I followed all the steps to the letter. Went into Root Explorer and found the swype apk in data/app. Held it down and moved it to system/app. Renamed it by taking out the 1. Rebooted.
Went into metamorph and extracted the theme. When I go to apply, it says .com.android.swype-1.apk can not be found in target data/app/
2 things:
Why is it looking in there? I moved it out of there
I renamed it so why is it looking for that old file name?
It also said the sub theme was put into data/app.
I'm stuck. I even tested it out by renaming it to what it wanted and put it back to where it was looking and nothing at all.
Any help? I'd really like to have the all black swype instead of the gray. Goes with my theme. I even watched the Youtube video and am doing everything he is.
barats said:
I followed all the steps to the letter. Went into Root Explorer and found the swype apk in data/app. Held it down and moved it to system/app. Renamed it by taking out the 1. Rebooted.
Went into metamorph and extracted the theme. When I go to apply, it says .com.android.swype-1.apk can not be found in target data/app/
2 things:
Why is it looking in there? I moved it out of there
I renamed it so why is it looking for that old file name?
It also said the sub theme was put into data/app.
I'm stuck. I even tested it out by renaming it to what it wanted and put it back to where it was looking and nothing at all.
Any help? I'd really like to have the all black swype instead of the gray. Goes with my theme. I even watched the Youtube video and am doing everything he is.
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Un-install swype, reboot, install, reboot. Then try to metamorph it without moving it. Same thing happened to me.
fmedina2 said:
Un-install swype, reboot, install, reboot. Then try to metamorph it without moving it. Same thing happened to me.
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So you saying to Metamorph it without moving it to system/app??
barats said:
2 things:
Why is it looking in there? I moved it out of there
I renamed it so why is it looking for that old file name?
It also said the sub theme was put into data/app.
I'm stuck. I even tested it out by renaming it to what it wanted and put it back to where it was looking and nothing at all.
Any help? I'd really like to have the all black swype instead of the gray. Goes with my theme. I even watched the Youtube video and am doing everything he is.
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On the post with those instructions, there is a fixed version of the theme. Download it & follow instructions again.
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Yeah, I'm having a problem with this as well. I followed the instructions, but when I go into MetaMorph to update the theme, an error pops up that says, "The theme you selected is invalid because the theme control file could not be read and may be missing." Any ideas?
If you use warm 2.2 either donate to get the RLS5 beta, or wait a few days to get the final. Either way RLS5 has themed swype built in.
godiZFICTION said:
On the post with those instructions, there is a fixed version of the theme. Download it & follow instructions again.
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Thanks! Did not see that. Probably should put that link on the main Rom page and replace it. I see that is what the guy in the video is using, too.
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If you use warm 2.2 either donate to get the RLS5 beta, or wait a few days to get the final. Either way RLS5 has themed swype built in.
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Hmmmmm. I may do that but I really want it now, lol. I can be impatient like that. Id this new fix gives me issues, I will wait for Rls 5. Is it dropping this week?
Well that new zip did work.
But everytime I install Swype, move it to the system/app folder and reboot, it's not there for use when I get back.
I guess I'll just wait for Rls 5 to include it. I've been trying this since yesterday.
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Thanks! Did not see that.
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No problem, I didn't catch that at first either.
barats said:
Well that new zip did work.
But everytime I install Swype, move it to the system/app folder and reboot, it's not there for use when I get back.
I guess I'll just wait for Rls 5 to include it. I've been trying this since yesterday.
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That's strange... It's disappearing after every reboot?
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I'm also having a similar problem. I first move the inputmethod.apk from /data/apps to /system/apps, reboot my phone, then apply the update through metamorph, reboot my phone again. Then the phone loads up, it says swype doesn't exist. Any suggestions?
Just upgrade to RLS5. Now that Swype is on the official Sprint ROM, it can be included in custom ROMs. RLS5 is a good upgrade, and it will have the themed Swype already there.
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Does anybody know how to change the status bar from plain white to black?? And I'm looking to do this without adding a launcher..Any help?
I asked the same question in Enom's themed rom thread. You have to change certain system settings if i'm not mistaken. His manup themed rom that runs off the sd card has a black notification bar. It would be amazing if we can change it via a script or something.
i used 2 change the status bar on my g1 2 black whenever the roms had the normal white one. you have to edit the 'framework' (i think thats what it was called) files in a zipped rom file. that was the way i would change them at least.
i havent tried on my g2 even tho i do have temp root. just really havent bothered really and i think it would return 2 the white one after reboot even if the rooting takes place at reboot. dont take my word for this cuz i havent tried but... i dunno... the white one hasnt bothered me much yet. lol.
There are many threads on this. Two main ways use enomthrs manup rom or use metamorph. Both ways have instructional threads in the G2 forums... just search
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SuperDave81 said:
There are many threads on this. Two main ways use enomthrs manup rom or use metamorph. Both ways have instructional threads in the G2 forums... just search
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i manually updated so i cant use Enomthrs Manup Rom until he fixes it, and i have no idea how to use ADB or anything so i am SOL with that... and i have no clue on how to use metamorph so i am going to read some threads about it, but i did download the app from the market and i am temp rooted using visionary but when i go to open the app sometimes it wont open, like today the 1st 3 times i tried to open it gave me an error and when i went to see the error again it worked fine lol
WarBird87 said:
i manually updated so i cant use Enomthrs Manup Rom until he fixes it, and i have no idea how to use ADB or anything so i am SOL with that... and i have no clue on how to use metamorph so i am going to read some threads about it, but i did download the app from the market and i am temp rooted using visionary but when i go to open the app sometimes it wont open, like today the 1st 3 times i tried to open it gave me an error and when i went to see the error again it worked fine lol
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Lookup busybox installer, it's by the same dev as metamorph. That should fix your problem with starting it up. I can't for the life of me figure out how to get the morphs to apply though. At the end of every theme install, it syas "reboot required". I know I obviously can't do that because it would be erased, but I tried a "hot" reboot and it didn't work either. I think it's because everything needs to be de-odexed. If that's the case then no themes.
**facepalm**
Click yes. It does a hot reboot not a full reboot.
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**facepalm**
Click yes. It does a hot reboot not a full reboot.
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Well I clicked yes and nothing happened. Actually, the same popup asking if I want to do the reboot again, each time I click yes it pops up again. I tried my script I use for a hot reboot as well as a market app and neither time did the morph apply. Unless I'm missing something then I don't think it works.
It works.... just not great. Try a complete reboot, run visionary, then metamorph, then hot reboot, then all your scripts, then hot reboot (if your scripts require). That's how my setup works everytime from a full shutdown.
I've been using various nexus one metamorphs lately, cool stuff. FYI, the LG Optimus launcher works flawlessly on this phone, that too was also ported and is in the nexus one theme section
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I first move the inputmethod.apk from /data/apps to /system/apps (rename it to make sure it has no -1 or -2), reboot my phone, then apply the update through metamorph, click apply, then reboot my phone again. After the phone loads up and I go to Language & Settings, Swype doesn't exist, but it's still installed on my phone. Any ideas? I'm completely lost.
You have to have swype on the phone in the first place. What release of myns are you running because swype only comes with rls 5. If you are running anything before that it wont work because that it just to put a theme on your already existing swype. It doesnt add swype, it just changes how it looks. (which is quite nice might I add)
i am running myn's new release of rls5. before i tried metamorph i downloaded swype from my beta invitation in my email. is that the incorrect way to do it?
What version is the swype? And shouldn't you be naming it Swype.apk with a cap S. I made a video explaining how to apply themes but idk if that's what you're looking for.
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Persianity said:
i am running myn's new release of rls5. before i tried metamorph i downloaded swype from my beta invitation in my email. is that the incorrect way to do it?
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I know that on Myn's RLS5, all you have to do to change the input method is go to any text box and then long press. It will then bring up "input method". click on that, then choose swype. I don't think it will change anything if you downloaded metamorph, but downloading the swype beta may have changed something. The swype Myn has included with his RLS 5 is the same one from the latest update from Sprint.
I guess if all else fails, start fresh? Wipe everything.
Hope this helps
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I know that on Myn's RLS5, all you have to do to change the input method is go to any text box and then long press. It will then bring up "input method". click on that, then choose swype. I don't think it will change anything if you downloaded metamorph, but downloading the swype beta may have changed something. The swype Myn has included with his RLS 5 is the same one from the latest update from Sprint.
I guess if all else fails, start fresh? Wipe everything.
Hope this helps
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thank you this helped a ton but i realized i posted in the wrong forum. i'm trying to theme my swype on my DINC. still having trouble
I found I can get the whole phone to freeze with syndicate rom if I use this website. http://www.webmd.com/diet/calc-bmi-plus Trying to figure out BMI. If I enter the data and and spend at least 2 minutes on the site phone will lock on that screen can't get out must pull battery. Maybe this can help find the mysterious freezing.
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According to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12692031&highlight=buddies+apk#post12692031 Originally Posted by to141306 there is a special APK to get buddies now to work on syndicate frozen full version. Does anythone have it. Thanks to qbking77 for pointing me to this thread. Couldn't understand why I didn't have the app when it is posted it is n the full download and why I can't get it to work.
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i am having the exact same issue. the prev. version of this rom had the buddies now i have re-flashed, wiped & reflashed but still wont pick up the buddies now. tried installing the buddies now apk but it wont manually install either via android injector or any other way. any suggestions or work arounds to get this working please. thanks
I'll give you the apk later
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BuddiesNow works only on TouchWiz, not LauncherPro. TouchWiz is in Fully Loaded.
Freezes are solved by flashing the kernel in the second post, or VisionKernel. Use VisionKernel 1.1 for right now.
Yep
As previously stated I installed the full version, it has touchwiz it doesn't have buddies now. If it does I can't find it, tell me how to bring it up.
vapur said:
As previously stated I installed the full version, it has touchwiz it doesn't have buddies now. If it does I can't find it, tell me how to bring it up.
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does this help?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13044797&highlight=buddies#post13044797
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Actually <Rodderik> <Cyc> helpded me out. Apparently the program is put in data/app move it to system/app. I didn't try that bud Rodderick sent me this (attached) and I put it in \system\app and that did the trick Thanks to the guys in the chat forum http://webchat.fossnet.info/?channels=acs-users
vapur said:
Actually <Rodderik> <Cyc> helpded me out. Apparently the program is put in data/app move it to system/app. I didn't try that bud Rodderick sent me this (attached) and I put it in \system\app and that did the trick Thanks to the guys in the chat forum http://webchat.fossnet.info/?channels=acs-users
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Help is always available in our IRC channel. Sorry, missed that detail above, I've been in and out recently.
i was using Eternal Prophecy rom for first time yesterday just to get a look into it and i loved the keyboard for it but i switched back to warm z at the moment and thinking that keyboard from EP would go great with myn's work.
what i wanna know is that can you take keyboards from any rom and make them usable to the one im using currently?
Like i said i want the EP Keyboard on Warm Z.
i tried extracting the files and i think i found the keyboard file but i believe it was a bin file and i renamed it to .apk to possibly pull it up from root explorer but that was a no go. i didn't bother changing it to a .zip file because i didn't even think that this was possible to do
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Joey_UFC said:
i was using Eternal Prophecy rom for first time yesterday just to get a look into it and i loved the keyboard for it but i switched back to warm z at the moment and thinking that keyboard from EP would go great with myn's work.
what i wanna know is that can you take keyboards from any rom and make them usable to the one im using currently?
Like i said i want the EP Keyboard on Warm Z.
i tried extracting the files and i think i found the keyboard file but i believe it was a bin file and i renamed it to .apk to possibly pull it up from root explorer but that was a no go. i didn't bother changing it to a .zip file because i didn't even think that this was possible to do
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You can extract the keyboard from ROM "A" and put it in ROM "B" but you also got the extract the lib file that goes along with the keyboard.
Take for example the Swype keyboard. Alot of people think that all they need is the apk and that's it....WRONG!!...hahaha...you need the libSwypeCore.so file to make it work, if not you'll get FCs left and right and you'll properly get a couple of grey hairs trying to figure out what's wrong
Oh just FYI, the lib file goes in system/lib and as you may already know you got to install the keyboard in system not just a regular install.......GOOD LUCK DUDE!!
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You can extract the keyboard from ROM "A" and put it in ROM "B" but you also got the extract the lib file that goes along with the keyboard.
Take for example the Swype keyboard. Alot of people think that all they need is the apk and that's it....WRONG!!...hahaha...you need the libSwypeCore.so file to make it work, if not you'll get FCs left and right and you'll properly get a couple of grey hairs trying to figure out what's wrong
Oh just FYI, the lib file goes in system/lib and as you may already know you got to install the keyboard in system not just a regular install.......GOOD LUCK DUDE!!
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the force is strong with you my friend.
Is there a thread or Video on how to do this. this going to be my first time ever diving into lib files and extracting stuff.
I'm a virgin
i pushed the lib and keyboard files to the right folders but im getting FC everytime i click a button
Joey_UFC said:
i pushed the lib and keyboard files to the right folders but im getting FC everytime i click a button
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What keyboard are you trying to use? I don't flash sense roms so I never seen the keyboard on Warm Z.
There are other factors that you may have to take under consideration like the regular LatinIME.apk in Sense 2.2 (the one with arrows on the bottom of it) can't be used in AOSP roms (don't know why but you can't...lol).
Another thing that might be causing the FCs is permissions. Did you set the correct permissions for the APK and the LIB file? I generally use rw-r-r- for APKs and LIBs when pushing them to the system folder.
Let me know what keyboard you're trying to install and what rom you're trying to install it on and I'll try my best to make you a video or at least a step by step guide with pictures.......
Ok guys heres the deal. I have a droid inc. i rooted it couple months ago and ill never look back. i have got pretty good at installing roms. however when it come to "flashing" custom mods and themes im lost. i am trying to put a black themed market on my phone. i have downloaded several zip files that say they have it. i know all about astro and all that. i have tried renaming it update.zip and installing it through clockwork. and i have read forums that have talked about removing certain files for it to work. i have put certain roms on my phone just because of the themes for them that contain the "black market" but cant get them to work either. both using clockwork and metamoph. it always says missing or corrupt file. I hope that there is someone out there that is willing to spend lil time with me to get this figured out. thanx guys. btw i am currently on Remption revolution rom but have many others.
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Ok guys heres the deal. I have a droid inc. i rooted it couple months ago and ill never look back. i have got pretty good at installing roms. however when it come to "flashing" custom mods and themes im lost. i am trying to put a black themed market on my phone. i have downloaded several zip files that say they have it. i know all about astro and all that. i have tried renaming it update.zip and installing it through clockwork. and i have read forums that have talked about removing certain files for it to work. i have put certain roms on my phone just because of the themes for them that contain the "black market" but cant get them to work either. both using clockwork and metamoph. it always says missing or corrupt file. I hope that there is someone out there that is willing to spend lil time with me to get this figured out. thanx guys. btw i am currently on Remption revolution rom but have many others.
