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Editing XML's

Sorry if this is the wrong place for this post. I have spent the last 2 hours looking for an answer to this. What is the easiest and best way to edit xml files to change font color in the theme i am working on. I cannot find a method that works. I have tried a few of the big name xml editors out there and they wont even open the files. I would like to be able to open and edit them on my computer. I used 7zip to pull the individual xml's i wanna exit out and into their own folder. Now i just need a way to edit them, then use 7zip to put them back into the Framework.res apk. Thanks in advance for any help.

willjohnson said:
Sorry if this is the wrong place for this post. I have spent the last 2 hours looking for an answer to this. What is the easiest and best way to edit xml files to change font color in the theme i am working on. I cannot find a method that works. I have tried a few of the big name xml editors out there and they wont even open the files. I would like to be able to open and edit them on my computer. I used 7zip to pull the individual xml's i wanna exit out and into their own folder. Now i just need a way to edit them, then use 7zip to put them back into the Framework.res apk. Thanks in advance for any help.
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i wondered this too as i was learning how to theme, first you have to decompile the .apk i was advised to use notepad++ on windows, use apktool located in your tools folder of sdk to decompile and then open your xmls in notepad++ then after you're done editing use the command window to use apktool build > the directory of ur decompiled .apk

Funnyface19 said:
i wondered this too as i was learning how to theme, first you have to decompile the .apk i was advised to use notepad++ on windows, use apktool located in your tools folder of sdk to decompile and then open your xmls in notepad++ then after you're done editing use the command window to use apktool build > the directory of ur decompiled .apk
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This is the best advice. I just started using apktool myself.

willjohnson said:
Sorry if this is the wrong place for this post. I have spent the last 2 hours looking for an answer to this. What is the easiest and best way to edit xml files to change font color in the theme i am working on. I cannot find a method that works. I have tried a few of the big name xml editors out there and they wont even open the files. I would like to be able to open and edit them on my computer. I used 7zip to pull the individual xml's i wanna exit out and into their own folder. Now i just need a way to edit them, then use 7zip to put them back into the Framework.res apk. Thanks in advance for any help.
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You can't just pull them with 7zip, you have to decompile the apk the xml files are in and then you can simply use notepad++ or any xml editor to edit them.
Use APK Manager to decompile and recompile.
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willjohnson said:
Sorry if this is the wrong place for this post. I have spent the last 2 hours looking for an answer to this. What is the easiest and best way to edit xml files to change font color in the theme i am working on. I cannot find a method that works. I have tried a few of the big name xml editors out there and they wont even open the files. I would like to be able to open and edit them on my computer. I used 7zip to pull the individual xml's i wanna exit out and into their own folder. Now i just need a way to edit them, then use 7zip to put them back into the Framework.res apk. Thanks in advance for any help.
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You can also use apkmanager. This makes editing xml's and any images a breeze...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695701

Wow, put up a post, go to bed, wake up and all my answers are here. Thanks a lot guys for the info and quick responses. I think i can figure it out with all the info you have supplied. Thanks again

Apkmanager ended up being my favorite method. But use version 4.8, I had issues with 4.9 not compiling apk's properly.
Apkmanager lets you pull apk's, extract, compile, zipalign, sign, and push them back to your device.

I have been trying the apk manager and have not been able to get it to work. I pull the framework-res.apk from my theme with 7zip. Then put in the folder for modding in the manager folder. Then decompile. Edit in the projects folder as per instructions for apk manager. Then when i am done i recompile, sign and put into the theme again with 7zip. I get an error everytime with recompiling it, but it lets me continue to the end anyway, so i tried it out and it made my phone bootloop on install. So i had to sbf and start over. I get the same errors everytime, has to do with the .9 patch files i think. Too many errors to list in other words.

