Hi guys, I'm fairly new to this but I wanted to know how I can change the list pressed animation style in Xperia U? I mean the white background glow on pressing and holding any list button in menus or tabs or buttons, for example see the following photo (attachments), how the background of the notification has turn to white (fading).
I thought there might be a. 9.png file for that, but when I started searching for in the drawable folder of framework-res.apk, I wasn't able to find it?
So I wanna know that am I searching wrongly or there is no such file and just a xml code which I'm not able to get my hands on because of lack of my knowledge of decompiling the apks. I tried decompiling it by apktool but it won't budge. Also to edit pngs I am using a simple technique (posted by a xda user, sorry for not recalling your name but thanks) that is to just open or extract the roms through 7zip and then just copy them back to the respective apk file. This seems to be working as I was able to create my own lockscreen. So please help me in finding where I'm going wrong.
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You must decompile the framework-res.apk and then, search in /drawable-hdpi folder the image. Its name is notification-normal-bg.9.png or something like that. Edit it with photoshop, and, when you have all that you want, compile the framework-res.apk and change it in your phone. Do a backup before do anything.
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Slash137 said:
You must decompile the framework-res.apk and then, search in /drawable-hdpi folder the image. Its name is notification-normal-bg.9.png or something like that. Edit it with photoshop, and, when you have all that you want, compile the framework-res.apk and change it in your phone. Do a backup before do anything.
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First of all thanks for your advice, but as it turns out the Sony isn't using that file?? And also I just did it with my normal method (described before), so I guess it might be a problem that I'm not decompiling it, but as it turns out I don't know exactly how to. So can you suggest me a Guide or something like that through which I can learn to do it without any problems...?? Because last I time tried it, I got a failed app! Please help, thanks in advance...
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First of all thanks for your advice, but as it turns out the Sony isn't using that file?? And also I just did it with my normal method (described before), so I guess it might be a problem that I'm not decompiling it, but as it turns out I don't know exactly how to. So can you suggest me a Guide or something like that through which I can learn to do it without any problems...?? Because last I time tried it, I got a failed app! Please help, thanks in advance...
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I have successfully figured out the first part of the problem, the sony uses the .png starting with semc... So I just searched for semc_list_.... And found what I was looking for. But still how to decompile system apps in Xperia based devices succesfully..? Please someone..?
divinemamgai said:
I have successfully figured out the first part of the problem, the sony uses the .png starting with semc... So I just searched for semc_list_.... And found what I was looking for. But still how to decompile system apps in Xperia based devices succesfully..? Please someone..?
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You must use APKTool for decompile. When you got it it's so easy to use.
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You must use APKTool for decompile. When you got it it's so easy to use.
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Yeah buddy, it was pretty easy. And I figured out what I was doing wrong before, I wasn't including framework-res.apk and SemcGenericUxp.apk in the tool to help it compile the resources! Thanks.
divinemamgai said:
Yeah buddy, it was pretty easy. And I figured out what I was doing wrong before, I wasn't including framework-res.apk and SemcGenericUxp.apk in the tool to help it compile the resources! Thanks.
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Can you suggest me a method of porting roms perfectly...?
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Can you suggest me a method of porting roms perfectly...?
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Don't worry GOT.. IT....
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I saw lots of theme which has this in their title. but I can't find any guide or tutorial about this. So, what is this? how could I use it? has it any benefit over usual "decompile/theme/recompile/replace"ing an apk?Is there any script to implement it like apktool?
Its the universal theme flasher created by Villain ROM.
As for all your other questions I'm not sure.
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thanks,
correct me if I'm worng pls.
Universal theme flasher, is kind of template. and I should extract compiled PNGs and xmls from apk file and paste theme into that. and for editing theme, I need to paste and replace those files into the apk file and then decompile that apk.
then what should I do if I changed something in "values" folder? cause it just appears in decompiled apps and It can't be seen in a compiled app.
sam5154 said:
thanks,
correct me if I'm worng pls.
Universal theme flasher, is kind of template. and I should extract compiled PNGs and xmls from apk file and paste theme into that. and for editing theme, I need to paste and replace those files into the apk file and then decompile that apk.
then what should I do if I changed something in "values" folder? cause it just appears in decompiled apps and It can't be seen in a compiled app.
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I think after compiling the apk, you should copy the "classes" and the other file *-) I can remember its name, and add them there.
Am not sure *-) I had this question too but I thought abt trying it first and if it doesnt work I wld ask. I have no time to try I have exams
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I think after compiling the apk, you should copy the "classes" and the other file *-) I can remember its name, and add them there.
Am not sure *-) I had this question too but I thought abt trying it first and if it doesnt work I wld ask. I have no time to try I have exams
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classes.dex is for the smali that has been edited if there was any.
I assume that if the xmls were edited and they point to new PNG images/objects then the resources has been changed. I would say that in this case you would need to have an updated resources file for these adjustments? This could be pulled from your newly compiled .apk that you want to base your flashable theme off?
I am unsure if resources needs to be updated though for certain? I have flashed in the past new xmls and they worked fine, however these were not referencing any new sources or images...so my thoughts are that these mods I made didn't require this additional file?? I could be wrong. I really should read the thread about it here on XDA. I did a long time ago, but have come a long way since then.
I diverse. Try using it without new resources file and see what happens?
You may also like to looking into Morphing as well (very similar concept).
James
i would also like a explanation to what vrtheme is, all i know is that when i flash it IT NEVER WORKS!
xdarkmario said:
i would also like a explanation to what vrtheme is, all i know is that when i flash it IT NEVER WORKS!
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is your ROM deodexede? It only works on deodexed Rom?
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sam5154 said:
is your ROM deodexede? It only works on deodexed Rom?
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yep, both my phones i tried them on are deodexed.
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?
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Its because of the theme?
How can i fix it?
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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!
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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!
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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.
Hey guys,
I was searching for a tool to edit an apk file and i found Apk Tool on xda but i think it's not
that much easy to work with this program. (for a n00b, like me.. )
I managed to open and edit te file with winRAR,
but is this program also capable of proper compiling the app again, ready to use?
I tried it and it worked well i think, but is this possible with any app or other kinds of changes?
If this is stupid or something, please tell me. I am not very experienced in these kinds of things.. (neither in english, sorry.. )
Somebody any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
bart1996 said:
Hey guys,
I was searching for a tool to edit an apk file and i found Apk Tool on xda but i think it's not
that much easy to work with this program. (for a n00b, like me.. )
I managed to open and edit te file with winRAR,
but is this program also capable of proper compiling the app again, ready to use?
I tried it and it worked well i think, but is this possible with any app or other kinds of changes?
If this is stupid or something, please tell me. I am not very experienced in these kinds of things.. (neither in english, sorry.. )
Somebody any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
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It all depends on what you edit,obviously you didnt make a fatal change,so it must have been small,no its not possible to edit anything else as far as the manifest and xml files.You'll get a parsing error.
Diablo67 said:
It all depends on what you edit,obviously you didnt make a fatal change,so it must have been small,no its not possible to edit anything else as far as the manifest and xml files.You'll get a parsing error.
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Okay, that's true i only changed those kinds of files and it wasn't a problem yet.
I changed somethings in an demo version of an app and now it recognizes it as the full version so winRAR can be pretty usefull for apk edit if you keep things simple like this..
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Okay, that's true i only changed those kinds of files and it wasn't a problem yet.
I changed somethings in an demo version of an app and now it recognizes it as the full version so winRAR can be pretty usefull for apk edit if you keep things simple like this..
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It only really works for editing images.
Admitting this is a nice way to get banned
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i want to ask if any body tried already to remove menus from settings like i want to hide the about phone on stock settings.apk deodexed on jb 4.2 i want to get rid of some menus in my settings i ported dakele os to mtk6589 so i would like to ask if how to? since it is a ported rom some of the menus are not a feature of my stock rom and i want to hide or remove them just to prevent boot loop for example like this in the attachment below i want to get rid of the ad block or sensor_cali .. ..
i badly need help kinda excited to release my ported rom hehe
TIA:good::fingers-crossed:
uppdate: ive done some experement in settings_header.xml i tried to change the name of about phone to phone only and it works so my conclusion is settings_headers changes the appearance of the settings menu
I have not used ICS or JB much but it's possible.
I know exact process of how to do that on GB but not ICS. You'll have to decompile Settings.apk and look for the xml which controls the layout of app.
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I have not used ICS or JB much but it's possible.
I know exact process of how to do that on GB but not ICS. You'll have to decompile Settings.apk and look for the xml which controls the layout of app.
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yes i think its the settings.header yet everytime i change something in that xml,recompile success, and push my mooded settings but the problem is it wont open systemUI stops everytime i try to open settings from the noti. bar and there's no icon for settings in the drawer ive check the permission its rw-r-r and its correct . ive also tried drag and drop signing still the same problem
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yes i think its the settings.header yet everytime i change something in that xml,recompile success, and push my mooded settings but the problem is it wont open systemUI stops everytime i try to open settings from the noti. bar and there's no icon for settings in the drawer ive check the permission its rw-r-r and its correct . ive also tried drag and drop signing still the same problem
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Which tool are you using to compile apps? And System apps don't need to be signed. Maybe that's the problem.
If you want, you can check out Ultimate Guide in Android Development Section which shows how to correctly compile system apps. Its sticky(noun, not an adjective ) there
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Which tool are you using to compile apps? And System apps don't need to be signed. Maybe that's the problem.
If you want, you can check out Ultimate Guide in Android Development Section which shows how to correctly compile system apps. Its sticky(noun, not an adjective ) there
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sorry gotta bad english here tnx gonna check it out
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sorry gotta bad english here tnx gonna check it out
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editing the xmls dose not change anything any suggestions but using apk multi tool works it didnt cause any systemui fc and the settings is properly installed but as i said as i edit xml it didnt change anything in the setting menus
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editing the xmls dose not change anything any suggestions but using apk multi tool works it didnt cause any systemui fc and the settings is properly installed but as i said as i edit xml it didnt change anything in the setting menus
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Then maybe that xml doesn't change it
Or, did you delete the modded files from keep folder?
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editing the xmls dose not change anything any suggestions but using apk multi tool works it didnt cause any systemui fc and the settings is properly installed but as i said as i edit xml it didnt change anything in the setting menus
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Are you extracting the resources.arsc from the new apk and dropping it back again after compiling?
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Are you extracting the resources.arsc from the new apk and dropping it back again after compiling?
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since im using multi tool i dont know if that resource.asrc is original from my original apk for example i already compiled my modded settings.apk shud i keep the resource.asrc or shud i get the resource.asrc from the original and unmodded settings.apk?
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Then maybe that xml doesn't change it
Or, did you delete the modded files from keep folder?
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ive read alot of tuts on how to add apps on settings menu yes it is possible since it is possible to add then maybe it is possible to delete ive tried to reverse the tuts on adding to delete the menus specially on the settings_header.xml and strings tried to edit those xmls after editing recompile i directly push it to my phone i tried to push unsigned and signed apks yet i get same results nothing change i got a feeling that resource.asrc has something to do with this
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ive read alot of tuts on how to add apps on settings menu yes it is possible since it is possible to add then maybe it is possible to delete ive tried to reverse the tuts on adding to delete the menus specially on the settings_header.xml and strings tried to edit those xmls after editing recompile i directly push it to my phone i tried to push unsigned and signed apks yet i get same results nothing change i got a feeling that resource.asrc has something to do with this
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If you've read my guide, you would know that you'll have to add resources.arsc from new app to old app and then push old app to your phone
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If you've read my guide, you would know that you'll have to add resources.arsc from new app to old app and then push old app to your phone
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can you lead mo to ur link/? so this means the created resources.asrc from my mooded apk will be transfered to my original apk am i ryt? and ill push my old apk ?
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can you lead mo to ur link/? so this means the created resources.asrc from my mooded apk will be transfered to my original apk am i ryt? and ill push my old apk ?
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Here you go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2326393
I hope its good enough to make it clear
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Here you go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2326393
I hope its good enough to make it clear
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tnx im reading this but as i check my log something is weird in the res forlder of settings.apk since this is a ported rom there are some folders that multi tool cant read
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tnx im reading this but as i check my log something is weird in the res forlder of settings.apk since this is a ported rom there are some folders that multi tool cant read
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Upload your apk.
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Upload your apk.
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http://www.4shared.com/account/home.jsp#dir=VTulsuo_ everything you need is in that link i hope you can help me im havng a hard time T_T
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http://www.4shared.com/account/home.jsp#dir=VTulsuo_ everything you need is in that link i hope you can help me im havng a hard time T_T
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Access denied?
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Access denied?
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access denied ? where sir? in the links?
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access denied ? where sir? in the links?
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Works now, but no Settings.apk?
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Works now, but no Settings.apk?
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o my god my settings.apk is gone reuploading demet
Hi guys !
I'm having a problem recompiling the systemui.apk, i'm modding some .xml files and everything goes fine, it recompiles ok but when i push it to my phone there's no change i decompile the modified apk and the xml files aren't change either it's like i didn't change anything from them.
Every single time a recompile an apk it goes back to normal
Does anyone else has that problem or is just me , and does someone knows how can i fix that problem?
INFO :
Windows 8 pro
Using : Apktool , Auto apktool and tickle my android (in all of them i get that same problem)
Thanks in advance, regards
Give the Command Prompt Editing section a read, might clear it up. - [Advice/Reference/Guide] The Definitive APK Modding & Theming Thread...
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Give the Command Prompt Editing section a read, might clear it up. - [Advice/Reference/Guide] The Definitive APK Modding & Theming Thread...
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Already read it and that's what i've been doing, and like i said the changes aren't saved. Every time i delete o put some codes in the xml file with notepad++ i save them but after i recompile the apk i decompile it again to check if everything's alright but the files look like the original ones.
monster30 said:
i decompile it again to check if everything's alright but the files look like the original ones.
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Is this apk in the dist folder?
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Is this apk in the dist folder?
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Yep. I really don't know why i can't make it work a week ago i didn't have this problem. (i didn't change anything in my laptop etc)
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monster30 said:
Yep. I really don't know why i can't make it work a week ago i didn't have this problem. (i didn't change anything in my laptop etc)
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here, pls try this to de-/recompile using his TuT; BUT recompile TuT has a bug:
''apktool b -f -d semcmusic.apk ( can be whatever name you give to your apk )'' <-- justtype in without ''.apk'' --> will work
i use this mostly bcuz for me, it dont maked any problem's (like some other tools), also allways work
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here, pls try this to de-/recompile using his TuT; BUT recompile TuT has a bug:
''apktool b -f -d semcmusic.apk ( can be whatever name you give to your apk )'' <-- justtype in without ''.apk'' --> will work
i use this mostly bcuz for me, it dont maked any problem's (like some other tools), also allways work
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i tried that one a couple of times and it didn't worked ,right now i try it again and the changes were saved but when i push it to my phone the status bar was gone (i did copy the META.INF folder to the new apk)
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i tried that one a couple of times and it didn't worked ,right now i try it again and the changes were saved but when i push it to my phone the status bar was gone (i did copy the META.INF folder to the new apk)
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and this apktool says recopiling was fine??
also: which rom is this systemUI from; what for a mod u will do?? (will try it on my pc, maybe the problem is win8 ?)
bejunk said:
and this apktool says recopiling was fine??
also: which rom is this systemUI from; what for a mod u will do?? (will try it on my pc, maybe the problem is win8 ?)
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Yep, the recompile goes ok. I wanna change the toggle icons and wanna move the icons in the status bar.
And actually ticklefish already help me with that and when i push it nothing happen either, so i don't think it's a prob with win8 cuz before i didn't had that problem, it started this week
The systemUi is from honami i1 rom from aneel, i already install the framework from the rom.
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