hi, noob question here, can we change the emoticon from the gtalk app (see atached picture) to those from whatsapp? i like the whatsapp emoticons better.
is this possible?
You can simply replace the images with the ones you want in any apk.
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You can simply replace the images with the ones you want in any apk.
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sorry, but how do i do that? you mean changing each emoticon ? is there a simple way?
profyler said:
sorry, but how do i do that? you mean changing each emoticon ? is there a simple way?
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Yes, extract the apk and find the images, rename the new ones accordingly, then drag and drop them back into the right folder in the apk, done. Nothings easy until you learn how.
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Yes, extract the apk and find the images, rename the new ones accordingly, then drag and drop them back into the right folder in the apk, done. Nothings easy until you learn how.
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Don't think that's easy... I also tried looking for these same icons before to no avail. AFAIK it's hidden deeply into androids system files since before 4.3 it's still black and white while when I updated to 4.4 it became colored icons. So far I have searched textinput-tng.apk, systemui.apk, framework-res.apk. SemcGenericUXPres.apk to no avail.
Riyal said:
So far I have searched textinput-tng.apk, systemui.apk, framework-res.apk. SemcGenericUXPres.apk to no avail.
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They're in the Conversations.apk
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They're in the Conversations.apk
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They are not there Yeah the old smileys in the Xperia Keyboard are there but not the emoji ones.
They'll be in the gtalk app then.
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They'll be in the gtalk app then.
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Still a no The smileys in gtalk is different than the one on Xperia Keyboard. Try using the emojis in hangouts chat and see the difference I would assume it's stored in a .so library file encoded into a byte array or something else.
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I would assume it's stored in a .so library file encoded into a byte array or something else.
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Not sure why you would assume that when the majority of images are stored in the res folders. I've decompiled the Hangouts.apk to have a look and found them in the drawable-nodpi folder.
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Not sure why you would assume that when the majority of images are stored in the res folders. I've decompiled the Hangouts.apk to have a look and found them in the drawable-nodpi folder.
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Yeah I know there are emoji icons in hangouts apk but trust me it's not what Sony uses. Even if you try changing the icons there it won't work other than the smiley option in the hangouts app. But the sony ones will still persist on any text input field on your android device. In fact you can totally delete the Hangouts apk and still have the emojis untouched
Here's a screenshot just look at the difference on the icons. The on on the pop up is from the hangouts emoji and when i pressed on them the result is different on the textbox
God knows then, but I'd bet they're not hidden and the wrong images are being changed.
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I have been using 7zip to replace icons for my docked apps. The only one that has eluded me so far is the phone icon. I found the stock green phone icon in res\drawable and replaced it but it did not change on the app or dock. Usually the icon for others was in res\drawable-hdpi. Soooo my question is where the heck is the one I need to change. Thanks.
I believe its in dialertabactivity.apk
Thats where it takes the icon from
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I believe its in dialertabactivity.apk
Thats where it takes the icon from
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That was it! Thanks.
No problem
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Now, any idea where that default apps icon is stored? The white 16 square rectangle that Zeam, launcher and LP use? Is it in Framework-res? I can't find it in Zeam so think it is in the system somewhere. Thanks.
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Now, any idea where that default apps icon is stored? The white 16 square rectangle that Zeam, launcher and LP use? Is it in Framework-res? I can't find it in Zeam so think it is in the system somewhere. Thanks.
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What launcher are you using? It is in the laucher. I use adwex, one of its features is the ability to change the icons....I change them all the time.
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What launcher are you using? It is in the laucher. I use adwex, one of its features is the ability to change the icons....I change them all the time.
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Zeam. It's not in the drawable-hdpi where I found all my other icons for apps.
The way I do it sometimes it just open the apk with 7zip, the take the res folder and drag it to the desktop, or whatever, open it in windows, and change the view to large icons, then you can look at all the images in the apk and find what you want.
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The way I do it sometimes it just open the apk with 7zip, the take the res folder and drag it to the desktop, or whatever, open it in windows, and change the view to large icons, then you can look at all the images in the apk and find what you want.
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Yeah, that is what I have been doing, but Zeam has so many drawables... I guess I have no choice but to look at them all. Really though the apps icon was a system default a lot of launchers used.
Got it! Had a wierd name action_apps_grid or something like that. Thanks for the help. I have made my phone my own now...
Hello,
What images in the framework res that are the telephone key numbers or what are the images for the phone dialer like the favorites, contacts, number keys, etc.
thanks in advance,
tomasitoc said:
Hello,
What images in the framework res that are the telephone key numbers or what are the images for the phone dialer like the favorites, contacts, number keys, etc.
thanks in advance,
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This one took me a while too. They are in the Contacts.apk
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Hello Phoenix6,
thanks,
In the res folder of contacts, is it the drawable-hdpi-finger folder?
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Hello Phoenix6,
thanks,
In the res folder of contacts, is it the drawable-hdpi-finger folder?
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Should be drawable-hdpi, it's the folder with a ton of pngs ooh and are you decompiling or just extracting?
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Should be drawable-hdpi, it's the folder with a ton of pngs ooh and are you decompiling or just extracting?
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my objective is to change the png images, so that the phone will have a black theme. I know that there are black themes around. I have a stock t-mobile ROM, themes are rare to come by. I will try to make my own.
Not sure if what I am doing is decompiling or extracting
im looking to change the default icons of phone, contacts, messaging, internet, and camera. but im having a hell of time locating the icons i need to change to make them appear. if some1 could give me the names and locations to make it easier that would be great. i dont know if its rom specific or not but JK-3.5
blob754 said:
im looking to change the default icons of phone, contacts, messaging, internet, and camera. but im having a hell of time locating the icons i need to change to make them appear. if some1 could give me the names and locations to make it easier that would be great. i dont know if its rom specific or not but JK-3.5
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Use some kind of apk manager or 7zip to edit the file. Go to mipmap-hdpi and replace/change the icon in their. There can sometimes be multiple icons in that folder. Also, some apps have the icon in drwable-hdpi called icon.PNG or ic_launcher_(name of app)
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I've been trying to figure this out myself. I want a based 4.0.4 stock rom with the skyrocket icons. and The 4G icon as well. But when I changed the framework-apk it doesnt work. I dont know if im doing it right or not but would be nice if some one could make a flashable zip with these icons for all of the stock 4.0.4 based roms
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Use some kind of apk manager or 7zip to edit the file. Go to mipmap-hdpi and replace/change the icon in their. There can sometimes be multiple icons in that folder. Also, some apps have the icon in drwable-hdpi called icon.PNG or ic_launcher_(name of app)
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tried this, definitely not working. it works for other apks like ones you download, but for the ones im looking for it does not change the icon... im guess the file i need to replace is hiding somewhere... but where is what i would like to know. Of course there could be, im editing the wrong icon.. i would think to change the phone icon i would edit phone.apk but maybe that my mistake thinking i know what i'm doing...
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tried this, definitely not working. it works for other apks like ones you download, but for the ones im looking for it does not change the icon... im guess the file i need to replace is hiding somewhere... but where is what i would like to know. Of course there could be, im editing the wrong icon.. i would think to change the phone icon i would edit phone.apk but maybe that my mistake thinking i know what i'm doing...
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What apps?
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What apps?
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asked somebody, who's been a big help to me. told me that if you want to change the phone icon, it not in phone.apk thanks for that! Its actually in the contacts.apk image that...
Without having to download THIS messaging app? The messaging app in my ROM has direct call and a couple of other goodies that I really like... just the colors are very boring and plain! Any help is very much appreciated, thanks.
