Metamorph method...
manual method doesnt work? thats odd.. cause i am myself using FreeX10-beta4 + CM6 settings (on baseband 2.1.55) and manual way works flawlessly... sorry that ur device got bricked @ boot...
no no u dont need to apply CM7 (thats based on GB, a totally diff OS version 2.3.x)... it should work on CM6...
do one thing since u have got ur current system running just pull the framework-res.apk file from /system/framework/ and post it here (use some compression software, e.g.: winrar)... i will modify it and post it back...
btw did the clock font atleast change? and wht abt the bootscreen?

Clock font worked flawlessly, bootscreen I haven't tried.
Btw I pulled framework-res.apk with root explorer. Framework-res.apk is in attachment.

SilverASH said:
Clock font worked flawlessly, bootscreen I haven't tried.
Btw I pulled framework-res.apk with root explorer. Framework-res.apk is in attachment.
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which ROM are u using?
do u have a X10 (came preinstalled with 2.1) or X10 HD (came preinstalled with 2.1)?

I'm using zdzihu 's Free X10 Beta 4 rom and CM 6 (I think it was CM-6.1.3-V4, but I'm not sure).
My X10i came with preinstalled 1.6.

SilverASH said:
Clock font worked flawlessly, bootscreen I haven't tried.
Btw I pulled framework-res.apk with root explorer. Framework-res.apk is in attachment.
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i think i figured out the problem... the framework-res.apk which u posted is HDPI-v4 based as compared to HDPI (for which the link was posted in main post)... if u want to try the Metamorph method again try it with this file: HDPI-v4: http://www.mediafire.com/file/7tqgs778yeawbqm/Honeycomb_Lock_HDPI-v4.zip
anyways i had modified it to work for ur framework-res.apk... its attached here...
let me know if it works...

Yeah, I know that I need HDPI-v4. And I tried with HDPI-v4 metamorph - it didn't work. I tried with HDPI too and it didn't work either.
I'm gonna try your modifyed framework.
Your modifyed framework didn't work too. Again it just hanged in bootscreen. And again I restored to same point.

em ok... I am out now will create a recovery package when I get back
Sent from my X10i using XDA App

SilverASH said:
Yeah, I know that I need HDPI-v4. And I tried with HDPI-v4 metamorph - it didn't work. I tried with HDPI too and it didn't work either.
I'm gonna try your modifyed framework.
Your modifyed framework didn't work too. Again it just hanged in bootscreen. And again I restored to same point.
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here is the update.zip for flashing via xRecovery...
if this doesnt work i will send ur file to bizdady... this info is based on his thread...

Yeah, it worked. Thanks! http://media.xda-developers.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

SilverASH said:
Yeah, it worked. Thanks! http://media.xda-developers.com/images/icons/icon6.gif
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finally... phew...
enjoy!!!

But it would be much cooler if it would act like Honeycomb lockscreen does. Can't it be done?

SilverASH said:
But it would be much cooler if it would act like Honeycomb lockscreen does. Can't it be done?
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??? didnt follow... u can read this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=959602
exactly wht u want?

SilverASH said:
But it would be much cooler if it would act like Honeycomb lockscreen does. Can't it be done?
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That's a whole other lvl of coding. Its been looked at by others but at the moment still a no go.
Sent from my Evo 4G CM7 nightly machine!

bizdady said:
That's a whole other lvl of coding. Its been looked at by others but at the moment still a no go.
Sent from my Evo 4G CM7 nightly machine!
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I did find something, but I haven't tried this yet. But it works with Lockbot app.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11502902

SilverASH said:
I did find something, but I haven't tried this yet. But it works with Lockbot app.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11502902
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Give it a go then. Personally I hate 3rd party lockscreen apps as there is always that 1 sec lag for me, I have no knowledge of this app but it looks like another theme. Doubt you can move it around like the real honeycomb lock.

I tryed this app. There is a privew from honeycomb. You can move it around, but clock keeps moving around too. And if I press 2x back button, it just goes to homescreen. So it's too buggy.
And I don't really like 3rd party lockscreen too. So i sick with your lockscreen. It's really good looking.

