i wanna delete bootloader inscription in power menu i decomplite framework go to values and delte this then i complite framework and put to phone but when i restart phone i have bootloop i use apk-multi tool some on can help me?
Can you be more specific about what you modified?
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i decomplite framework and move to res values/arrays and i have
<string-array name="ff_shutdown_reboot_options">
<item>Reboot</item>
<item>xRecovery</item>
<item>ClockWorkMod</item>
</string-array>
<string-array name="ff_shutdown_reboot_actions">
<item></item>
<item>xrecovery</item>
<item>clockworkmod</item>
</string-array>
</resources>
and i wanna delete this xrecovery options or in another framework instead xrecovery i have bootloader because i try delete it in two diffrent framework and i have bootloop in both cases
Are you pushing your apk back to the phone as soon as it's recompiled? That will cause a bootloop every time.
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Ye i push framework to sd card then i use root explorer and move to system folder set permissions and put to framework and reboot
oxu said:
Ye i push framework to sd card then i use root explorer and move to system folder set permissions and put to framework and reboot
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Thought so. You're missing a step. You need to ensure the new apk is correctly signed and compressed properly.
There's a sticky in the themes section with instructions about what to do.
And it's worth mentioning that Tickle My Android can do this for you...
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Thought so. You're missing a step. You need to ensure the new apk is correctly signed and compressed properly.
There's a sticky in the themes section with instructions about what to do.
And it's worth mentioning that Tickle My Android can do this for you...
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Signed?? afte complite in apk multi tool you dont't need to singn framework something is wrong with complite because when i editing files which are visible before decomplite and after cmplite I replace it in orginal framework everything is ok
oxu said:
Signed?? afte complite in apk multi tool you dont't need to singn framework something is wrong with complite because when i editing files which are visible before decomplite and after cmplite I replace it in orginal framework everything is ok
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I don't use apkmultitool so I don't know what the dev has put in the program but apktool will always compile apk's with a compressed resources.arsc file and without the correct META-INF folder.
If your changed files work when you manually copy then into the original apk then that means there can't be a compiling error.
Do me a favour, check the size of the apk file that apkmultitool produces. Is it significantly bigger than the original apk file?
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after complite new framework has bigger size then orginal framework because changes resources.arsc size
ok I made it everything works
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I'm wanting to change the color of the slider when you turn your volume up and down from yellow to another color. I'm running CM7 fascinatemtd ROM by JT, I know which folder it's in and how to do it. My question is, I use Apk Manager to decomplie my framework-res.apk which was pulled from the ROM using 7zip, I've decompiled the apk, edited the XML file, when I went to recompile the framework-res apk using option 11, a error pop up and told me to read the log, I hit enter, answered yes to system question, then went to keep folder and deleted the resources file as instructed, and hit enter, I was left with an unsigned framework-res.apk file, renamed it to framework-res.apk, and pushed it back into ROM with 7zip, rebooted recovery, cleared caches, and installed ROM, but phone wouldn't boot up. So what am I doing wrong...
Obviously not
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What color do you want the slider man
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Blue would match my theme the HEX code is 11114b...
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If apkmanager errors common logic would dictate to read the log and see what is going wrong
Trying to flash a broken apk won't work obviously
I've gotten it to decompile and recompile bit the problem now os the changes I've made don't show up I'm not getting any errors before I was ising a ROM that I themed so I went back and used the original ROM how do I get the changes to stay...
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And you're trying to edit progress_horizontal.xml? And changing code to ff11114b leaving the "f's" in?
good day.
Yes
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I should rename unsigned framework.res to framework.res right...
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And during the compile process, you hit y for "system apk" and hit y for "would you like to copy over any files..............." and from the keep folder delete resources.arsc and continue to compile. And yes rename back to framework-res.apk.
good day.
Answered yes to system app and no to copy over files, didn't delete arsc and changes stayed, but if I install will I get boot loop since I didn't delete arsc....
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If I hit y to copy over files the changes don't stay only if I hit n
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it worked, by not copying over the files and not deleting the resources arsc file, does anyone know what the XML file name is for the download progress bar color is...and thanks for your help guys...
Here's what I would do if I was on Windows!
Download apktool & dependencies:
http://android-apktool.googlecode.com/files/apktool1.4.1.tar.bz2
http://android-apktool.googlecode.com/files/apktool-install-windows-r04-brut1.tar.bz2
Unpack both archives to your Windows folder. This will make apktool accessible through cmd anywhere.
CD in cmd window to the location of your apk, If you haven't already done so and install the resources by copying or pulling (framework-res.apk, twframework-res.apk for touchwiz) or (framework-res.apk, SystemUI.apk for GB). Once copied to the folder you are cd'd too...
Install the resources
apktool if framework-res.apk
apktool if twframework-res.apk
apktool if SystemUI.apk
Decompile and make your changes..
apktool d framework-res.apk
Recompile when done
apktool b framework-res
If it built succesfully, then make a copy of your framework-res.apk. Then navigate to framework-res/build/apk! Open your copied apk with 7zip and drag n drop res & resources.arsc from framework-res/build/apk inside! Close it up..
Push and test.. On windows you may need to navigate to your sdk directory if not properly setup!
adb push "your_copied_file"/system/framework/framework-res.apk
If you get a failed to write to system, run this first.
adb shell su -c rw
YES got all progress bar colors changed to blue now my CM7 Fascinatemdt ROM is themed all of my drawable hdpi and XML files are complete I might post this as a theme, thank you for your help...
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Here's what I would do if I was on Windows!
Download apktool & dependencies:
http://android-apktool.googlecode.com/files/apktool1.4.1.tar.bz2
http://android-apktool.googlecode.com/files/apktool-install-windows-r04-brut1.tar.bz2
Unpack both archives to your Windows folder. This will make apktool accessible through cmd anywhere.
CD in cmd window to the location of your apk, If you haven't already done so and install the resources by copying or pulling (framework-res.apk, twframework-res.apk for touchwiz) or (framework-res.apk, SystemUI.apk for GB). Once copied to the folder you are cd'd too...
Install the resources
apktool if framework-res.apk
apktool if twframework-res.apk
apktool if SystemUI.apk
Decompile and make your changes..
apktool d framework-res.apk
Recompile when done
apktool b framework-res
If it built succesfully, then make a copy of your framework-res.apk. Then navigate to framework-res/build/apk! Open your copied apk with 7zip and drag n drop res & resources.arsc from framework-res/build/apk inside! Close it up..
Push and test.. On windows you may need to navigate to your sdk directory if not properly setup!
adb push "your_copied_file"/system/framework/framework-res.apk
If you get a failed to write to system, run this first.
adb shell su -c rw
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will this work also when trying to decompile/recompile a non system app, like one from the market, that has dependencies
adude247 said:
will this work also when trying to decompile/recompile a non system app, like one from the market, that has dependencies
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It will work with anything provided you have the resources. Some apk's are picky by means of what you can replace.
The method above is using apktool the way it is supposed to be used. That apkmanager thing sounded crazy with the delete this after that, hit y or n before this. Seems like alot of un-needed steps and confusion!
On linux it's even easier, pretty much fully auto!
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It will work with anything provided you have the resources. Some apk's are picky by means of what you can replace.
The method above is using apktool the way it is supposed to be used. That apkmanager thing sounded crazy with the delete this after that, hit y or n before this. Seems like alot of un-needed steps and confusion!
On linux it's even easier, pretty much fully auto!
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yeah, I didn't delete anything just decompiled, edited the XML, and recompiled, that was the only way I could get the changes to stay. Any suggestions on what to use if the above resources don't work to get the apk to decompile, an example of an apk that I want to edit but cant get it to recompile after decompiling and editing the XMLs is....
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yeah, I didn't delete anything just decompiled, edited the XML, and recompiled, that was the only way I could get the changes to stay. Any suggestions on what to use if the above resources don't work to get the apk to decompile, an example of an apk that I want to edit but cant get it to recompile after decompiling and editing the XMLs is....
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I can't and won't explain getting resources for market apps or generally someone else's work. However there are several ways to approach non-building apk's.
For example aapt has the capability to recompile standalone 9's as well as xml's, which can then be injected into the apk with the 7zip method. Especially useful for minor changes.
Another example for stubborn apk's would be the Eclipse or similar project. This is where you would partially build the files you wanted to change.
Thanks for the advice...
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Hi. How to manually edit
system/framework/framework-res.apk
And system/app/systemui.apk
Without using uot kitchen and change the icons of my sga stock rom.
Thank you.....
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search google: edit apk
Use Apktool or apk-multi-tools. with apk-multi-tools there you can use fitur for change/replace images without decompile apk.
Pull the apk from the phone using adb and rename the format to .zip . You should be able to replace file inside with the same names without issues. But please replace the right one. Etc you're mdpi, pls use mdpi images. And try not to edit .9 images. It may cause your phone to faint. Rename back to .apk after editing thn push it to phone through adb.
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i dont think we can do it... like it possible but so difficult to understand java's bytecode
Hi guys
as the title says, how can I change the background (often blue one) when you view the settings, contacts, etc?
