Does anyone know if it'd be possible to edit the back/home/recent buttons to be the same as the ones from the Transformer? I see in the Xoom forum someone mentioned editing the SystemUI apk, which I don't have experience doing (don't mind a tutorial if someone can point me to one). I'm on the 3.1 Acer_A500_3.019.03_COM_GEN1 release that was posted recently if that helps.
What is so nice about them! Screenhot/pic?
Ya, I hate the Transformers version of those buttons. Much prefer Acers - which, I understand, are stock HC.
Dexter's 3.1 ROM use the Asus icons.
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bhageman said:
Dexter's 3.1 ROM use the Asus icons.
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I'm actually using this ROM and I don't like the ASUS icons. I tried fixing it using root explorer by replacing the APK file I found in the Asus forum and it would crash on boot forcing me to wipe.
Can someone post the file I need to make this work? A CWM zip file would be best since i'm weary about using root explorer to do this.
I edited my buttons about a week ago. It went smoothly though I didn't flash a zip file but rather replaced the png files in the systemUI.apk
It's pretty straight forward; I just used es file explorer and 7zip. If you're interested I can post a quick tutorial when I get back home.
Btw, you sure you want to change them to the transformer icons? They're pretty ugly.
Sent from my EVO using XDA App
+1 for a tutorial.
cfrock said:
I edited my buttons about a week ago. It went smoothly though I didn't flash a zip file but rather replaced the png files in the systemUI.apk
It's pretty straight forward; I just used es file explorer and 7zip. If you're interested I can post a quick tutorial when I get back home.
Btw, you sure you want to change them to the transformer icons? They're pretty ugly.
Sent from my EVO using XDA App
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It seem like a simple copy and paste, but a tutorial would be great.
If I were to make my own buttons entirely, would it be easier to do it this way or make it flashable. This seems easier though.
Completely forgot about getting back to this thread, sorry. Yeah, simple paste will do; rename the original systemUI.apk file just in case you want to go back to stock.
As always, you do this at your own risk, blah blah!!! Please read and understand what you are doing before trying this!
The 3 programs I used to do this: 7zip, ES File Explorer(on Tab) and Photoshop (You can use whatever you want). I have not looked into making flashable zips so this way was just easier for me.
1. Open Es File Explorer (free from market) on your Tablet and access settings options > check mark 'Root Explorer' and then check 'Mount File System' as writable.
2. Now within Es File Exp navigate to System/App/ There you will find the file you need to mod named 'SystemUI.apk' Copy it by long pressing on the file and select copy.
3. Now that it's copied, place the file somewhere on your sd card or anywhere else so you can copy it to your computer.
4. Once on your computer, Use 7zip right click and 'Open Archive'. The files you want are in res/drawable-mdpi/ so now find the specific icons you want to mod and copy them to a place where you can work on them with your choice of graphics editor (ie photoshop). Note that the bottom icons are in sets of 2 (standard icon and pressed icon). The icons referenced should start with 'ic_sysbar...'.
5. After modding your icons, 'Open archive' on the SystemUI.apk again and simply drag and drop your new icons into res/drawable-mdpi/ (Do not change the name of the files!) The file is now ready to be put back on the Tablet.
6. Copy the modded SystemUI.apk file onto your tab somewhere you'll know where to find it.
7. Using ES File Exp navigate back to System/App to file your original SysemUI.apk rename it something like SystemUI.apk.bak so you can go back to it if you want to later. This should cause your Tab to crash immediately upon completion. Don't freak out!
8. Hold down the power button to reboot your Tab.
9. After booting up, note your menu bar on the bottom has disappeared. No problem just press your Apps menu in the top right hand corner and open up ES File Exp. Locate and copy your modded SystemUI.apk into System/App/ Now back out and reboot.
10. Enjoy your new icons.
If you want to go back to stock, just rename your stock SystemUI file back to normal and kill the modded one you made.
If any questions let me know. Hope you find it helpful!
Check it out... I've been playing with swapping out a few of icons.
Home/Back/RecentApps and the Wifi icons. Also did a couple of backgrounds (2nd pic). Still playing around, I want to mod the battery meter to the circle battery meter with percentage.
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"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
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I pulled the icons from this thread, so full credit goes here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117649
cfrock said:
Check it out... I've been playing with swapping out a few of icons.
Home/Back/RecentApps and the Wifi icons. Also did a couple of backgrounds (2nd pic). Still playing around, I want to mod the battery meter to the circle battery meter with percentage.
I pulled the icons from this thread, so full credit goes here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117649
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I loved using that theme when i was using dexters primee. But im back on taboony and would love to be able to use those icons and settings interface again. If you get them fully ported will you post them here please. That would be awesome.
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pimpmaneaton said:
I loved using that theme when i was using dexters primee. But im back on taboony and would love to be able to use those icons and settings interface again. If you get them fully ported will you post them here please. That would be awesome.
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If you're interested, upload your SystemUI.apk and I can mod it for you. You would just have to follow the instructions on my previous post to install.
I also figured out the Circle Battery % in framework-res thanks to MagnusRagnarok (Thanks!).
If anyone else is interested, I can do it for them as well. Just let me know.
I plan on making a few different mods so if there is enough interest I'll start a new thread of Themes for A500's (maybe).
NinjaMorph on the market will save many of the steps and you can make the mods right on your tab. Just have the replacement icons on your SD card.
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i went and downloaded a ton of those cubed icon's where/ what file do i need to put them to get them to work by default on my tab without having to use a DIFF launcher? inside the apks for the apps or is there something somewhere else??
Followed you instructions but....
cfrock said:
Completely forgot about getting back to this thread, sorry. Yeah, simple paste will do; rename the original systemUI.apk file just in case you want to go back to stock.
As always, you do this at your own risk, blah blah!!! Please read and understand what you are doing before trying this!
The 3 programs I used to do this: 7zip, ES File Explorer(on Tab) and Photoshop (You can use whatever you want). I have not looked into making flashable zips so this way was just easier for me.
1. Open Es File Explorer (free from market) on your Tablet and access settings options > check mark 'Root Explorer' and then check 'Mount File System' as writable.
2. Now within Es File Exp navigate to System/App/ There you will find the file you need to mod named 'SystemUI.apk' Copy it by long pressing on the file and select copy.
3. Now that it's copied, place the file somewhere on your sd card or anywhere else so you can copy it to your computer.
4. Once on your computer, Use 7zip right click and 'Open Archive'. The files you want are in res/drawable-mdpi/ so now find the specific icons you want to mod and copy them to a place where you can work on them with your choice of graphics editor (ie photoshop). Note that the bottom icons are in sets of 2 (standard icon and pressed icon). The icons referenced should start with 'ic_sysbar...'.
5. After modding your icons, 'Open archive' on the SystemUI.apk again and simply drag and drop your new icons into res/drawable-mdpi/ (Do not change the name of the files!) The file is now ready to be put back on the Tablet.
6. Copy the modded SystemUI.apk file onto your tab somewhere you'll know where to find it.
7. Using ES File Exp navigate back to System/App to file your original SysemUI.apk rename it something like SystemUI.apk.bak so you can go back to it if you want to later. This should cause your Tab to crash immediately upon completion. Don't freak out!
8. Hold down the power button to reboot your Tab.
9. After booting up, note your menu bar on the bottom has disappeared. No problem just press your Apps menu in the top right hand corner and open up ES File Exp. Locate and copy your modded SystemUI.apk into System/App/ Now back out and reboot.
10. Enjoy your new icons.
If you want to go back to stock, just rename your stock SystemUI file back to normal and kill the modded one you made.
If any questions let me know. Hope you find it helpful!
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Now I get force closes on the systemui.apk when I go to try and load the settings. Any suggestions?
My bad. I accidentally renamed the wrong file when I first did the mod.
Related
Create custom FlipFont files with font preview and icon.
*At present this only works on Galaxy S phones, but should work if FlipFont is ported or released on other devices*
For Captivate users you will need to enable side loading apps first, because AT&T sucks. Check this thread if you still need to so this.
Why do we need to jump through hoops?
It seems that the fonts in the MonoType apks on the market are digitally signed. This is what is preventing the use of any old font being added to an APK. I believe the FlipFont app is looking for the digital signature in the font within the APK. If its not there, it does not use the font and reverts to using the default font. It MAY be possible to edit the FlipFont APK so that it no longer looks for the digital signature. This should allow us to use any font without jumping through hoops.
If you can find the FlipFont Apk please post its location or better yet PM me with its location. If your really feeling spunky ADB pull the file off your phone and post it here, so we can take a look at it.
Lets trick FlipFont. Heres what you need.
Apk Manager 4.8 found here. This will allow you to decompile and edit the APK attached at the bottom of this link. Dont worry its much easier then it sounds.
FontCreator 30 day trial found here. This is a windows only program. If you know of a cross platform, open source or FREE font editor please let me know. The one on source forge is not stable enough for use at present and its install needs its own walk through.
***Link for FontCreator has been downgraded to version 5, which will allow you to save fonts during the 30 day trial, unlike version 6. Thanks sigeltek***
Photoshop or Gimp. Note you only need this if you want to edit the icon file for the app. I will not go over editing the icon in the walk-through, this should be pretty self explanatory.
Digitally Signed Monoglyceride font found here For some reason Mediafire sees this as a jpg file. Click the download this image button in the link and you will see its actually a .ttf file. ODD :ºp
The Monoglyceride APK attached at the bottom of this link.
Walk-through editing the Monoglyceride font with FontCreator.
Open the Monoglyceride.ttf font with FontCreator
Open the .ttf font you want to use.
Make note of the number of Glyphs at the bottom right side of FontCreator when you have your font selected.
Click the Monoglyceride font window in FontCreator and choose edit>select all at the top of the program.
Hit delete on your keyboard. This should delete everything in the Monoglyceride window.
click Insert>Glyphs... at the top of the program
type in the number of glyphs your font has in it and hit ok. You should now see a bunch of empty glyphs in the Monoglyceride window.
Now switch back to your font and again hit edit>select all
Hit edit>copy
Swith back to the Monoglyceride window and click edit>select all... and then edit>paste special...
This will open up the Paste Special window. Put a check in every box in Item section and choose "Add Mappings" in the mappings section and then click OK.
If this worked properly you should see all of the characters and mappings from your font in the Monoglyceride.ttf window.
Close your fonts window in FontCreator
Click File>Save as, rename the Monoglyceride.ttf with the name of your font.
Thats it you now have a digitally signed font. If you want to double check, open the new font in windows and you should see that the font is still technicaly the Bauhaus font, but it now contains your fonts characters. :º)
*** eweo911 has just informed me of a quick way to resize the font if it is too large. You can check to see if its too big by double clicking on one of the glyphs after preforming the Paste Special section of the instructions above. Its best to choose one of the uppercase letters. If the glyphs image goes above the guide shown for cap it WILL be a large font on the phone. These guides are set in the perfect position for our phones screen.
Here is the quote from eweo911:
I have figured out how to make the fonts smaller so you can adjust them to fit the screen better. Not sure if anyone else has done it yet but here is what I did.
After you do the "Paste Special" in font editor (per Ritalins how-to), you will need to make sure all of the glyphs are highlighted in the new font. Yiou will then go to "Tools" and then "Glyph Transformer". Once there, you will select the "Selected" button, then under Available Features you will expand the Outlines tree. Select scale and then you will have two variables for Outlines-Scale. Choose an integer that you want to test with and then hit "ok". Save as your new font name and that should be it.
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Walk-through editing the apk with Apk Manager 4.8
Download the monoglyceride.apk listed below.
Copy the apk into place-apk-here-for-modding folder in the Apk_Manager_4.8 directory.
Run script.bat and choose option 9
Open Apk_Manager_4.8\out\assets\fonts in explorer
Replace existing monoglyceride.apk font with the .ttf font you edited in FontCreator
edit all XML, yml and smali files to include the font name or font.ttf depending on the entry in the original file. Just replace monoglyceride in these files and folder with the name of your font. Pay attention to capitalization in the existing files, and make sure to do the same when replacing with your file name.
Edit the last folder name in the smali folder tree from monoglyceride to the name of your font
Edit the icon.png in the drawable folder with one of your own.
Compile apk - option 11
Sign apk option 12
Check the Apk_Manager_4.8\place-apk-here-for-modding folder and you should see repackaged-signed.apk along with the original monoglyceride apk. Rename your new signed.apk file the same as the monoglyceride one and just check the name at the end with your font name. This is not REALLY necessary, but do it for consistency sake.
install apk on your phone
This might take you about 30 minutes the first time you run through it, but after you get accustom to the steps you should be able to bang through it in about 10 minutes.
Well here you go, here is my first custom FlipFont APK.
Monoglyceride
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"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
http://www.mediafire.com/file/b63fa44f7ks7e3d/com.monotype.android.font.monoglyceride.apk
Its working perfectly for me, but let me know if you have any issues.
If you create a font with these instructions, please share it with the community. There is a thread in the Vibrant theme section found here.
Save this thread as a favorite or subcribed thread and you can easily view it and download the fonts in the XDA tapatalk app on your phone.
You will need Astro or Linda file browser to be able to download the fonts from your phone.
tried your mono .apk and got nothing. shows up on the flipfont list just fine, asks to reset the phone but there's no change when it comes back. -JH2 -ext2.3 lag
edit: worked on wife's phone. -stock w/oc'd kernel -ext2.1 lag
solufein said:
tried your mono .apk and got nothing. shows up on the flipfont list just fine, asks to reset the phone but there's no change when it comes back. -JH2 -ext2.3 lag
edit: worked on wife's phone. -stock w/oc'd kernel -ext2.1 lag
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It's something in the lag-fix that kills flipfonts. I initially thought it was JH2, but I used them fine on stock+rooted. Doing the One-Click fix killed flipfonts, so I did RyanZA's phone only fix.
PS, all of the fonts in the Vibrant thread work swimmingly.
Works fantastic for me, thank you for posting and sharing. While I personally do not like the font posted, it does work and can't wait to see more.
benclayton said:
It's something in the lag-fix that kills flipfonts. I initially thought it was JH2, but I used them fine on stock+rooted. Doing the One-Click fix killed flipfonts, so I did RyanZA's phone only fix.
PS, all of the fonts in the Vibrant thread work swimmingly.
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Glad it works. Not sure why it brakes with the one click fix. Most of the users in the Vibrant forums are using the RyanZA lag fix. Will remember this if someone asks why its not working. Thanks for the heads up.
smeltn said:
Works fantastic for me, thank you for posting and sharing. While I personally do not like the font posted, it does work and can't wait to see more.
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Well there are quite a few there, but I understand if they are not all to your liking. I am now charing you with submitting one of your own. It will take you about 20 minutes the first time, but after you get the hang of it, you can get one done in about 5 minutes.
im running CFLagFix 1.80 and changing fonts doesnt work for me either
cachookaman said:
im running CFLagFix 1.80 and changing fonts doesnt work for me either
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Do any of the other flipfonts that came with the phone work?
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ritalin said:
Do any of the other flipfonts that came with the phone work?
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
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the captivate doesnt come with any other fonts other than default
cachookaman said:
the captivate doesnt come with any other fonts other than default
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What??? Thats robbery!!!
Well if you would do me a favor and download any of the flipfonts in the market and try it. If it doesnt work just uninstall for the refund.
Does the fix your running move the apps or another portion of the OS to the SD card or internal SD? If so my guess is that it does not read them in time for the launch of the OS and android loads up the fallback font instead.
As stated the RyanZA lag fix works great and the fonts work with it. I score about 2100 Quadrant with RyanZA lag fix installed. Might want to give it a try.
Ok guys here's my first contribution to the community I guess.
First of all thanks to;
frostman89 - for the iphone pngs
teslacoil - for the widgetlocker for sure!
others - those that contributed that i forgot.
I take no credit at all, i created this thread because many people have PM'ed me for the pngs and tutorial.
Ok lets start shall we? You will need;
- Widgetlocker(Buy it first cuz its not free)
- Root Explorer(Buy it too and this is optional if you dont know adb)
- the PNG files, download here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8731533&postcount=31 >> Thanks frostman89! OR from my dropbox;
slider - http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11246427/Android/Mod/Widgetlocker iphone mod/slider_iphone.png
background - http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11246427/Android/Mod/Widgetlocker iphone mod/slider_iphone_background.png
Here's some alternatives/goodies/pngs' contributed by other members;
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8869261&postcount=59
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8872442&postcount=61
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8875029&postcount=28
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8894543&postcount=30
Because you want this;
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Got 2 steps on how to do this;
1) ADB
2) Root Explorer
3) My own steps(this is what i did to get it working!!)
4) Ninjamorph(S-OFF required)
5) Paypal buyer~~
6) Easier method - simple script
7) What if FC after applied the mod?
BEFORE THAT, NANDROID first!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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1) ADB(google would help a lot)
*Btw make sure you have your widgetlocker completely removed/uninstalled before doing this.
a. You will need Android SDK installed (google for it will ya?).
b. "adb pull" your widgetlocker(anyone who did this can tell me please?)
c. Open your "pulled" apk using winrar.
d. Browse to /res/drawable-hdpi
e. Drop those 2 images you downloaded in there(make sure it is the exact name as the original so it will overwrite it.
f. Now for adb push part(make sure you in the recovery mode and make sure the widgetlocker.apk is put inside android-sdk-windows/tools folder - the default folder for adb);
Code:
adb remount
adb push com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker-1.apk /system/app/com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker-1.apk
adb reboot
g. Tada! Enjoy!
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2) Root Explorer
*Btw make sure you have your widgetlocker completely removed/uninstalled before doing this.
a. Browse the app in data/app, it is called com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker-1.apk
b. Copy it to your SD card.
c. Modify it(see step d and e above)
d. Put it back into system/app(you need to be in R/W mode)
e. After that, long click the app, select permissions, and do checkmarks like this: (the * represents a checkmark) - this is courtesy of frostman89
* . * . -
* . - . -
* . - . -
f. Reboot and voila!
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3. My own steps!
Actually my steps is mixed between those 2 because, I can't pull using adb so i had to pull using Root Explorer. Then I cant push it using Root Explorer so i had to adb push them.
So there you go, if you have problems like me, just did what i did.
a. Browse the app in data/app, it is called com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker-1.apk
b. Copy it to your SD card.
c. Modify it(see step d and e above)
f. adb push(make sure you in the recovery mode and make sure the widgetlocker.apk is put inside android-sdk-windows/tools folder - the default folder for adb);
Code:
adb remount
adb push com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker-1.apk /system/app/com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker-1.apk
adb reboot
I'll tell you guys too why i cant use adb pull and push using root explorer;
adb pull - easy, i dont know how to adb at that time...haha~~
paste using root explorer - i pasted it but nothing appeared? i was like wtf and that leads me to learn how to adb.
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4) Ninjamorph(S-OFF required)
I'm not sure how but here is what faceqt told me;
Or, if you have S-OFF you can use Ninjamorph to replace the 2 .png's and reboot your phone.
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5) Paypal buyer~~
Quoted from jayhan73;
For people who have purchaed WidgetLocker off paypal, the steps to do this only involves replacing the png files (i.e. opening the apk file sent to your email and adding the png files into the required directory). After that, reinstall the widgetlocker. You may also choose to push the apk via adb. Either way, it works.
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But i believe once you mod it you can't install it normally, so its either adb or root explorer.
6)Easier method - Smple script as posted by brady;
brady1uk said:
There is a much easier way to get this on your phone using the files from the OP without faffing around on adb, rom manager etc...
download APK manager from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695701
put the apk file in the "place-apk-here-for-modding"
run the script.bat and extract it, (basically unzips it) drop the new PNG files in /res/drawable-hdpi (replace already existing) then run zip.apk from script and (select option 2 Regular apk) then use option 4 sign apk.
look in the pace-apk-here-for-modding folder will be a new file called 'something'-signed.apk. (this is the new edited Widgetlocker
This file you can put on your SD card and Install and Uninstall like a normal apk using ASTRO etc. no need for ADB and root explorer.
Takes literally 5 minutes to do with NO RISK to your phone
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7) What if FC after applying the mod?
Is WidgetLocker Force Closing after you've applied the mod?
Quoted from zHK3r
Then try these steps:
Requirements:
Android SDK
HTC Sync Drivers
WidgetLocker
Two PNGs
7zip/WinRAR
1) ADB pull /data/app/com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker-1.apk
2) Rename the .apk to .zip and open the folder - Drop the two PNGs in drawable-hdpi
3) Rename the .zip back to .apk
On your phone: Uninstall WidgetLocker and then re-install.
Start WidgetLocker, but once you've started it. Press home.
Don't apply any settings or continue the tutorial
4) ADB push com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker-1.apk /data/app/teslacoilsw.widgetlocker-1-apk
On your phone: Start WidgetLocker > Menu > Settings > Look and Feel > Slider & Layout > iPhone
Code:
adb devices
adb remount
adb pull data/app/teslacoilsw.widgetlocker-1-apk
adb push com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker-1.apk /data/app/teslacoilsw.widgetlocker-1-apk
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Btw if you have any problems pushing an apk, try this;
Quoted from Zaphyr;
Ok, so I figured out the problem.
/system wasn't mounted. Even in recovery when I tried to push it over, I needed to go in the Clockwork settings and choose mount system before I could push it.
But now it works perfectly! YAY!!
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*I'm pretty sure it'll work the same for other lockscreen you wanted as long as you have the needed files.
Feel free to comment and give feedbacks, and correct me if i got wrong in some part. Enjoy!
Or, if you have S-OFF you can use Ninjamorph to replace the 2 .png's and reboot your phone.
Works a charm!
I get a 404 on the dropbox link
Sent from my HTC Desire
whats the name of the date widget you are using?
faceqt said:
Or, if you have S-OFF you can use Ninjamorph to replace the 2 .png's and reboot your phone.
Works a charm!
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Added to the post. Thanks!
GANJDROID said:
I get a 404 on the dropbox link
Sent from my HTC Desire
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Sorry. Fixed!
korbi said:
whats the name of the date widget you are using?
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Typoclock by semicuda. its not on market. its on here xda, search for it...
For people who have purchaed WidgetLocker off paypal, the steps to do this only involves replacing the png files (i.e. opening the apk file sent to your email and adding the png files into the required directory). After that, reinstall the widgetlocker. You may also choose to push the apk via adb. Either way, it works.
Nice.
Sharing is caring <3
LuffyPSP said:
Added to the post. Thanks!
Sorry. Fixed!
Typoclock by semicuda. its not on market. its on here xda, search for it...
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Cheers! Its time to ninjamorph!
Sent from my HTC Desire
jayhan73 said:
For people who have purchaed WidgetLocker off paypal, the steps to do this only involves replacing the png files (i.e. opening the apk file sent to your email and adding the png files into the required directory). After that, reinstall the widgetlocker. You may also choose to push the apk via adb. Either way, it works.
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Added! Thanks!
zHk3R said:
Nice.
Sharing is caring <3
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Suddenly got many PM after i posted my screens so i decided to write this~~
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Cheers! Its time to ninjamorph!
Sent from my HTC Desire
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Good luck!
replace with which .pngs?
you didnt told.....
Just drop it inside the res>drawable hdpi - it'll replace by itself, that being said, it will replace the existing file(meaning slider_iphone and slider_iphone_background). You can back up the original files if you want.
pa.pn2 said:
replace with which .pngs?
you didnt told.....
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The iPhone .pngs
hmm i dont have these files in my drawable folder.strange........
pa.pn2 said:
hmm i dont have these files in my drawable folder.strange........
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They're located in the drawable-hdpi folder.
yup, sorry found it lol
worked now,looks cool thx alot........
I'm not rooted, how can I get this lock screen? I've wanted it forever!
I believe you need to be rooted to mod an app, or anything related to theming. Sorry~~
Raadius said:
I'm not rooted, how can I get this lock screen? I've wanted it forever!
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Download widget locker, back it up using astro, take the apk from sd/backups/apps and put it on your pc desktop, change the extention from .apk to .zip (just right click then go to rename and make the changes) with winzip, go to the drawable_hdpi folder then copy the above instructions for which files to delete, download the png from the first post, put it in drawable_hdpi.
After that, rename it back to .apk, put it on your sd card and install via astro. Make sure to delete the version you have installsd on your phone first just to be safe.
Hope that works anyway, its just killed my thumbs
Sent from my HTC Desire
GANJDROID said:
Download widget locker, back it up using astro, take the apk from sd/backups/apps and put it on your pc desktop, change the extention from .apk to .zip (just right click then go to rename and make the changes) with winzip, go to the drawable_hdpi folder then copy the above instructions for which files to delete, download the png from the first post, put it in drawable_hdpi.
After that, rename it back to .apk, put it on your sd card and install via astro. Make sure to delete the version you have installsd on your phone first just to be safe.
Hope that works anyway, its just killed my thumbs
Sent from my HTC Desire
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once you modded it you cant install it normally i think. but its worth a try. try it raadius, and report back if its working or not.
GANJDROID said:
Download widget locker, back it up using astro, take the apk from sd/backups/apps and put it on your pc desktop, change the extention from .apk to .zip (just right click then go to rename and make the changes) with winzip, go to the drawable_hdpi folder then copy the above instructions for which files to delete, download the png from the first post, put it in drawable_hdpi.
After that, rename it back to .apk, put it on your sd card and install via astro. Make sure to delete the version you have installsd on your phone first just to be safe.
Hope that works anyway, its just killed my thumbs
Sent from my HTC Desire
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once you modded it you cant install it normally i think. but its worth a try. try it raadius, and report back if its working or not.
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I had to do it this way, because I could not find the apk in data/app
But after I modded it I could not install it normally
I tried pushing it to data/app and rebooted....but then what? I still haven't got widgetlocker installed?
Changing the default font of your Aria
After trying without success different methods to change the fonts in my Aria, I decided to write the results of my experiences (when I was finally able to achieve what I wanted) in order to help others that my be trying to do so.
As always, before even trying to do any mod to your precious Aria, DO A NANDROID BACKUP!
Disclaimer: Try this under your own risk, I can not be held responsible for anything that can happen to your phone.
1.- You need to have your Aria rooted because these fonts are stored inside the Dalvik file system and by having “root” access, you can access these files in read-write mode.
2.- On your PC , download any True Type Font (files with extension .ttf) of your choice , you need two variants of these fonts “Normal” and “Bold”. You can browse and download fonts for free from the web.
3.- I, personally like CaviarDreams (Normal type) and CaviarDreams-Bold (Bold type).
4.- In your PC's main unit (in most cases, it would be C:\), create a folder and name it androidfonts, then, save the fonts you just downloaded in that folder.
5.- Whichever fonts you choose, you will have to rename them as DroidSans and DroidSans-Bold respectively.
6.- Turn your phone off. Enter recovery mode by holding "volume down" and "power" buttons at the same time when you turn on your phone. Keep holding for about 10 seconds. You are now in recovery mode if it says "clockwork" at the top.
7.- On the phone's recovery menu, navigate to Partitions, once there, select “mount system”, that will allow you to access files in read-write mode and make the desired changes.
8.- Now, you can connect your phone to the computer through the USB cable.
9.- In your computer, using adb* tool, write the following commands:
C:\Android\tools
adb push c:\androidfonts\xxxxxxxx.ttf /system/fonts/DroidSans.ttf
The above command will copy the new font.
Repeat this command to overwrite DroidSans-Bold.
Remember: xxxxxxxx.ttf are the fonts you previously downloaded and renamed.
10.- In your computer, type exit to exit adb.
11.- Do not disconnect your phone yet.
12.- On your phone's partitions menu, unmount your system.
13.- In the phone's recovery menu, go back and select reboot system.
You can now unplug your usb cable to disconnect your phone from the PC.
*You enter adb by launching Command Prompt aka as cmd prompt on your computer (better if you launch it as Administrator by right clicking on it)
Once you've launched cmd prompt, write in the cmd prompt box the following commands:
C:\Android(or whatever name you gave to your sdk file)\tools
Enjoy your new font.
If you search for fonts on the forums you can find a link to dozens of font packs that can be flashed from recovery the same way you flash a rom. You don't even need to clear any caches just flash the zip.
Sent from my Liberty using XDA App
hungmung said:
If you search for fonts on the forums you can find a link to dozens of font packs that can be flashed from recovery the same way you flash a rom. You don't even need to clear any caches just flash the zip.
Sent from my Liberty using XDA App
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Thanks for your comment.
The reason I started this thread is because none of those fonts were of my liking, as I stated, I just wanted to share my experience in changing the font to one I really want and like.
Besides, by doing this, helps anyone practice their modding skills.
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/type-fresh-change-fonts-on-your-rooted-android-device/
Thanks for taking the time to write out this tutorial, I appreciate your efforts!
churapa said:
9.- In your computer, using adb tool, write the following commands:
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I'm sure I can find it and right after I post this, I will start looking, but you might want to provide a link or a description on where to find "adb tool". That's the only part of your instructions that I don't think are crystal clear.
911jason said:
Thanks for taking the time to write out this tutorial, I appreciate your efforts!
I'm sure I can find it and right after I post this, I will start looking, but you might want to provide a link or a description on where to find "adb tool". That's the only part of your instructions that I don't think are crystal clear.
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Updated instructions on first post. Also, remember post #235 from The Homescreen Snapshots thread?, there I linked what adb is.
hungmung said:
If you search for fonts on the forums you can find a link to dozens of font packs that can be flashed from recovery the same way you flash a rom. You don't even need to clear any caches just flash the zip.
Sent from my Liberty using XDA App
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The thing about this is they are font PACKS...what if you don't want all those extra fonts? That's just wasted space IMO. Hence why churupa's way of doing this is better, though it may be a little more time consuming
I think you misunderstand there are dozens of separate packs you can download and each one is only for one font it just makes the process faster because you can just go into recovery and flash the zip
Sent from my Liberty using XDA App
So I found a font I like, but it's just slightly larger than the default font which causes some various issues with text not fitting like it should in Widgets. Is there a setting somewhere that we can access to adjust the font size a notch or two?
You can see what I mean in these screen caps. Notice on the home screen how the line coming down from SimiClock no longer has an even gap to run through in the weather widget and between the battery and data widgets. The only other problem I ran into was in the various settings menus for widgets where there is a numeric setting box, the font in those boxes is so large you can only see the bottom half of the numbers.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
So I found a better match size-wise, it's not quite as cool of a font, but it still has some style. This one is Ubuntu and is available free here:
http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/ubuntu
I used Ubuntu Regular for both Clockopia.ttf (LockScreen) and DroidSans.ttf
and I used Ubuntu Bold for DroidSans-Bold.ttf
911jason said:
You can see what I mean in these screen caps. Notice on the home screen how the line coming down from SimiClock no longer has an even gap to run through in the weather widget and between the battery and data widgets. The only other problem I ran into was in the various settings menus for widgets where there is a numeric setting box, the font in those boxes is so large you can only see the bottom half of the numbers.
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What is that font?
Ummm... good question! Can't believe I left that out... I'm at work now, but I'll try to remember to post the name of the font later today.
Javi97100 said:
What is that font?
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It is Sansumi.
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It is Sansumi.
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Um how did u install it cuz i tried flashing to through recovery and nothing happend? Any ideas
That zip file is just the fonts by themselves. You need to go to the first post in the thread and follow those instructions if you want to install the font on your phone.
What if you can't find the bold version of a font? Can I just rename a copy of the regular as bold?
tilt4life2 said:
What if you can't find the bold version of a font? Can I just rename a copy of the regular as bold?
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sure, it just that text that should be bolded won't be bold.
kevina90 said:
sure, it just that text that should be bolded won't be bold.
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I did everything here but I keep getting the following message:
cannot stat 'e:\androidfonts\DroidSans.tff': no such file or directory
E: is my main drive. I have SDK tools in F: drive. I even tried to move the androidfonts folder to Tools and then the font files to tools but I keep getting same message.
Edit: Problem was fixed thanks to DrSwattt's help.
Just found a font that is nearly perfectly equivalent to DroidSans in metrics: Leelawadee. It comes with Windows Vista/7. It's actually a Thai font but it has the complete latin character set. Using Leelawadee to replace DroidSans, you don't need to worry that the new font does not fit your theme. It's not fancy, but good enough for daily use.
I'M IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE OF ANYTHING THAT MIGHT HAPPEN TO YOUR DEVICE, YOU, YOUR GRANDMA, NORTH KOREA OR ANYTHING
This should work on other Samsung devices with QMG bootanimations (like s4)!
I've been searching for solutions and haven't found them.
Bootanimation.zip files just don't work, not in data/local or system/media. BUT I've found the solution.
This guide shows you how to make your own bootsamsung.qmg and bootsamsungloop.qmg or shutdown.qmg!
Preparations=
- Download and install Samsung theme designer http://developer.samsung.com/themes/tools-sdks/Samsung-Theme-Designer-2-0-4
- Have "unzipper" installed (7zip, Powerarchiver, Winzip, Winrar, Peazip...)
- You'll have to have full animation frame by frame in 720x1280 resolution (in other resolutions it will look bad) named like this: first "Image_000.png", second "Image_001.png", third "Image_003.png" and like that till the last frame
When you have done all the above, LET'S BEGIN
1st. Open Samsung theme designer (the one that you previously installed). Under "Create new theme", select "Feature(NonTouch) Phone". Then under "Select Model" select one of them (I've tested only "QinQin", others should work). Under "Select Showcase" select "default". Name this project to whatever you want an press "OK".
2nd. You're sure you did it correctly? Good. Next there's "Idle Component" on the left. Select it and under it should be "Idle Background". Select it. There should now be "Background Type" on the right. Change it from "fixed" to "animated". Now there should be "Frame" under it. Change the number next to it to the number of the frames you have in your animation (the number of the "Image_something.png" pictures). "Duration" is the delay in seconds between the frames. Depending on animation, probably best would be to either to choose 0 seconds or 1. Your choice, if the final animation goes too fast, take a bigger number. I used 1 for the animation I made (it's at the end of this post). If "Repeat" is true, it will make the animation loop. If you just want to play 1 cycle of your animation, choose false.
3rd. Wow, you're already here! Now comes the easy part. There should now be "Animation Object Windows" open in the bottom of the theme designer. Drag your photos 1 by 1 to the empty squares/slots ("Image_000.png" to first slot, "Image_001.png" to second and so on). DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE PREVIEW WINDOWS/ANYTHING, it will look weird but it will look great in your phone.
4th. Now the work is done. Just select "Export Theme" on the top center of the theme designer. Accept Samsung T&C and choose the location of the file so that you'll find it later! Export.
5th. Now you'll have to rename the .stm file to .zip. Open the zip and extract the "IdleBgAnimObj.qmg". Now if you want to make it into a boot animation, make a copy of it and name the copies "bootsamsung.qmg" and "bootsamsungloop.qmg". Backup your old files in system/media with the same name if you want them back someday/if something went wrong. Move the files you made to system/media. Now reboot and it should look beautiful!
If you want to make it into a shutdown animation, name the "IdleBgAnimObj.qmg" to "shutdown.qmg" and move it to system/media/video/shutdown (BACKUP the old one).
IF THE ORIGINAL FILES IN SYSTEM/MEDIA WERE NAMED "bootanimation.qmg" AND "bootanimationloop.qmg", NAME YOUR FILES THE SAME WAY.
YOUTUBE VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W6GN4II7QQ
I hope you made it and you can always hit the thanks button if I helped!
Here's one I made. This looks awesome, gif is from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1471024
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
I've been searching for solutions and haven't found them.
Bootanimation.zip files just don't work, not in data/local or system/media
They do but as posted you need a slight modification to two files in your rom .
jje
JJEgan said:
I've been searching for solutions and haven't found them.
Bootanimation.zip files just don't work, not in data/local or system/media
They do but as posted you need a slight modification to two files in your rom .
jje
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Yea but I couldn't find any guides how to modify them. You can take the pictures from the bootanimation.zip and then do the thing I did
WannabeDeveloper said:
Yea but I couldn't find any guides how to modify them. You can take the pictures from the bootanimation.zip and then do the thing I did
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Guides are in the boot animation threads .
jje
As JJE said.. You can make bootanimatiins works.. But alternate ways are welcome..
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
zoot1 said:
As JJE said.. You can make bootanimatiins works.. But alternate ways are welcome..
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
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Thanks
I actually did find a way (the one with samsungani files and stuff) but it's much harder and I couldn't get it to work. This is fast and easy once you learn it!
Dude why not check a few pages back I've already created a proper tutorial on this subject
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omnikam said:
Dude why not check a few pages back I've already created a proper tutorial on this subject
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
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Now that I made this thread, I've found many similar threads >.< Well yours is just a copy of another thread posted in Galaxy Ace forum... I guess I did this for nothing (but I have a video yea ).
WannabeDeveloper said:
I'M IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE OF ANYTHING THAT MIGHT HAPPEN TO YOUR DEVICE, YOU, YOUR GRANDMA, NORTH KOREA OR ANYTHING
This should work on other Samsung devices with QMG bootanimations (like s4)!
I've been searching for solutions and haven't found them.
Bootanimation.zip files just don't work, not in data/local or system/media. BUT I've found the solution.
This guide shows you how to make your own bootsamsung.qmg and bootsamsungloop.qmg or shutdown.qmg!
Preparations=
- Download and install Samsung theme designer http://developer.samsung.com/themes/tools-sdks/Samsung-Theme-Designer-2-0-4
- Have "unzipper" installed (7zip, Powerarchiver, Winzip, Winrar, Peazip...)
- You'll have to have full animation frame by frame in 720x1280 resolution (in other resolutions it will look bad) named like this: first "Image_000.png", second "Image_001.png", third "Image_003.png" and like that till the last frame
When you have done all the above, LET'S BEGIN
1st. Open Samsung theme designer (the one that you previously installed). Under "Create new theme", select "Feature(NonTouch) Phone". Then under "Select Model" select one of them (I've tested only "QinQin", others should work). Under "Select Showcase" select "default". Name this project to whatever you want an press "OK".
2nd. You're sure you did it correctly? Good. Next there's "Idle Component" on the left. Select it and under it should be "Idle Background". Select it. There should now be "Background Type" on the right. Change it from "fixed" to "animated". Now there should be "Frame" under it. Change the number next to it to the number of the frames you have in your animation (the number of the "Image_something.png" pictures). "Duration" is the delay in seconds between the frames. Depending on animation, probably best would be to either to choose 0 seconds or 1. Your choice, if the final animation goes too fast, take a bigger number. I used 1 for the animation I made (it's at the end of this post). If "Repeat" is true, it will make the animation loop. If you just want to play 1 cycle of your animation, choose false.
3rd. Wow, you're already here! Now comes the easy part. There should now be "Animation Object Windows" open in the bottom of the theme designer. Drag your photos 1 by 1 to the empty squares/slots ("Image_000.png" to first slot, "Image_001.png" to second and so on). DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE PREVIEW WINDOWS/ANYTHING, it will look weird but it will look great in your phone.
4th. Now the work is done. Just select "Export Theme" on the top center of the theme designer. Accept Samsung T&C and choose the location of the file so that you'll find it later! Export.
5th. Now you'll have to rename the .stm file to .zip. Open the zip and extract the "IdleBgAnimObj.qmg". Now if you want to make it into a boot animation, make a copy of it and name the copies "bootsamsung.qmg" and "bootsamsungloop.qmg". Backup your old files in system/media with the same name if you want them back someday/if something went wrong. Move the files you made to system/media. Now reboot and it should look beautiful!
If you want to make it into a shutdown animation, name the "IdleBgAnimObj.qmg" to "shutdown.qmg" and move it to system/media/video/shutdown (BACKUP the old one).
IF THE ORIGINAL FILES IN SYSTEM/MEDIA WERE NAMED "bootanimation.qmg" AND "bootanimationloop.qmg", NAME YOUR FILES THE SAME WAY.
YOUTUBE VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W6GN4II7QQ
I hope you made it and you can always hit the thanks button if I helped!
Here's one I made. This looks awesome, gif is from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1471024
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I created bootsamsung.qmg and bootsamsungloop.qmg for I897 and I997 with no success. shutdown.qmg is ok.
I flashed the two .qmg files in your here_are_the_files_for_commodore-amiga_animation_made_by_wannabedeveloper.zip. The problem id the same. I am wondering if this is not suiatble for I897 and I997.
A lot of discussions in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2189934
SunnyOK said:
I created bootsamsung.qmg and bootsamsungloop.qmg for I897 and I997 with no succemashutdown.qmg is ok.
I flashed the two .qmg files in your here_are_the_files_for_commodore-amiga_animation_made_by_wannabedeveloper.zip. The problem id the same. I am wondering if this is not suiatble for I897 and I997.
A lot of discussions in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2189934
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You can't flash those .qmg files. You have to put them manually in the place that they belong to (in the main post)
WannabeDeveloper said:
You can't flash those .qmg files. You have to put them manually in the place that they belong to (in the main post)
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Thank you for reply. I did manually place the two .qmg files in /system/media by using RE Manager. The results are still the same. Maybe my phone model (I897 and I997) do not support this.
I am still seeking for solutions and ideas.
SunnyOK said:
Thank you for reply. I did manually place the two .qmg files in /system/media by using RE Manager. The results are still the same. Maybe my phone model (I897 and I997) do not support this.
I am still seeking for solutions and ideas.
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Maybe your .qmg is too big? What's the size compared to the original?
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Maybe your .qmg is too big? What's the size compared to the original?
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Both are < 1M. bootsamsung.qmg is much smaller than stock one.
SunnyOK said:
Both are < 1M. bootsamsung.qmg is much smaller than stock one.
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Well, I'm out of ideas. Sorry I couldn't help
perfect thank you
JJEgan said:
I've been searching for solutions and haven't found them.
Bootanimation.zip files just don't work, not in data/local or system/media
They do but as posted you need a slight modification to two files in your rom .
jje
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Wrong. The zips work fine. Any device. Simple modification.
Kryten2k35 said:
Wrong. The zips work fine. Any device. Simple modification.
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As i said re zips .
you need a slight modification
SunnyOK said:
Thank you for reply. I did manually place the two .qmg files in /system/media by using RE Manager. The results are still the same. Maybe my phone model (I897 and I997) do not support this.
I am still seeking for solutions and ideas.
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This problem has been solved.
Please see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2189934&page=9
Does anybody know if its possible to disable the purple led/white menu at boot. Also the haptic feedback seems to work at shutdown even thought its disabled in settings.
hello,
Ive been looking around but I cant find a .gif to .qmg (for the 4,2,2 bootanimation) does it even exist? Could someone please point me in the right direction?
Today I am proud to present my new creation EAIT - EASY APK IMAGE THEMER.
DISCONTINUED
I don't use Windows anymore, so any support for this script/app is dropped.
Download from Mediafire or from ATTACHMENT.
I see sometimes peoples get very shocked after they see my modded versions of whatsapp, so I thought lets make something which helps to *any* normal android user to edit any apk.
Keep in mind that this is not much advance tool and won't be able to do all editing.
So what exactly is EAIT, it's a simple tool which extracts APK to let you edit images and then compress it back to .apk to install on your phone.
What you need?
JRE 6/7 -download it from java.com
Any good image editor like l Photoshop, GIMP or Paint.net
steps:
1. Download .rar from above.
2. Extract in C:/
3. Take backup of app(by ES explorer) you want to edit and move it to "PLACE-APK-HERE"
4. Run main application "easy apk image themer" from folder.
5. See your current apk will be listed on top.
6. Press 1 and enter to extract
7. Minimize the window and go to 'Project' folder. You'll find appname.apk folder, click on it.
8. Browse through "res" folder and see images inside drawable folders. Edit then with help of Photoshop/GIMP/Paint.NET.
Warning: rules of editing
>never edit "imagename".9.png files or you may get force close.
>If you want to replace image then choose something that has same resolution
9. After all editing maximize the window you previously minimized.
10. Press 2 and hit enter, wait for a while.
11. Press 3 and hit enter wait for a while.
12. You will find Signed-appname.apk in your "place-apk-here" folder
13. Send that app to your phone and install ( you may need to Un-install previous one)
14. Enjoy... and press thanks if you liked it
Report any bugs/problems here only.
Some images
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
the result:-
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Here is a Mediafire mirror for you
I've always wanted to make an inverted Facebook app, so I might give this a shot. Thank you for your work
I’m not trying to rain on OP’s parade, but out of curiosity, aren’t there similar tools for Windows already? Sometimes with even better GUIs like elesbb's GUI APK Tool
This looks like APK Multi Tool, minus all of the extra features. Even the folder structure is the same.
please help
i did everything as mentioned in ur tutorial. i colored some whatsapp smiles. and recompiled the apk and signed it. uninstalled my previous whatsapp and installed new one. but whenever i try to open a new contact to chat with it force closes. am attaching the edited apk. plz help me.
i didnt changed any resolution of images. just coloured them.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/ew7rgzz6qaa95uu/signed_whatsapp.apk
Interesting tool, would love it if i'd see screenshots and shared apks of modified apps! :good:
Great work.!!!
Hi Ankush,
You can use the Mediafire mirror.
http://www.mediafire.com/view/2zomqhmuoknb0gm/APK-Image-Themer_3.rar
BTW, amazing job now I can theme my apps...:good::good:
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Ankush menat said:
Today I am proud to present my new creation EAIT - EASY APK IMAGE THEMER.
Download from dropbox
Please provide me mediafire mirror(mine account is not working properly)
I see sometimes peoples get very shocked after they see my modded versions of whatsapp, so I thought lets make something which helps to *any* normal android user to edit any apk.
So what exactly is EAIT, it's a simple tool which extracts APK to let you edit images and then compress it back to .apk to install on your phone.
What you need?
JRE 6/7 -download it from java.com
Any good image editor like l Photoshop, GIMP or Paint.net
steps:
1. Download .rar from above.
2. Extract in C:/
3. Take backup of app(by ES explorer) you want to edit and move it to "PLACE-APK-HERE"
4. Run main application "easy apk image themer" from folder.
5. See your current apk will be listed on top.
6. Press 1 and enter to extract
7. Minimize the window and go to 'Project' folder. You'll find appname.apk folder, click on it.
8. Browse through "res" folder and see images inside drawable folders. Edit then with help of Photoshop/GIMP/Paint.NET.
Warning: rules of editing
>never edit "imagename".9.png files or you may get force close.
>If you want to replace image then choose something that has same resolution
9. After all editing maximize the window you previously minimized.
10. Press 2 and hit enter, wait for a while.
11. Press 3 and hit enter wait for a while.
12. You will find Signed-appname.apk in your "place-apk-here" folder
13. Send that app to your phone and install ( you may need to Un-install previous one)
14. Enjoy... and press thanks if you liked it
Report any bugs/problems here only.
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the result:-
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Will try it soon cool tool will try to mod some apps
+1 Nice tool
himanshu.khanna said:
i did everything as mentioned in ur tutorial. i colored some whatsapp smiles. and recompiled the apk and signed it. uninstalled my previous whatsapp and installed new one. but whenever i try to open a new contact to chat with it force closes. am attaching the edited apk. plz help me.
i didnt changed any resolution of images. just coloured them.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/ew7rgzz6qaa95uu/signed_whatsapp.apk
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You've edited one .9.png which is causing FC
So from what I am seeing, this allows you to easily edit images in apps. Does it however facilitate color changing? I'd like to theme facebook into the one team blackout has
asdfasdfvful said:
So from what I am seeing, this allows you to easily edit images in apps. Does it however facilitate color changing? I'd like to theme facebook into the one team blackout has
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Facebook is mostly coded with HEX color codes and not Images...
You should use APKtool by brut.all
There are tons of guide available for How-to-theme-with-Apktool on XDA follow them.
Ankush menat said:
Facebook is mostly coded with HEX color codes and not Images...
You should use APKtool by brut.all
There are tons of guide available for How-to-theme-with-Apktool on XDA follow them.
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Mhm... Apktool keeps on giving me issues. I guess I'll just love without theming
Sent from my One S using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
thanks but,
Ankush menat said:
You've edited one .9.png which is causing FC
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how do i identify that which one is .9.png file? any suggestions?
himanshu.khanna said:
how do i identify that which one is .9.png file? any suggestions?
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See the Image...
Those image files who have name like name.9.png will be visible as name.9 in Windows dont edit them
please help
Ankush menat said:
See the Image...
Those image files who have name like name.9.png will be visible as name.9 in Windows dont edit them
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see i edited these files and they dont have .9.png in there name.View attachment 2479108
Sure, this is similar to some of the other apk editors out there like ApkTool/ApkMultiTool but this is NEWB friendly as the op expressed. I think this is a great program for someone just starting to learn about the android os and curious about themeing their own applications. Wish I had this tool when I first started themeing with apk multi tool. Without all the fluff and extra features, this software will be very helpful for users who are specifically interested in modifying the look of their applications. Good job Ankush
Anyone have any tips on editing Hangouts.apk? More specifically I would like to modify the emoji. Does framework-res.apk need to be included or something?
Sub'ed
OK so far so good, anyone know the name or where in the APK folder (which drawable folder) I could find the background images. I am working on the facebook messenger from my Sprint GS3.
Well I managed to edit the color of one of the pictures inside an app (ended up using the clock app) and now I cannot get it to install. I deleted the old clock and tried installing from es and also flashing from TWRP but could not find the file there (guess because it was not a .zip). Has to be in system/app folder.