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[GUIDE] How to make your OWN CUSTOM ROM

Hi friends !
Many of you asked me to include different languages to NEO ROM. As I have been unable to do so, So I've come up with links to different guides/tutorials for MODs that are used in NEO ROM.
By following these guides you will be able to make your own fully functional CUSTOM ROM with various MODs.
I used the same links to build my own ROM (NeO RoM).
STEPS:
(1) Basic features of a CUSTOM ROM includes: deodexed, rooted, zipaligned, init.d scripts support, busybox, custom bootanimation, bootsound, vold.fstab, build.prop tweaks etc.
These features can be implemented in any ROM using dsixda's Android Kitchen.
Follow this to know how to use kitchen for making custom ROMs.
Just grab .tar file for any of stock ROM that you wish to use as base build.
It will give you a CWM flashable zip of your ROM. However there may be some problems with updater-script.
So before flashing the ROM to your device, upload this file here, I'll look for problems & modify for you.
(2) Next modification that you can make to your ROM is theming.
Basic theming includes changing icons, fonts, transitions, transparency, status bar mod, quickpanel icons mod etc
Use UOT kitchen for theming purpose.
see this video on how to use UOT kitchen.
(3) For advanced MODs, you must know how to compile, decompile APKs, comparing apks using NOTEPAD++ & winmerge tool
Follow these guides to setup android sdk & apktool:
ANDROID SDK
APKTOOL
(4) Lets start adding advanced MODs to our ROM:
a) simplest one CRT OFF ANIMATION CRT OFF
b) LIDROID 14 toggle MOD 14 toggle
c) CRT ON Animation CRT ON
d) SWIPE to remove notifications
e) ICS style settings.apk
I'll add more links to the other MODs later.
Before that you should try to implement the above MODs in your ROM.
Post here your problems, errors etc, I'll provide assistance to you all.
Why depend on DEVs when you can yourself make your OWN ROM?
Believe me, NEO ROM is the result of all these links/tutorials/guides.
So, start making your OWN first custom ROM !!! :good:

Woah !
Thank you very much man.

'cooleagle' said:
Woah !
Thank you very much man.
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GOOD LUCK Buddy.
Go ahead
I'm always here to help you.

pankaj88 said:
GOOD LUCK Buddy.
Go ahead
I'm always here to help you.
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Yeah will need your guidance & tips.
I'm just waiting for my PC's components to come back from service center. :banghead:

Great guide pankaj :thumbup:
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First of all, thank you very much for your work and effort, and for this wonderful initiative. I've been reading here and there to try to make my own rom and this is just the push that I needed.
So far I managed to get the dsixda kitchen running. I downloaded the I9103ZSLE6 original rom, unziped it and uncompressed all the stuff through the kitchen, so I have a working directory "WORKING_062812_032259" with everything on it. I also selected the option Add root permissions and I suppose everything went OK.
Now I'm trying to customize it with the UOT. I watched the video, but the problem that I found is that inside the framework folder I just have the framework-res.apk but not the SystemUI.apk, among a lot of jar and odex files.
Should I deodex the rom with the dsixda kitchen to get the System-UI.apk?
Another question I have: should I change de CSC version? I remember reading somewhere that if you take a rom from another country or zone it is necessary to do so.
Thank you very much in advance.

masual said:
First of all, thank you very much for your work and effort, and for this wonderful initiative. I've been reading here and there to try to make my own rom and this is just the push that I needed.
So far I managed to get the dsixda kitchen running. I downloaded the I9103ZSLE6 original rom, unziped it and uncompressed all the stuff through the kitchen, so I have a working directory "WORKING_062812_032259" with everything on it. I also selected the option Add root permissions and I suppose everything went OK.
Now I'm trying to customize it with the UOT. I watched the video, but the problem that I found is that inside the framework folder I just have the framework-res.apk but not the SystemUI.apk, among a lot of jar and odex files.
Should I deodex the rom with the dsixda kitchen to get the System-UI.apk?
Another question I have: should I change de CSC version? I remember reading somewhere that if you take a rom from another country or zone it is necessary to do so.
Thank you very much in advance.
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For advanced MODs, deodexed apks/jars are required.
So, I recommend you to first deodex /system/app & /system/framework
folder using kitchen.
Though UOT kitchen can work with STOCK ODEXED files, but you should first deodex your ROM
also SystemUI.apk file lies in /system/app folder
not in /system/framework
You need to upload three files:
SystemUI.apk, framework-res.apk, twframework-res.apk

Added this to my Guide's List..
Hope you dont mind
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721539

Ok, I just deodex the rom:
Could not deodex the following (you can try to deodex these files again):
GoogleQuickSearchBox.odex Maps.odex Phonesky.odex PlusOne.odex VoiceSearch.odex
A summary of the deodexing has been logged in deodex_062812_115659.log
5 *.odex files remain in system/app
0 *.odex files remain in system/framework
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Is there any problem with this apps remain odex?

masual said:
Ok, I just deodex the rom:
Is there any problem with this apps remain odex?
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some files cant be deodexed using dsixda's kitchen.
delete those files & extract the updated files from a working ROM (data/app/folder)

Thank you very much for your time. I downloaded NeoRom V2.1 and in this rom this 5 programs are removed and not replaced with the corresponding apks... so It's ok to just remove them or I'm missing something?

masual said:
Thank you very much for your time. I downloaded NeoRom V2.1 and in this rom this 5 programs are removed and not replaced with the corresponding apks... so It's ok to just remove them or I'm missing something?
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phonesky.apk is play store.
So you must grab this apk from neo rom system /app folder
all others can be removed. they are not necessary.
EDIT: com.google.vending.apk is the file for play store
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Ok, it must be "com.android.vending-1.apk" then. I've been looking for phonesky.apk like crazy
Thank you very much.

Ok, so now I have the rom rooted and deodexed, and I added the apk of the market.
I flashed the stock zsle6 rom with odin.
To flash the deodexed one, so I can try the theming I created with the UOT Kitchen, what should I do?
I suposse the steps are as follows:
1.-Select "Build ROM from working folder" at dsixda kitchen.
2.-Flash CWM with ODIN.
3.-Flash the rom created with dsixda kitchen (Odin or CWM??).
4.-Flash the zip from UOT Kitchen.
Is that correct?

masual said:
Ok, so now I have the rom rooted and deodexed, and I added the apk of the market.
I flashed the stock zsle6 rom with odin.
To flash the deodexed one, so I can try the theming I created with the UOT Kitchen, what should I do?
I suposse the steps are as follows:
1.-Select "Build ROM from working folder" at dsixda kitchen.
2.-Flash CWM with ODIN.
3.-Flash the rom created with dsixda kitchen (Odin or CWM??).
4.-Flash the zip from UOT Kitchen.
Is that correct?
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yes.. the steps are in order.
flash the zip obtained from dsixda kitchen via CWM
there may be some errors with the updater script file.
upload here when zip is ready.
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Just the update-script or the full zip?

masual said:
Just the update-script or the full zip?
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just updater script file not the full zip.
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Ok, here it goes.

masual said:
Ok, here it goes.
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use neo roms updater script and update binary files
since the file you uploaded is update script not updater one.
dsixda doesnt fully support SGR
. it requires some changes to updater script.
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Sorry, I think I made a mistake.
dsixda gives me the option of replace the update-script with unpdater-script and undate binary. I just rebuilt it, and say yes to that this time. I attach the files.

Stock Look On Alliance JB XXLS7 Beta 1...

Everyone who are running Alliance Rom and wants stock theme can follow the below steps... Simple as hell..
1. Take back up secsettings.apk and secsettings provider.apk from system/app.
2. Push the files provided below into system/app.
3.Change permission to rw-r-r for the files pushed.
4. The above steps will give you stock layout in settings, but you will losse the custom setting option from your setting layout provided in beta 1rom.. But the same can be managed using rom customizer..
5. To get the stock status bar go to the following link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1958696
and download the one for XXLS7 you can flash through recovery or just extract the systemui.apk and push the same way as above.
IF you experience any problems or FC revert back to the settings provided in the rom and wait for Robbie to make the theme..
The secsettings.apk and secsettingsprovider.apk provided below are from Alliance Rom Alpha and works perfectly without any issue.
ThAnks to Robbie for his work on the rom .. works perfectlly.
Thanks and Do it at your own Risk.
Take backup before you do this just to be safe..
To download the files go to the following link..
http://db.tt/2sfYpvYi
http://db.tt/UmGkO4tw
Thank You...

just found out Robbie is making stock theme... mod close this thread..
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Do not enter.

Mod is down: The new thread: HERE
Moderators, feel free to delete this post.

Good Start Man, Hope someone will advise very soon.
Thanks for your effort.:good:

Only de- and recompiling will not really lead to anything.
You have to solve each error here step by step. And as you can see there are many entries missing when recompiling against a framework from a different device and/or Android version.
This means that resolving the missing entries (like simply deleting them in each file) won't help because even if the recompile succeeds it will never run because of errors in the dependencies of the apk etc..

you should specify where you've changed

Tried almost everything but i cant get it working. Also tried VRTheme ZIP but it doesnt work too, it doesn't recognize the 9.png files and show the UI stretched... This is not my work, its for Not-i, Majdinj, Zai89 and other amazing themers for this amazing device (sorry if i forgot other users). I've seen it in S2 forums (Themes and Themed roms too) with the TW2013 UI for 4.1.2 so i dont think it will be very hard to an experienced themer. Thanks for the support. Good Luck to everyone!

You are compiling a a 4.2.2-based apk file with 4.1.2 installed framework, if you see in another thread they must have same version or it is themed apk file.

Can just use X-plore open apk as zip file n copy all the themes but not xml to another apk open as zip file.
not much changes wif just a framework.res.apk n options is alittle too small to fit it..
so no point to make a mod just framework.res.apk

@galaxynote2
The pictures in the attachment aren't useful!
If you want to change the png's, then take them from the original apk out!
Don't decompile it!
So, never use 9.png's from decompiled apk!
Try it again with the 9.png's from the original apk. Just copy them from the apk to your new one. Don't decompile it.
If you try to add some 9.png (from decompiled source), then they looks ugly with the vrtheme system...
(and can't build it with apktool too...)

@tkari4 thank you for the answer! I will try again now..

galaxynote2 said:
@tkari4 thank you for the answer! I will try again now..
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@galaxynote2
Not working, sorry never made something like that.
The solution for your problem:
Install the 4.2 framework-res.apk (command in the CMD window: apktool if c:/framework-res.apk)
Now decompile your 4.2 framework-res.apk
From the decompiled folders you can add the 9.png's to your 4.1 farmework-res.apk
Install the 4.1 framework-res.apk again
Build your apk and so must work...

tkari4 said:
@galaxynote2
Not working, sorry never made something like that.
The solution for your problem:
Install the 4.2 framework-res.apk (command in the CMD window: apktool if c:/framework-res.apk)
Now decompile your 4.2 framework-res.apk
From the decompiled folders you can add the 9.png's to your 4.1 farmework-res.apk
Install the 4.1 framework-res.apk again
Build your apk and so must work...
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@tkari4 some progress (attached files). That is my result putting the non-decompiled images in a vr-theme:
Popups are still bugged, 9.png resizing doesnt worked.
Action bars themes (Holo Light and Holo Dark) are now working!
Almost all buttons, checks and ticks are now converted and working.
What to do:
Fix the bugged popups
Convert Text fields (wich are 9.png too so its the same as the popups problems...)
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Can you provide me an S4 framework? Im using the Touchwiz 2013 theme for 4.2.2 Galaxy S3 flasheable zip for converting. I cant find the S4 framework-res to download.

galaxynote2 said:
@tkari4
Can you provide me an S4 framework? Im using the Touchwiz 2013 theme for 4.2.2 Galaxy S3 flasheable zip for converting. I cant find the S4 framework-res to download.
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Yeah, must have the original apk and decompile it with the 4.2 framework.
You can find it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2272392

tkari4 said:
Yeah, must have the original apk and decompile it with the 4.2 framework.
You can find it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2272392
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@tkari4 Ok, downloaded... (Slow connection).
So, first i need to install the recently downloaded framework in apktool and then decompile my 4.1.2 Note Framework?
Nevermind! Recompiled without problems! I've modified some pngs to se if it works and worked, so now im porting the fully theme. Thank you!

galaxynote2 said:
After all S4 mods for our Note, this is the last touch to have the new Touchwiz Interface in this amazing device.
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You are gonna be rocked,,
Waiting for download link, As I understand without TW interface out grear Note is useless.
Thanks for your effort and share.:good:

mjrifath said:
You are gonna be rocked,,
Waiting for download link, As I stand without TW interface out grear Note is useless.
Thanks for your effort and share.:good:
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Could you don't quote the whole thread next time please? Just click the reply button thats all

Juhan Jufri said:
Could you don't quote the whole thread next time please? Just click the reply button thats all
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Thanks for the info mate. Post edited:laugh:

When you realese this mod?
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YES WE SCAN!!!

This thread has to be closed since no updates from OP or there is no any valid MOD

mjrifath said:
This thread has to be closed since no updates from OP or there is no any valid MOD
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for people who can't wait , you can try flashing this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2297906

el5arsawi said:
for people who can't wait , you can try flashing this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2297906
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Thats for 4.2.2
Please op just provide the s4 style launcher
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[GUIDE] Build Your Own KitKat Theme For Any Device

Kitkat Theme By You for YOU !!!!​
First this is very much Compatible With NOOB's
This Thread Is Build On The basis of my understanding of Android Devices since I Joined XDA
What does this KITKAT THEME Consists
New KITKAT UI
Status bar EDITS
New clock
New Kit Kat dialer
Transparent Status bar
New Boot Animation of CM 11
New KITKAT UI sounds (Camera click, touch buttons sound …etc.)
New Kit Kat Launcher ( HOLO -For GB, ICS+ DEVICES - KITKAT Lacuncher of nexus 5)
New white battery and signal icons
… And much more taste it for yourself
What do you Required ???
A Fresh Working Mind
Android-Version- Anything Above Gingerbread (2.3+)
Basics (I Will give you simple guides to follow )
All few Files from your Rom which You Want to Edit
Patience
and finally Hope of Getting this Done Successfully
So Here Are Some Basics you need to Know !
Where Do I get the files of my Device to Modify
Just Go to Root of your Device (Represented by " / ") you will find many folders
Folders Which are important to us
Root/System
In System you might See few more Folders they will be like
(These which are important for us )
App
framework
lib
media
and other file called buildprop.txt in this folder
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What are all these folders ?
APP - This is the place where all the system apps exist
FRAMEWORK - This a very a very Important Folder it consists of important files like framework-res.apk , framework.jar....Etc and defines the whole UI of your system.
LIB - Not much use for theming but useful for Installing few apps as system apps, We will Get to this later.
Media - This consists of all the stuff like Sound you here when you while using your phone like Default Ringtone,Sound when you click your buttons etc and The Animation when you start your Device
Build Prop - This Consists of important properties of your system like the android version, build number ROM You are running on etc....... Be Very Careful While Playing around with this
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Few Things Which You need to Know about your Device
What is the Resolution OF your Device
What Android Version Is it running on ?
Is It a HDPI Device or MDPI or IDPI or XDPI or XXDPI Device or .......
Here are Some Links that might help you
1) list-of-android-devices-with-pixel-density
2) tablet-smartphone-resolutions-screen-size-list
3) list-of-pixel-density-device
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HERE are some that Tools and stuff that might Help you
[Advice/Reference/Guide] The Definitive APK Modding & Theming Thread... {09/03/14}]
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Here are some IMPORTANT TOOLS WHILE WORKING
Root Explorer (or any other with root access)
GIMP EDITOR FOR PC
Image Editor by BYTE Experts (Image editing In Android )
Winzip For PC
Any Tool Which can Recomplie and Decomiple APK's (Eg - APK MULTI TOOL) or Virtuous Ten
Notepad++
Blank CMW or Aroma
YOUR WORKING BRAIN
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So Guys What are the files which we want From your Device ??
From APP Folder ( Root/System/App )
Settings.apk
SystemUI.apk
From FRAMEWORK Folder ( Root/System/framework )
framework-res.apk
framework.jar
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Next Guys is very Important you need to select a rom (Preferable CM-11) of a different Device with same Screen Resolution and Download it
Here are links for checking the resolutions and devices
1) list-of-android-devices-with-pixel-density-buckets/
2)tablet-smartphone-resolutions-screen-size-list/
3)list-pixel-density-devices
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Now Lets Start the Real Work
Extract the following Things From the other Rom
System/Media (Whole folder)
System/framework/framework-res.apk
System/app/Priv/SystemUI.apk
System/app/Settings.apk
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FOR USERS EDITING IN MOBILE (Root Explorer)..........PC users go down
Now rename the follwing files (Both from your device and the other rom) [dont mix them up. place them in different folder] as
Code:
framework-res.apk
as
Code:
framework-res.zip
Code:
Settings.apk
as
Code:
Settings.zip
Code:
SystemUI.apk
as
Code:
SystemUI.zip
FOR PC USERS
JUST Select the apk and right click and select winzip or any other tool and press extract
From now on use have to use your brain, gut feel, your choices and stuff.
SO Extract the zips
Got to Res folders of each apk
For Example if you are working on Settings go to
Res folder in both your rom and the cm11
in your rom go to the the file which is related to your screen resolution
Eg.
For HDPI -(drawable-hdpi)
and same with cm11 and then start comparing the pictures the both folders and there might be nice pics in (drawble-XXHDPI) folder and that doesnt mean you can take all the pics from drawable-XXHDPI after choosing your stuff replace your images and rename if necessary ( if the images look exactly the same and with different name and rename to the name of picture in your name and replace the pic ) just go into the main folder of the file of your app which you extracted and zip of your rom
For Eg. Its Setting app
after you have edited the pics
Some Other Tips
There are few pictures in blue try to edit theme with gimp or Image Editor By Byte Experts
For chaning Default Wallpaper
Go to framework-res.apk
in that go to res
then drawable
and choose the Image you want and replace the image with same name
9 pngs can be replaced in the same way, but if you want to edit them follow this video- How to easily edit .9.png files
go back to res and then back again you will find all the folders like
assets
META-INF
res
resources.arsc
AndroidManifiest.xml
Select all the files present and zip them then Rename the zip again to " Setting.apk "
now you need to push the file back to your device
Just follow this Thread - How Install a App as System APP
For Setting and SystemUI and for framework
you need to paste them in ROOT/System/framework
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Do the Same thing With Settings.apk and system UI
FOR KITKAT BATTERY ICONS (you need to replace your old battery icons with these With same name as that of your battery icons in framework-res.apk )- [THEME] 1% battery and statusbar VR Themes(and KitKat)
For layout changes and stuff work it you self it to complex so..... but anyways here is a Guide which you may like
[GUIDE][GB] Status bar and notification panel color changer | owner pic mod
Now i will start Dividing the Thread into Gingerbread And For ICS+ and Kitkat DEVICES
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FOR GINGERBREAD USERS (ANDROID - 2.3+ )
[GUIDE] [MOD] Add KitKat Easter Egg in your ROM [GB]
HOW TO USE A Blank flashable zip - [Guide]How to make a flashable zip
Extract
Start placing the files which i tell you in System/App (of blank flashable zip )
You need to the some how get the apk's of these app
The list go's as follows
ICS Camera
ExDailer
Kitkat theme for Ex dailer
Xposed for Gb
Holo Launcher
Tinted status bar for gb
JELLY bean clock
Setting app and the SystemUI app which you modified earlier
Kitkat Easter egg for GB File which he gave in the thread
I will give the Apk's Look at the end of the thread
For Change in Android Number and name as what ever you want do this(Be very carefull) -
Go to to Build prop file in Rot/System/
Open the file with notepad or text editor and do the following things
Maybe somewhere around line 2 you will find
Code:
ro.build.id=GINGERBREAD
change it to
Code:
ro.build.id=KITKAT
and somewhere aroung line 15 you will find
Code:
ro.build.version.release=2.3.6
or similar code
change it to
Code:
ro.build.version.release=4.4.2
save the file and reboot to test it then place the build prop in system/ of your
flashable zip
now place all these apks in the flashable zip
IN
system/app
if there is no app folder make one and place them
Now similarly place only the frameworrk-res.apk, framework.jar files in
system/framework
Now take the Media folder which you extracted Before From CM 11 and place the folder in
system folder and go back and zip the file and its done
Now place it in your SD-Card and flash it With Custom Recovery -Eg. TWRP or......
I will give you part-2 of this Theme at end just flash that after flashing your theme
Happy Kitkat Theming
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FOR ICS+ USERS (ANDROID - 4.0.3+ )
[GUIDE] [MOD] Add KitKat Easter Egg in your ROM [GB]
HOW TO USE A Blank flashable zip - [Guide]How to make a flashable zip
Extract
Start placing the files which i tell you in System/App (of blank flashable zip )
You need to the some how get the apk's of these app
The list go's as follows
Google for Kikat dailer for ics or here is the link [APP ICS 4.1+][2014-03-20]KitKat Dialer
Xposed Module
Google Now Launcher
Tinted status bar
Setting app and the SystemUI app which you modified earlier
Kitkat Easter egg for GB File which he gave in the thread
I will give the Apk's Look at the end of the thread
For Change in Android Number and name as what ever you want do this(Be very carefull) -
Go to to Build prop file in Rot/System/
Open the file with notepad or text editor and do the following things
Maybe somewhere around line 2 you will find
Code:
ro.build.id=ICS
change it to
Code:
ro.build.id=KITKAT
and somewhere aroung line 15 you will find
Code:
ro.build.version.release=4.03
or similar code
change it to
Code:
ro.build.version.release=4.4.2
save the file and rebbot to test it then place the build prop in system/ of your
flashable zip
now place all these apks in the flashable zip
IN
system/app
if there is no app folder make one and place them
Now similarly place only the frameworrk-res.apk, framework.jar files in
system/framework
Now take the Media folder which you extracted Before From CM 11 and place the folder in
system folder and go back and zip the file and its done
Now place it in your SD-Card and flash it With Custom Recovery -Eg. TWRP or......
Happy Kitkat Theming
MISC STUFF
[MOD][XPOSED][4.0+]Android Apps Theme Engine-Theme Your Android Apps Without Any Third Party App Or Extra Xposed Module
Can take some more resources here - [ROM] [4.2.1] KitKat UI [Beta2 Release][8TH NOV]
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FOR KITKAT USERS (ANDROID - 4.4+ )
Just follow this Awesome Guide -[09 Mar.] [HOW-TO] Complete Your KitKat look (Holo light - White UI) 33b5e5 genocide
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Here Is An Example For You (Anyways its HDPI) - KitKat theme for Micromax A87
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Please Help Me Improve This Guide.
This is Just the beginning
If you think this post is useful and should be featured on XDA NEWS Or XDA Portal hit this -
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Credit
All the Guys Whose Threads are mentioned
And all the Apps
:angel:
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Great guide. Just one point/tip if I may, I see it a lot that People suggest to rename an apk to zip, well in order to open a zip you obviously need to have a program capable of doing so, so just set apks to open with your preferred zip program which will cut out the unnecessary step of having to rename each apk you want to mod.

