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Arabic support on all Android devices > 2.2

Here is something I put together to enable arabic on any device without changing any linked library in /system/lib which means it'll work cross-devices. This means that your android will be able to connect arabic letters properly to enable read/writing. Note: this will enable shaping for all android menu's and for writing, this will not fix the browser's problem. for that, we need to compile individual libwebcore.so files for each ROM. so we're out of luck there. You can get Persian Browser or the new Firefox browser to fix this problem.
Requirements:
1. your rom has to be deodexed. (if you have /system/framework/framework.odex, this will NOT work).
2. you must be rooted !
3. your android must be version 2.2, 2.2.1 or 2.3 (not tested on 2.3 yet but should work).
Steps:
1. Pull framework.jar from your phone's /system/framework
1. Download the file from the following link:
http://blog.devasque.com/?page_id=11
2. Extract it somewhere
3. Put your phone's framework.jar inside of the extracted folder's framework folder.
4. Click on commands.exe and wait ! eventually you'll get a framework.jar inside subfolder "generated". copy that back to your phone in /system/framework and restart.
Note: if you get a bunch of FCs after restarting, you'll need to factory reset your device.
this should work. It was tested successfully on a bunch of deodexed roms for the samsung galaxy S, and two roms on the G2.
Credits:
I got the script files from iAndroid, a hebrew patching thread that does something very similar to what this does. so hats off to the great minds over there.
The arabic patching files were compiled from source from Y6b's github. So thanks to his great work as well.
Finally arabic is supported across all devices.

hi madmack ! thank a lot
this is a very useful thread.
i test it on deodexed galaxy s (wxJS5 rom) and it worked almost flawlessly.now i have some question. please help me. you are only guy i know to answer these questions.this patch (mod) has some problem to render persian/farsi characters correctly.i am a java programmer and can edit java files and fix this errors.the only problem i face is : how can i apply my modification and (re)compile the source again ? because this files (framework.jar) are in java , can i use eclipse IDE to compile ? i already made and developed some programs and aaps for android os using eclipse . please if you have any ( just any ) information , please help me . again i have no any source and reference to ask these question .this is not a first time for me to ask a guy this question but nobody yet give me useful answer .

hamedpc007 said:
hi madmack ! thank a lot
this is a very useful thread.
i test it on deodexed galaxy s (wxJS5 rom) and it worked almost flawlessly.now i have some question. please help me. you are only guy i know to answer these questions.this patch (mod) has some problem to render persian/farsi characters correctly.i am a java programmer and can edit java files and fix this errors.the only problem i face is : how can i apply my modification and (re)compile the source again ? because this files (framework.jar) are in java , can i use eclipse IDE to compile ? i already made and developed some programs and aaps for android os using eclipse . please if you have any ( just any ) information , please help me . again i have no any source and reference to ask these question .this is not a first time for me to ask a guy this question but nobody yet give me useful answer .
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hey hamedpc. didn't think i would get any reply anytime soon here, lol.
you'll need to learn how to compile android from source, then apply patches etc.. this is not something i am willing or able to discuss on a reply post here so you got some research to do before you can attempt that.
anyways, if you want to know which files you should look into, simply look at the subfolder "files/froyo" and look at all the .smali files. Then, find the equivalent in the android source but they should be .java. These are the files that are patched.
sorry for not being more helpful

so if i have framework.odex should i just delete it and move on?

jaguar4002 said:
so if i have framework.odex should i just delete it and move on?
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you can't do that. you'll need to get a deodexed ROM or google around for how to deodex it yourself.

I'm using the leaked 2.2 rom for the epic. Is there any rom. That u recommend?
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jaguar4002 said:
I'm using the leaked 2.2 rom for the epic. Is there any rom. That u recommend?
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I use an I9000, so not sure what options you guys have for the Epic.
But I'm pretty sure that a lot of custom roms are out there that are (1) Froyo and (2) deodexed. Almost all custom roms are deodexed.

this isnt working on the epic. i did everything was suppose to be done.
i have arabic but the letters are disconnected. which is nothing new from froyo update.
am i doing anything wrong?

jaguar4002 said:
this isnt working on the epic. i did everything was suppose to be done.
i have arabic but the letters are disconnected. which is nothing new from froyo update.
am i doing anything wrong?
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Yea, most likely you are.
It really should work with all 2.2 and 2.2.1 roms. specially the samsung ones. I tried it on JS3, Darky's, JS5 and Doc's ROM for the I9000 and it works.
Just make sure you got a deodexed rom. (no framework.odex file), and also verify that the generated framework.jar is actually bigger than the original framework.jar by about 1MB. (sometimes the process stalls for some reason, so you'll have to redo it if the size is not bigger by 1MB).

im using this rom . http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=963845
and it is deodexed.
it shows the letters but they arent connected. just like how i was before doing all this.
And yes the size was larger.
i would love if u can pm me ur yahoo or something so we can go over it.. if i get this thing working, my phone would be PERFECT!!
and thanks for ur quick responses!

bro nevermind!
i wasnt enabled root access for my file manager, thats y i wasnt able to paste the net .jar file.
it works great!! i love u to death.. no homo lol
but i noticed FB is kinda laggy when theres arabic letters.
just saying.. dont really care.

ZT-180
I am using the ZT-180 with 2.2 but this didn't work for me do you have any suggestion for me

vitonline said:
I am using the ZT-180 with 2.2 but this didn't work for me do you have any suggestion for me
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if you know how to use logcat, post it here and I can have a look at it.

I am new at this if you can explean more
Thanks

vitonline said:
I am new at this if you can explean more
Thanks
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this is probably why you couldn't get it working on your device.
this topic is a little advance, and i really don't recommend applying it if you're not familiar with rooting, replacing system files and recovery.
there are many steps you need to learn to be able to apply this patch, which is beyond the topic of this thread. sorry but I can't help you with that.

madmack said:
this is probably why you couldn't get it working on your device.
this topic is a little advance, and i really don't recommend applying it if you're not familiar with rooting, replacing system files and recovery.
there are many steps you need to learn to be able to apply this patch, which is beyond the topic of this thread. sorry but I can't help you with that.
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I already rooted my ZT-180 and I apply the steps but still the Arabic

vitonline said:
I already rooted my ZT-180 and I apply the steps but still the Arabic
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Read around.. its out there.
Its not too difficult.
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@madmack
i tried your method on a rom for my htc hero and it worked just like you said, except for the web browser.. is there a way to patch libwebcore.so so that it could also support arabic?!

jaikat said:
@madmack
i tried your method on a rom for my htc hero and it worked just like you said, except for the web browser.. is there a way to patch libwebcore.so so that it could also support arabic?!
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unfortunately not. these .so libraries require recompiling of the source code.
the patch for libwebcore is up on my github account (same nickname). If you get your hands on your source code for the webcore libraries. Then you can try the patch yourself
I've already patched libwebcore.so for a 2.2.1 ROM for the Galaxy S I9000. It worked pretty well.

that was quick
madmack said:
unfortunately not. these .so libraries require recompiling of the source code.
the patch for libwebcore is up on my github account (same nickname). If you get your hands on your source code for the webcore libraries. Then you can try the patch yourself
I've already patched libwebcore.so for a 2.2.1 ROM for the Galaxy S I9000. It worked pretty well.
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i'll look into it, although i must say i don't have any experience on compiling from source, but i'm willing to learn...
great work anyway, and thank you.

[APP] Google Talk from 2.3.4 extracted: NOT WORKING, Help Needed!

Hi everyone,
I downloaded the extracted .apk from latest Google Android release 2.3.4
The .apk is atached below.
I have had no success in installing the app on my 2.3.3 ROM on my Samsung Galaxy S. I tried pushing it to /system/app via Root Explorer, but once you try to install package it just doesn't install by saying "Aplication not installed".
Im no dev or whatsoever,so I would encourage anyone who could help to make it work on 2.3.3, Google stated in Google Mobile Blog that Google Talk with Video Chat will be for 2.3+ devices, so it "should" work on 2.3.3.
Any help is appreciated! Share your thoughts!

Try pushing it into system/app and then change permissions. Reboot and post result.
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badeaioan said:
Try pushing it into system/app and then change permissions. Reboot and post result.
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Doesn't work.

Did you deodex it?
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OldManJames said:
Did you deodex it?
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Nope :S, could someone deodex it and test it?

Cant wait till this is workin on the evo

dadoc04 said:
Cant wait till this is workin on the evo
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Its not any different than the latest on the market?

Attach the .odex file here as well. However, can you link me to the place you took the file from? I might need the entire framework to deodex it
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nickmcminn60 said:
Its not any different than the latest on the market?
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It is. Gtalk updates haven't made it to android market yet.

icezar1 said:
Attach the .odex file here as well. However, can you link me to the place you took the file from? I might need the entire framework to deodex it
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Link or get files below.

I doubt that it will work until you upgrade the OS version to 2.3.4, it might be integrated with os changes.

ukanth said:
I doubt that it will work until you upgrade the OS version to 2.3.4, it might be integrated with os changes.
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That was my first thought too, but after downloading the entire update it looks like that might not be the case. There aren't a ton of changes in there, and only two updated system apps. One of which is gtalk, the other is an nfc app(for supported devices obviously). I haven't looked through anything else yet(I'm slacking off enough at work as it is), but it would appear the changes are minimal.
Edit: found a new libtalk_ini.so file in /system/lib/
That may help? Anybody have time to try?

I really wish I knew how to do this stuff. I would love to give it a try but I'm so lost! Time to do some reading! LOL

The manifest for this apk says the target and minimum sdk version is 10, which is 2.3.3....so there's a good chance that after some deodexing and supporting files this will work no problemo

That's the key. It should work on 2.3+ as stated by Google, so I think i'ts up to deodexing and adding the proper files. Sure someone experienced can do it

pacoforet said:
That's the key. It should work on 2.3+ as stated by Google, so I think i'ts up to deodexing and adding the proper files. Sure someone experienced can do it
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This is the prints that I see in logcat
W( 4469) Skipping dir: Talk2.apk (PackageParser)
W( 4469) Skipping dir: Talk2.apk (PackageParser)
W( 4469) Skipping dir: Talk2.apk (PackageParser)
E( 129) /system/app/Talk2.apk odex has stale dependencies (

if it gets deodexed will it work on an odexed rom?

Rydah805 said:
if it gets deodexed will it work on an odexed rom?
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Generally, yes.

I got it to run, but I can't tell how to start a video chat. I pushed the apk, and odex file to the system/app directory and the jnk.so file to the system lib directory. Ran Talk and it opened fine...
HTC Hero with Cyanogen 7.0.2

Btw, its very possibly its simply running the standard install of Talk.apk instead of Talk2.apk... I'll try removing the Talk.apk...
-- Confirmed. I removed the Talk.apk from the system/app/ folder... lost my Talk icon in the launcher. Rebooting; maybe it will showup after reboot.
-- Ok, now I'm not completely convinced that you can get rid of Talk.apk when you push Talk2.apk. They both may have to be there.

[MOD][UPDATE FOR MEA] Camera no sounds (root required) - uploaded

Don't forget to hit thanks
No need for this anymore. the new firmwares have the setting of disabling all sounds in the settings of the camera.
Try at own risk
Hi all.
this is my second creation / mod for removing the in app sounds of the camera. READ ON TO REMOVE ALL SOUNDS.
this is the stock camera app, without focus sound as i have muted those.... i have tested on my own (i have removed the shutter sound prior to this mod... so if that one is there, then change/delete the files as shown here:
how to remove shutter sound and other sounds not "in app"
Tested and working on ME2 deodexed... please tell me if it works on other firmwares
also working on MEA.
Not working on:
non deodexed roms - use at own risk.. tell me how it goes if you try...
installation guide:
open a file explorer and mount it as system writeable.
go to system/app and make a backup of SamsungCamera2.apk (just in case)
copy my SamsungCamera2.apk file to system/app
reboot and enjoy
Download here:
Download OLD versions
MEA Version
tell me how it works and if there are any errors i can only say that it works on mine so far
thank me if you like this mod

Changelog:
initial release:
removed all sounds
known bugs:
let me know.

Anyone tried it yet?
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Just tried it. Seems to have work. I keep track over the next few day, make sure it is a consistent result.

lambstone said:
Just tried it. Seems to have work. I keep track over the next few day, make sure it is a consistent result.
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Nice to know which rom did you try on and have you removed the shutter sound as shown in my other thread?
Thank you for the feedback
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DenmarkRootN00b said:
Nice to know which rom did you try on and have you removed the shutter sound as shown in my other thread?
Thank you for the feedback
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Yeap, I'm on Omega 3.0 right now. The first thing I do with every rom is to delete the camera sounds.

lambstone said:
Yeap, I'm on Omega 3.0 right now. The first thing I do with every rom is to delete the camera sounds.
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good enough.... tell me if there are any problems... i have been using it for one day now and it is bugfree here... i do not use the panorama and stuff... but there were more sounds present than only the focus and focus error... i have muted them all so should be perfect.

Also on Omega 3.0 and working fine so far! :good:

k33nny said:
Also on Omega 3.0 and working fine so far! :good:
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if there are any issues please let me know and i will look at it i have not encountered anything myself
they should have made it optional with the sounds in the first place damn you samsung

Nice. I'd completed this mod myself when I got my s4 shortly after release, but never got around to testing it (did the same thing for my s2 back in the day). Got distracted trying to turn it into a vrtheme to make it compatible with 'all' version of camera (this way it replaces the resource files in apk and keeps that current version of camera installed). It's still just sitting in a couple of folders somewhere on my server....
(However, I think apk version means you should be able to push with adb without requiring root??)

