A lot of us here wished the Dot View Case for the HTC One M8 had the ability to display notifications for other apps. While there are Xposed Modules under development, there are quiet a few of us who would like the latter without root.
One of the major problems were the inability to the edit Smali Files and so I converted the classes.dex file of the Dot View App to Java and started looking at the code. Finally I was able to decode it and made the class file for different notification icons which includes : Whatsapp, Telegram, Hangouts, Google+, Gmail, Twitter and Facebook.
Now the problem is I don't know how to recreate the app and would like the developers at XDA to carry forward this task of including the code in the main app and do some of the necessary changes.
I have attached the DotView.apk, classes.dex file, classes.jar file and zip file with code for different apps.
AshritShetty said:
A lot of us here wished the Dot View Case for the HTC One M8 had the ability to display notifications for other apps. While there are Xposed Modules under development, there are quiet a few of us who would like the latter without root.
One of the major problems were the inability to the edit Smali Files and so I converted the classes.dex file of the Dot View App to Java and started looking at the code. Finally I was able to decode it and made the class file for different notification icons which includes : Whatsapp, Telegram, Hangouts, Google+, Gmail, Twitter and Facebook.
Now the problem is I don't know how to recreate the app and would like the developers at XDA to carry forward this task of including the code in the main app and do some of the necessary changes.
I have attached the DotView.apk, classes.dex file, classes.jar file and zip file with code for different apps.
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Unless you can compile from source, I think the only option is to translate changes back to smali & then edit the original smali & recompile with apktool. Have a go with VTS (Virtuous Ten Studio), which will convert smali to java & allow you to compare the two side by side. I'd have a look myself, but it has been a while since I have done anything like this & work is pretty crazy right now.
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Most of the apps I use have a black background, with white text.
For example: Adobe Reader, Advanced Task Killer, ASTRO, Gameboid, Youtube etc
Hoewever there are some apps where the background is always white.
IMDb, Twitter, GO Dialer, GMail, TVGids.nl(dutch), Market, Dropbox
I know it is posible to open the .apk file in WinRAR to show its contents. Is there a way to change the background color of these apps by editing a certain file within the .apk?
I am on the website where the most amazing apps are made and where the whole Android OS is taken apart to suit everyones needs, and nobody has an answer to this 1 simple question?
Well um , its not as easy as you think it is ,the file to edit in each apk is mostlikely different... I'm no pro so well , thats all I know
Check out the sticky "how to theme" in android themes section, or click the link in my sig.
Hope this helps
Is there a way to change the order of the options under the SHARE button while viewing pictures? I don't use twitter or picasa or even Goggles to share pictures. I mostly use Dropbox and facebook and k-9 mail. Isn't there a way to move those options to the top and leave the others off or on the second page?
Thanks.
I've been researching this and what I've found out is:
Inside each App's APK is an AndroidManifest.xml that describes its intent to be in the SHARE menu.
That intent is managed by the system and so far that hasn't been any ability to modify the SHARE menu once it is populated.
The only moderate success has been by a few developers to modify the app's APK and edit the xml and then recompile the APK... very hit or miss depending on the app.
Therefore it is reasonable to say there is nothing yet available that can do this function... I'd like it also BTW.
blargh. :-(
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How can a third party app like WhatsApp plus access all data and functionality of WhatsApp?
Is there any API for WhatsApp messenger?
It's possible to unzip an apk and dex2jar the classes.dex and then import it to your own project and then use unfortunate design choices on the app developers side to instrument the code that's available to add to the existing functionality.
Same thing can kind of be done for native .so libraries by creating a shim binding in your own project.
This is on a rooted Verizon S5 SM-G900V with Alliance ROM 4.4.2. Is there any way to invert the background and text without inverting images? Especially in Chrome, but it would be nice for the whole phone. White lettering on a black background is much easier to read.
I'm seeing screenshots online of Alliance that are nice and dark (I think it's called Black Glass?), including the phone dialer. How do I get the whole android theme dark.
Same thing with other apps. There's a few local TV news apps that have a bright white background that I wish I could customize to a dark theme. The Samsung Music Player is bright white as well. Anyway to make these dark in Alliance?
The problem I've noticed with third-party dialer apps is that they let you type the phone number, but when you hit the phone button to place the call, it opens up the Android dialer with the bright white background. Right back to square zero. Basically, I'm just trying to figure out how to get that nice black look like I'm seeing on some of the alliance ROM screenshots.
Thanks.
Trunktracker said:
The problem I've noticed with third-party dialer apps is that they let you type the phone number, but when you hit the phone button to place the call, it opens up the Android dialer with the bright white background. Right back to square zero. Basically, I'm just trying to figure out how to get that nice black look like I'm seeing on some of the alliance ROM screenshots.
Thanks.
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The app on 4.4 you needed to theme was called InCall.apk there is an app on 5.0 call LegacyInCallUI.apk so would amuse that its this one but if you are running a custom rom then it may have the original InCall app, if you look is System\app or System\Priv-app folder (most likely the priv-app folder teh one you need will be in there.
Problem at the moment is that apktool has a problem with Samsung apk's and compiling them, its not so much apk tool as more likely something Samsung have added in their security to prevent apktool working as it should, so you can decompile apps fine if the app does compile then you can use the .png files, xml files but the resources arsc most likely will cause the app to crash. Also they have use .pkm files which you can't see like you can with .png files so you need specific software to look at them, again Samsung trying to prevent theming of stock apps.
Hmmm. Well, that's all a bit over my head. So, is there not an easy way to install an app or change a setting somewhere? I'm not sure what to actually to click on with all those files you mentioned. I find searching for files in Android to be confusing and nothing like a Windows PC with the usual file directory locations. Like, WHERE is the C:\ drive on the phone?
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Hmmm. Well, that's all a bit over my head. So, is there not an easy way to install an app or change a setting somewhere? I'm not sure what to actually to click on with all those files you mentioned. I find searching for files in Android to be confusing and nothing like a Windows PC with the usual file directory locations. Like, WHERE is the C:\ drive on the phone?
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The apps are in the system folder called
system\app
system\priv-app
system\framework
But if you have never done theming before then don't even try you would need to start with simple things and learn what to do and what not to do.
Can't help with the app question as I have no idea, maybe there is something that someone else can answer that for you.
I am looking at theming these form myself but I don't have the time at the moment, I don't share them any more though as there are far too many ungrateful people around these days.
i have some application source code which the author is displaying in github.
i just need modifications for it which are mainly removing features.
I have the exact instructions that i want edited.
The application is like gallery where users post images or videos.
Text me and i will send u the app files link from github.
budget is less then $50.
and wil be paid after completion of work.
if anybody is interested in doing this. Message me. we will talk more there.
Send me apk