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Modifying musicplayer.apk & other doubts regarding unpacking & packing apk!!

I like the option to change music from anywhere via notification but i hate the cheap default album art in it!! So I like to extract the apk remove those pictures!! Does removing those pictures alone will cause any problems?? If the answer is yes I ll replace those images with my own images!!
So now regarding extracting :
Does extracting by zip & repacking again with zip & changing name as .apk is enough or do I want to extract using apk extractor/manager found in this forum (forgot its name) & repack & sign it with the same??
Regarding .odex file :
I have a rough idea about odex & deodexed files!! Stock application is usually odexed!!
Now my doubt is what I have to do with the .Odex file near the music??
Help me out soon
Sorry for my bad English & unframed question!! Cz am posting via mobile!!
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Don't ever remove stuff, depending on how they are loaded / how well coded the app is, it will most likely cause null pointers and so force close.
If you mod an apk, replace stuff but don't remove or rename.
P.S. you could deodex the app, to make your life simpler, but deodexing is no simple task for system apps if you are not familiar with the process.
Maybe the solution, if you want to mod, is to get a deodexed rom and mod away.
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Am new to Android just a week old, but am not a total noob i had molded roms in Symbian!!
So please send me links or tutorials about
How to deodex & other important things about droid!!
Also am not gonna remove anything am just gonna replace default images for music player for album art with custom pics!! I already replaced camera. Apk for battery mod found in the forum!! I can request any1 to mod for me but I really like modding it on my own, i like droid more than Symbian now!! & even am not using iPad properly after buying s2!!
Coming to point, is musicplayer.apk is system app like touchwiz. Apk & framework-research. Apk??
Update:
If i wanna edit musicplayer.apk what to do with its ODEX file ?!!
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rajaspidey said:
Am new to Android just a week old, but am not a total noob i had molded roms in Symbian!!
So please send me links or tutorials about
How to deodex & other important things about droid!!
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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=How+to+deodex
rajaspidey said:
Coming to point, is musicplayer.apk is system app like touchwiz. Apk & framework-research. Apk??
Update:
If i wanna edit musicplayer.apk what to do with its ODEX file ?!!
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Frameworks are not applications. But yeah, Musicplayer.apk is an application apk.
As for the Odex file... http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Odex+file

messed up my music player cant able to install stock back too !! please help me !!
i need to replace default album art with this png's !! for 400x400 i need that thumb_00.png !! please help me !!
also please teach me how to modify/edit/customise/repack/sign apk's !!!

1) Reflash your current rom (look for stock roms topic in Original Android Development forum)
2) ALWAYS do a backup of your files before messing with them, especially when you don't know how to recover them -.-'
3) Asked like this, nobody will do that for you. Moreover, that's iTunes, and we, as loyal Android users, won't take any of these into our droids.
4) To modify/edit/repack/sign APK, there's Google for that. It has tons of resources if you only take a second to type in your search, and one other to look at the links.

XpLoDWilD said:
1) Reflash your current rom (look for stock roms topic in Original Android Development forum)
2) ALWAYS do a backup of your files before messing with them, especially when you don't know how to recover them -.-'
3) Asked like this, nobody will do that for you. Moreover, that's iTunes, and we, as loyal Android users, won't take any of these into our droids.
4) To modify/edit/repack/sign APK, there's Google for that. It has tons of resources if you only take a second to type in your search, and one other to look at the links.
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thanks for your help now i learnt that i have to deodex the app to make it work !! if u can u can help me !!
i found a tool called "Andrizoid's_Deodex_Kitchen_V4" but files have extension .sh confused about what to do !! help me if you can or else i ll need to google all night

k now i have deodex tools !! but now i need framework files for samsung !! does twframework-res.apk/framework-res.apk & its ODEX & jar files are enough ??!!!

rajaspidey said:
i found a tool called "Andrizoid's_Deodex_Kitchen_V4" but files have extension .sh confused about what to do !! help me if you can or else i ll need to google all night
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Jeeeeeeeeeezzzz....
If you don't know what a .sh is, then you shouldn't be doing what you're trying to do.
P.S. you could deodex the app, to make your life simpler, but deodexing is no simple task for system apps if you are not familiar with the process.
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As said in the first reply.
And yes, framework-res and twframeword-res.apk should be enough.

Sorry .Sh means shell used on linux!! I hv no basic of computer programming am an civil engineering student .!!
BTW i deodexed files my doubt is musicplayer.apk is system app right I repacked it & replaced it in folder but it's not appearing in menu!! :-(
Do I wanna push it like update.Zip?? Creating update.Zip is just like creating folder system/app, putting musicplayer.apk in it & zipping it right!!
I hv a nandroid but i wn restore it I want to modify musicplayer.apk & make it work!! You gotta solve my noobish doubts bro!!
Sent from my Galaxy S II via XDA app so sorry if u did any typographical or other mistakes!!

i deodexed musicplayer.odex with help of
http://code.google.com/p/smali/wiki/DeodexInstructions
&
http://www.madteam.co/forum/tutorials/how-to-deodex-an-odex-file
now i got an out folder !! please send me link for anythread which has how to for this kind of modifications !! am too searching !!

[MOD] modified default album art images for music player in SGSII.!!
Succesfully made my music player !! the work is simple i made it complicated !! just deodexing to dex is enough !! i was more noobier than i thought & when i was about to post it i found it was already present in the forum !!
anyways i learnt how to deodex & many things heres own my mod version attached !!
thanx for your help !! & thanx to XDA Forum !! thnx to @XpLoDWilD & other member replied for me !!
just copy this to System/app/ rename your musicplayer.apk & its .ODEX to musicplayer.bak (just keep a backup)
& rename this as musicplayer.apk no install needed !!
Hell yeah finally i made an mod !!

Nice to see your first mod!!

Thank you bro!! Soon ll post detailed how to for newbie/noobs like me!! I won't ask them to Google . Lol
Sent from my Galaxy S II via XDA app so sorry if i did any typographical or other mistakes!!

[Q] help in making APPS Flashable for SGT7

Hi..
I got this idea just dont know how to do it..
can someone help me in building a flashable zip file just like GAPPS but the apps will not be treated as system file once installed(hope its possible),
In my case i comfile all the APK of all the apps that im using and install it one by one in between build if its possible to make the flashable zip file, reinstalling of all my APPS will be one installation all process.
this will help us alot in between updates of new build ROM.
i hope i explain it clearly.
thanks
:angel::angel::angel:
::: i already got the solution from Mr. cheatman thread... point out by Mr. salahmed (thanks to BOTH):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24233846
(apps only/data not included)

Look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24233846
But this will only restore apps without data.
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salahmed said:
Look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24233846
But this will only restore apps without data.
Sent from my GT-P1000
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wow.. thank you very much sir, (also to cheatman).. sorry for being lazy to look it up.. this will really save a lot of time..

[ROM][15 Jan][ZTE Blade III]Choffas V0.1

Hey!
As I cannot make posts in the development forum I will post this here.
I have just bought myself a Blade 3 just for experimenting with, so I made this rom.
In this dropbox folder(Link at bottom of this post) I have also included CWM(Thanks to apeelme), and usb driver(I needed it to communicate with phone in fastboot).
Install instructions(CWM)
Enable usb debugging.
Run "recovery.bat".
Choose option 1.
Install instructions(ROM)
Copy "Choffa V0.1.zip" to SD.
Do a full wipe.
Install zip from sd.
Change log
V0.1
Based on ICS_P772N10V1.0.0B09, ICS 4.0.4
Pre-Rooted
Removed bloatware
De-odexed
Zipaligned
My uplink is very slow but the rom will be available here as soon as it's done uploading:
dropbox[dot]com/sh/y9fkh9js80q67c3/XmCtsvSQ_y
(Apparently I can't post links either...)

Here you go for the link:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/y9fkh9js80q67c3/XmCtsvSQ_y

rufy93 said:
Here you go for the link:
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Thanks mate!

Pleeeeaaaaase read the stickies. This is NOT The ZTE Blade 2 or 3 forum. Your ROM probably belongs in miscellaneous Android development.
ZTE Blade | Asus Transformer TF300T

QuantumFoam said:
Pleeeeaaaaase read the stickies. This is NOT The ZTE Blade 2 or 3 forum. Your ROM probably belongs in miscellaneous Android development.
ZTE Blade | Asus Transformer TF300T
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I'm sorry for that, but I had no idea where to put it.

Please update your changelog to V0.3.1

@OP : Please create a thread in Miscellaneous Android Development. This is not the place
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QuantumFoam said:
@OP : Please create a thread in Miscellaneous Android Development. This is not the place
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Check out UltimaTIME Clock Widgets : 200 in one
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I would if I could, but I need more posts to be able to post it there.

Choffa please reupload the link of the ROM

Choffa said:
Hey!
As I cannot make posts in the development forum I will post this here.
I have just bought myself a Blade 3 just for experimenting with, so I made this rom.
In this dropbox folder(Link at bottom of this post) I have also included CWM(Thanks to apeelme), and usb driver(I needed it to communicate with phone in fastboot).
Install instructions(CWM)
Enable usb debugging.
Run "recovery.bat".
Choose option 1.
Install instructions(ROM)
Copy "Choffa V0.1.zip" to SD.
Do a full wipe.
Install zip from sd.
Change log
V0.1
Based on ICS_P772N10V1.0.0B09, ICS 4.0.4
Pre-Rooted
Removed bloatware
De-odexed
Zipaligned
My uplink is very slow but the rom will be available here as soon as it's done uploading:
dropbox[dot]com/sh/y9fkh9js80q67c3/XmCtsvSQ_y
(Apparently I can't post links either...)
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Hello, would it be possible to upload that rom again plz ... The link gives me 404 error when i want to download it.
Tkx

StraffeHendrick said:
Hello, would it be possible to upload that rom again plz ... The link gives me 404 error when i want to download it.
Tkx
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I'm sorry, the rom is no where to be found. I must have removed it while cleaning my dropbox.

Choffa said:
I'm sorry, the rom is no where to be found. I must have removed it while cleaning my dropbox.
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OOOOOwwwhh , pity, maybe someone else still has it.... i ll wait till someone will post it again. but tkx for the reply

[PORT/PATCH][STOCK CNE5] Patch ROM to get Active Display + quick unlock on lockscreen

Firstly, I'm not an android developer, just someone who wanted to have this feature and decided to do it myself with the help of information on XDA and google. So my thanks goes to XDA for having this wonderful forum where users can share information to benefit the entire community. I thought there would be many like me who would want to have this feature on stock ROM and decided to share this.
Secondly as this is my first post I was not sure where to post it and therefore if this does not qualify for posting here the moderator may move this to the appropriate forum.
This patch is for i9295 on stock CNE5 deodexed ROM
FEATURES
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- Active Display
- Quick pin unlock (for pin and password)
- Double tap to sleep on lockscreen
- Wakelock for Secmms removed
KNOWN ISSUES
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Lockscreen settings for when pin selected, Quick pin unlock and Double tap to sleep for some reason default to unchecked. It is ok when password is selected though but nevertheless works fine just select it if you want it to work before exit. I am not able to figure out the issue and would love some help here
CREDITS
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0xD34D for his thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45736797&postcount=2 on how to port activedisplay
loserskater for his thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2279039 on how to enable quick pin unlock
Spegiliuis and Mythi for the various CM11 based ROM's with the above features from where I was able to port these
BDFreak for advanced APK tool which made decompiling and recompiling apk's from various roms simultaneously easy.
XDA and Google for helping me out in figuring and handling smali code and understanding how to debug and fix issues faced during porting.
Anyone else who I might have missed can let me know so that I can add them here
Screenshots for settings attached
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REQUIREMENTS
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Deodexed ROM
working CWM Recovery
UPDATE INSTRUCTIONS
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- Download zip file ActiveDisplay_140711_0114.zip`
- Take a nandroid backup
- Flash zip using ClockworkMod recovery
- Wipe cache
- Wipe dalvik cache
- Reboot
- Enjoy!
In case any issues faced restore nandroid backup select advanced option and restore system only.
DISCLAIMER
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I am not responsible for bricked devices, locked phones. Please do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this Patch before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications.
DOWNLOAD LINK
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ActiveDisplay https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByY8uLVuRKD2cGt6STMtNXBmcU0
Revert to Stock https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByY8uLVuRKD2VC1QM2VmUlFCZG8

Awesome job brother ... well done ... keep it up , i think that spegiluis needs a mention too.
sorry couldnt test this since m not thinking of tw now

mythi said:
Awesome job brother ... well done ... keep it up , i think that spegiluis needs a mention too.
sorry couldnt test this since m not thinking of tw now
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Thanks Bro, I have edited the credits to include spegilius as well

Is there a way to make this working on Odex Rons?
Thanks and nice job!

vennon! said:
Is there a way to make this working on Odex Rons?
Thanks and nice job!
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I can look inside, and may be add to my pack, if OP agree.

d8389 said:
I can look inside, and may be add to my pack, if OP agree.
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No issues, you may go ahead with proper credits

vennon! said:
Is there a way to make this working on Odex Rons?
Thanks and nice job!
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I have updated the zip at the below link which should work as I odexed my entire rom and pulled it out from there. Please try it out and confirm if working so that I can update it in the OP
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByY8uLVuRKD2NzZmcDJZRUNWc1E

JASONRR said:
I have updated the zip at the below link which should work as I odexed my entire rom and pulled it out from there. Please try it out and confirm if working so that I can update it in the OP
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByY8uLVuRKD2NzZmcDJZRUNWc1E
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Didn't work, stoped on samsung logo and doesn't nothing more...

vennon! said:
Didn't work, stoped on samsung logo and doesn't nothing more...
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Can you confirm your device if it is i9295 and you are on CNE5

JASONRR said:
Can you confirm your device if it is i9295 and you are on CNE5
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Yes, it's! Look the attachment...

vennon! said:
Yes, it's! Look the attachment...
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I have sent you a PM with the link to the revised files. Can you try and confirm if it is working

Anyone has tried the deodexed patch?

ROM MOD converted into full ROM with S5 style and apps posted in development section
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-active/development/rom-super-wizcyan-s5-style-t2874424

[Request] System dump of Gpe stock Lollipop

Hey guys, i open this thread to ask a favour:
I... no, Alberto97 (you know who he is) need a system dump of Stock Lollipop Gpe rom, to search useful material needed to make better future roms developed by him
Can someone please do and upload a system dump on some hosts? Thanks
If someone don't know how to do a system dump, i'll edit this topic with a guide

I would do it but I dont have access to a computer due to lack of monitor for the time being sorry
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FabioSan said:
Hey guys, i open this thread to ask a favour:
I... no, Alberto97 (you know who he is) need a system dump of Stock Lollipop Gpe rom, to search useful material needed to make better future roms developed by him
Can someone please do and upload a system dump on some hosts? Thanks
If someone don't know how to do a system dump, i'll edit this topic with a guide
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And oh heres the tutorial on how to a system dump http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2450045

Thanks for link, I'll add to op
I'll wait someone that can make the system dump

FabioSan said:
Thanks for link, I'll add to op
I'll wait someone that can make the system dump
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Well I did one for cm12 lte edition
It's pretty easy to extract the system folder from the rom zip files
I'm not going to download & do it for others because it is really easy process & it's all automated so no skill required
Cm12 4g lte system dump is http://d-h.st/fosv
Guide & tool that will do it all for you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/and.../how-to-conver-lollipop-dat-files-to-t2978952

marcussmith2626 said:
Well I did one for cm12 lte edition
It's pretty easy to extract the system folder from the rom zip files
I'm not going to download & do it for others because it is really easy process & it's all automated so no skill required
Cm12 4g lte system dump is http://d-h.st/fosv
Guide & tool that will do it all for you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/and.../how-to-conver-lollipop-dat-files-to-t2978952
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We need otg official system dump

FabioSan said:
We need otg official system dump
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Well Iv given you the link to the thread which will do it for you
Just a simple case of downloading the tool and running it

marcussmith2626 said:
Well Iv given you the link to the thread which will do it for you
Just a simple case of downloading the tool and running it
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I can't do It from myself, that's why I'm asking to someone of xda

FabioSan said:
I can't do It from myself, that's why I'm asking to someone of xda
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Sorry not able to at moment
It simply is a case of just downloading the rom zip taking out the system.new.dat & running the script with the command given then unpacking it with the ext tool
Anyone who can follow instructions can do it - requires no knowledge as it's all automated

Solved

FabioSan said:
Solved
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Got the backup??
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Flashhhh said:
Got the backup??
Sent from my Moto G using XDA Free mobile app
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Yes, from today Alberto will can look to the system folder taken from gpe lollipop stock we have decided to ask for a single system folder instead to a full system dump, and an Italian friend helped us u.u

FabioSan said:
Yes, from today Alberto will can look to the system folder taked from gpe lollipop stock we have decided to ask for a single system folder instead to a full system dump, and an Italian friend helped us u.u
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Can i know what alberto is going to do with it??
Pls
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Flashhhh said:
Can i know what alberto is going to do with it??
Pls
Sent from my Moto G using XDA Free mobile app
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He will search useful parts to maybe fix the little bugs that there are on a Rom

FabioSan said:
Hey guys, i open this thread to ask a favour:
I... no, Alberto97 (you know who he is) need a system dump of Stock Lollipop Gpe rom, to search useful material needed to make better future roms developed by him
Can someone please do and upload a system dump on some hosts? Thanks
If someone don't know how to do a system dump, i'll edit this topic with a guide
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Maybe, THIS can be helpful. But is in spanish.