I'm on a bell i9505 and it crashes on me after 3 seconds of use
Unfortunately I screwed up and my backup of my stock aPk was unsuccessful
Can someone please give me the stock aPk for the camera or tell me how I'd go about fixing my camera app

bengali548 said:
I'm on a bell i9505 and it crashes on me after 3 seconds of use
Unfortunately I screwed up and my backup of my stock aPk was unsuccessful
Can someone please give me the stock aPk for the camera or tell me how I'd go about fixing my camera app
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Couple of options...flash your rom again (extreme!) or just replace the modded apk with original apk. Some roms include updated camera software (not sure if there has been an update, but you never know) so best to get apk from the same rom version you are currently running
Also, need to make sure rom is deodexed (you could try deleting the associated odex file and see if crash stops)

Brendo said:
Nice. I'd completed this mod myself when I got my s4 shortly after release, but never got around to testing it (did the same thing for my s2 back in the day). Got distracted trying to turn it into a vrtheme to make it compatible with 'all' version of camera (this way it replaces the resource files in apk and keeps that current version of camera installed). It's still just sitting in a couple of folders somewhere on my server....
(However, I think apk version means you should be able to push with adb without requiring root??)
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Maybe it could be possible... I have never used adb... But it should be possible yes
How would one make it for all versions? I am quite new to this... I would also like to port stuff.. But I am not that good yet
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bengali548 said:
I'm on a bell i9505 and it crashes on me after 3 seconds of use
Unfortunately I screwed up and my backup of my stock aPk was unsuccessful
Can someone please give me the stock aPk for the camera or tell me how I'd go about fixing my camera app
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Which rom do you use?
I have only having it confirmed on ME2 deodexed.. That's why I need people to try so I know
Why was your backup unsuccessful?
Btw. If you get your backup or an apk working... You can send me that file and I can mod it for you and see if that works
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updated the original post... that it is only working on deodexed roms.. please let me know if it works on others

Works with no problems on my part
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I use Tasker to set the phone to vibrate or silent mode when the camera app is active. Works like a charm, and I don't have to mess with custom software. I wouldn't even have to be rooted, if I weren't already.

maedox said:
I use Tasker to set the phone to vibrate or silent mode when the camera app is active. Works like a charm, and I don't have to mess with custom software. I wouldn't even have to be rooted, if I weren't already.
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we all know that... it has been said before... this is just so you dont need to do anything afterwards
i got pissed by turning the volume off and on constantly... thats why i did this.. and i could have used a profile.. but i thought this was a permanent fix for use in other roms and such but thanks.

DenmarkRootN00b said:
How would one make it for all versions? I am quite new to this... I would also like to port stuff.. But I am not that good yet
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(this works in my head...) You use a vrtheme (flashable zip) that replaces the ogg files (resources) in the apk with silent ogg files (vrtheme usually replaces the image resources so that you can change the look of apps such as what you see HERE)

Brendo said:
(this works in my head...) You use a vrtheme (flashable zip) that replaces the ogg files (resources) in the apk with silent ogg files (vrtheme usually replaces the image resources so that you can change the look of apps such as what you see HERE)
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oh... i did it manually by decompiling.. well... i cant see why it would make it compatible with other roms..
an example.
i hate the clock and alarm app in samsung.. but love the sony one... i cant install it on my samsung... so i need to port it.. but the thing you said there.. would not do the trick... there must be something else, an identifier of the phone or something.

HTC Camera

Someone please give me the htc camera app which has got many shooting modes, I got it when I updated to lollipop nd now in cm 13 I want that apk file. I don't need the lib files just provide me the apk which has got many shooting modes, thank you @bigsupersquid can u please provide me the apk

You can find the HTC app here http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/htc-corporation/

Quad.X said:
You can find the HTC app here http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/htc-corporation/
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The versions which is provided in the stock roms are not available online, I want someone to extract it from the lollipop update.

rjcool1999 said:
The versions which is provided in the stock roms are not available online, I want someone to extract it from the lollipop update.
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it won't work, cm is missing a bunch of lib files for that. crash crash can't find *.so bla bla in logcat.
you have to run stock to use the stock camera unless you get one like the previous link.

bigsupersquid said:
it won't work, cm is missing a bunch of lib files for that. crash crash can't find *.so bla bla in logcat.
you have to run stock to use the stock camera unless you get one like the previous link.
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Sir luckily I've found out a method to use it on CM13, and I've made my own flashable zip also. You can flash that zip to get the latest camera and gallery on your device. Just provide me the apk if possible, I'll take care of the lib files

bigsupersquid said:
it won't work, cm is missing a bunch of lib files for that. crash crash can't find *.so bla bla in logcat.
you have to run stock to use the stock camera unless you get one like the previous link.
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Even I extracted the lib files and the apk from my stock marshmallow rom, made a zip and flashed those on cm13. They were working smoothly without any issue but all I want is the apk from lollipop update

rjcool1999 said:
Even I extracted the lib files and the apk from my stock marshmallow rom, made a zip and flashed those on cm13. They were working smoothly without any issue but all I want is the apk from lollipop update
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the mm lib files probably aren't quite compatible, but you can try it if you insist

bigsupersquid said:
the mm lib files probably aren't quite compatible, but you can try it if you insist
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Thank u for the file nd check out my new post nd use the camera app, hope u will like my work

[WIP] [PORT] Pixelfy for OOS 3.5.5 ONLY [NOT tested on other OOS BUILDS]

Been testing this off and on for a few days now and happy to report it's working well. This is almost the same as my Pixelfy for CM14.1 without the build.prop changes no google assistant sorry guys.
What does Pixelfy OOS do?
Pixel Boot animation
Google Dialer
Google Contacts
Google Messenger
Live Wallpapers (many thanks to @Pranav Pandey) for the port.
Removes some OOS junk
Modifies pre-installed google apps so they can be easily removed.
Download
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=457095661767114082
Change Log
Nothing yet first version

Gonna try this right now
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Screenshots ?

mawxzz said:
Screenshots ?
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Why do you need screenshots it replaces stock oos apps with the google version?

Going to give this a try on OOS 3.2.7, taking a nandroid backup before do so! Will report back.

tofuboi01 said:
Going to give this a try on OOS 3.2.7, taking a nandroid backup before do so! Will report back.
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You may/will end up with 2 dialers or 2 contacts.

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You may/will end up with 2 dialers or 2 contacts.
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Hey daleski, nice work on Pixelfy, can you please tell me how to install Community build file manager, i have an apk but it always conflicts with "existing" package, can you please tell me how to force install it?

ach3fck said:
Hey daleski, nice work on Pixelfy, can you please tell me how to install Community build file manager, i have an apk but it always conflicts with "existing" package, can you please tell me how to force install it?
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Did you remove it somehow?

Nope, i clean flashed cm14.1, flashed pixelfy, and i have extracted CB file manager but there is no way to install it, it always conflicts with an existing package, can i provide you apk so you can make a flashable zip really quick for me? Please?

ach3fck said:
Nope, i clean flashed cm14.1, flashed pixelfy, and i have extracted CB file manager but there is no way to install it, it always conflicts with an existing package, can i provide you apk so you can make a flashable zip really quick for me? Please?
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First you need to find the name of the package it's conflicting with so I suspect it's conflicting with CMFileManager.
If you have 7zip you can double click on the pixelfy file go to META-INF/com/google/android/ then drag out the updater-script into a folder or your desktop.
Open the updater-script with notepad and then let me know once you have done this.
Which file manager app is it conflicting with?

This is brilliant. Amazing work as always by @daleski75

Is this dark mode compatible?

eng.stk said:
Is this dark mode compatible?
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Not sure mate never been a fan of dark mode.

daleski75 said:
You may/will end up with 2 dialers or 2 contacts.
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I did have two dialers but disabled the stock one, contacts replaced fine.
Uninstalled the Google App though as i dont use that.

daleski75 said:
First you need to find the name of the package it's conflicting with so I suspect it's conflicting with CMFileManager.
If you have 7zip you can double click on the pixelfy file go to META-INF/com/google/android/ then drag out the updater-script into a folder or your desktop.
Open the updater-script with notepad and then let me know once you have done this.
Which file manager app is it conflicting with?
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Thats the problem, i dont know, the CMFilemanager has different package name than Community build file manager, can you please make an flashable zip for this apk real quick please?

What 'oxygen os junk' does it remove exactly? Thanks!
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Whats meant with Black Edition?

stelio_kontos said:
What 'oxygen os junk' does it remove exactly? Thanks!
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Their dialer, messaging, Google device manager etc, also gives the ability to uninstall all stock Google apps as well

MultiCulti said:
Whats meant with Black Edition?
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Black boot animation will do a white one shortly as well

daleski75 said:
You may/will end up with 2 dialers or 2 contacts.
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Hi, I had already flashed the pixel boot animation,dialer and contacts with different packages, flashing this won't affect those you think?