Hey guys,
So I'm trying to change some of my icons on my homescreen and I can't seem to locate the icon.png files. I have downloaded WinRaR and open the apk file with that. I navigate to filename.apk/res/drawable and cannot find the icon.png file. I navigate to filename.apk/res/drawable-hdpi and cannot find the icon.png file that I would like to change... ?
Am I looking in the wrong place to change the icon? Any help?
Thaks.
It's going to be within the apk itself.
Yea, I found the icon.png and changed it to the icon I wanted. I then compressed the files and then resigned the apk. Then I put it back on my phone and try to install it. When I click on install it it says installing and then prompts me "Application not installed"..
It doesn't give me a reason as to why it couldn't install it, ideas??
EDIT: I had to uninstall the other application for it to work. For some reason it wouldn't let me replace the existing app.
Thanks!
I use 7zip to swap icons, I don't resign it. Shouldn't have to if you're just replacing png files.
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RMarkwald said:
I use 7zip to swap icons, I don't resign it. Shouldn't have to if you're just replacing png files.
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I don't have a computer at my house running windows, and couldn't find 7zip for mac. I downloaded an application called 7zX, but it didn't work.
I see, my girl friend has a mac too, and that didn't work either when I tried it.
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dclay89 said:
I don't have a computer at my house running windows, and couldn't find 7zip for mac. I downloaded an application called 7zX, but it didn't work.
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Use ninja morph. Its free and you can do it on your phone.
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synisterwolf said:
Use ninja morph. Its free and you can do it on your phone.
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Ninja morph is awesome.. Only problem is after I change the icon.png and uninstall the original app, I try to install the new app it prompts me saying "application not installed"
What do you do after you replace the icon.png and finish the project?
dclay89 said:
Ninja morph is awesome.. Only problem is after I change the icon.png and uninstall the original app, I try to install the new app it prompts me saying "application not installed"
What do you do after you replace the icon.png and finish the project?
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Just restart the phone. No need to install.
Are you doing system apk or downloaded apps
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synisterwolf said:
Just restart the phone. No need to install.
Are you doing system apk or downloaded apps
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Downloaded apps..
For instance I'm trying to change the stock icon for opera mobile and replace it with the attached image. I open the com.opera.android.apk in ninja morph, replace the stock icon.png with the one I want, and finish the project.. I restart my phone and the application icon is white and when I click it, it says "Application is not installed on your phone".. Can you only modify system apk's or am I missing something?
I have had this same problem with ninja morph. I tried changing png's on handcent finish project and it will work but when I reboot my phone app will not work. I can find the apk file with root explorer but it does not work. Any suggestions? I have never had that problem with other apps or framework. Would appreciate the help.
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Downloaded apps..
For instance I'm trying to change the stock icon for opera mobile and replace it with the attached image. I open the com.opera.android.apk in ninja morph, replace the stock icon.png with the one I want, and finish the project.. I restart my phone and the application icon is white and when I click it, it says "Application is not installed on your phone".. Can you only modify system apk's or am I missing something?
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Ill do it for you. Hold up
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Your png is way to big for the app. 100px the max is 48px for the icon.
anyways here it is. please do a nandroid and flash and report back.
if the app gets updated you will need to do it again. i can try to make a metamorph theme so you can just run it every time it gets updated.
http://db.tt/1mOVPnc
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fundio said:
I have had this same problem with ninja morph. I tried changing png's on handcent finish project and it will work but when I reboot my phone app will not work. I can find the apk file with root explorer but it does not work. Any suggestions? I have never had that problem with other apps or framework. Would appreciate the help.
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I have had this problem with market apps and changing png. Only system apps work for me so I don't try them anymore
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synisterwolf said:
Ill do it for you. Hold up
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Your png is way to big for the app. 100px the max is 48px for the icon.
anyways here it is. please do a nandroid and flash and report back.
if the app gets updated you will need to do it again. i can try to make a metamorph theme so you can just run it every time it gets updated.
http://db.tt/1mOVPnc
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Thanks man!
Did you resize the png with ninja morph or did you use photoshop? I would like to learn how to do it so I could do it for the rest of the icons I would like to change and I'm sure my icons are all too big.
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Thanks man!
Did you resize the png with ninja morph or did you use photoshop? I would like to learn how to do it so I could do it for the rest of the icons I would like to change and I'm sure my icons are all too big.
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I used gimp. Its a free photo shop. Did it work?
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7zip is the key. Might want to ask around and see if there is anything like it for mac. With 7zip you can swap out png's without hurting the apk. 7zip will replace a png in an archive without un compressing it.
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I used gimp. Its a free photo shop. Did it work?
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Well I thought it was going to, but I get the same problem..
I tried flashing it through recovery, no luck..
I put the actual apk on my sd card and tried to install it and I get the same message as always. I will attach the screen that I get.
sorry it did not work . I never had luck with apps from the market.
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you can go this route
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9016579&postcount=1498
Well here's an update:
-I resized the Pandora icon that I want to 48x48 and named it "icon.png"
-Opened ninja morph and navigated to data/app/com.pandora.apk
-Navigated to res/drawable and clicked on icon.png
-Found the "icon.png" that I wanted to replace it with and finished the project
-I then rebooted my phone and the Pandora icon is not what shows up
-I click Pandora and it says "Application is not installed on your phone."
Am I missing a step/steps?
I will attach my homescreen and show you what the Pandora icon looks like after I do a restart and I'll also attach the icon.png that I'm trying to use.
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Well here's an update:
-I resized the Pandora icon that I want to 48x48 and named it "icon.png"
-Opened ninja morph and navigated to data/app/com.pandora.apk
-Navigated to res/drawable and clicked on icon.png
-Found the "icon.png" that I wanted to replace it with and finished the project
-I then rebooted my phone and the Pandora icon is not what shows up
-I click Pandora and it says "Application is not installed on your phone."
Am I missing a step/steps?
I will attach my homescreen and show you what the Pandora icon looks like after I do a restart and I'll also attach the icon.png that I'm trying to use.
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No it should work. If you do something like framework it sticks but with apps downloaded it never stays. Try my last post. Its easy and you don't have to do anything if the app updates.
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Hello there,
I found an easy way to change the icons of system apps[msg,music...etc] for ppl who don't know to use ADB
1.Now your ace should be rooted...install root explorer or any file browser that can copy the .apk from system/app.Eg..ive copied the music.apk to sd card.
2.now transfer it to your PC and replace the icon.png in drawable mdpi with your own file using winrar..[Every apk has a diffrent name for the icon..for some it will be ic_launcher..etc],so check it and replace
4.now place the edited .apk in the app folder in the zip file i've attached,move it to your sd card[don't put in any folder]and flash in recovery...
I think most of the people know of this site?
Even I got in touch with it on the first day of visiting SGA forums.
but you cant change the icons in app drawer using uot..you can do that by following my steps......
Oh, had no idea. Was just generally talking about the site, i installed Go launcher on the first day so i havent got in touch with TW xD
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i use MyFiles.apk and now it doesn't show MyFiles, just replaced the icon then the apk using Root Explorer and rebooted, disappeared. what to do?
you cant just replace your apk in root explorer...follow the updated method above
I did like you say up, used ur zip, replaced the icon then inserted the apk in app folder in the UOT zip and entered Recovery mode and installed it from there, still doesnt' appear, maybe because i change it 1st, and didn't do backup :7
try changing something else..make sure your using .png of same dimension
Tried it with memo.apk an nothing happen.
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Ok themers, I tried to do this myself but I really wasn't as simple as I thought but then again it never is lol. I have audio manager pro and I got the flat white skin for the widget here:
https://market.android.com/details?...mF1ZGlvd2lkZ2V0cHJvLnRoZW1lcy5mbGF0d2hpdGUiXQ..
What I tried to do was change the color to ICS blue with plain old photoshop but my modified apk was unsigned so if anybody can take this skin and replace the white images and text with ICS blue from this example I would be most thankful
Cool hope it happens.
don't extract the apk/zip file just open it using winrar the files your moving should also be compressed in a zip this way you don't have to mess around with resigning apk files.
if the images are .png9 that's a different story
Yes that's what I did but I still got the message. I'll try again!
If it doesnt install regularly move it to system/app with root explorer and reboot
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Use apk_manager - put the apk in "place-app-here-for-signing" run the script and sign it. You shouldnt have a problem.
Ok so i was playing around and decided to change my icons in the system ui.apk
The only problem is that the icons displayed are still stock ICS blue. I made sure to decompile the apk, changed the images (wifi and battery icons. the notification close "X" i edited is working), recompiled (no errors), resigned, pushed to my device's /system/app, and cleared the dalvik cache.
It shows in root explorer that I have my edited app and the files I edited are in the apk as well. so can anyone tell me what is going on?
OK I figured it or. For anyone who cares kf uses drawable-sw600dp-mdpi for its icons
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Hello guys,
I'm trying to change my app drawer icon in (stock) ics 4.0.4. I realy dont like the original and dont want to use a launcher.
I replaced the .png in the Home.apk / res / drawable-hdpi and drawable-mdpi. All with the same name then the originals.
Then placed it back to Sytem/app with root explorer.
Renamed the old stock Home.apk and reboot.
After reboot its still the stock icon and it works normal. Only thing i have to do is put widgets again on home screen.
How is it possible that the stock icon appairs even if i deleted the .png from /drawable?
And whats the correct way to change it?
Many thanks
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