I'm working on an app for the Samsung I9000 that will modify the launcher database, which in generic android builds is located at /data/data/com.android.launcher/databases/launcher.db
I can't find any db files associated with Samsungs TouchWiz launcher though. Any idea where this might be?
I did find /data/data/com.sec.android.app/twlauncher/files/launcher.preferences but this doesn't seem to be what I'm looking for.
It's here...
/dbdata/databases/com.sec.android.app.twlauncher/launcher.db
do you understand the db format? I am trying to find an app to sort the apps alphabetically in the launcher. could you help me?
Thanks!
I'm busy teaching myself to make themes for Go Launcher, but I guess my question applies to all 3rd party launchers that have theme capabilities. I need to find a way to get the package name for each application on my phone (and other commonly used applications) so that I can assign custom icons for each one. I know you can get the name from each packages AndroidManifest.xml but these don't always work, and in the case of built in applications (like the Motorola Media Gallery) I have no access to the apk itself.
To be a bit more clear, here is an example:
for Skype the package name is:
com.skype.raider
but the icon gets assigned to:
com.skype.raider.ui.SplashScreenActivity
(i got this from a tutorial, but they don't say where they get their info)
Check the /data/data folder. The folder names there might be helpful.
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Since the carousel uses apk icons that are so large (256x256 i think) and sideloaded apps show up blurry, i have tried decompiling an apk, switching out the png icon, recompliling it then resigning it but for some reason it never works on the device. Either it won't install, or the app will install but will then force close (the icon does show up high-res though!).
I've tried using Formatter, APK Edit, and the APK Multi-Tool Script, but none of them have allowed me to create an APK that will actually run correctly on the KF.
Do you guys have any suggestions on what am I doing wrong? Part of me thinks that it has to do with replacing a low-res icon (72x72 or something like that) with a high res one (256x256) but I'm not sure and am kinda a n00b at altering APKs...
Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
The high res icons are loaded dynamically from amazon. That's why they seem to take some time to appear on that blasted stock carousel. If you aren't connected to wifi they show up as blank. AFAIK you cannot add them yourself.
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I was talking about sideloaded apps NOT acquired from the Amazon Appstore
APK editor
Did you try APK Icon Editor?
Also, the APK itself can be sort of protected, but most of side-loaded repacked APKs should work.
This is a second request so that if some great mind here can help me install the s planner from note 2 to my rooted note 3
Please consider me a noob and give step by step instructions.
Please . This new s planner is such a waste.
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as far as I can tell, GNIII S Planner is the same as GNII's, but only with different color theme. they replaced the 3D brown theme with a simpler white/green flat theme.
Only difference I realized is in the Month view, it now shows dots (one per event) instead of showing the even title itself, which was not even practical as it showed only first word or so, and only 2 events. all you have to do is to click the day and show details below.
it is not a waste. but just themed differently, however I can understand if some people like the old shape, I certainly do. but functionality wise, almost the same.
There is huge amouny of difference between the s planner of note 2 and note 3. The most important beibg
1. When adding event or task in the older s planner there were options to add a S NOTE or an image . It was productive and practical for daily use.
2. Hovering the s pen over a date in month view, an option to add a handwritten note appeared which again was so productive and practical.
Both the above options are missing in the newer s planner.
Hence the request.
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I can not believe Samsung removed the Task widget on de Note 3 (along with other functionalities on the whole S-Planner) .... It was the most useful tool to me and I assumed for granted It would be on the Note 3 ... I can hardly imagine the reasoning sequence that led the programmers to think that S-Planner was too good and complete so it needed to be shrunk
I, too, would like to know how to do this. See also this thread for more information.
Here are the steps I did:
1) Rooted GN3 using Root de la Vega method
2) Mounted /system as R/W (using ES File Explorer - Root Explorer)
3) Renamed GN3 Splanner to SPlanner_gn3.apk
4) Copied Note 2 S Planner apk to Note 3 /system/app directory
5) Changed its permission to 644 (rw-r--r--)
6) Rebooted
Despite this, I still don't see the GN2 version of SPlanner anywhere (not in the list of apps, drawer, etc.). When I click on the SPlanner shortcut, it still brings up the GN3 version. What steps am I missing?
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3) Renamed GN3 Splanner to SPlanner_gn3.apk
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I think you need to move the original apk out of /system/app - the app id is defined in the manifest and is independent of the file name. In this case the package name is com.android.calendar. If you add the S Planner apk from Note 2 and keep the original apk (althougth renamed) it will still be a duplicate package name.
piit79 said:
I think you need to move the original apk out of /system/app - the app id is defined in the manifest and is independent of the file name. In this case the package name is com.android.calendar. If you add the S Planner apk from Note 2 and keep the original apk (althougth renamed) it will still be a duplicate package name.
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I don't even see an "S Planner" in my app drawer. What are you guys talking about?
piit79 said:
I think you need to move the original apk out of /system/app - the app id is defined in the manifest and is independent of the file name. In this case the package name is com.android.calendar. If you add the S Planner apk from Note 2 and keep the original apk (althougth renamed) it will still be a duplicate package name.
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Thanks for the advice. I moved the original GN3 apk out of /system/app and then rebooted again. However, I still cannot open the GN2 SPlanner on the GN3. It simply doesn't show up anywhere. Would wiping the dalvik cache help?
Anyone with any solution?
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Anyone with any solution?
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Unfortunately, I don't think the GN2 SPlanner will run on the GN3. It could be an issue of a Samsung software signature not matching. As I wrote, I tried basically everything I could think of to try and get it to work, with no luck. Hopefully, someone else out there has a solution.
There's three things about the GN3 version that I don't like:
1) Full-screen mode. Ugh...how am I supposed to see what time it is and the battery level? Yes, I know can temporarily touch the top of the screen to have it display the status bar, but this is only temporary.
2) Inability to set default reminder time. Now everything defaults to 15 minutes, which results in me having to set the reminder for each new task manually. Total pain.
3) I don't like how they changed the month view. I preferred the GN2 version where I saw both a listing of the day's tasks inside each day box, as well as listed below.
Time to go look at an alternative 3rd-party solution, I guess...
same issue- slightly different question?-noob
GS3 w/ OS 4.4 safestrap - touchwhiz rom- somehow all my system apps like splanner/ clock and gone- they are in several backups on my internal and external (SD) and i can see them in root explorer - how can i get them to load- I am a total noob- patience and language for a 5 year old is needed,thanks !
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I think you need to move the original apk out of /system/app - the app id is defined in the manifest and is independent of the file name. In this case the package name is com.android.calendar. If you add the S Planner apk from Note 2 and keep the original apk (althougth renamed) it will still be a duplicate package name.
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Can someone help me with this, I moved from an S3 to an S5 quite a while ago and finally got round to theming my device but I can't find these horrid images to replace them with what I want to use.
I have seen some themes where they have been replaced so they must be identified somewhere, if anyone can tell me where to find them or which xml to change to identify what I want to use instead of these it would be gratefully appreciated.
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Images, plural? You didn't describe what set of images you are alluding to or circle them on your screen shot. Or attach a copy of the apk you are working with. Presumably you mean the default head shot for a non-customized contact.. but what other images are you talking about?
In the absence of those crucial details, all I can suggest is that you open the apk as a .zip archive and go to
\res\drawable
\res\drawable-sw359dp-land-xxhdpi
\res\drawable-sw359dp-xxhdpi
\res\drawable-sw360dp-land-xxhdpi
\res\drawable-sw360dp-xxhdpi
Scroll though the image directories and replace the ones that offend you.
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Thanks for the response, I thought the images in the clip were pretty clear as they are the default ones, I have tried all the images in the apk, as you say the ones here are the default ones, I have done all the others InCall.apk and the ones in the SecContacts.apk all default images have been changed as I want them.
The ones in the clip are the default ones that appear in the stock contacts list, favorites list and logs list, they were easy to find on the S3 but not on the S5, I have changed all the png and pkm files that relate to images and pictures in this apk.but these still remain stock
The apk in question is detailed in the title, I am not new to theming I have been doing it a long time, I know what to look for except in this case I can't find these in the apk at all.