Bot Animation Questions

I successfully applied a boot animation but theres no sound I uploaded the .mp3 that came with it in the same spot so IDK what the problem is.

Is yours looking the same as mine? My sound works along with the animation.
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Probably have to convert the mp3 to ogg that might be my problem
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holeshot77 said:
Is yours looking the same as mine? My sound works along with the animation.
Sent from my mAtrix2!!
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how did you write to system?

I use root explorer in market. Paid app.
Sent from my mAtrix2!!

so i tried to make a boot animation but for some reason when the phone boots up i just get a black screen then my home screen idk what i did worng if some one could helpme out with this or point me in the right direction

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chrisn91 said:
so i tried to make a boot animation but for some reason when the phone boots up i just get a black screen then my home screen idk what i did worng if some one could helpme out with this or point me in the right direction
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After you save the boot animation using your computer .you have to open the zip and check both folders .there should be a "thumbs.db" file in each folder (windows automatically puts this file in both folders) remove the found thumbs.DB files and you should be all set .i encountered this problem early in the dev scene when i was making my own boot animations. Sounds like your having the same issue.
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rdavisct said:
After you save the boot animation using your computer .you have to open the zip and check both folders .there should be a "thumbs.db" file in each folder (windows automatically puts this file in both folders) remove the found thumbs.DB files and you should be all set .i encountered this problem early in the dev scene when i was making my own boot animations. Sounds like your having the same issue.
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so i looked in the zip folders for "thubs.bd" i wasnt able to find it but thanks for the help ill keep trying

As for the sound it would say "s whatever.mp3" in the file the comes in the zip. I can't remember what its called. If its not there u won't get sound...

chrisn91 said:
so i tried to make a boot animation but for some reason when the phone boots up i just get a black screen then my home screen idk what i did worng if some one could helpme out with this or point me in the right direction
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It's how you zipped the bootanimation... instead of making it bootanimation.zip\bootanimation\stuff make it bootanimation.zip\stuff.

chrisn91 said:
so i tried to make a boot animation but for some reason when the phone boots up i just get a black screen then my home screen idk what i did worng if some one could helpme out with this or point me in the right direction
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Ok. Does your latest file work?
If not try these issues:
Remove the space from all of the file names. Something about unix doesn't seem to particularly like spaces in file names or directories.
If you are on windows use a utility like winzip and create a store only zip file with the folders and dir.text. If on a mac (like me), open terminal and use the zip command. If you type just plane zip it shows the options. I believe this method works on linux as well???? But, don't really know as I stay away from anything that relies that heavily on command line and coding...
Make sure you don't have any extra files like thumbs on a windows machine. If you're on a mac, you have to put in the location of every folder. (To view hidden files on a mac install the secrets prefs pane from here.
If it still doesn't work, let me know and I can troubleshoot it better for you. Also, If anyone out there needs help with doing this on a mac, let me know and I can put together a tutorial. (I never found one and had to piece it all together with some help from cogeary.)

cogeary said:
It's how you zipped the bootanimation... instead of making it bootanimation.zip\bootanimation\stuff make it bootanimation.zip\stuff.
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so i re zipped the file bootanimaiton/stuff like u said Cogeary but still nothing. i used fotosizer to resize the images
cowenby said:
Ok. Does your latest file work?
If not try these issues:
Remove the space from all of the file names. Something about unix doesn't seem to particularly like spaces in file names or directories.
If you are on windows use a utility like winzip and create a store only zip file with the folders and dir.text. If on a mac (like me), open terminal and use the zip command. If you type just plane zip it shows the options. I believe this method works on linux as well???? But, don't really know as I stay away from anything that relies that heavily on command line and coding...
Make sure you don't have any extra files like thumbs on a windows machine. If you're on a mac, you have to put in the location of every folder. (To view hidden files on a mac install the secrets prefs pane from here.
If it still doesn't work, let me know and I can troubleshoot it better for you. Also, If anyone out there needs help with doing this on a mac, let me know and I can put together a tutorial. (I never found one and had to piece it all together with some help from cogeary.)
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i could find any other files in my folders besides the images could there be something wrong with my desc.txt

i so i just re uploaded the bootanimation.zip i even renamed the files inside by # 0000-0120

chrisn91 said:
i so i just re uploaded the bootanimation.zip i even renamed the files inside by # 0000-0120
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Your problem might be encoding/line endings used in the desc.txt (if you used a normal windows editor like Notepad then it probably messed it up). Try this zip (I used notepad++ to make the desc.txt)... I haven't tested it but it should work: View attachment bootanimation.zip

cogeary said:
Your problem might be encoding/line endings used in the desc.txt (if you used a normal windows editor like Notepad then it probably messed it up). Try this zip (I used notepad++ to make the desc.txt)... I haven't tested it but it should work: View attachment 924602
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first let may say thank you guys for the help. Cogeary i downloaded ur bootanimation but still no luck idk what i did worng but all i get is a black screen then my home screen
****Edit***** so i got it working now. it was the way i coverted the images to .jpg and i guess thre supoosed to be .png thanks again Cogeary,cowenby and any one else i missed i also had help from this website http://www.droid-life.com/2010/04/13/how-to-create-a-droid-custom-boot-animation/ next poject how to get sound lol

chrisn91 said:
first let may say thank you guys for the help. Cogeary i downloaded ur bootanimation but still no luck idk what i did worng but all i get is a black screen then my home screen
****Edit***** so i got it working now. it was the way i coverted the images to .jpg and i guess thre supoosed to be .png thanks again Cogeary,cowenby and any one else i missed i also had help from this website http://www.droid-life.com/2010/04/13/how-to-create-a-droid-custom-boot-animation/ next poject how to get sound lol
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Just FYI, that shouldn't make any difference... about half of the zips I've seen have been in jpg's and mine (and lfabor's SC one) are in jpg as well. How odd.
Anyways, glad you got it working! Would you mind uploading the correct one for all of the xbox fans out there?

Well do as soon as I get home
Sent from my MB865 using xda premium

so heres the finshed working boot animation for u xbox fans its kinda rough at the start but nicer at the end. keep in my its my first boot animation thanks to every one who helped me

[MOD] Apple Color Emoji system-wide for KitKat+ (updated with unicorns)

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"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
To install:
Grab AppleColorEmoji.ttf and place it into /system/fonts/
Set /system/fonts/AppleColorEmoji.ttf to have permissions 644 (rw-r--r--) and owner:group root:root.
Modify /system/etc/fonts.xml like so:
Find
Code:
<family>
<font weight="400" style="normal">NotoSansSymbols-Regular-Subsetted.ttf</font>
</family>
Above this block, add
Code:
<family>
<font weight="400" style="normal">AppleColorEmoji.ttf</font>
</family>
Set /system/etc/fonts.xml to have permissions 644 (rw-r--r--) and owner:group root:root.
Reboot.
(Thanks cclaxx for mentioning permissions!)
Old stuff:
Not sure if this has been done before, but here is my work.
Screenshots (warning: large)
You get my point. They work the same way KitKat's colour emojis work.
What I did:
Asked someone (jakew02 on #cyanogenmod-dev) to help me grab Apple Color Emoji.ttf off an OS X 10.9 system.
Used code available here to extract the PNG files from the TTF file's SBIX table.
Used fonttools (ttx) to create an empty TTF file based on the original Apple Color Emoji.ttf and this template by Google
Used this code by Google to add the extracted PNGs into the empty TTF file in CBDT/CBLC (the OpenType extension Google created) tables
Took the resulting TTF file and threw it into /system/fonts/, modifying /system/etc/fallback_fonts.xml accordingly
And it works. This is unlikely to work on versions of Android pre-KitKat, unless support for CBDT/CBLC tables in font files is present (or backported from KitKat).
Update: No need to do all this anymore. Later versions of Android support sbix out of the box. Just adjust the platEncID/platformID in the cmap of AppleColorEmoji.ttf.
The font size and kerning (all the emojis are the same size!) doesn't seem all that great, but someone who knows fonts better can fix that using ttx. If anyone wishes to create a flashable zip for this, please do so.
Update: I've updated this for the iOS 9.1/unicorn emoji. Details here
Update: ligatures (mostly) now work. details
Thank Google for deciding to implement colour emoji (and releasing their tools for creating those fonts too!) in KitKat, because they essentially did all the work.

Looked for it great
How did you do the fourth step?
im running windows and couldnt launch it.
I want to port Touchwiz Smileys to KitKat.
Those looking best :fingers-crossed:

Use Python 2.7.
I did this all on Linux, so I'm not sure if this can be done on Windows or not. But since all the tools are written in Python, I'd imagine that it can with minimal effort.

Hi, I have just tried this on Android 4.4.2 (root, stock kernel & ROM) and it didn't work although I have followed your guide step-by-step. Any thoughts?

Also didnt work for me. Omni rom 4.4.2

Sadly it also doesn't work for me! Please could you try fixing it? I love the idea!

Jaggions said:
Hi, I have just tried this on Android 4.4.2 (root, stock kernel & ROM) and it didn't work although I have followed your guide step-by-step. Any thoughts?
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hhamzah49 said:
Also didnt work for me. Omni rom 4.4.2
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Fusionalex said:
Sadly it also doesn't work for me! Please could you try fixing it? I love the idea!
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guys maybe the problem are the permissions. you must set both files to rw-r-r otherwise it does not work.

cclaxx said:
guys maybe the problem are the permissions. you must set both files to rw-r-r otherwise it does not work.
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Oh, you're right, it worked! I feel so stupid Thank you!

cclaxx said:
guys maybe the problem are the permissions. you must set both files to rw-r-r otherwise it does not work.
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Thanks! works! love it!

cclaxx said:
guys maybe the problem are the permissions. you must set both files to rw-r-r otherwise it does not work.
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Thank you so much it works perfectly! I love this!
Maybe someone should create a flashable zip to make this easier tho
EDIT:
I quickly tried to make a flashable zip. Never did this before so I'm not sure if I did it right. Maybe someone can check it and tell me if everything should work
I took the update-binary from CM11 because I wasn't sure if the older one from the tutorial I read would work.
http://ge.tt/8kOOWOB1?c
I don't know if it works and if it doesn't I am not responsible for any damage done to your devices. I just hope someone here who has more experience than me can check it out and confirm if it works

work for jellybean also??

rezarivani said:
work for jellybean also??
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No Google just introduced the framework for colored fonts in KitKat.

Fusionalex said:
Thank you so much it works perfectly! I love this!
Maybe someone should create a flashable zip to make this easier tho
EDIT:
I quickly tried to make a flashable zip. Never did this before so I'm not sure if I did it right. Maybe someone can check it and tell me if everything should work
I took the update-binary from CM11 because I wasn't sure if the older one from the tutorial I read would work.
https://mega.co.nz/#!xFFSRLZS!ITICxm3LSw1PKxDYzAaPbloCGwMlt4JnDohepI4YiRo
I don't know if it works and if it doesn't I am not responsible for any damage done to your devices. I just hope someone here who has more experience than me can check it out and confirm if it works
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Great work.
Is the update via zip reversible?
If so, I'm willing to give it a try.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
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Firstly, BIG THANKS to Angelsel, FusionAlex and cclaxx!
If you don't want to use the zip, simply download it and then extract the files (TTF and XML) out of the /etc and /fonts directories.
Summary of instructions:
1. Backup your fallback_fonts.xml file on your phone (found at: /system/etc/fallback_fonts.xml)
2. Copy the new fallback_fonts.xml into the /system/etc/ directory.
3. Set fallback_fonts.xml's file permissions to rw-r--r--
4. Copy the AppleColorEmoji.ttf into the /system/fonts/ directory. (Don't worry about overwriting anything, because this is a new file, it doesn't overwrite any of your other fonts).
5. Set AppleColorEmoji.ttf's file permissions to rw-r--r--
6. Reboot your phone.
7. Enjoy
The reason you don't have to overwrite any actual fonts is because the fallback_fonts.xml has been amended to look at the new (AppleColorEmoji.ttf) font before checking the standard android ones.

Iceman_jkh said:
Great work.
Is the update via zip reversible?
If so, I'm willing to give it a try.
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Well I'm not sure. It's possible that it won't even flash because I might have done something wrong. In fact it should of course be reversible because the only thing it's supposed to do is copy the 2 files and fix the permissions of them. Still I'd rather have someone who knows how those zips work take a look at it before someone tries it, because I don't have any experience
EDIT:
I took another look at some more recent flashable zips and changed some stuff again. I also decided to upload the unsigned zip in case someone wants to edit the zip and sign it
http://ge.tt/8kOOWOB1?c
EDIT 2:
OK, I think, that my zip would also work, but I found an app called ZIPme and created a flashable zip with it. It works perfectly (I just tested it on my phone)
So finally:
Enjoy this flashable zip of this amazing mod:
https://mega.co.nz/#!JU0nRAZY!Pbv9Gy5tS8e5pIjDX8OuZzSnkVA3zegHlXD_ImAGXIc
PS. If some experienced DEV could take a look at my original zip tho and told me if i did everything right I would still be happy

Fusionalex said:
Well I'm not sure. It's possible that it won't even flash because I might have done something wrong. In fact it should of course be reversible because the only thing it's supposed to do is copy the 2 files and fix the permissions of them. Still I'd rather have someone who knows how those zips work take a look at it before someone tries it, because I don't have any experience
EDIT:
I took another look at some more recent flashable zips and changed some stuff again. I also decided to upload the unsigned zip in case someone wants to edit the zip and sign it
http://ge.tt/8kOOWOB1?c
EDIT 2:
OK, I think, that my zip would also work, but I found an app called ZIPme and created a flashable zip with it. It works perfectly (I just tested it on my phone)
So finally:
Enjoy this flashable zip of this amazing mod:
https://mega.co.nz/#!JU0nRAZY!Pbv9Gy5tS8e5pIjDX8OuZzSnkVA3zegHlXD_ImAGXIc
PS. If some experienced DEV could take a look at my original zip tho and told me if i did everything right I would still be happy
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Ge.tt and Amazon S3 seems to hate me. I can't download your original zip.
The second zip will work fine, but there is no need to set permissions - extract_dir's default permissions (and file ownership) are already correct. This zip sets the owner/group to 1000/1000 (system, iirc) which is not correct; the files should be owned by root (uid/gid 0, naturally).
Thanks for creating a flashable zip

angelsel said:
Ge.tt and Amazon S3 seems to hate me. I can't download your original zip.
The second zip will work fine, but there is no need to set permissions - extract_dir's default permissions (and file ownership) are already correct. This zip sets the owner/group to 1000/1000 (system, iirc) which is not correct; the files should be owned by root (uid/gid 0, naturally).
Thanks for creating a flashable zip
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Hm I can upload the original zip somewhere else later
Oh ok, I didn't know that extract_dir already sets the permission Also the zip was created by an app It still works but I will try to change it maybe ) Thanks!

This is really good but the font seems to be incomplete. I get messages that just show a square instead of the emoji in the notification bar.
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AMoosa said:
This is really good but the font seems to be incomplete. I get messages that just show a square instead of the emoji in the notification bar.
Sent from my GT-I9505G using Tapatalk
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I dont think so This never happened to me!

Wow very cool and based on the screenshots , You did resize all of the image ?
Cool ..
Wait , why didnt we just replace the AndroidEmoji.ttf and change it to AppleColorEmoji.ttf ? I think its the same ..
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Works on Galaxy S4 i9505 running KitKat Google Play Edition! Thanks!

[Guide][How To][D850] All Weather Effects on Lockscreen

DISCLAIMER: I did not make this, nor do I want credit! I just installed it on my phone and wanted share my experience and using @ins5736 from Here - He stated if I got it to work to post up the info in AT&T forums
Original credit goes to:
@zone23 developed this with help from @OptimusRs
INSTRUCTIONS(altered slightly from linked post for what worked for me):
ROOT is required for this
I use Root Explorer for all of this since copying files and changing permissions is easy in it.
Download and extract the files.
Navigate to system/priv-app and locate stock LGKeyguard.apk and LGKeyguard.odex
Backup these files in case something goes awry! I made a copy and keep them backed up on my Dropbox.
Delete the stock files.
Move the modded LGKeyguard.apk to the system/priv-app folder(keep in mind that the one you downloaded is spelled lgkeyguard.apk so you'll need to rename it and make the LGK part UPPERCASE) then change permissions to rw-r--r--(644) and then reboot. During the reboot you should see "Android is Upgrading"
Per post#2 below - editing name may not matter - your choice on that
I was now able to see a shine effect which was showing me it was Sunny outside on my lockscreen:victory:
It got cloudy so I was able to get a screen shot finally of the lockscreen
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
DOWNLOAD:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B7379qhBA5bnVzgyS01rQzdQRzg&usp=sharing

the caps 'LGK' doesn't matter... mine are lowercase, no issue. also you don't need the odex file from the download, when you reboot the phone will make it's own odex file.
it should also be noted that if you lock your screen prior to rebooting then systemui will crash constantly which will make it difficult to do anything but pull the battery.
other than that, you're spot on

screwyluie said:
the caps 'LGK' doesn't matter... mine are lowercase, no issue. also you don't need the odex file from the download, when you reboot the phone will make it's own odex file.
it should also be noted that if you lock your screen prior to rebooting then systemui will crash constantly which will make it difficult to do anything but pull the battery.
other than that, you're spot on
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Got it - I edited the steps to remove the .odex step and added your point about the naming structure.

nest75068 said:
DISCLAIMER: I did not make this, nor do I want credit! I just installed it on my phone and wanted share my experience and using @ins5736 from Here - He stated if I got it to work to post up the info in AT&T forums
Original credit goes to:
@zone23 developed this with help from @OptimusRs
INSTRUCTIONS(altered slightly from linked post for what worked for me):
I use Root Explorer for all of this since copying files and changing permissions is easy in it.
Download and extract the files.
Navigate to system/priv-app and locate stock LGKeyguard.apk and LGKeyguard.odex
Backup these files in case something goes awry! I made a copy and keep them backed up on my Dropbox.
Delete the stock files.
Move the modded LGKeyguard.apk to the system/priv-app folder(keep in mind that the one you downloaded is spelled lgkeyguard.apk so you'll need to rename it and make the LGK part UPPERCASE) then change permissions to rw-r--r--(644) and then reboot. During the reboot you should see "Android is Upgrading"
Per post#2 below - editing name may not matter - your choice on that
I was now able to see a shine effect which was showing me it was Sunny outside on my lockscreen:victory:
It got cloudy so I was able to get a screen shot finally of the lockscreen
DOWNLOAD:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B7379qhBA5bnVzgyS01rQzdQRzg&usp=sharing
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How bout that wallpaper lol? Can you upload it please?

Skizzy034 said:
How bout that wallpaper lol? Can you upload it please?
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Not sure if serious? It's a stock wallpaper - I haven't found something I want to run on the lockscreen yet

How do I change the permissions?
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It won't let me copy to the /priv-app folder. Do you need to be rooted to do this?

nest75068 said:
Not sure if serious? It's a stock wallpaper - I haven't found something I want to run on the lockscreen yet
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Haha sorry I haven't even looked through the wallpapers yet lol.

atistang said:
How do I change the permissions?
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It won't let me copy to the /priv-app folder. Do you need to be rooted to do this?
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Yes root is required

Do you need to have the weather widget running? Do you have to have Weather animation checked on in Lockscreen settings?
I am asking because every time I try to check the checkbox in lockscreen settings it tells me I need to change refresh interval in Weather settings, takes me over there to change it, then when I come back the check box is unchecked. I am not getting anything on the Lockscreen as far as weather goes.
Maybe some app out of the bloat that I de-bloated needs to be put back in?
Anyone has any ideas?
Thanks,

Work but other problems arose...
After I applied this fix, but I could no longer use my HOME and APPS buttons afterwards! There were also other strange behavior like the LOCKSCREEN would no longer even show up after I shut the phone off!
I removed the fix to get things back to normal...
Too bad!

