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I would appreciate someones help so much...

Hi everyone,
I am completely new to modding/theming/customizing my Evo in any way. I was taking a look at the post your screens thread and a lot of them look really cool, I just don't know where to even begin to customize my own evo. It's overwhelming seeing how customizable it is.
Right now I'm running Myns RLS3 with Launcherpro Plus and I have just downloaded a HD icon pack I found that I liked and put it on the root of my SD card. When I go to change it in Launcherpro, it takes me to my albums but I can't find the icons anywhere.
Can anyone help me out here or provide me with some kind of tutorial?? Thanks!

Here is an easy way. When you put them on your sd card create a file for them so it will be easier to find them. That's what I had to do.
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Yeah, but it automatically takes me into my albumbs when I choose to apply a custom icon. It doesn't even give me the option to explore the root of my SD card. How would I go about fixing this?

cbrown245 said:
Here is an easy way. When you put them on your sd card create a file for them so it will be easier to find them. That's what I had to do.
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This.
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Make sure you unzip the icon pack first. Use es file explorer to unzip the icon pack then you can find them.

evohog said:
Make sure you unzip the icon pack first. Use es file explorer to unzip the icon pack then you can find them.
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Thanks a lot for everyones help! Got it working, just had to unzip them!

How exactly do you 'create a file' for the icons?

I assumed they meant folder? right?

SilverStone641 said:
I assumed they meant folder? right?
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Yup, just make a folder, and put it in your pictures folder. (Where camera shots are stored.)

Livewallpaper on Bonsai

Hi All,
I was wondering if I could put out a request for some APKs. I would like to have live wallpapers on Bonsai and have tried putting livewallpaper.apk and the picker into my Epic but I don't have Root Explorer and I can't seem to change the permissions on those files. Right now all of the APKs I found have Read Yes Write Yes and the other one No. All of the APKs in my app directory have Read Yes Write No and other one No. Could someone post those APKs with permissions set like that? I don't know if that is my exact problem or if it is worth it to buy RE for only that purpose.
TIA,
DD

I believe its been mentioned before that ES File Explorer brings most of the Root Explorer functionality for free. I could be wrong though since ive never tried it myself. Worth a shot though if its just a permissions issue.
doggiedog said:
Hi All,
I was wondering if I could put out a request for some APKs. I would like to have live wallpapers on Bonsai and have tried putting livewallpaper.apk and the picker into my Epic but I don't have Root Explorer and I can't seem to change the permissions on those files. Right now all of the APKs I found have Read Yes Write Yes and the other one No. All of the APKs in my app directory have Read Yes Write No and other one No. Could someone post those APKs with permissions set like that? I don't know if that is my exact problem or if it is worth it to buy RE for only that purpose.
TIA,
DD
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U can also use sdx stock app removal app, just put the apk in the adx folder on the SD card and go Into the app then to manage backups and got restore
Set From My 3.0.1 Bonsai Epic 4g

Thanks. I have tried everything. I could not change the permissions using sdx or ES File manager. All I could do with those programs was access the system directories. Unless I am doing something wrong, I will either need to get Root Explorer and change the permissions or get altered livewallpaper apks.

I think the frankenstine rom thread has a flashable zip for live wallpapers
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doggiedog said:
Thanks. I have tried everything. I could not change the permissions using sdx or ES File manager. All I could do with those programs was access the system directories. Unless I am doing something wrong, I will either need to get Root Explorer and change the permissions or get altered livewallpaper apks.
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U don't need to change permissions in the sdx app removal app...
Set From My 3.0.1 Bonsai Epic 4g

OK. I think I may be confusing some people.
I would like to have Live Wallpapers in Bonsai since it's been removed. I did some research and found that you need to install the livewallpaper apks into the system/app directory. I did that using ES File Manager and rebooted. It didn't work. I did some more research and a few people had the same issue. The solution was to make sure the permissions in the livewallpaper apks was exactly the same as the permissions as the other apks in the apps directory. The apks in the directory all have Read Yes, Write No and Hidden No. All of the livewallpaper apks I found had permissions set up as Read Yes, Write Yes and Hidden No. I figure if I change the Write from Yes to No, it might work. I'm not 100% positive which is why I don't know if it's worth it to buy Root Explorer just to experiment. I'm hoping someone can provide me with the livewallpaper and livewallpaperspicker apks with altered permissions that have those settings.
Estewa_619, I will try that ROM. Thanks!

Tried the Frankenstein ROM livewallpaper apks and it still didn't work. The permissions are still set up as Read Yes, Write Yes and Hidden No.

doggiedog said:
OK. I think I may be confusing some people.
I would like to have Live Wallpapers in Bonsai since it's been removed. I did some research and found that you need to install the livewallpaper apks into the system/app directory. I did that using ES File Manager and rebooted. It didn't work. I did some more research and a few people had the same issue. The solution was to make sure the permissions in the livewallpaper apks was exactly the same as the permissions as the other apks in the apps directory. The apks in the directory all have Read Yes, Write No and Hidden No. All of the livewallpaper apks I found had permissions set up as Read Yes, Write Yes and Hidden No. I figure if I change the Write from Yes to No, it might work. I'm not 100% positive which is why I don't know if it's worth it to buy Root Explorer just to experiment. I'm hoping someone can provide me with the livewallpaper and livewallpaperspicker apks with altered permissions that have those settings.
Estewa_619, I will try that ROM. Thanks!
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This is very easy to solve. Go to midnight rom and download it to computer. Open up the midnight extras folder and you will find lots of zip files in there that are all flashable in CWM. Just extract the folder, then copy the live wallpaper zips you want onto your sd card, then flash in CWM.
Alternatively, what I normally do is download the rom you want to flash (Bonsai). Open it up on your pc. Navigate to system/apps. Paste the livewallper apks into that directory. Then flash normally. This will include any files you want in the system/app folder.

davidrules7778 said:
U can also use sdx stock app removal app, just put the apk in the adx folder on the SD card and go Into the app then to manage backups and got restore
Set From My 3.0.1 Bonsai Epic 4g
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Just used this method on bonsai 3.0.1 , worked just fine. Thanks!
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All I did was download the flashable zip from frankenstine post and I flashed it in cwm and it worked for me
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mis3 said:
This is very easy to solve. Go to midnight rom and download it to computer. Open up the midnight extras folder and you will find lots of zip files in there that are all flashable in CWM. Just extract the folder, then copy the live wallpaper zips you want onto your sd card, then flash in CWM.
Alternatively, what I normally do is download the rom you want to flash (Bonsai). Open it up on your pc. Navigate to system/apps. Paste the livewallper apks into that directory. Then flash normally. This will include any files you want in the system/app folder.
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7zip (windows) is what u want to use 2 open the zip but DO NOT EXTRACT it!!! Well in 7zip paste the apks u want into system/apps. Then close 7zip. Move the rom 2 ur sdcard and flash as u would normaly. U can also replace the boot/shutdown animation and a few other parts of the rom that you can add or subtract stuff from. I hope this help as not to sound offensive but u seem a bit newbish and 7zip isa great tool for viewing zip files w/o extracting them took me a good deal of time 2 find this handy tool, hope this helps ya out...
Sent from my Epic4G isn't that enough? *disclaimer* I may not know what I'm talikin bout, plz take w/ a grain of salt or sheen style it "I was banging 7 gram rocks and finishing em... because I'm me" -if thats winning I'm losing....

