Wallpapers? Flashable ZIP or location in /system - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4

There's plenty of threads with cool wallpapers. However, they're not flashable zips and I can't find where to put them in the phone in order for me to be able to apply them. If anybody has a flashable zip for wallpapers or the location so I can just move them there myself. I'm on hyperdrive 17.1 if that makes a difference. I searched for an hour before posting this. I'll continue to check my phone files in hopes of finding it. Otherwise if anybody could point me in the right direction, It'd be very much appreciated

nada? Sheesh. So that's why I couldn't find any flashables either... what a bummer. But seeing all the threads for wallpapers... someone's gotta know where to put em. I thought I found the right directory but even after reboot they don't show on the WP selection screen

just extract them to your pictures folder and when you go to select a wallpaper use Gallery. They don't have to be in the system wallpapers in order to use them.
Technically they can be in any folder on your SDCard (internal or external) and the media scanner will find it and add it to your gallery app.

Try Zedge; search in the playstore.
Strapped up S4

52brandon said:
nada? Sheesh. So that's why I couldn't find any flashables either... what a bummer. But seeing all the threads for wallpapers... someone's gotta know where to put em. I thought I found the right directory but even after reboot they don't show on the WP selection screen
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You have to decompile framework-res.apk and put them in /res/drawable and recompile. (Note: you have to know how to recompile framework-res.apk properly or you bootloop and will have to Odin a stock image to get out of it)
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Surge1223 said:
You have to decompile framework-res.apk and put them in /res/drawable and recompile. (Note: you have to know how to recompile framework-res.apk properly or you bootloop and will have to Odin a stock image to get out of it)
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damn. Thanks man. I used to have all that kinda stuff on my old HDD then it got fried.So now I'm a lot more hands-off

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Fascinate's Live Wall Paper

I have attached fascinate's live wallpapers.
The fascinate live wallpapers aren't found on any other variant(s) of samsung galaxy s including the vibrant.
push each individual APK to /system/app and also push lib to system/lib
you can push using root explorer or adb or any other file manager type of program
(root explorer is the best imo)
Again, not responsible if anything happens to your phone etc etc
ENJOY!!
No dice, didn't show up when I installed them.
wazmoo said:
I have attached fascinate's live wallpapers.
The fascinate live wallpapers aren't found on any other variant(s) of samsung galaxy s including the vibrant.
Download the zip and flash like you would any other files (rom manager etc)
Again, not responsible if anything happens to your phone etc etc
ENJOY!!
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You update script is broken.
a proper working recovery update version...
http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/0...ive-wallpapers-leaked-available-for-download/
Why does this need to be flashed? Do they overwrite the stock ones or something? Oh yeah, my phone came with the luminence one.
Thanks for the link, the Fascinate looks just like our phone! Ha, anyway I'm going to just adb push the files, seems easier than a recovery flash
raduque said:
Why does this need to be flashed? Do they overwrite the stock ones or something? Oh yeah, my phone came with the luminence one.
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No, it doesn't overwrite anything. You can open up the zip file and install the individual apk files, but you have to push the liblwfa-0.A.2-mng-p1.so file to your /system/lib/ directory before any of them will work.
wait.
where do i move the .zip to?
What I did was open up the zip file and went into the app folder and copied all the apk files over to my phone and installed them one by one. Work for me that way. BTW love the wallpapers!
any screen shots?
srqt said:
any screen shots?
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I also would like to see some.
Ok so I tried flashing this, and the wallpapers didn't show up. So I tried copying the .so file to system/lib folder and installed each .apk individually, so now they show up, but force close when I try to use them.
Anyone have any idea how to get this working, cos it seems to me that out should be good one way or another now.
Thanks
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Hi. My name is Jess, and I love my Vibrant. That is all.
Here are some screens I made. I think they're kinda "girly", but to each their own.
Oliver Face said:
Here are some screens I made. I think they're kinda "girly", but to each their own.
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I have to agree with that statement sir.
theres plenty more Facinate live wallpapers that put the vibrant to shame.... can someone port from the facinate dump?
JessJames said:
Ok so I tried flashing this, and the wallpapers didn't show up. So I tried copying the .so file to system/lib folder and installed each .apk individually, so now they show up, but force close when I try to use them.
Anyone have any idea how to get this working, cos it seems to me that out should be good one way or another now.
Thanks
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Hi. My name is Jess, and I love my Vibrant. That is all.
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Jess, your problem is that the APKs need to be pushed into /system/app - you can't install them, they'll show up, but won't work. Try uninstalling them and push each file to /system/app.
just as rdauque says, push each individual apk to /system/app. DON'T INSTALL THEM OR FLASH.
also, some devices might need the lib to be push to system/lib.
you can use root explorer or adb to push these files.
works like a charm
*Purple* Spark lwp mod
Oliver Face said:
Here are some screens I made. I think they're kinda "girly", but to each their own.
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Nothing wrong with girly wallpapers, some of us (admittedly nerdy) girls actually use android =)
Anyway, I really love the spark wallpaper, but honestly, I've always preferred purple over pink, so I colored the background for my liking.
Anyway, flash/push the original zip contents to your phone, or at least the .so file to /system/lib, then copy/push this to /system/app for my purple Spark mod.
Cheers,
=)
~ Jocelyn
Just move the apk files using root explorer to system/app and it will appear in your live wallpaper files.
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Help installing the honeycomb 3.0 wallpaper zip

Can someone tell me how to install them on my vibrant. I don't know where to put the file. It's rooted with Bio v1.2
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what do you mean?
What kind of .zip?
is it flashable?
If not, extract it on PC or androidzip on phone, and use the wallpapers?
im not sure what kind of .zip your talking about.
The honeycomb wallpapers were in the forums about a week ago. I have the file on my phone but I don't know how to install. I tried doing it from recovery but it gets stuck on the installation screen.,
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Don't do that. Just open the zip on your computer and see if you can pull the images out.
thegreatcity said:
Don't do that. Just open the zip on your computer and see if you can pull the images out.
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What he said^^^ I just make a folder on my internal sd called backgrounds and put my wallpapers in them.. I think if you long press on a zip file on your sd it will also extract it to a folder called extracted on your phone.
Just unzip and set the image as wallpaper.
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[HOW TO] CRT-Effect only

This is just the plain CRT effect. No custom roms, no pre-made files or anything. (You need root)
I've searched for this on XDA, Google, other forums etc. but I couldn't find it.
It always showed up ROMs including this feature, not the actual feature itself
DO A BACKUP BEFORE EDITING ANY FILES!
Also, you need root
1. Pull framework-res.apk from the /system/framework/ folder via ADB (Alternate way below*)
2. Decompile framework-res.apk with APKTool/APK Manager (Whatever you prefer..)
3. Navigate to /res/values/ and open the bools.xml file with Notepad++ (Notepad works too )
4. Search for "config_animateScreenLights" and change the "true" to "false".
5. Save, and compile the file. Open the fresh-compiled file and copy resources.arsc to the original apk. (Overwrite the existing one)
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Transfer the framework-res.apk file back to your phone, and then switch it with the original one
You must reboot to make it work!
*If you don't know how to push/pull files via adb, you can use Root Explorer and copy it to the /sdcard/ folder, then transfer it to your PC.
If you switch it back with root explorer, programs will start to force close. Just reboot and you'll be fine
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CWM Flashable template
Use the attachment below as a template for flashing with CWM.
Open the .zip file, and place your framework-res.apk in system/framework/
Then extract it to your phone and flash it
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Thank you very much, Worked
tried it on KF2
Don't forget to share what you make mentioning what fw it is from
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Rawat said:
Don't forget to share what you make mentioning what fw it is from
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Doesn't matter, it's integrated in every Android 2.3 devices.
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thanks for this, could you possibly make a similar "how to" for the overscroll glow effect?? Been searching everywhere and can't find a simple guide
viva.fidel said:
thanks for this, could you possibly make a similar "how to" for the overscroll glow effect?? Been searching everywhere and can't find a simple guide
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I'll see what I can do
Edit: Looks like there's something wrong with my firmware.. I don't have a classes.dex files within framework.jar
And it's hell of a process to do it, so I might have to re-concider this :/
Edit 2: I dont have a deodexed rom, and when I try to deodex it, it fails
Is the Pixelbug still there?
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i think metamorph app supports editing system files... can u make a compatible zip?
DooMLoRD said:
can u make a compatible zip?
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Sorry, I'm waaaaay to lazy to create a zip compatible for every single firmware out there. I can't take a framework file from KE2 and think it works on a phone with KF3..
fuzzl said:
Is the Pixelbug still there?
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Pixelbug?
No idea what that is, but I can't see any pixels being stuck or anything.
Thanks, but...
Would you like to explain step 5 a bit further? I'm a bit confused. I'm using apk manager and it asks me a bunch of things and you don't tell me where to overwrite the arsc-file, etc.
sackynuts said:
Thanks, but...
Would you like to explain step 5 a bit further? I'm a bit confused. I'm using apk manager and it asks me a bunch of things and you don't tell me where to overwrite the arsc-file, etc.
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Ah, so sorry.
Open the original framework-res with WinRar. And do the same with the modified. In there you'll see the resources.arsc file
If you don't know how to use APK Manager, use google.
Not trying to be rude, I'm just in a little hurry
I'll ask a mod later if he can move on of my posts up, and then I can perhaps create a more user friendly guide
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bruflot said:
I'll see what I can do
Edit: Looks like there's something wrong with my firmware.. I don't have a classes.dex files within framework.jar
And it's hell of a process to do it, so I might have to re-concider this :/
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No worries, thanks for having a look though
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viva.fidel said:
No worries, thanks for having a look though
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Well, I can take a further look, but only if you upload your framework.jar file and then send it to me.
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bruflot said:
Doesn't matter, it's integrated in every Android 2.3 devices.
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I read your thread, and know what you posted.
What I'm saying is that if someone makes the anim for example KF3, it would only take a few seconds to upload so other people could use, while diy CRT anim takes at least 5 mins even if you know what you're doing.
bruflot said:
I have always liked the CRT effect, but it got kinda annoying to always have a custom ROM installed to have it (I prefer stock ROMs )
I've searched for this on XDA, Google, other forums etc. but I couldn't find it.
It always showed up ROMs including this feature, not the actual feature itself
DO A BACKUP BEFORE EDITING ANY FILES!
Transfer the framework-res.apk file back to your phone, and then switch it with the original one
You must reboot to make it work!
I don't know the adb commands for switching the system files, so if anyone could tell them to me?
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So to send a file to system in adb I used
Code:
abd push (new apk with mods) /sdcard // used to temp move it
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw /system
mv /sdcard/framework-res.apk /system/framework/framework-res.apk
Is that what you were asking?
bruflot said:
Well, I can take a further look, but only if you upload your framework.jar file and then send it to me.
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That I can do no problem, appreciate you willing to look into this, used to have CM7 on my old HTC Desire and missing the overscroll effect! The only how-to thread on this I could find was [MOD][PORT][04-16] Android 2.3 Overscroll Glow MOD for Galaxy S I9000 (Gingerbread) but it's only for specific SGS firmwares, might be of some help to you still
Hmm...I don't have a res/values folder (just res, there is no values). There is also no Books.xml anywhere in the apk. I'm on stock rooted KE7...Is the value somewhere else on my version? Am I doing something wrong?
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Hmm...I don't have a res/values folder (just res, there is no values). There is also no Books.xml anywhere in the apk. I'm on stock rooted KE7...Is the value somewhere else on my version? Am I doing something wrong?
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And you decompiled it right? I know i you were to just open the apk it would have a res but not res/values.
I followed the instructions ... and used APK Manager, I complied, signed, and before i quit it asked me to delete a file...resources.arsc
do i have to do that?
also, i noticed the APK Manager made signed apk of less size as compared to original file
original apk file size = 8.05 mb
complied, signed apk = 5.16 mb
is that normal?
infra4800 said:
I followed the instructions ... and used APK Manager, I complied, signed, and before i quit it asked me to delete a file...resources.arsc
do i have to do that?
also, i noticed the APK Manager made signed apk of less size as compared to original file
original apk file size = 8.05 mb
complied, signed apk = 5.16 mb
is that normal?
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yeh same thing happend to mine, works fine though also use LCD Density to change the DPI to 240 to get rid of the pixelated crt animation

[zip] Empty Flashable Zip Template

Some people aren't sure how to create a flashable zip. So here is a template zip file.
Instructions add your APK files to the appropriate directory within the zip.
ie framework-res.apk would go in system/framework/
SystemUI.apk would go in system/app/
Vigor_VZW_bootanimation.zip would go in system/customize/resource/
*You may need to create directories within the zip*
lol nice idea i have never thought about making one for people I forget people dont know how
This could be very useful for people who are new to theming and from development and who are still learning how to sign zips.
Nice work and good idea.
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ljbaumer said:
This could be very useful for people who are new to theming and from development and who are still learning how to sign zips.
Nice work and good idea.
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Agreed. This is pretty sweet and actually an idea I was going to ask someone for once (I had no idea how to do these).
And MrSmith, now I can try to get all the boot anims updated with flashables also so that everyone will have different options. Thanks!!
Thanks for dropping this. Already have one, but this helps anyone trying to learn. You may have given the next big developer a good first tool. Congrats.....
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Thanks. I'll give this a go on cleanrom.
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Is this just the required directories for theming or does it include the ones required to make a flashable ROM?
ShaneMA said:
Is this just the required directories for theming or does it include the ones required to make a flashable ROM?
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this is just a flashible zip only you will need to add your files to the right folders to make it theme
is there a list of the folders? for example what folders should i make to add ringtones to the ones that are already on my phone? how about notifications, wallpapers, etc.?
bal1985 said:
is there a list of the folders? for example what folders should i make to add ringtones to the ones that are already on my phone? how about notifications, wallpapers, etc.?
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The three things you've listed are items that can be freely transferred via USB. This is more for theme elements and applications.
However to answer your question, stock ringtones and notifications are in /system/media/audio/ringtones and /system/media/audio/notifications . The stock wallpapers are stored in /system/customize/resource.
MrSmith317 said:
Some people aren't sure how to create a flashable zip. So here is a template zip file.
Instructions add your APK files to the appropriate directory within the zip.
ie framework-res.apk would go in system/framework/
SystemUI.apk would go in system/app/
Vigor_VZW_bootanimation.zip would go in system/customize/resource/
*You may need to create directories within the zip*
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Good idea.. I have my own templates I use. Never thought to post.. kinda nervous that someone out there would brick their phone and blame me...been busy as hell past month, hopefully soon I'll get some time to port over some of my previous work over to the rezound, since now all the issues with compiling and decompiling have been figured out.. I got some catching up to do
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Mr. Smith,
So if I wanted to make a flashable zip of say the market apk or root explorer that I can keep on the root of my SD card so if for some reason the rom I flash is missing gapps. Would I just make a folder called data with a subfolder called app and then it would get installed in data app ? Then drop the apk within the app folder and resign using android signer ?
I just had that happen while trying to flash the anthrax kernel , for some reason I lost my market apk and since it was a fresh flash I had no access to a file explorer. So ended up googling the commands to adb push the market apk to system. It worked, but made me think if I had my own flashable market zip I could have just flashed that and been up and running easier .
mjh68 said:
Mr. Smith,
So if I wanted to make a flashable zip of say the market apk or root explorer that I can keep on the root of my SD card so if for some reason the rom I flash is missing gapps. Would I just make a folder called data with a subfolder called app and then it would get installed in data app ? Then drop the apk within the app folder and resign using android signer ?
I just had that happen while trying to flash the anthrax kernel , for some reason I lost my market apk and since it was a fresh flash I had no access to a file explorer. So ended up googling the commands to adb push the market apk to system. It worked, but made me think if I had my own flashable market zip I could have just flashed that and been up and running easier .
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You got it. As long as you get the structure down right, flashing the zip will drop the files in the proper directory on your phone/device.
What about file permissions and owner? How do we set that in the zip (eg. if I need to flash a file to /system that requires permissions 644, owner 0/0.
Nighthound said:
What about file permissions and owner? How do we set that in the zip (eg. if I need to flash a file to /system that requires permissions 644, owner 0/0.
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Android handles that. However you can edit the script : META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script to make whatever changes you need. So you could add a line: run_program("/sbin/busybox", "chmod", "644", "xxx_file");
MrSmith317 said:
Android handles that. However you can edit the script : META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script to make whatever changes you need. So you could add a line: run_program("/sbin/busybox", "chmod", "644", "xxx_file");
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Ahh, I googled for edify scripts and found there is a set_perm command which does exactly what I need. Thanks!
Nighthound said:
Ahh, I googled for edify scripts and found there is a set_perm command which does exactly what I need. Thanks!
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haha that too.
MrSmith317 said:
Come a day there won't be room for naughty men like us to slip about at all.
This job goes south, there well may not be another.
So here is us, on the raggedy edge. Don't push me, and I won't push you.
Dong le ma?
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Shiny!
MrSmith317 said:
Some people aren't sure how to create a flashable zip. So here is a template zip file.
Instructions add your APK files to the appropriate directory within the zip.
ie framework-res.apk would go in system/framework/
SystemUI.apk would go in system/app/
Vigor_VZW_bootanimation.zip would go in system/customize/resource/
*You may need to create directories within the zip*
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Quick Q. is it possible to create 1 flashable zip that would flash more than 1 file into different directories I.e a file into System/app and another in System/Framework ?
funnyangrykid said:
Quick Q. is it possible to create 1 flashable zip that would flash more than 1 file into different directories I.e a file into System/app and another in System/Framework ?
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Yeah man, that's what this blank flashable zip does
You can put as many files in the 'app' or 'framework' folder and it will flash them all

[Q] Need help extracting from apk/zip.

Hey, in the attached zip (apk), I want to extract the loading screen to have as a wallpaper.
I for the love of god couldnt get a screenshot of it (seemed like there where some conflicts with loading+screenshotting)
and I cant seem to find it.
I'm in dire need here, many thanks to the one who can help me!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/a5mdxs0it9a80u7/com.tomorrowland.tomorrowland_1.0.2.zip
You can try using 7zip to extract the image, many .png and .jpg images will be easily obtainable this way. If that fails try brutall's apk decompiling tool, just Google it, its easy to use. Or I blevie daneshm (something like that) made a different one based off brutall work. Either way there are many to chose from and all easily found with the search button
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leiros said:
Hey, in the attached zip (apk), I want to extract the loading screen to have as a wallpaper.
I for the love of god couldnt get a screenshot of it (seemed like there where some conflicts with loading+screenshotting)
and I cant seem to find it.
I'm in dire need here, many thanks to the one who can help me!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/a5mdxs0it9a80u7/com.tomorrowland.tomorrowland_1.0.2.zip
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RE: What you can do is look on xda for an android app called Zarchiver. This opens many file types. Make sure to download the arm version.
Then navigate to the apk file, hold the touch screen and click open as archive. Also, goto <filename.apk> and navigate to /res/img/hdpi then grab your image. Here's the link to Zarchiver- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2154241 remember, get 0.65 arm (the first link).
Gonna try, thanks
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Why did u thank me (thanks meter.) did Zarchiver work

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