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[Q] Can I put apps on my Rom or does it have to be stock?

I Could i put some apps on my rom i am making like Go SMS or Go Launcher ,camera 360 e.t.c and how can i do that and is it possible to remove apps like LG Home???

Why not ? It is a fully working rom, like stock - and you can install apps on stock rom, can you ?
So don't worry about it, knock yourself out (metaforically speaking )
Get them from google play store
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jamesskinner15 said:
I Could i put some apps on my rom i am making like Go SMS or Go Launcher ,camera 360 e.t.c and how can i do that and is it possible to remove apps like LG Home???
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Have you root your phone?? Install titanium backup, and you can remove your apps..
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Thanks for replying, I mean when i make a rom i edit the rom and put apps on that Rom EG. Zeus rom has put Zeam Launcher as default home screen.
So could i do that and How
Thanks

jamesskinner15 said:
Thanks for replying, I mean when i make a rom i edit the rom and put apps on that Rom EG. Zeus rom has put Zeam Launcher as default home screen.
So could i do that and How
Thanks
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How if you unzip the other rom, and you put apk from there to your rom?? Have you try?
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jamesskinner15 said:
Thanks for replying, I mean when i make a rom i edit the rom and put apps on that Rom EG. Zeus rom has put Zeam Launcher as default home screen.
So could i do that and How
Thanks
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In order to put apps to your current rom, push the desired apk file to /system/apps/
and change its permissions to "rw-r--r--" (same permissions as the other system apps)
(Root access and root file manager are required)

You can simply add and remove apps to system/app, but remove only the ones that can be removed (search for the list) and add them in the format: com.bkablabla-1.apk, otherwise they might not be updated. And you might need some libs, for not to get fc's...
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have pressed thanks button, do i need linux os to change all these libs and other stuff or will it work on win7 and where do i download the libs because i am soon going to start to make my very own rom but needs a lot of help because i am new and do not know what to do
thanks

just remember not to put paid apps in if youre gonna be distributing your rom.....
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jamesskinner15 said:
Thanks for replying, I mean when i make a rom i edit the rom and put apps on that Rom EG. Zeus rom has put Zeam Launcher as default home screen.
So could i do that and How
Thanks
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first install another launcher... then go to tb and uninstall the launcher that you dont want

[Q] Help with some stock-apps

Hey guys!
I've noticed that Sammy did a awful job when it comes to our stock Android.
I was a happy user of CyanogenMod but I really missed some Sammy stock apps and reverted back to stock ROM.
Now I'm creating a bareboned stock-based ROM for my personal use, but when I remove some apps, I noticed that they still appeared on my launcher.
On the /system/app directory, there is some Launcher*.apk files, where the * is something like AlarmClock, Browser, Calculator. The apps that I removed only disappeared when I deleted the matching Launcher*.apk too.
I wonder if there is some way to bypass this? By bypass I mean, remove the Launcher*.apk files and still have the icons on my launcher.
Thanks!

Maybe u can try using Root Uninstall.. See if it help u out to clean up all the apps that u wanted to remove include the system/app files also u can remove it easily....
here u can get the apps
link
Correct me if Im wrong ok.

Thanks for the help, but this is not what I want I think I wasn't clear enough. I want to remove the dependency of a second APK to show the icons on my launcher. Guess that is has been hard-coded by samsung. Oh god, why...

Try titanium backup, make backup then restore, I dunno why, but it worked for me with some apps. Or try a different launcher and see what happens.

dxppxd said:
Try titanium backup, make backup then restore, I dunno why, but it worked for me with some apps. Or try a different launcher and see what happens.
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I'm using Holo Launcher I'm gonna try it another time, maybe LauncherPro and ADW.

I noticed that this only exists in my Brazilian ROM, since this don't happens on the XWKTM. therefore, this thread isn't needed anymore. Thanks for those who helped!
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[Q] Integrate an App to the ROM

Hello friends.
What I'm thinking to do is for example to use the Holo Locker not as an application that you download it as a system.
I mean that when you install the ROM and this post would be something more like changing the ROM with things I want, I want to know how to do that without having to downloading applications, only I modify the ROM before and when installing have what I want.

jualmarxkh said:
Hello friends.
What I'm thinking to do is for example to use the Holo Locker not as an application that you download it as a system.
I mean that when you install the ROM and this post would be something more like changing the ROM with things I want, I want to know how to do that without having to downloading applications, only I modify the ROM before and when installing have what I want.
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You can do it manually or with apps like Titanium backup.
In Titanium Backuo is a function: Integrate user app into system (Idk if this translation is correct since I'm not using it in english, bit you'll find it).
If you want to do it manually download the .apk file of your Holo Locker and place it with a file manager into /system/app/(here) , give permissions rwrr and reboot
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[Q] How to change the apps/menu icon launcher ?

hi
I want to know How to change the apps/menu icon launcher (without installing a new/external launcher - I like my stock rom launcher )
I searched the forum/web and I cant find any ware an explanation on how to do this or if its possible.
my phone is rooted and my rom is 20B if its helps.
I've attached a pic to explain what I want to change.......
by the way, its my first post here but I'm a long time user so.....
big thanks to everyone here :good::good::good:

elad.g said:
hi
I want to know How to change the apps/menu icon launcher (without installing a new/external launcher - I like my stock rom launcher )
I searched the forum/web and I cant find any ware an explanation on how to do this or if its possible.
my phone is rooted and my rom is 20B if its helps.
I've attached a pic to explain what I want to change.......
by the way, its my first post here but I'm a long time user so.....
big thanks to everyone here :good::good::good:
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u mean change only icons ? if thats the case , then u need a theme manager to change the theme. some themes change only icons, some change everything. but the icon set is inside a theme. themes support specific launchers. so its possible that ur favorite launcher doesnt support ur favorite theme ( for the icons ). the other way around is to use a root explorer and change every little icon manually inside apks.

kessaras said:
u mean change only icons ? if thats the case , then u need a theme manager to change the theme. some themes change only icons, some change everything. but the icon set is inside a theme. themes support specific launchers. so its possible that ur favorite launcher doesnt support ur favorite theme ( for the icons ). the other way around is to use a root explorer and change every little icon manually inside apks.
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well... I want to change only the app launcher button icon (u can c in the pic that I attached) and I don't want to change the original rom launcher.
so I guess ill need to do it in the other way that you mentioned.
if u can tell me what to change and where to change (what apk 2 change) it would be great.
I want 2 change only the app launcher button icon .
thanks

elad.g said:
hi
I want to know How to change the apps/menu icon launcher (without installing a new/external launcher - I like my stock rom launcher )
I searched the forum/web and I cant find any ware an explanation on how to do this or if its possible.
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Better yet, you can make your own theme. Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44609532
You can get everything you need to know about making your own theme there.
BTW, thanks for searching the Forum/Web first, because some people just don't.
Good luck
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JalmiNyondong1933 said:
Better yet, you can make your own theme. Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44609532
You can get everything you need to know about making your own theme there.
BTW, thanks for searching the Forum/Web first, because some people just don't.
Good luck
sent from LG-P880 powered by Google Wifi Passport - only available in Jakarta
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great, ill try it :laugh:

elad.g said:
well... I want to change only the app launcher button icon (u can c in the pic that I attached) and I don't want to change the original rom launcher.
so I guess ill need to do it in the other way that you mentioned.
if u can tell me what to change and where to change (what apk 2 change) it would be great.
I want 2 change only the app launcher button icon .
thanks
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if u know what u are looking for then u can find it. the app launcher is not what u are looking for. its called App Drawer. so u are looking for android App Drawer icon.

kessaras said:
if u know what u are looking for then u can find it. the app launcher is not what u are looking for. its called App Drawer. so u are looking for android App Drawer icon.
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well, u r right. the first thing is to know what u r looking 4.
so... I installed ninjamorph, really nice app that should do it Easley.
but I cant find the app drawer in our phone.
that thread that you provided belong 2 Samsung phones so maybe in our phone (lg 4x hd) its located some ware else ( just an assumption...)
we don't have system/app/secLauncher2.apk.
looked around system/app and I couldn't find the app drawer so...
if anyone can point me 2 the right direction it would be great.......
thanks

elad.g said:
well, u r right. the first thing is to know what u r looking 4.
so... I installed ninjamorph, really nice app that should do it Easley.
but I cant find the app drawer in our phone.
that thread that you provided belong 2 Samsung phones so maybe in our phone (lg 4x hd) its located some ware else ( just an assumption...)
we don't have system/app/secLauncher2.apk.
looked around system/app and I couldn't find the app drawer so...
if anyone can point me 2 the right direction it would be great.......
thanks
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yea its in there.... and ofc there is no seclauncher2.apk. we dont all have same launcher. ur app drawer icon is inside your launcher apk just like mine is !

kessaras said:
yea its in there.... and ofc there is no seclauncher2.apk. we dont all have same launcher. ur app drawer icon is inside your launcher apk just like mine is !
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here is everything that I got in system/app - no launcher around !
tell me where it is ?

afaik, it's LGHome3.apk

elad.g said:
here is everything that I got in system/app - no launcher around !
tell me where it is ?
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the stock one is LGHome3.apk.
since u use an alternative launcher look for it in data/app. apps u install go there. in system/app are the system apps that have root access.

well I found it as u said, it's LGHome3.apk.
used ninjamorfh, exchanged the icons, finished my project and wooow: I soft brick my phone
the launcher disappeared and after reset it was stuck in the logo.
so after about 4-5 nervous hours of pushing apk thru adb, recovery, software reset, wiping it all , download rom, flash stock rom with kdz,
restore my 120 apps, restoring backup files, I was able to bring my 4x back to life as it was before.
so conclusion :
some things don't worth to **** with :laugh: LOL
if u want to change ur app drawer icon don't be hard headed like me, create a theme or install a launcher that can do it.
anyway,
anyone that helped me in this thread .....thanks

elad.g said:
well I found it as u said, it's LGHome3.apk.
used ninjamorfh, exchanged the icons, finished my project and wooow: I soft brick my phone
the launcher disappeared and after reset it was stuck in the logo.
so after about 4-5 nervous hours of pushing apk thru adb, recovery, software reset, wiping it all , download rom, flash stock rom with kdz,
restore my 120 apps, restoring backup files, I was able to bring my 4x back to life as it was before.
so conclusion :
some things don't worth to **** with :laugh: LOL
if u want to change ur app drawer icon don't be hard headed like me, create a theme or install a launcher that can do it.
anyway,
anyone that helped me in this thread .....thanks
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wow did all that happen from just an icon ? how did u do it ? did u deompile the apk and recompile it ?

kessaras said:
wow did all that happen from just an icon ? how did u do it ? did u deompile the apk and recompile it ?
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i guess there is a reason why there is no app that can change manually the app drawer icon, It could get messy.
I used ninjamorph app (root app), it should decompile/recompile the apk automatically.

elad.g said:
i guess there is a reason why there is no app that can change manually the app drawer icon, It could get messy.
I used ninjamorph app (root app), it should decompile/recompile the apk automatically.
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if it is only for icon , u can just treat the apk as if it was a zip. just open it with the zip manager and force the icon to replace the one u want.

[request] theme : Noir Ui (ss aval?able)

I need this theme. Please help me guys. I very like this. ????

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What's the name of the theme posted above my post please?

ClassicTurkBoy said:
I need this theme. Please help me guys. I very like this. ????
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If your fone is rooted, install Rom Toolbox from playstore.
1.Open rom toolbox.
2.go to app manager
3.tap on magnifying glass and search for "themes"
4.scroll down till you see "theme" and "theme store"
5.select both and tap on "freeze"
By doing this you can keep the free trial permanently on your phone.
NOTE: Make sure to apply the theme's free trial and complete the above process within 4 minutes.

j.monis said:
If your fone is rooted, install Rom Toolbox from playstore.
1.Open rom toolbox.
2.go to app manager
3.tap on magnifying glass and search for "themes"
4.scroll down till you see "theme" and "theme store"
5.select both and tap on "freeze"
By doing this you can keep the free trial permanently on your phone.
NOTE: Make sure to apply the theme's free trial and complete the above process within 4 minutes.
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I don't think this process works anymore. I think a recent update removed the ability to merely freeze (and thus non root options like package disabler pro)
Edit: I did some research and now you have to delete the cache and data of themes after freezing

Can you explain better please?
Thanks.

Lucifer.S said:
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ClassicTurkBoy said:
I need this theme. Please help me guys. I very like this. ????
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can one of you provide the APK and just sent a pm to me if that's possible? the theme looks great :good: theme store wont let me find it there...

For non rooted galaxies
Download Package disabler pro apk ,install it and grant the permissions
Now download your favourite paid theme from theme store and start its free trial.
Now open Package Disabler pro
Search theme
Two apps will be displayed
Open both of them one by one
Clear the data
Tap on disable