Hi!
Can anyone here help me out in decompiling the Settings.apk for the custom ROM (CyanogenMod) I'm making?
It has a lot of useless entries (my phone doesn't have them), like auto brightness, capacitive buttons backlight, performance, etc.
I'm new to this but I have already read threads about decompiling apks.
I'm really eager to this since this is my first custom ROM.
Thanks to all who will help!
Decompile the Settings.apk then go to /res/xml/ and find the file named settings_headers.xml, it should containt the entries.
Cozzmy13 said:
Decompile the Settings.apk then go to /res/xml/ and find the file named settings_headers.xml, it should containt the entries.
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Yes I already removed some but the auto-brightness feature doesn't seem to be located in the settings.apk. I can enable/disable it even without going into settings. Do you know where it is? Must be in SystemUI.apk, framework-res.apk or framework.jar,
Man, what happened to searching the forums?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2184207
[GUIDE][4.0+] Add items to Settings.apk / Change Layout
You need WinRar, or 7zip, Notepad++ or Sublime or Atom, and yeah. Maybe an apk signer.
berryman13 said:
Man, what happened to searching the forums?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2184207
[GUIDE][4.0+] Add items to Settings.apk / Change Layout
You need WinRar, or 7zip, Notepad++ or Sublime or Atom, and yeah. Maybe an apk signer.
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Read my above reply, i already found out how to do it. But do you know where the code for auto-brightness is located? I'm pretty sure it isn't in settings.apk. I'd like to remove it since my phone doesn't have an ambient light sensor. Thanks!
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Hello Developers,
I want to know how to add the data toggle in notification.
I saw the need to change SystemUI.apk (xml and Smali) but this does not seem to be enough because I have the CF's.
Can you tell me more?
Thank you!
yes please
Yeah i was under the impression that it's Kernel/ROM dependent but its a massive feature im missing coming from a HTC desire running CM7 and im not up for testing the CM nightlies with a new baby to look after just in case my wife needs me asap lol
Please What do not say how to add the data toggle
cerede2000 said:
Hello Developers,
I want to know how to add the data toggle in notification.
I saw the need to change SystemUI.apk (xml and Smali) but this does not seem to be enough because I have the CF's.
Can you tell me more?
Thank you!
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Wrong thread. You can find out more on " Samsung Galaxy S2 Q&A"
No one answers in Q & A as seems to be the case here.
Why no one wants to unravel the mystery
cerede2000 is right, this is a key feature, that I personally would love to see, on a stockish sgs2 rom.
I've recently noticed the appearance of the data toggle, which was promising, but no way to customise.
perhaps now that the devs are getting more stable roms they could delve further into this?
Ah one can dream.
Hold power button... Data off. hehe
Otherwise, I think Cognition ROM has it.
Yes Cognition have it
But i would add to my stock rom
Juste need answer at what files modified for add data toggle ?
Thanks!
cerede2000 said:
Yes Cognition have it
But i would add to my stock rom
Juste need answer at what files modified for add data toggle ?
Thanks!
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Posted on your other thread in Q&A... It's in SystemUI.apk, can't say where though.
I try to modify SystemUI.apk in smali files but have FC's
Are you sure is just SystemUI.apk ?
I do not understand when I put directly SystemUI.apk of Cognition ROM it works well.
However when I change my ROM from my stock SystemUI.apk XXKG3 j'obtient one of FC's SystemUI.apk.
Please help me.
Here is my SystemUI.apk : http://www.multiupload.com/15QBK0IX9U
What is wrong with my SystemUI changed.
Thank you!
The reason is that your stock ROM is odexed and the other is deodexed.
This thread should be in the Q&A section.
Absolutely not! I deodex my rom...
Please look at my SystemUI.apk to tell me if something is wrong.
Thank you
cerede2000 said:
Please look at my SystemUI.apk to tell me if something is wrong.
Thank you
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I didn't saw your nor cognition SystemUI.apk. but pushing the .png is not enough.
You should have to edit and modify .xml (baksmali) :
quickpanel_quick_settings.xml in /res/layout/
ids.xml and string.xml in res/values
don't touch to public.xml as it is auto generated when recompilation with APK_Manager
Not tested, but you should compare the files above
sicopat said:
I didn't saw your nor cognition SystemUI.apk. but pushing the .png is not enough.
You should have to edit and modify .xml (baksmali) :
quickpanel_quick_settings.xml in /res/layout/
ids.xml and string.xml in res/values
don't touch to public.xml as it is auto generated when recompilation with APK_Manager
Not tested, but you should compare the files above
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I not only added the png. I changed the xml files and smali files.
I edit by hand public.xml.
I'll let ApkManager do I see if I have no FC's.
Great! It's work!
We had to do to just let ApkManager public.xml!
Hey, i am a bit noob here decompiling, and compiling system apks, so now im trying to decompile framework-res.apk from my CM7 rom, and i get a 9.png errors when decompiling and another strange one when compiling.
The whole CMD window is attached.
I hope get some help with this, i also got it with CM9 framework.
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That means the .9 pangs were made wrong. This happens when some tries to take the easy way to theme things. You will not be able to compile it until you fix them
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That means the .9 pangs were made wrong. This happens when some tries to take the easy way to theme things. You will not be able to compile it until you fix them
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Its because of the theme?
How can i fix it?
Sent from my SG Ace
Adgoosuc said:
Its because of the theme?
How can i fix it?
Sent from my SG Ace
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Yes its because of the theme. If yo look at each file it says is broken you will have to remake all those .9.pngs properly. A search will teach you how to do it. You will need the android SDK installed for sure for the .9.png tool.
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Its because of the theme?
How can i fix it?
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You either have to edit the .9.png files with the draw9patch.bat file located in \android-sdk\tools.. and copy basically the pixel borders - put up two windows side by side - one stock and the one you are editing. And make sure you only have one new copy of that file in your drawable folder when done.. no normal .png's of the same name.
Or you could just "borrow" those .9.png files from another rom and use GIMP to basically edit the color only and save... just don't decompile them - use 7zip instead.
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You either have to edit the .9.png files with the draw9patch.bat file located in \android-sdk\tools.. and copy basically the pixel borders - put up two windows side by side - one stock and the one you are editing. And make sure you only have one new copy of that file in your drawable folder when done.. no normal .png's of the same name.
Or you could just "borrow" those .9.png files from another rom and use GIMP to basically edit the color only and save... just don't decompile them - use 7zip instead.
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Editing a .9 png like that is not the prper way to do it. He will just have issues if he tries to decompile it again. This is why alot o themes break when people try to decompile them to learn.
Take some time out OP and learn how to do it properly. The easy way is never right.
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Editing a .9 png like that is not the prper way to do it. He will just have issues if he tries to decompile it again. This is why alot o themes break when people try to decompile them to learn.
Take some time out OP and learn how to do it properly. The easy way is never right.
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Which way is not proper? The 2nd suggestion was not intended to be a proper way, but it can work.. and the first way I suggested is what I would consider a good way to learn how to draw the patches - by comparison with known working ones..
EDIT - please elaborate on the not being able to decompile it again later though - I was aware of this issue and had come across it - but never new the cause.
EDIT 2 - I just noticed your stats - please share your seasoned wisdom... I have got a lot to learn yet...
Ok, i have a better way to do what i want, i jzut want to edif bools.xml inside values folder, so ill apply default theme, decompile and edit, and then i replace it.
Thanks to all who helped me!
Sent from my SG Ace
Adgoosuc said:
Ok, i have a better way to do what i want, i jzut want to edif bools.xml inside values folder, so ill apply default theme, decompile and edit, and then i replace it.
Thanks to all who helped me!
Sent from my SG Ace
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The bools XML will be over writted when you flash the theme.
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Which way is not proper? The 2nd suggestion was not intended to be a proper way, but it can work.. and the first way I suggested is what I would consider a good way to learn how to draw the patches - by comparison with known working ones..
EDIT - please elaborate on the not being able to decompile it again later though - I was aware of this issue and had come across it - but never new the cause.
EDIT 2 - I just noticed your stats - please share your seasoned wisdom... I have got a lot to learn yet...
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Ok the 1 px boarder around the image has to be the last thing applied to an image. You can edit it with gimp and 7zip but that breaks the border settings. This is the reason most .9.pngs break when decompiled.
Hallo, I tried a lot of apktools and aapts but I am unable to recompile framework-res Every time resources have diferent size than stock framework-res and I have no idea how to hack them. If some one allready hacked them please help here! Seems Sony using an totally new aapt tool which is not public? I tried to recompile framework-res without modifying them but every time I getting boot loop.
munjeni said:
Hallo, I tried a lot of apktools and aapts but I am unable to recompile framework-res Every time resources have diferent size than stock framework-res and I have no idea how to hack them. If some one allready hacked them please help here! Seems Sony using an totally new aapt tool which is not public? I tried to recompile framework-res without modifying them but every time I getting boot loop.
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framework from stock???
Yes
Note: mean about modifying xml files, not drag and drop from the one to the another... ! I have resigned all apks (including framework-res) and have no boot loop but framework-res can not be recompiled and signed, only signed! Allso drag and drop not working if xml files is modified! Hope you understand what I mean?
munjeni said:
Yes
Note: mean about modifying xml files, not drag and drop from the one to the another... ! I have resigned all apks (including framework-res) and have no boot loop but framework-res can not be recompiled and signed, only signed! Allso drag and drop not working if xml files is modified! Hope you understand what I mean?
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Have U tried to drag 'n drop AndroidManifest.xml and META-INF folder from stock to modified framework-res and overwrite everything ( of course using archive manager )??
I needed to do this in my MIUI port ( CyanogenMod10 based ) for X8, because after every recompile I needed to copy them to not get bootloop
NeveHanter said:
Have U tried to drag 'n drop AndroidManifest.xml and META-INF folder from stock to modified framework-res and overwrite everything ( of course using archive manager )??
I needed to do this in my MIUI port ( CyanogenMod10 based ) for X8, because after every recompile I needed to copy them to not get bootloop
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No, I have success in resigning unmodified stock framework-res, so META-INF have no sense because new META-INF is signed by new key and its working! There is problem with "format" ...seems Sony have his own aapt and apktool which making totaly diferent "format" than apktool and aapt that we using. I tried many of the aapt | apktool but .arsc have totaly diferent size (allso png files is with totaly diferent size)... !
Have u used the apk manager by diamondback??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1619473
I am working in Linux machine!
munjeni said:
I am working in Linux machine!
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have you figured out the problem yet??
and one thing I wanted a favour........
I wanted to change the rotation fix for your MIUI to back to its original state..... decompiled the framework-res.apk from the MIUI and changed the some values in framework-res/res/values/bools.xml and then recompiled it and when I replaced it with the default one I was getting the status bar of different width from the original..... it was almost double..... I also tried by just replacing some images just for test and the same thing happened........
Can you tell me whats the problem is????
Hey bro,
Even I was stuck with this issue for a while I think it was Spaun_Studio who found out how to fix this issue Its basically to do with apktool not bundling the required nxt drawables as needed Anyway, Here's the fix :
1) After decompiling, go to apktool.iml and delete the following lines :
usesFramework:
ids:
- 2
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2) Go to res/values and open styles.xml. There, delete all references to sonyericcson.uxp:drawable (Delete the entire line)
Then, compile and it will work
Credits to Spaun_Studio and not me for the idea
Cheers
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have you figured out the problem yet??
and one thing I wanted a favour........
I wanted to change the rotation fix for your MIUI to back to its original state..... decompiled the framework-res.apk from the MIUI and changed the some values in framework-res/res/values/bools.xml and then recompiled it and when I replaced it with the default one I was getting the status bar of different width from the original..... it was almost double..... I also tried by just replacing some images just for test and the same thing happened........
Can you tell me whats the problem is????
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Seems you missing something!
Min3r said:
Hey bro,
Even I was stuck with this issue for a while I think it was Spaun_Studio who found out how to fix this issue Its basically to do with apktool not bundling the required nxt drawables as needed Anyway, Here's the fix :
1) After decompiling, go to apktool.iml and delete the following lines :
2) Go to res/values and open styles.xml. There, delete all references to sonyericcson.uxp:drawable (Delete the entire line)
Then, compile and it will work
Credits to Spaun_Studio and not me for the idea
Cheers
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Thanks mate for info, I will try soon! Its looking like problem you mentioned!
munjeni said:
Thanks mate for info, I will try soon! Its looking like problem you mentioned!
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If you can help with the steps it would be great....... IF you are free then please help........ Thanks....
hi, can anyone replace icons from archive to apk in archive ? http://www64.zippyshare.com/v/52683022/file.html because when I'm doing it and changing this app in system/app icons are stretched, I changed icons via WinRar because when I'm trying to de/recompile this app via apk tool and other similar applications I have errors and can't do it properly
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Yes... But I need the original .pngs (those are from a decompiled .apk) - you can obtain them easy just unzip that .apk using "7 zip". And the framework-res.apk from the same folder (framework) as SemcGenericUxpRes.apk you are trying to modify (because I need to install it in my "APK Multi-Tool", otherwise I can't recompile the .apk)
so here is my framework and original icons http://www16.zippyshare.com/v/11770168/file.html
XperienceD said:
Quick Tip: If all you want to do is edit or replace normal images, things like your Status Bar icons or Menu icons like those used in the main screen of Settings then decompiling IS NOT necessary, simply open the apk in a zip program then just drag and drop any replacement images in to the correct folder, for images like your actual Status Bar which may have a .9 at the end then decompiling IS required.
Note: It's important to use STORE as the compression method when replacing images in the apk.
Also Note: .9 pngs need to be edited ONLY when in the decompiled folder, if you just take a .9 png and edit it then you won't be able to see the borders that the system needs to determine how that image should be displayed. I have included links at the end of this post to help with .9 editing along with links to other various theming resources that I've come across and bookmarked.
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I'm noob at this, can you help me with edit these icons, please ?
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LaShto34 said:
I can help you. But I said to give me the original .png that you want to paste into SemcGenericUxpRes.apk. Those that you uploaded the first time was from a decompiled .apk, and the ones uploaded the second time (with framework-res.apk) are already included in SemcGenericUxpRes.apk. Give me those and I promise I'll give you SemcGenericUxpRes.apk in max. 10 minutes after.
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http://www76.zippyshare.com/v/9442694/file.html
LaShto34 said:
I can help you. But I said to give me the original .png that you want to paste into SemcGenericUxpRes.apk. Those that you uploaded the first time was from a decompiled .apk, and the ones uploaded the second time (with framework-res.apk) are already included in SemcGenericUxpRes.apk. Give me those and I promise I'll give you SemcGenericUxpRes.apk in max. 10 minutes after.
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thanks for your effort but I used tutorial from your link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2190716 and did it myself and it is working, thank you very much
godlesplay said:
http://www76.zippyshare.com/v/9442694/file.html
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Here it is. Try it. I hope it will work. By the way I resized them a little, because they were not the same size as the ones from the original .apk.
Later...
OK. I'm very happy for you. Have a nice day. I used the same tutorial for recompiling...
How can I change the icons in the notification bar stock with those of G3??
AssoDiPicche said:
How can I change the icons in the notification bar stock with those of G3??
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You must decompile LGSystemUI.apk, then find&replace icons in /res/drawable-hdpi/ folder, must be same size (picture-no data) and type (usually .png).
Some of icons is in lge-res.apk and framework-res.apk. Procedure is same.
Files must be deodexed.
Recompile and enjoy.
Thank you!!
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You must decompile LGSystemUI.apk, then find&replace icons in /res/drawable-hdpi/ folder, must be same size (picture-no data) and type (usually .png).
Some of icons is in lge-res.apk and framework-res.apk. Procedure is same.
Files must be deodexed.
Recompile and enjoy.
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Thank you very much , I'll try in the evening !
maxx_hr said:
You must decompile LGSystemUI.apk, then find&replace icons in /res/drawable-hdpi/ folder, must be same size (picture-no data) and type (usually .png).
Some of icons is in lge-res.apk and framework-res.apk. Procedure is same.
Files must be deodexed.
Recompile and enjoy.
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Please can you guide me how to decompile and recompile LGSystemUI.apk
yashgumaste said:
Please can you guide me how to decompile and recompile LGSystemUI.apk
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OK,
First, read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2251719
When you install al nessesery applications, ask if/when you stuck.
Or, if you ready to learn, there is my favourite app Virtuous Ten Studio, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1619473,
or http://virtuous-ten-studio.com/
maxx_hr said:
OK,
First, read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2251719
When you install al nessesery applications, ask if/when you stuck.
Or, if you ready to learn, there is my favourite app Virtuous Ten Studio, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1619473,
or http://virtuous-ten-studio.com/
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I downloaded Virtuous ten studio and trying to decompile android.policy.jar, but cant find how to do it.
I opened that jar file through new project but cant figure out what to do next.
yashgumaste said:
I downloaded Virtuous ten studio and trying to decompile android.policy.jar, but cant find how to do it.
I opened that jar file through new project but cant figure out what to do next.
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Didn't you ask: Please can you guide me how to decompile and recompile LGSystemUI.apk.
So, lets start with that... it is (infinitely) simpler than handling with android.policy.jar.
For beginning, please read and install from here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2251719
All of this you need if you want to use VTS.
That is good base for start and understand this process (and works with kitkat).
And for virtuos ten studio, first you MUST read tutorials at this page: http://virtuous-ten-studio.com/, but if you don't understand base of whole process, VTS is useless.
maxx_hr said:
You must decompile LGSystemUI.apk, then find&replace icons in /res/drawable-hdpi/ folder, must be same size (picture-no data) and type (usually .png).
Some of icons is in lge-res.apk and framework-res.apk. Procedure is same.
Files must be deodexed.
Recompile and enjoy.
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I think we can decompile and compile apk via any root browser (Extract to decomplie and zip to compile).
Do you know a link where I can get notification bar icons from G3.
Thank you
yashgumaste said:
I think we can decompile and compile apk via any root browser (Extract to decomplie and zip to compile).
Do you know a link where I can get notification bar icons from G3.
Thank you
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I dont know where you take only icons, you must take it by yourself from LGSystemUI, or framework-res from original G3 rom.
Try to extract from here: https://app.box.com/s/m0tvrwabte4x6lyc2la1, if they look like in attached pic.
Or try to search or ask someone on G3 forum.