[MOD] DIY-Bloat-Kill [4.2.2 AOSP] Modify for your apps then flash to remove bloat - AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III

DIY BLOATKILL
Note: This is my first entry into the Android development forum. I am not a developer. Proceed at your own risk. I'm not responsible for any fubar situations.
I'll post this in the d2vzw, d2tmo & d2spr if it works well here.
WHAT CZ_BLOAT-KILL.zip DOES:
This thread is designed to help you create your own recovery-flashable bloatkill zip. You can either use mine, or modify mine to create your own. When you flash this, it automatically removes all the aps (apk’s) that you don’t want on your phone. This means you don’t have to go through and uninstall each app one-by-one. This zip will remove it ALL, in just two seconds.
HOW TO USE IT:
1) Flash CZ_BLOATKILL.zip in recovery after you have installed your ROM and installed all your apps.
2) Wipe cache & dalvik and fix permissions.
3) Reboot and test your phone.
WORKS ON:
Should work on all AOSP 4.2.2 Galaxy S3 phones. Tested successfully on 4.2.2 d2att with TWRP 2.5 so far. While the script includes a few TouchWiz items that are not found on AOSP, it is NOT designed for TouchWiz. This is only for AOSP 4.2.2 ROM's.
SPECIAL THANKS GOES TO:
---Broadways – Everything you see here is possible because of his original work on Bloatkill.zip. Please go give him some thanks!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2058944
---CyanogenMod – I used their updater script from 4.2.2 gapps to modify bloatkill.zip to work on our Galaxy S3 phones.
HOW TO MODIFY MY CZ_BLOATKILL.zip AND MAKE IT YOUR OWN:
Note--I’ve only tested this on Win7x64 and d2att and 4.2.2 AOSP. Your mileage may vary.
Note--You must follow the directions EXACTLY as I have them listed, or the zip will not flash properly.
1) Download the attached cz_bloatkill.zip.
2) Download & install 7zip on your Windows 7 computer.
http://filehippo.com/search?q=7zip
3) Download & install Notepad++ on your Windows 7 computer:
http://filehippo.com/download_notepad/
4) Right-click CZ_BLOATKILL.zip and select 7zip/Open Archive.
5) Go to the following directory: CZ_BLOAT-KILL.zip\META-INF\com\google\android\
6) Left click to drag & drop “updater-script” onto your Windows desktop.
7) Right-click “updater-script” on your Windows desktop and select “Edit with Notepad++”.
8) Copy several of the “delete” lines.
9) Change each of the .apk filenames to match whichever apk/app names you want removed from the phone.
10) In the screenshot below, you’ll see that I copied the “Apollo.apk” line several times. When you edit my file, you'll do the same thing.
11) Then I edited one of the lines and changed the wording to “TEST”. Just change each of the copied lines to include whichever app name you want.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
12) Then save your changes and close Notepad++.
13) Now just drag & drop this modified “updater-script” back into the open-archive window. It will replace the existing file.
14) Close out of the archive window.
15) Copy the zip to your phone and flash to remove the apps you selected.
Here are the apps I’ve chosen to remove from my phone. NOTE: If you flash mine, you will lose your Internet browser, text messaging, launcher, keyboard and a lot of other things that I use 3rd party apps for. So flash at your own risk!!!
delete("/system/app/ClockWidget.apk");
delete("/system/app/ClockWidget.odex");
delete("/system/app/DualClock.apk");
delete("/system/app/DualClock.odex");
delete("/system/app/Email.apk");
delete("/system/app/Email.odex");
delete("/system/app/EmailWidget.apk");
delete("/system/app/EmailWidget.odex");
delete("/system/app/Gmail.apk");
delete("/system/app/GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk");
delete("/system/app/Maps.apk");
delete("/system/app/Phonesky.apk");
delete("/system/app/Quickoffice.apk");
delete("/system/app/SamsungApps.apk");
delete("/system/app/SamsungWidget_ProgramMonitor.apk");
delete("/system/app/SamsungWidget_ProgramMonitor.odex");
delete("/system/app/SamsungWidget_StockClock.apk");
delete("/system/app/SamsungWidget_StockClock.odex");
delete("/system/app/SamsungWidget_WeatherClock.apk");
delete("/system/app/SamsungWidget_WeatherClock.odex");
delete("/system/app/signin.apk");
delete("/system/app/signin.odex");
delete("/system/app/SnsAccount.apk");
delete("/system/app/SnsAccount.odex");
delete("/system/app/Street.apk");
delete("/system/app/Swype.apk");
delete("/system/app/talkback.apk");
delete("/system/app/UnifiedInbox.apk");
delete("/system/app/UnifiedInbox.odex");
delete("/system/app/VoiceSearch.apk");
delete("/system/app/GenieWidget.apk");
delete("/system/app/GoogleFeedback.apk");
delete("/system/app/KeyChain.apk");
delete("/system/app/GooglePartnerSetup.apk");
delete("/system/app/DashClock.apk");
delete("/system/app/LockClock.apk");
delete("/system/app/HoloLauncher.apk");
delete("/system/app/VideoEditor.apk");
delete("/system/app/VisualizationWallpapers.apk");
delete("/system/app/TvOut.apk");
delete("/system/app/Stk.apk");
delete("/system/app/PhaseBeam.apk");
delete("/system/app/LiveWallpapers.apk");
delete("/system/app/HoloSpiralWallpaper.apk");
delete("/system/app/Gmail2.apk");
delete("/system/app/Galaxy4.apk");
delete("/system/app/MediaUploader.apk");
delete("/system/app/OneTimeInitializer.apk");
delete("/system/app/FaceLock.apk");
delete("/system/app/Talk.apk");
delete("/system/app/CMWallpapers.apk");
delete("/system/app/Exchange2.apk");
delete("/system/app/Email2.apk");
delete("/system/app/Browser.apk");
delete("/system/app/EmailWidget.apk");
delete("/system/app/Mms.apk");
delete("/system/app/Tag.apk");
delete("/system/app/LiquidPapers.apk");
delete("/system/app/LatinIME.apk");
delete("/system/app/Apollo.apk");
ps. I know some of the apps listed above are TouchWiz only and not found on AOSP. I was just too lazy to figure out which are which, and remove them.

first. boom.

Hi, I have a failed signature, Why?
Thanks

CZ Eddie said:
While the script includes a few TouchWiz items that are not found on AOSP, it is NOT designed for TouchWiz.
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Could you make a TouchWiz version for the rest of us?

Anonymously_Unknown said:
Could you make a TouchWiz version for the rest of us?
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I second that request
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app

Anonymously_Unknown said:
Could you make a TouchWiz version for the rest of us?
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If you get me a list of the apk's for TouchWiz that are considered bloatware then I will.
But since I created this utility I've learned that some bloatware has dependencies. If you can find those also then I'll create a new script.
Or just edit the script yourself. Find a list of all bloatware somewhere on the forum.
I have an S4 now so i can't help ya there.

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[THEME] CM9 Blue Notification Drawer Widgets

Nothing huge here, but I themed the Notification Drawer Widgets in CM9 to match the blue ICS uses and thought I'd share it with folks since I didn't see it anywhere.
This is a zipthemer file, so you'll need to download it from the Market (it's free) and use it to create the update.zip to flash in CWM. If you want to use this but aren't familiar with zipthemer let me know, I can help you out.
I couldn't get a screenshot but here are some of the icons.
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Got a screenshot....
*How to use Zipthemer*
download zipthemer here
*How to use Zipthemer*
note: you may need a ROM of you have flashed (CM9) in order to configure your edify script (this is the script that tells CWM what to do when you run your update.zip file)
1. Install zipthemer!
2. Open up the menu (on ICS it's the 3 vertical dots) and click on update edify (you will only have to do this once)
3. Updating Edify screen (complete either Option 1 or Option 2)
- option 1: browse to the ROM you have on your phone and click it -- done
- option 2: click on download, then exit out of the screen, click options (3 dots), settings, update script format, select your phone. If your phone isn't present, see option 1.
4. Download the zipthemer file (.zip), and using a file explorer, move it to the "zipthemer" folder on your sd card.
5. open zipthemer again, click the "+theme" button, select the theme you want to apply (you can select more than one, or even only certain parts of one)
6. click "*output" button and pick the name you want for your update file (or accept the default). Leave the "-update.zip" at the end of the file name and "/sdcard/" at the beginning so it will be in your sdcard root directory and easier to find when you go to flash it.
7. click "build it!", it will ask you if you want to create a backup file, I usually do just in case so I don't have to re-flash the entire ROM to undo my changes if I want to.
8. Exit zipthemer, reboot to recovery, flash your new zip file, reboot system, enjoy!
more notes:
a. as always, it's a pretty good idea to run a nandroid anytime you play with your system (this is a do as I say, not as I do kinda statement)
b. A lot of these type of themes where some system files are modified or system apps are modified, it's good to do a wipe dalvik/cache
c. if you update your ROM to a new nightly/RC/stable, re-build the zipthemer file. It's likely that this isn't necessary, but unless you know just what the CM team changed it's probably a good idea.
wait can I just flash the zip or do I have to do the zipthemer thing( which i have no idea how to use)?? And also is this zip only for the galaxy nexus or for any CM9 phone .( I'm on Samsung epic 4g)?
samsungepicgeek said:
wait can I just flash the zip or do I have to do the zipthemer thing( which i have no idea how to use)?? And also is this zip only for the galaxy nexus or for any CM9 phone .( I'm on Samsung epic 4g)?
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You have to do the zipthemer thing, but that's the beauty of it! Because you are using zipthemer, it doesn't matter which CM nightly/RC/stable you're on, zipthemer pulls from the files on your phone and makes an update file for you! And it's really easy to use.
Unfortunately, it doesn't necessarily transfer across devices. And in the case of the Epic 4g, it doesn't. The image files are different sizes. I have downloaded the CM9 files for the Epic 4G/4G Touch and built a zipthemer file for it though (with the exception of the wimax icons, if you use wimax let me know. I don't know if the epic 4G is even wimax capable). I'll post it in the Epic 4G forums.
Also going to post a quick zipthemer tutorial after this post. (added them to the OP)
Epic 4G Thread
Epic 4G Touch Thread

[THEME] CM9 Blue Notification Drawer Widgets - epic 4G touch

I themed my Galaxy Nexus notification drawer widgets to match the blue in the rest of ICS instead of the default white. I had an Epic 4G visitor ask about doing this for their phone, so I built this Zipthemer file to help y'all out. I don't have an Epic 4G Touch so I couldn't test this out. If you try it let me know if it works, or what doesn't work.
There are two versions. The first one is all the icons changed except the wimax icon. V2 is where I took the wimax icon, tried to theme it to match the others, and used it to replace the LTE icons.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
download zipthemer here
*How to use Zipthemer*
note: you may need a ROM of you have flashed (CM9) in order to configure your edify script (this is the script that tells CWM what to do when you run your update.zip file)
1. Install zipthemer!
2. Open up the menu (on ICS it's the 3 vertical dots) and click on update edify (you will only have to do this once)
3. Updating Edify screen (complete either Option 1 or Option 2)
- option 1: browse to the ROM you have on your phone and click it -- done
- option 2: click on download, then exit out of the screen, click options (3 dots), settings, update script format, select your phone. If your phone isn't present, see option 1.
4. Download the zipthemer file (.zip), and using a file explorer, move it to the "zipthemer" folder on your sd card.
5. open zipthemer again, click the "+theme" button, select the theme you want to apply (you can select more than one, or even only certain parts of one)
6. click "*output" button and pick the name you want for your update file (or accept the default). Leave the "-update.zip" at the end of the file name and "/sdcard/" at the beginning so it will be in your sdcard root directory and easier to find when you go to flash it.
7. click "build it!", it will ask you if you want to create a backup file, I usually do just in case so I don't have to re-flash the entire ROM to undo my changes if I want to.
8. Exit zipthemer, reboot to recovery, flash your new zip file, reboot system, enjoy!
more notes:
a. as always, it's a pretty good idea to run a nandroid anytime you play with your system (this is a do as I say, not as I do kinda statement)
b. A lot of these type of themes where some system files are modified or system apps are modified, it's good to do a wipe dalvik/cache
c. if you update your ROM to a new nightly/RC/stable, re-build the zipthemer file. It's likely that this isn't necessary, but unless you know just what the CM team changed it's probably a good idea.
cool thanks dude
Can you do this for the Photon aswell OP?
MoPhoACTV Initiative
moonzbabysh said:
Can you do this for the Photon aswell OP?
MoPhoACTV Initiative
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Sure, got a lot going on tonight, but give me a chance to download the CM9 file for it and take a look at it.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk
Could you possibly make the LTE icon a WiMax icon? Thanks for this mod!!
ker0zene said:
Could you possibly make the LTE icon a WiMax icon? Thanks for this mod!!
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I swapped the LTE and wimax icons and posted the update in the OP (the LTE/wimax swap is v2). Let me know how they look, they were a bit troublesome for me to mod for some reason.
moonzbabysh said:
Can you do this for the Photon aswell OP?
MoPhoACTV Initiative
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Done. As it turns out, the Epic 4g/4G Touch file will work for the Photon as well. Same images, same image size. Nonetheless, I posted it in the Photon forum as well for other users to find. Here's the link

[AROMA Installer]Flashaholic Essential Packs || Easy installation after flashing roms

Check this thread for further updates. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1767379
Flashaholic Packs
Do you consider yourself to be a flashaholic?
If yes then this pack is a must for you. Install essential apps through recovery immediately after flashing a rom.
You can flash this pack at any time provided you wipe cache and your data partition is ext4.
Wipe cache and flash through recovery - installed to data/app
Hugo - Includes most Google apps and other essential utilities
Choose your pick through aroma installer.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
HUGO - Download
More packs will be added soon. Requests are welcome.
Do It Yourself
strawmetal said:
Flashaholic Packs
Wipe cache and flash through recovery - installed to data/app
Google Freak - Download
Utilities - Download
More packs will be added soon. Requests are welcome.
​
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Try adding aroma installer for alternatives on apps having similar functions.
ex : rom manager or rom toolbox
documents to go or quick office
I prefer Super Backup to backup sms, contacts and call history.
Please give an option to choose among them.
ajhavery said:
Try adding aroma installer for alternatives on apps having similar functions.
ex : rom manager or rom toolbox
documents to go or quick office
I prefer Super Backup to backup sms, contacts and call history.
Please give an option to choose among them.
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I've been reading up on aroma installer all evening and couldn't get myself to understand it. Help?
strawmetal said:
I've been reading up on aroma installer all evening and couldn't get myself to understand it. Help?
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No need to go in details.
All you need is implementation, just go to mimicry, in meta-inf folder, lies aroma-config.
Here it lists the set of values which decides the options and other screens.
Structure as suggested by me would be a two page layout.
1. Google apps
This page will list the option to choose which gapps to install.
2. Utilities
this page will list option for apps with similar function.
ex : es file explorer or astro
Look at the installation of mimicry and you'll get to know which code refers to which one.
Now comes 2nd thing. Go in updater script and look for lines which refer to aroma installer options. This would be usually in the last. Now change the lines here as per your requirement.
Now make a folder in the zip file named addons or additions or apps or whatever you like.
Now check that updater script refers to this folder for copying correct files to the /data partition.
If you get stuck, post exactly what you don't understand and i'll try to give exact solution to you.
And app suggestions:
GPS status
Super Backup: sms and contacts
busybox installer
Go sms Pro
ajhavery said:
No need to go in details.
All you need is implementation, just go to mimicry, in meta-inf folder, lies aroma-config.
Here it lists the set of values which decides the options and other screens.
Structure as suggested by me would be a two page layout.
1. Google apps
This page will list the option to choose which gapps to install.
2. Utilities
this page will list option for apps with similar function.
ex : es file explorer or astro
Look at the installation of mimicry and you'll get to know which code refers to which one.
Now comes 2nd thing. Go in updater script and look for lines which refer to aroma installer options. This would be usually in the last. Now change the lines here as per your requirement.
Now make a folder in the zip file named addons or additions or apps or whatever you like.
Now check that updater script refers to this folder for copying correct files to the /data partition.
If you get stuck, post exactly what you don't understand and i'll try to give exact solution to you.
And app suggestions:
GPS status
Super Backup: sms and contacts
busybox installer
Go sms Pro
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Just got the hang of it. Will be releasing a huge pack soon.
And you've aroma to choose.
Hey thanks for this! What a great Idea! I cant believe I never thought of this. Thanks for all the work and adding aroma! youve got a :good: from me!
Wouldn't it be cool if there was a setting in titanium backup for restoring apps like this?
Check this thread for further updates. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1767379
Thanks for nice packs.

How to recompile file into flashable zip?

I noticed gapps is rather large (for my taste); being around 190mb, it's twice the size of my rom. So I had an idea, since I only use about 3 or 4 of the Google apps (play store, Gmail, aosp messaging, and probably one more), why don't I just decompress it, remove the bloat, then recompress it into a zip file. Problem is, I get an error when I flash it. I know there's probably something obvious I'm missing, but I wasn't able to find anything on xda to remedy this problem.
So for those of you who don't want to read that or missed the question, can I streamline gapps? (decompress, debloat, recompress)
After rezipping did you sign it, I do believe you need to do that. Zipsigner in the playstore should work.
jethro650 said:
After rezipping did you sign it, I do believe you need to do that. Zipsigner in the playstore should work.
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Awesome, thanks!
+1
You should be able to use the "open archive" functionality in your zip tool (like 7-zip). Install 7-zip. once installed, right click on the gapps zip file you are wanting to reduce in size... Select 7-Zip >>> Open archive. Then select folder which has the file you want to remove (Gapps are in /system/app folder). Then select the Google apps you want to remove (highlight, then select red X for delete). If will ask for confirmation, respond "yes". After you have deleted what you don't want, hit "File >>> Exit". This will retain all the original zip file signature properties. Do NOT extract files... use the Open Archive functionality.
I do this all the time on ROMs when I want to trim programs I don't plan on using before I flash zip. Takes up less space.
DoctorQMM said:
You should be able to use the "open archive" functionality in your zip tool (like 7-zip). Install 7-zip. once installed, right click on the gapps zip file you are wanting to reduce in size... Select 7-Zip >>> Open archive. Then select folder which has the file you want to remove (Gapps are in /system/app folder). Then select the Google apps you want to remove (highlight, then select red X for delete). If will ask for confirmation, respond "yes". After you have deleted what you don't want, hit "File >>> Exit". This will retain all the original zip file signature properties. Do NOT extract files... use the Open Archive functionality.
I do this all the time on ROMs when I want to trim programs I don't plan on using before I flash zip. Takes up less space.
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Great! Turns out signing wasn't it but I'll take that approach and posts my results
Bingo! Got it down to 51mb lol
One more question, is there a way to do this on your phone? It'd make this process even easier. I'm using ROM toolbox right now and as far as I know, you can only browse, not delete or modify the contents.
Gfrt94yn said:
One more question, is there a way to do this on your phone? It'd make this process even easier. I'm using ROM toolbox right now and as far as I know, you can only browse, not delete or modify the contents.
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I use SpeedSoftware on my phone to extract apks (like inverted apps) from other device installable ROM zips. But you have to "extract" the files... then you can "re-zip" the file after you remove/add files; however, I cannot say for certain if the signature integrity remains (i.e., by re-zipping, not sure if you'll retain the valid signatures). The Open Archive functionality does not require "extraction" and "rezipping"... that's why I like it. Hopefully someone else will chime in regarding android programs which have the Windows like "open archive" functions.
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"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
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Here is one that alliws the "open" function. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.zdevs.zarchiver
jethro650 said:
Here is one that alliws the "open" function. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.zdevs.zarchiver
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Exactly what I was looking for! Says it's not compatible with my device but I can pull a few strings
Thanks again for all your help guys! I hope to start cooking up roms before too long, just gotta learn the very basics first

[Super Noob Guide] How To Decompile .apk & Recompile .apk In Just 2 Sec

This is an Easy Tutorial, How to Decompile .apk and Recompile .apk Files
Requirements
JDK (last version)
JRE (last version, usually included in JDK or Java)
Auto_Apktool 2.0.0
Here We Start-
1) Download and simply unpack Auto_ApkTool
2)Click on "autoapktoolmain.bat", prompt will open
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
3)put the apk you want to EDIT, in "_INPUT_APK"
4) Nw u Should Choose "option 6" for 'decompiling .apk
5) when option 6 is being selected, drag the apk from _INPUT_APK folder into the windows prompt and click enter
6) A Note window will appear, and will show IF the decompiling process has been done properly. Once you close that window, you will see the decompiled folder in _INPUT_APK folder
7) do your edits (xml, smali, or png, WHATEVER)
8) recompile with option 7 (NOTE: this time you MUST drag all the FOLDER, NOT the apk)
9) Once recompiling finished, u will Get a Dcompiled NOTE window that Shows your apk is sucessfully Compiled, Close that Window, Once open the decompiled folder, go to "dist" folder, and here you got your edited apk
10) NOW this is the Last step, since u cannot Sign System app, u will have to Copy the META-INF foldrer frm the Orginal apk to the edited apk, for more Info See the "Screen"
11) Rename the apk if Needed, and push it.
CREDITS -
Xavierjohn22 - the amazing author of AutoApktool , Hit thanks to Him Too.
&
Me
Downloads-
AutoApkTool
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Note-
U can use apk tool but it is hard to use
Thats why i post these method time consuming n very easy [for noobs] lyk me..
U can also use auto apk tool 2.0.4 or higher
VTS(Virtuous Ten Studio) is easiest way to do not only de/recompiling but also accomplishing some more tasks related to android with easep how could I forget?)
Apk Multitool is also good and takes care of your edited files to be be automatically replaced in original apk, reducing the errors drastically
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Guys just use vts its super super easy virtuos ten studio
Its damn too easy it has many features....
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technosavie said:
Guys just use vts its super super easy virtuos ten studio
Its damn too easy it has many features....
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I used only VTS to create the first and only s-rom,
Beautiful software indeed
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deathnotice01 said:
I used only VTS to create the first and only s-rom,
Beautiful software indeed
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Yes vts is best
Very Easy 2 use
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