i've searched around a bit but i couldnt find a simple resolution to this issue...
i have always used SMS popup since my G1 days. i like the stock messaging app more than chomp or handcent and i also like the popup notification more than handcent/chomp. the only issue i have is the black notification icon on the black status bar is difficult to see. is there an easy way to switch that icon to something else? even if its just another color?
you can switch it, its "easy" and do-able. you can download the sms popup app. then pull that file to your computer. go into the res/drawable folder and find the icon for notifcation and change it to something else that's easier to see. maybe pull one from the other apps or roms, then resign the app and reinstall. the only bad thing is you will need to do this all the time whenever they have a new update. But with SMS popup, i've seen updates stop months ago, i dont think that app is kept updated so this may be a one time change for you which isnt that bad.
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i've searched around a bit but i couldnt find a simple resolution to this issue...
i have always used SMS popup since my G1 days. i like the stock messaging app more than chomp or handcent and i also like the popup notification more than handcent/chomp. the only issue i have is the black notification icon on the black status bar is difficult to see. is there an easy way to switch that icon to something else? even if its just another color?
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Its not really that difficult to switch, the only tools required are winrar/zip & android sdk pack. Download the Mms.apk (system/app folder) from your rom using astro file manager to your sdcard, copy the file to your laptop/pc, use winrar to open the .apk (drag and drop it on winrar window, dont unzip the apk), drag and drop the attached image in res/drawable-hdpi folder. Close Winrar. Using ADB (download google's android sdk package)
(go command prompt, cmd.exe in windows, cd c:/android_sdk_r05/tools (or wherever you have unzipped the sdk pack))
adb remount
adb push Mms.apk system/app/Mms.apk
(provided you have pasted your modded Mms.apk in the android_sdk_r05/tools folder)
If you can do that, you will have learned how to theme the whole rom yourself! Honestly learning this isnt at all tough unless you wanna do mods of the likes of cyanogen & paul'o
i thought i was going places but i hit a roadblock...
i downloaded the sms popup apk. tossed it into betterzip. changed the icon in the drawable folder. then i tried to extract it to my desktop and i got the error message "ERROR the file drawable could not be extracted. the pasword may be incorrect."
password? lol beats me
i guess once i figure that part out i take the extracted file and drop it in the android-sign app i downloaded to sign the app and reinstall?
ninjamorph on the market may be able to accomplish this as well, although i'm not sure..
i thought i had it this time....
i edited the drawables and compressed the package simply by using the ctrl key (on a mac) then i used the auto sign tool and that worked fine. gave me the signed.apk. tried to manually install through file manager and got "parse error. there is a problem parsing the package".
Using Metamorph for this modification might be easier.
I was in the same boat as courtstarr24, so using the info in this thread (along with mythamp's image that I slightly modified), I replaced the image in SMSPopup, resigned it and it worked!!I was really pleased because this is my first foray into modifying anything android-related (apart from installing custom ROMs and kernels etc).
So here it is.
It's fine for me using pershoot's .35 kernel and Geo411m's Blackbar v3.
If you want it with a different image, I can do that, but I'm no graphic artist so you'll have to provide me with the image!
Also, I couldn't find the apk on my phone. It wasn't in /system/app and I didn't know where else to look, so I downloaded from softpedia.
Anyone know where it might be?
@b0dge man youre a lifesaver! if you could help me i would be ecstatic! the image i want is attached to this post. thanks man!
I'm on it. Give me twenty minutes or so...
EDIT: Here you go.
I haven't tested it, but it should be exactly the same as mine but with your image.
I take no responsibility for your phone breaking (if it doesn't work) or you pissing your pants with glee (when it does)!
EDIT2: Removed broken app.
thanks for helping me out here but i have bad news...the first apk you posted worked fine. i uninstalled and tried the second one and it wont install. i get the "application not installed" error message.
Ok.. I'm trying to work out why I can't resign it properly.
Sorry it didn't work, but take heart! We have the technology...
Right, this one works for me.. Sorry, should've tested it before posting.
Apparently I needed to delete the META INF folder then resign...
THANK YOU! thanks you so much for this. i know it wasnt a big project but i appreciate it none the less! i'd be stuck with the black on black notification without ya haha
Any time...
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I took the .apk for the HTC Battery Widget (for sense based ROMs) and spent a lot of time editing the files to change them to blue. I thought it would look great with EE. I placed it back on my phone and changed the file extension to .apk from .zip and it tries to install but I end up with "application not installed." Any ideas? Here it is if anyone wants to try/help. I uploaded both the zip and apk.
u need to sign the .apk for it to work
Ty, now to do some research.
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Ok yea waaay beyond my level
Well if anyone wants... feel free to take it and sign it yourself. Also, if you do, feel free to post it back on here! lol
well i signed it for you but sitll not installing, for me. so idk whats going on, heres the file tho just incase u want to try
i rem reading a while back someone tried to do the samething and they couldnt get it to work even after signing and what not. maybe htc signs their stuff different?
I have been looking and looking for a way to do this myself, but I'm at a lose. If someone could whip this up that would be great! I hate the black (grayish) color of the dock. Would love for it to be clear!
I will look into this after I get less hung over. 2 hours of sleep.
Who uses the tw launcher anyhow? I am just pulling your leg, it should be a simple png or 9png.
frostman89 said:
I will look into this after I get less hung over. 2 hours of sleep.
Who uses the tw launcher anyhow? I am just pulling your leg, it should be a simple png or 9png.
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Yeah that's what I was thinking, but I can not for the life of me find where it is it's odd that the Vibrant/Captivate have a different TW launcher then what we do, same with the Epic.
I actually like tw. They buddies widget rocks. Would love the clear bottom bar
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find anything? sorry... I'm working on a "clear" theme and this is one of the last things I need, and I'm just really excited to get some themes rolling
taypotts said:
find anything? sorry... I'm working on a "clear" theme and this is one of the last things I need, and I'm just really excited to get some themes rolling
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I was passed out until just a bit ago. Extracted the apk as we speak.
EDIT: ok i replaced every possible image that is associated with the dock bg. It appears that its controlled by an xml and set to black with transparency. I don't feel like digging through all the xmls to figure out right now, maybe someone more experienced can look through it.
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I was passed out until just a bit ago. Extracted the apk as we speak.
EDIT: ok i replaced every possible image that is associated with the dock bg. It appears that its controlled by an xml and set to black with transparency. I don't feel like digging through all the xmls to figure out right now, maybe someone more experienced can look through it.
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Damn it! I was thinking it was a xml but I was hoping it wasn't..
Still waiting........ haha!
I'm no expert but I believe the two files that need to be edited are \res\layout-land\launcher.xml and \res\layout-port\launcher.xml . Change the android:color to @android:color/transparent under the section com.sec.android.app.twlauncher.MenuDrawer .
I'm having trouble recompiling the apk so that my phone recognizes it as a launcher.
Like I said I'm no expert so I'm not 100% on this.
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I'm no expert but I believe the two files that need to be edited are \res\layout-land\launcher.xml and \res\layout-port\launcher.xml . Change the android:color to @android:color/transparent under the section com.sec.android.app.twlauncher.MenuDrawer .
I'm having trouble recompiling the apk so that my phone recognizes it as a launcher.
Like I said I'm no expert so I'm not 100% on this.
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I can't even find the files that you are talking about? Are you talking about the framework-res.apk or the twlauncher.apk?
maybe I'm way off then, I was looking in the TouchWiz30Launcher.apk in /system/app
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maybe I'm way off then, I was looking in the TouchWiz30Launcher.apk in /system/app
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No, I was wrong.... haha! my bad. I was thinking it would be in the framework folder, but it actually might be in the system/app
Have you tried to copy the .apk to your Sd Card then change it to .zip
-unzip the file
-mess get the new .xml compiled from that
-use the app "Ninjamorph" to put the new .xml file back
Think that would help you?
Edit: Or just upload the new .xml files that you mess around with and I'll see if I can get it pushed in
OH! I also failed to mention that it is 100% a .xml file. I've messed around with some morphs that are out for other galaxy s phones and the background is still that ugly gray/black thing.
I keep getting FC's when i swap them out, I'll post the xml's. -port goes to layout-port and -land goes to layout-land. remove the -land and -port and rename the .xls to .xml.
I can't guarantee this will work so try at your own risk.
So you switched them out with Ninjamorph already? And still get FC's?
I'm wondering if we could get a copy of the TouchWiz launcher from the Epic if we could just copy and past the .xml from there?
Yea I switched them out with ninjamorph and still got problems, also tried swapping them out of a deodex'd apk and got the same issue. I have no idea on the epic, like I said before I'm definitely no expert I just like to tinker.
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Yea I switched them out with ninjamorph and still got problems, also tried swapping them out of a deodex'd apk and got the same issue. I have no idea on the epic, like I said before I'm definitely no expert I just like to tinker.
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That's how I started with the Moto Droid. Just started to tinker. lol!
I'll look for an Epic version of the launcher or any other galaxy phone launcher in a system dump or if anyone else can find one a post it.
We really need someone that is good with .xml stuff
Here Is a Clear Dock when you click on it its going to look black but it works
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Okay so I've made a custom theme pack for myself, now I just need to know if there's a program out there, for un-rooted users, that will allow me to manually change each existing icon myself? If anyone knows of such a program please reply with it, including some information on where I could find the program.
Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to help out, there's a couple quid in it for the 1st successfull program/method that works exactly how I want it to.
Please note, I don't particularly want to edit each file .apk manually to change its icon =D
How many views and no one wants to make any money?
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It is not possible to change something like the icons without root as it would need access to modify the apk files
Okay so given that I'm looking for a nice simple 1 click root, once found what would be the cards in the deck then?
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You could change the shortcut icon on the homescreen for example with a program called anycut, or the paid one called bettercut
Otherwise you will need root acses
Edit: Or (Don't know if this works someone might need to correct me ) if you get each apk of the app you want to change the icon on, just open the apk and replace the icon
EDIT2: Nvrmnd read the first post slowly
I've already sussed out the homescreen icons and yeah it makes a massive difference to me, but idealy I want every icon changing to the way I want it, is there a 1clickroot method for Hero?
LeeRiley said:
I've already sussed out the homescreen icons and yeah it makes a massive difference to me, but idealy I want every icon changing to the way I want it, is there a 1clickroot method for Hero?
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Don't know if it works but I know there is an app called "Universal Androot" (not sure it's on the market) that you can search for on google
LeeRiley said:
I've already sussed out the homescreen icons and yeah it makes a massive difference to me, but idealy I want every icon changing to the way I want it, is there a 1clickroot method for Hero?
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Hmm... Umm... I got two methods that im not sure if they'll work, first search the market for androot (i think) and try root it that way, second download ROM Manager from the market and install the clockwork mod recovery, there the closest ways to 1 click i think
Max, you got any kind of IM, this reward looks like it's going to you lol, just need a couple of things clearing up, you sound like you know what you're doing and the fact that I've had a pub in the county you live in makes it that little bit better!
C0mpu13rFr34k said:
Don't know if it works but I know there is an app called "Universal Androot" (not sure it's on the market) that you can search for on google
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Obviously you've rooted your Hero? What method did you use, I'm all for the confusing methods, I'm just not that familiar with ADB and the commands and what my phones running or what 'MOD' I'm currently on. It's all a lickle hazy to me as of right now, hence why I'm willing to pay someone for their precious time =D
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Max, you got any kind of IM, this reward looks like it's going to you lol, just need a couple of things clearing up, you sound like you know what you're doing and the fact that I've had a pub in the county you live in makes it that little bit better!
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Thanks ; But btw i'll do it w/o the reward thanks Umm.. sorry not at the moment otherwise id have MSN if you need anyhelp just PM me
Also, somewhere good to check out would be www.theunlockr.com
I'm not willing to accept time without payment! I've had a little look but I don't understand all this build number and software stuff
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I'm not willing to accept time without payment! I've had a little look but I don't understand all this build number and software stuff
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Haha Okay
First thing, could you go into (on your phone) Settings, ABout phone, Software infromation and then write what it says under Firmware version
Hey I've got to go for a bit now
I reccomend looking here seems simple
http://theunlockr.com/2010/10/11/how-to-root-your-android-phone-superoneclick-method/
And that should work
Now we're down to business! 2.1-update1, I done that myself =D lol then I updated something else to 3.35.61.2 if this is to any use =S
Hehe I can't keep up anymore. It's such a long time since I rooted my phone I have no idea what I did Anyways the trick is to let out what you don't need. Software number etc. often doesn't matter. It's pretty easy actually. When you get root you can very easily install a recovery. Basically you just download Amon_RA from the dev section and type in some basic commands in a terminal emulator on your phone AFAIK (that is when you have gained root which you hopefully can with a one-click method) and then you can start modding flashing etc.
ADB is really easy to set up. You download the zip file from here, extract it and (I recommend) put the extracted folder on your system drive. Now you can rename it to something easy like "adb" or "Android". If you open your command prompt by typing in "cmd" in the search bar in start (if you're using Windows Vista or 7) or opening "run" and then typing in "cmd". You can now type in "cd yoursystemdrive:\thenameofthefolder\tools" and start using ADB commands. Like adb ls -1 system/app (this will list all your system apps. You can replace "system" with "data". Thos will list all your installed apps) or adb pull nameoftheapkyouwanttoedit.apk \adirectoryyouwanttocopyitto (this will copy an app you want to modify. To modify it you can extract with WinRAR or 7zip etc. and edit the images (except the ones that ends with ".9.png")) and at last adb push \thedirectorythemodifiedapkisin systemordata/app (this will put the modified apk on your phone).
Hope this helps a little
Rooted with ease (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682) thanks to Max for the help with the link and what not. Just looking at RomBuddy now to flash some custom shiznet over, quite exciting stuff to be honest, any help on that won't go missed C0mpu13rFr34k
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Rooted with ease (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682) thanks to Max for the help with the link and what not. Just looking at RomBuddy now to flash some custom shiznet over, quite exciting stuff to be honest, any help on that won't go missed C0mpu13rFr34k
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You did see my previous post right?
Logging onto my pc now
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Okay maybe not lol, keep getting an error with Rom manager saying can't download cyanogen and when I tried to backup I got a black screen with a red triangle?
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Just wondering what you guys have tweaked on Master's rom (the one I currently love using) to make it run the way you like it.
I have:
1. Reverted the dialer to the stock by copying the dialertabactivity to /system/app using root explorer
2. Found and installed a working Wifi calling apk (the first 2 I tried had various problems no incoming voice etc.)
3. Changed the system font to something a little more standard looking.
4. Changed the browser setting to Autofit Pages, so that when you double tap or turn the phone to landscape/portrait the words reorder and are easily readable. Changed the text size in Email app to small so it doesn't look huge (default is medium)
Oh and if you use his rom and enjoy it as much as I do, donate to master. His work has been beyond awesome so far.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=748916 (where I got the font from, many others to choose from)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=807116 (where I got the wifi calling from, using the one for htcvision)
I added the Black theme located (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=845530)
And a black Multi touch keyboard ( some where in the themes section )
Guess I'm kind of not using Axura lol.
I love the Aura for battery life & speed, but the default theme is fugly.
Anyone has a way to change the notification bar to more stockish?
Thank you and god for getting rid of that crappy dialer and the font..
worst thing that master did..
thank you so much
I very much dislike the dialer too, I like the stock original dialer. Going to try and install that. Also don't like the font.
One last thing, I very much like the android keyboard, where can I get the apk for it? I'm using the htc keyboard right now, but for the life of me I can't turn of haptic feedback, even though vibration and haptic is turned off everywhere.
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tissle said:
I love the Aura for battery life & speed, but the default theme is fugly.
Anyone has a way to change the notification bar to more stockish?
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+1
The theme is the only thing keeping me from giving this bad boy a test drive. I hear good comments about it but don't like the theme, I am more into ASOP kind of roms/themes.
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Just wondering what you guys have tweaked on Master's rom (the one I currently love using) to make it run the way you like it.
I have:
1. Reverted the dialer to the stock by copying the dialertabactivity to /system/app using root explorer
2. Found and installed a working Wifi calling apk (the first 2 I tried had various problems no incoming voice etc.)
3. Changed the system font to something a little more standard looking.
Oh and if you use his rom and enjoy it as much as I do, donate to master. His work has been beyond awesome so far.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=748916 (where I got the font from)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=807116 (where I got the wifi calling from using the one for htcvision)
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Luck is not on my side today. Tried replacing the dial apk with the one you provided, and it says I don't have enough space. I even deleted the one master provided, then went and tried to place the one you provided into system/app still says i don't have enough space. Huh?
One other thing, I don't like how the pull down notification bar is transparent, makes reading notifications in the pull down annoying when you see other stuff below it, will changing the theme change this to a non-transparent pull down?
Brand new axura user.
Wow, that dailer is indeed ugly.
Thanks for the stock version
You can also adb push the Dialer
One of the primary reasons I stuck with Axura over Macnut or Obsidian was the beautiful theme Master has put over it.
Why would you guys use Axura and then reskin it?
ya, i just went ahead installed the Font and selected it in the settings. Much better.
I also went ahead copied the provided Dialer app and put it in System/App - again much better.
Keep coming with your tweaks bud.
We like the animation however the font is not compatible to vietnamese and the dial is not looking good. Just my though
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I like Masters roms the best. The affects are great, very smooth and very fast. I like his themes as well. Not sure why people don't like the dialer its different but that is what makes it nice.
I am wondering is there a way to get the drop down icons in the notification bar back from 2.0.3 I really like those alot better than the 2.0.5 plain icons.
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Luck is not on my side today. Tried replacing the dial apk with the one you provided, and it says I don't have enough space. I even deleted the one master provided, then went and tried to place the one you provided into system/app still says i don't have enough space. Huh?
One other thing, I don't like how the pull down notification bar is transparent, makes reading notifications in the pull down annoying when you see other stuff below it, will changing the theme change this to a non-transparent pull down?
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Are you using root explorer? If so you just have to unzip the file and drop the apk into the /system/app directory. Make sure you are in r/rw mode when you tryo to copy it or it will not let you make changes in the /system/app folder. After that just reboot the phone. You do not have to install it. Any apk in that folder wil automatically work upon reboot. It should show up as the "phone" icon in the all programs menu.
The font is terrible. It is cool for about 5 seconds and then it is just annoying and hard to read. Makes you wonder if things you can't see are as screwy as the things you can see.
Thanks for posting an alternative
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The font is terrible. It is cool for about 5 seconds and then it is just annoying and hard to read. Makes you wonder if things you can't see are as screwy as the things you can see.
Thanks for posting an alternative
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If you don't like the zegoe font posted, click the source under the original post. There are about 30 or so there. I'm sure you'll find a good one.
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Are you using root explorer? If so you just have to unzip the file and drop the apk into the /system/app directory. Make sure you are in r/rw mode when you tryo to copy it or it will not let you make changes in the /system/app folder. After that just reboot the phone. You do not have to install it. Any apk in that folder wil automatically work upon reboot. It should show up as the "phone" icon in the all programs menu.
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Yes using root explorer. yes I unziped the file first, isolated the dialer apk. Tried moving it to system/app while in r/w but to no avail. Says not enough space.
Is there a tweek for the radio?
While I was on JI6, I was getting a strong 3G signal. Since flashing Axura, I'm mostly on edge now, my 3G signal is very weak now.
Anyone know why?
Flash
ji6 modern on top then you'll be fine.
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While I was on JI6, I was getting a strong 3G signal. Since flashing Axura, I'm mostly on edge now, my 3G signal is very weak now.
Anyone know why?
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basically im finding a theme i like. im downloading it to my computer. im plugging my phone in. im dragging the file i downloaded to MOT (D in the androidthemes folder. then i click it on it. unzip and apply all. some themes are working like custom notification icons but nothing else really is. For example i wanna change the color of my notification bar but its not working. i also tried the gingerbread (statusbar + icons) and thats a no go for me either. i get an error where it says status bar not responding. blah blah blah and everytime i hit force close it pops back up again. Am i doing anything wrong? I am stock deodexed tho. it worked great no problems. if someone could walk me through the steps that would be awsome. Am i not putting the themes in the right folder or something? bare with my guys im a newbie i appreciate your help!
The Metamorph themes here seem to work fine. I'm running the whitebread one. However, I went to a site dedicated to metamorph themes and found a theme with the Bionic logo in my notifications(well, behind my notifications) when I pull it down, that's supposed to work for the Bionic and Droid 3, but when I do it, on reboot I'm flooded with force closes. I tried it about 3 times since I had nandroids, but gave up cause waiting 10+ minutes to restore my phone became to much of a hassle.
It seems when it reboots on it's own I get all the force closes, but when I do it manually it works fine.
yeah i know what you mean. but am i putting the themes in the right folder on my computer? i dont understand why it wouldnt be working at all
"AndroidThemes" is the right folder.