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I know that one thing you need to figure out is when the ROM was built did he build it with drawable-hdpi named drawable-hdpi-v4 or just drawable-hdpi ? you can check by unzipping the framework-res.apk. I have noticed that if the rom does not have the drawable-hdpi-v4 and the Vending.apk does then it will not install. I have had to decompile the market that I like and recompile it to remove the -v4 for the SR 4.1 Rom. What market are you wanting? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1042506 is a nice black market.
ok im not quite sure what ya mean. i checked the link ya sent. heres one for ya. when it says 3.Ensure that you have deleted every trace of the market from data/app.
where do i find that? i appreciate your help
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ok im not quite sure what ya mean. i checked the link ya sent. heres one for ya. when it says 3.Ensure that you have deleted every trace of the market from data/app.
where do i find that? i appreciate your help
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Get root explorer a very good app. Then go into data/app and see if you have the vending in there. If you do then delete it. I will download your ROM and check the directory name. Also check out this link. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=957331 there is a nice black on there.
Ok I just checked your ROM and it does have the -v4 at the end of it so the last link I just posted pick the black marketplace and flash it and it should work.
ok cool.trying it now. will be back in couple min. thanx for all your help so far. let me ask ya....when u say flash it what ya mean? rename it to update and apply update in clockwork? or just mount it to card and install from sd in clockwork?
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ok cool.trying it now. will be back in couple min. thanx for all your help so far. let me ask ya....when u say flash it what ya mean? rename it to update and apply update in clockwork? or just mount it to card and install from sd in clockwork?
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Just copy it to your SD card and install it via CWM or Rom Manager.
i just tried installing it right through clockwork and it said it installed but no black market. gonna try the second method of deleting the vending and updater files.
it wont let me delete the right file w file explorer or astro. do they have to pro versions to do that? is there a way to get to them via the computer? cant find em
BDogg718 said:
it wont let me delete the right file w file explorer or astro. do they have to pro versions to do that? is there a way to get to them via the computer? cant find em
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Well I bet the issue is...when you installed the ROM it did not have 2.3.6 of the market so it did a update...I had that same problem and followed all the instructions to get it replaced and it did not work. I ended up reinstalling the ROM then flashing the new marketplace imediatly to fix it.
You could replace the vending.apk from the ROM and replace is with the market you downloaded and then reflash the ROM.
ok cool im gonna try that now
does it matter that it is a zip file and not a apk file?
where do i find the vending file? cant find it in the rom
i cant believe this is so hard. lol
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where do i find the vending file? cant find it in the rom
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Use winrar and right click on the zip file select open with and then select winrar. Click on the system/app then you will see vending.apk then goto the new vending and drag and drop it into the winrar window and select yes it will overright the one that is there now. You must unzip the new marketplace until you have the vending.apk file. Do not add the .zip into the ROM.
Ok when you use root explorer, you need to click the box at the very top that says "mount r/w". Otherwise it is a read only file. The file you are looking to delete can be found by navigating through the following folders. system, then app.
To flash a black or other color market, usually you must first flash a stock market.zip through clockwork. Then reboot the phone, and open the market once to make sure it flashed correctly. Reboot into clockwork again, and flash you black market zip. Start your phone again and check to see that you have the correct market that you want.
If you have any problems with these instructions let me know and I can explain in more detail or step by step.
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BDogg718 said:
i cant believe this is so hard. lol
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Ok so download http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10654714/Redemptive_rEVOlution_2.3_Final.zip I changed the vending.apk to the black market from one of the links I gave you. Reflash this like you were a brand new ROM. See if that fixes it.
thanks for all the help guys. i reall appreciate it. im gonna try both ways now. will get back in couple min. its cool to have people here willing to help dumbasses like me. lol thanx again.
awesome it worked. kinda get how you did it. couple more questions if ya dont mind. 1. i really like the rom "gingerbread-inc-deck-1.2x" cant remember where i got it. so i tried to find the vending file in it and its not there? any ideas? i found the right folder but nothing. think u be willing to help? 2. how do i go about putting custom notification bars on? u know with the cool battery and signal icons. any links to any of them? i know ur prolly a busy person so any help u can give and have gave me is very appreciated.