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Flashable zip

So I have a bunch apks that I add to every rom that I flash.... I was wondering if someone could lend some knowledge. I want to put them together in a flashable zip u can use in recovery, but do I just zip them in winzip and done? Or are there other steps I need to take? Should I use something besides winzip? Thanks in advance.

jwitt418 said:
So I have a bunch apks that I add to every rom that I flash.... I was wondering if someone could lend some knowledge. I want to put them together in a flashable zip u can use in recovery, but do I just zip them in winzip and done? Or are there other steps I need to take? Should I use something besides winzip? Thanks in advance.
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You will need to make a folder called update,inside make a folder called META-INF,in the META make folders called com/google/android,so the structure looks like this... META-INF/com/google/android,this thread will tell you how to make an updater script... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=641223 ,after you've created an updater and update scripts,after that in the same area you made the META folder,make a folder called system,inside system make one called apps,then put your apps in there and add the symlinks pointing to the apps,which is in the same thread as above.After you have finished that,right click the update folder and add to archive,in compression settings use "store" method and type of compression,use zip,then zip it up and theres your flashable update script.

jwitt418 said:
So I have a bunch apks that I add to every rom that I flash.... I was wondering if someone could lend some knowledge. I want to put them together in a flashable zip u can use in recovery, but do I just zip them in winzip and done? Or are there other steps I need to take? Should I use something besides winzip? Thanks in advance.
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Or u could just find a flashable zip of a mod or apk in the themes and apk section for evo and then just add ur apps to it. Should work as long as updater script mounts and unmounts /system.
U can use 7zip or winrar to open the zip up. Open up system folder then app folder. Add ur apks and delete the things the script originally added unless u want them. Easy as that.
Name of flashable zip doesn't matter btw
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How to flash a bootanimation with cmw

Hi, i am not a developer but i have discovered a litte trick i would like to share with everybody. If you want to change your bootanimation ( with a new one you have created or found on the internet) there are several ways to do it but i have found very easy to flash it with cmw. The procedure is this. Download an already flashable zip file like the one posted in thread cm10 bootanimation i8150 by wong.izzat. Open the file (first screenshot) and click the folder "system" then the folder "media" (second screen shot) and you will find the file bootanimation.zip (third screenshot). Select it and remove it. Now take your new bootanimation file and move it in the folder where the previous one was . Close the file and rename this flashable file any way you like it i.e. newbootanimation. At this point you have a flashable zip file that you can flash with cwm as usual: copy to the external sd card , go into recovery, select flash zip and then select zip from external sd and find your file and flash it. Reboot and you will see the new bootanimation. The procedure is 100 % safe and the only important detail is that the name of the new boot animation must be bootanimation.zip.
Hope is useful
P.S. it is evident that in order to do this you must have a rooted phone and clockworkmod recovery installed
P.P.S. if you want to create your personal bootanimation use the boot animation factory program (sorry I cannot post link but you can easily find it on the internet. it is a free program )

hei, can u show us some screenshots??
or just make ur posting become easy to read

vickzkater said:
hei, can u show us some screenshots??
or just make ur posting become easy to read
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Sure i will make some screenshoot of the computer and post them

Ironandroid said:
Sure i will make some screenshoot of the computer and post them
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Done . I hope it is more clear now

Nice tutorial brow..
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zip file
thx brother , can you post the zip file to try this trik .
best regards

