First, let me say by no means should I be trying any of this, because I don't really know much about how to modify software on Android devices. I've seen the .apk from AOSP taken and used on the Thunderbolt to replace the stock HTC text messaging app. Is there any way possible to take the .apk from some Motorola version of Android to swap in the Motorola text messaging app? That was by far the best looking messaging app in my opinion. I've tried simple .apk swaps and that doesn't do it. I'm just trying to figure out if its even possible or is it to entangled in the Blur b/s for me to even ask for help?
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Not unless you have the software for it. Called backsmali or somethin like that. You could try posting on a dev page and ask for it
hippofisher said:
Not unless you have the software for it. Called backsmali or somethin like that. You could try posting on a dev page and ask for it
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Tried to post it in the developer section here but it got moved here.
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Bumping this to the top, hoping someone can help!!!
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Hey.
I put this in the Developer section cause well, its got to do with development. If need be to move, mods please do, people dont flame. I really thought here should be the place.
Well, I have a n1 also, and remember when I was on 2.1 Cyanogen MOD had gif files working in the browser. I dont see why we couldnt get this done as well since it was possible on the n1. Gifs to me is a big thing and if it also is for others, Id like to think we can get it done. Now by we, I mean you devs that know what your doing. I have no clue, BUT It was possible on the n1, so why couldnt we do it on this?
Thoughts? Possible? Eugene?
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Wow I'm the only one that wants this.LOL
By gifs do you mean flashplayer? Like moving pictures on the phones browser?
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Alex530 said:
By gifs do you mean flashplayer? Like moving pictures on the phones browser?
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Moving content yes.... Flashplayer no.. Yes moving pictures.
I know it's not really important, but I've always wondered why. I've had my picture attached to my account since I created it and I've never been able to see it on the XDA app. And yes, I know it's attached to my account because I can see it on the desktop site. Lol. Thanks in advance for offering whatever information you're able to give.
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I also realize this probly should have gone in the general q and a section of XDA. Any help would still be appreciated. Mods feel free to move if able.
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Running a Sense 3.6 or 4.0 ROM and tired of not having a choice what app to use?
Sick of Apple and their patent infringement lawsuits?
This script will revert the workaround HTC put in place to comply with the ITC's order to remove the patent infringement.
This script makes a backup of your current build.prop, and then EDITS IT IN PLACE.
What does this mean? It means you can flash THIS file on ANY ICS 3.6 or 4.0 ROM on this phone and it will not mess up any tweaks your specific ROM dev has put in place.
Why is this important? There are a number of build.props edited with this fix (and others)...some of them are from the stock ROM and some are from various other custom ROMs. Simply copying one over your current build.prop could lose you important optimizations, or custom fixes your dev has set up. By flashing this script you keep those customizations and still get the benefit of having your choices back.
Instructions:
To tell if this edit worked for you, check in settings. If the app associations menu option is gone, then it worked.
You will need to clear defaults for specific programs in order to have a choice pop up.
Example:
If you have selected Chrome for your default browser in app associations, you will need to go to menu/settings/apps/downloaded/Chrome/clear defaults.
The next time you tap a URL you will have a choice of which browser to use.
Credits:
Thanks to iconeo for the original thread found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1693809
Thanks to Steal25 for the actual build.prop edits.
I am including two zip files. The first one will make the build.prop change to allow you to choose your own defaults.
The second one (HTCLinkify-revert.zip) will allow you to put your build.prop back to its default.
There are other build.prop edits out there and I will be creating ROM agnostic flashable zips for those as well.
Please let me know if there are any issues with this flash.
Good idea on packaging it this way it'll make it easy for those that havent made edits to a build.prop yet.
very good!
steal25 said:
Good idea on packaging it this way it'll make it easy for those that havent made edits to a build.prop yet.
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Right, that was my thought as well. Plus this way if a dev updates the ROM but doesn't add this fix in as a default, it's the easiest way to get it back.
iDannyPR said:
very good!
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Thank you.
smw6180 said:
Right, that was my thought as well. Plus this way if a dev updates the ROM but doesn't add this fix in as a default, it's the easiest way to get it back.
Thank you.
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+1 good lookin out!
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Updated the OP to correct the credit. Sorry Steal25, didn't mean to confuse you with SteelH.
Worked great on my themed Viper Rom. Thanks.
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jmoore4175 said:
Worked great on my themed Viper Rom. Thanks.
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Excellent. Glad to hear it.
Thanks. Worked on MikVirgin
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Moricon said:
Thanks. Worked on MikVirgin
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Good deal.
smw6180 said:
Running a Sense 3.6 or 4.0 ROM and tired of not having a choice what app to use?
Sick of Apple and their patent infringement lawsuits?...
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Great job my good man! This is very useful and well thought out. I especially like the scripts you used to keep build.prop tweaks in place. Very well done.
Keep it up bro
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Androidious said:
Great job my good man! This is very useful and well thought out. I especially like the scripts you used to keep build.prop tweaks in place. Very well done.
Keep it up bro
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Thanks. That was my whole point: I could see times where people would just copy over random build.prop that already had the tweak, over a ROM with a heavily edited build.prop and mess up everything their ROM Dev was trying to do...and then I thought of the poor devs trying to cope with figuring out random glitches due to build.prop changes and I thought...hey, let's make this easy for EVERYONE.
Now the users don't have to edit it themselves and the devs don't get stuck trying to figure random bugs out without knowing a user may have changed build.prop, or overwritten it.
Win for everyone.
so the mod will allow third party apps to update with facebook and twter?
like Handcent app is not longer updating contacts picture from those contact linked to fb and twter.
is that correct?
thanks
saenz4931 said:
so the mod will allow third party apps to update with facebook and twter?
like Handcent app is not longer updating contacts picture from those contact linked to fb and twter.
is that correct?
thanks
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Nope. This mod allows you to choose what app you want to launch when clicking on say a URL. This is the functionality that Apple claimed infringed one of their patents.
It doesn't have anything to do with 3rd party apps, aside from allowing you to decide which one you want to launch, either each time, or by default.
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Nope. This mod allows you to choose what app you want to launch when clicking on say a URL. This is the functionality that Apple claimed infringed one of their patents.
It doesn't have anything to do with 3rd party apps, aside from allowing you to decide which one you want to launch, either each time, or by default.
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oohh ok... thanks man.. now i know what is the ****er apples are complaining about.. well tanks for the info
Working great! Thanks!
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Just flashed this on sense 4.0 and it worked great! Thanks!
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Nope. This mod allows you to choose what app you want to launch when clicking on say a URL. This is the functionality that Apple claimed infringed one of their patents.
It doesn't have anything to do with 3rd party apps, aside from allowing you to decide which one you want to launch, either each time, or by default.
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I'm still kind of confused, so was the patent on the "Complete action using" dialog box? I thought that was present in all Androids for years now, and I thought iOS didn't even give you an option.
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I'm still kind of confused, so was the patent on the "Complete action using" dialog box? I thought that was present in all Androids for years now, and I thought iOS didn't even give you an option.
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Yep, that's what it was about. And whether android has been using it forever or not isn't the point. Apple dusted off their patent book and found that it was infringing.
Stupid patent law system.
Thanks. This was bugging the hell out of me.
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I ask a question on your site several weeks ago about the default messaging app on Samsung Galaxy s2 aokp jelly bean. It seems that if someone sends me a picture with text the picture covers to text and I can't read it. I asked if there was any way to correct it and below is the answer I got. I am sorry to disagree with whoever posted this however that is not a simple fix. I have Google and look for how to decompile a app and I am unable to find a app to edit a apk file. I am NOT asking for a step by step but surely someone can recommend an app I can download that would allow me to open the MMS app and edit it. Once again this is not a simple fix perhaps it is for you but it is not for me thank you for your time
This is a simple issue that the user can fix. Just have to decompile the apk and adjust the spacing. A search would have saved you opening a new thread.
Thread closed.
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I ask a question on your site several weeks ago about the default messaging app on Samsung Galaxy s2 aokp jelly bean. It seems that if someone sends me a picture with text the picture covers to text and I can't read it. I asked if there was any way to correct it and below is the answer I got. I am sorry to disagree with whoever posted this however that is not a simple fix. I have Google and look for how to decompile a app and I am unable to find a app to edit a apk file. I am NOT asking for a step by step but surely someone can recommend an app I can download that would allow me to open the MMS app and edit it. Once again this is not a simple fix perhaps it is for you but it is not for me thank you for your time
This is a simple issue that the user can fix. Just have to decompile the apk and adjust the spacing. A search would have saved you opening a new thread.
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If you search xda or google you will find plenty of tools that will do that for you.
I really do appreciate all the hard work that xda developers do. I do not like posting on here because I know your time is important but I also don't want to feel belittled. Have searched your site perhaps I'm poor at searching. Is there an app you would suggest that I could download to my phone or Android tablet to edit apk file. Thanks so much
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lishron said:
I really do appreciate all the hard work that xda developers do. I do not like posting on here because I know your time is important but I also don't want to feel belittled. Have searched your site perhaps I'm poor at searching. Is there an app you would suggest that I could download to my phone or Android tablet to edit apk file. Thanks so much
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Apktool, the app by virtuous team, and i think apk manager
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Thanks so much however after posting this I updated to the newest aokp and the issue is resolved. It does still have the sender's name overlapping the date but not the picture overlapping the message. Thanks so much and I will still try the suggested APK editor.
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Go check out the Android development guide by Google, you can get several tools to decompile an apk. As well as .dex file
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I agree that response was pretty rude. I'm guessing they were trying to scare you away rather than giving advice on next steps. That if you don't know how to do what they said you'd leave it to those that do know how.
But on to your original question...
Wikipedia's location for APK format (can't post link as I'm too new) says that the file is just a ZIP file (or JAR file). So likely 7-zip or your favorite program that can open ZIP's/JAR's will work. You might have to rename the extension to .ZIP or .JAR for the program to recognize it.
Nobody was being rude. We told him to search and that there are plenty of resources already available to him. Nothing wrong with that. Good luck and happy flashing.
The post was mine and it was not rude in the least. The information for what you need to do is posted. Has been for a few years now. Ever since people started doing customs themes. You will not be able to do this without a computer. All you have to do is decompile the apk, find the XML that displays the mms message and adjust the spacing by a few pixels. And then recompile the apk. There are tut all over the place on how to do this
You may have to be creative in your searches to be lead where you need to go but that is part of the learning that android requires. Sometimes you need to think outside the box to get the outcome you desire.
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I agree that response was pretty rude. I'm guessing they were trying to scare you away rather than giving advice on next steps. That if you don't know how to do what they said you'd leave it to those that do know how.
But on to your original question...
Wikipedia's location for APK format (can't post link as I'm too new) says that the file is just a ZIP file (or JAR file). So likely 7-zip or your favorite program that can open ZIP's/JAR's will work. You might have to rename the extension to .ZIP or .JAR for the program to recognize it.
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This only works for 35% of the apk as the XML files are encrypted until decompiled as are the .9 pngs
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Is there any way to replace the stock Sense Phone app (phone.apk?) with a AOSP/Nexus Phone app? I searched on Google and on this forum and I've had no luck finding any information on that for the HTC One X+. Any type of information regarding this is greatly appreciated!
P.S. I am using an AT&T version of the HOX+ and I'm aware that there are developers working on a CM Rom for it (which should have similar phone and dialer apps to what I'm asking for) but since it could take some time until a stable build is released, I'd love to be able to have the (as far as I'm concerned) improved phone calling experience ahead.
Well, you can replace the messaging app to the aosp one and it works fine. Maybe get a copy of the aosp phone apk and see if it works.
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Well, you can replace the messaging app to the aosp one and it works fine. Maybe get a copy of the aosp phone apk and see if it works.
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Well, first off, where could I get a copy of said apk's? And secondly, the little info I did manage to find implied that in the case of the phone.apk, if it's straight up replaced, it will not work properly. Apparently there should be a procedure to be used for the process to work, but so far I've found no info on this...
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Well, first off, where could I get a copy of said apk's? And secondly, the little info I did manage to find implied that in the case of the phone.apk, if it's straight up replaced, it will not work properly. Apparently there should be a procedure to be used for the process to work, but so far I've found no info on this...
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No, you can't. I looked into it as well.
There's a couple aosp apps that just don't work right on sense, the dialer and people app are one of them. Sense doesn't play nicely with them, and from what I understand you can't really do anything without being a dev.
To answer your question though, you can get the .apk's from other device ROM's. If you wanted the aosp dialer, download an aosp ROM for the nexus 4 and extract Phone.apk from /system/app/
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No, you can't. I looked into it as well.
There's a couple aosp apps that just don't work right on sense, the dialer and people app are one of them. Sense doesn't play nicely with them, and from what I understand you can't really do anything without being a dev.
To answer your question though, you can get the .apk's from other device ROM's. If you wanted the aosp dialer, download an aosp ROM for the nexus 4 and extract Phone.apk from /system/app/
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I guess I'll try that, thanks... If anyone else has any ideas feel free to share!