XperienceD said:
Great guide. Just one point/tip if I may, I see it a lot that People suggest to rename an apk to zip, well in order to open a zip you obviously need to have a program capable of doing so, so just set apks to open with your preferred zip program which will cut out the unnecessary step of having to rename each apk you want to mod.
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Yes thanks you very much but i will mention that do that with a pc but need to follow same procedure.while working in your mobile ( Root Explorer) or es they don't give direct option to extract

kaushikb.1996 said:
Yes thanks you very much but i will mention that do that with a pc but need to follow same procedure.while working in your mobile ( Root Explorer) or es they don't give direct option to extract
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hello...! the guide is quit amazing! :laugh: but i cant find any device's rom same as my phone's resolution... my devce is lg optimus hub and resolution is 320x480, mdpi ... can you help me find that? thank you...

Malyaj said:
hello...! the guide is quit amazing! :laugh: but i cant find any device's rom same as my phone's resolution... my devce is lg optimus hub and resolution is 320x480, mdpi ... can you help me find that? thank you...
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Thank you very much HTC Explorer will do the work for you

kaushikb.1996 said:
Thank you very much HTC Explorer will do the work for you
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Thanks for the guide bro its awesome! :laugh: and thanxs for device recommendation too!

actually i was also thinking about make same like your thread if u want any help you can look into my rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2781700

sssomnath474 said:
actually i was also thinking about make same like your thread if u want any help you can look into my rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2781700
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Yeah....
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lol,nearly the half apps are ics,jb styled,how shall it looks like kk?launcher not kk,clock not kk,blablabla

-CALIBAN666- said:
lol,nearly the half apps are ics,jb styled,how shall it looks like kk?launcher not kk,clock not kk,blablabla
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Hey have a look at my first post and for clock you can modify jbclock+ to make it look like kk and best launcher according to me is holo kk launcher and if your running ICS+ there are many apps that looks exactly like kk launcher which version of android are you running on?? And I really think if you change many of the images in the talks it will drastically change things please have patience to read the first post
And yeah it looks like I din't work too much for this thread
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kaushikb.1996 said:
I don't get you exactly, I already build a Kitkat theme for my device before creating this thread
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actually me also thought to make a thread like how to theme like kitkat but u already did

sssomnath474 said:
actually me also thought to make a thread like how to theme like kitkat but u already did
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Anything you want to add to this thread?? Or any suggestions??
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kaushikb.1996 said:
Anything you want to add to this thread?? Or any suggestions??
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yes just put a headline systemui.apk
and make a guide how to make it look like kitkat i can help you to gather all the guide for GB
similarly for framework
and one more thing you must add some screenshot that is necessary
thus people can find all guide from one thread as well some ideas from you too

Thank You
sssomnath474 said:
yes just put a headline systemui.apk
and make a guide how to make it look like kitkat i can help you to gather all the guide for GB
similarly for framework
and one more thing you must add some screenshot that is necessary
thus people can find all guide from one thread as well some ideas from you too
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i think its better if you a create separate thread for framework and systemui then i will add the link as i am not aware of the word limit of the post in xda .... and if would could help withe the screenshots it would be good an surely i will help you with that thread thank you

Awesome !!!
Works perfectly with my Micromax A96 !!!!!
Thanks developer !!!
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sriss said:
Works perfectly with my Micromax A96 !!!!!
Thanks developer !!!
:good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good:
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Thats why I told it works with any rom in the world
And don't forget to hit thanks if helped

kaushikb.1996 said:
Thats why I told it works with any rom in the world
And don't forget to hit thanks if helped
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@kaushikb.1996, I saw your thread of Micromax A87, in that you've themed the dialer too, right? If I attach my Phone.apk and Contacts.apk? Can you do it for me? As far I've read the OP, there's nothing bout' that. Maybe you can help?
Thank You.

Geek-DROID said:
@kaushikb.1996, I saw your thread of Micromax A87, in that you've themed the dialer too, right? If I attach my Phone.apk and Contacts.apk? Can you do it for me? As far I've read the OP, there's nothing bout' that. Maybe you can help?
Thank You.
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No I actually din't theme it, I used exdailer and dark theme its a light and good looking too

Great thread. Helped me a lot since I'm working on a Android L themed ROM for the galaxy express using Pacrom as base. I've managed to get the settings.apk theme changed like the header and color and stuff. Trying to change the icon colors in settings and theme the dialer and framework res. Whenever I theme the dialer and framework res it the dialer doesn't show up after replacing via system/priv-app permissions -rw-r-r-. And the framework res cause a boot loop. All I did was change some pngs and .9 images and edited the XML's dimensions and styles XML to match up then made any necessary changes to the drawables due to kitkats new theming process. Shoot me a PM thanks In advance.

Androtopia12 said:
Great thread. Helped me a lot since I'm working on a Android L themed ROM for the galaxy express using Pacrom as base. I've managed to get the settings.apk theme changed like the header and color and stuff. Trying to change the icon colors in settings and theme the dialer and framework res. Whenever I theme the dialer and framework res it the dialer doesn't show up after replacing via system/priv-app permissions -rw-r-r-. And the framework res cause a boot loop. All I did was change some pngs and .9 images and edited the XML's dimensions and styles XML to match up then made any necessary changes to the drawables due to kitkats new theming process. Shoot me a PM thanks In advance.
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Well it lots like you have normally edited .9.pngs like any other picture so there is a force close as framework runs throughout the system there is probably a boot loop for now take the apks from youe rom and flash them from recovery and after that while editing .9.pngs you first decompile the apk
Then select the picture leaving that black dots and the border and save and recompile.
I have attached the video in first post

Help to create ROM

General
Can you help me to create a "simple" ROM for Sony Xperia E? Now i can't test, can you test this ROM?
Name: Bing ROM
Based on: TurboICS SS (and 11.1.A.0.68 firmware)
For: Sony Xperia E (C1505)
Idea: I would like to "create" a Bing ROM, with Bing's apps; without Google's apps, Facebook's apps, Twitter's apps and Timescape's apps.
For now i have removed some apps, and i have added:
Hacker's Keyboard
CyanogenMod calculator
CM Browser
Bing Search
YouTube
ES File Explorer
No-frills CPU Control
Greenify
And i have create a very simple bootanimation (/system/media/bootanimation.zip).
I have 2 question:
For include apps, i have to put .apks simply in /system?
Can i rename the .apks?
Install
Download and flash through Flashtool: 11.1.a.0.68 firmware
Download and flash through Flashtool the Poseidon ICS
Download ROM and copy in your phone
Boot into recovery:
Advanced >> Wipe dalvik cache
Wipe data/factory reset
Mount and storage >> Format /system
Mount and storage >> Mount /system
Flash ROM
Reboot system now
Credits:
 @UltraGamerHD for his kernel and his ROM
Sony for firmware
Bing
YouTube
APK4Fun for .apks
App's creators
Google
Download
https://app.box.com/s/yqhmde547t3hw4yq39y5

axxx007xxxz said:
General
Can you help me to create a "simple" ROM for Sony Xperia E? Now i can't test, can you test this ROM?
Name: Bing ROM
Based on: TurboICS SS (and 11.1.A.0.68 firmware)
For: Sony Xperia E (C1505)
Idea: I would like to "create" a Bing ROM, with Bing's apps; without Google's apps, Facebook's apps, Twitter's apps and Timescape's apps.
For now i have removed some apps, and i have added:
Hacker's Keyboard
CyanogenMod calculator
CM Browser
Bing Search
YouTube
ES File Explorer
No-frills CPU Control
Greenify
And i have create a very simple bootanimation (/system/media/bootanimation.zip).
I have 2 question:
For include apps, i have to put .apks simply in /system?
Can i rename the .apks?
Credits:
@UltraGamerHD for his ROM
Sony for firmware
Bing
YouTube
APK4Fun for .apks
App's creators
Google
Download
Link tomorrow morning.
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have you deodexed it??????
some more suggestions if you are trying to make something AOSP styled
1) add nova launcher or Google now launcher
2) check themes and apps ultagamerhd has provided a AOSP styled systemui for e single (ics but I think you will need to deodex for that)
3) you can also add nexus sounds or cyanogen mod sounds
and take a look on other ROM's to get ideas
keep calm and call J.A.R.V.I.S

bakshish007 said:
have you deodexed it??????
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No.
I forgot to include the launcher (Holo Launcher HD); then I had tried to "create" a new version with Flashable Zip Creator v2.0.
I had flashed it but have an infinite loading.

axxx007xxxz said:
No.
I forgot to include the launcher (Holo Launcher HD); then I had tried to "create" a new version with Flashable Zip Creator v2.0.
I had flashed it but have an infinite loading.
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no idea try this :
1) take any Rom zip which is made fier your device
2) create a copy of it somewhere else.
3) open zip now delete everything inside system folder (not system folder)
4) create a folder named app in system
5) put apk in that app folder and try flashing
keep calm and call J.A.R.V.I.S

Project postponed!
Now I'm working on Fire JB (based on Termin V3.5 @MatsPunt) and it work!
I'm very happy for this!!! :victory: :victory: :victory:
But I have a question: how can I change pre-setted backgroud?
[OFFTOPIC]@bakshish007: Who is J.A.R.V.I.S?[/OFFTOPIC]

doperthancoke said:
I'm curious. What is Fire JB?
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I'm very happy than you're curious.
Fire JB is a Termin V3.5 with alternative app (for example, it have Apollo no Walkman) and without all Facebook, Twitter and Timescape's apps. I'm not a developers, I'm doing my best.
Now I'm working on it; when I finished I uploaded it. But MatsPunt is banned? If that is so who should I ask for permission?

doperthancoke said:
MatsPunts isn't banned. He disabled his account. I guess you can go ahead and use Termin as base ROM, I guess. Just give proper credits.
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Ok, thanks!

I have a problem: when I try to add people to groups, Contact crashes.
How can I fix it?
Edit: Also when I do startup configuration, a process crashes.
And when I unistall any app, com.android.acore crash.

axxx007xxxz said:
I have a problem: when I try to add people to groups, Contact crashes.
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Fixed taking the apk from eXperia (by @DanielFlorin)
Fire JB theard.

Now, I would like to create an Update zip. How can I do this?
axxx007xxxz said:
how can I change pre-setted backgroud?
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Up. :angel:

axxx007xxxz said:
how can I change pre-setted backgroud?
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Up. :angel:

I'm working on a ICS ROM (more fast) with guided installation, but I have a problem and 2 questions:
@TheBrainCandy, @doperthancoke: How you have changed pre-setted background?
@TheBrainCandy: How you had modded the UI for make it colourful?
Thanks in advance.

axxx007xxxz said:
I'm working on a ICS ROM (more fast) with guided installation, but I have a problem and 2 questions:
@TheBrainCandy, @doperthancoke: How you have changed pre-setted background?
@TheBrainCandy: How you had modded the UI for make it colourful?
Thanks in advance.
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1/decompress framework-res and you'll find out
2/ it's 80% about changing pngs

TheBrainCandy said:
1/decompress framework-res and you'll find out
2/ it's 80% about changing pngs
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Thanks!
I have to decompile the framework-res or simply use WinRar?
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to change simple pngs or images( not .9 pngs) you dont need to decompile it but both works