Modifying GAPPS

I want to take an existing gapps and modify it with all of my favorite apps to make flashes between roms less painful. Been researching and saw you can use a zip program to easily achieve this. Question, is it that simple or is there more to know? Any advice be welcomed.
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Yes it is almost that simple. Make sure you add the apks you want in the data/apps folder and have signature verification turned off. If you need to any further help just pm me.
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Yes, this would be very easy
You need: 7zip and the apks of all your favorite apps
1. Grab the zip for the gapps you're using
2. Open the zip using 7zip (DO NOT EXTRACT)
3. There should be a folder named "data". Open it and go into the "app" folder (final path should be gapps.zip/data/app)
4. Now go to where the apks of your favorite programs are and drag all of them into the open 7zip window. Say yes when the prompt comes up
5. Thats it. The flashable zip extracts EVERYTHING thats in the "data" folder so your apps will be included in that
For more info, and to learn how to creat your own flashable zip (its not very hard actually) go to the following thread:
Note however, that it would be easier to just make a whole different flashable zip that contains your favorite apps since gapps vary by rom and by android version
[TUTORIAL]Making FLASHABLE zips, Edify script, Zip signing, and Key creation
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Thanks for the quick feedback guys, some great responses. Excited to have a reason to fire up my pc.
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Some apk's need lib files added to the zip file. Titanium Backup is one, for example, that I add to all my ROMs before I flash them. Swiftkey is another.

Titanium Backup Pro will allow you to create a flashable zip of all of your installed user apps in a single click
I like to break stuff!

-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Titanium Backup Pro will allow you to create a flashable zip of all of your installed user apps in a single click
I like to break stuff!
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Can I know how it is done?
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Moto G 2014 XT1068 | CM13.0 Official Nightly

sura14 said:
Can I know how it is done?
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Moto G 2014 XT1068 | CM13.0 Official Nightly
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sounds easy

cryptickid715 said:
sounds easy
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What?

cwm recovery

Can someone teach me how to put cwm into a rom zip file?thx a lot

joeywen0830 said:
Can someone teach me how to put cwm into a rom zip file?thx a lot
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I am assuming that you have only a system folder. Now you need another folder called as META-INF from any rom which shares a same base as your rom. If you are working on a rom with .55 base, just check my signature for Xperia SL prerooted zip and download it. Take the Meta inf folder from my rom and make a zip with my meta inf and your system folder. It is better if you go through the updater script first. Then copy this zip to your internal storage. First make a backup in CWM. Then wipe data/factory reset and go to mounts and storage--->format /system. Then flash the zip and reboot.
If you have any difficulties doing this then please feel free to ask it here.
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abcdjdj said:
I am assuming that you have only a system folder. Now you need another folder called as META-INF from any rom which shares a same base as your rom. If you are working on a rom with .55 base, just check my signature for Xperia SL prerooted zip and download it. Take the Meta inf folder from my rom and make a zip with my meta inf and your system folder. It is better if you go through the updater script first. Then copy this zip to your internal storage. First make a backup in CWM. Then wipe data/factory reset and go to mounts and storage--->format /system. Then flash the zip and reboot.
If you have any difficulties doing this then please feel free to ask it here.
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Err...what I mean is that after I flash the rom,I won't have to flash cwm again since it is also installed along with the rom. Is there a way of doing that?thx:laugh:

joeywen0830 said:
Err...what I mean is that after I flash the rom,I won't have to flash cwm again since it is also installed along with the rom. Is there a way of doing that?thx:laugh:
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Yes of course you can do that. You will just need the CWM files which can be added to your system folder. Then you will need to add some more commands in the updater-script. I will give you those files asap okay?

Download the attached zip. Extract it and you will get a folder called "system". Now just merge this folder with your rom's system folder and make the flashable zip. Then you *should* have CWM in your /system partition.

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Can you teach me what I should add to the updater script?thx

updater script
abcdjdj said:
Yes of course you can do that. You will just need the CWM files which can be added to your system folder. Then you will need to add some more commands in the updater-script. I will give you those files asap okay?
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Can you teach me what I should add to the updater script? thx

joeywen0830 said:
Can you teach me what I should add to the updater script? thx
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Sorry for the late reply. Had been slightly busy with some school work. Okay so download the attached file and extract it and place the file called "fix_permissions" with your rom's other folder like system, META-INF (not inside any folder but just outside independently). Then open your updater-script and add this:-
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package_extract_file("fix_permissions", "/tmp/fix_permissions");
set_perm(0, 0, 0777, "/tmp/fix_permissions");
run_program("/tmp/fix_permissions");
Now it should work.

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abcdjdj said:
Sorry for the late reply. Had been slightly busy with some school work. Okay so download the attached file and extract it and place the file called "fix_permissions" with your rom's other folder like system, META-INF (not inside any folder but just outside independently). Then open your updater-script and add this:-
Code:
package_extract_file("fix_permissions", "/tmp/fix_permissions");
set_perm(0, 0, 0777, "/tmp/fix_permissions");
run_program("/tmp/fix_permissions");
Now it should work.
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Can I just put these commands at the bottom of the updater script ,or is there a specific place to put it ?thx

joeywen0830 said:
Can I just put these commands at the bottom of the updater script ,or is there a specific place to put it ?thx
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At the end of the updater-script, just before you see the first unmount() function.

Oh no I have followed the steps but when I reboot and enter recovery,the recovery is just some lines,and I can't see any English words,what should I do?
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joeywen0830 said:
Oh no I have followed the steps but when I reboot and enter recovery,the recovery is just some lines,and I can't see any English words,what should I do?
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Okay just wait. I will search for another CWM and post it here.

abcdjdj said:
Okay just wait. I will search for another CWM and post it here.
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Okay got it. Just bake the attached CWM into your rom. Now it will work.

Now it works,thx for all the help
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MusicFX deodex

have someone musicFX.apk and odex file for C1905? i don't understand when i deodex this file, my sound settings is brick and i forget to backup. have someone make backup for this app?

Nicklas Van Dam said:
have someone musicFX.apk and odex file for C1905? i don't understand when i deodex this file, my sound settings is brick and i forget to backup. have someone make backup for this app?
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i have deodex one, do you want it?

thanks if you still have it
benn_seiei said:
i have deodex one, do you want it?
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yap, very thanks if you have it, can you give me please? i think the sound mod is not fully working correctly. so i think i want to back it to the stock. thanks

Nicklas Van Dam said:
yap, very thanks if you have it, can you give me please? i think the sound mod is not fully working correctly. so i think i want to back it to the stock. thanks
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here it is,
http://www.mediafire.com/download/ys2d00ok7pygchw/MusicFX[1].apk
i hope its helping

Thanks!!!
benn_seiei said:
here it is,
http://www.mediafire.com/download/ys2d00ok7pygchw/MusicFX[1].apk
i hope its helping
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next time i will make any backup first, before make any change in system. but i still don't understand why ftf. file can't be open with any file exctrator or file manager. can someone tell me how to open or decompile that file?
but thanks for this file ya!!!:good:

Nicklas Van Dam said:
...but i still don't understand why ftf. file can't be open with any file exctrator or file manager. can someone tell me how to open or decompile that file?
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FTF files are regular ZIP files. Open it with 7-Zip/WinRAR and you'll find some .sin files inside (.sin is a proprietary format used by Sony). Some of these .sin files (like system.sin) can be decrypted by Flashtool by going to Tools => Sin Editor => Extract data. This will leave you with an .ext4 file (like system.ext4). This file can be mounted and edited directly if you're on Linux or you can view and extract its contents by using ext2explore or another similar tool on Windows...

mbc07 said:
FTF files are regular ZIP files. Open it with 7-Zip/WinRAR and you'll find some .sin files inside (.sin is a proprietary format used by Sony). Some of these .sin files (like system.sin) can be decrypted by Flashtool by going to Tools => Sin Editor => Extract data. This will leave you with an .ext4 file (like system.ext4). This file can be mounted and edited directly if you're on Linux or you can view and extract its contents by using ext2explore or another similar tool on Windows...
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ya i have heard that tools to, when i try to comple a md5 stock rom (samsung) in my s3 mini rom, so that tools can compile ftf. file too? what a amazing tools. thanks ya!!!:victory: