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How to change smileys

Hi guys can you help me change my smileys, the default android smileys looked like shrek for me and it's kinda annoying hehehe thanks in advaced

j3yps said:
Hi guys can you help me change my smileys, the default android smileys looked like shrek for me and it's kinda annoying hehehe thanks in advaced
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there in the framework-res.apk and easy to replace, if you find some emoticons you like i can replace them for you

can u tell the method in PLAIN ENGLISH please?

Same as the guy above..oh and if it's not too much to ask, can you pls give us a step by step guide on how to do this.

1. Extract your framework-res.apk. you will find it in /system/framework/.
2. download and install 7zip, on your pc.. its a free program.
3. on your pc, right click on your extracted framework-res.apk, find the 7zip contex menu, and click on open archive (DONT EXTRACT IT)
4. A box will open, now navigate to the \res\drawable-hdpi-v4\ folder, inside there you will find the emoticons, they have names like "emo_im_cool.png" and "emo_im_crying.png". find some suitable replacement emoticons, and rename them to the match the file names in the folder.
5. just drag and drop your new emoticons in the folder, and replace the existing ones.
6. close 7zip. now download the update.zip template i've attached at the bottom, unzip it and copy your modified framework to the framework folder inside the zip, go back to the root of the zip and zip it back up.
7. copy the update.zip to the root of your sd card and flash it from recovery

I found an easier solution, will post it IF succesful

But what if you just want to replace the text instead of the image?
I'm using the gingerbread keyboard and it has this smiley button, but how can i change them?

I created a guide here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11094721#post11094721

uot kitchen only has 2 diff smiley sets and there crap

Do you know any other sources with more choice of smileys?

I tried AndroHero's method and it works ti only have a few questions
1. why did the image showed up like this? is there a specific setup that i should do?
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2. can i put an image size that i want or i should use a 30x30 image only?

Anybody?....

[Q] Can this be themed without altering anything else on my phone? (With Pic)

Running a deodexed 2.2 rom with a custom theme that I love and don't want to part with, but one thing I would love to change are the white boxes that come up in apps. (Whats shown here on the bottom)
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Is there a transparent or black theme that I could change those to without altering anything else?
From searching this forum I found many transparent staus/notification bars but no transparent menus yet.

The two files you need to edit are menu_background_fill_parent_width.9.png and menu_background.9.png. Both are in framework-res in the drawable-hdpi folder. Be warned if you make em black you will need to invert the text also or it'll be black on black and useless.

N-Forced said:
The two files you need to edit are menu_background_fill_parent_width.9.png and menu_background.9.png. Both are in framework-res in the drawable-hdpi folder. Be warned if you make em black you will need to invert the text also or it'll be black on black and useless.
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Thanks so much man.
Ok I found the files in question through the framework.apk through root explorer but I don't think me going in and editing the .png image will work on it's own right? I can't just extract the image, change it, and plug it back in and have it work right?
Ok searching some more looks like I will need Ninjamorph to just change out the .png files. Lets see how this goes. Thanks again!

Hand76 said:
Thanks so much man.
Ok I found the files in question through the framework.apk through root explorer but I don't think me going in and editing the .png image will work on it's own right? I can't just extract the image, change it, and plug it back in and have it work right?
Is this something I would need metamorph for?
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Thats exactly what you do.
Put the framework-res.apk on your desktop
Extract it
Go to those images and edit them
Drop your edited images back into their proper path in the actual .apk itself
adb push that apk back into system/framework.
Reboot. Set perms with root explorer on that modded apk and reboot again.
Done

Ok thanks Wild, I just edited my last post and I am guessing I can eliminate some of that (connecting to the PC) if I just use Ninjamorph.
Well after following the Ninjamorph directions to a T. I got stuck in boot loops and never got to seee how teh finished product came out.
Will probably just try tomorrow on my computer doing it the other way.
Anyway thanks for the help guys and have a nice night.

