Hey guys, just had a quick question for you. Pardon my noob. Ive been around here for a while and I know enough to get by... but despite all the flashing/theming images, I've never made any apks. Hence my question.
I really like Sculpted and Black Elegance themes on my phone... problem is there are things I wish I had from both of them. So I went ahead and downloaded both apks on my computer, extracted, took the images from "black elegance" I wanted and replaced them in the extracted "Sculpted" Folder...
What is the next step to turning it back into an apk that will work/install on my phone? Sorry if it's something simple, I attempted to search for a while but eventually got impatient and just figured I'd ask. Any help would be appreciated.
Try this to see if it works. Idk if it will though lol.
Download both apks
Open archive them in 7zip or winrar
Copy the images you want from one, and put them in the other
Back out and save the one you pasted into
Move it to your sd card, and see if it works.
Its probably not that easy, but best to try easy stuff first.
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zanderman112 said:
Try this to see if it works. Idk if it will though lol.
Download both apks
Open archive them in 7zip or winrar
Copy the images you want from one, and put them in the other
Back out and save the one you pasted into
Move it to your sd card, and see if it works.
Its probably not that easy, but best to try easy stuff first.
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It's way more complicated than that. Everything has to be written so that it will overwrite the existing image instead of replacing the whole apk. It's not in the least bit the same as the cwm flashable themes we've been using to date on the og Epic.
shane6374 said:
It's way more complicated than that. Everything has to be written so that it will overwrite the existing image instead of replacing the whole apk. It's not in the least bit the same as the cwm flashable themes we've been using to date on the og Epic.
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Heya Shane, any chance you're working on making HFE for CM7??? The honeycomb themes out there for CM7 just don't compare to what you and slade put together!
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Heya Shane, any chance you're working on making HFE for CM7??? The honeycomb themes out there for CM7 just don't compare to what you and slade put together!
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Well..... I've worked on some things for it, but I'm having a hard time getting it to my liking with theme changer. Using cwm and flashing just isn't feasible once we get to nightly status.
shane6374 said:
It's way more complicated than that. Everything has to be written so that it will overwrite the existing image instead of replacing the whole apk. It's not in the least bit the same as the cwm flashable themes we've been using to date on the og Epic.
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I thought so.
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my evo 2.2 is already rooted with amon recovery but i cannot do adb commands before i was able to now i cant thnx for looking
Too much information..
Can you try asking your question again only this time try not to bombard us with so many details?
nebenezer said:
Too much information..
Can you try asking your question again only this time try not to bombard us with so many details?
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got a stock evo 2.1 rooted it.. with clockwork installed custom rom and kernel updated to 2.2 everything is okay used romanger to go back between clock work and arom... but still cant get the adb commands to work... actuall just trying to push a spc mp3 file tried replacing with root explorer no go
One thing a lot of us had trouble with going from 2.1 to 2.2 was the su app didn't like being bundled with a rom. Uninstall your su app and install the one from the market.
Let us know if this fixes it.
HELP
nebenezer said:
One thing a lot of us had trouble with going from 2.1 to 2.2 was the su app didn't like being bundled with a rom. Uninstall your su app and install the one from the market.
Let us know if this fixes it.
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tried that, only because i was not able to install (update) the one from the market so i uninstalled the on on the rom and installed the one from the market
i've read through tons of threads and it seems that alot of people are having issues replacing the spc mp3 file on 2.2
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i've read through tons of threads and it seems that alot of people are having issues replacing the spc mp3 file on 2.2
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What is that file used for?
Where is it in the system?
Is that the audio that plays during the boot animation?
yes
nebenezer said:
What is that file used for?
Where is it in the system?
Is that the audio that plays during the boot animation?
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yes that's what i'm referring to the boot animation... by the way thnx for all you guy's support and patience with us noobs
Does adb recognize your phone?
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dglowe343 said:
Does adb recognize your phone?
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yes it does im assuming the stock recovery uses the red exclamation... now i have the yellow one i tried to remount and i get an error.....
so why must we adb on the 2.2 when the 2.1 all you needed was root explorer? to change boot animation and sound.....
The boot animation in 2.2 is a single .zip file. Boot animations are something I haven't gotten into much (on the EVO) so I'm not sure how it was on 2.1 but I'd guess it was more like the Hero where it was a .gif or two and a sound file.
When the boot animation is packaged in a single .zip file you can't just swap out parts of it. You'd have to unzip it, change what you want, and make sure the xml (if there's on in there) is adjusted accordingly. If you swapped the sound file for one that was of the same name you'd probably be fine to rezip and drop the whole zip back in there.
This is pure speculation though. I may be totally wrong. If I were gonna try to customize my boot though that's where I would start.
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The boot animation in 2.2 is a single .zip file. Boot animations are something I haven't gotten into much (on the EVO) so I'm not sure how it was on 2.1 but I'd guess it was more like the Hero where it was a .gif or two and a sound file.
When the boot animation is packaged in a single .zip file you can't just swap out parts of it. You'd have to unzip it, change what you want, and make sure the xml (if there's on in there) is adjusted accordingly. If you swapped the sound file for one that was of the same name you'd probably be fine to rezip and drop the whole zip back in there.
This is pure speculation though. I may be totally wrong. If I were gonna try to customize my boot though that's where I would start.
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is it possible that you can take a look for me
You can use pushboot found in the development section to change the sound and/or the bootanimation.
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is it possible that you can take a look for me
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Sure. Can you post the mp3 you want to use? If I can get it working I'll just shoot the finished package back to you.
attachment
here is the file
3 weeks of reading post and you send me a message on how to post an attachment ... lol if the xda members knew how overwhelming it can be for a noob lol
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here is the file
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Cool, dl'ing virus rom now so I can see exactly what you're working with.
Are we sure you actually do have su permissions and it was just an issue with this boot animation package?
Can you mount your /system as R/W in root explorer?
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so why must we adb on the 2.2 when the 2.1 all you needed was root explorer? to change boot animation and sound.....
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Same goes for 2.2. Just swap out the files in /system/customize/resource/ I've also seen them in /system/media/ depending on which rom you're using.
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Hi, I would like to De-Odex the rom I currently have on my phone.
Is there an easy way to do this?
I've read:
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/xeudoxus/47283-release-xultimate.html
and
http://www.droidxforums.com/forum/droid-x-themes/4620-how-manually-deodex-your-phone.html (there is also a post about this on here)
The xUltimate tool will not work for me, so I need another option.
Phone: HTC Evo
ROM: Stock 3.29 OTA
Rooted (ofc)
Thanks for the help.
Sorry if this is no help, but a deodexed version of the 3.29 OTA is posted somewhere in the dev section. Is there a particular reason why you want to deodex it yourself?
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TheMagicalSock said:
Sorry if this is no help, but a deodexed version of the 3.29 OTA is posted somewhere in the dev section. Is there a particular reason why you want to deodex it yourself?
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I've been switching between roms but I keep coming back to my original stock one. It's still odex'd and I would like to theme the battery icon on the status bar without having to set everything back up on a fresh rom. Since it reads half when 80% of my battery is remaining.
Thanks for the quick response.
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and you said this didnt work for you?
i didnt even know you could deodex your own rom!
going to try this soon!
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and you said this didnt work for you?
i didnt even know you could deodex your own rom!
going to try this soon!
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It wasn't that it didn't work.
I just got an error with Java, not sure how to fix it. Some said to re install java, but i've installed JRE and JDK from 5u20 to 6u21 (32 and 64 bit). Everything I tried gave the same error.
I am going to try asking on their forum and see if they can tell me what I did wrong.
I have a feeling it has to do with the 3.29 OTA update. :-/
Good luck and if you get it to work please let me know your setup.
and if you can't run step 3 let me know... that way I am not the only one to seem that crazy.
option 1 and 2 just adb pulls your /system/apps and your framework.
just got stuck starting option 3:
Starting AccountSyncManager.odex
*Deodexing...
Error occurred while loading boot class path files. Aborting.
org.jf.dexlib.Code.Analysis.ClassPath$ClassNotFoundException....
lower it says
at org.jf.baksmali.baksmali.dissambleDexFile(baksmali.java:103)
and it just gives some more errors until i close it down
i was sooo excited to get this done!
Ahhh! I'll see what I can find out on their forums.
Despite the tutorial saying "Manually De-Odex Your Phone" I think it may be just for droid phones. It was posted in the Moto Droid sections of the forums.
Here is the error I was getting:
Code:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.util.Properties$LineReader.readLine(Unknown Source)
at java.util.Properties.load0(Unknown Source)
at java.util.Properties.load(Unknown Source)
at org.jf.baksmali.main.<clinit>(main.java:69)
Could not find the main class: org.jf.baksmali.main. Program will exit.
Press any key to continue . . .
dang it...
i just updated my java and nothing, still same error. well let me know what they say. i was about to make an account to post over there but i'll let you do it then.
keep me updated!
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dang it...
i just updated my java and nothing, still same error. well let me know what they say. i was about to make an account to post over there but i'll let you do it then.
keep me updated!
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If you want to add anything my post is located:
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/xeudoxus/85223-xultimate-errors.html
Both our problems have "org.jf.baksmali" involved.
Hopefully we'll have some answers soon.
well i ran a test and everything said pass, including the odex and deodex. i installed the latest java, and same problem. i had the phone originally as mass storage, so i tried under charge only, and still same problem.
i really hope we get a solution to this
I did some more reading and it seems that app is designed specifically for droid x phones.
I'm now going to try a more hands on approach using avabox...will update tonight.
Swyped from an HTC Evo on MetroPCS...
Max_Pain said:
I did some more reading and it seems that app is designed specifically for droid x phones.
I'm now going to try a more hands on approach using avabox...will update tonight.
Swyped from an HTC Evo on MetroPCS...
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Were you able to get it DeOdexed?
I found this after some searching... It seems to be the LONG way to deodex an apk. It was written in 2009 so idk how reliable it will be.
http://androidnetwork.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=55
Edit: Link to Avabox: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=697459
[UPDATE] I tried Avabox and it de-odexed all of the files that I adb pulled. I copied the De-Odexed files back to their respective folder on the /system/, and deleted "rm /system/app/*.odex" (Removing all the .odex files) and rebooted.
I got stuck on the white "HTC Evo 4G" screen and could not get passed it.
I am not sure what I messed up. Maybe I need to resign the files? I'll try that tomorrow.
Let me know how your attempt went. :]
When I left for school I left the script deodexing my app folder...it seems to have done the job and there were no errors. It's doing the process for the framework files now.
Once I move it over to the phone we 'll see if it worked...
I'll update here when I find out...
Swyped from an HTC Evo on MetroPCS...
i just tried that too and i got stock in a bootloop.
the avabox script does deodex all the app files. it doesn't do that for the framework files...it seems it'll only deodex .apk files.
anyways, i deleted everything from my /system/app folder and then pushed over the deodexed apks...i also did this for the two apk files from system/framework and the phone did the bootloop thing. so i put back the original /system/framework files, effectively only leaving changed the contents of /framework/app/ and still, bootlooping.
i'm restoring right now...i'll try it some more at another time.
let me know if you figure it out!
I was reading some of the comments on this thread(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=598026) They we're saying about problems with de-odexing the framework.
Do we need to resign system apps before we push them back?
I am optimizing my apks now, going to batch resign then try putting just the apks back on.
Well I messages avalaunchmods asking the same thing...if anyone knows it should be him...
Update if you get it working please!
Swyped from an HTC Evo on MetroPCS...
Unfortunately, I still don't have any good news. :[
I tried resigning the de-odexed apk's and replacing the ones on my phone.
This got stuck at the white HTC Evo 4G screen.
This failed
Then I optimized, signed, and zipaligned.
This threw me into an actual boot loop. (I was excited... It's the first boot loop i've gotten.)
This failed.
Here is some semi-less-bad news.
I used http://circle.glx.nl/ to make a flashable update.zip for theme-ing. I Flashed it with success and was able to get to the lock screen. Sense UI along with just about every other system app kept force closing.
But I was able to successfully (even though I got FC's) theme and boot using that kitchen.
I am going to mess around with the different settings there and see if I can atleast theme my phone.
Any luck with your attempts?
i was at school all day - no news from me. this is very discouraging though.
i'm surprised nobody else has chimed in! considering how many people are making and releasing roms, some people must know what's going on here
Good news (kinda)
I was able to theme my framework-res.apk without any errors or FC's.
I didn't do anything to De-Odex it but it accepted the theme when I manually edited it.
There must be an xml that scripts how the battery is displaying %'s
since I have 89% of my battery remaining but the themed battery is showing 80%.
I'll dig around and see where it is and add it to my next framework recompile.
We're you interested in just themeing or the whole de-odexing (apps & framework)
If you want to theme it i'll write up a decent tutorial on what I did.
If not I'll write up a quick tutorial for the next root newbie who wants to theme.
Going to test run it and make sure I didn't mess much up.
Edit3: The bad, it would appear that you can't modify the .xml's of the framework. You can only change the pictures.
So the battery wont be able to have the exact %.
Modifying of any .xml leads me to a boot loop.
Tips are appreciated on fixing this.
I'll keep trying.
so here is what i've learned.
i had modified both .com.htc.resources and framework-res before. those files, at least in my rom, are not odexed. everything else in the framework folder is a mix of files, .jar files and other formats, including services.jar, which is odexed. that's why if we change the services.jar file, without the phone being deodexed, it wont work.
that's why i want to deodex my rom. i have too many changes already and dont want to re-do them in another, deodexed rom.
my main interest in deodexing the rom is to have the working battery percentage on top (which used to work on THIS rom before, without deodexing???) and to have a transparent notification tray.
and from there being able to make any other changes as they come up...
i'll see when i have some more time to try out other options, but chances are you will have time before me, so keep updating!
Perhaps this isn't the place to do this but I am brand new to this...
I flashed my EVO 4g last night with Cyanogen 7. I love it! But what all can I customize? Battery image? Lockscreen? Boot animation?
Hell, if you have any suggestions of what new ROMS to try, please post away. I have the next three full days to tinker with my new EVO. Any suggestions would be amazing.
Thanks!
here is a good start for you...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=948109
download the .apk from that link, put it on the root of the sd card, use a file manager to install it, and it will be in theme manager. apply the theme, reboot, and away you go.
There are also many other great themes that are flashable .zips like Matted Blue. Just download the right file.
if your post starts with "question", it should probably be in Q&A.
have fun
alaman68 said:
here is a good start for you...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=948109
download the .apk from that link, put it on the root of the sd card, use a file manager to install it, and it will be in theme manager. apply the theme, reboot, and away you go.
There are also many other great themes that are flashable .zips like Matted Blue. Just download the right file.
if your post starts with "question", it should probably be in Q&A.
have fun
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alaman, I like the way you handled that. You helped him and then told him about the right place. Thumbs up from me!
Alright guys, totally lost here. I recently learned how to mod the ring on hybrid sense roms, and now all of my non Dinc friends want the same thing. How would I go about changing the image in agilelock to something I choose? I can find the image, and edit it with Gimp, reload it back into the Apk. Sign it, it will download to my phone, but says not installed. I am using 7 zip, Gimp and a auto signer. What would be the correct steps to do this? Sorry if I am beating a dead horse, I have found multiple threads. Just didn't know which one to follow. Thanks
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JeramyEggs said:
Alright guys, totally lost here. I recently learned how to mod the ring on hybrid sense roms, and now all of my non Dinc friends want the same thing. How would I go about changing the image in agilelock to something I choose? I can find the image, and edit it with Gimp, reload it back into the Apk. Sign it, it will download to my phone, but says not installed. I am using 7 zip, Gimp and a auto signer. What would be the correct steps to do this? Sorry if I am beating a dead horse, I have found multiple threads. Just didn't know which one to follow. Thanks
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If you're just editing the image inside the app, you shouldn't have to resign it. Just edit it from within the entire zip file, load it and go.
If that doesn't work, rezip the whole thing and drag the original META-INF folder into the new zip, instead of using new signatures.
Thanks godsmacked, will be trying again this morning, will eventually get it..
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Well, I finally got it. Neither of Godsmacked's suggestions worked. Thanks again for trying to help: )... Used apk edit, and worked the first time. Now all of the other nonHTC phones can have the same loving we do. Even if it has our lockscreens, it still isn't a dinc...
Hey gang. Searched for an answer to this but couldn't find it, so was hoping someone could provide some insight.
I'm running vicious 4.1.1 on my verizon galaxy nexus. the other day i modded my soft keys, and last night i modded my battery icon. in flashing the battery icon w/clockwork mod recovery, the phone returned to the stock soft keys. so then i went back to re-do the soft keys and the battery returned to stock.
is there something i should be doing when flashing new mods to ensure the old ones stay in place?
thanks!
Are they mods applied through ZipThemer? There's a way to have both mods applied through ZT if that's the case.
If not, then just make sure the images for the nav keys are in the SystemUI.apk containing the battery images or vice versa, push the apk to system/app, set permissions, reboot, and you're good to go.
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Are they mods applied through ZipThemer? There's a way to have both mods applied through ZT if that's the case.
If not, then just make sure the images for the nav keys are in the SystemUI.apk containing the battery images or vice versa, push the apk to system/app, set permissions, reboot, and you're good to go.
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i flashed the zips through clockwork mod recovery. just went to see if i could do it w/zipthemer, but it said it couldn't find a theme within the files.
as for your second set of instructions, just went right over my head. i'm new to this whole process as i just unlocked and rooted about a week ago.
if i unzip the mod files on my comp, will that give me access to the apk file? how do i look at what's in the apk? a search told me ninjamorph - is that what you'd recommend?
sorry for all the extra questions. like i said - still feeling my way around.
Send me both mods. I'll combine the images for you.
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evantonio said:
i flashed the zips through clockwork mod recovery. just went to see if i could do it w/zipthemer, but it said it couldn't find a theme within the files.
as for your second set of instructions, just went right over my head. i'm new to this whole process as i just unlocked and rooted about a week ago.
if i unzip the mod files on my comp, will that give me access to the apk file? how do i look at what's in the apk? a search told me ninjamorph - is that what you'd recommend?
sorry for all the extra questions. like i said - still feeling my way around.
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Well if the files weren't originally meant to be applied through ZT they wouldn't work.
I'm guessing you're going to take up Zeinzu's offer, but if you still want more clarification about my earlier suggestion, feel free to ask.
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Well if the files weren't originally meant to be applied through ZT they wouldn't work.
I'm guessing you're going to take up Zeinzu's offer, but if you still want more clarification about my earlier suggestion, feel free to ask.
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yeah, i sent him the images to combine. figure i'll allow myself one get-out-of-jail-free card.
if you can provide some more clarification that would be great as i'm sure i'll run into this again as i get deeper and deeper into modding my nexus.
evantonio said:
yeah, i sent him the images to combine. figure i'll allow myself one get-out-of-jail-free card.
if you can provide some more clarification that would be great as i'm sure i'll run into this again as i get deeper and deeper into modding my nexus.
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Sounds good. Also -- check your PMs, I sent my attempt at an explanation lol.