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FOR SOME REASON I CANT GET NOT ONE OF THESE AMAZING COMP THEMES TO INSTALL ON MY PHONE.. IM DOING IT THE WAY I NORMALY DO IT, AND NO LUCK. . . . I JUST WANTED SOME FEED BACK TO SEE IF IM THE COMMON DENOMINATOR IN THIS DILEMA OF MINE.. IVE HAD LOTS OF SUPPORT FROM MANUP & DOOOSHTY (THANKS GUYS) BUT STILL NILL!HELP ANYONE!
Do you have the lite version of r33?
are you opening the folders and renaming the the zip files in side update.zip and not renaming the files the updates are in
Make sure you check the zip files. Some of them included the themes inside the zip files so they coukld package extra icons for bettercut and wallpapers.
Why is darknight so big?
rickyteddyb said:
Why is darknight so big?
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Dark night is basically a custom JF update from what I understand.
wow
custom update. thats interesting.
It was the only way to get the red clock in the upper right hand side, so if you change from it you need to flash back to a jf stock update to get rid of the red clock
rickyteddyb said:
custom update. thats interesting.
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You will have to ask the theme creator for more info though...
My theme has instructions both in side the MoOn_DUST zip and in the thread. I use JFRC33_V1.42 and i moved all ringers to S.D. This will also help with installing a large theme.
Got it!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fi,,,na,,,,llllyy!!!
YEEAAAAAHHHHH BBBOOOOOOYYYYY!!!!! GOT IT!! YOU HAVE TO DO THE THE COMMANDS IN TERMINAL EMULATOR(JUST LIKE MANUP SAID) AND RENAME IT "UPDATE" ONLY NOT UPDATE.ZIP.. AFTER 5HRS AND 37MINS I FINALLY FIGURED IT OUT.. IT ON AND POPPIN NOW PEOPLES!!!
record time???
Well, just in time to preview and judge the themes.
After switching from aero to original theme, contents of my folders doubled. Any clue as to why?
Edit: forget it. it was a temporary thing.
My browser and map not working in purple. problem with android.process.acore
Godfather missing 2 file signatures
Hello,
A new Rosie has been released by Drizzy. It is "only for none Odex Hero", not sure what that means.
The apk here: http://drop.io/ntgz8b3
I have deleted my own Rosie.apk and Rosie.odex, uploaded that Rosie.apk: didn't work (have stock android home screen)
Ran
#dexopt-wrapper /system/app/Rosie.apk /system/app/Rosie.odex
Then I pull the Rosie.apk removing the classes.dex file from it, and then push it back. Still not working.
What have I done wrong?
(Here is my Rosie odex version)
Edit:
Regarding that post from jubeh it seems this version is not compatible with the HTC Framework we have on roms floating around (already too old ...)
how would u go about pushing the new rosie in via terminal???
i can't seem to get the commands right
None odex hero roms to me points to it not being actually for the hero.
i just pushed it onto my dream using a non odex'd hero rom... it has alittle bit of any initial lag.. but once you get through the first 1-2min after a reboot it is very smooth...
HAHAHAHAH
I KNOW YOUR NOT TAKING CREDIT FOR MY ROSIE!
CHECK OUT MY TWITTER WWW.TWITTER.COM/HEARTBREAKDRAKE
i TWEETED THIS HOURS AGO AND YOUR TRYING TO TAKE CREDIT FOR IT, IM GOING TO REPORT YOU BEING FRAUD
i HAVE PROFF THIS IS MINE BECAUSE IT HAS ALL THE IMAGES FROM THE MOTO BLUR AND i KNOW NO ONE ELSE HAS THAT!
SO STOP TRYING TO TAKE SOMETHING THAT INST YOURS!!!!
Drizzy Drake Rogers said:
HAHAHAHAH
I KNOW YOUR NOT TAKING CREDIT FOR MY ROSIE!
