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[Q]cab file (win mobile) to apk file (android) help please

I'm goin to try to make a link to the original question
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=757920
that's the link... I just couldnt add the http or WWW because I'm a new member
this is what's going on..... my buddy has a hd2 and I the Evo 4G.... we both have HTC sense on our phones, which the weather/time widget runs off of...... there is a skin for the sun I want on this site that he has, but it is in a cab file... I need it in a .apk file.... the developer doesn't know how to do it and I can't figure out how to get this Sun on my widget.....
My friend says the sun is technically a manila file within the cab... but I can't locate any manila files on my phone..... basically can someone help me figure out how to either make this cab file into a apk file or where the hell I need put the manila file from the original cab file onto my Evo
The original file I believe was called ★★★Jaguaralani PLANETS★★★ the sun I want is the one that is on fire

Your best bet would be either to find a weather widget from the market with the style you want or see if some of the talented modders would add it to their work.
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rafroehlich2 said:
Your best bet would be either to find a weather widget from the market with the style you want or see if some of the talented modders would add it to their work.
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i would but the ones in the marketplace chage the entire widget..... the way my friend has it on his hd2 only the sun is different, the widget is still the original widget so I know its possible.... honestly i only want that particular sun with the rest of my widget original

Don't want make people mad but *bump*

xxxjoekrxxx said:
Don't want make people mad but *bump*
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It's not so much that it makes people mad, it's just irritating and de-motivational for some who might otherwise be in the mood to tackle something like this. It also keeps an unproductive thread on the first page, which does no one any good.
Instead of bumping your thread hoping someone will come along and knock this mod out for you why don't you start trying to learn how this mod can be done? Post with any progress, it's your thread, use it to learn how to do something that you want done. Also, a mod like this shouldn't be that hard, if you have rooted your phone and are comfortable moving files around and have some basic knowledge of ADB then this would be a decent place to start. Even if you just try to get ONE image ported it's just "rinse and repeat" from that point.
I really like those images, I think they're neat. I have zero experience with WinMo and .cab files but I'm gonna try to get them out of the cab. If I can get a hold of the images then it shouldn't be too terribly hard to pop them into Sense.
I don't know what a manila folder is in a cab but I am certain you cant just put a manila folder in an apk and expect anything good.
If I make any progress I will be sure to let you know

okay well here goes
my friend can break down the cab files 4 me to get the manila files which are icons that stored in the cab emailed it to me......
but i am having trouble finding the weather manila icons in the sense on the Evo4g....
can anyone tell me how to locate the icons 4 the weather widget.....

xxxjoekrxxx said:
okay well here goes
my friend can break down the cab files 4 me to get the manila files which are icons that stored in the cab emailed it to me......
but i am having trouble finding the weather manila icons in the sense on the Evo4g....
can anyone tell me how to locate the icons 4 the weather widget.....
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there is nothing in android that relates to manila. These images (unless I'm mistaken) are in the com.htc.resources.apk
you'll need to get the images, then do whatever you need to do to make sure they are the same size and name as the ones in android then drop them into the correct apk using using an archive tool, I prefer 7zip

nebenezer said:
there is nothing in android that relates to manila. These images (unless I'm mistaken) are in the com.htc.resources.apk
you'll need to get the images, then do whatever you need to do to make sure they are the same size and name as the ones in android then drop them into the correct apk using using an archive tool, I prefer 7zip
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I just found the icons and they are png files.....
I'm currently searching the net and contacting the developer.....

yeah, not in the .cab, I found them too
I'm guessing .cab's are some kind of controller.. like an update script or .xml? I dunno

nebenezer said:
yeah, not in the .cab, I found them too
I'm guessing .cab's are some kind of controller.. like an update script or .xml? I dunno
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I assume it this way............
HD2 EVO4G
.cab = .apk
Manila = .png
I contacted the dev by the way...

"How to" Edit Swype Keyboard

First off, I take no credit in doing this, this is meant to help people if they want to try it. And I am only making thread at request of others members.
If you break your phone I am not responsible, if you have questions though I am more than willing to help as much as I can but this was the first project I did.
There may be easier ways to do this but this is how I did it. If there is, feel free to comment the other ways!
I would like to say thanks to maddoggin and illinois08 for there help in getting mine figured out!
Requirements:
winrar (this is what I prefer but you can use any of your choice)
Original Swype.apk (included in thread and swype needs to be already installed)
image editing software (I personally used gimp and coreldraw) and experience in them.
common sense
What you are actually changing:
To change the look of swype is fairly simple, meaning all you are changing is some .png files in the apk itself to whatever you want them to be.
The only downside is trying to make sure the letter spacing is correct. That is the reason I used coreldraw first to do the spacing and then the background with my flames was in gimp.
First Step:
Using winrar (7zip, etc) open up Swype.apk (I placed on desktop for easier use).
The first folder should say assets. Open up assets. After you open assets, there should be a folder named keyboards. Drag the keyboards folder to desktop.
Once you open the keyboards folder, you will see multiple image files. You have found the files we need to edit! Make sure every png stays in there even if you decided not to edit one of them.
Files SwypeRef_LS_Blue_Shifted_WVGA.png (LS is landscape keyboard) through SwypeRef_PT_Standard_wBlue_VGA.png (PT is portrait, most important for me)
I only edited 4 of the images because these are the main 4 I use and don't use landscape. If you wish you can edit all of them or just 1 .
Second Step:
Using Gimp/or CorelDRAW, you will need to make new images that are 480x320 pixels. At this point, it is totally up to you to get the placements correct and make the image how you want it displayed.
I personally imported the images I was editing to Corel, and basically started a fresh one on top of it so I could get the letter placements correct. You need to make sure when you are done that the image is still 480x320 with the letters not being the end of the size. I made an outline that was 480x320 and placed the letters inside and exported the image that way so it stayed the right size. I would also try to keep the images around 50 kb because mine are around 90 and you noticed some lag when it switched between pngs...
As you are exporting your images, make sure to name them their appropriate names (shifted, capitals, lower case, etc.) which makes it easier to rename them after wards.
Third Step
Once you have all of your images done how you want, I would place them all in their own separate folder.
Now, you will need to open the keyboards folder from earlier and match the images you edited to where they go in "keyboards" and rename your files to the appropriate name and delete its' counter part. Meaning make sure only your image is in keyboards with it renamed to what mode your png represents. And make sure the folder contains every png it did before. They all serve a purpose.
After you have removed all the old pngs and replaced with your renamed images, you will need to open Swype.apk back up and go to assets-> and delete the original keyboards folder. After deleting, move your keyboards folder with your images under assets.
Swype is now edited with your keyboards how you want them!!
Fourth Step:
The only thing left is either adb push Swype.apk to system/app or place on sd card and install with astro,ez,etc.
Another way that is very easy and the way I do it. If you are using a theme, open up on your desktop with winrar. Go to folder system/app and place Swype.apk in app folder. Now flash from recovery and your new and improved swype is ready for action.
I have attached what I made mine look like. Some people may not like how basic it looks and how some of the things are not sized or off correctly but I like it and it works!!
I also added a picture of my custom dropdown which I made in Gimp. If you would like to know how to do one like this send me a PM.
And if you have any questions, feel free to ask. I may not be the best at explaining things thoroughly !

I have been getting a lot of PM asking how to edit swype ...
Are my instructions to complicated? If so, let me know and I will try to revise them a bit and sorry!

Nah it's cool man. I mean i get it. idk about everyone else. I haven't got around to trying it yet but this lets me know what to expect.

Ok well that is good! Thanks for the reply...
I hope that post didn't come off as rude, if you sent me a PM I more than willing to help everyone! I just wanted to make sure it wasn't bad instructions ...

Dude this is really nice, I like how you changed the letters to diferent font. Nice job! You should make some more!
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Thanks man! Like I said since this was my personal one I didn't go all out and it was kind of sloppy but it suits me fine.
I was thinking about it but not sure what people would want! If some people gave me some ideas of what kind of background or font, I would have no problem making it for them.
Now that I know how to do it (with your help) it won't be as painful as before, just time consuming.

I'm not a user of Swype but I certainly commend the effort that you put into this. It came out great.

stir fry a lot said:
I'm not a user of Swype but I certainly commend the effort that you put into this. It came out great.
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Thank you!

This is GREAT!! Thank you for putting this together.

Your are welcome! Let me know if you have any questions!

Just so everyone is clear, the Swype.apk attached to post is the original swype, not my customized one . Because that is what you have to edit.
Just so no one gets confused.

Thank you for this help. I've wanted to be able to change the way mine looked but have been stuck trying to find someone else's work that suited. I've just started modifying mine and what I've got looks awful but that's because I need to learn how to utilize the imaging programs better. I'm sure I can get it and thank you again for the starter.

ficjay said:
Thank you for this help. I've wanted to be able to change the way mine looked but have been stuck trying to find someone else's work that suited. I've just started modifying mine and what I've got looks awful but that's because I need to learn how to utilize the imaging programs better. I'm sure I can get it and thank you again for the starter.
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Awesome! Im glad it helped you! Im sure you will and hope you share with us the finished product!
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

jkrough0728 said:
First off, I take no credit in doing this, this is meant to help people if they want to try it. And I am only making thread at request of others members.
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Im thinkin that pull needs a lil animation......

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jkrough0728 said:
I have been getting a lot of PM asking how to edit swype ...
Are my instructions to complicated? If so, let me know and I will try to revise them a bit and sorry!
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I haven't tried yetyet but I get It fine... great job
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

Worked great on my3VO thanks.

Anyone have a link to the nexus s4g version
I want to edit my swype to look like that
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I forgot all about this thread lol
I just edited my 3D's swype today because of you guys posting on it and it made me think to do that so thank you

jkrough0728 said:
I forgot all about this thread lol
I just edited my 3D's swype today because of you guys posting on it and it made me think to do that so thank you
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I just themed one today. HOLY CRAP IT'S NOT EASY!

shane6374 said:
I just themed one today. HOLY CRAP IT'S NOT EASY!
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I know it can be a pain sometimes... Really depends if you want different font that is the hardest thing ever lol
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[Q] New to GB theming... help!

Well, I've always worked with Froyo (way easier tbh, since it lacked SystemUI.apk)...anyways, I'm just trying to figure out which image is the notification background in this picture? I'm sure I can find the XML's affiliated with it, just need the image name and location.

Its status_bar_item_app_background_normal.9 i believe found in framework.res/res/drawable hdpi. Hope this is what your looking for.

The .9.png files are a while 'nother animal. Be sure to search the Android Themes section on how to edit these files if you haven't done it before.
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hugo87 said:
Its status_bar_item_app_background_normal.9 i believe found in framework.res/res/drawable hdpi. Hope this is what your looking for.
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I'll give this a shot.

[Mod] Contacts.apk with narrow list items (LPQ)

As I'm a bit old fashioned guy I'd prefer more lines of contacts per screen instead of useless contact pictures I've modified contacts.apk a bit. As you can see from the screenshots we've now more lines per page and only small frame for pictures (for those who can't live without).
The mod works on stock LPQ, de-odexed not necessary.
Download: Contacts by Toscha42 v0.91
Cheers
Toscha

Will try this out. Any chance of modding the Favorites too ? And putting the contacts tab on phone.apk ?