Read the log file. All the pngs with problems that have issues are listed at the beginning. Also, if there are extra pngs that are not used by the framework then remove them.
Tip. Open the log.txt clear it and save. When done and you get it to compile, don't sign it (its a system apk and does not require it. Then after it is successfully compiled. Unzip it, delete the meta folder and android.manifest file.
Copy the meta folder and android.maifest from the original apk and drop them into the newly compiled apk, and then tada...
Working framework.
FYI: The pngs with issues, just decompile the original framework and use those same pngs to correct your .9.pngs. (.9.pngs use the border for formatting, so duplicate the border in the ones you goofed up).
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apktool compiling problem

Hi,
I use apktool and have a problem.
I sucessful decompile apk and get direcrory with app name.
When compile this directory (without change) I get apk file.
But apk file cannot install on phone!
What I do wrong?
I just decompile and compile without change and apk cannot install...
Help..

atlantisu21 said:
Hi,
I use apktool and have a problem.
I sucessful decompile apk and get direcrory with app name.
When compile this directory (without change) I get apk file.
But apk file cannot install on phone!
What I do wrong?
I just decompile and compile without change and apk cannot install...
Help..
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What apk is it?
Some .apk's just will not install. I had an apk that compiled 1MB smaller, without change. Its not a perfect system.

Name is not important, but original file size is 1,376 MB
and compiled file size now is 1,372 MB
Where is 4KB?

Well I only asked the name incase it was one I myself had issues with or someone else had.
Now I just think you're doing something suspicious by answering.like that
4KB not as bad as 1MB. But you're still losing size which will be why it won't install.
Can't help any more than that I'm afraid. Except to say I have seen the issue before and never resolved it
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Suspicious
I tried more apk without sucess..beacause I dont tell a name.
Actual apk is BeoGSP-6.apk and there I lost 18KB...
I dont understand this compiler!?
Is there any another compiler with more working chance?
Can I export resource to Eclipse and make apk from here?

There is also APK manager. its pretty similar as far as I can tell.

There's APK Manager or APK Multi Tool which I use and both do the job quite well. I need APK Multi to decompile ICS or newer APK's and I use APK Manager 4.9 to decompile the APK's from the oxygen ROM.
If it decompiles and recompiles without errors then the only thing you might need to do is sign the APK. It won't install if it's a non-system APK and you haven't signed it.
APK Manager 4.9 option 16 signs the APK's so I just use that and if there're no errors it will sign and install fine.

Thanx! Works with APK Manager. This is a great thing!
I signed apk and now work

What am I doing wrong when I am trying to edit the LGSystemUI APK?!

Here are the steps I have been following -
Get APKTool
Extracted framework-res.apk and lge-res.apk from the device and installed the frameworks using apktool.
Decompiled the LGSystemUI.apk
Made a simple change or two (Swapped an image round on the nav buttons or something).
Recompiled it back up
Signed the APK.
Uploaded it back to system/app and chmod it to 644.
Am I missing something?

Anyone?

I just got Apk tool installed today but won't have time to play with it till the weekend.
One thing I read that I did not see in ur list of steps was something about taking the AndroidManifest.xml (think that's it) and META file from the original apk and copying it to the modified apk using 7zip.
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Can't modify systemUI.apk on SM-G900F Lollipop 5.0

I been having serious problems trying to replace a few statusbar images from my recently rooted Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900F International Version. Rooting is already done (with CF Auto root). Evertyhing is ok and functional.
The problem is that I want to replace some signal images (only two PNG files) and I've tried 2 times and I always end up with black screen and statusbar gone. The only thing that fix it is restoring original systemUI.apk.
This is what I've done so far:
Copy the systemUI.apk to computer.
Extract it with WinRAR
Replace all the images
Create new systemUI.apk from WinRAR with no compression.
Put systemUI.apk back to original location /system/priv-apps/systemUI folder.
Reboot
But always I get black background and no statusbar e.g. systemUI is GONE.
I've noticed that now apps are no longer individual, they are stored in folders and, for example systemUI, it shows:
Ignore the apk4, it's mine I was just testing.
Any idea how to modify it?

See this thread.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=54852717
The OP takes stock SystemUI apks and modifies them to produce '3D' toggles.
If anybody can help, it'll be him.
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg

keithross39 said:
See this thread.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=54852717
The OP takes stock SystemUI apks and modifies them to produce '3D' toggles.
If anybody can help, it'll be him.
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
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I've read that thread but it seems too old and 4.4 oriented.
I tried also APKTool but nothing, I just break the whole system and need to do factory reset.

