[Q] port system application from one device to another - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi,
I saw a cool tweak on the SGSII in the stock contacts app.
I would like to port it to my phone(sgs4g).
so here are a couple of questions:
1.is it even possible?
2.if so - can I only port the contact app or I should I build the whole ROM?
3.If you have a guide/tutorial that can get me started that would be awsome
Thank you very much
Alon

1. possible
2.no need to make the whole rom and only the contact app to be ported.
3.i dont noe if any guide is available out there but as far as i noe u need to get the source den mod it

deepash said:
1. possible
2.no need to make the whole rom and only the contact app to be ported.
3.i dont noe if any guide is available out there but as far as i noe u need to get the source den mod it
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Thanks for the reply
2 more questions:
1 - do you have any idea where I can find the sources to system applications(specificly Contacts.apk of sgs2 and sgs4g)
2 - any guide for modding?where to start?
10x again
Alon

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[REQUEST] porting MIUI dialer/phonebook to other roms (Froyo/GingerBread)

hello theme-rs/modders I have a request... can u please port MIUI dialer/phonebook to other roms (Froyo/GingerBread)....
may be u can extract only the relevant apk + libs so that it will work on other Froyo / GB roms...
i already tried with Phone.apk but it just keeping ForceClosing...
it will be really great!!!
anyone who can do this?
THANK YOU
There is already an app that looks exactly like it, from the Go Launcher creators. It's called Go Contacts I think, give it a try.
Lol...doomlord i thought you could help me..coz i wanted the same,but pre-search b4 posting my req i found ur req already.U hav helped a ton ppl out there...is there no 1 who can do this?
pvyParts is stalking me,
so I am posting here to make him notice this thread!
Jokes aside, I think it's doable but I'll ask pvy about it, he is messing with apks a lot!
Xperia X10i via Tapatalk
I might be wrong but I think it needs framework modifications
by the way take a look at these apps If you haven't already, they're similar to MIUI's
For contacts/dialer:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.youlu&hl=en
For SMS:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.jb.gosms&hl=en
DooMLoRD said:
hello theme-rs/modders I have a request... can u please port MIUI dialer/phonebook to other roms (Froyo/GingerBread)....
may be u can extract only the relevant apk + libs so that it will work on other Froyo / GB roms...
i already tried with Phone.apk but it just keeping ForceClosing...
it will be really great!!!
anyone who can do this?
THANK YOU
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Always wanted that look.
And someone also port look of the buttons too
Sent from my X10i using Tapatalk
It's been 7 years and I still long for this.. Need MIUI dialer for RROreo. :l
prashanth_ said:
It's been 7 years and I still long for this.. Need MIUI dialer for RROreo. :l
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What custom rom for this phone is the latest right now and you're using?

