I just purchased Launcher Pro and am having a lot of fun customizing my phone. I thought I would never want to give up stock Sense, but I am really liking a lot of the versatility and widgets that Launcher Pro offers now.
Anyway, I have a couple of transparent apks of the Google News and Weather genie widget. I tried to installing them with a ES File Manager (the app was signed), but I was unable to. I'm guessing this is because the Genie App is considered a system app now?
What are my options and what do I need to do? Do I need to root to remove the stock genie widget first? If so, how would I do that? I'd prefer to not have a different rom if possible, and would just like to get rid of the current genie app and install the transparent one.
Thanks for the help, guys. This transparent widget is literally the last piece to my new and improved homescreen.
I answered this question and have posted a file for this in another thread. Please search first.
ACD168 said:
I answered this question and have posted a file for this in another thread. Please search first.
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I did read through that entire thread (assuming we are talking about the same one) before I posted, but I was hoping for a slightly more detailed breakdown on the best way to do this since I am pretty lost when it comes to rooting/adb pushing and all that.
Well, I just learned I won't be able to do this for the time being anyway since I have the newest OTA and it apparently doesn't play nice with unRevoked.
Anyway, here is what I was going to do:
1. Root with unRevoked.
2. Move/Remove stock Genie Widget app with adb commands.
3. Run signed transparent Genie Widget apk with file explorer app.
Does this sound like it will work?
You will definitely need root to do this.
1)The first step is to root your phone
2)Make sure the GenieWidget apk you are using is NOT SIGNED. System apps aren't signed.
3)You don't need to remove the old one, the new GenieWidget.apk will overwrite it when you adb push it. The commands you should use are:
adb remount (this remounts system as writable)
adb push GenieWidget.apk /system/app
4)reboot your phone
I just did this exact thing earlier today (i.e. install clear GenieWidget, I've been rooted for awhile). Let me know if you run into any issues.
Don't mind me hijacking the thread for a quick question.
I'm using HTC Desire (unrooted) and I had Genie.apk installed quite some time ago. Thing is, I just found out recently that after installation, it's become a system app which is refusing to uninstall.
So my question is: if I wanted to get a transparent/semi-transparent version via installation of a modded Genie.apk, is rooting the only way to achieve it?
Thanks!
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Anyway to get rid of the clear boxes surrounding the application icons without root? I think it's ugly and it bothers me...
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I was going to try to remove them with NinjaMorph from Stericson, but the phone just reboots during initial checks. I am running slidemeroot2.
Its in the htc resources apk ..you have to be rooted because its a system file
or you can edit one of the themes, resign the apk and install on your phone
What's the name of the bubbles file in the theme apks
turboyo said:
What's the name of the bubbles file in the theme apks
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they are called Containers. they are located in themes under drawable-land and drawable-port
3 files in each folder
Dude you mind posting the signed apk with out them? I can't find my folder with my signing tool. I'm searching for what I used to use on the forums. Also I'm guessing to install you did it with adb install (or did you push) to system/app? ..mounted in recovery of course
you can download slidemeroot5 from eugene. her already removed bubbls in this build
I'd say your best bet without root would be to try adw launcher or launcher pro. probably the easiest route, anyway.
Like Mayormullet said, LauncherPro will do just want you want and give you a more useful menu bar. I can't live without it.
ADW will too, but I didn't like it as much.
Hey everyone,
I just got my evo (2.2) rooted last night (pretty happy about that since that was my first time rooting, and I got it on the first try, thanks to that amazing guide in the dev section). So far I've been able to remove all the Sprint crapware, without any problem. My next goal is a little more ambitious though and I want to make sure I don't mess this up...
I hate the new default mail app. This IMAP sync functionality for POP3 accounts really sucks.
So what I was wondering is... Would it be possible to manually swap out /system/app/mail.app for the mail.app from 2.1? What are the risks/dependencies? Has anyone tried this yet? And last, but not least, if this is possible, does anyone know where I can get a copy of the mail.app from 2.1?
Thanks,
Rifraf
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You can just download the stock rooted 2.1 zip from the wiki, then open the zip, all the apk's will be in system then apps, .. I think thats where they are anyway. If thats no it just search around in the zip. The Mail.apk will be there somewhere.
So now I've got the Mail.apk and Mail.odex files from the 1.47.651.6 ROM.
I tried replacing the stock 2.2 Mail.apk and Mail.odex files in /system/app, and set the permissions on these files to 644 (same as the originals). Now the app isn't showing up at all on the phone in the UI.
Looks like, in the meantime, I'll be putting back the original 2.2 Mail apk/odex.
From what I read at code.google.com/p/smali/wiki/DeodexInstructions (sorry, n00bs can't include links in posts here), it appears that the only way to replace the new Mail.apk with the older version is to regenerate the odex file? Is this correct? This is, of course, assuming that the apk itself will work on the later OS (I'm hoping it will).
And if so, is there a walkthrough / guide how to do this?
Thanks,
rifraf
I have managed to finally root my evo 2.2 with unrevoked3 and i am a noob i was into apple, i knew a lot about jailbreaking etc. but android is much better.(my opinion) i am trying to install MattedBlues-V1_3-CM6.0.0-Sept12 and i really want to have the normal android lock "Flan" but i cant seem to find it. I have tried Lockbot but i didnt like it at all because i have the overclocked widget and it lags for lockbot. i want to see what the message says if i get on at the lockscreen or a missed call etc.. i know i will be getting a lot of criticism because i do admit i am a noob to android world. i am learning. so i give myself credit for that.
please any help/directions would be really helpful
thank you xda forums
your friend,
Ninja25.
First. to use a theme you flash it jsut like a rom (except you dont need to preform a wipe for most themes). you jsut place it on your sd card go to recovery and flash.
for the vanilla lock bar. The easiest way i have found is to use root explorer or titanium back up or even adb to remove htcLockScreen.apk from your system folder. then reboot the phone. as a warning if you use alarms you will run into problems using the HTCWorldCLock.
hope that helps some
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First. to use a theme you flash it jsut like a rom (except you dont need to preform a wipe for most themes). you jsut place it on your sd card go to recovery and flash.
for the vanilla lock bar. The easiest way i have found is to use root explorer or titanium back up or even adb to remove htcLockScreen.apk from your system folder. then reboot the phone. as a warning if you use alarms you will run into problems using the HTCWorldCLock.
hope that helps some
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now there is a CM6 version and a sense 2.2 version. i would get the sense 2.2 verison correct? and i have titanium back up and i froze htc lockscreen but its still there, i have to uninstall? and i will get the vanilla lock?
please i just installed the theme and everything is force closing!! help me please!!
1. I want to have a themed widget locker screen, i followed the guide here on xda and i have pretty much everything, im trying to do the root explorer method but when i change the permissions of the apk they just go back so i cant change the data.
2. I want the htc sense live wall paper, but im running cm7 so it seems that i cant flash the wallpaper. any solutions, or any other cool ambient, nice looking wallpapers?
Regarding your first question: is Root Explorer having root permissions (superuser)? Did you enable read / write permissions in Root Explorer?
Regards,
Becksman
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1. I want to have a themed widget locker screen, i followed the guide here on xda and i have pretty much everything, im trying to do the root explorer method but when i change the permissions of the apk they just go back so i cant change the data.
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What do you mean by you can't change the data? Modifying the permissions is the last step in the process, so what data are you trying to change? Also note, using the Root Explorer method will result in WidgetLocker messing up on the next reboot (see the warning in the modded WidgetLocker thread's first post). You might also want to try searching through that thread for help (lots of people seem to have problems with the Root Explorer method---you're more likely to find a solution in the actual modding thread than a phone-specific thread).
Sorry in advance if this was asked.. I have installed Jelly Bean, but how do I access the sound search widget? I can't see it. I downloaded a mirror of it, and got a notification asking if I wanted to replace a systems app. So I know it's there. Just can't find it.
The "what's this song" sound search widget, btw.
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The "what's this song" sound search widget, btw.
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If your outside of the US, you need to unfreeze the widget in Titanium Backup. However this will only be temporarily. Each time you reboot the device, the widget will get deleted from your home screen and you will have to unfreeze it each time you wish to access it.
Like you I tried downloading the APK. It doesn't let you install due to it conflicting with the already installed system widget (which is present but just frozen and hidden).
I think the best bet is to delete the current widget via Root Explorer or Titanium Backup and then install the APK to replace it. It should work permanently then with no issues.
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If your outside of the US, you need to unfreeze the widget in Titanium Backup. However this will only be temporarily. Each time you reboot the device, the widget will get deleted from your home screen and you will have to unfreeze it each time you wish to access it.
Like you I tried downloading the APK. It doesn't let you install due to it conflicting with the already installed system widget (which is present but just frozen and hidden).
I think the best bet is to delete the current widget via Root Explorer or Titanium Backup and then install the APK to replace it. It should work permanently then with no issues.
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Thx for your solution its work for me
deleted widget via RootEx and replace with APK :good:
Glad I could help guys.
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Thx for your solution its work for me
deleted widget via RootEx and replace with APK :good:
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Could you post the APK?
And how you remove the widget with RootEx?