CHECK OUT MY TWITTER WWW.TWITTER.COM/HEARTBREAKDRAKE
i TWEETED THIS HOURS AGO AND YOUR TRYING TO TAKE CREDIT FOR IT, IM GOING TO REPORT YOU BEING FRAUD
i HAVE PROFF THIS IS MINE BECAUSE IT HAS ALL THE IMAGES FROM THE MOTO BLUR AND i KNOW NO ONE ELSE HAS THAT!
SO STOP TRYING TO TAKE SOMETHING THAT INST YOURS!!!!
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get em drizzy haha
its not nice to steal tsk tsk tsk,but i think the way he worded may mean differently for other ppl. some say he is stealing, but i think he is showing what he is trying to push n asking for help.
Drizzy Drake Rogers said:
HAHAHAHAH
I KNOW YOUR NOT TAKING CREDIT FOR MY ROSIE!
CHECK OUT MY TWITTER WWW.TWITTER.COM/HEARTBREAKDRAKE
i TWEETED THIS HOURS AGO AND YOUR TRYING TO TAKE CREDIT FOR IT, IM GOING TO REPORT YOU BEING FRAUD
i HAVE PROFF THIS IS MINE BECAUSE IT HAS ALL THE IMAGES FROM THE MOTO BLUR AND i KNOW NO ONE ELSE HAS THAT!
SO STOP TRYING TO TAKE SOMETHING THAT INST YOURS!!!!
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Woh, drizzy easy man, hes just havin problems gettin it to work. Read first man !.
Drizzy He Just Needs Help.
steal then try to take credit wow very low class
Damn you are busted. Might wanna stay outta here for a while.
this is Drizzy's release we got it from twitter few hours behore it was posted here!!!
does it work on hero?
i thought it was for developpers
Following what this guy did.... if i post cyans rom and claim it as my own will that make it my rom....... NO.... YOU FAIL!!!!!!!! Why try to claim someone else's work as your own
Guys, he just failed to mention who released the new rosie. Where does he say tht he optimized it or nething ? u guys stop jumping to conclusions plz.
WHERE IS HE TAKING CREDIT FOR ANYTHING, DONT ANY OFF YOU KNOW HOW TO READ Hello,
A new Rosie has been released. It is "only for none Odex Hero", not sure what that means.
The apk here: http://drop.io/ntgz8b3
I have deleted my own Rosie.apk and Rosie.odex, uploaded that Rosie.apk: didn't work (have stock android home screen)
Ran
#dexopt-wrapper /system/app/Rosie.apk /system/app/Rosie.odex
Then I pull the Rosie.apk removing the classes.dex file from it, and then push it back. Still not working.
What have I done wrong?
(Here is my Rosie odex version)
WHERE IS HE TAKING CREDIT IT SAYS ITS WAS RELEASE ,, STEALING WHAT
nnesto21 said:
WHERE IS HE TAKING CREDIT FOR ANYTHING, DONT ANY OFF YOU KNOW HOW TO READ Hello,
A new Rosie has been released. It is "only for none Odex Hero", not sure what that means.
The apk here: http://drop.io/ntgz8b3
I have deleted my own Rosie.apk and Rosie.odex, uploaded that Rosie.apk: didn't work (have stock android home screen)
Ran
#dexopt-wrapper /system/app/Rosie.apk /system/app/Rosie.odex
Then I pull the Rosie.apk removing the classes.dex file from it, and then push it back. Still not working.
What have I done wrong?
(Here is my Rosie odex version)
WHERE IS HE TAKING CREDIT IT SAYS ITS WAS RELEASE ,, STEALING WHAT
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Thank u. Nice to know other ppl can read 2
nnesto21 said:
WHERE IS HE TAKING CREDIT FOR ANYTHING, DONT ANY OFF YOU KNOW HOW TO READ Hello,
A new Rosie has been released. It is "only for none Odex Hero", not sure what that means.
The apk here: http://drop.io/ntgz8b3
I have deleted my own Rosie.apk and Rosie.odex, uploaded that Rosie.apk: didn't work (have stock android home screen)
Ran
#dexopt-wrapper /system/app/Rosie.apk /system/app/Rosie.odex
Then I pull the Rosie.apk removing the classes.dex file from it, and then push it back. Still not working.
What have I done wrong?
(Here is my Rosie odex version)
WHERE IS HE TAKING CREDIT IT SAYS ITS WAS RELEASE ,, STEALING WHAT
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read the bottom! how is his rosie odex also!
Drizzy Drake Rogers said:
read the bottom! how is his rosie odex also!
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What he means, is thts his odex file for the Rosie.apk u provided. He wants ppl to check it n c if somethin is wrong.
his odex from his phone , he must to copy it
ALL HE WANT IS HELP ON HOW TO INSTALL THIS IN HIS PHONE THATS ALL
this is drizzy's release i got it on twitter few hoours before it was posted here.
i thought it was only for developpers!?
I have been theming on the x2 for awhile now building custom themes .. I just got my nexus yesterday so I downloaded the gummy rom and tried to theme first with apktool and also with apk manager.. I see there have been themes made.. I have yet to be able to decompile any system apks successfully.. are there any new tools I'm missing or steps... would love to start theming again if I can get things to work
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Kevin3328 said:
I have been theming on the x2 for awhile now building custom themes .. I just got my nexus yesterday so I downloaded the gummy rom and tried to theme first with apktool and also with apk manager.. I see there have been themes made.. I have yet to be able to decompile any system apks successfully.. are there any new tools I'm missing or steps... would love to start theming again if I can get things to work
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yep, you need to update apktool for use with Android 4.0
edit: more specifically...
-Wrong version of apktool (get the latest)
-Wrong verison of apktool dependancies files (same site)
-Wrong version of aapt.exe in Android SDK (get latest SDK)
Alright awesome I'll look into it tonight after work
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I have the latest version of all of that and can decompile with apktool. The problem is when I build the new apk and copy over the edited files and push back to the phone the app won't work.
A run down of everything I did is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1452530
Did u try putting it back in the flash able zip with 7 zip? I never use adb push.... in theory if u are able to compile the apk without errors it should work
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Kevin3328 said:
Did u try putting it back in the flash able zip with 7 zip? I never use adb push.... in theory if u are able to compile the apk without errors it should work
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I pulled the music apk, edited it, rebuilt it, and put the edited files back in the original apk. I did that because I don't know how to sign my own apk so I just used the already signed one with some edited png and xml files. The thing I don't understand is that I pulled an apk once and opened it via 7zip and edited some things, pushed it back and everything was fine (changed out some icons on the contacts.apk)
Do you know where an up-to-date theming guide can be found? I'm very interested in making my own themes instead of requesting themers to make one. Learning experience and all that jazz.
Thanks.
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I pulled the music apk, edited it, rebuilt it, and put the edited files back in the original apk. I did that because I don't know how to sign my own apk so I just used the already signed one with some edited png and xml files. The thing I don't understand is that I pulled an apk once and opened it via 7zip and edited some things, pushed it back and everything was fine (changed out some icons on the contacts.apk)
Do you know where an up-to-date theming guide can be found? I'm very interested in making my own themes instead of requesting themers to make one. Learning experience and all that jazz.
Thanks.
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You can't replace xml's in that way.
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If u properly recompile the apk then yes u can .. u edit it all the XML s and pngs in the apk then recompile.. then drop the recompiled apk into the system app section of the rom u r using unless its the framework Res apk or other framework apk.. once u do this put the new rom zip back into your phone and flash in recovery ... bottom line I'm not the most experienced themer in the forums I just got the phone yesterday so its gonna take time for me to begin theming anything.. that being said perhaps if this thread stays open and more experienced themers can chime in with some tips and advice
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coverton341 said:
I pulled the music apk, edited it, rebuilt it, and put the edited files back in the original apk. I did that because I don't know how to sign my own apk so I just used the already signed one with some edited png and xml files. The thing I don't understand is that I pulled an apk once and opened it via 7zip and edited some things, pushed it back and everything was fine (changed out some icons on the contacts.apk)
Do you know where an up-to-date theming guide can be found? I'm very interested in making my own themes instead of requesting themers to make one. Learning experience and all that jazz.
Thanks.
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Also in my short experience theming u should not have to sign a system app... u should recompile then rename it.. then reinsert into the rom you are using.. reflash the rom without any wiping and u should be good try it that way
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Kevin3328 said:
Also in my short experience theming u should not have to sign a system app... u should recompile then rename it.. then reinsert into the rom you are using.. reflash the rom without any wiping and u should be good try it that way
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Hey Kev did u figured it out yet? I replied to ur PM...
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Kevin3328 said:
Also in my short experience theming u should not have to sign a system app... u should recompile then rename it.. then reinsert into the rom you are using.. reflash the rom without any wiping and u should be good try it that way
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Actually, GoogleMusic.apk is found in data/app not in system, at least in the ROM I am on. But, am I correct in assuming that I can do the same thing in this instance?
Furthermore, is there no way to theme a single application? Do I need to always theme an app, place it back into the ROM zip, and reflash said ROM?
Can I make my own flashable zip file for a single app?
Sorry to ask so many questions, I just really like tinkering with things and I would really like to get good at theming.
Kevin3328 said:
If u properly recompile the apk then yes u can .. u edit it all the XML s and pngs in the apk then recompile.. then drop the recompiled apk into the system app section of the rom u r using unless its the framework Res apk or other framework apk.. once u do this put the new rom zip back into your phone and flash in recovery ... bottom line I'm not the most experienced themer in the forums I just got the phone yesterday so its gonna take time for me to begin theming anything.. that being said perhaps if this thread stays open and more experienced themers can chime in with some tips and advice
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Sorry misread what you were saying then.
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I am at work until 1030 then I am gonna set up shop on my CPU first... gotta get the new sdk and apktool then I will gtalk u from there with issues.. all I know is this should be a learning experience lol.. by the looks of this phone it could be awhile b4 I learn what everything "is" framework will be all the apks will be different than what I'm used to
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coverton341 said:
Actually, GoogleMusic.apk is found in data/app not in system, at least in the ROM I am on. But, am I correct in assuming that I can do the same thing in this instance?
Furthermore, is there no way to theme a single application? Do I need to always theme an app, place it back into the ROM zip, and reflash said ROM?
Can I make my own flashable zip file for a single app?
Sorry to ask so many questions, I just really like tinkering with things and I would really like to get good at theming.
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U can make update zips and yes u should b able to do the same.. I usually borrow someone else's at first
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wut? i've never done what you guys have when it comes to compiling/decompiling and replacing stuff. i'm not so sure that works, but i'll take your word for it for now since i've never tried it either. in theory, you can decompile and change xml, recompile and replace that xml, but not if you're dealing with the actual xml folder in apks. your resources change when you mess with that. this is the same for changing smali, except something else changes (it's been a bit since i've dealt with actual dev stuff).
also, it's a big waste (and sometimes troublesome) to flash an entire ROM to update one or a few apks. making one for just testing out things in \system\ will save you time and frustration. you can also make a backup easier for if something bootloops you
Success!!!
All right, first and foremost, thank you immensely for all the suggestions Kevin and others as well.
Here's what I did. I searched the ROM zip to no avail, but then found the apk in the gapps zip. I took it out of there, decompiled, messed around with just a few png files, recompiled and put it back into the gapps zip. Flashed it and it worked. Problem is, only a couple of the edits I made showed up which brings me to my next issue, ICS optimised apps have a tonne of "drawable-***" folders. Drawable, drawable-hdpi, drawable-hdpi-v8,v9,v11, drawable-xdpi, etc....ad nauseum.
I am not messing with any smali code, xml files, or .9.png files yet as I don't know what smali does, xml is a headache, and I have heard horror stories about .9.png files.
I'm going to dink around and see if I can sort out what items need to be changed for my current dpi setting (241) and will report back any findings, but probably not tonight as I have an early course in the morning followed by work.
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Success!!!
All right, first and foremost, thank you immensely for all the suggestions Kevin and others as well.
Here's what I did. I searched the ROM zip to no avail, but then found the apk in the gapps zip. I took it out of there, decompiled, messed around with just a few png files, recompiled and put it back into the gapps zip. Flashed it and it worked. Problem is, only a couple of the edits I made showed up which brings me to my next issue, ICS optimised apps have a tonne of "drawable-***" folders. Drawable, drawable-hdpi, drawable-hdpi-v8,v9,v11, drawable-xdpi, etc....ad nauseum.
I am not messing with any smali code, xml files, or .9.png files yet as I don't know what smali does, xml is a headache, and I have heard horror stories about .9.png files.
I'm going to dink around and see if I can sort out what items need to be changed for my current dpi setting (241) and will report back any findings, but probably not tonight as I have an early course in the morning followed by work.
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Let us know how you (hopefully) succeed. Im a bit tempted to try theming myself but ive cant seem to find a guide that is up-to-date - and im learning somthing with every question you are asking - and with every answer the other nice fellows are providing.
:thumbs up!:
I am still trying to figure out how to setup everything.. I know I need newest sdk and newest apk multi tool which I didn't get yet.. I'm gonna tinker around today/tonite and see what I'm doing wrong
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wut? i've never done what you guys have when it comes to compiling/decompiling and replacing stuff. i'm not so sure that works, but i'll take your word for it for now since i've never tried it either. in theory, you can decompile and change xml, recompile and replace that xml, but not if you're dealing with the actual xml folder in apks. your resources change when you mess with that. this is the same for changing smali, except something else changes (it's been a bit since i've dealt with actual dev stuff).
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See this is how I read it too. I believe the OP means that he's making changes and then replacing the apk in the flashable zip. Not actually replacing the edited xmls in the original apk. Glad I'm not the only one that read it that way though
coverton341 said:
Success!!!
All right, first and foremost, thank you immensely for all the suggestions Kevin and others as well.
Here's what I did. I searched the ROM zip to no avail, but then found the apk in the gapps zip. I took it out of there, decompiled, messed around with just a few png files, recompiled and put it back into the gapps zip. Flashed it and it worked. Problem is, only a couple of the edits I made showed up which brings me to my next issue, ICS optimised apps have a tonne of "drawable-***" folders. Drawable, drawable-hdpi, drawable-hdpi-v8,v9,v11, drawable-xdpi, etc....ad nauseum.
I am not messing with any smali code, xml files, or .9.png files yet as I don't know what smali does, xml is a headache, and I have heard horror stories about .9.png files.
I'm going to dink around and see if I can sort out what items need to be changed for my current dpi setting (241) and will report back any findings, but probably not tonight as I have an early course in the morning followed by work.
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no decompiling is necessary for tweaking pngs.
smali code is for messing with policies, etc.
.9.png files can be a pain if you don't recompile the apk correctly.
and this should help with your dpi as far as what to edit so you can see it...
http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html
Okay, I was porting a theme from the i9100 section, once I flashed it, it doesn't boot, any help? PM me. Please
It was for 2.3.4 , all but one PNG file didn't match. It was bottom_bad.png . Well the one in the theme was a .9 file. So I basically deleted the .9 and replaced it. Is that okay? I did that to a couple if files. If not, then I know what to do, but is that not the right thing to do? I mean the .9 png file.
.9 files are android proprietary files.
.png are generic image files.
You ****ed up.
2hvy4grvty said:
.9 files are android proprietary files.
.png are generic image files.
You ****ed up.
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Kay thanks, that's all I need, gonna re-build :/ takes a lot of ****ing time.
Also. Where is the overscroll effect? I want to port the GSII one.
So as I understand it a odexed rom which is how it comes from the factory should have a .apk file and a corresponding .odex file. for example in the /system/app directory you would find a phone.apk and phone.odex. Right?
So when you deodex the rom it should take that .odex file and repackage it into the.apk so you would only see phone.apk in the /system/app directory. And if you open up the phone.apk there will be a file called classes.dex which is the odexed info that was put in the .apk is that right?
The reason I am asking is because I installed tesh rom. I chose the deodexed one. then I installed all the modds from tekhd mods thread. They all worked fine. My phone is running great. BUt I noticed that I have the .apk and corresponding .odex file and when I read the .apk it contains the classes.dex file. So is the rom deodexed or not. I was under the impression that the modds would not work if the rom was still odexed. So I am a little bit confused.
Can someone shed some light on what is going on here?
Thanks,
Charlie
mojorisin7178 said:
Can someone shed some light on what is going on here?
Thanks,
Charlie
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You already answered your own question dude. If it was odexed you would not have working mods.
So then I should still have 2 files in /system/app one .apk and one.odex. because I was under the impression that when you deodex you take that odex file and put it into the .apk so there would only be one file. That is what is confusing me. I am sorry that I am not following this I am trying.
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So then I should still have 2 files in /system/app one .apk and one.odex. because I was under the impression that when you deodex you take that odex file and put it into the .apk so there would only be one file. That is what is confusing me. I am sorry that I am not following this I am trying.
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so you downloaded the odex version of the ROM, then flashed a deodexed theme, and it worked, correct? this is what you are saying?
i would not be surprised if that was the case. a lot of our old ways of doing things in android is changing. jelly bean is a very cleverly designed OS..
for example, i have made changes to the framework before, flashing a deodexed theme on an odexed theme, and just to see what it would do, did not wipe dalvik cache (our old structure of doing this type of modification has told us this is REQUIRED, for obvious reasons). the script written in the zip file did not wipe it for me, checked after this happened:
i booted up, and guess what? in the log cat saw that android was doing some signature checks on the dvm and verifying them against the existing framework files. found they didn't match, and it automatically cleared the dvm files and rebuilt them.
interesting yes? well, what i am getting at, again, is that i am not surprised this worked for you just because of the way android has changed. it is becoming a lot "smarter" so to say.
verify you actually downloaded an odexed ROM, and that the /system/framework and /system/app directory contents are indeed odexed, and come back here. also, verify you did indeed flash a theme for DEodexed ROMs... if all of this is the case, it seems we might be able to throw out all we know about flashing odexed roms/themes in our newer versions of the OS.
good luck, and very interesting intriguing event!
When I vet home tonight I will do some investigating. But what I thought I did was download the deodexed version and then added modd to it that were only supposed to work on deodexed roms. But when I went to my /system/app it had both .apk and .odex. so then I thought I might have dowoaded the odexed version. Which then the modds should not have worked.
So when I get home I will do some cbecking and pkst back with links to what I used and sys images if that helps. And thank 6ou for helping me out.
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When I vet home tonight I will do some investigating. But what I thought I did was download the deodexed version and then added modd to it that were only supposed to work on deodexed roms. But when I went to my /system/app it had both .apk and .odex. so then I thought I might have dowoaded the odexed version. Which then the modds should not have worked.
So when I get home I will do some cbecking and pkst back with links to what I used and sys images if that helps. And thank 6ou for helping me out.
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Yes that is exactly what you should do. Also don't forget to check the contents of the /system/framework directory as those are the ones specific to theming your UI (statusbar, etc etc)