The standard way of theming is open the mms. Apk in a zip viewer. Either win rar or 7 zip, then find the area that holds folders named draw able hdpi. Extract ONLY THE ICONS AND IMAGES You want to change. Font extract the whole apk. Then, open the images in photo shop or any editing program, change the colors as you please, save, (DONT CHANGE IMAGE NAME OR TYPE), then drop them back into the apk in the folder you found them and save changes to the zip. Once that's does, go into system/app, rename the end of the name .Bak. So apkname.Apk.bak
Then just copy and paste it into system app and then give it correct permissions if it doesn't already and then reboot
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The standard way of theming is open the mms. Apk in a zip viewer. Either win rar or 7 zip, then find the area that holds folders named draw able hdpi. Extract ONLY THE ICONS AND IMAGES You want to change. Font extract the whole apk. Then, open the images in photo shop or any editing program, change the colors as you please, save, (DONT CHANGE IMAGE NAME OR TYPE), then drop them back into the apk in the folder you found them and save changes to the zip. Once that's does, go into system/app, rename the end of the name .Bak. So apkname.Apk.bak
Then just copy and paste it into system app and then give it correct permissions if it doesn't already and then reboot
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Too complicated for me man!
Joe0113 said:
Without having to download THIS messaging app? The messaging app in my ROM has direct call and a couple of other goodies that I really like... just the colors are very boring and plain! Any help is very much appreciated, thanks.
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Try using gosms or handcent. I believe they have theming capabilities.
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Try using gosms or handcent. I believe they have theming capabilities.
All Battery results are on a 6300mah battery, unless otherwise noted!
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I used Handcent since my EVO 3D days but I really like the 4.2.2 Messaging app.... I just hate that I can't theme it. No need for a 3rd party messaging app... I can live with the plain colors, I'd just rather be able to theme it if possible!!
Then if Reapers response is too complicated the answer to your question is then No. There's no other way to do it.
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Then if Reapers response is too complicated the answer to your question is then No. There's no other way to do it.
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Guess I"ll just have to live with it or extract another MMS.apk from another ROM!
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Guess I"ll just have to live with it or extract another MMS.apk from another ROM!
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Sorry, i made it sound over complicated lol.. just find the thing you want to change and then save it and put it back and save the apk and then just put it on your phone..
Why wouldn't you just download that app? It makes it a lot easier on you to theme the stuff the way you want. :what:
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Why wouldn't you just download that app? It makes it a lot easier on you to theme the stuff the way you want. :what:
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I'm honestly thinking about just doing that hahaa.
Is it possible to change the color of the icons in the contact list? The green is killing my b/w theme & I would like to change them to white.
Any input would be appreciated.
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Yes, it is possible
Probably inside framework-res.apk, twframework-res.apk, or SecPhone.apk
Cosmic Phoenix said:
Is it possible to change the color of the icons in the contact list? The green is killing my b/w theme & I would like to change them to white.
Any input would be appreciated.
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I looked in SecContacts.apk.
Found, inside the drawable-sw359dpi-xhdpi folder, the icon that appears to match the one in the screenshot.
"ic_call.png"
There's a few others with the exact same icon in that folder and I have no idea which one Samsung's call log/contacts pulls from so I'd just change them all. (I hate how many redundant images exist in the Touchwiz Framework.)
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Yes, it is possible
Probably inside framework-res.apk, twframework-res.apk, or SecPhone.apk
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I looked in SecContacts.apk.
Found, inside the drawable-sw359dpi-xhdpi folder, the icon that appears to match the one in the screenshot.
"ic_call.png"
There's a few others with the exact same icon in that folder and I have no idea which one Samsung's call log/contacts pulls from so I'd just change them all. (I hate how many redundant images exist in the Touchwiz Framework.)
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Thanks for the info! I'll look into these! :good:
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I looked in SecContacts.apk.
Found, inside the drawable-sw359dpi-xhdpi folder, the icon that appears to match the one in the screenshot.
"ic_call.png"
There's a few others with the exact same icon in that folder and I have no idea which one Samsung's call log/contacts pulls from so I'd just change them all. (I hate how many redundant images exist in the Touchwiz Framework.)
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OH WHOOPS. Yeah you're right, the images SHOULD be in SecContacts. Didn't notice she was in the contacts tab, which opens the contacts app. You can tell that I use my phone as a phone very often lol