I was wondering if there was a way, and how to, edit the default app icons, so when opening up the app list or placing one on the home screen, the icon is one other than the original?
Thanks
You would have to change the icon in each apk file.
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What rom are you using? Because cm6.1 and 7 nightlies you can pick any picture you want on your desktop only. I think there are some launchers that will let you pick also.
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fundio said:
What rom are you using? Because cm6.1 and 7 nightlies you can pick any picture you want on your desktop only. I think there are some launchers that will let you pick also.
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redemptive, but i have launchepro, so I know I can use the feature on that. But what I mean is: I have really nice icons i found, and I use SiMi folder widget. I can't edit the icons in the widget, those are the default ones in the apk. However, i tried editing the apk itself, but it disappeared when i rebooted, which seems to happen a lot.
Did you sign the apk after you got done editing it? Any third party apks will need to be resigned, any stock apks do not.
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Did you sign the apk after you got done editing it? Any third party apks will need to be resigned, any stock apks do not.
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Last time i tried this using apk manager, it still wouldnt work, but i can give it another shot.
I get to signing it, but from there i try to install and it says "application not installed"
Do I need to uninstall the original apk first or something?
crazyg0od33 said:
I was wondering if there was a way, and how to, edit the default app icons, so when opening up the app list or placing one on the home screen, the icon is one other than the original?
Thanks
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If you use adw or lp, you can do that by long pressing the icon and selecting a custom one. If not, you'll have to theme them
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FINALLY I figured out apk manager for image editing!!!
Now my apps dont disappear on reboot and my widgetlocker is sexy again!
Thanks guys
How did you do it? Does it have to be signed?
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Download apk manager from the forums...then when you use it on the apk, just extract it, don't decompile it, then drop in your image and zip it as a regular apk, don't recompile, and then sign it...that's it
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I need some help into cooking Launcher Pro Plus into CM6. I bought and installed it to my current CM6 test5 from koush and it runs really,really good. Best one yet. I understand that it works great, as is, but I'd like to cook it in and take ADW Launcher out.
I know I would need to do much more than just switching out apk's. What other files would I have to modify for cooking it in?
Would it be much easier for me to push,pull, and modify a few files from my current ROM?
I just want it installed as my main launcher in system. The PLUS version is a paid app so I'm sure I won't be the only one asking how to do this.
7 zip works.
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Wouldnt it be as easy as deleting ADW and the just pushing Launcher Pro to /system/
Don't really think you need to do anything else.
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Wouldnt it be as easy as deleting ADW and the just pushing Launcher Pro to /system/
Don't really think you need to do anything else.
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Heh. Well that's what i'm trying to find out. I thought I would have to modify more files to instruct the install process or 2.2 to look for Launcher Pro Plus, instead of ADW.
I'm a noob so I don't know.
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Heh. Well that's what i'm trying to find out. I thought I would have to modify more files to instruct the install process or 2.2 to look for Launcher Pro Plus, instead of ADW.
I'm a noob so I don't know.
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Nope. Any file manager will do fine.
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Nope. Any file manager will do fine.
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Ok. Thanks. Didn't think it would be that simple. I'll pull the ADW apk from test5 zip and replace with LauncherPro Plus apk.
**UPDATE** Worked! easy.
Greasy Joe Bick said:
Ok. Thanks. Didn't think it would be that simple. I'll pull the ADW apk from test5 zip and replace with LauncherPro Plus apk.
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You can have multiple launchers on your phone. If you put LauncherPro and others on your phone. If you have more then one installed at first it will ask you when your first boot your phone to select which one you want to run. It also has an option to set as default, meaning that is the default launcher that will always go to. If you don't set a default, every time you press the home key it will ask you which launcher to run. If you set a default and later want to change it to another launcher, go to settings>applications>choose the current default launcher and select clear defaults. Then it will go back to asking what you want to launch when you press the home key and you can choose a new default.
homeswitcher is an app in the market that lets u manage your launchers...very easy, great app!
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homeswitcher is an app in the market that lets u manage your launchers...very easy, great app!
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Sadly, no support for froyo
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Sadly, no support for froyo
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yes there is, im running it on Sky Raider froyo v1.9 right now. here's the apk if it doesn't show up in the marketplace.
Not for cm6. It is shot. I can change homes , bit when i hit the home key, it just redirects me to my old hyme.
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Why not just remove ADW through root and reinstall LauncherProPlus from Titanium Backup? Provided you already have a version saved on there?
So... you're going to put one of t
he few paid apps that deserves a couple if bucks in a publicly available download?
Edit: nevermind, my noobness didn't read the post more carefully. My apologies.
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I want the touchwiz icon for the app drawer to use in launcher pro. Can someone get it for me or explain how I an extract it from my phone? Thank you
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I want the touchwiz icon for the app drawer to use in launcher pro. Can someone get it for me or explain how I an extract it from my phone? Thank you
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If you mean the one below its in system/app/TouchWiz30Launcher.apk/res/drawable-hdpi and its called mainmenu_icon_application.
Grab a theme or rom that has this launcher included and unzip it with 7zip then go get it.
Is it possible to do that from my phone? Won't it tell me the apk is already installed? My computer is out of comission for a minute
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Edit: I was able to extract the file but when I try to set it in launcher pro I can't find it... I can find the folder its in but it doesn't show up
Edit #2: got it just had to run the meddia scanner thanks for the help
No worries, glad it worked.
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Home Icon
How to get the Home Icon from Touchwiz...see the attached (print screen then crop from TW), i need it very badly...
How do I change the Icons of all the apps and not just on the screens/desktop? Or can anyone please tell how to use LP Plus to change all the icons?
Thanks
Not sure about LP plus,but with ADW EX whenever you long press an app it gives you the option to edit the app icon. You can rename it change the icon pic & a bunch of other neat stuff. I highly recommend it.
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First u need to decompile the apk then locate the image and replace with another image. Compile ur app sign it and thats it. I still haven't learned the signing part but have been having a blast with ninja morph. Highly recommended.
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So i pulled the apk from data/app.
Replaced the icon inside like usual
Put it back to data/app. And it goes missing from the app drawer.
Tried putting it in system/app, and it says Handcent has stopped working.
Something im missing?
Non system apps have to installed, not just pushed. Delete your old one first our you'll get a parse error.
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So grab the apk, change the icons, uninstall handcent, push hte apk, INSTALL that new apk from data/app?
Yep. if all your doing is changing icons, why not use nova launcher and do it with no hassles?
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Yep. if all your doing is changing icons, why not use nova launcher and do it with no hassles?
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That is one of the best features of Nova!
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I figured id lose some kind of core ics functionality changing to a third party launcher.
Cant get this **** to work at all....
copied the com.handcent....apk file to my pc. Changed the icon.
uninstalled handcent from my phone
Transferred over the com.handcent....apk from pc to /data/app
Ran the apk and installed it, says Application not installed when i try to install it.
Upload the icon and the apk file. I'll help if you like.
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Thank you, heres the two icons i want thrown in, theyre both in the drawable-hdpi folder. Thanks. Ones the main icon for the apk. The icon_pink is to overwrite the pink notification choice u can choice as a icon in the app settings.
Does nova change the app drawer icons? If so,how?
I thought it could only change home screen icons
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Does nova change the app drawer icons? If so,how?
I thought it could only change home screen icons
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Nova doesn't do app drawer icons, only homescreen. They do keep even after an update though. For OP, there is something odd about this app. Even just decompiling/recompiling with no changes, and the app closes immediately after startup. No errors or anything, and logcat returns no errors. My only advice is to use Nova Launcher- you will not lose one bit of functionaloty or appearance (exactly like stock) and will gain a ton of features.
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Cant get this **** to work at all....
copied the com.handcent....apk file to my pc. Changed the icon.
uninstalled handcent from my phone
Transferred over the com.handcent....apk from pc to /data/app
Ran the apk and installed it, says Application not installed when i try to install it.
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Did you remember to sign the apk before pushing it?
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Did you remember to sign the apk before pushing it?
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Exactly my thoughts!
Sign the apk before pushing back to the phone.
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I signed all of mine. No luck.
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im looking to change the default icons of phone, contacts, messaging, internet, and camera. but im having a hell of time locating the icons i need to change to make them appear. if some1 could give me the names and locations to make it easier that would be great. i dont know if its rom specific or not but JK-3.5
blob754 said:
im looking to change the default icons of phone, contacts, messaging, internet, and camera. but im having a hell of time locating the icons i need to change to make them appear. if some1 could give me the names and locations to make it easier that would be great. i dont know if its rom specific or not but JK-3.5
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Use some kind of apk manager or 7zip to edit the file. Go to mipmap-hdpi and replace/change the icon in their. There can sometimes be multiple icons in that folder. Also, some apps have the icon in drwable-hdpi called icon.PNG or ic_launcher_(name of app)
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I've been trying to figure this out myself. I want a based 4.0.4 stock rom with the skyrocket icons. and The 4G icon as well. But when I changed the framework-apk it doesnt work. I dont know if im doing it right or not but would be nice if some one could make a flashable zip with these icons for all of the stock 4.0.4 based roms
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Use some kind of apk manager or 7zip to edit the file. Go to mipmap-hdpi and replace/change the icon in their. There can sometimes be multiple icons in that folder. Also, some apps have the icon in drwable-hdpi called icon.PNG or ic_launcher_(name of app)
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tried this, definitely not working. it works for other apks like ones you download, but for the ones im looking for it does not change the icon... im guess the file i need to replace is hiding somewhere... but where is what i would like to know. Of course there could be, im editing the wrong icon.. i would think to change the phone icon i would edit phone.apk but maybe that my mistake thinking i know what i'm doing...
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tried this, definitely not working. it works for other apks like ones you download, but for the ones im looking for it does not change the icon... im guess the file i need to replace is hiding somewhere... but where is what i would like to know. Of course there could be, im editing the wrong icon.. i would think to change the phone icon i would edit phone.apk but maybe that my mistake thinking i know what i'm doing...
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What apps?
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What apps?
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asked somebody, who's been a big help to me. told me that if you want to change the phone icon, it not in phone.apk thanks for that! Its actually in the contacts.apk image that...