I know it's something about the framework-res.apk, res/drawable-hdpi/semc_bg.png. But I think there's more to edit.
I've got the image to change, my problem right now is what respective files to change in the framework-res. and also how to install it to the phone
Can someone help me? a nice step-by-step process will help me alot, especially for a big noob like me
Thanks a lot, in advance
Replace the semcbg.png file in the semcgenericUxpres.apk
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Thanks dude ^^ You sure it's this one? none at framework-res? how to edit it , and bring it back to the phone?
there has 2 option to do this..
1-use PC/laptop (winrar/7zip,,,and the new image)
2-use your phone (root explorer,,and the image)
with pc/laptop edit the ***.zip (rom) file
just replace all of semcbg.png every where I mean on framework-res.apk
and other framework (i'm not sure which rom and/or sometime other rom has extra framework-res.apk) (that why u i told u to replace all of this thing)
and for the update also
(maybe u use it...like 'screenshoot.zip' it containing it own framework)
goodluck buddy!
semc_bg.png is located in two files, framework-res.apk and SemcGenericUxpRes.apk. Location for that two files is system/framework. In each of that two files u have two semc_bg.png backgrounds, for normal and for landscape mode. Location of that backgrounds in each of previous .apk files is res/drawable-hdpi and res/drawable-land-hdpi. U can edit apk files with 7zip on ur PC.
Enjoy!
Thanks guys!
for example, I finished all the editing stuffs
How will I put it back to the phone? since it is an .apk, will I install that thru package installer? or what? just put the new edited framework-res.apk/semcgenericuxpres.apk in the phone, and reboot and the effects will take place?
You will need to use Root Explorer. Follow these steps:
Make a backup of the original APKs frst!
Copy the edited APKs from your SDCARD to your /system folder. (Yes, the "/System" folder)
Use Root Explorer to set the permissions to RW-R--R--
Once the permissions are set, CUT the files and paste in "/system/framework"
It will ask if you want to overwrite, go ahead and overwrite the files.
Reboot.
Or find empty flashable zip file,put framework files in it and flash via xrecovery.
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Which ROM is that? Did u get a port of the Walkman Z onto the X10?
How to change the status-bar background?
i want to change the transparent black background with the image in attachment so that it match my theme.
So which files i have to replace with this background?
Using xPeria Mini with stock ICS ROM
So no help?:crying:
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So no help?:crying:
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Try to post in Themes and Apps section.
Publiuss said:
Try to post in Themes and Apps section.
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What is this thread?
mobilephone01 said:
What is this thread?
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Actually this thread was in general but i moved it
And guys will you all please stick to the topic..any help?
maybe this ??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1786889
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maybe this ??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1786889
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See here is my systemUI.apk please add the image at OP (opaque)
piousheart said:
See here is my systemUI.apk please add the image at OP (opaque)
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Why not do it yourself? There is plenty of TUT's around that help you decompile and recompile apks.
evilbarcode said:
Why not do it yourself? There is plenty of TUT's around that help you decompile and recompile apks.
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I tried but when i recompile it & push it in system\app with proper permission, after rebooting phone it stuck bootlogo..
The same happens when i tried to decompile DefaultThemes.apk & MusicWidget.apk they both were not installed...
then i searched & found that we have to compress the resources.arc blablablaaa... & signing with recompiling system apk..
Still after giving a lot of tries i dont understand how to use signing & compress resources.arc blablaballl idk..
If you know than may be you can teach
Rebooted my phone 100z of time to check every method i found but no success
Now i dont wana harm my phone, rebooting it again & again for the things that isn't working for me...
See this thread, i asked on xda but people aren't explaining properly, they just stop answering after certain question:crying:
piousheart said:
See this thread, i asked on xda but people aren't explaining properly, they just stop answering after certain question:crying:
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Well, I am a bit on the busy side.... I assume you didn't try my tool then?
To do this manually, you need to first recompile your apk after you've done all your changes. You already know this bit.
Then:
Make a copy of the old apk
Use 7zip to open both the copy and the recompiled apk
Drag the 'res' folder from the recompiled apk to the copy
Close the copy
Extract 'resources.arsc' from the recompiled apk
Add 'resources.arsc' to the copy, selecting 'STORE' compression
Close the recompiled apk
Open the copy and check that resources.arsc has the same size and packed size
Reboot the phone and go into recovery
Mount the /system partition
Push the apk straight to the right folder
Unmount the /system partition
Reboot the phone
Wait for it all to load
Wait a bit longer
Wait a bit longer still
And you're done.
If you've pulled the app from the phone to a Windows PC then you don't need to worry about permissions. That's only when you copy the app to your sdcard or pull the app using Linux.
