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I run into this question and I have this question as well.
What is deodexed?
Apk files have respective odexes that devs use to supposedly save space. Deodexing means you convert it back to a .dex file and put it back inside the apk. This allows you to easily replace files (not having to worry about odexes), but the main point was to deodex services.jar so that you can change all text to different colors (such as the clock color to white) and to deodex services.jar, you need to deodex everything. this is not me talking its a quote from another site by the way
After reading from articles , now more or less I got some idea on how to create a theme for a custom rom , but still there's something I don't know .
1) First , I extract files from a rom using 7zip . Then , I extract out the content of framework-res.apk and make some modifies / changes to those .png files . So , after completed those modifies , I just open archieve on the original framework-res.apk , drag and drop the one I modified to replace the original one ? After that , how do I pack it in .zip file that can be updated in open recovery ? .xml file shouldn't be modified right ?
2) What if I do this , I get a theme.zip made for the rom , and then I extract the contents of the theme.zip using 7zip , then again I modify the .png files and after completed , I packed it again by open archieve on the original theme.zip , drag and drop the one I modified to replace the original one ? Does this works ?
3) What if I modify other system apps such as calender.apk ? Using the same method , extract , modify , drag and drop , replace , then again how do I pack it in .zip file that can be updated in open recovery ? Is there any "bond" between those system apps and framework-res.apk ? Can I just modify anyone of both ? Or I have to modify both system apps and framework-res.apk to get it works ?
Thanks
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After reading from articles , now more or less I got some idea on how to create a theme for a custom rom , but still there's something I don't know .
1) First , I extract files from a rom using 7zip . Then , I extract out the content of framework-res.apk and make some modifies / changes to those .png files . So , after completed those modifies , I just open archieve on the original framework-res.apk , drag and drop the one I modified to replace the original one ? After that , how do I pack it in .zip file that can be updated in open recovery ? .xml file shouldn't be modified right ?
2) What if I do this , I get a theme.zip made for the rom , and then I extract the contents of the theme.zip using 7zip , then again I modify the .png files and after completed , I packed it again by open archieve on the original theme.zip , drag and drop the one I modified to replace the original one ? Does this works ?
3) What if I modify other system apps such as calender.apk ? Using the same method , extract , modify , drag and drop , replace , then again how do I pack it in .zip file that can be updated in open recovery ? Is there any "bond" between those system apps and framework-res.apk ? Can I just modify anyone of both ? Or I have to modify both system apps and framework-res.apk to get it works ?
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Here's what I know so far. I'm still trying to learn as much as I can:
1) If you are making a theme by trying to replace pngs in an existing framework-res.apk file, you can do this: open the apk file within your zip program, and edit the apk there (so you'll have two zip windows open. Once the apk is updated, close the most recent zip window. The first zip window should recognize that you've updated the apk file, and ask you to update the first zip window.
I've been playing around with this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1432152
What it allows you to do is modify the files in Windows Explorer (or whatever file explorer you're using), and then let the script do the rest of the work for you. The actions it can do are: decompile apk, recompile apk, sign apk, created update.zip.
The xml files need to be edited if you want to achieve certain effects. For example, in the Gingerbread theme there are some edits that have to be made to a few xml files in order to achieve white text on black backgrounds on the popup menus. The nice thing about the framework flasher link from above is that it 'compiles' the files (meaning it will check if the .9.pngs are correct, and if your xml files point to correct assets), so you can go about doing xml edits and stuff without fear of bootlooping.
2) Yes, this should work.
3) If the updater script is a generic script (that is, it moves everything from the /system folder to /system, and /data to /data), then you can create directories in the update.zip that refer to whatever apk you want to replace, with the same structure as in Android. The cool thing about Metamorph, from what I gather, is that you can create folder structures with just the assets you want to replace, rather than the entire apk. This means that if you want to replace just a few images in Phone.apk, for example, you create a directory in the Metamorph script under /system/app/Phone/res/drawable-hdpi and add the images you want to replace in there. I think that's the way I want to create my themes from now on, I just need to figure out how to do it correctly
I tried the framework flasher , after located the framework-res.apk and run RunMe , it shows echo is off , the log process shows 'java' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Do you have Java installed?
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Do you have Java installed?
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No , I have no Java installed . Tried to install before but couldn't get the right version .
Java
I've yet to find one all inclusive theming reference. Just a lot of searching & reading & trial & error. This might be a good place to get started.
Edit: You'll also want to get the Android SDK
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I've yet to find one all inclusive theming reference. Just a lot of searching & reading & trial & error. This might be a good place to get started.
Edit: You'll also want to get the Android SDK
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BTW , since I'm still too new to theming , I'm thinking of making my first step by changing the colour of a completed theme . This is what I'm currently doing : I extracted the files content of your DarkFroyo.zip and then extracted it's framework-res.apk . ( IT'S YOUR THEME , CAN YOU GIVE ME THE PERMISSION TO DO THIS ? ) I'm changing the original orange colour of all those icon to light pink using photoshop , then replace the original one . The files type are .png . Also , I changed the battery status icon and status bar background . However , I haven't touch those .xml files , I just leave it there . So after I complete , do I just flash it right away in my phone or I need to doing something like "sign" ? As for now , I don't have any idea about "sign" .
nikctsh said:
BTW , since I'm still too new to theming , I'm thinking of making my first step by changing the colour of a completed theme . This is what I'm currently doing : I extracted the files content of your DarkFroyo.zip and then extracted it's framework-res.apk . ( IT'S YOUR THEME , CAN YOU GIVE ME THE PERMISSION TO DO THIS ? ) I'm changing the original orange colour of all those icon to light pink using photoshop , then replace the original one . The files type are .png . Also , I changed the battery status icon and status bar background . However , I haven't touch those .xml files , I just leave it there . So after I complete , do I just flash it right away in my phone or I need to doing something like "sign" ? As for now , I don't have any idea about "sign" .
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Changing the color in Photoshop is fine for normal ".png"s but ".9.png"s are special, they have a 1 pixel border with guides that define how they are stretched to fill a space (& are only visible is a decompiled state). Just editing a .9.png in Photoshop might break the .9 patch. Since you are trying to modify my theme it might also be wise to grab the "undo.zip" so if (when) something you try bootloops the phone you can flash the undo to get back to stock. I know had numerous bootloops when I was first starting out (still do occasionally).
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Changing the color in Photoshop is fine for normal ".png"s but ".9.png"s are special, they have a 1 pixel border with guides that define how they are stretched to fill a space (& are only visible is a decompiled state). Just editing a .9.png in Photoshop might break the .9 patch. Since you are trying to modify my theme it might also be wise to grab the "undo.zip" so if (when) something you try bootloops the phone you can flash the undo to get back to stock. I know had numerous bootloops when I was first starting out (still do occasionally).
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Hey 3rdstring. I noticed you release a new version of your theme for the ODEXED version of CM6. For APKs that have ODEX files (such as Phone), are you deodexing them using apktool, then reodexing them? A brief pointer would be nice!
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Hey 3rdstring. I noticed you release a new version of your theme for the ODEXED version of CM6. For APKs that have ODEX files (such as Phone), are you deodexing them using apktool, then reodexing them? A brief pointer would be nice!
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No the only thing I'm changing in any of the odexed apks are images. I use a Metamorph file with ZipThemer to build the update.zip (& undo) after I've decompiled / recomfiled framework-res for the white menu text & 10% battery increments.
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No the only thing I'm changing in any of the odexed apks are images. I use a Metamorph file with ZipThemer to build the update.zip (& undo) after I've decompiled / recomfiled framework-res for the white menu text & 10% battery increments.
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The reason I ask is b/c I tried pushing a modified Phone.apk to CM6, but it didn't pick up any of the changes I added (images only). It made me think that the assets were already prebuilt in the odex file, so changing the apk wouldn't do anything unless the odex file was changed too.
I also tried applying a metamorph script on top of the odex ROM, but it caused a lot of fcs. I think it's b/c of the ODEXing too.
EDIT: My bad. Phone.apk is the calling screen, Contacts.apk is the dialer + contacts. DOH!!!