If any of u have the Android sdk installed, this is a 10 second push using adb - fwiw
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I tried all of the cut and pasting techniques. None of them worked. I came across this online:
Code:
adb push LiveWallpapersPicker.apk /sdcard/
adb shell
Code:
su
remount rw
cat /sdcard/LiveWallpapersPicker.apk > /system/app/LiveWallpapersPicker.apk
exit
exit
I went into the dos shell and sure enough it worked!
Thanks for all the suggestions!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12014836&postcount=13
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Here are the .zips from the midNIGHT ROM extras folder... Flash one of these, should work.
But the adb method works just as well... Maybe even faster.

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[Q] installing custom boot animation?

I am having trouble installing the new Prime Boot annimation..
i flashed the zip but nothing happens .. the same boot annimation that came with the rom is still there.. ?

Unless specified...you don't flash a the bootanimation.zip. Using a program like Root Explorer navigate to the System-Media folder and rename the stock bootanimation.zip to bootanimation.bak. That way if you ever want to go back to stock just change the end to .zip.
Then, copy the bootani you want to change to into that same folder. If you're using Root Explorer...long press on the file and change permissions to RW-R-R. Reboot and enjoy your new boot animation.

http://www.droid-life.com/2011/10/08/download-nexus-prime-boot-animation/
The boot animation from the Nexus Prime aka Galaxy Nexus that was teased to us earlier in the week is now available for everyone to play with. The instructions we have are for flashing in Clockwork Recovery, but if you aren’t rooted, you will have to do it the old fashioned way by extracting and moving the bootanimation.zip into /data/local or wherever your particular phone pulls media from.
Sexy, isn’t it?
Download: Nexus_Prime_Boot.zip
Instructions:
1. Download the file from above an drop it on your SD card.
2. Reboot your phone into recovery.
3. Choose “install zip from sd card.”
4. ”Choose zip from sd card.”
5. Select the file you downloaded from above.
6. Once it finishes running choose “Go Back” and then reboot!

Will any custom boot animation work with a rooted Incredible with stock kernel?

felix822 said:
Will any custom boot animation work with a rooted Incredible with stock kernel?
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Boot animations that are appropriately formatted will work with your phone. The boot animation is not dependent on your kernel, so yes it will.

SlimSnoopOS said:
Boot animations that are appropriately formatted will work with your phone. The boot animation is not dependent on your kernel, so yes it will.
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sooo is this zip in the first post not properly formatted..and will not work then?

No it works...I'm actually using it on my Inc

Marcismo55 said:
No it works...I'm actually using it on my Inc
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how did you get it to work?
do i have to wipe anything first.. the boot animation from the rom is still coming on and not this...i have tried install from zip 3 times..

Use the attached file...I pulled it straight from my own SD card. Follow my directions from above.

Marcismo55 said:
Use the attached file...I pulled it straight from my own SD card. Follow my directions from above.
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is root explorer the only way .. and only program to do this with. ?
thank you
it there a free program that will do this..

marsgrafx09 said:
is root explorer the only way .. and only program to do this with. ?
thank you
it there a free program that will do this..
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I think ES File Explorer can set permissions also...free in the market

Marcismo55 said:
Unless specified...you don't flash a the bootanimation.zip. Using a program like Root Explorer navigate to the System-Media folder and rename the stock bootanimation.zip to bootanimation.bak. That way if you ever want to go back to stock just change the end to .zip.
Then, copy the bootani you want to change to into that same folder. If you're using Root Explorer...long press on the file and change permissions to RW-R-R. Reboot and enjoy your new boot animation.
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i found the system/ media folder... but there was no bootanimation.zip in there .. there where 3 folders .. and it was is those either.?

marsgrafx09 said:
i found the system/ media folder... but there was no bootanimation.zip in there .. there where 3 folders .. and it was is those either.?
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Try system/customize/resource then. You might have to rename it VZW_bootanimation. Whatever it is rename it that. Just installed it. Its actually pretty cool. Theyre getting better at not sucking when it comes to bootanimations.

phaze one said:
Try system/customize/resource then. You might have to rename it VZW_bootanimation. Whatever it is rename it that. Just installed it. Its actually pretty cool. Theyre getting better at not sucking when it comes to bootanimations.
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Oh cool..thanks for pointing that out.
I think the filepath I gave was for GB ROMs

Marcismo55 said:
Oh cool..thanks for pointing that out.
I think the filepath I gave was for GB ROMs
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No problem.