Going into recovery might not be needed. Pushing system apps while the phone is running can cause some nasty bugs so I always use recovery just to play it safe. You'll need to reboot most of the time anyway to see the changes you've made.
Instead of pushing, you could make a flashable zip. As an amazing coincidence, Tickle My Android can do that too.
Ticklefish said:
Well, I am a bit on the busy side.... I assume you didn't try my tool then?
To do this manually, you need to first recompile your apk after you've done all your changes. You already know this bit.
Then:
Make a copy of the old apk
Use 7zip to open both the copy and the recompiled apk
Drag the 'res' folder from the recompiled apk to the copy
Close the copy
Extract 'resources.arsc' from the recompiled apk
Add 'resources.arsc' to the copy, selecting 'STORE' compression
Close the recompiled apk
Open the copy and check that resources.arsc has the same size and packed size
Reboot the phone and go into recovery
Mount the /system partition
Push the apk straight to the right folder
Unmount the /system partition
Reboot the phone
Wait for it all to load
Wait a bit longer
Wait a bit longer still
And you're done.
If you've pulled the app from the phone to a Windows PC then you don't need to worry about permissions. That's only when you copy the app to your sdcard or pull the app using Linux.
Going into recovery might not be needed. Pushing system apps while the phone is running can cause some nasty bugs so I always use recovery just to play it safe. You'll need to reboot most of the time anyway to see the changes you've made.
Instead of pushing, you could make a flashable zip. As an amazing coincidence, Tickle My Android can do that too.
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Thank you brother i will try it
and yes i have your tool too, it helped me to restore system fonts when i messed with it & had a bootloop:victory:
Great tool:good:
BTW can i use winrar instead of 7zip?
Where is 'STORE' compression can be found in winrar?
How to check that resources.arsc has the same size ( same size compared to with file? ) and packed size?
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Thank you brother i will try it
and yes i have your tool too, it helped me to restore system fonts when i messed with it & had a bootloop:victory:
Great tool:good:
BTW can i use winrar instead of 7zip?
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Excellent. I'm glad it helped.
Technically, you could use any archival program but it has to be one that lets you add files to an archive without compressing them. I find 7zip to be fairly quick and user-friendly. Plus, it's free which is always a good thing.
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Excellent. I'm glad it helped.
Technically, you could use any archival program but it has to be one that lets you add files to an archive without compressing them. I find 7zip to be fairly quick and user-friendly. Plus, it's free which is always a good thing.
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Where is 'STORE' compression can be found in winrar?
How to check that resources.arsc has the same size ( same size compared to with file? ) and packed size?
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Where is 'STORE' compression can be found in winrar?
How to check that resources.arsc has the same size ( same size compared to with file? ) and packed size?
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I don't know. I don't even know if winrar can do it. That's why I suggested using 7zip instead.
To check sizes, just open the app (again, this is using 7zip) and look at the numbers to the right of resources.arsc. One is the original size of the file, the other is the size it's been compressed to. These need to be the same.
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I don't know. I don't even know if winrar can do it. That's why I suggested using 7zip instead.
To check sizes, just open the app (again, this is using 7zip) and look at the numbers to the right of resources.arsc. One is the original size of the file, the other is the size it's been compressed to. These need to be the same.
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Leme have my hands on some app..
Edit : I tried this but when ever i put it back to sdcard and look at it the app loses its icon ( just a green android logo ) and when i put it in syste\app with proper permission & then restart it doesn't install and even i tried to install as normal apk then it says parse problem..
What i am doing wrong i followed the same procedure above & also the size of resources is same.
piousheart said:
Leme have my hands on some app..
Edit : I tried this but when ever i put it back to sdcard and look at it the app loses its icon ( just a green android logo ) and when i put it in syste\app with proper permission & then restart it doesn't install and even i tried to install as normal apk then it says parse problem..
What i am doing wrong i followed the same procedure above & also the size of resources is same.
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I got your pm asking me to reply to this. I do most of my android modding stuff during spare moments at work because I don't have the time at home so I'd have gotten round to answering this in time.
I'm not sure what you're doing wrong here. Since you're got my tool installed, try using that first. If that works, then we know that there's something going wrong with the manual procedure and we can fix it.
If it doesn't work, then there's something wrong with the mod you're doing and we need to fix that instead.
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I got your pm asking me to reply to this. I do most of my android modding stuff during spare moments at work because I don't have the time at home so I'd have gotten round to answering this in time.
I'm not sure what you're doing wrong here. Since you're got my tool installed, try using that first. If that works, then we know that there's something going wrong with the manual procedure and we can fix it.
If it doesn't work, then there's something wrong with the mod you're doing and we need to fix that instead.
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Okay thanks..
So i tried to mod even after knowing that it wont work as before..
So what i did in DefaultThemes.apk is edited the Androidmanifest & string files to change the name & nothing else
is i am doing it editing wrong file and yes how can i use your tool for this?
Originally Posted by Ticklefish<br />
I got your pm asking me to reply to this. I do most of my android modding stuff during spare moments at work because I don't have the time at home so I'd have gotten round to answering this in time.<br />
<br />
I'm not sure what you're doing wrong here. Since you're got my tool installed, try using that first. If that works, then we know that there's something going wrong with the manual procedure and we can fix it.<br />
If it doesn't work, then there's something wrong with the mod you're doing and we need to fix that instead.
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Okay thanks..<br />
So i tried to mod even after knowing that it wont work as before..<br />
So what i did in DefaultThemes.apk is edited the Androidmanifest & string files to change the name & nothing else<br />
is i am doing it editing wrong file and yes how can i use your tool for this?
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To be honest, I don't know how to change the name of an app. It's something I've never done before.
I suspect that you've gotten the mod wrong somewhere but unfortunately I can't advise on where that could be.
Sorry, mate.
Is it necassary to sign systemui.apk? I made some changes to the file and now when i flash the ROM I get systemui force closes
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Is it necassary to sign systemui.apk? I made some changes to the file and now when i flash the ROM I get systemui force closes
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No, you don't ever want to sign system apps. Are you sure the permissions are correct? and what changes did you make?
I didn't put any permissions. How do I set them in the zip? And I change the 3g icon to 4g because I have virgin mobile so I can't get 4g but I want it to say 4g lol.
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Well if you are installing it with a zip permissions are probably correct. I'm assuming you decompiled the apk changed the icon and compiled it again? If all you want to do is change an icon, just open the apk with 7zip or similar and replace the icon, no need to decompile. That should solve it. Let me know
Okay. I'll try that and if I do decompile it, how do I set the permissions? Cuz i decompiled settings.apk and made a XML change.
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Okay. I'll try that and if I do decompile it, how do I set the permissions? Cuz i decompiled settings.apk and made a XML change.
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You would set permissions if you are just pushing the apk to your phone. Better question, how exactly are you installing the apk after you made the changes?
I just replace the old apk in the zip file and flash the ROM.
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ok, then the updater-script in the zip is handling the permissions for you, so you don't need to worry about that.
So there is no need to sign anything at all? Awesome.
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Apps in /system/app/ never get singed, apps in /data/app/ however have to be signed.
Alright. Thanks.
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Android commander... http://androidcommander.com/
great tool you should use when first dealing with androids..
you can delete/pull/push files to your phone there also apk backup which backs up your apps from the play store.. just a great program to have in your PC.
no problem, let me know if you still need help or get it working
Hi I'm also trying to learn modifying systemUI.apk through smali edits
So as a start I just decompiled my systemUI.apk with apktool v1.5.2 with no errors. Then directly recompiled it. No modifications made. The resulting apk didnt have any META-INF folder and thus I suppose is unsigned. But pushing this apk to /system/app doesn't install it.. As a result after reboot I have no installed systemUI.apk
What am I doing wrong? BTW I'm on Sony xperia live with walkman. But I suppose this is a general thing. And yes I have installed all framework files and as a result no errors while de/recompiling
havocgb said:
Hi I'm also trying to learn modifying systemUI.apk through smali edits
So as a start I just decompiled my systemUI.apk with apktool v1.5.2 with no errors. Then directly recompiled it. No modifications made. The resulting apk didnt have any META-INF folder and thus I suppose is unsigned. But pushing this apk to /system/app doesn't install it.. As a result after reboot I have no installed systemUI.apk
What am I doing wrong? BTW I'm on Sony xperia live with walkman. But I suppose this is a general thing. And yes I have installed all framework files and as a result no errors while de/recompiling
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The best way in case of small edits is to open both your stock and your modified SystemUI.apk with 7-zip, then copy the META-INF and AndroidManifest.xml from the stock to the modded one.
Close both and push back your modded one to the phone.
Guess that work.
pquinqu said:
The best way in case of small edits is to open both your stock and your modified SystemUI.apk with 7-zip, then copy the META-INF and AndroidManifest.xml from the stock to the modded one.
Close both and push back your modded one to the phone.
Guess that work.
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Well now I use APK Multi-Tool and it works great. From what I have understood it keeps the same signatures as in the original SystemUI.apk and there is no need of any resigning.