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Want to theme/ make custom roms

I really really reaaaaaally want to learn how to theme and i would like to make roms but i have no clue how!! I think there is a tutorial around xda but im not really a read nd do person i would really apresiate sumbody helpin me with the basics and any help i need im really interested in this and i have the time to actually do roms, themes ect please can sumone help me?
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GaBoRoOtSs said:
I really really reaaaaaally want to learn how to theme and i would like to make roms but i have no clue how!! I think there is a tutorial around xda but im not really a read nd do person i would really apresiate sumbody helpin me with the basics and any help i need im really interested in this and i have the time to actually do roms, themes ect please can sumone help me?
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I was gonna ask the same question but decided to do some searching and reading. Im gonna figure it out sooner or later because you learn from your mistakes and practice makes perfect.
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solehjeff said:
I was gonna ask the same question but decided to do some searching and reading. Im gonna figure it out sooner or later because you learn from your mistakes and practice makes perfect.
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Were are you reading to theme/rom?
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First you should get yourself familiar with Androids innards. It is very unlike windows and closer to linux/osx. Grab yourself Root Explorer, it will be a very worthwhile investment unless you are already familiar with ADB.
Make sure you have 7ZIP, and GIMP, and know how to use them first. Also install Brut.all's APKTool (base for Android-Utility/APKManager)
Download and install the Android SDK
Here's the Developers guide, It has quite a bit of information in it related to specific png locations, names, how they're displayed, etc and more.
Here's a guide I used to get into theming made by TheImpaler747 (VERY notable dev)
If you have a Mac/Linux grab Android Utility (Essentially APK Manager for Mac), it has a very active and helpful dev, as well as a very intensive guide.
If you have Windows/Linux grab APKManager
These are advanced APK/Android tools that let you edit APKs, Sign ZIPs/APKs, and much more.
Remember only sign APKs that go in /Data, if it's in System, don't sign it. If you edit an APK/ZIP it will lose it's signature, so remember to resign. If an APK goes in /System/App, don't sign it. All update zips must be signed in order to be flashed. Make sure that the updater script is in UTF-8 form and saved w/o a filename, many things can go wrong with this and make your zip unable to flash.
Here's another very large compilation of guides
Messing with AOSP? There's a guide for that.
Wanna Learn ADB
.9.pngs killing you? Me too, I have several links to those
Long Text Guide
The guide I found that was like an Epiphany
Hex/XML Editin? Grab Notepad++, Learn about color hex codes, memorize ffffff=white 000000=black ff0000=red and in GIMP/PS/PXM/Etc make sure you have a color pallete/notepad of the colors you need to recall on the exact same value more than once, this will be alot of colors.
Edit Settings.apk's List via XML

Gentleman, pm me. I have information I have sent others... It does require reading though... Exstensive reading. But its how all of us learned how to make roms and themes...

I updated my post with a small guide. I will continue to improve on it.

Thanks guys!
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fowenati said:
I updated my post with a small guide. I will continue to improve on it.
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Thanks alot
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@ fowenati:
That is a great post man. These guys will be theme'n in no time.

12MaNy said:
@ fowenati:
That is a great post man. These guys will be theme'n in no time.
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Thanks man!

fowenati said:
I updated my post with a small guide. I will continue to improve on it.
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Excellent work...

Developing a new Rom

What are the basic need to knows in order to create your own Rom. I've already downloaded the android kitchen but I can't use that for s3 .
Does anyone have any info on learning to develop? I already know the basics (I.e. adb, sdk, etc.
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Modifying an existing Rom. Theming. It's a good way to start. Download 7zip. Pop a Rom open and try to figure out what makes it tick.
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hucesar1017 said:
What are the basic need to knows in order to create your own Rom. I've already downloaded the android kitchen but I can't use that for s3 .
Does anyone have any info on learning to develop? I already know the basics (I.e. adb, sdk, etc.
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I would do like the above poster said and grab a deodexed stock base and go from there. There is tons of tweaks just to be had with these two files "build.prop" & "frameworkres.apk".
Goodluck !

hucesar1017 said:
What are the basic need to knows in order to create your own Rom. I've already downloaded the android kitchen but I can't use that for s3 .
Does anyone have any info on learning to develop? I already know the basics (I.e. adb, sdk, etc.
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Wow, good luck, hope it is something wild and wicked, I for one have TOTAL respect for the Devs, they spend a lot of time on the roms, go get em bud

TheAxman said:
Wow, good luck, hope it is something wild and wicked, I for one have TOTAL respect for the Devs, they spend a lot of time on the roms, go get em bud
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+1
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hucesar1017 said:
What are the basic need to knows in order to create your own Rom. I've already downloaded the android kitchen but I can't use that for s3 .
Does anyone have any info on learning to develop? I already know the basics (I.e. adb, sdk, etc.
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The kitchen does work with the d2tmo. I've been using it but can't seem to figure out why I when I create my rom my IMEI is gone.

Teacher...

Okay I've been a little nervous to ask this in spite of the answers I may get, but I'm going to ask anyway. What exactly would I need to know to make my own ROM, tweaks, themes, hacks, and what not? I've taken 2 C++ courses although that was high school and 1 java course. I'm really interested in this, and if anyone who knows what there doing would take me under there wing to teach me. I thank anyone for any answer in advance.
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E4GTUser94 said:
Okay I've been a little nervous to ask this in spite of the answers I may get, but I'm going to ask anyway. What exactly would I need to know to make my own ROM, tweaks, themes, hacks, and what not? I've taken 2 C++ courses although that was high school and 1 java course. I'm really interested in this, and if anyone who knows what there doing would take me under there wing to teach me. I thank anyone for any answer in advance.
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Well if you want to get started I would say the easiest way would be to get an aio like mine here (There are others as well). Get your PC setup so you can decompile and compile apks and jars. Once you have that setup, I would start by looking around in the folders that it decompiles. This will help you learn where things are and how the apks work.
If you want to do theming you would need to know xml, how to edit images, and knowing java is always a plus.
Once you know where things are and feel comfortable editing apks, Then I would start learning the other stuff. ROM making, mod making, and tweaking will all get easier if you understand how the phone works.
Hope that helps get you started. Let me know if I can help you out with anything.

Shoot me questions if they pop up, can't always get back right away but I'll always try to help. Its been said before and sounds cliche, but read up. And I mean ALL over the net. The amount you learn troubleshooting your own problems as they arise(error messages etc) are invaluable and unfortunately can't be taught.
But for the other stuff, hit most of us up and you'll find help. Think I can speak for he majority of us on that one.
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This is what I love about the xda community.... everyone so helpful I wish to build my own ROM someday too! I wanna take an android programming class but current college I'm attending doesn't offer it and I tried learning on my own but never could get android SDK or eclipse to install my old laptop.... gots me a way better Asus now and I always help with anything I know but that's simple stuff like making bootanimations, where stuff goes in the ROMs ( but I don't know how to make my own), I'm always experimenting with my build.prop and other tweaks til I soft brick and have to dirty flash my phone, I flash to different carriers, different prls, etc.... just simple stuff I'll gladly help. If asked I'll be a tester.... but I can't quit build my own rom
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Wish I could say the same I have reached out to many any never got a single response.
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cas8180 said:
Wish I could say the same I have reached out to many any never got a single response.
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U haven't found the right onea
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cas8180 said:
Wish I could say the same I have reached out to many any never got a single response.
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Google search will always be there for you when most needed

Ya googling only can take you so far. Not the same as an actual Mentor. If that were the case we wouldnt even have schools anymore we would just tell our kids. "Hey google it!" And educational systems would be pointless....

Thanks for all the advice! I really appreciate it, so when I do have questions I can't find the answers to I am happy to have people I can go to. Although I have to put off until I get my own laptop around Christmas... soo you won't be getting anything from me for a while lol
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If you need any help you can ask me. I'm always down to help someone out.

What Do I Need To Learn?

I really want to make a custom rom, but first i need to learn the basics of the s3 and how the android operating system works. any help?

Open up a rom zip and take a look inside...see in what folders which files are
Check out xda-university too

Thanks for the advice. I am tired of not being able to do anything for my self. ive decided its time to step up and take chances.

eisawi99 said:
Thanks for the advice. I am tired of not being able to do anything for my self. ive decided its time to step up and take chances.
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No problem...if you need links to anything im probably your guy, I subscribe to all threads that I feel are important (content wise)
For example, this thread shows how to odex APKs (apps). Same method can be applied for odexing frameworks files

I love being self sufficient to my phone, but it's hard. I barely know anything so far.
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eisawi99 said:
I really want to make a custom rom, but first i need to learn the basics of the s3 and how the android operating system works. any help?
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There is a whole thread by Dreamsforgotten on xda that will teach, guide and show you everything you need. For building roms and for theming.
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I am new too and can appreciate the idea of a thread such as this. Hopefully someone can send me links to an easy way to learn everything about android
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Marchello900 said:
I am new too and can appreciate the idea of a thread such as this. Hopefully someone can send me links to an easy way to learn everything about android
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There is no "easy way" to learning android...
Sent from my rooted, suited, and booted s3, living the dual core life, know dat.

Well I would like to reword that with easiest way to learn ansroid
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I want to make an app.... Where's the best place to start?

I know nothing about it, and am eager to learn. Where to start............?!?!
Thanks to anyone that can help! :good:
P.S- Sorry if this isn't the place to post this.

Have you looked in the App Development Forum in the main forum listing? Also XDA university... Just a couple of suggestions
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edfunkycold said:
Have you looked in the App Development Forum in the main forum listing? Also XDA university... Just a couple of suggestions
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Thanks man. Anyone else have tips? It'd be appreciated.

Do you know Java ? If not, you should start there.

Lmao I know nothing about any of this. I am as noob as a noob could be!! I'm literally starting from square 1...
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Joe0113 said:
Lmao I know nothing about any of this. I am as noob as a noob could be!! I'm literally starting from square 1...
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Yeah, definitely start with Java then :thumbup:

CNexus said:
Yeah, definitely start with Java then :thumbup:
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Starting out with this cool website I found: http://www.codecademy.com/#!/exercises/0
Also found this too: http://developer.android.com/training/basics/firstapp/index.html

+1 on learning java, then maybe some android SDKs, along with Eclipse software. You learn all this, your well on your way. Java will definitely take the longest to learn.
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Id like to have somebody createnan app for me.. an app that lets me access my employee mainframe at work.. we have access to it via WEB, but id like a custom app so that i dont have to goto the webpage and log in..and blah blah...and its a JAVA based page too..
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Can't even figure out how to get this freakn Android SDK thing to work!! I have no idea how to install the Android SDK. It's DLed onto my computer, and I extracted it but whenever I click on Eclipse to start a project, it's not working! I get an error message about Java.
I'm a freakn idiot!!! I didn't have Java Runtime Environment installed hahaa. Got it working let's see how this goes.
If anyone has any helpful tips, or sites, or teaching.. ANYTHING feel free to post here!!!! :good:

Joe0113 said:
Can't even figure out how to get this freakn Android SDK thing to work!! I have no idea how to install the Android SDK. It's DLed onto my computer, and I extracted it but whenever I click on Eclipse to start a project, it's not working! I get an error message about Java.
I'm a freakn idiot!!! I didn't have Java Runtime Environment installed hahaa. Got it working let's see how this goes.
If anyone has any helpful tips, or sites, or teaching.. ANYTHING feel free to post here!!!! :good:
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You can go to googles Dev site and watch the countless tutorials on android development. Also YouTube has toms of mini series covering all aspects of a android development if you are a visual learner I would highly recommend watching these series. Try to find the newest set possible. ICS or newer as the api has changed drastically and so has the adtt plugin for eclipse. Also you can find the eBook beginning android development in PDF form its pretty good and is also based on ICS and newer. Between all that you should be able to pick it up.
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