[GUIDE] Remove Developer Preview Branding

This should work with x86 and x64 but my current setup is Windows 8 DP 64bit
Please turn off User Account Control before continuing!
This guide comes at no warranty of compatibility, by following this guide you agree to any subsequent damage that may occur from misuse.
Here are some interesting things
Windows 8 themes
(will add more links later, or on request)
Now to remove (hide) the Microsoft Confidential watermark and completely remove the build number and branding from the desktop..
Normally it would look something like this
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"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
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"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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With my method you see this:
Limitations: A custom wallpaper must be used, the background of the wallpaper must be a solid color (white/black)
Find a wallpaper on Google images with a black or white background.
Save it to a safe place you remember
Right click Desktop>Personalize>Desktop Background
In "Picture Location" choose Solid colors
If your custom wp background is black choose a white color, if it is white choose black (Windows knows what color the background is of a set color and will try to counterbalance it by changing the font color)
Now find the location of the custom wallpaper and set it.
The text should be hidden now
How to remove/change the Windows branding from the login screen
tl;dr file you want to edit is in "C:\windows\branding\basebrd\basebrd.dll"
Get Resource Hacker
Download "Take Ownership" This will allow you to unlock files so you can replace them without Windows getting protective
Right click on TakeOwnership.reg and click "Merge"
Install ResourceHacker
Navigate to "C:\windows\branding\basebrd\" in Windows Explorer
Right click on basebrd.dll and click "Take Ownership"
Open ResourceHacker and navigate to "C:\windows\branding\basebrd\"
Open basebrd.dll
Expand the "BITMAPS" section
Take note of the file format, they are Bitmaps
AFAIK 120 and 121 control the LoginScreen text
right click and Save the resource as a .bmp file
edit the image and modify it to your needs
Right click on the 1033 of either 120 or 121, click "Replace Resource" and choose the corresponding image you want
Save the new basebrd.dll file to a new location
Open "C:\Windows\Branding\Basebrd" and move new basebrd.dll to the folder with old basebrd.dll in it.

Dude, does this work with the latest build 8102?

barryhamsy said:
Dude, does this work with the latest build 8102?
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Developer Preview is 8102

meaning to say this trick works? i dont get it.let me try when i get to my other pc.at work.lol

barryhamsy said:
meaning to say this trick works? i dont get it.let me try when i get to my other pc.at work.lol
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yes this will work with it

[GUIDE]Make your own bootanimation for galaxy y

HI my friends having a galaxy y and still using others or stock boot animation.:crying:
Now this guide would help you in making your own custom boot animation.:cyclops:
what you need is:
A computer
GIMP
Boot animation creator
Some basic computer skills.
What you need to do is:
Download GIMP from here
Download Boot animation creator from here (credits go to despotovski01)
Download necessary files from below and extract the zip to get the two files (samsungani and bootanimation)
Procedure:
Firstly, make a folder and name it bootanimation. Open that folder and create two folders inside it and name them part1 and part0. Part0 would contain frames that would not repeat in loops. Part1 would contain frames that will loop.
Now open GIMP and select the sheet size to 240x320 pixels.
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Lets start with animation frames:
They should be similar looking pictures that change little by little so that it really looks like animation.
Start with black background color and then save it by going to file>save as and then save it as a .png image by selecting extension option in gimp. like this
now edit that frame little bit like i have done below
Make about 100-150 such drawings(actually frames)
Now rename all of these one by one like- 1,11,21,31,41,51......
You should make about 200 - 250 such frames if you want a nice boot animation.
And then paste all of these in part0 folder not in part1.
Paste frames in part1 which you want to repeat...
Now open Boot animation creator.
It will prompt you to choose a folder. choose bootanimation folder containing part1 and part0.
Now put in some extra setting options etc. This program would make a zip for you.
Put that zip in system/media using root explorer.
And put the other two files "samsungani" and "bootanimation" in system/bin using root explorer.
Now reboot to test if it works or not.:good:
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hey good tut
minimum 100 will not be enough, bootanimation will only be played for 3 seconds, i think minimum should be 250 it wipl be played for 8 seconds with the default setting

thanks for your kind gesture. i have edited my post.

Good tutorial.........
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manoranjan2050 said:
Good tutorial.........
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My pleasure.:victory:

nice thread bro!
I've been try to make my own bootanim, and it's works

Cyan Nexus .qmg bootanimation files

For Samsung Galaxy Note 3​
I've taken the liberty of creating the .qmg version of the cyan nexus boot animation since Samsung decided to pull a douche bag move by creating their own boot animation setup. It is very cumbersome, to say the least, to get custom boot animations without the standard "bootanimation.zip". The stock boot animation annoys me with the bright white Verizon splash in it.
Keep in mind these are based off the original so it will be stretched (and a tad grainy) to fit the Note 3's resolution. I've had to edit each and every individual frame in Photoshop to give it a 16:9 aspect ratio so that it doesn't become distorted and stretched out of it's proper parameters. It's not completely awful but it's not super crisp either. Now that I've figured out how to do it I'll be moving on to boot animations made for higher resolution phones so they look crisp. But this is the first time converting one for me.
1. First and foremost obviously you must be rooted and have root explorer.
2. Download and extract the zip in the attachments to your phone or push them through from the computer. It contains the 2 files needed for a bootanimation.
3. It is also always good practice to backup your phone in safestrap made possible by Hascode, MANY thanks for that.
4. Once you have everything, open root explorer and navigate to system/media and backup two files "bootsamsung.qmg" AND "bootsamsungloop.qmg".
5. After backing them up to another location on your internal or external storage, delete them from system/media and replace them with the 2 files that you extracted from the zip. Reboot and enjoy a non-stock Verizon-Free bootanimation.
Of course this is at your own risk, but it worked for me.
Download zip HERE
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kwkw480 said:
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My apologies, it doesn't seem to work uploading to xda. I have edited the post with a drop box link.
Download Here