Editing apks - EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I've been learning to use APK Multi-Tool and have made some interesting mods. (great fun!) most recently I've been attempting to change the sent 2.1 clock in one of the shins to look like the 4.0 clock. I have found the PNG Image and resized it but when I flash it looks slightly weird but mostly unchanged. Is there another edit I need to find inside the skin apk or do I need to edit rosie?

Have you checked in the clockwidget.apk? I've never done a Sense 2.1 clock so its a guess. Sense 3 is in fusion though
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Thanks. I'll check that out. I changed the numbers "ok" I just can't change the base
Edit: Strapped, where were the mods you made to the apk you gave me for the Energy ROM? I guess I should decompile it and look myself. I guess I'm getting lazy.

Chad The Pathfinder said:
Thanks. I'll check that out. I changed the numbers "ok" I just can't change the base
Edit: Strapped, where were the mods you made to the apk you gave me for the Energy ROM? I guess I should decompile it and look myself. I guess I'm getting lazy.
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Those was edits done to a Sense 3.0 default shared.m10 file compiled into the skin for Sense 3.5, but I think Sense 2.1 is different. Its always worth a shot to decompile a skin though
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Hit me up. If I remember correctly, I have one done already.

prboy1969 said:
Hit me up. If I remember correctly, I have one done already.
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Is it sense 2.1?

Yes
TEAM MiK
MikROMs Since 3/13/11

It looks good, thanks.
Edit: There seems to be a problem with the weather forcast on the widget. It says no weather available. The gps is updating my location, just no weather. I'll decompile it and see if theres anything obvious. What do you think I should look for?

Chad The Pathfinder said:
It looks good, thanks.
Edit: There seems to be a problem with the weather forcast on the widget. It says no weather available. The gps is updating my location, just no weather. I'll decompile it and see if theres anything obvious. What do you think I should look for?
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If I get a chance tonight I'll reflash MikShiftedG, and check what's up. No promises though .

Does anyone know where the android bootanimation that plays when there is no other animation is? Just to clarify, if you remove the custom bootanimation zip from a ROM the word "android" comes up and shines. Thats what I'm looking for.

Chad The Pathfinder said:
Does anyone know where the android bootanimation that plays when there is no other animation is? Just to clarify, if you remove the custom bootanimation zip from a ROM the word "android" comes up and shines. Thats what I'm looking for.
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Are you trying to remove boot animation completely?

bilgerryan said:
Are you trying to remove boot animation completely?
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No I just want to experiment with it.

Chad The Pathfinder said:
No I just want to experiment with it.
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Do tell

Nothing major. Just learning more about how android is put together. I'd like to use that in my own boot animation maybe too. If I can find it.

Chad The Pathfinder said:
Nothing major. Just learning more about how android is put together. I'd like to use that in my own boot animation maybe too. If I can find it.
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Sorry idk, I've always wondered that myself, it must be buried deep somewhere because I've never come across it.

I have been given a Droid X2 from a friend of mine and I've learned a little from exploring it that its probable in a framework apk or something. I bet one of the "new" guys knows. I've been unable to find the bootanimation for newSENSE too.

Chad The Pathfinder said:
I have been given a Droid X2 from a friend of mine and I've learned a little from exploring it that its probable in a framework apk or something. I bet one of the "new" guys knows. I've been unable to find the bootanimation for newSENSE too.
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I was gonna suggest drob or Dread or one_love at first lol. They had an option to completely remove all animation including the one you are looking for. So I'm sure they would know.

Chad The Pathfinder said:
I have been given a Droid X2 from a friend of mine and I've learned a little from exploring it that its probable in a framework apk or something. I bet one of the "new" guys knows. I've been unable to find the bootanimation for newSENSE too.
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Where did you check for it? /system/media? There's also one in /data/local/ apparently
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I'm away from home right now but from what I remember I looked in data/local and system/customize/resources. When I get home I'll get back to looking again.

Chad The Pathfinder said:
I'm away from home right now but from what I remember I looked in data/local and system/customize/resources. When I get home I'll get back to looking again.
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Ah ok. I just did a quick search and the web said that there was one in /system and /data
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[updated|rc3] AWDLauncher [very cool] [screenies]

was looking for some themes for Zens port and i stumbled on this.
http://jbthemes.com/anderweb/category/adwlauncher/
you can flash the .zip threw recovery as it only adds the launcher.apk.
rc3 came it and its looking better then ever.
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here is his dl link also.
http://www.jbthemes.com/anderweb/ADW.Launcher.0.7rc3.zip
below is the alternate build .apk.
runs great. jit enabled too
Meh, doesnt look any different than Helix Launcher.
VinceOB said:
Meh, doesnt look any different than Helix Launcher.
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are you serious.... I hope you dont even try it cause it really rocks I'm already building a jit rom with this built in as we speak.
Envynet said:
are you serious.... I hope you dont even try it cause it really rocks I'm already building a jit rom with this built in as we speak.
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Like OHMYGODNOWAI!!!
VinceOB said:
Like OHMYGODNOWAI!!!
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rofl........
Konikub said:
rofl........
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It really really rocks!!
Re: AWDLauncher.apk [very cool] [screenies]
Found this thru Twitter last week. I love this launcher. Everyone needs to try it.
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VinceOB said:
Meh, doesnt look any different than Helix Launcher.
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Thanks for the worthwhile post.
Try it. It's far different than helix. First off its intuitive to use. Second its in a different class of programming.
Iv seen you post negative Sh*t around don't bring it to my thread. Ty
Re: AWDLauncher.apk [very cool] [screenies]
Thank you sir, for finding me my new favorite launcher this is actually very stable launcher, and it is completely usable.
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Leukay said:
Thank you sir, for finding me my new favorite launcher this is actually very stable launcher, and it is completely usable.
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i know i couldnt ask for more. i cant wait till this guys makes a "stable" version lol.
the only thing i noticed is in landscape with 7-6 row icons the names get blocked. come to think of it i havent had this launcher fc on me yet.
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Iv seen you post negative Sh*t around don't bring it to my thread. Ty
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LMAO ! couldnt agree more ... 3 posts and they were all useless trolls.
Anyways thx feefeeboomboom for the heads up on this launcher ... didnt even know it was around until ur post.
no problem
what's the theme you're using with it. doesn't look default by the pics on his website.
feefeeboomboom said:
was looking for some themes for Zens port and i stumbled on this.
http://www.jbthemes.com/anderweb/adwlauncher.html
i pushed the apk threw SUFBS and it seems to be working fine.
still beta unstable ect ect, but its a nice change.
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oh yeah, running DC2.0.8.1
but its made for native MT3G
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http://www.jbthemes.com/anderweb/ADW.Launcher.0.7.eclair_beta7_UNSTABLE.zip
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Can you explain what SUFBS is? I have only pushed something to /system/app. Thanks.
nvm didnt notice da link lol
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what's the theme you're using with it. doesn't look default by the pics on his website.
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It's blue black theme
SUFBS is an app from the market. It's a file manager and terminal utility.
tim.sherrod said:
Can you explain what SUFBS is? I have only pushed something to /system/app. Thanks.
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WHat's the command on installing this through Android Better Terminal?
First
su
Then
cp /sdcard/Launcher.apk /system/app

Power Control - clear theme

here is the flashable power control widget that has a clear background and new icons.
Clean_Clear_Profile.zip
copy to sdcard and flash from recovery...
enjoy!
mbuchholz
edit: I want to thank Russss and JsChiSurf for the input to help me do this, and uber thanks to Flipzmode for Fresh 2.3.3 to work off of!
Thank you, looks great
No problem. Glad I could contribute something useful.
Can this be used with a froyo. I'm guessing no because my widget has 6 setting.
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METHOD1911 said:
Can this be used with a froyo. I'm guessing no because my widget has 6 setting.
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don't think it will work with froyo. the .apk's that get mods are different.
Will it work on stock?
damiandarkwater said:
Will it work on stock?
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Should work on stock since flipz based Fresh off stock 2.1
do a nandroid, then flash it and see...
mbuchholz
I installed this morning on ZenHero and it works great. I especially like it in conjunction with LauncherPro's new ability to resize ANY widget!!!
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I installed this morning on ZenHero and it works great. I especially like it in conjunction with LauncherPro's new ability to resize ANY widget!!!
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Could you post a screenie of that "in use" ? I'm curious what it looks like. I just can't seem to peel myself away from sense. Everytime I load a different launcher, I go back to sense 'cause I like the way it looks and works.
mbuchholz
mbuchholz said:
Could you post a screenie of that "in use" ? I'm curious what it looks like. I just can't seem to peel myself away from sense. Everytime I load a different launcher, I go back to sense 'cause I like the way it looks and works.
mbuchholz
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Here are a few. The calendar widget is what comes with LauncherPro Plus. I resized your clear PC widget to fit underneath it instead of stretching across the whole screen. I like the 3D app drawer as well, not too mention Launcher Pro runs super fast compared to sense, at least on my phone...
No dice with it running on stock. Tons of fc's ahh well
I downloaded this and for some reason my settings app is no longer on my phone this caused many fc's, can I get a settings apk or can someone help with the problem
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papeseed24 said:
I downloaded this and for some reason my settings app is no longer on my phone this caused many fc's, can I get a settings apk or can someone help with the problem
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what rom are you using? I only tested this on Fresh 2.3.3 so I don't know for sure if it works on any others. it does make changes to com.htc.resources.apk so if you're not using the same rom, it could cause problems.
I'm using a damage rom, is there any fixes for this?
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what rom are you using? I only tested this on Fresh 2.3.3 so I don't know for sure if it works on any others. it does make changes to com.htc.resources.apk so if you're not using the same rom, it could cause problems.
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Try downloading the damage rom and take out com.htc.resources.apk and push it to your phone
papeseed24 said:
I'm using a damage rom, is there any fixes for this?
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In fresh 2.3.3, the background .png that you have to make transparent is in com.htc.resources.apk. I don't know where it's located in damage. That could be the problem... it's copying the entire com.htc.resources.apk to your /system/framework/ directory.
Thought I would try this on Darch's 2.8, but, no go, causes an infinite boot.
Any idea what it would take to work in an AOSP Rom?
JTNiggle said:
Thought I would try this on Darch's 2.8, but, no go, causes an infinite boot.
Any idea what it would take to work in an AOSP Rom?
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I would just need to locate where the PNG file for the background is located for the rom you're using and change it to be blank/transparent. I don't really have time right now to work on it, but if I get a chance another day, I'll post it on the OP as an edit.
-mbuchholz
steindog99 said:
Here are a few. The calendar widget is what comes with LauncherPro Plus. I resized your clear PC widget to fit underneath it instead of stretching across the whole screen. I like the 3D app drawer as well, not too mention Launcher Pro runs super fast compared to sense, at least on my phone...
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off-topic... hey steindog, I saw your screenshots and thought I'd give launcherpro another go. Once I discovered the "prefs" button on the menu, I was sold. I don't know how I missed it before, but this is awesome! I love the customization! Thanks for the inspiration to give it another shot.
-mbuchholz
JTNiggle said:
Thought I would try this on Darch's 2.8, but, no go, causes an infinite boot.
Any idea what it would take to work in an AOSP Rom?
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In AOSP roms the image is usually just in Settings.apk
Look here for how it works on aosp froyo
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7388768&postcount=5

[FIX] Cyanogen Signal Fix With Instructions

Here is the zip that fixes the visual signal fix on Cyanogen (and all AOSP roms for that matter). However, don't flash this if you're running an theme on top of froyo. It wont hurt your phone, but it wont help any A big thanks to Kyouko for the fix!
Having trouble applying this with the newest CM 6.0.0 Stable? Take a look here for some help to get it working. Thanks to dirkydirk23 for these tips!
Download metamorph (free) from the market
Download the zip attached to this post
Unzip the visual fix file onto your sd card. It doesn't matter where on your sd card, just somwhere where you can find it.
Open metamorph, and allow it to run checks. Sometimes on the first time you open it, it claims that something is wrong on your phone and will close. If this happens, just reopen the aplication again and allow it to run checks. It will work the second time.
Click on "apply existing theme" on metamorph.
Navigate to the extracted file of the visual fix on your sd card.
Click on it, and then select the .XML file
Allow metamorph to flash the .XML and rebbot your phone. When it boots up again, the signal bars will be fixed!
Post if you have any questions or would like to express thanks
I'ma noobie
hey, lemme ask you, is there an issue with it showing inaccurate bars? or is this giving us more visual bars as others have complained about only having 4?
also you spelled cyanogen wrong haha
BuddahWolf01 said:
hey, lemme ask you, is there an issue with it showing inaccurate bars? or is this giving us more visual bars as others have complained about only having 4?
also you spelled cyanogen wrong haha
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gives you more visual bars.
nice, I'm gonna get on this band wagon tonight when I get home, now if someone would just get back to me on the circular battery symbol thing, I'll be set. ha
BuddahWolf01 said:
hey, lemme ask you, is there an issue with it showing inaccurate bars? or is this giving us more visual bars as others have complained about only having 4?
also you spelled cyanogen wrong haha
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This gives you more visual bars. On the default rom without this fix, the max amount of bars that will show up, even if you have amazing signal, is 3. With this fix, you get a more accurate reading; If you have great signal, you'll have the full 4 bars, not only 3. And if you have ok signal, you'll have 2 bars, not only one. And I fixed the spelling thanks
Good write up and instructions Impaler ...
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ragu78 said:
Good write up and instructions Impaler ...
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Thank you! It's nice to know people appreciate my work
I put it on my phone then did what you said. Now I have got 4 bars! Then I was talking with my friend who has a droid, found out he had 4 bars all along. I was mad.
BuddahWolf01 said:
I put it on my phone then did what you said. Now I have got 4 bars! Then I was talking with my friend who has a droid, found out he had 4 bars all along. I was mad.
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Why were you mad? This fix is for the hero, and it worked because you have a full 4 bars now. The droid has always had the full 4 bars, but AOSP on the hero never has. Now with the fix, it does
ragu78 said:
Good write up and instructions Impaler ...
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+1
Same here..your help is greatly appreciated
Mac
Just a note, there's no file attached to the OP if your looking via the XDA app.
Sent from my SUPER HERO with Froyo using the XDA app
PMDColeslaw said:
Just a note, there's no file attached to the OP if your looking via the XDA app.
Sent from my SUPER HERO with Froyo using the XDA app
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I know, but that's just a flaw with the xda app not allowing attachments to be viewed.... nothing I can do about that
Sent from my HTC Hero running froyo: take that, Sprint!
theimpaler747 said:
I know, but that's just a flaw with the xda app not allowing attachments to be viewed.... nothing I can do about that
Sent from my HTC Hero running froyo: take that, Sprint!
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Yeah I wish that would get fixed!
BTW, if I download and extract the .png files from this fix, can I just add them to the Framework-res.apk in my theme? Will that do the same thing once I flash the theme?
PMDColeslaw said:
Yeah I wish that would get fixed!
BTW, if I download and extract the .png files from this fix, can I just add them to the Framework-res.apk in my theme? Will that do the same thing once I flash the theme?
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Yes it will if I'm understanding the question correctly... you're making a theme and changing out the default PNG images and replacing them with these? If that's the case then when you flash the new theme it definitely should work, but if it doesn't you can always just metamorph this file and make it work
Sent from my HTC Hero running froyo: take that, Sprint!
theimpaler747 said:
Yes it will if I'm understanding the question correctly... you're making a theme and changing out the default PNG images and replacing them with these? If that's the case then when you flash the new theme it definitely should work, but if it doesn't you can always just metamorph this file and make it work
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Yeah thats what I meant. I figured it would work but I wanted to double check
PMDColeslaw said:
Yeah thats what I meant. I figured it would work but I wanted to double check
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Yeah it definitely should work.
Sent from my HTC Hero running froyo: take that, Sprint!
It seems like all this did was change my wallpaper!? Still no bar fix.. is this just for nightlys? Because I am running RC1
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Vandelay007 said:
It seems like all this did was change my wallpaper!? Still no bar fix.. is this just for nightlys? Because I am running RC1
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No this is for everything AOSP, and it shouldn't have changed your wallpaper. How may signal bars do you usually get wherever you are now? You should see one more than that, as that is what this visual fix does.
I was plesently surprised to find out I don't have to repeat this step when I flash the nightlies, like I do with the voicemail apk
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I was plesently surprised to find out I don't have to repeat this step when I flash the nightlies, like I do with the voicemail apk
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Correct, and that's because the nightlies shouldn't override the framework.apk

Completely Transparent Lockscreen CM7?

I would like to know if anyone knows how to make the lockscreen transparent, so you can see all of the widgets update in the background without actually unlocking the phone.
I have tried different applications, and I don't like any of them. I had this mod on my Hero and I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT.
If it is just a couple of files needed to swap out, please share!
Thanks.
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DJ, u get this figured out?
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dadoc04 said:
DJ, u get this figured out?
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Dude I have looked into this for so long it is to the point where it pisses me off. Lol. I emailed a dev about it, I've looked and looked and looked, still no progress. It isn't like the sense ROM's, where you can just swap out the apk, you need to change XML files and some other stuff.
Yea ive looked into it for a while too.... i saw a thread a while back and it looks like JS did it for another device... might wanna PM him.
something like this, right? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=665652&highlight=clear+lockscreen
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ninja morph may be of use just not sure which file would have to be altered
That's an interesting question. I never really thought of the lock screen as a layer sitting on top of my desktop. I just use Widgetlocker and configure it with the widgets I want to show up on my lock screen. Works great and the custom sliders are a nice bonus.
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That's an interesting question. I never really thought of the lock screen as a layer sitting on top of my desktop. I just use Widgetlocker and configure it with the widgets I want to show up on my lock screen. Works great and the custom sliders are a nice bonus.
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Yeah man I don't like using it because I just want transparency lol.
I emailed JsChiSurf because he was the developer that did it for the Hero.. But I haven't heard from him yet.
I tried changing the default_wallpaper.jpg but it didn't work..
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Yea ive looked into it for a while too.... i saw a thread a while back and it looks like JS did it for another device... might wanna PM him.
something like this, right? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=665652&highlight=clear+lockscreen
Sent from my HTC Evo
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Yes sir that is identically what I want to do. And I use the menu button to unlock the phone (no sliders). I think this would be sweet to do.
dadoc04 said:
Yea ive looked into it for a while too.... i saw a thread a while back and it looks like JS did it for another device... might wanna PM him.
something like this, right? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=665652&highlight=clear+lockscreen
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Yeah, that's absolutely what I want to do. And I PMed that specific dev. Someone should pm that other dev. I'm not on my desktop lol.

ROU UI - lockscreen widgelocker

Looks pretty cool: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18972990&postcount=3301
cant figure how to install it....
Any ideas?
khalilcr said:
Looks pretty cool: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18972990&postcount=3301
cant figure how to install it....
Any ideas?
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On you're sd card you will see a folder called data open that then you will see another folder named com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker open that then you will see another folder named themes drop it right in there thats it.
^^Thanks^^
Alright, got it done. It's okay, not the best lockscreen ever but good enough.
Just in case someone is wondering. I spoke to the dev of ROU UI and he said development has been paused, I dont think will see it in the near future
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^^Thanks^^
Alright, got it done. It's okay, not the best lockscreen ever but good enough.
Just in case someone is wondering. I spoke to the dev of ROU UI and he said development has been paused, I dont think will see it in the near future
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Not a problem
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anyone have a screen shot of this?
MILocker has a couple of variations of that lock screen

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