Anyone who can tell me how can I make a themes for SXS?I've seen other guys do it,so I guess there has to be a tutorial or something,and I think I've seen it somewhere,but I can't remember.I've searched all over the XDA and Google today,and I couldn't find a thing about it.So anyone that can help me do this?
If you extract the apk files from /System/vendor/overlay/framework then you will have 2 folders called:
- res/drawable-xhdpi
- res/drawable-xhdpi-land
There you can change the wallpapers and background images
Of you want to do more you need to decompile the theme files
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Yeah now,maybe a tutorial for decompiling files?
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Hy everyone,
I wanted the samsung Browser to have a black background and white font. but every time i change something in the res/values folder i cant recompile the apk.
Im using the newest version of apk Manager to de/compile apks.
Any hints?
I attached the file incase someone else would like to do it. Or maybe someone knows that someone else has already done it and could provide me with a link?
Regards
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Hi all! I was reading about changing the lockscreen , and i found just i need to change the images on the apk file framework-res, ok but how i do that ?? I was trying to install a ....zip lockscreen file of a ICS theme!
Thanks!
Sorry for the bad english
Motorola Defy CM7 RC1.5 OC 1000 MHz
you can finde many lockscreens on market ^^
Thanks for the answer!
But that's not what i was trying to figure out!, i was trying to change the system lockscreen to another one without an app simulation on background!
I'm addetning to his question.
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You must unzip the framework and look into folder "drawable-hdpi". Inside here you find what you're looking for. Replace those png files to your preference but they must be of the same dimensions. You also need root explorer to extract this files from your phone system.
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Ok, i got it!, then after that i just put the modified apk on the correct path, and the lockscreen is changed??, or i must do other thing??
I'm wondering if I need specific software to get into apk file and change images? I'm looking to edit the dialer fonts, background etc... Guide to pushing apk zip with edition back to system apps.
Any help will be much appreciated,thanks in advance...
If you're just editing images you can open the apk with a file explorer and find Res/drawable-hdpi. This is where images are stored. Replace what you want.
If you want to go more in depth (add new images, tweak layouts, colors aside from images) you will want to use apktool. This will allow you to decompile and recompile apks
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barnacles10 said:
If you're just editing images you can open the apk with a file explorer and find Res/drawable-hdpi. This is where images are stored. Replace what you want.
If you want to go more in depth (add new images, tweak layouts, colors aside from images) you will want to use apktool. This will allow you to decompile and recompile apks
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Apktool, any specific one you would recommend?
Alex1x said:
Apktool, any specific one you would recommend?
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http://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/downloads/list
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have you tried ninjamorph? its in the market, i do all my edits on my device.
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Can someone inform me on how to extract currently set wallpaper? Idk the directory to it. I'm trying to black out the wallpaper for best battery + it will look cooler!
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monstaX said:
Can someone inform me on how to extract currently set wallpaper? Idk the directory to it. I'm trying to black out the wallpaper for best battery + it will look cooler!
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Was it one that came with your Rom? Was it downloaded through a wallpaper-installer app?
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Was it one that came with your Rom? Was it downloaded through a wallpaper-installer app?
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Came with ROM! I'm sure its a Stock Jellybean Wallpaper
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How to extract Wallpapers out of a ROM
I did this a while ago while trying to help someone out. It was a really good exercise in learning some basics about apks and such.
First off, read through this thread. In my last post, post #7, I show where I found some wallpapers in the Freeza's stock Rom. I would assume that they would be in the same locations for a different Rom.
The procedure in pulling wallpapers out of a rom is outlined in this post.
Hope this helps!
Unfortunately, my current Rom (Liquidsmooth) didn't come with any "built-in" wallpapers, so I can't show you how to do it through there, but that methodology should work for you.
topherk said:
I did this a while ago while trying to help someone out. It was a really good exercise in learning some basics about apks and such.
First off, read through this thread. In my last post, post #7, I show where I found some wallpapers in the Freeza's stock Rom. I would assume that they would be in the same locations for a different Rom.
The procedure in pulling wallpapers out of a rom is outlined in this post.
Hope this helps!
Unfortunately, my current Rom (Liquidsmooth) didn't come with any "built-in" wallpapers, so I can't show you how to do it through there, but that methodology should work for you.
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Done thanks for pointing me there. The wallpapers were in the stock launcher (Launcher2.apk) just renamed to .zip and looked through the folders in /res thanks man
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monstaX said:
Done thanks for pointing me there. The wallpapers were in the stock launcher (Launcher2.apk) just renamed to .zip and looked through the folders in /res thanks man
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Isn't it interesting how apks work? I found it quite amazing how simple everything was inside. It makes the idea of modding an app (by changing the various images in the apk) less daunting... Although, I know some apks need to be signed, and that can (sometimes) be an issue. I obviously haven't looked too much into it, but I had a good time searching through the apks when I did that exercise.
There are also wallpapers in /system/framework/framework-res.apk, probably never the current one, but wallpapers that come built in as well. That's how I extracted one from the S4 dump and set it as my wallpaper on my shift (see attached screenie)
@topherk - it's actually really simple to preserve the signature (when modifying an app that's not yours) once you know how to do it. What you do is, let's say you modified the apk by inserting your own modified images. To preserve the signature, you get a copy of the original apk (let's say framework-res.apk) and then open it in an archive viewer like 7Zip, then you compile the apk with your modified images and also open it as an archive next to the original. Then you copy the "res" folder from the modified apk into the "res" folder of the original, and BAM. Modified apk with the manufacturers signature
Of late,in many development threads
expectations from devs is that users are to do certain things on their own.
That is alright if users know what to do.But what about those who do not and who are not tech savy.Like me.
I was told to send my system ui to the dev.Huh?What?Where do I find it?
Tried googling.Have anyone tried google lately.Smuck.You ask a question and you get answers not related to your question.
This was my actual question:
"Where does one find system ui in android mobile device and what app to use"
Try google with this actual words and you will see what I mean.
Then there was another smart alec,he really was,who told me to add certain things in the drawable-hdpi.
Now,this is my predicament.You guys,those like me would understand what I'm getting at and to those who know the technical knowhow would find this either annoying or amusing.
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I could learn on my own.
SystemUI.apk is a file located at /system/app folder, at your phone's root. You need to, root your phone if you haven't, get a file explorer with root permissions, set the /system/ permissions to read-and-write, copy the systemui.apk from system/app and then paste it on your sd card.
As for the drawable, it's a folder inside systemUI.apk, you must decompile it first to see it. Now, what you'll google is How to decompile an apk, there's also a tutorial here on xda that every dev uses or used.
Best regards, P
Found it.Heaps of thanks mate.
So to decompile I would have to use the apktool.Right.Can I do it on my device or do I have to use the PC.?
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Sandro8771 said:
Found it.Heaps of thanks mate.
So to decompile I would have to use the apktool.Right.Can I do it on my device or do I have to use the PC.?
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You must do it on a PC, then when you're finished, recompile and sign it. Search for apk signing aswell~