im trying to customize my rom (skyraider 3.3) and i want to switch the 3G and 1X icons on the status bar, but whenever i try to edit them i get boot loops. ive tried adb pushing them, and ive even tried metamorph (not best idea). is there any way to edit them without having these problems.
*warning, this is an effin serious bump...
Last bump i swear!
Open the apk in something like 7zip (without unzipping it) and drag and drop the images replacing the ones in there already. Save it, and push it to your phone in recovery.
Did you sign the apk?
YoungSinema said:
Did you sign the apk?
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Never sign HTC apks. Just drag-n-drop. Do not unzip.
Like already mentioned step by step:
open apk with 7zip,
extract the res folder,
close 7zip,
modify the graphics in the res folder,
open apk with 7zip,
drag the modified res folder into 7zip,
close 7zip,
push apk to /system/framework/ with adb
thanks for all the replies, really helped me out
NilsP said:
Like already mentioned step by step:
open apk with 7zip,
extract the res folder,
close 7zip,
modify the graphics in the res folder,
open apk with 7zip,
drag the modified res folder into 7zip,
close 7zip,
push apk to /system/framework/ with adb
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Thanks for the instructions on editing com.htc.resources. Once I slowed down and followed the instructions worked like a charm, also I was able to reload into a zip file and applied through recovery.
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i love the modaco custom rom but would like to add the lockscreen from drizzys custom rom. (or any plain android looking lockscreen)
is there a way to extract the files i need and simply replacing them in the MRC? i guess its just an html file or something like that to replace, right?
I guess this is the HTCLockScreen.apk and .odex but since it's a system app, it cannot be installed or unistalled, and overwirting the apk in the system/app folder doesn't do anything.
If someone knows how to do it I will be very interested too.
im not sure if it will work but you can download my rom go to
system/framework
grab com.htc.resource.apk
now adb push com.htc.framework.apk /system/framework/
then reboot!
steps:
adb remount
adb push com.htc.framework.apk /system/framework/
adb shell
reboot
then if your phone loops then it didnt work, but if you go straight to you home screen then it should be fine!
good luck
"im not responsible for any wipes that you will have to do if you phone loops"
piflechien said:
I guess this is the HTCLockScreen.apk and .odex but since it's a system app, it cannot be installed or unistalled, and overwirting the apk in the system/app folder doesn't do anything.
If someone knows how to do it I will be very interested too.
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its not in the lockscreen!
its in the framework!
Or you could do what I did, pull com.htc.resources.apk from the phone, extract it with 7zip edit the .png files in res/drawable-land-480x320/ and res/drawable-port-480x320/ then zipped it and built the apk using apkbuilder.
Then push it to the phone, as usual make backups.
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Or you could do what I did, pull com.htc.resources.apk from the phone, extract it with 7zip edit the .png files in res/drawable-land-480x320/ and res/drawable-port-480x320/ then zipped it and built the apk using apkbuilder.
Then push it to the phone, as usual make backups.
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Thank you very much.
It works perfectly.
BR. Simemu
Thx it worked perfectly
I just pushed com.htc.resources.apk into the /system/framework folder.
Now is it also possible to change the notification bar with a similar method ?
I love the one from your Rom Drizzy Drake Rogers.
They are in framework-res.apk
A few jpg and png named status* in res/drawable-480x320/
Same method should apply.
As usual, would be smart to back up.
Edit: When I get some time off I may have a day messing with these files see about some different coloured UI's etc.
for me this does not work
what ive done is:
1. get the com.htc.resources.apk
2. extract it with rar
3. changed the mentioned png files
4. then i put them back into the archive (apk file, renamed as a zip file)
5. renamed the zip back to its original name
6. put the file as mentioned to the correct folder
there is no change.. is it a MUST to use apk builder, if yes, how to use that bat?
felikz said:
for me this does not work
what ive done is:
1. get the com.htc.resources.apk
2. extract it with rar
3. changed the mentioned png files
4. then i put them back into the archive (apk file, renamed as a zip file)
5. renamed the zip back to its original name
6. put the file as mentioned to the correct folder
there is no change.. is it a MUST to use apk builder, if yes, how to use that bat?
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reboot and see if that works!
yes i did that, its not the case..
did you guys do it my way, or did you use adk builder?
Yeah use apk builder. Should work.
Edit: you sure its named right and in the right place?? It should have overwritten your old one.
and how to use apk builder??
okay, i signed the new apk with this http://www.anddev.org/signing_your_apk-application_for_release_keytooljarsigner-t3069.html
but that didnt work (the sign process worked, but then the hero looped)..
can anyone please tell how to sign the apk with apkbuilder??
Did you sign the .apk or the .png ????
Sorry...but i didn´t got a solution...i´m standing in front of the same problem like you
easier method here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=536271
no need to bother with apk builder with this method.
boomshaker said:
Did you sign the .apk or the .png ????
Sorry...but i didn´t got a solution...i´m standing in front of the same problem like you
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signed the apk
soulehmoo said:
easier method here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=536271
no need to bother with apk builder with this method.
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also this does not work for me --> phone loop
any idea, what i could do wrong? i am using windows paint (windows 7) to edit the files.. then i put the edited png files back into archive (thus, overwrite the files there) and push that apk file again back to its path.. after phone reboot the phone goes into endless loop
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Or you could do what I did, pull com.htc.resources.apk from the phone, extract it with 7zip edit the .png files in res/drawable-land-480x320/ and res/drawable-port-480x320/ then zipped it and built the apk using apkbuilder.
Then push it to the phone, as usual make backups.
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I want to change my lockscreen, it all seems to make sense apart from editing the .png files..
What am I supposed to be changing in the files? Maybe I missed something, but that doesn't seem to have been explained
pookie1 said:
I want to change my lockscreen, it all seems to make sense apart from editing the .png files..
What am I supposed to be changing in the files? Maybe I missed something, but that doesn't seem to have been explained
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tha background image of your lockscreen can be changed easily in the phone settings, but if you wanna change the other parts of the lockscreen, then you need to do it like told here ;-)
felikz said:
also this does not work for me --> phone loop
any idea, what i could do wrong? i am using windows paint (windows 7) to edit the files.. then i put the edited png files back into archive (thus, overwrite the files there) and push that apk file again back to its path.. after phone reboot the phone goes into endless loop
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common guys, just a feedback!
i've been searching for like hours and haven't found a thread on this. is there any way to just flash a custom battery for the notification bar? i'd like the green circle battery that can be found in the Baked Snack ROM (as well as a few others). i tried ripping it out of this ROM but failed, even though i was following the structure of some battery update zip file i found laying around here. thanks
What rom are you running? DC? I will be porting it to CYANMOD when it becomes an RC. If you want to try it yourself, use adb and do these:
pull the framework-res.apk from /system/framework/
open the apk using 7zip
copy the "res" folder somewhere so you can work on it
Under drawable, or drawable hdpi something you will see "stat_sys battery" with all of your battery icons.
Copy the new icons to that folder replacing the old ones, drag the res folder back into the apk using 7zip
and copy the apk back to /system/framework/framework-res.apk
Done and Done....
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What rom are you running? DC? I will be porting it to CYANMOD when it becomes an RC. If you want to try it yourself, use adb and do these:
pull the framework-res.apk from /system/framework/
open the apk using 7zip
copy the "res" folder somewhere so you can work on it
Under drawable, or drawable hdpi something you will see "stat_sys battery" with all of your battery icons.
Copy the new icons to that folder replacing the old ones, drag the res folder back into the apk using 7zip
and copy the apk back to /system/framework/framework-res.apk
Done and Done....
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thanks!
do i have to use adb though? i can't seem to get it to run, but maybe that's because i'm running a cmd window already, not sure because i can't stop it.
edit: nvm, i was getting ahead of myself there for a sec haha. thanks again!!!
edit2: and yes, Damage Control. the other ROMs i've tried were great but data numbers didn't work, google goggles didn't work, visual voicemail didn't work...and i even tried all the little tricks for visual voicemail/data numbers and still couldn't get it to work. DC is the best fully functional ROM imo next to the stock ROM.
Haha, yeah use adb. Might be able to do it without... but i don't know how. Maybe use a file manager to copy the file to your sd card, then transfer to your comp, do the above, then do the opposite to get it back...
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Haha, yeah use adb. Might be able to do it without... but i don't know how. Maybe use a file manager to copy the file to your sd card, then transfer to your comp, do the above, then do the opposite to get it back...
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yup, that's what i'm gonna try. if not then i'll figure it out. i really just wasn't sure which files needed to be replaced. i knew a few, but not all.
ps - i'll keep an eye out for your version of the CM RC.
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What rom are you running? DC? I will be porting it to CYANMOD when it becomes an RC. If you want to try it yourself, use adb and do these:
pull the framework-res.apk from /system/framework/
open the apk using 7zip
copy the "res" folder somewhere so you can work on it
Under drawable, or drawable hdpi something you will see "stat_sys battery" with all of your battery icons.
Copy the new icons to that folder replacing the old ones, drag the res folder back into the apk using 7zip
and copy the apk back to /system/framework/framework-res.apk
Done and Done....
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Tried this last night with the GPS icon and it still showned on reboot.
alright so i just now got this working lol
i prob used a more complicated way of changing it but that's because adb would just crash for whatever reason.
for anyone else who wants to do what i did, these were my steps
using a computer:
1. extract the ROM zip file you're trying to modify the battery for
2. navigate to system/framework
3. open framework-res.apk with 7zip
4. double click res
5. double click drawable-hdpi
6. copy your new modified battery icons into this drawable-hdpi folder to replace
7. re-zip the ROM
8. re-sign the ROM
9. re-flash
i'm sure you can do this without having to re-flash your ROM, but this is what i did, it worked, and that's all that matters
big thanks again to thegame!
pull the framework-res.apk from /system/framework/
open the apk using 7zip
copy the "res" folder somewhere so you can work on it
Under drawable, or drawable hdpi something you will see "stat_sys battery" with all of your battery icons.
Copy the new icons to that folder replacing the old ones, drag the res folder back into the apk using 7zip
and copy the apk back to /system/framework/framework-res.apk
Noob to theme'ing.
Do I have to make an update zip to theme or can I modify the framework apk and just push that to /system/app?
You can just modify and push framework-res.apk to system/framework/
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You can just modify and push framework-res.apk to system/framework/
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system/framework/
sorry i've been at this computer too long lol
My replacement keeps giving me boot loops.
All I changed was: I duplicated the green lockslider and its components and renamed them to replace the other gray locksliders.
then I compressed the framework-res to a zip (using built in mac zip compression, mac user so i can't use winrar) and change zip to apk. adb push to system/framework/
any ideas what is going wrong?
cupcakera said:
My replacement keeps giving me boot loops.
All I changed was: I duplicated the green lockslider and its components and renamed them to replace the other gray locksliders.
then I compressed the framework-res to a zip (using built in mac zip compression, mac user so i can't use winrar) and change zip to apk. adb push to system/framework/
any ideas what is going wrong?
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Have you tried installing it via a update.zip?
cupcakera said:
My replacement keeps giving me boot loops.
All I changed was: I duplicated the green lockslider and its components and renamed them to replace the other gray locksliders.
then I compressed the framework-res to a zip (using built in mac zip compression, mac user so i can't use winrar) and change zip to apk. adb push to system/framework/
any ideas what is going wrong?
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Well this gets to be a bit confusing. I will say what i know hopefully others can help out too.
APKs are just zip containers that are signed, that means there is no compression. In your zip program look for a setting under compression labeled store. You would then have to sign that bad boy in order for your phone to work. You can not use the testsign certificate.
With that being said here is a guide...
Modifying?
PNG's -> open the apk up in the zip program, navigate to the res/whatever_folder_had_the_original and drop your files in.
9.PNGs and XML more complicated. You will have to decompile the apk [apktool] then modify them [look for articles on that, i cant get too indepth here]. Compile the apk. Drag the now compiled xml and 9.pngs to the respective folder open in your zip program.
Really the object is not to mess up the signing that comes with the apk. opening up the apk in a zip program, allows you to view, and replace files with not destroying the signature.
This method will not work with all applications. I have still not figured why some programs work with being signed with a testcert and others are not. I have a hunch that all userspace programs can be test signed and all system files need their own [htc?] key.
Also to note is that for some reason the phone when looking at framework-res, services.jar and others does not seem to mind the differences in CRC of the files stored in it, with what is in the manifest. I still can figure out the phones reasoning to allow this to happen on some but not all apps.
I hope this was not very confusing. I am working on video toturials of this same subject. Stay tuned!
That really helps a lot. Thanks.
I'll try that out tonight. Any recommendations for zip programs with a store feature for mac?
cupcakera said:
That really helps a lot. Thanks.
I'll try that out tonight. Any recommendations for zip programs with a store feature for mac?
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I use BetterZip on my mac..........open the apk with Betterzip, then extract the res folder to your desktop (or wherever you want). Edit the .png files you want.......steer clear ( unless you know how) of editing the 9.png files. Delete the original res folder from the framework folder and insert the res folder you just edited. Then save the framework-res.apk and push back to where it belongs.
I like 7zip better, but this works okay, since there is no 7zip for a mac.
Betterzip worked perfectly! Thanks again.
since i cant get metamorph to work on cyan i want to make my theme a flashable zip. i know were the images are located and everything in an apk but whats the best easiest way to decompile the apk then recompile with my edited images. should i just rename the apk .zip and then rename .apk wen done or will that unsigne it. or should i use apktool and just "apktool d framework-res.apk" and recompile using apktool? thanks for any help
I'm not sure about the correct way to do it, but I have edited the framework-res.apk fine by just rename to .zip, edit some pictures within the drawable-hdpi folder. Put that folder back in the zip then rename to .apk. Then just adb push to the correct location and reboot and everything is fine and looking good.
It depends. If you're just going to edit images you could just open the apk using z7 or winrar and replace the images. If you're going to edit xml files you'd have to decompile it using apktool.
Hi,
I'm trying to make some changes to framework-res.apk.
I user APK Manager 4.9 to decompile the file, then made one trivial change to a XML file (changed one auto brightness related value).
I then compiled back to APK without signing and pushed to the phone in recovery mode the deleted Dalvik cache just to be on the safe side.
No matter how I play with it I always get FC from all the system apps immediately after the phone completes the boot process.
Some more information:
1. My original APK had directories like /res/drawable-hdpi-v4 while after decomplie they become res/drawable-hdpi (without the "v4")
2. After I recompile the "v4" directories are not created back and the generated APK contains the directories without the v4
3. If I use the "Reduce errors" feature of the APK manager complie option then I end up with APK that contains both the directories with v4 and those without.
4. I tried with the "reduce errors" option and without it (in which case I manually copied the signature directory into the APK) but got same FC.
5. It seems that once the FCs begin to happen they don't stop until a full nandroid restore. Even if I put the original framework.res.apk file I still get FCs after rebooting.
6. I'm using Revolution HD 2.0.11 ROM
7. The APK file I'm trying to modify was generated by the UOT kitchen.
Any idea what am I doing wrong?
No one knows?
erank said:
No one knows?
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You dont need to decompile the framework to edit the files, heres the best way, take the the original framework-res.apk, and copy it to your pc, use 7zip to extract the .apk and extract any files you want to edit from the extracted framework, now go back to your original framework-res.apk and right click on it, find 7zip in the contex menu and click open, the contents of the apk will appear in a new window, now just drag and drop your edied files in the right directorys, once done, close 7zip, push the framework back to /system/framework/, wipe the dalvik cache and your done
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You dont need to decompile the framework to edit the files, heres the best way, take the the original framework-res.apk, and copy it to your pc, use 7zip to extract the .apk and extract any files you want to edit from the extracted framework, now go back to your original framework-res.apk and right click on it, find 7zip in the contex menu and click open, the contents of the apk will appear in a new window, now just drag and drop your edied files in the right directorys, once done, close 7zip, push the framework back to /system/framework/, wipe the dalvik cache and your done
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The files I want to edit are XML files which are compiled to reasources.arsc, as far as I know 7zip can't extract those, it has to be decompiled.
erank said:
The files I want to edit are XML files which are compiled to reasources.arsc, as far as I know 7zip can't extract those, it has to be decompiled.
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Too true, the only other thing you could try is to sign the .apk before pushing it....
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AndroHero said:
Too true, the only other thing you could try is to sign the .apk before pushing it....
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Thanks AndroHero.
Everywhere I was looking they always say not to sign system APKs, but just to be sure I also tried signing it and not signing but copying the original META-INF directory - always got the same result - FC in all systems apps after boot.