Yeah there is a lot of mention of kitkat in that thread, but the OP does help other members with lollipop. It wouldn't hurt to leave a comment in that thread and see where it gets you.....
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keithross39 said:
Yeah there is a lot of mention of kitkat in that thread, but the OP does help other members with lollipop. It wouldn't hurt to leave a comment in that thread and see where it gets you.....
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I will do that! Thank you.
One thing.
I was messing around and testing other system APK.
I edited one small APK (VoiceNote.APK) then did a wipe cache from stock factory and now I only enter to "Process system isn't responding" and nothing else. Do you believe a system wipe data/factoryreset would fix this? I replaced the APK with mine and left the original one inside with different name. Could I use ADB to rename it back? Or nothing and reinstall the whole ROM? I'm kinda soft bricked now.

Manimecker said:
I will do that! Thank you.
One thing.
I was messing around and testing other system APK.
I edited one small APK (VoiceNote.APK) then did a wipe cache from stock factory and now I only enter to "Process system isn't responding" and nothing else. Do you believe a system wipe data/factoryreset would fix this? I replaced the APK with mine and left the original one inside with different name. Could I use ADB to rename it back? Or nothing and reinstall the whole ROM? I'm kinda soft bricked now.
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Update:
I made a factory reset. Up and running. Just fine. But the app I replaced "VoiceNote" is gone. Any ideas how to recover it? I still have original backup on both S5 and computer.

If you can't get into Android, your choices are fairly limited......even more limited if you have stock recovery.......
With those conditions all you can do is
1) cache wipe
2) data wipe/factory reset
3) start again with a firmware flash
but I have a feeling that you need to replace that app with a working version before you get a successful boot.....which means option 3.
Edit...ah Ok, your comment was posted before I finished my reply.....
If you go to my profile and look for threads I've started, you'll see one which deals with system apps and systen-priv apps. Basically I ripped copies of these from my 4.4.2 firmware. I'm not sure if there will be compatibility issues between apks ripped from 4.4.2 when pushed to a 5.0 firmware, but they're available if you want to try it....
If you *do* try it, remember to change permissions and reboot.....
Edit 2.....
If you still have the original, it's a simple case of copying it to it's original location, deleting the modified version and it's associated odex file (in the same folder as the apk) then setting the permissions of the 'freshly copied apk to rw- r-- r-- and rebooting....
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keithross39 said:
If you can't get into Android, your choices are fairly limited......even more limited if you have stock recovery.......
With those conditions all you can do is
1) cache wipe
2) data wipe/factory reset
3) start again with a firmware flash
but I have a feeling that you need to replace that app with a working version before you get a successful boot.....which means option 3.
Edit...ah Ok, your comment was posted before I finished my reply.....
If you go to my profile and look for threads I've started, you'll see one which deals with system apps and systen-priv apps. Basically I ripped copies of these from my 4.4.2 firmware. I'm not sure if there will be compatibility issues between apks ripped from 4.4.2 when pushed to a 5.0 firmware, but they're available if you want to try it....
If you *do* try it, remember to change permissions and reboot.....
Edit 2.....
If you still have the original, it's a simple case of copying it to it's original location, deleting the modified version and it's associated odex file (in the same folder as the apk) then setting the permissions of the 'freshly copied apk to rw- r-- r-- and rebooting....
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Basically I did the replacing, same file, permissions and everything, but still have no app. Voice Note is gone. I'll try a factory wipe reset if that works but I don't think so. What can I do now? Android is still running up and good.
Update:
Did factory reset and everything is good and running. App is back. So I guess I'm same as I started. I won't mess up with system files again until I know a good way to edit the SystemUI.apk. Is there any App I can use? Like Xposed or something? I really just want to replace my data connected icons (3G, H+, 4G, LTE).

Is this the sort of thing you mean?......
If it is, then Android Theme Engine module with xposed.......
That is assuming you can get it working on LP.....
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keithross39 said:
Is this the sort of thing you mean?......
If it is, then Android Theme Engine module with xposed.......
That is assuming you can get it working on LP.....
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Basically something like that, but I want to replace the PNG with ones I've created. For example you have your 4G icon there, I want to change it with another PNG I created.