abalakersky said:
Do you need to have the weather widget running? Do you have to have Weather animation checked on in Lockscreen settings?
I am asking because every time I try to check the checkbox in lockscreen settings it tells me I need to change refresh interval in Weather settings, takes me over there to change it, then when I come back the check box is unchecked. I am not getting anything on the Lockscreen as far as weather goes.
Maybe some app out of the bloat that I de-bloated needs to be put back in?
Anyone has any ideas?
Thanks,
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My buddy just had the same thing happen on his phone, we were messing with it for a while and it would not remained checked. Although his GPS was on, i had him launch google maps to make sure location locked on. Went back to check the Weather animation and BAM it now works :victory: Not sure if this will work for you but it worked for him, worth a shot

audiowikid said:
My buddy just had the same thing happen on his phone, we were messing with it for a while and it would not remained checked. Although his GPS was on, i had him launch google maps to make sure location locked on. Went back to check the Weather animation and BAM it now works :victory: Not sure if this will work for you but it worked for him, worth a shot
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I just opened the 'Weather' app that comes with the phone and set it up, then checked the box and it works fine

nest75068 said:
DISCLAIMER: I did not make this, nor do I want credit! I just installed it on my phone and wanted share my experience and using @ins5736 from Here - He stated if I got it to work to post up the info in AT&T forums
Original credit goes to:
@zone23 developed this with help from @OptimusRs
INSTRUCTIONS(altered slightly from linked post for what worked for me):
ROOT is required for this
I use Root Explorer for all of this since copying files and changing permissions is easy in it.
Download and extract the files.
Navigate to system/priv-app and locate stock LGKeyguard.apk and LGKeyguard.odex
Backup these files in case something goes awry! I made a copy and keep them backed up on my Dropbox.
Delete the stock files.
Move the modded LGKeyguard.apk to the system/priv-app folder(keep in mind that the one you downloaded is spelled lgkeyguard.apk so you'll need to rename it and make the LGK part UPPERCASE) then change permissions to rw-r--r--(644) and then reboot. During the reboot you should see "Android is Upgrading"
Per post#2 below - editing name may not matter - your choice on that
I was now able to see a shine effect which was showing me it was Sunny outside on my lockscreen:victory:
It got cloudy so I was able to get a screen shot finally of the lockscreen
DOWNLOAD:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B7379qhBA5bnVzgyS01rQzdQRzg&usp=sharing
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Worked like a charm...

technillion said:
After I applied this fix, but I could no longer use my HOME and APPS buttons afterwards! There were also other strange behavior like the LOCKSCREEN would no longer even show up after I shut the phone off!
I removed the fix to get things back to normal...
Too bad!
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Did you delete the original apk and odex file? You can't just rename then to bak. And you have to transfer the new apk first reboot then the new odex reboot. I had the same issues as you moving both at the same time.

Does someone have the apk file? The link to google drive only has the odex file now for some reason...thanks!

still no luck
I followed the procedure, exactly what have you written but still no luck.. I infact turn on the location and bring weather widget to home screen, I can see clouds moving in weather widgets but not on the lock screen..
Any help would be appreciated.

phonehead6720 said:
Does someone have the apk file? The link to google drive only has the odex file now for some reason...thanks!
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Both files are there. There is only one file that shows, but it is a .zip file that will contain both required files within the archive.

nest75068 said:
Did you delete the original apk and odex file? You can't just rename then to bak. And you have to transfer the new apk first reboot then the new odex reboot. I had the same issues as you moving both at the same time.
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You can rename them to .apk.bak, or in my case, .apk2. As long as the file extension is changed, the file will not be read as though it is the original file
Is the modified odex file completely necessary for this process? I renamed both the apk and odex files, replaced the apk with the modified one and got weather animations after the first reboot. Should I bother replacing the odex file still?

hoponpop said:
You can rename them to .apk.bak, or in my case, .apk2. As long as the file extension is changed, the file will not be read as though it is the original file
Is the modified odex file completely necessary for this process? I renamed both the apk and odex files, replaced the apk with the modified one and got weather animations after the first reboot. Should I bother replacing the odex file still?
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It's not necessary from what others have said. Doesn't hurt anything as long as you do the apk first, reboot and then the odex file reboot

nest75068 said:
It's not necessary from what others have said. Doesn't hurt anything as long as you do the apk first, reboot and then the odex file reboot
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Makes sense. Thanks.
Has anyone else noticed the lockscreen rotating after installing this apk?