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I like customize rom in my way. i changed app icons but now i want to change app names. please someone guide me for this which file to be edited.

Try APK Edit
With this tool you can change every text that appears in that app and even add new languages...
For me it was also quite useful and it's not very complicated. Only open the APK (You must have the apk on your computer) and edit it

Mohanshbhr said:
I like customize rom in my way. i changed app icons but now i want to change app names. please someone guide me for this which file to be edited.
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Isn't it manifest.xml ? I'm not sure... Look at it !

brigo said:
Isn't it manifest.xml ? I'm not sure... Look at it !
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Thanks let me try

GalaxyDrei said:
Try APK Edit
With this tool you can change every text that appears in that app and even add new languages...
For me it was also quite useful and it's not very complicated. Only open the APK (You must have the apk on your computer) and edit it
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Thanks, it worked

[Q]how can I change app name...

Hello guys,
I just want to change the app name...
Like com.opera.mini.android to com.my.opera.android..
I tried it..by renaming..it gives error...
So what's the correct procedure? ?
How I can????
Plz help me
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Decompile apk with apktool
open AndroidManifest.xml
The first line change for example
package="com.android.settings"
to what you want to name package

marcussmith2626 said:
Decompile apk with apktool
open AndroidManifest.xml
The first line change for example
package="com.android.settings"
to what you want to name package
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Ok..I will try bro...
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marcussmith2626 said:
Decompile apk with apktool
open AndroidManifest.xml
The first line change for example
package="com.android.settings"
to what you want to name package
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Sorry dude ..
Not working ....
It gives error at the time of recompile ...
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marcussmith2626 said:
Decompile apk with apktool
open AndroidManifest.xml
The first line change for example
package="com.android.settings"
to what you want to name package
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It won't work that way anyhow!
@op u have to fully change its smali files in order to do so.....
OR u can simply
Use apktojava
1.Select opera mini.apk
2.Create eclipse workspace
3.Open eclipse/use existing projects
4.Select ur opera mini workspace
5.In the java file where there is com.opera.blabla
6.Rightclick over it/refractor/change name
7.Enter com.blabla.blabla
8.Select save/replace all the occerence
9.Finish the project,and you are done!
Have a nice day
D4rk

LetJect said:
Hello guys,
I just want to change the app name...
Like com.opera.mini.android to com.my.opera.android..
I tried it..by renaming..it gives error...
So what's the correct procedure? ?
How I can????
Plz help me
Sent from my GT-S5360 using xda app
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Easy way
1.Decomplie it
2.Go to Values folder
3.And Find string.xml
4.Open it and change the app name
Do these where were you found string.xml
And at the time of recompile Delete the resource.arc and delete the modefied xml from keep folder...
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D4rkSh4dow said:
It won't work that way anyhow!
@op u have to fully change its smali files in order to do so.....
OR u can simply
Use apktojava
1.Select opera mini.apk
2.Create eclipse workspace
3.Open eclipse/use existing projects
4.Select ur opera mini workspace
5.In the java file where there is com.opera.blabla
6.Rightclick over it/refractor/change name
7.Enter com.blabla.blabla
8.Select save/replace all the occerence
9.Finish the project,and you are done!
Have a nice day
D4rk
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Thanks dude .....
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i think must sign apk

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Minions_Army said:
i think must sign apk
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I cant undestand what u say....
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sign apk

[Q] Application Issues

I installed a custom ROM, but when installed application in System memory it works fine but when i movie it to SD card then the application dissappears and only visible in apps setting. Would be grateful if can be solved Thanks

Hi!
Maybe those apps arent able to work on the sdcard?
also i guess it only works at 4.0.3 and higher?

Hello
mynameisnotraphael said:
Hi!
Maybe those apps arent able to work on the sdcard?
also i guess it only works at 4.0.3 and higher?
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No i installed MX player that is movable to SD card (

Torres00 said:
No i installed MX player that is movable to SD card (
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you should specify the rom and the phone u r using,,,for better understanding,,if you have downloaded this rom from xda do report in that thread so that developers can slove it

ArjunrambZ said:
you should specify the rom and the phone u r using,,,for better understanding,,if you have downloaded this rom from xda do report in that thread so that developers can slove it
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i tried even that but none of the developers replied ! the problem im facing is in LG E400f, with touchwiz and Ryanogenmod !!!

which is your cm version?

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ArjunrambZ said:
which is your cm version?
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I installed Ryanogen mod! that is basicaly based on CM9 ! and other touchwiz V2

Torres00 said:
I installed Ryanogen mod! that is basicaly based on CM9 ! and other touchwiz V2
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i guess that rom ,has problem with sd card permission but im not sure
try a full wipe and then install rom and try
Sent from my LG-P700 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Thanks for the concern!
ArjunrambZ said:
i guess that rom ,has problem with sd card permission but im not sure
try a full wipe and then install rom and try
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ive tried it so many times wiped everything! installed but no luck! and i dont wanna use that factory installed ROM!

Torres00 said:
ive tried it so many times wiped everything! installed but no luck! and i dont wanna use that factory installed ROM!
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no other alternative?
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ArjunrambZ said:
no other alternative?
Sent from my LG-P700 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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the alternative is latte version! i installed it with no lags but the problem is there is no sound while recording! they tell me to remove a file called build.prop but i cant find it either!

Yes ! but another issue
ArjunrambZ said:
no other alternative?
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i have a recording bug on another ROM Latte 2.3 ! they tell me to remove this file but i cant find it? :/
delete this line from build.prop then restart the phone
Code:
media.stagefright.enable-record=false

Torres00 said:
i have a recording bug on another ROM Latte 2.3 ! they tell me to remove this file but i cant find it? :/
delete this line from build.prop then restart the phone
Code:
media.stagefright.enable-record=false
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There are many ways to do this but this is the easy way just extract the whole ROM to a folder and go to system folder and under it u will see built.prop file open it in notepad++ and not the notepad,, and delete the line and restart accordingly
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ArjunrambZ said:
There are many ways to do this but this is the easy way just extract the whole ROM to a folder and go to system folder and under it u will see built.prop file open it in notepad++ and not the notepad,, and delete the line and restart accordingly
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And I mean delete the line and save the built.prop and afterwords zip the ROM once more and flash it

ArjunrambZ said:
There are many ways to do this but this is the easy way just extract the whole ROM to a folder and go to system folder and under it u will see built.prop file open it in notepad++ and not the notepad,, and delete the line and restart accordingly
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And I mean delete the line and save the built.prop and afterwords zip the ROM once more and flash it
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is there option doing it from cell itself?

Torres00 said:
is there option doing it from cell itself?
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yah u can,, if you hav root explorer or es file explorer then browse to system/built.prop file and edit it but u have to give root acces to the file manager first

ArjunrambZ said:
yah u can,, if you hav root explorer or es file explorer then browse to system/built.prop file and edit it but u have to give root acces to the file manager first
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thank you sooo much i did it by editing from notepad and rebuild the zip

Torres00 said:
thank you sooo much i did it by editing from notepad and rebuild the zip
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did it work?? I'd not because you edited with notepad which is not supported, u have to use notepad++ try a Google search

ArjunrambZ said:
did it work?? I'd not because you edited with notepad which is not supported, u have to use notepad++ try a Google search
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yes i edited with wordpad and it worked thanks!

Torres00 said:
yes i edited with wordpad and it worked thanks!
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Glad that it worked but always use notepad++ its very much easy

Editing XML wierd characters

Hello!
I'm trying to edit one of the XML's of the S Health app so hopefully I can discover some way to hide some info from the widget. However opening the said XML file in Notepad++ gives me a bunch of weird characters.. How do I procede?

testmonkey1 said:
Hello!
I'm trying to edit one of the XML's of the S Health app so hopefully I can discover some way to hide some info from the widget. However opening the said XML file in Notepad++ gives me a bunch of weird characters.. How do I procede?
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Hi,
You cannot just pull out the file and edit it. You need to learn to decompile it first and then edit. When done, recompile. Hope this helps ?
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Jishnu Sur™ said:
Hi,
You cannot just pull out the file and edit it. You need to learn to decompile it first and then edit. When done, recompile. Hope this helps ?
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Ahh I thought it was the same as when replacing images, just change the file in 7z and resign the app.
How would one go àbout the most easy/fast way to decompile? I am no developer, I just want to edit out some text that is displayed on a widget by removing a couple of ljnes in the XML (I guess), nothing fancy. I don't want to be installing SDKs and what not..

testmonkey1 said:
Ahh I thought it was the same as when replacing images, just change the file in 7z and resign the app.
How would one go àbout the most easy/fast way to decompile? I am no developer, I just want to edit out some text that is displayed on a widget by removing a couple of ljnes in the XML (I guess), nothing fancy. I don't want to be installing SDKs and what not..
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The easiest way is this mate :
1. Download tickle my android.
2. Download java applet 6U25.
3. Framework.resapk and other abc-res.apk.
4. Run tickle my android and decompile.
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Jishnu Sur™ said:
The easiest way is this mate :
1. Download tickle my android.
2. Download java applet 6U25.
3. Framework.resapk and other abc-res.apk.
4. Run tickle my android and decompile.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
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Thanks a lot mate

Help Req. Regarding Settings.apk Of Y Duos

I Want To Remove Some Of This Parts From My Settings.apk
Touchwiz parts inside which there are Adaway.apk
Cpucontrol.apk
Spareparts.apk
netbooster.apk
etc etc..For Which I Have To Install Those Apps
Have A Glance At My Attachment...You Will Surely Understnd

Himan Boro said:
I Want To Remove Some Of This Parts From My Settings.apk
Touchwiz parts inside which there are Adaway.apk
Cpucontrol.apk
Spareparts.apk
netbooster.apk
etc etc..For Which I Have To Install Those Apps
Have A Glance At My Attachment...You Will Surely Understnd
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Try To Mod Your Settings.apk..By Decompiling It.There Is Many Guides In XDA To Do That....And Then Just Delete The Apks That You Want To Remove....With Any Root Explorer App...:thumbup:
[[Note:Search "How To Invoke An App From Settings" In Xda Or Google To Do That]]

TECHNO_THUNDER said:
Try To Mod Your Settings.apk..By Decompiling It.There Is Many Guides In XDA To Do That....And Then Just Delete The Apks That You Want To Remove....With Any Root Explorer App...:thumbup:
[[Note:Search "How To Invoke An App From Settings" In Xda Or Google To Do That]]
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TY For D link...But I just wan2 remov tht Invokd app from my settings.apk...i.dont want to view that apps name/icons inside my settings.apk..

Himan Boro said:
TY For D link...But I just wan2 remov tht Invokd app from my settings.apk...i.dont want to view that apps name/icons inside my settings.apk..
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remove it from the manifest xml and also remove any strings in strings xml then resign it

Open settings.xml under res/xml/here
Then find the preferencescreens and delete them.
And your problem will be solved.
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san122 said:
Open settings.xml under res/xml/here
Then find the preferencescreens and delete them.
And your problem will be solved.
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Recompiling Gives Error..but the app is in dist foldr...
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marcussmith2626 said:
remove it from the manifest xml and also remove any strings in strings xml then resign it
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lil confusing 1

Himan Boro said:
lil confusing 1
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you can locate some things in the androidmanifest.xml or as san said in settings.xml
depends where its locoted - just follow the path

marcussmith2626 said:
you can locate some things in the androidmanifest.xml or as san said in settings.xml
depends where its locoted - just follow the path
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i dint find in Androidmanifest.xml..
i found in settings.xml

san122 said:
Open settings.xml under res/xml/here
Then find the preferencescreens and delete them.
And your problem will be solved.
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Recompiling gives error ;(..but the new compild app is in dist folder.

Himan Boro said:
Recompiling gives error ;(..but the new compild app is in dist folder.
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read the error that apk tool tells you - it will say in which file and what line the error is - you may have public values or strings that also need deleting - cant help if you just say its an error

Himan Boro said:
TY For D link...But I just wan2 remov tht Invokd app from my settings.apk...i.dont want to view that apps name/icons inside my settings.apk..
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Just Do Reverse The Whole Process Bro....Delete The Layout Lines And The Apps....

marcussmith2626 said:
read the error that apk tool tells you - it will say in which file and what line the error is - you may have public values or strings that also need deleting - cant help if you just say its an error
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Ok Bro....

TECHNO_THUNDER said:
Just Do Reverse The Whole Process Bro....Delete The Layout Lines And The Apps....
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Ow K...

Himan Boro said:
Ow K...
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Maybe you are getting language not found error.If yes then there is no problem.
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TY all for d supports and guides

marcussmith2626 said:
you can locate some things in the androidmanifest.xml or as san said in settings.xml
depends where its locoted - just follow the path
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@marcussmith2626
It is not located in manifest. (It will never will be located there)
It is in /res/xml/settings.xml
Himan Boro said:
Recompiling gives error ;(..but the new compild app is in dist folder.
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You need to install framework-res.apk and twframework-res.apk before decompiling and before recompiling.

Himan Boro said:
TY all for d supports and guides
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I think you want to remove them from xduos v3 rom(as per screenshoots)....So decompile Settings.apk and go to res/xml,and find "kenj1.xml" from there, edit them and delete preferences from there...and recompile,sign and push apk to system....enjoy for personal use only...:thumbup::thumbup: