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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.
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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.
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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.
Edit:
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]Change "Sprint" on AOSP (No HexEdit/CDMA)(Scrolling Lockscreen Text)

I searched through EVO 4G Themes and Apps and did not find this method; however, I am posting it here in case it is a repost. I suppose a mod could move it later if users find it helpful and they felt inclined to do so.
So far the two main methods I've seen are done with CDMA workshop or hex editing .xml files. I didn't like either of these methods too much. CDMA workshop costs money unless you download it illegally, and even then it only works half the time. I do not care for hex editing very much either. Not to mention the fact that you have to use a text-hex converter and download a hex editor. Plus, whenever the framework changes in the rom (happens very often with CM) you have to do a lot of work with the .xml if you don't want your phone to bootloop into eternity. (Do not misconstrue what I am saying. The user who created the hex editing method for changing your lockscreen/notification bar text does great work and I used his method for a long time. The framework in CM changes so much though and I don't expect him to constantly update his method for one specific rom.)
I scoured several sites to find this method only to find out it has been posted on XDA. The only problem I saw was that the posts were within [Q] threads and therefore buried to the average user. This is my attempt to share this with the community. I don't take any credit for the actual method. Just trying to bring it up so we all have options.
This edit is very easy to complete. Try it at your own risk.
0. Make a Nandroid backup. Hopefully this is second nature by now.
1. Download eri.zip
2. Unzip the file to wherever you please.
3. Right click on eri.xml and choose "Open with Notepad"
4. Once you open the file you will see "Sprint" in the 5th line.
5. Delete Sprint and place whatever you would like in it's place. I believe you have up to 16 spaces to work with if need be.
6. Save the file with an .xml extension. Important: Make sure it is eri.xml and not eri.xml.txt. This will cause issues.
7. Place the eri.xml in your /androidsdk/tools directory.
8. Pull up your Command Promt/Terminal/Etc
9. CD to your /androidsdk/tools directory and:
Code:
adb remount
adb push eri.xml /data/eri.xml
adb reboot
10. Success. Hopefully.
I have heard that this method does not work for some. It worked for me earlier tonight and for another CM user that I shared it with. Hopefully this gives you an alternative to the other methods if they didn't work or if you aren't comfortable with them.
Let me know if I left anything out or if there are any issues.
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UPDATE:
Thank you lovethyEVO for bringing it to my attention. Looks like this will only work for CM roms (though I would imagine it would work on any AOSP rom) at this point in time. Just tested on a Sense based rom and saw no change. Sorry folks.
UPDATE 2:
After reading through a few posts, I figured it was only right to write up some instructions on how to complete the edit from the phone itself.
Apps needed: Root explorer is ideal but it costs money and it is not necessary if you don’t want to pay for it. So for this method, we will go the long way and use AndroZip and Terminal Emulator (Possibly DropBox as well, will explain later), all of which are free on the Market.
1. Download the file to your phone. Depending on your settings it will either be on the root of your SDCard or in a “download” folder. If in a folder, move it to the root of your card. Do this by opening Androzip, go to your download folder on your SD card, long press on the file, select “Move,” press the back button, and then press the “Move Here” button that has appeared in the top right.
2. Unzip the eri.zip file. Tap on eri.zip and select “Extract file here.”
3. Open the file. Tap on your newly unzipped eri.xml, tap “Open,” pick an app to edit the file (AndroZip has a built in text reader that won’t work because it does not have an Edit option. This is where DropBox can come in handy since it contains a Text Editor in case your rom does not have one built in.)
4. Find “Sprint” and change it to your desired text. Save the file before exiting. If you try to back out before saving it should prompt you to save.
5. Move the file to the appropriate location. Exit AndroZip and Open up Terminal Emulator. Type:
Code:
su
cd /sdcard
mv eri.xml /data/eri.xml
Alternately, use
Code:
cp
instead of
Code:
mv
if you want to keep a copy of your edit eri.xml on your sdcard. Will come in handy if you ever do a full wipe and a fresh install of CM.
6. Back out of Terminal Emulator and restart your phone.
7. Success?
Sorry for the wordy directions. Tried to make sure I covered all of my bases. Figured more directions were better than not enough. Let me know how this works. You can use other apps if you want. These just happened to be the ones I had on my phone at the time. Hope this helps those that don't like ADB or just want to complete the edit straight from the phone.
UPDATE 3:
To remove the edit completely you can use Root Explorer, navigate to /data, long press on eri.xml, and then select Delete. If you don't have Root Explorer, then open Terminal Emulator and type:
Code:
su
rm -r /data/eri.xml
Reboot after deleting the file and you will go back to Sprint.
UPDATE 4:
There doesn't really seem to be a limit on the character count with this modification. 24601 did a little bit of experimenting and found out that the text will actually scroll across the lockscreen if you complete the edit with a long enough phrase. The text doesn't scroll in the drop down notification menu and looks a little jumbled, but it is definitely a cool effect on the lockscreen. Nice find either way.

Thanks man finally a fast way to do it.....using a mac everything is different lol but just wanted to confirm that it worked for me

fantastic post...
gonna test it out later and complain to you about it.

This didn't work for me. The text change is definitely on the phone. I used root explorer to find and read the eri.xml file in the data folder and my change is there, but "Sprint" still shows up on my notification bar and lockscreen, not my newly revised text. Have rebooted a second time just to be sure. Dang, I knew this sounded too easy, lol.

I'm assuming this only works for cm since in most sense based roms (and I think aosp but I'm not sure) there aren't any xml files that are parsed from the data folder.
As far as needing a text-hex convertor, you don't need it with hxd or any decent hex editor. In hxd, on the right hand pane are the text equivalents of the hex values. Just replace the text in the right hand pane and the proper hex values will be automatically updated.
When replacing text in xml files it takes me all of about 5 to 7 seconds to find, replace, and save the text without using an externel text-hex convertor.

w84mike said:
This didn't work for me. The text change is definitely on the phone. I used root explorer to find and read the eri.xml file in the data folder and my change is there, but "Sprint" still shows up on my notification bar and lockscreen, not my newly revised text. Have rebooted a second time just to be sure. Dang, I knew this sounded too easy, lol.
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I know some people have gotten it to work by doing the edit entirely from the phone. I have noticed that sometimes files only work or rather work best when pushed to the phone. You might try the ADB method and see if that helps. If not, I will investigate. Thanks for the feedback.
lovethyEVO said:
I'm assuming this only works for cm since in most sense based roms (and I think aosp but I'm not sure) there aren't any xml files that are parsed from the data folder.
As far as needing a text-hex convertor, you don't need it with hxd or any decent hex editor. In hxd, on the right hand pane are the text equivalents of the hex values. Just replace the text in the right hand pane and the proper hex values will be automatically updated.
When replacing text in xml files it takes me all of about 5 to 7 seconds to find, replace, and save the text without using an externel text-hex convertor.
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Excellent. I encourage you to use the method that works best for you. This method is for those whole would rather not download an extra program or deal with hex editing at all.
I will check into the question about compatibility with Sense based roms. Off the top of my head I think it works, but I won't say for sure until I can prove it.

lovethyEVO said:
I'm assuming this only works for cm since in most sense based roms (and I think aosp but I'm not sure) there aren't any xml files that are parsed from the data folder.
As far as needing a text-hex convertor, you don't need it with hxd or any decent hex editor. In hxd, on the right hand pane are the text equivalents of the hex values. Just replace the text in the right hand pane and the proper hex values will be automatically updated.
When replacing text in xml files it takes me all of about 5 to 7 seconds to find, replace, and save the text without using an externel text-hex convertor.
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i believe the purpose of karadorde sharing is that it doesn't require a hex editor; that it can be done in notepad. it's good that you can do it in 5-7 seconds, but there are always users who will feel uncomfortable with taking that route.
kudos on timing yourself though.

shift_ said:
i believe the purpose of karadorde sharing is that it doesn't require a hex editor; that it can be done in notepad. it's good that you can do it in 5-7 seconds, but there are always users who will feel uncomfortable with taking that route.
kudos on timing yourself though.
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The hex edit method saves time everywhere else. Like I said, sense based roms don't parse xml files from the data folder that I know of.
In order to edit any xml file in sense you have to decompile the apk, make the edits, and then recompile the apk and hope it doesn't bootloop. That's longer than a couple of seconds to hexedit a file and reinsert it into the apk.
With this method, while it works for cm, almost all xml files in sense are binary and are not easily edited in notepad and won't be edited properly.
Kudos to the op for the method but unless the rom explicity allows parsing human readable xml files the hexedit method will still be a "go to" overall.

lovethyEVO said:
The hex edit method saves time everywhere else. Like I said, sense based roms don't parse xml files from the data folder that I know of.
In order to edit any xml file in sense you have to decompile the apk, make the edits, and then recompile the apk and hope it doesn't bootloop. That's longer than a couple of seconds to hexedit a file and reinsert it into the apk.
With this method, while it works for cm, almost all xml files in sense are binary and are not easily edited in notepad and won't be edited properly.
Kudos to the op for the method but unless the rom explicity allows parsing human readable xml files the hexedit method will still be a "go to" overall.
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agreed. i use hxd myself, but for any cm users who want to customize, this is a pretty good method. regardless, i believe karadorde is testing it out on sense to provide a definitive answer.

shift_ said:
agreed. i use hxd myself, but for any cm users who want to customize, this is a pretty good method. regardless, i believe karadorde is testing it out on sense to provide a definitive answer.
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Would be nice if it did work. Would be even better if the option to allow parsing of non-binary xml files could be integrated into a sense based rom.

lovethyEVO said:
Would be nice if it did work. Would be even better if the option to allow parsing of non-binary xml files could be integrated into a sense based rom.
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heh that's sense for ya.

lovethyEVO said:
Would be nice if it did work. Would be even better if the option to allow parsing of non-binary xml files could be integrated into a sense based rom.
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In time maybe we can use it to complete the edit in Sense based roms. For now it looks like CDMA Workshop or HxD is the best option for those lacking AOSP in their lives . Regardless, OP updated with the info.

Karadorde said:
9. CD to your /androidsdk/tools directory [/B]
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I'm not that well versed using terminal commands. What does this part mean?
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jcjr81 said:
I'm not that well versed using terminal commands. What does this part mean?
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No problem. We have all been there and the cmd prompt can be a difficult place sometimes. First and foremost, do you have the Android SDK installed on your computer?
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Thanks for the help! I do have it installed on my PC.
Also, is there any way to do this right on the phone using terminal emulator?
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jcjr81 said:
Thanks for the help! I do have it installed on my PC.
Also, is there any way to do this right on the phone using terminal emulator?
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CD means change direction. So you are opening a command terminal and directing toward your tools folder. I installed my SDK right on my C: drive. So when I open open my command terminal I type cd C:\androidsdk\tools. It all comes down to where it is installed on your computer.
Also, you can do everything from the phone. Don't need to use terminal emulator at all from the phone. I will update the OP in a few with directions. Sorry, I am at work right now and trying to get you a quick response. Hope this helps a little bit. More instructions to come.
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Karadorde said:
CD means change direction.
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Not to be a jerk, but cd is change directory, not direction. I don't get to contribute much when it comes to the phones, so thats the best kind of help I can offer here

Karadorde said:
I know some people have gotten it to work by doing the edit entirely from the phone. I have noticed that sometimes files only work or rather work best when pushed to the phone. You might try the ADB method and see if that helps. If not, I will investigate. Thanks for the feedback.
I did use adb to push it to the phone. I didn't edit it on the phone, just opened the file and looked at it to make sure my change was there, which it was. I am using Myn's RLS4, so sense based. Maybe that is the problem.
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I would also really love a method that could be done from the phone only. I'm doing this for a friend and there usb is messed up so can't use adb to push files from the computer. Thanks for this.
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w84mike said:
Karadorde said:
I know some people have gotten it to work by doing the edit entirely from the phone. I have noticed that sometimes files only work or rather work best when pushed to the phone. You might try the ADB method and see if that helps. If not, I will investigate. Thanks for the feedback.
I did use adb to push it to the phone. I didn't edit it on the phone, just opened the file and looked at it to make sure my change was there, which it was. I am using Myn's RLS4, so sense based. Maybe that is the problem.
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Sorry about that sir. I should have tested before hand to verify compatibility. Forgive the confusion.
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[Q] Dark notification bar for 2.2

Does anyone still have instructions/required files for changing the notification bar on a 2.2 Droid X?
Before it is linked, I have already looked at teenfaces' thread; if you look, you'll notice that teenfaces has edited the initial post (presumably where the instructions were).
Just to cover all of my bases, I have tried the pre-2.2 post. (A boot loop says it doesn't work.)
Any suggestions?

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If that is what you mean by notification bar, then changing that is pretty simple. I modify mine almost everyday. If you are rooted and have ninjamorph. The file is in System/Framework/Framework-res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi and is called status_bar_background.png. Simply modify that in photoshop, save as png and swap out with ninjamorph.
Alternatively I'm sure you could pull this out with adb. Commands would be
adb pull system/Framework/Framework-res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi/status_bar_background.png
then modify and save over that file
then adb push status_bar_background.png system/Framework/Framework-res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi/status_bar_background.png
then reboot.

williams37 said:
If that is what you mean by notification bar, then changing that is pretty simple. I modify mine almost everyday. If you are rooted and have ninjamorph. The file is in System/Framework/Framework-res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi and is called status_bar_background.png. Simply modify that in photoshop, save as png and swap out with ninjamorph.
Alternatively I'm sure you could pull this out with adb. Commands would be
adb pull system/Framework/Framework-res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi/status_bar_background.png
then modify and save over that file
then adb push status_bar_background.png system/Framework/Framework-res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi/status_bar_background.png
then reboot.
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That is what I mean.. However, in teenfaces' pre-2.2 post, it mentions changing the services.jar file.. Which is why I thought that simply changing the background image in the framework apk wouldn't work.
I have no experience with Ninjamorph. I'm not going to even try to play it off - I've only recently decided to take the plunge and root. (And I only decided to root because I wanted to change the font, phone-wide.) So, I'm pretty new to all of this.

Well welcome to theming. I am new to this as well. I have a few things on my modifying to-do list that I am completely stuck at. I will test out the adb codes I just posted and let you know for sure before you attempt.
{EDIT}Ok, this is best done with ninjamorph. I just tried through adb and got stuck in a bootloop. In photoshop create a document thats 480 x 770. This will be your statusbar background. Do what you want to it and save it as status_bar_background.png on your sd card where you can find it. I keep mine in a folder called THEMES.
In ninjamorph (free from market) Select:
Start Checks (will ask for root)
New Project
System
framework
framework-res.apk (it will extract the files)
res
drawable-hdpi
status_bar_background.png
then select the file you created from your sd card
hit the back button until you are on the main ninjamorph screen
select finish project
select framework-res
click yes
click no
click yes
it will reboot
when you reboot you may get a forceclose
hold your power button and reboot again
have fun!

williams37 said:
Alternatively I'm sure you could pull this out with adb. Commands would be
adb pull system/Framework/Framework-res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi/status_bar_background.png
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I'm impatient. -Blush.- I decided to give it a try myself. I just grabbed the framework-res.apk (that way I'll have a backup copy if something goes wrong. However, the code you posted didn't work. Turns out, the path should be /system/framework/framework-res.apk
Anywho. I'm interested in modifying the images for the battery, etc. I'm hoping to find those images in the framework-res.apk (I haven't looked yet.) Any words of caution before modifying those as well?

paramnesya said:
I'm impatient. -Blush.- I decided to give it a try myself. I just grabbed the framework-res.apk (that way I'll have a backup copy if something goes wrong. However, the code you posted didn't work. Turns out, the path should be /system/framework/framework-res.apk
Anywho. I'm interested in modifying the images for the battery, etc. I'm hoping to find those images in the framework-res.apk (I haven't looked yet.) Any words of caution before modifying those as well?
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just make backups before attempting changing system files. I really do think ninjamorph takes the guess work out of a lot of things. I didn't have good luck pushing my framework-res.apk back in adb and that may be because of the rom I'm using. But there are lots of good batteries floating around on these forums. Good luck

williams37 said:
just make backups before attempting changing system files. I really do think ninjamorph takes the guess work out of a lot of things. I didn't have good luck pushing my framework-res.apk back in adb and that may be because of the rom I'm using. But there are lots of good batteries floating around on these forums. Good luck
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Thanks for getting me started in the right direction!

You need to edit services.jar to change your font color to white. There is a video on youtube showing how to do this. Then the images are in the framework-res.apk open it with 7zip and move the new images into the .apk then boot to clockwork and push it with adb while in clockwork recovery. Then reboot. It should work, if not post back and I am sure someone here will try to help.
The actual .png for the status bar is statusbar_background.9.png. Since I don't know how to compile my own .9 png's I usually borrow somelses.
Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk

XDRDX said:
You need to edit services.jar to change your font color to white. There is a video on youtube showing how to do this. Then the images are in the framework-res.apk open it with 7zip and move the new images into the .apk then boot to clockwork and push it with adb while in clockwork recovery. Then reboot. It should work, if not post back and I am sure someone here will try to help.
The actual .png for the status bar is statusbar_background.9.png. Since I don't know how to compile my own .9 png's I usually borrow somelses.
Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk
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There is two files almost the same name. But the one I edited and got my name and fox logo on was Status_bar_Background.png... NOT the .9.png
Thats how it is on my rom anyways. I am realizing I have different system files than many people on here.

do you need to be deodexed for this to work? I've tried it twice now, and no dice.
williams37 said:
Well welcome to theming. I am new to this as well. I have a few things on my modifying to-do list that I am completely stuck at. I will test out the adb codes I just posted and let you know for sure before you attempt.
{EDIT}Ok, this is best done with ninjamorph. I just tried through adb and got stuck in a bootloop. In photoshop create a document thats 480 x 770. This will be your statusbar background. Do what you want to it and save it as status_bar_background.png on your sd card where you can find it. I keep mine in a folder called THEMES.
In ninjamorph (free from market) Select:
Start Checks (will ask for root)
New Project
System
framework
framework-res.apk (it will extract the files)
res
drawable-hdpi
status_bar_background.png
then select the file you created from your sd card
hit the back button until you are on the main ninjamorph screen
select finish project
select framework-res
click yes
click no
click yes
it will reboot
when you reboot you may get a forceclose
hold your power button and reboot again
have fun!
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dougivks said:
do you need to be deodexed for this to work? I've tried it twice now, and no dice.
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you know what, i'm sorry guys, I didnt even consider that. I am running ApeX 1.3.1. which is a deodexed rom. That may have to do with some of the trouble you guys are running into.

dougivks said:
do you need to be deodexed for this to work? I've tried it twice now, and no dice.
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I haven't tried anything yet (other than pulling the framework-res.apk). I'm still doing research. From what I've read, though, you definitely have to be deodexed.
I plan on attempting it this week.. If all goes well, I intend on writing some instructions up. In the meantime, if anyone else gets it done, feel free to post some helpful pointers!
Just so I'm clear, what I want to do is modify the notification bar and pull-down without using a rom.

williams37 said:
you know what, i'm sorry guys, I didnt even consider that. I am running ApeX 1.3.1. which is a deodexed rom. That may have to do with some of the trouble you guys are running into.
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I deodexed and tried a third time, still nothing. I think I'm deodexed that is. Is there any test to know for sure if your deodex process worked for sure? I used the OTA Auto-Deodex
to expand on part of your instructions
yes
no
yes
the actual questions I get are
Confirm action - overwrite with finished project -yes
confirm action - zip align -no
reboot phone - OK (no yes or no option)
and then only once did i get a last yes/no about cleaning up files. i said yes.
are these the correct answers? and on the hit back button until main ninjamorph menu, is that the phone back button, or the on screen back button?

[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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"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",
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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.

[THEME] [MODS] BATTERY 1% ICONs Gingerbread only

Hey, guys/gals.
I know each of us have our own individual preferences in regards to how we like certain things to look. Battery 1% is no difference. Some like the icons to lie horizontal, some like it vertical and others may like it circular.
I put this together for the do-it-yourself-ers. UOT Kitchen is always a good option, too. This may make it easier if you just wanted a quickie without having to go to the kitchen.
Attached is a bunch of battery icons and a cwm-shell to flash the frameworks-res.apk. None of the work is my own. I just pulled out a bunch of the battery icons from different ROMs.
Credit should be giving to the original authors for making it or bringing it to you.
I wrote up the shell and simply provided the battery icon zips.
To have it on your phone, you need to be rooted.
HOW TO:
1. download 7zip or WinRAR.
2. Open up the ROM you are running by clicking on the ROM on your PC or computer.
3. Find the folder: /system
4. In /system find the folder /framework/
5. In /framework/ - find the /framework-res.apk.
6. This has the battery icons you want.
7. Double click on the framework-res.apk
8. Go in the /res folder
9. Then go in the /drawable-hdpi folder.
10 If you scroll down on the images, you will start to see some images of battery icons.
11. Next, open up the downloaded battery icons zip by right clicking or double clicking on it.
12. Copy all the images in the zip and paste them into the already opened framework-res.apk and in the /drawable-hdpi/ folder.
13. Back out of the WinRAR or 7zip. It may ask you to finalize the changes, depending on the compression program you use.
14. At this point, you can use adb or android commander and push the new framework-res.apk into the ROM you are running or you can flash it in cwm.
It is important that you use the framework-res.apk from the ROM you are running or planning to run. Using a different framework-res.apk from different ROMs may produce unintended consequences.
15. If you are planning to flash it in cwm recovery, put the modded framework-res.apk in the cwm-flashable shell program or in the ROM.
15. Have the cwm-flashable on your phone. Boot into recovery and flash the newly modded framework-res.apk.
16. If you are cautious, make sure you have the old framework-res.apk in another cwm-flashable shell. -Call it Restore. If you tried to flash the new one and bad things happen or you boot loop or hang at the Samsung screen, just do the three finger recovery and flash the restore frameworks.
Btw, if you find some other battery icons you want to share, feel free to post them as well.
Have fun.

Thank you Qkster. I am out of thanks today. Some screen shots will make this post excellent. :thumbup:
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA

ndhanta said:
Thank you Qkster. I am out of thanks today. Some screen shots will make this post excellent. :thumbup:
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA
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Sigh..
I know it..just getting lazy I guess.
It's bigjoe's specialty though.
Joe,
Where are you?

Good Job Qkster, you've saved me the trouble of waiting UOT kitchen to finish just for the battery PNG's I also have some PNG's to share that are different from yours, it would take some time to make the Screenshotz though, but i'll post them eventually
Edit:
I'll Add them as i make SS:
1. ICS Digital Battery
{
"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"
}
2.Samsung Stock Froyo with %\
3.Tiny Circle Grey
4. ICS Sphere Battery With %
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Qkster Zips:
Numas with %
Broken Circle with %
Emancipation
Aeon

qkster said:
Sigh..
I know it..just getting lazy I guess.
It's bigjoe's specialty though.
Joe,
Where are you?
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apologies been addressing an individaua over at AC...with issues
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using Tapatalk 2

They look amazing! Q: will these break emancipation ota?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA

thekenderman said:
They look amazing! Q: will these break emancipation ota?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA
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No. Just use the same framework-res.apk from Eman.

As usual q you are one of the best if not THE best person on this forum for helping others and giving of your time. Thanks as always for being you. Great job man.:thumbup:
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using xda premium

Thanks Q for your effort!! I like the broken circle 1%. I read and understood your steps, up to step #14. From this point on, I'm at a total loss. I'm not clear on how to "push" using ADB is there a command to do, or is there another way which is to just copy and past the preferred battery mod into the cwm zip? Thanks again for all your help!

artbybart said:
Thanks Q for your effort!! I like the broken circle 1%. I read and understood your steps, up to step #14. From this point on, I'm at a total loss. I'm not clear on how to "push" using ADB is there a command to do, or is there another way which is to just copy and past the preferred battery mod into the cwm zip? Thanks again for all your help!
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Skip step 14. Go to 15. Copy your new framework into the shell cwm flashable into the /framework folder. Then flash it in cwm.
you can also put it into /system/framework and set permission to 0644 (3 box first column and top box 2nd column)...be prepare for fc. Keep closing until you can reboot

Nice mod, working fine
Didn´t knew some parts of framework can be edited without decompiling

will5 said:
Nice mod, working fine
Didn´t knew some parts of framework can be edited without decompiling
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Most png's in apk res folder can be modded to your liking.
It is only when you try to decompile after mod ding that you may encounter error without resources.
If you like an icon from one camera or email or what not, you can simply over write it from your original apk using 7zjp. No decompile or signing

Nice collection, thanks!!!

Is there something I need to do to enable the 1% increments? I only see every 5% interval on my battery....

also, ive tried out a few of the ones in this post, none show any of the battery levela except 5% increments.
Btw, i am on uclb3

RLP06 said:
also, ive tried out a few of the ones in this post, none show any of the battery levela except 5% increments.
Btw, i am on uclb3
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Complete stock framework-res.apk will not have the 1% increment mod to the xml's. Even though there are images (png) for the 1%, it will only report 5%.
You can simply pull the framework-res.apk from the jscott30 Ethereal or any of the framework-res.apk from any uclb3 base firmware.
I pulled this from jscott30 ethereal 6.19.2012. It has close to stock with 1% mod..I think..you can thank him for it.
You can use this to mod your battery.

thanks, that's really helpful

can anyone get the SGSIII Battery Icons with the percentages on them?

Not sure if I need to flash again or start over: with the vertical ICS icons, animated charging isn't animated. Everything else works fine. Any idea what I broke??

Whizzpopper said:
Not sure if I need to flash again or start over: with the vertical ICS icons, animated charging isn't animated. Everything else works fine. Any idea what I broke??
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I'm not sure. Maybe start over?
Is hard to tell without any background info