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Hi. I just wanted to write a guide on modifying apks. You probably have seen my rom in the ported section.
(I'll make the guide look better when I get home)
Well lets get started.
1.
First. An introduction to what an apk is. An apk is (believe it or not) a zip of files.
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So how do you go about editing a zip? I suggest using 7z on your computer or root explorer on your phone.
Second: there are a lot of apks you can edit but for this guide I'll be using the systemui.apk that you find in any rom in the system/app folder.
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Ok. So assuming you start with the system ui apk your going to need to extract the apk with 7z on your computer. (or root explorer on your phone. Es file should work also)
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Now you should have a new folder where you chose to extract your apk. Open that folder. Your going to see a bunch of files. What your probably going to be interested in is the res folder. Go into that folder and find the drawable hdpi folder. Open it.
Your going to see a lot of icons. Here is where you can change things like wifi icons. You can add 4g icons and so much more. Even edit what your contacts look like.
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This is an important step. Make sure your using the system ui apk from the rom your currently on or make sure its compatible with yoir rom.
Ok so now we get to the things like icon changes. Download a theme you've been dying for but couldn't get because it was either for another rom or phone. And the only thing you wanted was a few things from the theme.
Now extract that zip. Then extract the systemui.apk again from the zip you want your icons to look like. MAKE SURE YOU RENAME THE THE SYSTEM UI TO SOMETHING DIFFERENT SO YOU DON'T MIX THEM UP.
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So now that you got the system ui apk with whatever you want to use all you need to do is go into the drawable hdpi of the one with the icons you want in it. Copy them and bring them to your roms stock system ui and replace them.
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Thats about it. Now zip your roms stock system ui back up and change the ending to .apk. Then put it in system/apps and replace it. Reboot. And boom. Your modded apk is ready.
Hit thanks if I helped.
for step three rename the. apk to .zip its easier
This can only be used for replacing regular images in the APK. There are many images that are .9 images which require decompiling.
There are MANY guides across xda that go into detail and show you the proper way to modify APK's..... There is much more then images.
This one is even in this forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1388459
Can anyone tell me if its possible to add the 1% battery mod to a stock odex ics rom? I have a moto razr maxx. Is there a way i can mod this myself? I tried uot kitchen but it only shows increments of 10% on my phone.
Thanks!
Yes, it can be done. My phone's ROM is the stock odexed ROM and I have 1% battery increments. You need to edit framework-res.apk, you can use apktool or APK Multi Tool or whatever to unpack the APK, and rebuild it afterwards. To get 1% battery, you need to edit/replace some XMLs.
I'll try find a link to show how the XMLs should be and some commonly used icons.
EDIT: Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=724778
Find a style you like, download it and copy the two folders from inside into the "res" folder in your unpacked APK, overwriting any existing files (you may need to rename the drawable-hdpi-v4 folder depending on your phones resolution)
But UOT should work. Make sure in the "battery" section you changed at the top from "Custom battery" to "SCB with %" and then selected the style you want.
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Yes, it can be done. My phone's ROM is the stock odexed ROM and I have 1% battery increments. You need to edit framework-res.apk, you can use apktool or APK Multi Tool or whatever to unpack the APK, and rebuild it afterwards. To get 1% battery, you need to edit/replace some XMLs.
I'll try find a link to show how the XMLs should be and some commonly used icons.
EDIT: Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=724778
Find a style you like, download it and copy the two folders from inside into the "res" folder in your unpacked APK, overwriting any existing files (you may need to rename the drawable-hdpi-v4 folder depending on your phones resolution)
But UOT should work. Make sure in the "battery" section you changed at the top from "Custom battery" to "SCB with %" and then selected the style you want.
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what phone do you have? i already tried the uot and it will not work. from what im understanding you would need to edit the systemUI.odex file to allow for battery % but i have no clue how to do it.
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what phone do you have? i already tried the uot and it will not work. from what im understanding you would need to edit the systemUI.odex file to allow for battery % but i have no clue how to do it.
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I have an HTC Explorer. But I believe the battery icon is stored in framework-res.apk, and not SystemUI.apk, so SystemUI.odex shouldn't be a problem (SystemUI.odex is the odex file of SystemUI.apk - you can't edit odexed apps, you would have to deodex SystemUI.apk first; this means combining the SystemUI.odex and SystemUI.apk files into one, deodexed SystemUI.apk, which can then be edited).
Although UOT may require you to upload a deodexed SystemUI.apk along with framework-res.apk, because some theme mods required SystemUI.apk. So you might need to get a deodexed SystemUI.apk. There's a guide to deodexing here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1208320
It is a slightly complicated process, but it's not impossible to figure out I don't know for sure if this is what you need to do to make it work though. Make sure you have a nandroid backup before you flash the theme
i guess ill wait for a dev to deodex the stock rom then. the uot kitchen states it can work on odex roms but in my case it does not.
fix-this! said:
Can anyone tell me if its possible to add the 1% battery mod to a stock odex ics rom? I have a moto razr maxx. Is there a way i can mod this myself? I tried uot kitchen but it only shows increments of 10% on my phone.
Thanks!
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Anything's possible... See HERE, HERE, and a mini re-odex tutorial HERE.
And, I believe there were some major framework/system changes in the transition from GB to ICS - so, the battery files may have moved to SystemUI from framework-res..
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Anything's possible... See HERE, HERE, and a mini re-odex tutorial HERE.
And, I believe there were some major framework/system changes in the transition from GB to ICS - so, the battery files may have moved to SystemUI from framework-res..
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thanks for that but it's a bit too over my head to attempt myself. if i uploaded my systemUI & systemUI.odex do you think you could help me out?
fix-this! said:
thanks for that but it's a bit too over my head to attempt myself. if i uploaded my systemUI & systemUI.odex do you think you could help me out?
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You'd also need to upload all the .jar and .odex files from /system/framework I think to make it possible to deodex systemUI.apk.
EDIT: If you do that, I should probably be able to deodex it for you. (Assuming that process hasn't changed for ICS, which I don't think it has). Once you have this file deodexed, you should be able to use UOT, it supports ICS battery mods.
EDIT: If you need an easy way to copy those files off the phone, you can try this: http://androidcommander.com/
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thanks for that but it's a bit too over my head to attempt myself. if i uploaded my systemUI & systemUI.odex do you think you could help me out?
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Sorry, but I'm not too familiar with ICS yet... eagerly waiting Q3 for my phone.
Plus, I ported the battery from a deodexed set so I don't know all of the smali/xml edits involved if I were to do it from scratch...
You could still upload a whole system dump or cwm backup for me to look at ...if you wanted to. It'll let me get familiar with Moto's ICS..
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You'd also need to upload all the .jar and .odex files from /system/framework I think to make it possible to deodex systemUI.apk.
EDIT: If you do that, I should probably be able to deodex it for you. (Assuming that process hasn't changed for ICS, which I don't think it has). Once you have this file deodexed, you should be able to use UOT, it supports ICS battery mods.
EDIT: If you need an easy way to copy those files off the phone, you can try this: http://androidcommander.com/
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im uploading now if someone can do this for me, i cannot figure it out. the razr devs do not seem interested in doing this on a ics leak.
http://www.mediafire.com/?m1i08symjcalvy4
uploaded system/framework & app
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http://www.mediafire.com/?m1i08symjcalvy4
uploaded system/framework & app
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Downloading now, provided it works I should have it up in 15 - 20 mins
EDIT: Appears it's a bit different, trying another approach now which will take a bit longer, but seems to be working for now at least (doing it this way means deodexing all the files).
EDIT: I'll try and get SystemUI.apk uploaded tonight, the rest will have to wait to tomorrow if you want them.
EDIT: There is a possibility I will need "init.rc" from the root of your device (i.e. not inside any folders like "system" or "data") to properly deodex all the files. A few seem to be giving errors and stuff.
Here's the (hopefully) deodexed SystemUI.apk [well, it IS deodexed, the "hopefully" refers to hopefully it's done right]. Try this with UOT (along with framework-res.apk, which isn't odexed in the first place), and as I said before, be sure to make a nandroid backup before hand.
You may also need to delete the SystemUI.odex file from your phone after applying the theme, I am not completely sure. If after applying the theme it has not worked, try doing so - worst case scenario you should be able to restore your nandroid backup if deleting the .odex file breaks something.
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Downloading now, provided it works I should have it up in 15 - 20 mins
EDIT: Appears it's a bit different, trying another approach now which will take a bit longer, but seems to be working for now at least (doing it this way means deodexing all the files).
EDIT: I'll try and get SystemUI.apk uploaded tonight, the rest will have to wait to tomorrow if you want them.
EDIT: There is a possibility I will need "init.rc" from the root of your device (i.e. not inside any folders like "system" or "data") to properly deodex all the files. A few seem to be giving errors and stuff.
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heres the file you need to deodex.
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heres the file you need to deodex.
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Thanks. I can try deodex all the jars and apks with that tomorrow if you want. For now, SystemUI.apk seems to have deodexed fine without it, so you can grab it above and try UOT with it (that's the only file UOT needs other than framework-res.apk which isn't odexed anyway). Let me know if it works
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Thanks. I can try deodex all the jars and apks with that tomorrow if you want. For now, SystemUI.apk seems to have deodexed fine without it, so you can grab it above and try UOT with it (that's the only file UOT needs other than framework-res.apk which isn't odexed anyway). Let me know if it works
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ill try it but if you think you could deodex everything that would be great.
used uot with the modded systemUI and it didn't work, still only getting 10% increments. i think the entire system/app & framework needs to be deodexed.
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used uot with the modded systemUI and it didn't work, still only getting 10% increments. i think the entire system/app & framework needs to be deodexed.
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Just found this HERE - looks like a good 1% battery tutorial...
But, from the look of your system, you have battery files (images/xmls) in BOTH the SystemUI.apk and framework-res.apk - how's that?
I don't think I'll be able to upload the deodexed files. It'd be a large file, and I don't really want to waste the bandwidth I'm afraid.
It's not a hard process for you to do though. There are two main options. Either buy Titanium Backup Pro for your phone, and then load it up and press menu, then "more" and then "Undo sys Dalvik integration..." which will deodex everything in /system/app (but not /system/framework), or else download this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=972719&d=1333088601 (I'd strongly recommend this second method)
Extract the ZIP, and place everything from /system/app in "_app" and everything from /system/framework in "_framework". Run AutoDEOToolMain.bat. Select option 2, then paste in this as the custom BootClassPath:
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core.jar:core-junit.jar:bouncycastle.jar:ext.jar:framework.jar:framework-ext.jar:android.policy.jar:services.jar:apache-xml.jar:filterfw.jar:com.motorola.android.frameworks.jar:com.motorola.android.widget.jar:com.motorola.frameworks.core.addon.jar
Let it run, and all the deodexed files will be in the deodexed folders. Any files that weren't deodexed will be in the original folders.
This is really quite an easy process, so I'm sure you could achieve it yourself.
EDIT: There still seem to be a couple of errors with the above BootClassPath, the following two JARs seem to be missing: /system/framework/kafdex.jar and /system/framework/com.motorola.orange.simauth.jar (I removed them from the BootClassPath because the JARs were missing, if you can find these two JARs add :kafdex.jar:com.motorola.orange.simauth.jar to the end of the above BootClassPath and put the two JARs in "_framework". Then I think you will be able to deodex every JAR and APK. Without them, most still seem to work though. (A number of the APKs in /system/app do not deodex properly. A little googling has shown me that motorola often neglect to include com.motorola.orange.simauth.jar on their phones [probably to try and stop deodexing] and this is the main problem)
EDIT: Try using this tool to mod your battery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1434061
Use the deodexed SystemUI.apk along with the standard framework-res.apk, and download one of the 1% battery mods from that thread. I really don't think the rest of the system apps being odexed should cause an issue.
So there is this PinyinMe keyboard which looks the most like an iphone keyboard which I like as my phone is an iPhone Replica.
1. So the things I want to do is change the APK to a normal APK but I only know the way by TitaniumBackup but this app aint installed so it doesnt work.
2. The next thing I want to do is edit the APK xml files so I can remove all the chinese signs in it and change it to normal letters (mainly english).
- I already tried this but the APK wont install
3. If this is all working, I would like to make a second version of it which has AZERTY keyboard instead of QWERTY.
Please, I would really apreciate it and others too.
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So there is this PinyinMe keyboard which looks the most like an iphone keyboard which I like as my phone is an iPhone Replica.
1. So the things I want to do is change the APK to a normal APK but I only know the way by TitaniumBackup but this app aint installed so it doesnt work.
2. The next thing I want to do is edit the APK xml files so I can remove all the chinese signs in it and change it to normal letters (mainly english).
- I already tried this but the APK wont install
3. If this is all working, I would like to make a second version of it which has AZERTY keyboard instead of QWERTY.
Please, I would really apreciate it and others too.
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Here's the APK and OBEX which I forgot to add
http://www.mediafire.com/?216cm8rcgi2z5m8
I really hope someone can help me out with this !
Ok so in this ZIP file is the original APK that you can just install and use. Also the one I edited which gives App not installed.
Can anyone look into this please??
http://www.mediafire.com/?216cm8rcgi2z5m8
bOyka8 said:
Ok so in this ZIP file is the original APK that you can just install and use. Also the one I edited which gives App not installed.
Can anyone look into this please??
http://www.mediafire.com/?216cm8rcgi2z5m8
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You have two files in the zip. One is an .apk and the other is an .odex file.
I saw this thread as I was browsing around and came across your GooApple thread.
I am not sure what your level of expertise is, but basically, an apk from a manufacturer comes in two parts (.apk and .odex). If you want to edit the app, you must either edit both the .apk and .odex files, or you can 'deodex' the file which basically takes the contents of the .odex file and places it inside the .apk file.
If you have deodexed an apk file (removed the need for the .odex), you no longer need the .odex file. In this way, you get 'deodexed' ROMs with no .odex files inside. These are much easier to edit and work with.
There are lots of tutorials to find out more about this and about deodexing and editing .apk files if you search.
Here is a good starting point
If you are already aware of this, I apologise
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You have two files in the zip. One is an .apk and the other is an .odex file.
I saw this thread as I was browsing around and came across your GooApple thread.
I am not sure what your level of expertise is, but basically, an apk from a manufacturer comes in two parts (.apk and .odex). If you want to edit the app, you must either edit both the .apk and .odex files, or you can 'deodex' the file which basically takes the contents of the .odex file and places it inside the .apk file.
If you have deodexed an apk file (removed the need for the .odex), you no longer need the .odex file. In this way, you get 'deodexed' ROMs with no .odex files inside. These are much easier to edit and work with.
There are lots of tutorials to find out more about this and about deodexing and editing .apk files if you search.
Here is a good starting point
If you are already aware of this, I apologise
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Hey man, thanks for giving me this information.
I did read about deodexing but havent had the time to look it up. And I think TBP does the deodex (I could be wrong) when changing the system app to a user app.
Anyways, I have been able to edit the xml & png's, but whenever I try to install the newly created APK, I get the error : App not installed.
Maybe this deodexing can do the trick, I'll test it out once I find 30min of free time ^^
Titanium backup doesn't deodex the .apk. That is why you are having the issue. You can swap pngs etc without decompiling, but to edit smali and some xmls etc you have to decompile... it is much easier if you have first deodexed your apk to remove the .odex file.
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Titanium backup doesn't deodex the .apk. That is why you are having the issue. You can swap pngs etc without decompiling, but to edit smali and some xmls etc you have to decompile... it is much easier if you have first deodexed your apk to remove the .odex file.
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I did recompile a working APK, but when I put it all back together and try as a system/normal app and do zipalign or no zipalign, I always get an error or just a crash. But probably deodexing will do the trick.
Hopefully I'll get some time this week for doing it cause its like:
Wake up - Eat - Job - Eat - Sleep - Eat - Soccer - Eat - Sleep
The life of a mailman