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Help with Phone.apk mod please

I want to edit the background of the dialer from black to white, but I cannot seem to find where it is, I've went through the source and can't find it. Can anyone help with this mod?
Thanks

Ima make a judgement call on this one and say if you can't find it, most likely you shouldn't be messing around with it

stefan.buddle said:
Ima make a judgement call on this one and say if you can't find it, most likely you shouldn't be messing around with it
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If you do not recognize the name, perhaps you should not make such assumptions.
Let me see if I can find the file name, give me a few.
Edit: As far as I can tell, there is no image file for the background. From the small bit of android programming I have attempted, I do seem to recall the default background color being black. I think you probably need to edit an xml file, but I could be completely wrong. I could not read the xml files with my phone, so I could not narrow it down at all. If you agree this is the way to go, and need to know how to decrypt xml send me a pm.

I know it is not an image, I've edited all the images. I have done an abundant amount of themes. I posted the question because I have spent a long time looking though the source. It is not an xml in the drawable, it is in the source somewhere. After looking though the source though, I am starting to think it is something at a higher level than the phone.apk of contacts.apk and maye be something from the system itself, since all the apps have a black background as the default.

Since I think it does default to black, have you thought about including a new background file into drawable, and writing it into the xml somewhere.

cloverdale said:
Since I think it does default to black, have you thought about including a new background file into drawable, and writing it into the xml somewhere.
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Haven't thought that far but that may be the best solution. There are a few white themes, and it could be a nice addition to them, or even to those without. I'll look into it more when I have some more time, unless there are some people that have time to help on this project

I need help please. I have the latest source from Cyanogen. I am trying to add something to the dialpad.xml but without even doing anything yet, when I start a new project from the code, I get a lot of errors, most I can just delete files and be ok with but I get
Description Resource Path Location Type
ERROR No resource identifier found for attribute 'contentDescription' in package 'android' dialpad.xml /DialtactsActivity/res/layout-finger line 126 Android AAPT Problem
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Its from the part of the code android:contentDescription="@string/description_image_button_pound"
I have spent days trying to figure out what the issue is.
Can anyone help?

Weather Widget from 2.0 BackPorted

I searched the forum to see if someone had done this and couldn't find it. I back ported the weather widget from 2.0 in case anyone is interested (works fine on donuts). This is the beginning of my development work. Hope this helps!
Please just take the .zip file and rename it to .apk
copy to your sdcard and install with any file explorer or
connect your device to your pc with development enabled
type "adb install MotAccuWeatherWidget.apk"
Red
G1 with latest Cyan
Thank you to this site and all the developers for their inspiration and hard work.

This has been around for a while...
Good work, though. Kudos and thanks for the effort.

Oh, sorry. I guess I'll probably get flamed by like 30 ppl now. lol. I guess I will try my hand at the Dock applications, unless that has been done too?
Red

redd12345 said:
Oh, sorry. I guess I'll probably get flamed by like 30 ppl now. lol. I guess I will try my hand at the Dock applications, unless that has been done too?
Red
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If anyone flames you, they're stupid. You did good work, even if it was in vain. Car Dock has been ported to Donut, though I don't think the little nightstand Dock from Droid is running on anything prior to 2.0... Not sure, though, as it doesn't interest me all that much.

thanks for the encouragement. is there a list of things that show what needs to be back ported or which ones have already been? I want to contribute.
Red.

redd12345 said:
thanks for the encouragement. is there a list of things that show what needs to be back ported or which ones have already been? I want to contribute.
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Not to my knowledge. It might not be a bad idea for one of the leading devs to start a thread here on things we want from new phones to run on our phones, and check them off as they are accomplished. 75% of the list would be from the Nexus One, at the moment. You really want to help? See what you can do to get Launcher2 from the Nexus working on Dream... Just changing the build.prop doesn't work, so we'll have to fix errors one by one. Hope you're better at coding than I.

There is also more info in the Dream app section, where these apps are usually released...good work, keep it up!

Hi, there's a version that does not work with 1.6 (only 2.X). Which version is?
BR.

I'm not sure. I pulled this weather widget from Eugene373's AOSP Rom port and hex edited the AndroidManifest.xml to make the MinSDK 3 instead of 5. I can't tell you much more than that. I hope this helps you.
Red.

Give this widget a shot and see if it's the one you are looking for. At least one person might make use of it. haha
Red

yukkio said:
Hi, there's a version that does not work with 1.6 (only 2.X). Which version is?
BR.
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So, does anyone know if this will work on 1.6? Cyanogen MOD ROM?

It will work on any 1.6 rom. I am running Cyanogen's 11.1 (most recent.) This widget typically works on most people's "custom roms" as long as the 1.6 base is the same, it's just that there is a MinSDK value that prohibits users on a lower SDK from using the application. I dropped that value to 3, so I think that it should also work on hero roms (1.5 cupcake base) if someone likes the graphics on this widget better than the weather app that is included. Hope this helps.
Red.
Ps. I am going to be trying my hand at creating themes instead. My only experience with programming was C++, Pascal, and Visual Basic and that was close to 8 years ago! lol. I'm a little outdated as far as Java goes.
I'm really looking forward to using Stericson's Metamorph. It is such a great effort for theme development.

i sure could use it im new to xda im non root for now, but i would like to make a few nice add ons to my mt3g till i get the guts to root. is thr some good stuff here for a non root like me

Awesome job. I appreciate the work.
Odd question though, what do you do in the process of back porting? I'd love to learn..

Nice Widget, thanks. I was using weathereye before. I like this one better.

Thanks. In the case of this widget, it was ok to backport it because it doesn't call on any other functions that are proprietary to a specific rom (ie. Happenings widget from Blur calls tons of other functions in the home.Blur). There are a few places online when you look up backporting (I'll try to remember to post the links for people.)
You want to start by unziping the aplication you want to backport. Just rename it to a .zip file.
When you look in the file, you will see AndroidManifest.xml. This file has been compiled out as a binary file so you can't read it like a normal .xml file. You want to then download AxmlPrinter2.jar and run that to change the AndroidManifest.xml to AndroidManifest.txt by typing "Java -jar AmxlPrinter2.jar AndroidManifest.xml > AndroidManifest.txt"
The hard part is to find the byte offset in the AndroidManifest where it says the MinSDK value is. The MinSDK value needs to drop from 6 or 7 down to "2" so that you can use the widget on Cupcake or higher. There is a program online and I will post the link when I get home that you use with Eclipse to find the byte offset and then you have to use a Hex editor to change the value in the original .xml file.
Once you use the hex editor and save your changes, you zip up all the files and use the apkbuilder.exe that is in the sdk tools directory by typing "apkbuilder application_name.apk -z application_name.zip"
that will make an apk from a zip file and then you right-click and resign the apk file. From there, you just copy it to your sd card and you know the rest.
It is a pretty dirty and painful approach to porting an app. That is why I am more interested in working on themes. You can just unzip the apk's you want to use and edit the /res directory and then rebuild the app and sign it. Photoshop works great for it.
I'm planning on making a theme/rom that uses hero (1.5) for a base, but slimming it down and using widgets that are smaller like the one that I ported and changing a lot of the graphics for the clocks and such.
I hope this helps for anyone interested in developing.
Red.
Wisefire said:
Awesome job. I appreciate the work.
Odd question though, what do you do in the process of back porting? I'd love to learn..
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[Q] Metamorph & XML

Can Metamorph replace compiled XML files like it does graphics without causing problems?

Initially MetaMorph was designed for themers but it was discovered through use that we could also use it for applying customer dex files, resource files, images, and xml files. Pretty much anything inside of the apk and jar can be replaced with MetaMorph, which makes it very versatile and useful, in addition to this we can now copy files to places on the phone or sdcard, and we can implement the use of scripts now!
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from,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=591329
so your answer is yes. perhaps read a little more next time...

mattyyey said:
from,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=591329
so your answer is yes. perhaps read a little more next time...
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Yes. I know and realized my mistake. I normally do search, but look at the time of the post. Was a long day and my brain was not functioning. Not an excuse for not searching, but the reason behind my moment of stupidity
But now that the answer has been found, please let us forget this thread and let it die.

[APP] Purple Cherry formally WJ7 (Wario's Jewels 7) Gameboy Emulator

Hey Everyone. We are doing a complete redesign of WJ7 we will be changing the name to Purple Cherry also. Stay tuned for more updates.
Hey everyone. I am excited to announce that today is the day that WJ7 is released to the public! After months and months of testing we have finally finished it!
You can download the XAP here! http://wj7.fr.cr/
Here is a list of all the games that work atm
http://www.mediafire.com/?6q3851dubkkw7yr
Here is a free public domain game to get you started
http://80.118.144.61/wordpress/wj7/GameList/GameList.xml
If you need help I can assist you in the comments below
Enjoy everyone

Great news..
I'm gonna test as soon as i get home

Hmm i hope i can somehow be able to install this on my mango beta lg e900 without going back to pre nodo... Thank you for the great work!
Do you have any plans for a snes emulator too?

Will check this out. Thanks!

Working fine here, hope you will be able to fix sound too =)

On my Trophy, I do notice a significant speed improvement when I select the "Faster screen" option. What does this do differently? Is there any downside to using this option?

Very Nice.
But maybe you could add a description how to add Games, as it took me a while to figure out what to do (I guess I'm not the only one)

Error
Hi!
I get this error when trying to add an .xml....
Can't load the game list! The remote server returned an error: NotFound
Could you please do a step by step tutorial on how to do the gamelist... and explain what is the "URI" you need to enter into warios jewels settings?
Thanks for your time!

http://gamelistcreator.codeplex.com/
There is what you have to to to create a GameList.
Afterwards - Upload your "Covers" and "Roms" folders to a webserver, as well as the GameList.xml
Then just enter this URL in the Game Settings. Et volià.

Where is the .xap? I'm getting the .zip, but there is no XAP file inside it.

dbG33K said:
Where is the .xap? I'm getting the .zip, but there is no XAP file inside it.
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rename it to .xap

DominikZ said:
Very Nice.
But maybe you could add a description how to add Games, as it took me a while to figure out what to do (I guess I'm not the only one)
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if you look on the site there is a video I made showing how to add games

Badcam3 said:
if you look on the site there is a video I made showing how to add games
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Right I somehow missed that...
Well, in that case you have to move the button (or add a description) so that everyone can easily find it
EDIT: Do you have a PayPal account - because I'd really like to support your work...

DominikZ said:
There is what you have to to to create a GameList.
Afterwards - Upload your "Covers" and "Roms" folders to a webserver, as well as the GameList.xml
Then just enter this URL in the Game Settings. Et volià.
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Thanks...tried the Gamelist and added some roms... I have now ready the 3 files you said....
but didnt understand what you really meant when you said of uploading it to a "webserver"....you mean ...megaupload/rapidshare...and that sort of?...
or...is it another thing?
sorry for my poor knowledge on the subject...
new to this world
Thx!

You'll need a real webserver where you can access those files. So Rapidshare, e.g. is not an option.

Just wondering, what does the little Floppy Disc button do on the Individual Game page? It's greyed out for all of my games.

DominikZ said:
Right I somehow missed that...
Well, in that case you have to move the button (or add a description) so that everyone can easily find it
EDIT: Do you have a PayPal account - because I'd really like to support your work...
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We currently do not but that is a good idea . If we do make one I will be sure to contact you XD

I have an issue with the GameList.xml.
I created it with "GameListCreator", then I redirected "GameList.xml", "Roms" and "Covers" with HFS (HTTP File Server), shut off the Firewall, pointed to the URL of the XML but I obtained the following error :
"Can't load the game List ! The format of the GameList is not valid !
NullReferenceException"
I tried your GameList.xml but I have the same issue.
So I tried to replace "Roms\" by "Roms/" and "Covers\" by "Covers/" in the xml file, unfortunately nothing change
Thanks for your work and help

love the website! amazing silverlight
gonna try the emu soon, much appreciate your work!
keep it up!

Someone needs to post the instructions because i don't know what to do

Creating an Xposed module, modifying google maps, not sure how to continue

I am trying to make a simple Xposed module where the screen that says "You have made it to %s" will be black if you were navigating in night mode. Currently it is bright white, which is quite blinding.
I have successfully created a simple Xposed module to turn the clock red via a very useful tutorial. I have also successfully decompiled google maps, but I am not entirely sure how to continue now. I looked for the string "you have made it to", which I then did find in an xml file, but I can't find it being referenced anywhere. The other strings ("earlier than predicted" and "walk the rest of the way") gave me the same result.
I had assumed it would be relatively easy to find where in the code the arrival screen is rendered, but apparently not. Can anyone here give me any tips on how I can find it?

I'm quite sure it's not easy, because google apps are not open source and I suppose they're taking measures against full decompilation.
Gesendet von meinem Moto G 2014 LTE mit Tapatalk

I have decompiled obfuscated java code before(although not an app), and it wasn't super easy, but looking for strings made it quite doable. I guess it might just be harder for apps?

inasm said:
I have decompiled obfuscated java code before(although not an app), and it wasn't super easy, but looking for strings made it quite doable. I guess it might just be harder for apps?
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You probably have to locate where the string resource is being used. If you're able to decompile the APK, you should be able to find the resource ID for this string and then search through the code for a reference to it.
Then maybe hook that function to change the TextView color after it's being called.

itandy said:
You probably have to locate where the string resource is being used. If you're able to decompile the APK, you should be able to find the resource ID for this string and then search through the code for a reference to it.
Then maybe hook that function to change the TextView color after it's being called.
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Thanks for the response! I already tried doing that, and I only found these kind of id's by doing that: 0x7f110460. This is an extremely large number, so I'm assuming it's some kind of memory location, and I have no clue how to continue from here

inasm said:
Thanks for the response! I already tried doing that, and I only found these kind of id's by doing that: 0x7f110460. This is an extremely large number, so I'm assuming it's some kind of memory location, and I have no clue how to continue from here
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Your ID 0x7f110460 is actually 6C7F3C in hex. Next thing you can do is search this hex number in the decompiled smali or jar file to locate the referencing methods.

itandy said:
Your ID 0x7f110460 is actually 6C7F3C in hex. Next thing you can do is search this hex number in the decompiled smali or jar file to locate the referencing methods.
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Thanks for your help, but the id 0x7f110460 is already in hex (I think you have missed the f in there). I tried searching for it, but it turns up nothing.

inasm said:
Thanks for your help, but the id 0x7f110460 is already in hex (I think you have missed the f in there). I tried searching for it, but it turns up nothing.
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Oh yes like you said I misread the number. Anyway you need to translate the hex back to decimal. Then search again.

Wrong post

itandy said:
Oh yes like you said I misread the number. Anyway you need to translate the hex back to decimal. Then search again.
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I had already tried that, and found nothing .
Thanks a lot for your help though, but google just updated its app to include this! Maybe it's because of the feature request I made, or maybe it's just a coincidence, but I'm super happy!