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Adding background to application problem, need DEV help asap!

This is my FIRST time trying something like this so bear with me...
So I'm really trying to make my froyo rom look like my old SE 2.1 rom...
I've been trying to add a background to the ORIGINAL SE calculator.apk (ORIGINAL Calculator.apk is below). I used apktool to decomplie it and build it with my modifications.
I edited androidmanifest.xml
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<manifest android:versionCode="7" android:versionName="2.1-update1" package="com.android.calculator2"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="7" android:targetSdkVersion="7" />
<application android:label="@string/app_name" android:icon="@drawable/icon">
<activity android:theme="@style/calcBackgroundTheme" android:name="Calculator">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
^I put in the line <activity android:theme="@style/calcBackgroundTheme"
and I edited the Styles.xml in the values folder..
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<resources>
<style name="button_style">
<item name="android:textSize">40.0dip</item>
<item name="android:background">@drawable/transparent_button</item>
<item name="android:focusable">true</item>
<item name="android:layout_width">fill_parent</item>
<item name="android:layout_height">fill_parent</item>
<item name="android:layout_margin">2.0dip</item>
<item name="android:layout_marginLeft">1.0dip</item>
<item name="android:layout_weight">1.0</item>
</style>
<style name="digit_button_style" parent="@style/button_style">
<item name="android:background">@drawable/transparent_button</item>
</style>
<style name="button_small_style" parent="@style/button_style">
<item name="android:textSize">30.0dip</item>
</style>
<style name="display_style">
<item name="android:textSize">36.0dip</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#ffffffff</item>
<item name="android:gravity">right|center</item>
<item name="android:padding">8.0dip</item>
<item name="android:scrollbars">none</item>
<item name="android:layout_width">fill_parent</item>
<item name="android:layout_height">fill_parent</item>
<item name="android:maxLines">1</item>
<item name="android:scrollHorizontally">true</item>
</style>
<style name="calcBackgroundTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme">
<item name="android:windowBackground">@drawable/calc_bg</item>
</style>
</resources>
^I put in <style name="calcBackgroundTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme">
<item name="android:windowBackground">@drawable/calc_bg</item>
</style>
Then I placed my calc_bg.apk in my drawable and drawable_hdpi folders....
Then i built the application and put it on my phone but when I try to install it, it would say application not installed, when i put it through xrecovery it wouldnt show up at all... Did I mess up the background? Is it a signing issue?
The modified Calculator.apk and its decompiled files can be found here
HTML:
http://www.mediafire.com/?i70bh1pzbcmvhbi

Any help is appreciated...please...
Sent from a pyramid in Canadada

egyptshun said:
Any help is appreciated...please...
Sent from a pyramid in Canadada
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i think its signing issues. not the background issues.
Try that see if its working.

you can't install it as it is a system application. and you should not sign it too.
you need to push it to /system/app through adb or use root explorer and set the right permission.

realunited123 said:
you can't install it as it is a system application. and you should not sign it too.
you need to push it to /system/app through adb or use root explorer and set the right permission.
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agree with the push it but you should also sign it...

rdannar said:
agree with the push it but you should also sign it...
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If it's going to /system/app, you don't have to sign it.
I've modified Smart Keyboard Pro and pushed it to /system without signing.
If you are using Root Explorer, copy it into /system/app, replace the original,
then change permissions to rw-r-r (meaning, check all the first column, and the first one from the second) reboot and enjoy!

take the apk file from your froyo rom
open it with 7zip
search in the files to see the backgroung image
change it with anything you want and reinstall the new apk
it's simple
اذا كان هذا قصدك :d
اما اذا انت جالس تبرمج حاجه ثانيه ما اقدر افيدك لووول
لو عاوز اي حاجه تانيه عالبي ام يا مان

Ghaith Alshareef said:
take the apk file from your froyo rom
open it with 7zip
search in the files to see the backgroung image
change it with anything you want and reinstall the new apk
it's simple
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The original apk points to an image in 2.1 framework-res for the background so he had to add the code that points to an image he added to the apk itself and therefore has to recompile, but not sign since it's a system apk.
It's safe to say My_Immortal knows what she's talking about. If you do what she said & it still doesn't install, check the new code for errors.
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It still doesn't went to instal with my mods...WTF DO I DO? MY FIRST PROJECT IS LOOKING LIKE MY LAST... GRAHH, STUPID CODES.....
Sent from a pyramid in Canadada

Ghaith Alshareef said:
take the apk file from your froyo rom
open it with 7zip
search in the files to see the backgroung image
change it with anything you want and reinstall the new apk
it's simple
اذا كان هذا قصدك :d
اما اذا انت جالس تبرمج حاجه ثانيه ما اقدر افيدك لووول
لو عاوز اي حاجه تانيه عالبي ام يا مان
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No bud, thats not what I'm trying to do, thanks tho..
hierarchy666 said:
i think its signing issues. not the background issues.
Try that see if its working.
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Nope... thanks tho aswell..

egyptshun said:
No bud, thats not what I'm trying to do, thanks tho..
Nope... thanks tho aswell..
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have you tried addin this
Code:
android:background="@drawable/calc_bg" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent"
to styles it mite work lol , but dont give up dude

jase81 said:
have you tried addin this
Code:
android:background="@drawable/calc_bg" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent"
to styles it mite work lol , but dont give up dude
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Isnt it already there?
Sent from a pyramid in Canadada

[Q] Help! Cant edit app

I can just edit the pngs and the .9.pngs and everything goes fine. I can install and everything works perfectly except the font is too dark on the widget so you cant see it. I am wanting to change the font on the venues widget to white not black. If you look at the styles.xml there are 3 instances that are there and they are as follows:
HTML:
<style name="TextViewStyleVenueActivityTodoHere">
<item name="android:textSize">14.0dip</item>
<item name="android:textStyle">bold</item>
<item name="android:textColor">@color/black_end</item>
</style>
<style name="TextViewStyleAddTipTodoActivityBold">
<item name="android:textSize">16.0dip</item>
<item name="android:textStyle">bold</item>
<item name="android:textColor">@color/black_end</item>
</style>
<style name="TextViewStyleAddTipTodoActivityNormal">
<item name="android:textSize">14.0dip</item>
<item name="android:textColor">@color/black_end</item>
</style>
I am changing black_end to white. that is all I am changing. Anyone offer any assistance with this? Attached in the zip is the original apk and the pngs (yes I ran the 9patch on the .9.pngs) that I have edited and the styles.xml file is in res/values
The app compiles, signs, and installs fine, but will FC as soon as I try to open it. I also attached the adb log from trying to open the app if anyone can decipher that. lol
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

[Q][HARD] App XML Font Color Editing

Hey guys I am trying to edit the mms.apk so that all the text color is cyan. I have NinjaMorph but I don't know which xml file the text part is in. My question is where the xml file is so i can edit it.

The drawables.xml has the following values:
Code:
<item type="drawable" name="text_color">#ffffffff</item>
<item type="drawable" name="text_color_red">#ffff0000</item>
<item type="drawable" name="text_color_black">#ff000000</item>
<item type="drawable" name="text_color_offwhite">#55ffffff</item>
<item type="drawable" name="text_color_green">#ff00ff00</item>
Have you tried those?

wewoapsiak said:
The drawables.xml has the following values:
Code:
<item type="drawable" name="text_color">#ffffffff</item>
<item type="drawable" name="text_color_red">#ffff0000</item>
<item type="drawable" name="text_color_black">#ff000000</item>
<item type="drawable" name="text_color_offwhite">#55ffffff</item>
<item type="drawable" name="text_color_green">#ff00ff00</item>
Have you tried those?
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Where is that xml file in the .apk?

Mms.apk\res\values
You have to decompile the apk for values subfolder to be viewable. When compiled this along with a bunch of other stuff gets "hidden" and lumped into the resources.arsc file.

wewoapsiak said:
Mms.apk\res\values
You have to decompile the apk for values subfolder to be viewable. When compiled this along with a bunch of other stuff gets "hidden" and lumped into the resources.arsc file.
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Stupid me forgot to decompile

wewoapsiak said:
The drawables.xml has the following values:
Code:
<item type="drawable" name="text_color">#ffffffff</item>
<item type="drawable" name="text_color_red">#ffff0000</item>
<item type="drawable" name="text_color_black">#ff000000</item>
<item type="drawable" name="text_color_offwhite">#55ffffff</item>
<item type="drawable" name="text_color_green">#ff00ff00</item>
Have you tried those?
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Just making sure but I edit all of the text colors to the cyan code (#00FFFF) to make all text a cyan text color right?

You have to add transparency (alpha) code to the beginning of the setting. Cyan would be:
#ff00ffff
I've never messed with the mms.apk, but I think these should be the values you need to change.

wewoapsiak said:
You have to add transparency (alpha) code to the beginning of the setting. Cyan would be:
#ff00ffff
I've never messed with the mms.apk, but I think these should be the values you need to change.
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But do I edit every text code in the xml to #ff00ffff?

Yeah I got nothing on which one to change. Just keep trying until you get what you want.

Woah I can't compile my apk with APK Manager, Im getting an error. Any help?

thor6577 said:
Woah I can't compile my apk with APK Manager, Im getting an error. Any help?
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What error? I just changed all the values I listed above then recompiled perfectly. Selected yes for system apk, then yes for the error question, deleted the resources.arsc, then continued.
Also the styles.xml has the following value that might help you if the above ones don't
<item name="android:textColor">?android:textColorPrimary</item>
You could try changing the ?android....Primary to the code for your color.

wewoapsiak said:
What error? I just changed all the values I listed above then recompiled perfectly. Selected yes for system apk, then yes for the error question, deleted the resources.arsc, then continued.
Also the styles.xml has the following value that might help you if the above ones don't
<item name="android:textColor">?android:textColorPrimary</item>
You could try changing the ?android....Primary to the code for your color.
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What did you use to recompile?
Sent from my phone

I use APK Manager 4.9 for decompiling/recompiling. Editpad Lite for editing xml files.

I will try that version. I think I was using 5.2, but its a little glitchy. How large was your compiled apk after the delete of resources file? Mine is only 554 KB and im not sure if that is large enough.

hy
what exactly line in the drawable to change the color of text font i want to change it to yellow thnx

[HELP] Theme Code Editing

Hi, I want to edit a theme.apk that I'm using. In the screenshots I highlighted what I want to edit.
Screenshot 1: I want to edit the colors of the two kind of highlighted text.
Screenshot 2: I want to find and edit (maybe with Paint) highlighted images.
1:
2:
I tried to extract the APK and I think color codes are in ..\res\values\colors.xml but I don't know which code I have to edit.
This is the file: DOWNLOAD ( VIEW VERSION )
Thank you!

riki075 said:
Hi, I want to edit a theme.apk that I'm using. In the screenshots I highlighted what I want to edit.
Screenshot 1: I want to edit the colors of the two kind of highlighted text.
Screenshot 2: I want to find and edit (maybe with Paint) highlighted images.
1:
2:
I tried to extract the APK and I think color codes are in ..\res\values\colors.xml but I don't know which code I have to edit.
This is the file: DOWNLOAD ( VIEW VERSION )
Thank you!
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2. QS text color is managed by a style from SystemUI. You won't find anything into colors.xml

Primokorn said:
2. QS text color is managed by a style from SystemUI. You won't find anything into colors.xml
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But It change when I apply the theme

riki075 said:
But It change when I apply the theme
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The theme changes the tiles. Nothing weird. The color is just defined into styles.xml and not colors.xml

Primokorn said:
The theme changes the tiles. Nothing weird. The color is just defined into styles.xml and not colors.xml
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I found "folder_icon_title_text" and "folder_title_text" in colors.xml
Code:
<color name="folder_icon_title_text">#ffffffff</color>
<color name="folder_title_text">#ff33b5e5</color>
#ffffffff is white and 33b5e5 is light blue, but in the screenshot the two colors aren't those. What do you think?

riki075 said:
I found "folder_icon_title_text" and "folder_title_text" in colors.xml
Code:
<color name="folder_icon_title_text">#ffffffff</color>
<color name="folder_title_text">#ff33b5e5</color>
#ffffffff is white and 33b5e5 is light blue, but in the screenshot the two colors aren't those. What do you think?
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Here is how I change the color if the tile text through systemui:
Code:
<style name="TextAppearance.StatusBar.Expanded.Network.EmergencyOnly" parent="@android:style/TextAppearance" />
<style name="TextAppearance" />
<style name="TextAppearance.QuickSettings" parent="@style/TextAppearance" />
<style name="TextAppearance.QuickSettings.TileView" parent="@style/TextAppearance.QuickSettings">
<item name="android:textSize">12.0dip</item>
<item name="android:textStyle">bold</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#ff111111</item>
<item name="android:textAllCaps">true</item>
<item name="android:paddingStart">6.0dip</item>
<item name="android:paddingEnd">6.0dip</item>
</style>

[MOD] [GUIDE] Status Bar Network Traffic (Separate In/Out)

Hello XDA,
This guide will show you how to add network traffic data to your status bar, with customization options in Settings. There are already several similar guides on XDA, but all of the one I've seen only give you one overall speed, whereas this gives you separate in and out speeds.
Everything needed to make this mod work was pulled from CM12, so full credit goes to the Cyanogenmod Team and Temasek, who I believe contributed it to CM. Out of respect, I have left the Temasek folder structure intact, but you may alter it as you see fit...
I have tested this on Kit-Kat and Lollipop TouchWiz ROMs, and on AOSP Lollipop ROMs, but it should work on just about anything. If it does not work on your ROM for some reason, let me know and I'll see if I can help you figure it out.
***Before proceeding, MAKE A BACKUP***
***I am not responsible for any loss of data or ***
***damage to your device resulting from this mod.***​
This mod assumes that you have working knowledge of how to decompile, edit, and recompile apps. If you do not, there are plenty of threads on XDA that will teach you. This is not one of them.
Now, let's get down to business....
We are going to be working with two apps, SystemUI and Settings (or SecSettings, depending on your ROM). Go ahead and decompile both of them, then download the attached zip file, and extract it to a location of your choice.
SystemUI
-Begin by copying the smali files from the attached zip to their respective location in your decompiled SystemUI. The correct folder structure is in the zip file, so just make sure you're putting them in the same place in your apk.
-Do the same thing for the .png files in drawable-xxhdpi.
***Note, if your device has a resolution lower than xxhdpi, you will probably need to resize the included images and place them in the drawable folder corresponding to your device's resolution***​
-Next, open up the values folder in your decompiled SystemUI. In the corresponding folder in the zip file, you will see four xml files: colors, dimens, ids, and styles. Open them up one at a time, and add the lines to the same files in your values folder.
-Finally, go to layout/status_bar.xml in your decompiled SystemUI, and add the following line wherever you choose:
Code:
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.NetworkTraffic android:id="@id/networkTraffic" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:singleLine="false" />
***Note: Where you place this line determines where on your status bar it will be shown, so pay attention***​
-Next, recompile your SystemUI, and once it's done, go ahead and decompile the one you just compiled (say that ten times fast).
-Go to res/values/public.xml, keep it open in a separate window, then open up smali/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/NetworkTraffic.smali. You are going to search the smali file for the IDs on the left, then search your public.xml for the matching string on the right, and replace the IDs in the smali with the corresponding ID from your public.xml. To make things simpler, I have also included a list of the IDs and what they correspond to in the zip file...
Code:
0x7f0c00c9 <public type="dimen" name="net_traffic_single_text_size"
0x7f0c00ca <public type="dimen" name="net_traffic_multi_text_size"
0x7f02042a <public type="drawable" name="stat_sys_network_traffic_updown"
0x7f020429 <public type="drawable" name="stat_sys_network_traffic_up"
0x7f020428 <public type="drawable" name="stat_sys_network_traffic_down"
-Once you have replaced all the IDs, recompile your SystemUI, push it back to your phone, and get ready to do Settings!
Settings
-This will be almost the same as SystemUI....Begin by copying the smali files from the zip to the corresponding locations in your decompiled Settings. Again, be sure to keep the folder structure intact.
-Next up, copy network_traffic.xml from the zip to res/xml, dialog_color_picker.xml and seek_bar_preference to res/layout, add the lines in the five files in values to the corresponding files in your res/values, and finally copy ic_action_set and ic_settings_backup.png to res/drawable-xxhdpi.
***Note: You don't have to worry about resizing ic_settings_backup if you're on a lower resolution device, as you'll never actually see it. It was part of the mod when I pulled it from CM12, so that's why it's here...***
***If you're on a lower resolution than xxhdpi, ic_action_set will need to be resized, or else it will be quite large (though still perfectly functional) in the color picker window.***​
-Next, recompile your Settings, then immediately decompile it again (any guesses as to what comes next?)
-Open up res/values/public.xml in your decompiled Settings, and then navigate to the smali files you copied earlier. Again, you are going to search the smali for the IDs below, then search your public.xml for the string next to the ID, then replace the ID in the smali with the corresponding ID from your public.xml...
NetworkTraffic.smali
Code:
0x7f0e000f <public type="integer" name="maskUp"
0x7f0e0010 <public type="integer" name="maskDown"
0x7f0e0011 <public type="integer" name="maskUnit"
0x7f0e0012 <public type="integer" name="maskPeriod"
0x7f09188a <public type="string" name="network_traffic_color_reset"
0x7f09188b <public type="string" name="network_traffic_color_reset_message"
0x7f091677 <public type="string" name="ok"
0x7f090198 <public type="string" name="cancel"
0x7f0700ef <public type="xml" name="network_traffic"
0x7f09188a <public type="string" name="network_traffic_color_reset"
0x7f02021d <public type="drawable" name="ic_settings_backup"
SeekBarPreference.smali
Code:
0x7f0b0696 <public type="id" name="seekBarPrefBarContainer"
0x7f040229 <public type="layout" name="seek_bar_preference"
0x7f0b0694 <public type="id" name="seekBarPrefValue"
0x7f0b0693 <public type="id" name="seekBarPrefUnitsRight"
0x7f0b0695 <public type="id" name="seekBarPrefUnitsLeft"
ColorPickerDialog.smali
Code:
0x7f04022b <public type="layout" name="dialog_color_picker”
0x7f091920 <public type="string" name="dialog_color_picker"
0x7f0b069f <public type="id" name="color_picker_view"
0x7f0b06a2 <public type="id" name="old_color_panel"
0x7f0b069a <public type="id" name="new_color_panel"
0x7f0b069b <public type="id" name="white_panel"
0x7f0b069d <public type="id" name="black_panel"
0x7f0b069c <public type="id" name="cyan_panel"
0x7f0b069e <public type="id" name="red_panel"
0x7f0b06a0 <public type="id" name="green_panel"
0x7f0b06a1 <public type="id" name="yellow_panel"
0x7f0b06a5 <public type="id" name="hex"
0x7f0b06a6 <public type="id" name="enter"
0x7f0b069a <public type="id" name="new_color_panel"
[STRIKE]0x7f020035 <public type=“drawable” name=“ic_action_set”[/STRIKE]
*** NOTE: I made a mistake with 'ic_action_set' above. It is not ***
*** referenced in the smali, only in layouts. If I mentioned it in the ***
*** text file in the zip, please disregard it there as well. ***​
-Finally, paste the following line into the xml corresponding to the Settings Category you wish the options to be listed under. These will either be in res/xml or res/layout. Personally, I've placed mine at the end of display_settings.xml.
Code:
<PreferenceScreen android:title="@string/network_traffic_title" android:key="network_traffic_state " android:summary="@string/network_traffic_summary" android:fragment="com.android.settings.temasek.NetworkTraffic" />
-Once you're done, recompile you Settings.apk, push back to your phone, set permissions, reboot, and you should be all set!
If I've left anything out, or if you have any questions on any part of the process, please feel free to ask!
Enjoy!

This is awesome but am I blind where is the downloadable zip? lol

sawixso81 said:
This is awesome but am I blind where is the downloadable zip? lol
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+1 double lol!

This is a great post, but i did not imagine it would be so much work (even having to recompile)...
there's a great tool (free) which i use over 4 years, does exactly the same thing and does not require root:
Network Monitor Mini by KF Software House.
it will run not in the status bar, but just below it. if you make the label transparent, decrease font size and change the color to something more visible, it will be just perfect.

I believe this was first on OmniROM before it was on CM (via Temasek or not), but good stuff I know I got it from there(Omni) for my CM build months ago.

@Morningstar where is attach dear?

Network Monitor Mini Pro
I've been using Network Monitor Mini Pro for maybe a couple of years, and Pro has an option to display upload & download speeds in the status bar. You'll see it in the middle of the status bar - size, width, font, position all configurable.
I don't have time or expertise to follow the decomple/recompile route, but respect to Morningstar for the post.

I'm using official CM12 for Nexus5, and I can't seem to find the network traffic options in settings by default?

@Morningstar are you teasing us ? Forget to put the zip attached

Hey OP have a question for you I havent tried this yet but my said rom I am running has the network deal like this by thanhfhuongf(built into rom) but I was actually going to use your guide to reverse the mod back to stock, needless to say I managed to get it to how I want network indicator gone and regular 4g/lte icon back but the problem is the indicator arrows do not move I have web service able to browse web and download but no arrow movement Im thinking it has to with my icons because I did take from another stock systemUI and copyed/paste into my Current systemUI those icons and later on noticed that the original Icon was 54x54 in size where as my modded systemUI was bigger in size but any way if you can assist me give me a pm,thanks and I do plan on giving this a try I like the looks of this one better if I decide to give it ago.:highfive:

Awesome stuff morningstar. Thanx for sharing and taking the time to make this guide.
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Simply use cool tool
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ds.cpuoverlay&hl=en

Crap, sorry guys. Forgot to attach the zip! It's been a long week.... I'll be back at my computer in about 10 minutes and I'll add it to the OP. Sorry...

nice sir :good:
waiting for attach the zip

Updated OP to include the zip, and one image/id I had forgotten. Sorry again for the tease!
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itachi_2611 said:
Simply use cool tool
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ds.cpuoverlay&hl=en
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That's always an option, but I prefer to use in-built services rather than external apps whenever possible, as it results in better performance and less overhead.

I started from scratch (noob here) and it was worth my time. I read forums on how to decompile and compile an apk and just followed carefully the instructions given plus some patience. Thank you @Morningstar for your effort.
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@Morningstar
there is no 0x7f020035 hex in ColorPickerDialog.smali
please check it and tell me correct id for ic_action_set

Hamidreza2010 said:
@Morningstar
there is no 0x7f020035 hex in ColorPickerDialog.smali
please check it and tell me correct id for ic_action_set
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Dammit, I had a feeling that might happen...That's the one I forgot initially, and pulled from a different build...lemme check....

Morningstar said:
Dammit, I had a feeling that might happen...That's the one I forgot initially, and pulled from a different build...lemme check....
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Yes dear i checked a lot
Please check it and tell me , because i want to finish it
Thanks