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Editing APKs to match themes (Not just app icons!)

I've never started a thread here, as I rarely have a unique idea - but this time I've decided to bite the bullet and share my experience.
It has been discussed on these forums about editing the APKs for non-stock apps in order to make the icon match the theme throughout the OS (as opposed to using Bettercut or similar to just change the homescreen icon). It has also been discussed elsewhere, but I can't find the link.
My problem was very similar, yet different, so I figured I'd play around and see what I could come up with.
I use the unbelievably sexy GlossSuite theme by Moonsspoon which uses this cool little icon in the notification bar to alert you to having a new SMS (and maybe MMS, not sure...).
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I also use the app from the market called SMS Popup. If you dont know what it is, check it out - very handy. One of my favorite features of the app is that you can use it for your SMS notifications, and it allows you to set a custom vibe pattern and it will flash the LED the color of your choice - both very helpful to let you know that it's an SMS you're getting instead of a call or whatever...
You need to turn off the native SMS app's notifications when you use this feature of SMS Popup so that you dont get 2 alerts every time you get a message. The drawback to this, while using a theme like GlossSuite, is that the notification icon for messages that SMS Popup uses is the stock icon:
This is only a problem if you're OCD like myself.
I had already gotten the png icon extracted from the GlossSuite theme in hopes that I could just swap it out with the icon inside the SMS Popup apk (if I could find it, that is).
So I decided to crack open the APK for SMS Popup and see if I could find the icon used and what I could do to make it use the icon from the GlossSuite theme.
Inside the APK in the /res/drawable folder there are 2 images: The app's icon, and the icon used in the notification bar. And to make it even easier, the file name was exactly the same as the file used by the GlossSuite theme! Easy enough!
I used 7zip (WinRAR should work just fine too) to:
1. Open the APK
2. Navigate to the /res/drawable folder
3. Delete the stat_notify_sms.png
4. Drag and drop the png I extracted from the theme into it's spot
5. Delete the META-INF folder inside the SMS Popup APK
-- I got this info from the previously mentioned thread about swapping non-stock icons. It is so that when you resign the APK in the next step, the keys don't conflict with what the APK dev has used (or something like that - I admittedly don't know anything about keys and signing and all that jazz)
6. Close your archiving application.
I then used this auto-signing tool posted by "Dave Da illest 1" to resign the APK using the testkeys. It had to be edited slightly to sign APKs instead of ZIP files. If you want to download my edited version of the auto-signing tool, click here.
Uninstalled the previous version of the app, copied the APK over to my SDcard and then used AppManager to install the APK, and now:
(yes, I know there are typos...)
It works!
I'm sure most of your brainiacs here at XDA have figured this out on your own, but I couldnt find any solid information on it so I figured I'd share what little knowledge I had on the subject.
If you want to try this for yourself and want the icon from the GlossSuite theme, it is here.
And if you just happen to have GlossSuite installed and are using SMS Popup and would like my already edited version of the APK, click here.
[DISCLAIMER: If my sharing of this APK goes against any rules of the forum, please excuse my ignorance. If I find out this is the case, and a mod hasn't beat me to the punch, I'll gladly remove this link!]
So - with all that being said, I should clarify that I haven't done any theme creation (although I have edited a few pngs here and there, but nothing major), so obviously this bit of information is probably well below most of you... But if it can help anyone, then yay for my first real contribution to this community.

Awesome find. When I finally settle on a version I think I will sit down and do this for a few Apps. I havent heard anything on it before so as far as I'm concerned your the first!
|Spike|

i am trying to do something very similar- i am trying to install the file below as my status bar icon but when i use your autosign app (and the other auto sign app) i still get a "this cannot be installed on your device" or something similar....
did you have this issue ever?
After resigning with your tool did you then name it back to what is originally was or did you leave the name as to what the autosign converted it to?

fixed. apparently you need to uninstall the app first. wonder how this affects updates of it in the future?

MontAlbert said:
fixed. apparently you need to uninstall the app first. wonder how this affects updates of it in the future?
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great find. im also curious to know how updates will affect the app (if the market place will even tell us if ther is an update)

MontAlbert said:
fixed. apparently you need to uninstall the app first. wonder how this affects updates of it in the future?
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Yeah thanks for pointing this out - I added the "remove old version" step to my information in the original post.
And since the process goes as such, as far as the Market is concerned, the app isn't even installed on the phone, so I would assume that you won't be notified of updates.
And, of course, if you manually notice an update in the Market and install the app from there, you won't have your changes in place... would have to go thru the process again I believe.

That's where aTrackDog comes into play.
Keep all your apps uptodate even if the market doesn't know.

APrinceAmongMen said:
That's where aTrackDog comes into play.
Keep all your apps uptodate even if the market doesn't know.
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yeah- for sure. now that i have flashed to 5.0G none of my apps show up in my downloads so i stick with atrackdog. i am wondering if an update is found by atrackdog will it be able to be installed over the top of the altered one we have installed....

2. Navigate to the /res/drawable folder
Am I supposed to open the APK on my phone or computer? I can't find this folder.

creid2352 said:
2. Navigate to the /res/drawable folder
Am I supposed to open the APK on my phone or computer? I can't find this folder.
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you drag the apk file from your phone to your pc. from there open with 7zip.

MontAlbert said:
you drag the apk file from your phone to your pc. from there open with 7zip.
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and how do i get the apk to my sd so i can transfer to my computer?

delete plz

Its simply just replace the image with your own, resign, install and you're good to go. Heres an example of what you could do.
I made this months ago but didn't think it was anything special so i never said anything. Lighting bolt at the top is the triangle notification.

copy it from your phone to your pc using adb.

MontAlbert said:
copy it from your phone to your pc using adb.
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how do you pull stock apps?

I get the Apps out with "My Backup Pro"
and I modded the Weatherbug and Battery Level:
(see statusbar)

nice- i like battery level- now if only i had access to paid apps in australia so i could get it!

MontAlbert said:
nice- i like battery level- now if only i had access to paid apps in australia so i could get it!
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For non-stock apps, you can use a free app called AppManager to copy non-protected apps to your SD card.
Or, you can just use the terminal emulator
cd data/app
ls
[shows a list of all non-protected apps installed]
cp [filename.apk] /sdcard/[backup folder of your choice]
This same method can be used for protected apps if you can find the correct folder... But I won't provide that info, because I'm sure that's against the rules of these forums.

im.l0ltn said:
Its simply just replace the image with your own, resign, install and you're good to go. Heres an example of what you could do.
I made this months ago but didn't think it was anything special so i never said anything. Lighting bolt at the top is the triangle notification.
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Congrats. Like I said, this isn't rocket science. But for a n00b like me (and apparently others) this was good information that I'm glad I posted.

so how do edit the files in update.zip without getting an error?

[Theme] HeroMod for JF 1.51ADP [17/July/09]

Hi all,
First off this is my first theme so please, please go easy on me This was initially just made for myself however I thought that after ‘taking’ lots of info from you guys here I would like pass back my new found knowledge.
Most importantly I need to say my thanks.
The base theme comes from tehseano and moonsspoon production (found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=520629) So mostly all credit go to them.
Now it is most crucial that I thanks my teachers or those who have pointed me in the right direction. So in no particular order thanks to the following (hope I have not forgot anybody)
RichieDaze/Stericson/Ohsaka/Mianosm/beagz/brandenk/kizer/alritewhadeva and so many more.
So on with the Theme…
What’s included?
- 5 Home Screens
- Auto Rotate on Home Screen
- Hero Transition/Animation Effects
- Hero Analog Clock (customised)
- Hero Title Bar
- Hero Music App + Widget
- HTC Camera (with Zoom) & Gallery
- Built in Host File to Block Unwanted Mobile Ads (thanks to Adfree on the Market)
- Hero Style LockScreen
- Edited Icons
- Built in and Customised Widgets (thanks to CurveFish)
- Many, Many Image Edits
- Much, Much More.
Supported Roms
This is designed and only tested to work with the following Roms,
- JF v1.51 CRB43 ADP1.5 which can be located here: http://jf.andblogs.net/2009/05/24/jfv151-images-are-out/
I do however believe this may work on other ROMs but you will have to test these on your own.
How To Install
- Wipe and install the above Rom so you have a clean slate (Not needed but highly recommended)
- Remove any icons on the 2nd (middle) and 3rd (currently right) screens.
- Uninstall Google Maps if you have the updated version available on the market.
- Flash the update.zip from the downloadable link
- Allow the phone to boot. This may take over five minutes on the first boot.
Removing the previous JF APK’s
Now we need to remove the JF APK’s that are no long needed.
- Run Terminal after the theme has been applied.
- Type the following,
Line 1: SU (hit enter)
Line 2: Mount –o rw,remount –t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock03 /system (hit enter)
Line 3:rm –r /system/app/********
Please replace the *’s from above with the name of the APK for example,
- Music.apk
- Maps.apk
- VoiceDialer.apk
- Anything else your after .APK
Where Can I Get This Theme?
Download the .zip file from one of the below links and rename to update.zip and flash.
Download Link 1: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=K88W0KU0
Download Link 2: http://www.easy-share.com/1906795870/update.zip
Download Link 3: http://rapidshare.com/files/256779743/update.zip
Screen Shots
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"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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FAQ Provided by tehseano and moonsspoon
1.) You do such great work, like, omg! How can I help?
Well since you can't email prostitutes, any donations would help greatly. There's a link in my signature if you'd like to donate. If you can't do that, then download the file below from Rapidshare.com. Make sure to download it as a free user (if you have a premium account). This will at least help me continue my Premium account. There's nothing special about it, just a 10mb picture, and it doesn't cost you a dime
LINK: http://rapidshare.com/files/252048497/donate.zip
2.) Will you support other ROM's like Cyanogen's, or TheDude's?
I will not port my theme to any other ROM until it is finished. I don't want to have to make updates for 7 different builds, and continuously update each one. So once the theme is finished, I will begin porting it to other ROM's, for the mean time please stop asking when I will port it to xx ROM. Other users have begun porting my theme, use the search function and I'm sure you'll find support for another ROM.
3.) Can you port over the xxxx app from Hero?
We're lucky that the apps that have been ported over worked. Most of the apps from Hero require certain libraries from the Hero build environment, and won't work on any build BUT Hero. If any get ported over, you will see them here.
4.) I flashed the theme, but now all I can see is the status bar, everything else is black!
As mentioned in the installation instructions, you need to clear the 2nd and 3rd screens on your desktop of any icons. The new Hero clock takes up more space, and if the space it needs is already taken, you will get a black screen like so.
5.) I have two music apps, did something go wrong?
On the contrary, the new HTC Music app does not overwrite the standard Music app. The Music app with the updated icon is the HTC Music app. You can remove the old one via ADB by doing the following:
Code:
adb remount
adb shell rm -r /system/app/Music.apk
6.) I'm running Cyanogen's x.x.x build and it removed xxxxx feature!!
As I mentioned, I am ONLY supporting JF Builds at the moment. There are features I would like to incorporate, but they take time. So please be patient, and allow me to work on fixing the problems. Many users take it upon themselves to make temporary fixes for the problem, so read up on the issue before replying about it.
7.) My camera is in black and white, WTF!!!
It's just a setting issue from the previous Camera app. Simply hit Menu > Reset to Defaults, and you should be right as rain.
8.) When in landscape mode, the lockscreen looks funny!
Meh, yeah. I didn't even know the lockscreen worked in landscape mode, so I was surprised anyone noticed it either. I don't have any plans on fixing it really, it looks sick in portrait mode, and thats where you see it 99% of the time. MAYBE, I'll fix it later? But don't expect it anytime soon, sorry.
9.) When I turn the orientation setting off, my home screen still rotates. WHAT THE FRONT DOOR!!!
Yeah I know, it's being worked on. In the mean time, don't try and look at your phone sideways!
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To Come
- Reboot option from power menu
- Customized Dialer
Please post any Errors you receive and I will fix them I’m sure there are a few dodgy images within.
This theme has been brought to you by,
SteveTilsed & C7aig (My Partner in Crime)

Reserved for change log
Hope you enjoy the theme

It looks awesome but I have last cyanogen and so I cannot try it

Works very well on The Dudes Cupcake 1.3RC2

Yay!!!! SomeOne is finally working on this theme!
Why is the Clicked as Blue? You need to make it green!

Works very well on The Dudes Cupcake 1.3RC2
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If someone else can also confirm i will add to the supported rom list.

Is there anyway you can get this to run with CM3.6.7.2 by chance?

Mast3rmatt said:
Yay!!!! SomeOne is finally working on this theme!
Why is the Clicked as Blue? You need to make it green!
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Sorry you will have to elaborate for me.

Theft said:
Is there anyway you can get this to run with CM3.6.7.2 by chance?
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im not sure if you missed it but in the FAQ portion of the op, he says he wont be doing any ports. im runnin CM as well but i doubt this will work properly on 3.6.7.2 because of the added features to the rom that even themes for the older CM roms wont work on the new build. none the less good looking theme. any screen shots of the "Hero Music App + Widget"
is this the actual hero widget or just the app and upgrade look on the stock widget? cause the hero music widget looks dope.

The icons are blue when the HTC Hero icons are green

I kind of like the blue...maybe darken it a little...but that glow looks nice to me.

Looks GREAT... keep up the good work.
I'm still trying to mod the US cupcake to have the ADP versions features, like 5 home screens and a customizable lock screen.
Since most of the modified roms are based ADP, it's a good challenge though. Maybe someones with higher knowledge can help me one day.
But, you blew right passed me...

i followed directions, any help?
So I cleared all icons and unitstalled maps, did a wipe and flash, and screen is still black, what are my options, thanks

Mast3rmatt said:
Yay!!!! SomeOne is finally working on this theme!
Why is the Clicked as Blue? You need to make it green!
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i totally agree theme should be green not blue since hero is green!!!
please please please make a green version atleast!!

Does this theme work on mytouch Rom

Will this work on JFv1.51_CRB43-US?

cool! someone else is using the same wallpaper im using..
black floor rocks!

oneyoungjay said:
So I cleared all icons and unitstalled maps, did a wipe and flash, and screen is still black, what are my options, thanks
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Ok what you need to do is boot in a plain JF build, clear the home screens icons and widgets, and then apply this theme.

I did not get this to work on JFv1.51_CRB43-US at all. Just wiped and installed JFv1.50_ADP1.5 and its worked, currently at the bootscreen.
But with the other build I tried the 1.51 it unzipped and verified the packed, said it installed and everything said the update was complete but it didn't work at all.
Maybe its because I'm using Cyans recovery image.
But still.
I think I will like this theme.
But I believe I will much rather use it on cyans build.
Haven't tested it out yet but I'm hoping auto rotate can be enabled.
Booted up, hello android dev phone with a baby blue android!

Drayvin said:
i totally agree theme should be green not blue since hero is green!!!
please please please make a green version atleast!!
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If you want green you can use standard hero theme, this is a mod..

[APP] SGS Battery Icon Mod (OLD)

UPDATE: The versions in this post are obsolete (but can still be used of course). I've opened a new thread with a new version that supports more firmware versions and mods here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8973385
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SGS Battery Icon Mod
(Update Fixed root checking r/w bug... Enlarged the font of percentage numbers in theme 1 - version 1 )
EDIT: Although I made this app as save as possible, **** can always happen. Of course, a nadroid backup is adviced as always But... there's another method to get you out of trouble, when you have booting problems. Look for it at the end of this post. (For this to work it is essential that you have turned on USB Debugging is the settings-application menu)
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I decided to create a (Android) app to change the battery icon for the new Froyo versions (JPM and JP6). The app is based on the knowledge and work collected in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765419 (maintained by kalpik).
I have three versions to offer
a version with several themes to choose from (Only for JP6 Froyo Firmware). Current, there are only 3 themes but I will add themes in the future (have to create a client server construction first. 3 themes is the limit as far as the size of the app is concerned).
A version with just one theme for JP6 (added this because this one is "only" 7 Mb, while the first one is 22 Mb ).
And a version for JPM and JP6 with only one theme
** JP6 Version: 3 themes
Credits
First theme is by yours truly. Just the standard Froyo battery icon with a percentage in it (the battery status bar will jump with discontinuous steps of 20 - like the default froyo battery icon)
Second theme is by Fightspit
Third theme is by rom-g
Requirements
* JP6 Froyo version
* Root with r/w access (A SuperOneClick root will do because the app requires no busybox)
Installation
A) Dowload link (apk file, 22 Mb): http://www.4shared.com/file/tvTun0q9/SGS_Battery_Icon_Mod_-_Pro_2.html
(Two themed version: first two themes (apk file, 14mb): http://www.4shared.com/file/xXvZm6iD/SGS_Battery_Icon_Mod_-_Pro.html
B) A donation version of the most up to date version (€0.50) is available on the Android Market - Search for "Galaxy S Battery Icon Pro" or any creative combination of these words)
** JP6 version: 1 theme (C version from the battery mod repository thread)
Requirements
* JP6 Froyo version
* Root with r/w access (A SuperOneClick root will do because the app requires no busybox)
Installation
À) Get it from the Android Market - free (search for Galaxy S Battery Icon Mod - or any combination of these words), or
B) Download the attached SGS Battery Icon Mod.apk to your phone and click on it to install.
** JPM & JP6 version
Requirements
* JPM or JP6 Froyo version
* Root (A SuperOneClick root will do because the app requires no busybox)
* I tested only the JP6 version on my SGS i9000 so a bit of luck is also needed for the other version
Installation
Download the attached Battery_Mod.7z. Unzip the file and copy the unzipped apk file to your device. Click to install
A recovery procedure (from the battery mod repository thread)
A prerequisite is that you have USB Debugging turned on before you got into trouble. So if you read this before you are going to use the tool, now it's a good time to turn on USB Debugging under Settings->Applications
First download this file. That's the file (framework-res.apk) we are going to restore.
Then download this tool: http://www.mediafire.com/?wuzy9iss3k43v4h
Then follow these descriptions:
kalpik said:
Extract the tool.
Extract framework-res.apk from the downloaded file and copy it into the extracted tool dir.
Run Change Framework.bat
Accept the Superuser Permission prompt on the phone.
The script will reboot when it's done
Minor bug... You will need to set your wallpaper and google accounts again
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Donations are very much appreciated. It will support this project enormously.
Consider also or instead a donation to Fightspit for his beautiful graphics or kalpik for his hard work. See also this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=76541.

great one!
I guess what it does is just to switch the framework file?

Great work! Thanks
jp6 version worked for me

Way cool!
Maybe you could have split the two versions (because of size), or better (?): let people download their desired mod and dump it in your application's map on the sd? This would reduce the size of your application drastically (and offer genormous flexibility). Just meant as a suggestion...
Is it possible to download this application on the sgs directly? (i.e. is there a "7z" decompression application on the sgs?)

mike.sw said:
great one!
I guess what it does is just to switch the framework file?
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Yep! Maybe I'll dump a bunch of framework files on a site somewhere so the app can download a framework-res file on the demand.

Ettepetje said:
Way cool!
Maybe you could have split the two versions (because of size), or better (?): let people download their desired mod and dump it in your application's map on the sd? This would reduce the size of your application drastically (and offer genormous flexibility). Just meant as a suggestion...
Is it possible to download this application on the sgs directly? (i.e. is there a "7z" decompression application on the sgs?)
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Yep thought of that also. I first wanted to see if such an app is needed and which battery mod version people prefer. If there are a lot of different preferences I maybe create a download-on-demand app. If there are just a few I'll split the app in several apps (don't like the idea to maintain those apps though )

appelflap said:
Yep thought of that also. I first wanted to see if such an app is needed and which battery mod version people prefer. If there are a lot of different preferences I maybe create a download-on-demand app. If there are just a few I'll split the app in several apps (don't like the idea to maintain those apps though )
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Funny to talk to Dutch speaking people in English...
You could make it a "dumb" application where people do the downloading of the mod themselves, and if easily technically feasible somehow, check if the file matches the current firmware. The question then would be: is there something in the framework-res.apk itself to identify the firmware? If so, your application doesn't need too many updates.
edit: ah, there maybe could be some identifying thing, if you match it with the current one..
edit 2: since this is a battery mod application only you could check if the rest of the file remains the same as the current one. If some other mod is already present in the current framework-res.apk a user might not even want to apply it, so you could make this application really stern and static and (if necessary) add flexibility later on.

Ettepetje said:
Funny to talk to Dutch speaking people in English...
You could make it a "dumb" application where people do the downloading of the mod themselves, and if easily technically feasible somehow, check if the file matches the current firmware. The question then would be: is there something in the framework-res.apk itself to identify the firmware? If so, your application doesn't need too many updates.
edit: ah, there maybe could be some identifying thing, if you match it with the current one..
edit 2: since this is a battery mod application only you could check if the rest of the file remains the same as the current one. If some other mod is already present in the current framework-res.apk a user might not even want to apply it, so you could make this application really stern and static and (if necessary) add flexibility later on.
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I have uploaded a new version only for JP6. This is an apk file that can be downloaded directly to a device.
In this version I check a build property and see if it contains the string "JP6"... If not the app will be closed. (I also assume that only Samsung Galaxy S devices have a build version that contains the string "JP6"... Maybe a bit too pragmatic)
Users can always revert to the old setting by clicking on Restore. It should be noticed that the settings that will be backed up (for informed users the framework-res.apk) are the settings before applying the battery icon modification.
BTW the framework-res.apk will be backed up to /sdcard (in case you have your own backup there.... please move it)

I'm not sure how this is easier than just downloading the zip and flashing through recovery, and if it's really worth the effort to maintain such an app! But if the people want it, they get it!
That's the power of open source

kalpik said:
I'm not sure how this is easier than just downloading the zip and flashing through recovery, and if it's really worth the effort to maintain such an app! But if the people want it, they get it!
That's the power of open source
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And.. with your method users have much more choices.. I only offer the C version
But I think that the direct downloadable apk version is easier. (No hassle of installing 2e recovery, uploading zip, going into recovery mode etc. etc.)
But to make sure: the credits go to you for preparing the res file(s)! I only "app-ed" it up.

I'm not sure if it's of any interest to you but I sat down last night and added colour to dani31's stock battery mod, I've attached the pngs below.
Sadly I don't posses the necessary black magic skills to put them into a flashable form

FlanFlinger said:
I'm not sure if it's of any interest to you but I sat down last night and added colour to dani31's stock battery mod, I've attached the pngs below.
Sadly I don't posses the necessary black magic skills to put them into a flashable form
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Great. Will look at it. Thanks

appelflap said:
Great. Will look at it. Thanks
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make sure!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*Im watching you*
LOL
Great work mate

This is buggy as hell. I installed it on my JPM SGS, and it rebooted. But then it messed up some of the text, like the unlock screen says "Sending..." instead of "Sweep to unlock". I went to restore it, and now the app just closes because I "don't seem to have a Samsung Galaxy S with a JP6 FROYO version". I can't hit the restore button! Please fix.

navmanyeah said:
This is buggy as hell. I installed it on my JPM SGS, and it rebooted. But then it messed up some of the text, like the unlock screen says "Sending..." instead of "Sweep to unlock". I went to restore it, and now the app just closes because I "don't seem to have a Samsung Galaxy S with a JP6 FROYO version". I can't hit the restore button! Please fix.
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Lol, why are you installing the JP6 version on a JPM version.... I've uploaded this app to the market, gave it the title "galaxy S battery mod", wrote in a description that it's only for the Samsung Galaxy S (several times) and I got comment that it crashes on a HTC EVO ...
But you're right there's something wrong with the test procedure. It doesn't run the first time but it does run the second and following times. Will certainly fix this. For now just copy the framework-res.apk file on your sdcard back to your /system/framework directory
I'm going to write a app to check how well one can read. I upload a app to the market that crashes the device and in the description i'm going to write don't download this app it will crash your device. To make it easy I'm going to give it the title Crashes your device - without exceptions. Let's see what the comments are LOL

Ah, didn't realize you made two different versions, my bad

Great, worked without problems on JP6 installed by KIES

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Ah, didn't realize you made two different versions, my bad
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No problem ... But hey, thanks for noticing that the test procedure isn't working the first time! I was notified about this this morning when I noticed that someone had managed to run the app on a HTC EVO.

Psychotoxic said:
Great, worked without problems on JP6 installed by KIES
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Can you run it again, just to check if you pass the test ? Just fire it up. You don't have to change anything.

IT works like a charm on JP6 via KIES.
Thanks bro

[APP] SGS Battery Icon Mod2 - v1.1.2

App to replace the standard battery icon with a more sophisticated one. (by replacing the framework-res.apk file on your device)
Note: only apply the mods for your firmware version. Your firmware version is displayed on the main page. The firmware versions of the mods are displayed in the first column of the list of available mods.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
* It is adviced to do a nandroid backup. (My opinion: if you root your device always do a nandroid backup of your system files )
* If you didn't make a nandroid backup and you had *USB Debugging* turned on, try the method described at the end of this post if you are running into troubles.
Recovery Procedure
In case you didn't make a nandroid backup and you can't reboot your device because you applied a mod for a wrong version, here's a simple way out: (Thanks to boisrobe!)
Open SuperOneClick and choose "Shell Root"
Start ADB, wait for the # prompt and enter the following commands:
#busybox mount -o remount,rw /system (or mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system ... if there's no busybox)
#rm /system/framework/framework-res.apk
#cp /sdcard/framework-res.apk /system/framework/framework-res.apk
#chown root.root /system/framework/framework-res.apk
#chmod 644 /system/framework/framework-res.apk
#reboot
Changelog:
v1.1.2:
v1.1.1: Mandatory Update! (changed the way icons are fetched
v1.1: added icon preview
v1.0: release
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There's a donation version in the Android Market (€0.75) . Donations are for supporting this project. Search for Galaxy Battery Icon Mod 2 (full title) or "Icon Mod 2" . Or follow the link "Beansoft Apps" in the About box. There's also a version on AndroidPit (paypal)

There is certainly no need for reflash after bad framework-res.apk copy.
What an user needs to do is to backup original file and then use ULK kernel's feature -> Modified CWM. U can adb push the old file to system/framework from there. (just first solution which crossed my mind)

xan said:
There is certainly no need for reflash after bad framework-res.apk copy.
What an user needs to do is to backup original file and then use ULK kernel's feature -> Modified CWM. U can adb push the old file to system/framework from there. (just first solution which crossed my mind)
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GREAT! When the user runs the app for the first time, a backup of the original framework-res.apk is made in the root of the sdcard.
Note for users who are currently running a mod. Restore the original file before you are going to run this version. (Or get a original framework-res.apk for your rom in kalpik's thread)

If there is a backup on the root of the sdcard and u have ULK kernel installed, and user has a ADB connection available:
- boot into CWM recovery,
- select "mounts and storage",
- select "mount /mnt/sdcard",
- connect the USB cable,
- open adb shell connection
- type "cp /sdcard/framework-res.apk /system/framework/framework-res.apk" (the second argument is backup file)
- reboot, should be fixed.

At the moment the app replaces the current framework-res.apk?
What about opening the .apk and just replace the few icons you want to change, so you will be able to combine many mods. Would be awesome.

Fr4gg0r said:
At the moment the app replaces the current framework-res.apk?
What about opening the .apk and just replace the few icons you want to change, so you will be able to combine many mods. Would be awesome.
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Yep, I agree. But on the other hand, there's so much work done already on this by modders, that I don't see the point of reinventing the wheel. I think it's better this way. Modders can work independently and if they wish they can make their modded framework-res.apk available for this app in a fairly easy way.
It's a more pragmatic.
BTW one can make all kinds of modded framework-res.apk's available this way.

Feedback
I see that there are many downloads yet, but I don't see any reports. May I infer from this that the app is working without any problems? Or are you guys still figuring out how to get your device working again

Version c for JPA damages phone dialogs, when Polish language is used and you get English date/time on locked screen.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk

Works great on JPM. The only thing is if you change portrait to landscape then the download dialog dissapear.
Thx for the tool.

works great on jpo. Even mods for jpa works flawlessly on jpo. Thanks a lot

appelflap said:
(icons will be replaced by examples of the mod versions)
For now, see here for examples of the different versions.
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Could someone do a mod based on the battery icon used by the OP?
Or a version with the percentage included.

sebarkh said:
Version c for JPA damages phone dialogs, when Polish language is used and you get English date/time on locked screen.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk
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Ok, thanks for noticing. I see if I can add some comment functionality to the app, so that other users can use the feedback of others.
PittBrad said:
Works great on JPM. The only thing is if you change portrait to landscape then the download dialog dissapear.
Thx for the tool.
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shahadat said:
works great on jpo. Even mods for jpa works flawlessly on jpo. Thanks a lot
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Thanks for testing!! I couldn't test the app myself all the way, because, like I said, I've sold my SGS. Although I really did like this phone, I had a unexplainable urge to go for the newest, hottest kid on the block, the Desire HD.
I based the code on the other app I made and that was tested to run without any problems, but yeah, you never know. I guess I can reduce all the warning signs in the first post a bit then
tintol said:
Could someone do a mod based on the battery icon used by the OP?
Or a version with the percentage included.
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It's the battery icon of the Desire HD. The battery color fits with the other colors used by the DHD (selection color, color of for example checkboxes etc.) I don't know if it matches also with the blue theme of the Galaxy S. Anyway I can extract the battery icons and post them here. Maybe others can mod them for the SGS.

Great Work
It's work very well on JPO (CSC XEU)
Thanks

appelflap said:
It's the battery icon of the Desire HD. The battery color fits with the other colors used by the DHD (selection color, color of for example checkboxes etc.) I don't know if it matches also with the blue theme of the Galaxy S. Anyway I can extract the battery icons and post them here. Maybe others can mod them for the SGS.
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The colors don't fit well on SGS' original theme, but there's a lot of people using moded ROM's with grey themes. Also, most of the battery mods available look like a rainbow, to many colors.
I was looking around on the Desire forums and noticed that those icons are from the original ROM, and I remembered sawing a grey version of that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=760106
It's from the Captivate forums, and I think it could add a good mod to the ones available

Going to test with JPA, THANKS FOR THE EFFORT!
Edit: messes up the dutch translations for several apps, just like the others out there.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

XWJPA Version D
Unfortunately, the numbers are black

Update v1.1
As promissed now with icon preview
updated files on the server. Some more mods... I will add more files to the list the coming days. Check with the app if there are new mods online.
Are there requests for Eclair mods?

Thanks

Great app, nice work.

Any chance we can see some more battery mods for JPO? Ta.

[Themed App] ES File Explorer - Red Themed

Hi guys,
Inspired by the stunning ICS Domination Theme created by Vertumus and addicted to the Blood Mode i started theming my every-day-use Apps to Red.
As first App i have chosen ES File Explorer (by EStrongs Inc.), its a free app and a pretty handy explorer.
(Market Link: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop)
Maybe someone else also likes the Red Touch so im happy to share the modded APK with the community.
Installation Notice:
Uninstall your previous version of the ES File Explorer before installing this one!
Have Fun and keep on modding!
Screenshot:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Download:
See Attached Files
Edit:
2012-02-28 - Updated to Version 1.6.1.2

WoooooooooooooooooW
WoooooooooooooooooW man !!!!
Exactly what i was lookin' for !!!
Just have to install the apk, or have to push it in system/app?
THANX BUTTON PUSHED
Waitin' for your answer, thanx again my friend ! Great work !!!
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DONE ! just installed the apk. JUST SPLENDIIIIIIIID !!! I love it man!
Pretty pretty pretty job!!!
Would you be agree for me to share YOUR link in my thread, please...?
Thanx in advance,
PS: Works perfectly on ICS 4.0.3 !!!

Just install it as usual. (remember to uninstall your previous version of es file explorer)
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Nice to hear you like it mate. Share it wherever you like

the mistake you made here is a big one. You themed the apk instead of making a flashable themed .zip.
so now people have to delete their app to install yours... and when a new version of that app comes out and they update, it will all get back to default, and you will have to edit a new apk on and on and on... waste of time
instead make a vrtheme zip that people can flash , that will be universal, i.e you won't have to theme it for each update, just once
hope i made sense

gr4ndm4st3r_bl4ck said:
the mistake you made here is a big one. You themed the apk instead of making a flashable themed .zip.
so now people have to delete their app to install yours... and when a new version of that app comes out and they update, it will all get back to default, and you will have to edit a new apk on and on and on... waste of time
instead make a vrtheme zip that people can flash , that will be universal, i.e you won't have to theme it for each update, just once
hope i made sense
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You are right about the VRTheme script mate and its the "common theming procedure" but how can someone without cwm install the theme?
With a fully apk file you are able to install it on a stock phone.
(as side note i have noticed that some png sizes changed from the last es file explorer version to the newest so the cwm zip would also needs to be readjusted when this happens or am i wrong?)
anyway thanks a lot for all advices, allways learning here

clonednull said:
You are right about the VRTheme script mate and its the "common theming procedure" but how can someone without cwm install the theme?
With a fully apk file you are able to install it on a stock phone.
(as side note i have noticed that some png sizes changed from the last es file explorer version to the newest so the cwm zip would also needs to be readjusted when this happens or am i wrong?)
anyway thanks a lot for all advices, allways learning here
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I get what you mean mate but see it this way
If a person doesn't have CWM, then they can't flash Vert's theme anyway,especially not the Blood Mode.
And I doubt anyone would want a red app that stands out from the rest of the theme for that matter ( though I may be wrong )
Anyway, it was just an advice mate
PS. File sizes are not important, changing a .png name or something would make it unusable. So once a new version comes out, you just have to check if the file structure is the same, if it is, then you have nothing to do, if it is not, you just add new edited pngs to the zip, make it a new version and upload Fast and reliable
Great job on theming the app there

gr4ndm4st3r_bl4ck said:
I get what you mean mate but see it this way
If a person doesn't have CWM, then they can't flash Vert's theme anyway,especially not the Blood Mode.
And I doubt anyone would want a red app that stands out from the rest of the theme for that matter ( though I may be wrong )
Anyway, it was just an advice mate
PS. File sizes are not important, changing a .png name or something would make it unusable. So once a new version comes out, you just have to check if the file structure is the same, if it is, then you have nothing to do, if it is not, you just add new edited pngs to the zip, make it a new version and upload Fast and reliable
Great job on theming the app there
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Youre again right with CWM and Verts theme + Blood Mode but as you allready mentioned maybe someone wants a red explorer anyway
I appreciative your advice about VRTheming and will try to get more knowlegde about it (thx for pm).
As for file size, i think i have used the wrong words.
I didnt meant the "file size on storage", i meant the image dimensions. When they change i will for sure have to addopt the VRTheme flash file or otherwise the app page layout can get deformed..?
Thanks and regards

clonednull said:
Youre again right with CWM and Verts theme + Blood Mode but as you allready mentioned maybe someone wants a red explorer anyway
I appreciative your advice about VRTheming and will try to get more knowlegde about it (thx for pm).
As for file size, i think i have used the wrong words.
I didnt meant the "file size on storage", i meant the image dimensions. When they change i will for sure have to addopt the VRTheme flash file or otherwise the app page layout can get deformed..?
Thanks and regards
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Oh yes, that can be a serious problem, didn't quite understand you the first time
But again, it's just a few edits, shouldn't be too hard to fix if it comes to that
Happy theming

nice job mate!!like i already said its great and going well with master verts blood theme!!

fatjivi said:
nice job mate!!like i already said its great and going well with master verts blood theme!!
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happy you like it mate and thanks for your testing support!
ps: hope you will get your toy back soon!

thanks! i love red themes!
but i think grandmaster is right, i think it would be easier for you to just create a cwm-flashable theme and just edit that if future versions of es explorer comes, instead of editing an entire apk.
and for the user's point of view, it would be easier for them as they wont have to uninstall and reinstall, and then again configure their own settings for the app.