I'll look into 'Favorites' and also the groups list, but putting contacts onto phone would be behind my capabilities.
Cheers
Toscha

Seems to be a bit more complicated as expected. I even haven't yet found where the favorites view is generated at all ...
Cheers
Toscha

Fantastic. I Like it very much.
Possibile a version Without pictures?
Also can U give the source?
Thanks

Without picture should be possible, though haven't tried yet. But I wonder whether swiping left and right (for calling and SMS) will still work w/o picture.
For the sources: It's all done within dimens.xml and styles.xml. Or are you asking to upload them, wouldn't be a problem either?
Cheers
Toscha

ok, i have test and not run to OMEGA v5
maybe just for stock...
i have lost "Phone"
ty cwm and backup

Sorry mate, I only use stock ROMs. So I'm not too surprised it didn't work on Omega v5. Far too many differences ...
Cheers
Toscha

no problem bro, backup
but your mod it's very good

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Without picture should be possible, though haven't tried yet. But I wonder whether swiping left and right (for calling and SMS) will still work w/o picture.
For the sources: It's all done within dimens.xml and styles.xml. Or are you asking to upload them, wouldn't be a problem either?
Cheers
Toscha
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Yes. I want know how you can have it.
So I can make myself for my rom

I see, so please find attached. I'm happy you like it.
Cheers
Toscha

kelvs said:
Will try this out. Any chance of modding the Favorites too ? And putting the contacts tab on phone.apk ?
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I'd love this too. Is there a chance of having the old Gingerbread contacs and dialer on ICS? I wanted to create a thread about this but Am a noob .

can you make this for XWLPT too? thanks a lot!

toscha42 said:
Seems to be a bit more complicated as expected. I even haven't yet found where the favorites view is generated at all ...
Cheers
Toscha
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hi mate,
ive been working on the exact same thing on my Galaxy S3 international with JB.. then ive got stuck on how to remove the thumbnails at the favorites list view, and started searching and found your thread here...
sooo, did you ever manage to find where the favorites list is generated? i would really like to know
thanks in advance.

Na, I'm sorry, never found that out. But to be fair, as I don't use favorites too often I simply stopped searching ...
Cheers
Toscha

toscha42 said:
Na, I'm sorry, never found that out. But to be fair, as I don't use favorites too often I simply stopped searching ...
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Toscha
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yeah ok. thanks for answering though.. well, i dont use favorites either, but hate to do things half..
ive been thinking it might be coded in the smali files, which i dont have a clue on what to change, and/or where..
but if i find a solution ill let you know, though i currently doubt i will find it.....
take care

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Hey guys, i'm working on the same thing.
I am trying to put that favorites tab on hell and put the phonebook on replace.
If someone would like to help, lets go:
First i decompressed my actual contacts.apk to edit.
Then i decompressed the contacts.apk of an other rom that have already the contacts on the favorites place just like we want.
So i will upload the decompressed Contacts.apk so u can help me analize the file and find out where in the code is that, so we can change the tabs.
Resume: The file attached is an Contacts.apk that already have the contacts list instead of favorites.
edit: Forget to tell i did already try to just put the contacts.apk of other rom on my actual rom, but the phone icon just gone, the i had to put the original contacts.apk from the rom i'm using to work. But i guess you all already know that we cant just put the apk inside our rom.

sanozukez said:
Hey guys, i'm working on the same thing.
I am trying to put that favorites tab on hell and put the phonebook on replace.
If someone would like to help, lets go:
First i decompressed my actual contacts.apk to edit.
Then i decompressed the contacts.apk of an other rom that have already the contacts on the favorites place just like we want.
So i will upload the decompressed Contacts.apk so u can help me analize the file and find out where in the code is that, so we can change the tabs.
Resume: The file attached is an Contacts.apk that already have the contacts list instead of favorites.
edit: Forget to tell i did already try to just put the contacts.apk of other rom on my actual rom, but the phone icon just gone, the i had to put the original contacts.apk from the rom i'm using to work. But i guess you all already know that we cant just put the apk inside our rom.
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Is this apk file from a galaxy s2 based rom?