Marcismo55 said:
Use the attached file...I pulled it straight from my own SD card. Follow my directions from above.
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Is this set for the correct screen size?

felix822 said:
Is this set for the correct screen size?
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Not sure, but it works/looks fine for the inc.

marsgrafx09 said:
is root explorer the only way .. and only program to do this with. ?
it there a free program that will do this..
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I use ROM Toolbox Lite. It's free and works great.

[MOD] Windows Phone 7 Tick Sound AT&T / T-Mo

I customized the UI sounds for the SGS3: Tick Effect & Keyboard sounds with that of WP7 tick sound and customized the camera / video button sound, etc.
Make sure you rename your stock UI sounds (Example: *tick_effect) before you over-right them.
Upzip / copy and paste in: System>Media>Audio>ui
Download:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/h284u46zm6pmr10/ui.zip
Enjoy!

Oh man thank God I hate the drip sounds they put on this phone! Thank you!
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Changing the UI whether it is sounds, colors, bootani, feel is a themeing process
NOT Development
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jroyalty7 said:
Oh man thank God I hate the drip sounds they put on this phone! Thank you!
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YW, ya thats why i did it. lol

kennyglass123 said:
Changing the UI whether it is sounds, colors, bootani, feel is a themeing process
NOT Development
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Sorry, no prob.

therealdamiani said:
Sorry, no prob.
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anyone help a noob here lol been trying to ad these cant figure it out

jonandjanette said:
anyone help a noob here lol been trying to ad these cant figure it out
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What seems to be the prob? Just download the zip to your sdcard, unzip it, open root explorer, copy and paste the apk's you want to install and copy and paste them in: Root/System/app
Should be it. *might have to install it and or change permissions*

Awesome! I had to turn off the touch clicks and, since I hate haptic feedback, it's nice to be able to regain some response in the phone's UI.
Thanks.

If you want to further customize your UI to resemble WP7 here is the font.
Should be able to just install the apk and go to settings display and set font.http://db.tt/Wmgm3nST
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when i try to rename the stock ui sounds so i can ad the new ones root explore says something about bricking my device lol can anyone give me the steps to do this correctly

Use root explorer, make the directory r/w, copy the sounds into system / media / audio / ui folder.... You will (or should be if you are doing it right) be overwriting pre existing files. Once done and you have overwritten the sounds you wanted to change, reboot phone.
You may need to rename the file if you want it represent/be used for another function. For example, inside the zip file there is a file names backspace.ogg..... Say you want to use it for the TW_touch.ogg sound.... You will need to rename it and all that. Only problem is by the time you cuztomize things to the way you like, a new updated rom is put out and you have to do it again!
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jonandjanette said:
when i try to rename the stock ui sounds so i can ad the new ones root explore says something about bricking my device lol can anyone give me the steps to do this correctly
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It's just warning you because you are editing system settings. Renaming anything in the specified folder won't cause any damage.

ok so i unzipped the file on my sd card extracted to a folder i named ui on the sd card....now when i try to copy the files and move them to the system ui folder it says copy of all files failed..i mam using es file explorer

jonandjanette said:
ok so i unzipped the file on my sd card extracted to a folder i named ui on the sd card....now when i try to copy the files and move them to the system ui folder it says copy of all files failed..i mam using es file explorer
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Use Root Explorer, other file managers won't have permission to change system files. With Root Explorer you will also need to select Mount R/W to be able to write to the system folder.
Make sure you rename all the original files if you ever want to use the original sounds again...I just went back to AOSP lock/unlock sounds, the WP7 sound was a bit sharp.

all worked as soon as i got root explorer thanks guys, am dissapointed though as i am looking to get away from the drip and water sounds, i guess i want a more iphone like sound for typing and lock and unlock without having the iphone....any ideas

jonandjanette said:
all worked as soon as i got root explorer thanks guys, am dissapointed though as i am looking to get away from the drip and water sounds, i guess i want a more iphone like sound for typing and lock and unlock without having the iphone....any ideas
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You can replace them also... Just need to identify the sound files you want and the name(s) of the files to replace... Easy peasy.....
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jonandjanette said:
when i try to rename the stock ui sounds so i can ad the new ones root explore says something about bricking my device lol can anyone give me the steps to do this correctly
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I assure you, you wont brick your device from just renaming a sound file. I do it all the time. Maybe its for when you try and rename a needed framework or system file.

Naddict said:
Use root explorer, make the directory r/w, copy the sounds into system / media / audio / ui folder.... You will (or should be if you are doing it right) be overwriting pre existing files. Once done and you have overwritten the sounds you wanted to change, reboot phone.
You may need to rename the file if you want it represent/be used for another function. For example, inside the zip file there is a file names backspace.ogg..... Say you want to use it for the TW_touch.ogg sound.... You will need to rename it and all that. Only problem is by the time you cuztomize things to the way you like, a new updated rom is put out and you have to do it again!
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Thats why i back up my Media folder and any other mods i do to the Rom and upload it to DropBox and then when i flash a new rom, i just download it back to my phone with DropBox.

jonandjanette said:
all worked as soon as i got root explorer thanks guys, am dissapointed though as i am looking to get away from the drip and water sounds, i guess i want a more iphone like sound for typing and lock and unlock without having the iphone....any ideas
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Ill try and port over the iPhone Sounds for it when i have time.

therealdamiani said:
Ill try and port over the iPhone Sounds for it when i have time.
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Uggh... Gonna make an android phone like a.... gulp..... Iphone
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Modifying GAPPS

I want to take an existing gapps and modify it with all of my favorite apps to make flashes between roms less painful. Been researching and saw you can use a zip program to easily achieve this. Question, is it that simple or is there more to know? Any advice be welcomed.
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Yes it is almost that simple. Make sure you add the apks you want in the data/apps folder and have signature verification turned off. If you need to any further help just pm me.
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Yes, this would be very easy
You need: 7zip and the apks of all your favorite apps
1. Grab the zip for the gapps you're using
2. Open the zip using 7zip (DO NOT EXTRACT)
3. There should be a folder named "data". Open it and go into the "app" folder (final path should be gapps.zip/data/app)
4. Now go to where the apks of your favorite programs are and drag all of them into the open 7zip window. Say yes when the prompt comes up
5. Thats it. The flashable zip extracts EVERYTHING thats in the "data" folder so your apps will be included in that
For more info, and to learn how to creat your own flashable zip (its not very hard actually) go to the following thread:
Note however, that it would be easier to just make a whole different flashable zip that contains your favorite apps since gapps vary by rom and by android version
[TUTORIAL]Making FLASHABLE zips, Edify script, Zip signing, and Key creation
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Thanks for the quick feedback guys, some great responses. Excited to have a reason to fire up my pc.
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Some apk's need lib files added to the zip file. Titanium Backup is one, for example, that I add to all my ROMs before I flash them. Swiftkey is another.

Titanium Backup Pro will allow you to create a flashable zip of all of your installed user apps in a single click
I like to break stuff!

-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Titanium Backup Pro will allow you to create a flashable zip of all of your installed user apps in a single click
I like to break stuff!
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Can I know how it is done?
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Moto G 2014 XT1068 | CM13.0 Official Nightly

sura14 said:
Can I know how it is done?
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Moto G 2014 XT1068 | CM13.0 Official Nightly
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sounds easy

cryptickid715 said:
sounds easy
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What?