Manimecker said:
Basically something like that, but I want to replace the PNG with ones I've created. For example you have your 4G icon there, I want to change it with another PNG I created.
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Well, that Android Theme Engine module can change the 'theme' of those icons too. Might it be possible to decompile that, insert your images, recompile it and flash.....that way, if it goes wrong, it should be easier to recover than when you changed that system apk.....
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You can just use apktool, just make sure to get your framework-res and then when done open original systemui in 7zip and drag the META-INF folder and drag it to the new systemui apk you made with apktool, works every time for me.
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@Rakuu OP says he's already tried using apktool and it didn't work.....
You obviously know more about this than me, so I guess you're gonna have to take over here fella......
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg

keithross39 said:
@Rakuu OP says he's already tried using apktool and it didn't work.....
You obviously know more about this than me, so I guess you're gonna have to take over here fella......
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
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Sound like he didn't do last part would be my guess.

keithross39 said:
@Rakuu OP says he's already tried using apktool and it didn't work.....
You obviously know more about this than me, so I guess you're gonna have to take over here fella......
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
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where did he said that he used apktool? he used winrar to extract the systemui.
you have to use apktool in order to replace/modify anything within the apk.
i guess you have to read something about decompiling and recompiling (and signing) apps before you can do your changes. just replacing anything inside the .apk's is not the right way my friend

keithross39 said:
@Rakuu OP says he's already tried using apktool and it didn't work.....
You obviously know more about this than me, so I guess you're gonna have to take over here fella......
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
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Yes, I did use APKTool BUT I didn't do all the other steps here mentioned.
Rakuu said:
Sound like he didn't do last part would be my guess.
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You are right, I didn't do anything about framework-res or META-INF files. I just unpacked, replaced PNG inside and repack.
mcdachpappe said:
where did he said that he used apktool? he used winrar to extract the systemui.
you have to use apktool in order to replace/modify anything within the apk.
i guess you have to read something about decompiling and recompiling (and signing) apps before you can do your changes. just replacing anything inside the .apk's is not the right way my friend
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I guess I'm starting to learn how things work inside an 5.0 Android Device. Any more ideas (manual, PDF, guide or something) I can follow from here?
Rakuu said:
You can just use apktool, just make sure to get your framework-res and then when done open original systemui in 7zip and drag the META-INF folder and drag it to the new systemui apk you made with apktool, works every time for me.
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I don't understand what to do with the framework-res apk file, I do however know where to find it but nothing else. I already have APKTool on Windows up and running, but I can't tell what to do next.

Manimecker said:
I don't understand what to do with the framework-res apk file, I do however know where to find it but nothing else. I already have APKTool on Windows up and running, but I can't tell what to do next.
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Extract the framework-res and twframework-res apks and put them in the folder with the SystemUI.apk
Open a command prompt in the folder and type apktool if framework-res.apk and hit return, then do the same for the twframework-res.apk file, this will generate the resource files needed.
To unpack an apk type apktool d SystemUI..apk for example hit the return key, to repack type apktool b SystemUI (usually the decompiled apk folder doesn't have the .apk after it), this will generate a new apk
Copy the Meta.inf, Android Manifest.xml and resources.arsc files from the original apk to the new apk , make sure the apk is titled exactly the same as the original apk so SystemUI.apk not systemui.apk and the new apk should work.
One thing you can do if you are just changing the png files is extract the png files from the folders direct from the apk to a working folder, create your new png files so they are the same size and exactly the same name as the originals, drag and drop them from the folder directly back into the folder location in the apk then reinstall the apk on the phone, this just replaces the png's, you only really need to decompile the apk if you are making changes to the xml files.
Use 7zip its better for these than winrar (personal opinion), if you want to male changes to the xml files then use Notepad++
Always keep a copy of your original apk's as a backup unless you want to install the firmware again should something go wrong.
EDIT:-
Thought you should have a bit more info about apktool, the red text is the apktool commands you would type in the CMD window from your working folder
Decompiling should look similar to this
C:\Samsung S7\APKs>apktool d SystemUI.apk
I: Using Apktool 2.1.1 on SystemUI.apk
I: Loading resource table...
I: Decoding AndroidManifest.xml with resources...
I: Loading resource table from file: C:\Users\apktool\framework\1.apk
I: Regular manifest package...
I: Decoding file-resources...
I: Decoding values */* XMLs...
I: Copying assets and libs...
I: Copying unknown files...
I: Copying original files...
C:\Samsung S7\APKs>
When you recompile an APK it will be located in apk folder your compiling from so you decompile the SystemUI.apk which will become a folder called SystemUI when you re-compile the SystemUI folder to make a new apk then the new apk will be located in your SystemUi folder in a folder called dist.
When you recompile an apk it should look similar to this you can see here also a warning message you can ignore these they wont affect how the apk works provided you copy across the original files from the old to the new apk as mentioned below
C:\Samsung S7\APKs>apktool b SystemUI
I: Using Apktool 2.1.1
W: Could not find sources
I: Checking whether resources has changed...
I: Building resources...
W: warning: string 'tw_screen_pinning_negative' has no default translation.
I: Building apk file...
I: Copying unknown files/dir...
C:\Samsung S7\APKs>
Using 7zip open this apk and open the original apk and simply drag the META.INF, respources.arsc and Android Manifest.xml from the original apk to your new apk close both apk's, put the new apk on your phone.
If you ever make any changes in the decompiled values folder then when you recompile your apk and copy across the above files from the old apk don't replace the resources.arsc file as thats where the values folders are just replace the Android Manifest and META.INF files.

ag4751 said:
Extract the framework-res and twframework-res apks and put them in the folder with the SystemUI.apk
Open a command prompt in the folder and type apktool if framework-res.apk and hit return, then do the same for the twframework-res.apk file, this will generate the resource files needed.
To unpack an apk type apktool d SystemUI..apk for example hit the return key, to repack type apktool b SystemUI (usually the decompiled apk folder doesn't have the .apk after it), this will generate a new apk
Copy the Meta.inf, Android Manifest.xml and resources.arsc files from the original apk to the new apk , make sure the apk is titled exactly the same as the original apk so SystemUI.apk not systemui.apk and the new apk should work.
One thing you can do if you are just changing the png files is extract the png files from the folders direct from the apk to a working folder, create your new png files so they are the same size and exactly the same name as the originals, drag and drop them from the folder directly back into the folder location in the apk then reinstall the apk on the phone, this just replaces the png's, you only really need to decompile the apk if you are making changes to the xml files.
Use 7zip its better for these than winrar (personal opinion), if you want to male changes to the xml files then use Notepad++
Always keep a copy of your original apk's as a backup unless you want to install the firmware again should something go wrong.
EDIT:-
Thought you should have a bit more info about apktool, the red text is the apktool commands you would type in the CMD window from your working folder
Decompiling should look similar to this
C:\Samsung S7\APKs>apktool d SystemUI.apk
I: Using Apktool 2.1.1 on SystemUI.apk
I: Loading resource table...
I: Decoding AndroidManifest.xml with resources...
I: Loading resource table from file: C:\Users\apktool\framework\1.apk
I: Regular manifest package...
I: Decoding file-resources...
I: Decoding values */* XMLs...
I: Copying assets and libs...
I: Copying unknown files...
I: Copying original files...
C:\Samsung S7\APKs>
When you recompile an APK it will be located in apk folder your compiling from so you decompile the SystemUI.apk which will become a folder called SystemUI when you re-compile the SystemUI folder to make a new apk then the new apk will be located in your SystemUi folder in a folder called dist.
When you recompile an apk it should look similar to this you can see here also a warning message you can ignore these they wont affect how the apk works provided you copy across the original files from the old to the new apk as mentioned below
C:\Samsung S7\APKs>apktool b SystemUI
I: Using Apktool 2.1.1
W: Could not find sources
I: Checking whether resources has changed...
I: Building resources...
W: warning: string 'tw_screen_pinning_negative' has no default translation.
I: Building apk file...
I: Copying unknown files/dir...
C:\Samsung S7\APKs>
Using 7zip open this apk and open the original apk and simply drag the META.INF, respources.arsc and Android Manifest.xml from the original apk to your new apk close both apk's, put the new apk on your phone.
If you ever make any changes in the decompiled values folder then when you recompile your apk and copy across the above files from the old apk don't replace the resources.arsc file as thats where the values folders are just replace the Android Manifest and META.INF files.
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I will try that! I'm gonna get back with update.
Just one question. Do I need to odex or deodex my APK? Should I edit the SystemUI.odex.xz and SystemUI.odex.art.xz, both inside the ARM folder?

Manimecker said:
I will try that! I'm gonna get back with update.
Just one question. Do I need to odex or deodex my APK? Should I edit the SystemUI.odex.xz and SystemUI.odex.art.xz, both inside the ARM folder?
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No clue on that, always used deodexed roms cause messing with odexed stuff is a pain in the rear, if you deodexed your rom this will be about 5x easier.
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Manimecker said:
I will try that! I'm gonna get back with update.
Just one question. Do I need to odex or deodex my APK? Should I edit the SystemUI.odex.xz and SystemUI.odex.art.xz, both inside the ARM folder?
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As @Rakuu says themeing with deodexed roms is preferred by most people although I never themed with deodexed roms myself, when I used to theme stock roms I just removed the apk made the changes to the png and xml files and replaced the apk, never changed anything with the odex.apk just the apk itself, as you want to do the systemui then just pull that from the rom make a copy of the apk, make the changes in your copy and push that back to the phone., keep an original unchanged version of the apk as a backup.
Do you have a custom recovery like TWRP on your phone and Android SDK installed on your computer as it makes pulling and pushing the apk's much safer than what you appear to be doing as it looks like your just doing copy and paste, although it works its not the ideal or safest way to do it.
The apk should be in the system/priv-app/SystemUI folder

Edit the SystemUI_ZTE.apk?

Hi,
I want to edit the SystemUI_ZKE.apk, but when I use "APK Editor Pro" for instance the apk crashes after a reboot.
What would be the right way to do this? My goal is to delete the charging.ogg file that wakes my wife as I plugin a charger when I go to bed
Any other solution to *that* problem is welcome too.
I'm on a A2017G B06 btw.
Thanks in advance,
Cheers,
/Cacti
Edit: Sorry, wrong forum, should be posted in the Questions & Answers. @mods: please move it, thanks.

le_cactus said:
Hi,
I want to edit the SystemUI_ZKE.apk, but when I use "APK Editor Pro" for instance the apk crashes after a reboot.
What would be the right way to do this? My goal is to delete the charging.ogg file that wakes my wife as I plugin a charger when I go to bed
Any other solution to *that* problem is welcome too.
I'm on a A2017G B06 btw.
Thanks in advance,
Cheers,
/Cacti
Edit: Sorry, wrong forum, should be posted in the Questions & Answers. @mods: please move it, thanks.
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You need to use apktool on Windows or Linux instead: https://ibotpeaches.github.io/Apktool/. You'll need Java already installed.
Your device also needs to be rooted and have TWRP recovery installed.
Put the apktool.jar and wrapper script in the system directory (C:\Windows on Windows)
Pull frameworks and SystemUI from your device with
Code:
adb pull /system/framework/framework-res.apk
adb pull /system/framework/framework-zte-res.apk
adb pull /system/priv-app/SystemUI_ZTE/SystemUI_ZTE.apk
Install frameworks to your computer:
Code:
apktool if framework-res.apk
apktool if framework-zte-res.apk
Decompile SystemUI_ZTE.apk:
Code:
apktool d SystemUI_ZTE.apk
Make whatever changes you want to make then recompile with:
Code:
apktool b SystemUI_ZTE
Use signapk.jar to sign the apk then put the apk into a flashable zip and flash to your device in TWRP.
If you want to make changes to smali you'll need to pull the SystemUI_ZTE odex file and deodex the apk with oat2dex and then use 7-zip or WinRAR to paste the classes.dex file into the apk before decompiling.

Gr8 tutorial. I'll try that tomorrow, hope I get it fixed. Thank you!
Cheers,
/Cacti
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Hi,
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Earlier I tried with APK Editor Pro (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmail.heagoo.apkeditor.pro)
What happened was (after replacing the SystemUI_ZTE.apk with the modified APK) after a reboot the system booted with parts of the UI nog working. Navigationkeys didn't work except for the home button, and I had no status bar at all. After rebooting again it only showed my wallpaper, and no matter what I did it wouldn't show me anything else. So I had to restore.
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Modifying the APK with the APKTool gave me the exact same result. Only thing i did differently as to bkores guide was I signed it using ZipSigner (but that never failed me before) and I just replaced the file using TWRP, instead of flashing it through an installer zip. But I can't imagine that being the problem?
*
Anyways, anybody able to modify the SystemUI_ZTE.apk? All I need is the B06 (A2017G) with a replaced charging.ogg (with only silence).*Any tips are welcome.
*
TIA,
*
Cheers,
/Cacti
Sent from my ZTE A2017G using XDA-Developers Legacy app

le_cactus said:
Hi,
*
Earlier I tried with APK Editor Pro (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmail.heagoo.apkeditor.pro)
What happened was (after replacing the SystemUI_ZTE.apk with the modified APK) after a reboot the system booted with parts of the UI nog working. Navigationkeys didn't work except for the home button, and I had no status bar at all. After rebooting again it only showed my wallpaper, and no matter what I did it wouldn't show me anything else. So I had to restore.
*
Modifying the APK with the APKTool gave me the exact same result. Only thing i did differently as to bkores guide was I signed it using ZipSigner (but that never failed me before) and I just replaced the file using TWRP, instead of flashing it through an installer zip. But I can't imagine that being the problem?
*
Anyways, anybody able to modify the SystemUI_ZTE.apk? All I need is the B06 (A2017G) with a replaced charging.ogg (with only silence).*Any tips are welcome.
*
TIA,
*
Cheers,
/Cacti
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Try copying META-INF folder from old apk to new apk. If that doesn't work try copying resources.arsc from new apk to old apk and flash the old apk. Don't sign

Can it have anything to do with the .odex file?
I'll try the meta-inf thingy and see if that works
Cheers,
/Cacti
Sent from my ZTE A2017G using XDA-Developers Legacy app

Actually try this instead. I think the apk needs to be deodexed before it can be modified like you said.
Pull the odex file
Code:
adb pull /system/priv-app/SystemUI_ZTE/oat/arm64/SystemUI.odex
Get smali folder from the odex file with oat2dex.jar here: https://github.com/testwhat/SmaliEx/releases/tag/snapshot
Open command window in directory of odex file
Code:
java -jar oat2dex.jar smali SystemUI.odex
Decompile the apk and then copy and paste the smali folder into the directory of the decompiled apk.
Make your charging.ogg change and then recompile the apk. Copy and paste the META-INF from original apk to new apk.
Push apk to your device and delete the "oat" folder in the SystemUI_ZTE folder on your device.

Hi,
Thank you for your support so far, but that didn't work out eighter....
bkores said:
Code:
adb pull /system/priv-app/SystemUI_ZTE/oat/arm64/SystemUI.odex
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Assuming you made a typo (since there is no SystemUI.odex) I used this instead:
Code:
adb pull /system/priv-app/SystemUI_ZTE/oat/arm64/SystemUI_ZTE.odex
bkores said:
Get smali folder from the odex file with oat2dex.jar
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After the oat2dex command I don't have a smali folder, just 5434 smali files scattered over serveral folders, so I don't know how to proceed from there.
Cheers,
/Cacti

le_cactus said:
Hi,
Thank you for your support so far, but that didn't work out eighter....
Assuming you made a typo (since there is no SystemUI.odex) I used this instead:
After the oat2dex command I don't have a smali folder, just 5434 smali files scattered over serveral folders, so I don't know how to proceed from there.
Cheers,
/Cacti
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Well then create a folder called smali in the directory of decompiled apk and paste the folders into smali

Can someone help me, i want to change framework.jar but there is no classes.dex in jar nor framework.odex in /system/framework/oat/arm64 (also arm). Because of it i can't decompile it with smali/baksmali tool. I want to change volume steps in AudioService exactly what VolumeSteps+ do but without Xposed. Any help? I'm on Nougat B10 Rom.

SkaboXD said:
Can someone help me, i want to change framework.jar but there is no classes.dex in jar nor framework.odex in /system/framework/oat/arm64 (also arm). Because of it i can't decompile it with smali/baksmali tool. I want to change volume steps in AudioService exactly what VolumeSteps+ do but without Xposed. Any help? I'm on Nougat B10 Rom.
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Perhaps this can help a bit : https://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/themes/a2017-volume-steps-enabler-call-media-t3745747
If you want a decompiled framework, I can send you. Just pm me.
If you want I'll implement your mods and recompile again. Up to you to test

raystef66 said:
Perhaps this can help a bit : https://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/themes/a2017-volume-steps-enabler-call-media-t3745747
If you want a decompiled framework, I can send you. Just pm me.
If you want I'll implement your mods and recompile again. Up to you to test
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I solved a problem, AudioService is not in framework.jar anymore, it's on services.jar. Check my post on your mentioned thread.