anbech said:
hi mate,
ive been working on the exact same thing on my Galaxy S3 international with JB.. then ive got stuck on how to remove the thumbnails at the favorites list view, and started searching and found your thread here...
sooo, did you ever manage to find where the favorites list is generated? i would really like to know
thanks in advance.
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finally found a way to remove favorites tab from samsung dialer

[Q] APKTool and Candy Crush

Hi
This is my first post and I hope that I have posted to the write forum!
I have a rooted Note II phone and I pulled the Candy crush APK down to my PC.
I have decompiled the APK and compiled the APK and signed the APK. I have copied the new APK down to the phone, installs OK but runs it stays on the Home Page and crashes.
I am not sure what I am doing wrong, I have not change anything just decompiling and compiling /signing and testing.
This is what I have done so far:
1. APKTOOL d Candy.apk
2. APKTOOL b Candy Candy2.apk
3. java -jar SignApk.jar testkey.x509.pem testkey.pk8 Candy2.apk Clash2Signed.apk
4. Copied to phone, installed OK but stays on the home page.
Where am I going wrong?
Thanks
Paul

if it is an app with online functions, may be failing a signature check since the original developers signature is replaced.

What are you trying to do? Hack it for 1000 lives, 200 moves, no tickets and slow timer?

Candy Crush + APKTOOL
gshadow325 said:
What are you trying to do? Hack it for 1000 lives, 200 moves, no tickets and slow timer?
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Pretty much yes but I want to know I can change this and get this to work.
Thanks
Paul

pphillips100 said:
Pretty much yes but I want to know I can change this and get this to work.
Thanks
Paul
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You can go here but first make a free account game is already hacked.
http://androidcheats.org/forum/inde...tersupdated-7613-new-version/?view=getnewpost
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pphillips100 said:
Pretty much yes but I want to know I can change this and get this to work.
Thanks
Paul
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paul, you know i sent you a pm...top right corner of your screen shoulr show notifications

Might of found of issue
gshadow325 said:
paul, you know i sent you a pm...top right corner of your screen shoulr show notifications
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Yes thank you.
I think I have found the problem but still seeking a solution, looking at the log file I am seeing the following error:
E/FictionFactory( 9936): Trying to seek in a file which probably is compressed! This is not possible. Either remove the seeking or add the file to the list of extensions which should not be compressed.
Any ideas?
Paul

pphillips100 said:
Yes thank you.
I think I have found the problem but still seeking a solution, looking at the log file I am seeing the following error:
E/FictionFactory( 9936): Trying to seek in a file which probably is compressed! This is not possible. Either remove the seeking or add the file to the list of extensions which should not be compressed.
Any ideas?
Paul
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Look at the original apk and your new one, and make sure anything that isn't compressed in the original is not compressed in the new one as well. I've seen issues like this come up w/ .ogg files in the /res/raw/ directory, but it could exist anywhere really.

dwitherell said:
Look at the original apk and your new one, and make sure anything that isn't compressed in the original is not compressed in the new one as well. I've seen issues like this come up w/ .ogg files in the /res/raw/ directory, but it could exist anywhere really.
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Thank you finally got it to work!!!
The issue was pretty straight forward, all the tutorials that I have seen have always steered me decompile, compile and sign which has not worked for me so far.
The way I got around this was to add my changes to the original APK file, resign it and hey it worked.
Paul.

pphillips100 said:
Thank you finally got it to work!!!
The issue was pretty straight forward, all the tutorials that I have seen have always steered me decompile, compile and sign which has not worked for me so far.
The way I got around this was to add my changes to the original APK file, resign it and hey it worked.
Paul.
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how you solved it?
please explain for me.
thanks

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pretty cool:good:
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how to make it no ticket ? i have edited apk and dont know which file to edit for no ticket... any suggestions pls ?:silly: