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[GUIDE] MODDING ICS (16-May-2012) Beginners modding guide.

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FIRST READ THIS !!!
-I will try to put it simple , and remember I don't know everything!
-I'm not a helpdesk , somethings you need to figure out yourself , don't expect me to put all my time in guiding you personal so please don't pm me about questions!!
-Second this is not a request thread , this is a do it your self thread!!!!!!
-I start with simple things and build my way up! I will also point you to the tools or upload the tools you need when it comes to that.
-All things I post here are mods I tried so if it doesn't work on your pc , IT is your pc setup not mine!
(My system is Windows 7 64bit professional.)
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Mods that need no decompiling and recompiling of a APK (Difficulty Level x---)
(Only thing you need for this is WinRar or 7Zip and Graphic program)​
1:Changing background color of the MENU on ICS.
-Extract the framework-res from the rom zip (system/framework) using a zip extracter (WinRar or 7Zip)
-You got the "framework-res.apk" , you extract that with WinRar like you would extract a zip file.
-Now you got the "framework-res" folder with his extracted content in that folder.( Remember this is not decompiling so only simple .jpg/png files can be switch this way NOT ".9.png" files)
-Now navigate to "framework-res/res/drawable-nodpi = background_holo_dark.png".
-You can use 2 sizes for it , default size is 512x512 the other size you can use is 1155x685 (for pictures with more than colors)
-Mod background_holo_dark.png the way you want.
-If finisched you select all folders and files (ctrl-a) in the "framework-res" folder and create a new zip file of it , BUT as you want to create it you change the "framework-res.zip" to "framework-res.apk " , now you create it with WinRar on store setting !
-You should have your own framework-res.apk now .
-Get the" MOD-INSTALLER.zip " I put in the attachments and you open it with WinRar (don't unpack it) , there is a folder "system/framework" , navigate to it using WinRar and now you drag the "framework-res.apk" you modded to that folder.(WinRar will ask to put it in the .zip file , you confirm this ).
-Put the "MOD-INSTALLER.zip " on your tablet and flash with CWM.
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2:Changing the soft touch buttons(Home , Back , Menu , recent) and more icons like Wifi , etc.......
(This not for battery % mod , for that we need to decompile or use a SystemUI with battery % mod already build in , I will upload one that is prepared for battery% and one stock , see attachments)
(On a later stage we are going to build our own SystemUI.apk with battery% mod included and change the statusbar , but that involves decompiling , signing , and modding .9.png images and is of modding level ,xxx-)
Using the attached SystemUI =
Rename the "STOCK-SystemUI.zip" to "SystemUI.apk" before you flash it.
Rename the "%-SystemUI.zip" to "SystemUI.apk"before you flash it.
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-Extract the "SystemUI.apk" from the rom zip (system/app) using a zip extracter (WinRar or 7Zip)
-You got the "SystemUI.apk" , you extract that with WinRar like you would extract a zip file.
-Now you got the "SystemUI" folder with his extracted content in that folder.( Remember this is not decompiling so only simple .jpg/png files can be switch this way NOT ".9.png" files)
-Now navigate to "SystemUI/res/drawable-mdpi = Here you can find all the Icons for the soft-touch buttons , wifi icons , AcerRing Icon and battery Icon
-Mod ....png the way you want or replace them with other icons but respect the image size as much as you can (A little of is no problem) .
-If finisched you select all folders and files (ctrl-a) in the "SystemUI" folder and create a new zip file of it , BUT as you want to create it you change the "SystemUI.zip" to "SystemUI.apk " , now you create it with WinRar on store setting !
-You should have your own SystemUI.apk now .
-Get the" MOD-INSTALLER.zip " I put in the attachments and you open it with WinRar (don't unpack it) , there is a folder "system/app" , navigate to it using WinRar and now you drag the "SystemUI.apk" you modded to that folder.(WinRar will ask to put it in the .zip file , you confirm this ).
-Put the "MOD-INSTALLER.zip " on your tablet and flash with CWM.
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Changing the layout of the AcerRing.
(I added the stock AcerRing.apk in attachments , just rename it from AcerRing.zip to AcerRing.apk)
-Extract the "AcerRing.apk" from the rom zip (system/app) using a zip extracter (WinRar or 7Zip)
-You got the "AcerRingI.apk" , you extract that with WinRar like you would extract a zip file.
-Now you got the "AcerRing" folder with his extracted content in that folder.
-Now navigate to "AcerRing/res/drawable = Here you find all the .png's that you can mod to change the look of the ring.
-Mod ....png the way you want (YOU NEED TO RESPECT THE IMAGE SIZE).
-If finisched you select all folders and files (ctrl-a) in the "AcerRing" folder and create a new zip file of it , BUT as you want to create it you change the "AcerRing.zip" to "AcerRing.apk " , now you create it with WinRar on store setting !
-You should have your own AcerRing.apk now .
-Get the" MOD-INSTALLER.zip " I put in the attachments and you open it with WinRar (don't unpack it) , there is a folder "system/app" , navigate to it using WinRar and now you drag the "AcerRing.apk" you modded to that folder.(WinRar will ask to put it in the .zip file , you confirm this ).
-Put the "MOD-INSTALLER.zip " on your tablet and flash with CWM.
Note about AcerRing:
AcerRing is not supported on all ICS roms , just flashing the AcerRing.apk is not enough to make it work, that is rom building and a whole different thing
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Changing the default wallpapers or creating your own:
(I added a template(created by scottw714) (A500 HD Template.psd in a zip file ) in attachments that you can use to mod wallpapers so if you put a text in the wallaper it is put in the center or you can line it out with the helping lines , you will need a graphic program that support this type of working file (I use "paint shop pro" for all my modding)
-Extract the "Launcher2.apk" from the rom zip (system/app) using a zip extracter (WinRar or 7Zip)
-You got the " Launcher2.apk " , you extract that with WinRar like you would extract a zip file.
-Now you got the " Launcher2" folder with his extracted content in that folder.
-Now navigate to " Launcher2/res/ drawable-sw600dp-nodpi = Here you find all the wallpapers.
-Mod ....wallpapers or replace the ones that are there ,but you need to keep the original name (so just adding wallpapers won't work) and you need to respect the size. You got the excual wallpaper (1920x1408) and the _small version (180x180)is the one you see when you select it in settings.
-If finisched you select all folders and files (ctrl-a) in the "Launcher2" folder and create a new zip file of it , BUT as you want to create it you change the "Launcher2.zip" to "Launcher.apk " , now you create it with WinRar on store setting !
-You should have your own Launcher2.apk now .
-Get the" MOD-INSTALLER.zip " I put in the attachments and you open it with WinRar (don't unpack it) , there is a folder "system/app" , navigate to it using WinRar and now you drag the "Launcher2.apk" you modded to that folder.(WinRar will ask to put it in the .zip file , you confirm this ).
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Changing the bootanimation
You got 2 options , use the BootAnimation-Flasher or do it manualy.
Using the BootAnimation-Flasher (see attachments):
-You open the "BootAnimation-Flasher with winrar or 7-zip (don't upack).
-Go to the folder system/media = here you put your "bootanimation.zip" (and it has to have that name!!!)
-Put the "BootAnimation-Flasher on your tablet and flash with cwm ( Your current bootanimation will be overwriten)
Doing it manualy (you need to have full root):
-Use a file manager with root permission (example: EsFileExplorer)
-Navigate to system/media = Here you put your "bootanimation.zip" (and it has to have that name!!!)
-You can backup your other (if there is one already installed) bootanimation.zip in system/media by copy/past it to a other place or just by renaming it to "bootanimation.zip.bak"
Note :
If you delete the "bootanimation.zip" and don't replace it in system/media you will get the stock android bootanimation , that is present on all Stock Acer ICS roms.
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More to come , I will try to do something everyday.

Decompiling & recompiling apk
Decompiling and recompling APK (Difficulty level xxx-)​
First we need
-Install android SDK and make sure when you run installation you select the tools and platform tools to install.(rest is of no use for Decompiling and recompiling a apk.
modding)
-Install Java SDK (JDK & JRE)(I install the Java SE 7.. and the SE 6.. as some tools only run on SE 6..) Make sure you install the JAVA Runtime (JRE)
-APK_MAnager_ICS that I put together so it works on ICS apk's.
You can also use APK-MultiTool , just google it but I don't like that new layout (personal I think)and the decompiling and recompiling doesn't work on ICS without problems.
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We are gonna build the battery% mod into the SystemUI.apk(you can use the Stock SystemUI that I added in attachments above).​
Extract the APK-Manager_ICS.zip and open that folder , You click on the "script.bat" , if nothing happens or you get a error (no adb) some of the Java stuff is missing or not installed correctly or the android SDK is not installed !!!!!!
Now lets begin building our SystemUI % mod
Decompiling:
-You place your APK in the folder "place-apk-here-for-modding
-Look at screenshot , make sure you use the correct apktool.jar , you find these in the APKtool-switch folder that I put in there. You put the correct apktool.jar in the folder "other" , if you use the wrong one decompiling and recompiling won't work.
You set your project
Select your project apk
Decompile
MODDING YOUR APK FOR %Battery
-Now in the "projects" folder you got to SystemUI/res/drawable-mdpi , here you add your battery icons from 0 - 100 , you can do this also for the charging icons.(I never change the charging stage icons ,I'm not interested to see a charging level in %)
-After you did that you go to SystemUI/res/drawable-sw600dp-mdpi , and here you delete all the battery icons , also the charging icons(just to save you some work)
(In this folder you also find the notify panel but these are .9.png files , that is for later but if you want to mod these now is the time)
-Now you go to SystemUI/res/drawable , here you replace the "stat_sys_battery.xml" with the one I put in the attachments (unpack the zip and use the xml file that is in it) Why use this XML , well then you don't need to mod it yourself.
If you also changed the charging level into % you need to change the "stat_sys_battery_charge.xml". Also see attachments.
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RECOMPILING
-Now you go back to the Script.bat and run it , select your project (22) and choose the SystemUI (1 in this case) and select the option "11" , Recompile.
-It will start ...........
-Answer "Yes" when it asks wheter it is system file
-Answer "Yes" when it asks "would you like to copy over any additional files...?"
-Script is paused => (don't press a key) and a 'keep" folder is created.
-Go to the "keep" folder (it's in the same folder than "script.bat")
In this "Keep" Folder, (DON'T MISS A STEPP !!!)
-delete "resources.arsc" file (You always do this when you changed XML files)
-delete originals "stat_sys_battery.xml" and "stat_sys_battery_charge.xml" from the "keep\res\drawable" folder
-delete all originals battery PNGs in / res/drawable-mdpi that were meant to be edited and delete the battery icons in /res/drawable-sw600dp-mdpi .
- Go back to "script.bat" and press a key to finish the job
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-Your new "SystemUI.apk" has been created in the "\place-apk-here-for-modding\" folder. It's called "unsignedSystemUIapk".. but it's not working yet.
-Unzip all the content of the "unsignedSystemUI.apk".
-Select all the files in the "unsingedSystemUI" folder (ctrl-a) and with Winrar/7zip BUT as you want to create it you change the "SystemUI.zip" to "SystemUI.apk " , now you create it with WinRar on store setting !
-Get the" MOD-INSTALLER.zip " I put in the attachments and you open it with WinRar (don't unpack it) , there is a folder "system/app" , navigate to it using WinRar and now you drag the "SystemUI.apk" you modded to that folder.(WinRar will ask to put it in the .zip file , you confirm this ).
-Put the "MOD-INSTALLER.zip " on your tablet and flash with CWM.
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NOTE !!!!
If it doesn't work from the first time keep trying you missed a step , If you got a error on decompiling or recompiling is because you are not using the correct "apktool.jar" that you need to put in the "other" folder. Or you missed a step.
Or you are using a apk that is corrupted with a previous mod (that is why I decompile and recompile all my mods so I can build on them , just copy/past images like in the easy step guide can result in errors when decompiling such a copy/paste apk.).
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Knowledge is power and this is why we share
thank you civ

You are a boss civato.
Envoyé depuis mon A500 avec Tapatalk

I'm not a helpdesk , somethings you need to figure out yourself , don't expect me to put all my time in guiding you personal so please don't pm me about questions!!
-Second this is not a request thread , this is a do it your self thread!!!!!!
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Civato , you are now , you know that!!!!lol!!!!

Bossman civato
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Added soft touch button mod.

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks so much. Will have to give this a go.
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Nice work, very useful

Added some more stuff , enjoy.

Hey, great work Civato! Just wondering, will your Mod Installer zip work with Thor's ROM? Thanks for everything!

chaosking121 said:
Hey, great work Civato! Just wondering, will your Mod Installer zip work with Thor's ROM? Thanks for everything!
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Yes.

civato,
Decided to post this question in your modding ics thread.
I'm using the stock Acer_AV041_A500_1.031.00_WW_GEN1-FULL-ROOT zip you posted in another thread. I am slimming it down a bit but am having trouble finding the Docs to Go apk and odex files to remove them. It use to be DTG.apk in the system/app folder in 3.2. Is it under a different name somewhere in the original zip?
After install, the apk shows in the system/vendor/app; but in the original zip the vendor folder only contains fake.txt
Any help locating these would be appreciated.
Thanks

bytemehard said:
civato,
Decided to post this question in your modding ics thread.
I'm using the stock Acer_AV041_A500_1.031.00_WW_GEN1-FULL-ROOT zip you posted in another thread. I am slimming it down a bit but am having trouble finding the Docs to Go apk and odex files to remove them. It use to be DTG.apk in the system/app folder in 3.2. Is it under a different name somewhere in the original zip?
After install, the apk shows in the system/vendor/app; but in the original zip the vendor folder only contains fake.txt
Any help locating these would be appreciated.
Thanks
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The stock one stores it in flexrom folder. That is where Acer puts his stuff.

possible to ad "change boot animation" ?

z-control said:
possible to ad "change boot animation" ?
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yes, if i got time I do a quick write up on that.
EDIT:
Done , added the how to change bootanimation
I'm also working on the guideon how to decompiling and recompiling systemUI for battery% mod and statusbar modding , will take a few days as I'm very busy.

Decompiling & recompiling apk
New , see post 2 , level xxx-

Thanks civato
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Thanks civato

[30/08][TUTORIAL][GUIDE] Learn to make your own 'eye-candy' mods [Easy Steps]

Hi, I'm open this thread with the intention of help to all the people who wants give some 'eye-candy' to their SGSII. I'm taking as base the mods that I made for the Resurrection Remix ROM but this not means that only work on the RR ROM, since, what you can find here are guides, the only necessary to do it's follow the steps with the files from the ROM that you want.
Feedback and comments are welcome.
Remember, always make a Nandroid Backup before of flash any mod!
If you are using the "Technical way" and have some troubles at the moment of decompile/compile, take a look on this thread.
⊗ INDEX OF TUTORIALS ⊗
Decompile the .apk method [Technical Way]
How-to modify the SystemUI background
How-to modify the Dialer background
How-to change the Lockscreen Icon to swype
How-to add the Carrier Name on the status bar
Drag & Drop Method [Easy Steps for noobs]
How-to modify the SystemUI background
How-to modify the Dialer background
How-to modify the Toggles of the notification area
Useful Guides
How-to do it your own theme by kroz46 Drag & Drop Method [Easy Steps for noobs]
'VRTheme template' method by VillainROM team [Tested with Jelly Bean builds]
'Universal Flasher Tool' method [NOT tested with Jelly Bean builds]
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⊗ Decompile the .apk method [Technical way] ⊗
⊗ How-to modify the SystemUI background ⊗​
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1.- Extract the framework-res.apk from the path /system/framework, for do this just decompress the main .zip of your ROM
2.- Decompile the framework-res.apk with Android-Utility if you are on Linux & MAC (this a powerful tool and very simple to use, please read all the OP of @TommyTommatoe) if you are on Windows then use APK Tool
3.- Go to the path /res/drawable-nodpi
4.- Rename the image that you want use as background_holo_dark.png (remember that the image needs to be a resolution of 480x800 for a better experience)
5.- Paste the image on the folder /res/drawable-nodpi for replace the original one
8.- Compile the framework-res.apk
9.- Sign the framework-res.apk
10.- Here you have an example of the needed folders to make your modded apk flashable through recovery, the META-INF folder contain the script to make flashable the files if you want modify for show some custom text during the installation, go to the path /com/google/android/updater-script and modify the lines that i mark there. Then place the SystemUI.apk in the path /system/app (as you can see this just follow the structure of the folders in the main .zip of all the ROM's)
11.- Compress the folders META-INF and system in one .zip, name it as you want.
12.- Enjoy the MOD
⊗ How-to modify the Dialer background ⊗​
1.- Extract the Contacts.apk from the path /system/app, for do this just decompress the main .zip of your ROM
2.- Decompile the Contacts.apk with Android-Utility if you are on Linux & MAC (this a powerful tool and very simple to use, please read all the OP of @TommyTommatoe) if you are on Windows then use APK Tool
3.- Go to the path /res/drawable-nodpi
4.- Rename the image that you want use as background_dial_holo_dark.png (remember that the image needs to be a resolution of 480x800 for a better experience)
5.- Paste the image on the folder /res/drawable-nodpi for replace the original one
8.- Compile the Contacts.apk
9.- Sign the Contacts.apk
10.- Here you have an example of the needed folders to make your modded apk flashable through recovery, the META-INF folder contain the script to make flashable the files if you want modify for show some custom text during the installation, go to the path /com/google/android/updater-script and modify the lines that i mark there. Then place the SystemUI.apk in the path /system/app (as you can see this just follow the structure of the folders in the main .zip of all the ROM's)
11.- Compress the folders META-INF and system in one .zip, name it as you want.
12.- Enjoy the MOD
⊗ Drag & Drop Method [Easy Steps for noobs] ⊗
⊗ How-to change the SystemUI background ⊗​
1.- Extract the framework-res.apk from the main zip of your ROM and open it with a double clic
5.- Go to the path /res/drawable-nodpi
6.- Rename the image that you want use as background_holo_dark.png (remember that the image needs to be a resolution of 480x800 for a better experience)
7.- Drag and drop the image on the folder /res/drawable-nodpi for replace the original one
8.- Here you have an example of the needed folders to make your modded apk flashable through recovery, the META-INF folder contain the script to make flashable the files if you want modify for show some custom text during the installation, go to the path /com/google/android/updater-script and modify the lines that i mark there. Then place the SystemUI.apk in the path /system/app (as you can see this just follow the structure of the folders in the main .zip of all the ROM's)
9.- Compress the folders META-INF and system in one .zip, name it as you want.
10.- Enjoy the MOD
⊗ How-to change the Dialer background ⊗​
1.- Extract the Contacts.apk from the main zip of your ROM and open it with a double clic
2.- Go to the path /res/drawable-nodpi
3.- Rename the image that you want use as background_dial_holo_dark.png (remember that the image needs to be a resolution of 480x800 for a better experience)
4.- Drag and drop the image on the folder /res/drawable-nodpi for replace the original
5.- Here you have an example of the needed folders to make your modded apk flashable through recovery, the META-INF folder contain the script to make flashable the files if you want modify for show some custom text during the installation, go to the path /com/google/android/updater-script and modify the lines that i mark there. Then place the SystemUI.apk in the path /system/app (as you can see this just follow the structure of the folders in the main .zip of all the ROM's)
6.- Compress the folders META-INF and system in one .zip, name it as you want.
7.- Enjoy the MOD
⊗ How-to change the Toggles of the notification area ⊗​
1.- Extract the SystemUI.apk from your ROM and open it with a double clic.
2.- Go to the path /res/drawable
3.- Here you need replace the two images named: btn_off.png and btn_on.png
4.- When you have your images ready just drag and drop both images on the folder /res/drawable to replace the originals.
5.- Go to the path /res/drawable-hdpi and find all the images for the toggles, example: toggle_2g_1.png
6.- When you have your images ready just drag and drop both images on the folder /res/drawable-hdpi to replace the originals.
7.- Here you have an example of the needed folders to make your modded apk flashable through recovery, the META-INF folder contain the script to make flashable the files if you want modify for show some custom text during the installation, go to the path /com/google/android/updater-script and modify the lines that i mark there. Then place the SystemUI.apk in the path /system/app (as you can see this just follow the structure of the folders in the main .zip of all the ROM's)
8.- Compress the folders META-INF and system in one .zip, name it as you want.
9.- Enjoy the MOD
⊗ Extra Tutorials ⊗
⊗ How-to change the Lockscreen Icon to Swype [Technical way] ⊗​
1.- Extract the framework-res.apk from the path /system/framework, for do this just decompress the main .zip of your ROM
2.- Decompile the framework-res.apk with Android-Utility if you are on Linux & MAC (this a powerful tool and very simple to use, please read all the OP of TommyTommatoe) if you are on Windows then use APK Tool
3.- Go to the path /res/drawable-hdpi
4.- Rename the image that you want use as ic_lockscreen_handle_normal.png (remember, the stock image it's of 162 x 162 px)
5.- If you want change the icon when you "push" too, you need to change the image named ic_lockscreen_handle_pressed.png too
5.- Paste the images on the folder /res/drawable-hdpi for replace the original ones
8.- Compile the framework-res.apk
9.- Sign the framework-res.apk
10.- Here you have an example of the needed folders to make your modded apk flashable through recovery, the META-INF folder contain the script to make flashable the files if you want modify for show some custom text during the installation, go to the path /com/google/android/updater-script and modify the lines that i mark there. Then place the SystemUI.apk in the path /system/app (as you can see this just follow the structure of the folders in the main .zip of all the ROM's)
11.- Compress the folders META-INF and system in one .zip, name it as you want.
12.- Enjoy the MOD
⊗ How-to add the Carrier Name on the status bar [Technical way] ⊗​
1.- Extract the SystemUI.apk from the path /system/app, for do this just decompress the main .zip of your ROM
2.- Decompile the SystemUI.apk with Android-Utility (this a powerful tool and very simple to use, please read all the OP of TommyTommatoe) if you are on Windows then use APK Tool
3.- Go to the path /res/layout and open the status_bar.xml file
4.- Find this line:
Code:
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.StatusBarIconView android:id="@id/moreIcon" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="@dimen/status_bar_icon_size" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:src="@drawable/stat_notify_more" />
5.- Above of that line insert this one:
Code:
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.CarrierLabel android:textAppearance="@android:style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Icon" android:textColor="@android:color/transparent" android:background="@drawable/carrier_logo" android:gravity="center_vertical" android:orientation="horizontal" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:singleLine="true" android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" />
6.- Save the .xml file and exit
7.- Go to the path res/drawable-hdpi and inside put the image that you want use, named as carrier_logo.png Note: The image must be of 100 x 45 px
8.- Compile the SystemUI.apk
9.- Sign the SystemUI.apk
10.- Here you have an example of the needed folders to make your modded apk flashable through recovery, the META-INF folder contain the script to make flashable the files if you want modify for show some custom text during the installation, go to the path /com/google/android/updater-script and modify the lines that i mark there. Then place the SystemUI.apk in the path /system/app (as you can see this just follow the structure of the folders in the main .zip of all the ROM's)
11.- Compress the folders META-INF and system in one .zip, name it as you want.
12.- Enjoy the MOD
⊗ 'Universal Flasher Tool' method ⊗
NOT tested on Jelly Bean builds​
The "Universal Flasher Tool", it's a tool developed by Spanish cookers and it's very easy to use:
First of all, download the latest version from here (the link it's on the bottom of the post) For the people who knows spanish will be very useful if you read all the OP.
When you have the downloaded file, unzip it, inside you find 6 files:
- META-INF folder
- MORPH folder
- tools folder
- XTRAS folder
- MOD.config file
- README.txt file
As I explain here the "fast and easy" way, the only things that you need are:
- META-INF folder
- MORPH folder
- MOD.config file
On the META-INF folder, it's the installation script (/META-INF/com/google/android/update-script) from here, the only things that you can add/modify it's the sentence ui_print(" "); and inside of the quoutes " " write the text that you want show on the recovery, for example:
ui_print(" ");
ui_print(" <GaboWinter Mods> ");
ui_print(" <made with> ");
Honestly, for the very very noob modders i'm not recommend change anything from here, be careful!
On the MORPH folder you can find two folders data and system, the files that you want change must be placed inside of the system folder, this is a recreation of the original paths from the zip of the main ROM so, if you want change the background of the System UI you need to recreate the path (just create the folders) /system/framework/framework-res.apk/res/drawable-nodpi and inside put the file (background_holo_dark.png) that you want set, just place the image and nothing more.
This step can be used to modify multiple files, just create the folders (paths) inside the system folder
On the MOD.config file you can find some tweaks, for example, you can set if you want or not clean the dalvik-cache when the script of installation finish, i recommend to you read the .txt file it's very simple.
As this method only changes the exact file (.png's) the mods must work on every version of your ROM (the paths never change), that's because with this we don't use the .apk's. Have in count that this method works pretty well with images but no with .xml's and other files, if you want mod some code then follow the [Technical Steps]

Good stuff.
Can I just ask what the font is that's used in the ROM design?

scayre32 said:
Can I just ask what the font is that's used in the ROM design?
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Thanks mate, well actually it's Roboto Font
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I meant
the font from your signature and some of the wallpapers that were made for the previous versions. Should have made that clearer, sorry.

Nice I always wanted to try to mod stuff thanks for the tutorials.

scayre32 said:
the font from your signature and some of the wallpapers that were made for the previous versions. Should have made that clearer, sorry.
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Oh, sorry but i don't have that info. Actually @cyberboob it's who design that stuff, but i asked already when he tell me i pass you the information
shadowblade330 said:
Nice I always wanted to try to mod stuff thanks for the tutorials.
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Thank you mate, i'm glad of give a little help
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Use lockscreen mod on CM9 and it messed up my phone.

thanks
thanks gabo for sharing..i dont know bout others but this makes my phone more awesome

rakeshishere said:
Use lockscreen mod on CM9 and it messed up my phone.
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What error gives you? Some fc?
I check the files, the issue it's caused for the lockscreen files, the framework of CM9 it's different than the one used by @bajee11, his mod only works on Resurrection Remix, i'm gonna edit the post with that warning
Thanks for the feedback and hope this can be solved soon
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rakeshishere said:
Use lockscreen mod on CM9 and it messed up my phone.
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This is a guide to create your own Mod, the Mod are provider here works with Resurrection Remix ics others rom has different version of framework-res.apk . Use this guide with ur own files of ur Rom

GaboWinter said:
What error gives you? Some fc?
I check the files, the issue it's caused for the lockscreen files, the framework of CM9 it's different than the one used by @bajee11, his mod only works on Resurrection Remix, i'm gonna edit the post with that warning
Thanks for the feedback and hope this can be solved soon
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Yep, going by your post as these mods work with any ROM. I tried lockscreen mod (LockScreen_Carrier_No_Vib_White_CWM) and boot was stuck on CM9 29/5 nightly build.
At later point, I checked the lockscreen mod thread, it was clearly mentioned by
@bajee11 that it only works on RR 2.0 or AOKP based ROM.

Ok, OP updated for put the warnings about the non Resurrection Remix or AOKP based ROM's
Thanks to everyone for the feedback and sorry the inconveniences

PWOAH! THIS IS AWESOME! And to think i was considering paying for a theme.

rootingdestroyer said:
PWOAH! THIS IS AWESOME! And to think i was considering paying for a theme.
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Glad you like it mate and hope be useful
Well, if you need one mod with some especific background just tell me
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Hi,
Thanks for this tip but for rom stock for exemple, in contacts.apk there are no
/res/drawable-nodpi
and no
background_holo_dark.png
In which folder is it ?
Thanks

Ok GaboWinter asked me to explain this for someone asking about the sig I made.
Basically the "rr" and opened "x" are not fonts... but shapes I made using the pen tool in photoshop. The rest is a font called Orbitron ....that I edited into a certain angle by going to Edit -Transform- SKEW. Then apply effects to.

sikuland said:
Hi,
Thanks for this tip but for rom stock for exemple, in contacts.apk there are no
/res/drawable-nodpi
and no
background_holo_dark.png
In which folder is it ?
Thanks
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Well i'm not sure that this works on stock, the files contained are differents than a Custom ROM and the mods need this files from Custom, sorry.
But i'm gonna search something that can help you
cyberboob said:
Ok GaboWinter asked me to explain this for someone asking about the sig I made.
Basically the "rr" and opened "x" are not fonts... but shapes I made using the pen tool in photoshop. The rest is a font called Orbitron ....that I edited into a certain angle by going to Edit -Transform- SKEW. Then apply effects to.
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Thanks for the explanation mate
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That squares image in your other post looks amazing on my phone with the custom font. Thanks so much You're awesome!

rootingdestroyer said:
That squares image in your other post looks amazing on my phone with the custom font. Thanks so much You're awesome!
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I'm glad that like you mate and thanks a lot for your words
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Update
New OP update!
Added:
How-to change the Lockscreen Icon to Swype [Technical Steps]

[GUIDE] How To Make Custom Bootanimation

Hello Everyone
Here Is The Tutorial On How to Create Ur Own Boot Animation for U r Mobile...
Requirements :
1) Windows OS
2) BootAnimation Factory : Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1678540
3) Image Resizer (To change the resolution of the images) : Go here https://imageresizer.codeplex.com/
4) Image Editing Software ( Your wish)
5) 7Zip
6) Notepad++
What Is BootAnimation??
The Android boot animation is contained within a an uncompressed zip file called bootanimation.zip that can be found in the media folder of the system partition i.e. /system/media on the internal memory of the device. This single file contains all the information required to play the boot animation, and is loaded automatically when the device boots.
What a Bootanimation.zip Contains??
. If you extract the contents of the bootanimation.zip file to your computer, you will see:
1) A desc.txt file
2) A part0 folder (Contains PNG images named in incremental numbers)
3) More part1, part2 etc. folders (May or may not be present)
As you can see, bootanimation.zip merely contains one text file and one or more folders with PNG images. The animation is played simply by displaying the images in a sequence, and the text file defines how they are to be played. In essence, first the PNG files in the part0 folder are displayed one after the other and afterwards, those in the part1 file – if it exists – are displayed, again one after the other, and so on. All of this is defined in the desc.txt file.hence desc.txt file is vital file for creating a bootanimation.
Now Will See What Each Files And Folder Does:laugh:
Imp : I Am Taking The Example Of My Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos - GT-I9082 whose Resolution is 480X800. This Guide is applicable to all Andriod Devices Difference u have to make is the RESOLUTION of u r Device.
The folders
{
"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"
}
These contain PNG images named in numbers, starting from something like 0000.jpg or 00001.jpg and proceeding with increments of 1. There has to be at least one folder, and there is no known upper limit to the number of folders.
The desc.txt file
This file defines how the images in the folder(s) are displayed during the boot animation, in the following format:
Width Height Frame-rate
p Loop Pause Folder1
p Loop Pause Folder2
An example of a desc.txt file is:
480 800 30
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
As you can see, in the first line, 480 and 800 define the width and height of the boot animation in pixels for this example. This must be the same as the screen resolution of your device for the boot animation to properly play in full screen. 30 is the frame rate in fps (frames per second) i.e. number of images to display per second.
The second and third lines have a same format, start with p, which stands for a part of the animation and end in part0 or part1, which denotes the folder in which the images for that part are present.
The number after ‘p’ defines how many times this part will loop (repeat playback) before switching to the next part (if present). Specifying 0 would make the part loop indefinitely till the phone has fully booted.
The next number is for the pause, and is expressed in the number of frames, which can be translated into time by dividing it by the frame rate. A pause of 15 for example, would mean pausing for the time it takes 15 frames to play and since the frame rate is 30 frames per second, 15 frames would take half a second.
Translating all of this in case of the above example, the boot animation will play at a resolution of 480 by 800 pixels, at a frame rate of 30 fps, starting with the contents of part0 folder and after playing them in one loop, switching to contents of part1 folder and playing them continuously till the device fully boots.
Steps To Create Ur Own Bootanimations
1) Download All The Necessary Tools U need To For This.
2) Install The Necessary Softwares.
3) Go through the entire Inside the bootanimation.zip File Which I will attach at the end of this guide.
4) Plan how your boot animation will run. This includes how many distinct parts it will have, how long will each part play and what will be the sequence of the parts.
5) Make a new folder at any convenient location on your computer, and name it bootanimation.
6) In this folder, create a folder for each part of your boot animation, named part0, part1 and so on.
7) In the image editor of your choice (Adobe Photoshop,GIMP), make all the image files for each part of your boot animation with the proper dimensions equal to your phone’s screen resolution, and save them in the respective folder for each part, in PNG format. Up to 32 bit PNGs are supported.
Note: In case you are converting an existing boot animation to fit your phone’s screen, simply extract the images from it and resize each of them to your device’s screen resolution.
8) Make sure the images are named in numerical format and in proper sequence, i.e. the images in the first part should start with let’s say 00000.jpg and go on till 00075.jpg, and the images in the second part should then start off with 00076.jpg and go on till – for instance – 00123.jpg.
9) Now open the Boot Animation Factory Tool.
10) Click on “Create a New Boot Animation” Button.
11) There will be 2 options Asking for Source (1)From folder and (2) From GIF. Since In This Guide I have used Folder Method, Select Folder and click OK
12) Click On Choose folder and Select The bootanimation folder were u had stored all the necessary folders and images.
13) At the Right Hand Side You Can see the tab were the Resolution of The pics will be displayed..You can edit it and change the resolution and FPS too. Let the setting be “Don’t Repeat”
14) click on add loop button.
15) Select The Folder Ex: part0 . For this folder Set THE LOOP to 1 and TIME DELAY to 0 ( You Can Put your Custom delay if u wish) and Click ADD button.
16) Repeat the Step 15 but here Select the next part In Folder Ex : part1
17) If U have more part folders select the respective part and repeat the Step 15.
18) For last folder ( Ex : If part1 is last folder ) the SET THE LOOP to 0 . So that it Repeats
19) You can PREVIEW your bootanimation before saving by clicking on PREVIEW Button.
20) Click Save Boot Animation Button and name it has “bootanimation”
You Have Done A Bootanimation Successfully..:laugh::laugh:
How To Put It In Your Device?
File browser method (Rooted devices only):
1) Connect your phone to your computer via USB and mount the storage card for file transfer.
2) Copy the bootanimation.zip file that you want to install, to your SD card.
3) Unmount USB storage and launch the file browser of your choice on your phone.
4) Browse to /system/media, copy the existing bootanimation.zip file from there and paste it somewhere safe on your SD card.
5) Browse to the location on the SD card where you copied the new bootanimation.zip and copy it.
6) Browse to /system/media and paste the bootanimation.zip file there.
7) If you are using Root Explorer App, you will have to Touch ‘Mount R/W’. This will make your system partition writeable.
8) Check if the permissions are rw-r—r—. If not, change them to that.
9) Reboot And Enjoy Your New Bootanimation Done by You:laugh:
Credits :
despotovski01 for his AWESOME BOOTANIMATION FACTORY....
FOR SAMPLE SEE ATTACHEMENTS
:laugh:IF IT HELPED YOU KINDLY PRESS THANKS BUTTON SO THAT I WILL KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE BENEFITED FROM IT:laugh:

Excellent tutorial...well described... keep up the good work

doctor_droid said:
Excellent tutorial...well described... keep up the good work
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Thanks doctor_droid for your inspirational reply

Hello Everyone
Here Is The Tutorial On How to Create Ur Own Boot Animation for U r Mobile...
Requirements :
1) Windows OS
2) BootAnimation Factory : Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1678540
3) Image Resizer (To change the resolution of the images) : Go here https://imageresizer.codeplex.com/
4) Image Editing Software ( Your wish)
5) 7Zip
6) Notepad++
What Is BootAnimation??
The Android boot animation is contained within a an uncompressed zip file called bootanimation.zip that can be found in the media folder of the system partition i.e. /system/media on the internal memory of the device. This single file contains all the information required to play the boot animation, and is loaded automatically when the device boots.
What a Bootanimation.zip Contains??
. If you extract the contents of the bootanimation.zip file to your computer, you will see:
1)A desc.txt file
2)A part0 folder (Contains PNG images named in incremental numbers)
3)More part1, part2 etc. folders (May or may not be present)
As you can see, bootanimation.zip merely contains one text file and one or more folders with PNG images. The animation is played simply by displaying the images in a sequence, and the text file defines how they are to be played. In essence, first the PNG files in the part0 folder are displayed one after the other and afterwards, those in the part1 file – if it exists – are displayed, again one after the other, and so on. All of this is defined in the desc.txt file.hence desc.txt file is vital file for creating a bootanimation.
Now Will See What Each Files And Folder Does:laugh:
Imp : I Am Taking The Example Of My Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos - GT-I9082 whose Resolution is 480X800. This Guide is applicable to all Andriod Devices Difference u have to make is the RESOLUTION of u r Device.
The folders
These contain PNG images named in numbers, starting from something like 0000.jpg or 00001.jpg and proceeding with increments of 1. There has to be at least one folder, and there is no known upper limit to the number of folders.
The desc.txt file
This file defines how the images in the folder(s) are displayed during the boot animation, in the following format:
Width Height Frame-rate
p Loop Pause Folder1
p Loop Pause Folder2
An example of a desc.txt file is:
480 800 30
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
As you can see, in the first line, 480 and 800 define the width and height of the boot animation in pixels for this example. This must be the same as the screen resolution of your device for the boot animation to properly play in full screen. 30 is the frame rate in fps (frames per second) i.e. number of images to display per second.
The second and third lines have a same format, start with p, which stands for a part of the animation and end in part0 or part1, which denotes the folder in which the images for that part are present.
The number after ‘p’ defines how many times this part will loop (repeat playback) before switching to the next part (if present). Specifying 0 would make the part loop indefinitely till the phone has fully booted.
The next number is for the pause, and is expressed in the number of frames, which can be translated into time by dividing it by the frame rate. A pause of 15 for example, would mean pausing for the time it takes 15 frames to play and since the frame rate is 30 frames per second, 15 frames would take half a second.
Translating all of this in case of the above example, the boot animation will play at a resolution of 480 by 800 pixels, at a frame rate of 30 fps, starting with the contents of part0 folder and after playing them in one loop, switching to contents of part1 folder and playing them continuously till the device fully boots.
Steps To Create Ur Own Bootanimations
1) Download All The Necessary Tools U need To For This.
2) Install The Necessary Softwares.
3) Go through the entire Inside the bootanimation.zip File Which I will attach at the end of this guide.
4) Plan how your boot animation will run. This includes how many distinct parts it will have, how long will each part play and what will be the sequence of the parts.
5) Make a new folder at any convenient location on your computer, and name it bootanimation.
6) In this folder, create a folder for each part of your boot animation, named part0, part1 and so on.
7) In the image editor of your choice (Adobe Photoshop,GIMP), make all the image files for each part of your boot animation with the proper dimensions equal to your phone’s screen resolution, and save them in the respective folder for each part, in PNG format. Up to 32 bit PNGs are supported.
Note: In case you are converting an existing boot animation to fit your phone’s screen, simply extract the images from it and resize each of them to your device’s screen resolution.
8) Make sure the images are named in numerical format and in proper sequence, i.e. the images in the first part should start with let’s say 00000.jpg and go on till 00075.jpg, and the images in the second part should then start off with 00076.jpg and go on till – for instance – 00123.jpg.
9) Now open the Boot Animation Factory Tool.
10) Click on “Create a New Boot Animation” Button.
11) There will be 2 options Asking for Source (1)From folder and (2) From GIF. Since In This Guide I have used Folder Method, Select Folder and click OK
12) Click On Choose folder and Select The bootanimation folder were u had stored all the necessary folders and images.
13) At the Right Hand Side You Can see the tab were the Resolution of The pics will be displayed..You can edit it and change the resolution and FPS too. Let the setting be “Don’t Repeat”
14) click on add loop button.
15) Select The Folder Ex: part0 . For this folder Set THE LOOP to 1 and TIME DELAY to 0 ( You Can Put your Custom delay if u wish) and Click ADD button.
16) Repeat the Step 15 but here Select the next part In Folder Ex : part1
17) If U have more part folders select the respective part and repeat the Step 15.
18) For last folder ( Ex : If part1 is last folder ) the SET THE LOOP to 0 . So that it Repeats
19) You can PREVIEW your bootanimation before saving by clicking on PREVIEW Button.
20) Click Save Boot Animation Button and name it has “bootanimation”
You Have Done A Bootanimation Successfully..:laugh::laugh:
How To Put It In Your Device?
File browser method (Rooted devices only):
1) Connect your phone to your computer via USB and mount the storage card for file transfer.
2) Copy the bootanimation.zip file that you want to install, to your SD card.
3) Unmount USB storage and launch the file browser of your choice on your phone.
4) Browse to /system/media, copy the existing bootanimation.zip file from there and paste it somewhere safe on your SD card.
5) Browse to the location on the SD card where you copied the new bootanimation.zip and copy it.
6) Browse to /system/media and paste the bootanimation.zip file there.
7) If you are using Root Explorer App, you will have to Touch ‘Mount R/W’. This will make your system partition writeable.
8) Check if the permissions are rw-r—r—. If not, change them to that.
9) Reboot And Enjoy Your New Bootanimation Done by You:laugh:
Credits :
despotovski01 for his AWESOME BOOTANIMATION FACTORY....
FOR SAMPLE SEE ATTACHEMENTS
:laugh:PLZ PRESS THANKS BUTTON IF U ALL LIKE MY WORK:laugh:
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Hello , @jackeagle . I've followed ur guide and made a bootanimation successfully . But how to convert bootanimation.zip to bootsamsung.qmg and bootsamsungloop.qmg ? Please telp me
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Aeyan Ashraf said:
Hello , @jackeagle . I've followed ur guide and made a bootanimation successfully . But how to convert bootanimation.zip to bootsamsung.qmg and bootsamsungloop.qmg ? Please telp me
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Congrats on successfully making a bootanimation:victory: plz press thanks button if helped Regarding converting bootanimation.zip to .qmg files there is separate steps to do...

jackeagle said:
Congrats on successfully making a bootanimation:victory: plz press thanks button if helped Regarding converting bootanimation.zip to .qmg files there is separate steps to do...
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Can you make a guide describing the seperate steps or can you PM me please ?
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Aeyan Ashraf said:
Can you make a guide describing the seperate steps or can you PM me please ?
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Here U Go for guide by me http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52107807 :highfive::laugh::laugh:

jackeagle said:
Here U Go for guide by me http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52107807 :highfive::laugh::laugh:
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Thanks bro ..... A ton thanks to u !!!!!!!!
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Aeyan Ashraf said:
Thanks bro ..... A ton thanks to u !!!!!!!!
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Welcome
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Hello jackeagle,
Good guide there.
I'm a GT-19082 user as well, but my Stock ROM does not contain any bootanimation.zip in System>media
Instead these are the files I get. (pic attached below)
could you please help me out in this?
Thanks.

saudkhan75 said:
Hello jackeagle,
Good guide there.
I'm a GT-19082 user as well, but my Stock ROM does not contain any bootanimation.zip in System>media
Instead these are the files I get. (pic attached below)
could you please help me out in this?
Thanks.
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Hello Saudkhan75..!!
Stock ROM doesn't have bootanimation.zip. in Samsung stock ROM it will in .qmg format like bootsamsung.qmg and bootsamsungloop.qmg these both file will work has bootanimation.zip...
If u want to know how to convert boot animation.zip to .qmg go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52107807
Press Thanks Button If Helped..
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jackeagle said:
Hello Saudkhan75..!!
Stock ROM doesn't have bootanimation.zip. in Samsung stock ROM it will in .qmg format like bootsamsung.qmg and bootsamsungloop.qmg these both file will work has bootanimation.zip...
If u want to know how to convert boot animation.zip to .qmg go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52107807
Press Thanks Button If Helped..
Sent from my GT-I9082 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Hello!!
(I'm new to modding, so please don't mind if I say something wrong.)
I already got the bootsamsung.qmg and bootsamsungloop.qmg files in my Stock ROM.
My question is how will I convert them to part0 and part1 to edit?
also, is it important to for those files to be in .zip to run?

saudkhan75 said:
Hello!!
(I'm new to modding, so please don't mind if I say something wrong.)
I already got the bootsamsung.qmg and bootsamsungloop.qmg files in my Stock ROM.
My question is how will I convert them to part0 and part1 to edit?
also, is it important to for those files to be in .zip to run?
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Actually There is no way to convert the .qmg or open the .qmg file to get part0 and part1 folders...even the software which makes the .qmg files can't open it Its kind of closed -source algorithm...
2) YES they are very important these folders contains the images which later combine to form an animation without those folder and command the zip is useless...READ the guide carefully if you wanna know more about these folders...
Always Feel FREE to ask any doubts you have...

jackeagle said:
Actually There is no way to convert the .qmg or open the .qmg file to get part0 and part1 folders...even the software which makes the .qmg files can't open it Its kind of closed -source algorithm...
2) YES they are very important these folders contains the images which later combine to form an animation without those folder and command the zip is useless...READ the guide carefully if you wanna know more about these folders...
Always Feel FREE to ask any doubts you have...
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Thanks fpr the reply.
In your bootanimation.zip file I could see 2 folders and a txt document.
I got those .qmg files with me, now, how can I make a bootanimation.zip of them like you did?

saudkhan75 said:
Thanks fpr the reply.
In your bootanimation.zip file I could see 2 folders and a txt document.
I got those .qmg files with me, now, how can I make a bootanimation.zip of them like you did?
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You need to do it on your own either u have to make animation images...Just search in google for animation tutorial videos using photoshop or u need a video using which you can get the frames from it so that u can get the images directly and use it in project... Read my guide carefully.

jackeagle said:
You need to do it on your own either u have to make animation images...Just search in google for animation tutorial videos using photoshop or u need a video using which you can get the frames from it so that u can get the images directly and use it in project... Read my guide carefully.
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Okay, Got you! Thanks for your help.
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saudkhan75 said:
Okay, Got you! Thanks for your help.
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If u need any help u can ask me..
Press thanks button instead of saying
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Bootanimation wont load

Hello guys,
I am new to XDA forums and also new to customizing my own Theme.
Following few tutorials and possible fixes, I did not manage to get my S4 i9505 to load my bootanimation that I created.
MY PHONE:
GT-I9505
11-20141112-SNAPSHOT-M12-jflte (CyanodenMod Version)
4.4.4 (Android version)
BOOTANIMATION.ZIP:
part0
image00.png - image17.png
part1
image18.png - image21.png
desc.txt
1080 1920 48
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
The above is my content inside BOOTANIMATION ZIP. Compressed with WinRAR using "STORE" as compress mode. PNGs developed with Adobe Photoshop. DESC was written in NOTEPAD.
2. Copied the .ZIP into my sdcard folder form Computer.
3. Opened File Manager with escalated Root Priviliges.
4. Selected my bootanimation.zip and copied it inside system/media/ .. overwritting previous bootanimation.zip
4.1 After some suggestions on web, I also copied one copy to root/data/local
When I reboot my phone, the CyanogenMod boot is no longer, but neither does it load my bootanimation.
It just loads some standard "android" animation.
Can anybody please help me?
Best,
WW

Did you change permissions to rw-r--r-- for the file in /system/media? Did you make sure no other files were stored in the zip, like a thumbs.db file? Check, because both of these are sufficient to stop the boot animation from functioning.
Two other related issues I see. Issue one is the number of frames per second. 48 frames/second seems a bit fast. Are you sure you want that? Issue two is that you need to delete the boot animation from /data/local if you already have a copy in /system/media.

How to Change Lockscreen Unlock Effect?

Friends Do Any One Know How To Change The Unlock Effect Like Galaxy s6 For our Core 2 or Please Tell Me Where Is The file To change is located??????

arjunbalan1994 said:
Friends Do Any One Know How To Change The Unlock Effect Like Galaxy s6 For our Core 2 or Please Tell Me Where Is The file To change is located??????
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Unpack the archive and then archive the desired animation res folder and copy the contents of the folder anim
archiver an open framework-res.apk / res / anim / .xml files with the replacement of a conventional compression (make it in the big blind - I prefer).
Further, the modified framework-res.apk copied to the phone using RootExplorer a folder system, exhibiting rights
rights rw-rr- (0644) or more simply - the letter D, then move the file framework-res.apk framework into a folder with the replacement, restart device.

Aleksandr64 said:
Unpack the archive and then archive the desired animation res folder and copy the contents of the folder anim
archiver an open framework-res.apk / res / anim / .xml files with the replacement of a conventional compression (make it in the big blind - I prefer).
Further, the modified framework-res.apk copied to the phone using RootExplorer a folder system, exhibiting rights
rights rw-rr- (0644) or more simply - the letter D, then move the file framework-res.apk framework into a folder with the replacement, restart device.
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unpack which archive?
can u give me a detailed note!

How to get Lockscreen Unlock effects like S5
Actually S5 and other Samsung Flagship Phones have many unlock effects so i need it to be ported for core 2
can anyone help me to port these unlock effects!!
also the status bar pull down like nexus 6 aosp lollipop dropdown notification can someone help to get that and also lollipop recent apps!!!!.Please Some dev make it for us ....

Yeaa this same problem
Hi Core 2 owners! On the start i want to say my englisch is so bad sorry I have this same problem with unlock effect can someone port s6 water droplet effect for core 2 and give me tutorial? Im new Thank You! P.S i dont know why lockscreen animation is laggy ._.