[HELP] Q&A Thread - MUST POST ALL QUESTIONS HERE

In an effort to keep the thread clean with developments and ROM's due to the fact we dont have a general section either this thread has been opened for all the support and help questions that people ask.
Please use this thread for all GENERAL SUPPORT questions regarding the RAY, this will keep our thread clean and easy for everyone to find ROM's and THEME's
Once you have asked please await someone to help and please thank them after by hitting thanks
We all need to keep our thread clean
Now including ROM LIST
Chiefy's Miui
Miui by iriijo
aire 4pda
CM7.2.0 FXP
Miui by Seatone
MiuiV4 iriijo
CM9 FXP
ICS by szl.kiev
RayOnium
Kernels and themes to be added
(if your rom is not listed here please pm me and I will add it)
Hello, Thnx so much for this thread.. i like the stock sms app in ray but the txt is so small. Is there a way to enlarge them? Thanks for your help. Waiting for the response...
nightwing_sw said:
Hello, Thnx so much for this thread.. i like the stock sms app in ray but the txt is so small. Is there a way to enlarge them? Thanks for your help. Waiting for the response...
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None that i know of. Maybe with some apk editing we can fix that, but i don't know. Ray's screen is too perfect that all the text is too small..
nightwing_sw said:
Hello, Thnx so much for this thread.. i like the stock sms app in ray but the txt is so small. Is there a way to enlarge them? Thanks for your help. Waiting for the response...
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You can use a third party app and customise everything
Hi all. I am really excited to install custom ROM in other thread. But I don't want to lose my apps and settings. Is there a way to backup and restore them after flashing? You know, need not an hour to do that. Thanks.
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Ridho1 said:
Hi all. I am really excited to install custom ROM in other thread. But I don't want to lose my apps and settings. Is there a way to backup and restore them after flashing? You know, need not an hour to do that. Thanks.
Sent from my ST18i using XDA App
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You can download an app from the market such as titainium backup or my backup, that will back up all your apps and data, once you install your rom download the app from the market again and restore. All of your apps will be restored
There are a few paid and none paid apps in market, I use paid version of titainium backup but i have used my backup in the past
nightwing_sw said:
Hello, Thnx so much for this thread.. i like the stock sms app in ray but the txt is so small. Is there a way to enlarge them? Thanks for your help. Waiting for the response...
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if your phone is rooted, you can edit file /system/build.prop. at string ro.sf.lcd_density=240 (9 from bottom) and change density to 260 or 280, than ALL text elements will slightly bigger. need reboot after changing.
Well frankly i don't think the messaging fonts are smaller... It's quite comfortable...
That lcd build.prop method was very common in Sensation section... but there we used to decrease it to 204 and with that you get 5x5 application drawer inn HTC sense...,don't know how it will behave here...
secondly, users reported that some market applications show incompatible if you change lcd density...
chiefy009 said:
You can download an app from the market such as titainium backup or my backup, that will back up all your apps and data, once you install your rom download the app from the market again and restore. All of your apps will be restored
There are a few paid and none paid apps in market, I use paid version of titainium backup but i have used my backup in the past
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or use Astro File Manager to backup your apps, it's free though
and download the latest version
Hi Gents
I have my phone rooted with unlocked bootloader and i use stock rom .42 with Doomkernel.
Now when I connect my Ray to PC, PC Companion says that new firmware is available for my phone (.62). Do you know what would happen if I would start updating through PC Companion? Brick? Loosing root? Nothing? Simply updating? What is your oppinion about that? Thanks for support.
Mylow777 said:
Hi Gents
I have my phone rooted with unlocked bootloader and i use stock rom .42 with Doomkernel.
Now when I connect my Ray to PC, PC Companion says that new firmware is available for my phone (.62). Do you know what would happen if I would start updating through PC Companion? Brick? Loosing root? Nothing? Simply updating? What is your oppinion about that? Thanks for support.
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Don't.think.you get brick doing it by.USB only.over the air.
My.bootloader is unlocked when I tired to update it told me I couldn't as running a moddified rom?
sent from my gorgeus Xperia Ray
I'd recommend reverting to stock form again(relock bootloader, unroot, stock firmware), then update
better safe than sorry
Any stable CM7 and MIUI ROM with fully wOrking everything in this Section?
ICS for Xperia Ray
HI Guys,
I am planning to buy Xperia Ray, but i didn't find any ICS custom ROM for this.
so here are my questions:
1. Will Sony Ericsson port ICS on this phone ?
2. Is there any ICS custom ROM for this set ?
Thanks in advance.
alidsd said:
HI Guys,
I am planning to buy Xperia Ray, but i didn't find any ICS custom ROM for this.
so here are my questions:
1. Will Sony Ericsson port ICS on this phone ?
2. Is there any ICS custom ROM for this set ?
Thanks in advance.
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There will be ICS on March/April this year. Don't fret. There are some beta/Alpha ROM here on MIUI version and CM 9 version.
has anyone been successful in using link2sd?
Changing launcher
hey guys,
i´m having some trouble with changing the launcher components....
according to THIS:
monkeytown said:
hey,
habe euch hier mal meinen veränderten arc launcher hochgeladen......vllt. hat ja jemand interesse
screens:
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2
3
4
ansich wurden nur der homebutton, dock und die folder icons geändert
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i already did it some time ago...but now i can´t get it to work again and this file doesn´t exist anymore
my steps are:
- open .apk in betterzip
- take out some .png and change it
- replace the .png
- save the .apk
- sign it
- install
- error, app not installed
i did some searches and found something about deleting the files of the "META-INF" folder, but that didn´t work either
i guess it´s related to the launcher not just being a launcher but also a system-file or something
so...what am i doing wrong?
yujin_11 said:
I'd recommend reverting to stock form again(relock bootloader, unroot, stock firmware), then update
better safe than sorry
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Hi, and is there any way to relock the bootloader if it was unlocked through the "official" way? If there is can someone link it which is the safe? Thanks
monkeytown said:
hey guys,
i´m having some trouble with changing the launcher components....
according to THIS:
i already did it some time ago...but now i can´t get it to work again and this file doesn´t exist anymore
my steps are:
- open .apk in betterzip
- take out some .png and change it
- replace the .png
- save the .apk
- sign it
- install
- error, app not installed
i did some searches and found something about deleting the files of the "META-INF" folder, but that didn´t work either
i guess it´s related to the launcher not just being a launcher but also a system-file or something
so...what am i doing wrong?
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Just put the apk in system/app change permission to rw-r-r and restart.
you mean copy / paste with a file manager or install??
and why change the permission? the original launcher has other permissions (i´m just curious)
/e: oh ****, it worked
thx man!
can it do it the same way when modding the framework-res.apk?

Themes

Hi there all,
I was wondering is there some one who can make a tuturial for making theme`s
What software do we need etc....
Witch steps do we need to make etc etc....
Thanks alot
remco.k said:
Hi there all,
I was wondering is there some one who can make a tuturial for making theme`s
What software do we need etc....
Witch steps do we need to make etc etc....
Thanks alot
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Themes can be made but have to install manual by adb or file manager with root access! BTW, i love stock theme!
I was hoping that someone is already working on a Percentage Battery mod, as well as a theme.
aka: http://uot.dakra.lt/kitchen/

[Q] Extract stock rom , settings.apk

I'm using International Galaxy S II.
1) I want to Extract stock rom and make signed , zipaligned and deodexed custom rom. THIS IS great guide but not support ICS. How can I ?
2) How can I add text on Settings section. About Phone / I want to add text (xxxx theme)
Arnadel said:
I'm using International Galaxy S II.
1) I want to Extract stock rom and make signed , zipaligned and deodexed custom rom. THIS IS great guide but not support ICS. How can I ?
2) How can I add text on Settings section. About Phone / I want to add text (xxxx theme)
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check the link's below hope it will be of some help to u
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1272270
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26283930
Sun90 said:
check the link's below hope it will be of some help to u
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1272270
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26283930
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Thank you , can you say , How can I add new text on Settings / About Phone ? urgent
These guides are very great , thank you again.
Arnadel said:
Thank you , can you say , How can I add new text on Settings / About Phone ? urgent
These guides are very great , thank you again.
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well i am sorry ma8, i am neither a modder nor a devloper hence i have no idea about the same
but if iam not mistaken its got something to do with the build prop but i am not sure of the same
Sun90 said:
well i am sorry ma8, i am neither a modder nor a devloper hence i have no idea about the same
but if iam not mistaken its got something to do with the build prop but i am not sure of the same
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Already this has been researched build.prop but I can't found.
If you have a new idea , please tell. Thank you.

[Q] Need Help!stock launcher,Theme & APK custom ROM Cooking

Hello Guys,
I am newbie and making my own custom rom thanks with your help, tutorials and specially thanks to xda developers guys.
Its Android JB 4.2.2, I have to mod/edit below few things kindly help me...
1- I want to remove the stock launcher/launcher2, and want to add 3rd party nova launcher etc. How do i do it?
2- I want to add some 3rd party apps in it by-default like dialer, go sms pro, music player etc when i flash it they are pre-installed. How do i do it?
3- I want to add custom answering or call accepting interface i don't like the stock one. Want to add HTC one like. How???
Please help me in the above few things. Thanks in advance.:good:
infinity2throne said:
Hello Guys,
I am newbie and making my own custom rom thanks with your help, tutorials and specially thanks to xda developers guys.
Its Android JB 4.2.2, I have to mod/edit below few things kindly help me...
1- I want to remove the stock launcher/launcher2, and want to add 3rd party nova launcher etc. How do i do it?
2- I want to add some 3rd party apps in it by-default like dialer, go sms pro, music player etc when i flash it they are pre-installed. How do i do it?
3- I want to add custom answering or call accepting interface i don't like the stock one. Want to add HTC one like. How???
Please help me in the above few things. Thanks in advance.:good:
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1 which device are u building for?
2 fr third party apps just add the apks to system/app folder and they will be preinstalled after flashing the rom
rutvikrvr said:
1 which device are u building for?
2 fr third party apps just add the apks to system/app folder and they will be preinstalled after flashing the rom
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Thanks for your response.
Its Q-mobile A8 MTK6577 Chinese set.
infinity2throne said:
Thanks for your response.
Its Q-mobile A8 MTK6577 Chinese set.
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im not sure abt the launcher name but itl be in the system/apps onle

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