Hey guys, downloaded a couple of wallpapers but they won't install on the phone.. Do they need to be in a particular file format, if so how do i convert them? They're in JPEG at the minute.
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When I select my custom wallpaper, I don't want to go through the resizing process over and over again. Is there a way I can copy the wallpapers I want to the system directory in order to use the system wallpaper app? I tried searching for this topic, but couldn't find anything like it. Thanks for any assistance with this issue.
*Update*I found my answer on another website:
"They are not in a directory.. they are on the Launcher.apk under \res\drawable
I know you can replace the wallpapers there with your own ( I've done this before) but I'm not sure If you'll be able to add more wallpapers to the gallery without replacing the default ones. "
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any guide/info on the proccess. would like to change some wallpapers
MotoMudder77 said:
any guide/info on the proccess. would like to change some wallpapers
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It would probably be easier if you checked out on the market Wallpaper Set and Save.
MotoMudder77 said:
any guide/info on the proccess. would like to change some wallpapers
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The wallpapers are in the Launcher.apk file.
Replace as necessary and re-sign the apk file.
You will find wallpapers that are in there twice they are in fact the wallpaper itself and a thumbnail (with "small" added onto the name).
nolimit78 said:
It would probably be easier if you checked out on the market Wallpaper Set and Save.
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Got it, Is very easy. Thanks, would still like to change walls in the wallpaper gallery.
Binary100100 said:
The wallpapers are in the Launcher.apk file.
Replace as necessary and re-sign the apk file.
You will find wallpapers that are in there twice they are in fact the wallpaper itself and a thumbnail (with "small" added onto the name).
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I've got that much from searching around. Is it just too in depth that theres not a guide for it? Sorry Im a noob to android.
The fact that you have to replace them is what gets me, is it too hard to write new ones into the .apk?
And even if (heres the noob Q) how would I pull apart the .apk, and then resign it?
MotoMudder77 said:
Got it, Is very easy. Thanks, would still like to change walls in the wallpaper gallery.
I've got that much from searching around. Is it just too in depth that theres not a guide for it? Sorry Im a noob to android.
The fact that you have to replace them is what gets me, is it too hard to write new ones into the .apk?
And even if (heres the noob Q) how would I pull apart the .apk, and then resign it?
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Wow you are a noob. LOL.
To open the apk just use winrar or similar. Extract it like you would a zip file but don't delete anything. Now say you are wanting to replace Wallpaper1.jpeg, Wallpaper2.jpeg, Wallpaper3.jpeg and Wallpaper4.jpeg you only need to replace those 4 and the corresponding _small.jpeg file (example: Wallpaper1_small.jpeg) with your appropriately named replacements (customized Wallpaper1.jpeg and Wallpaper1_small.jpeg) and replace the original. Then take your modified files and drop it back into the /drawable directory of your apk file. Sign your apk file and you should be good to go. Make sure that you don't have a Thumbs.db in the directory. It's safe to have in there but it can take up space and it's completely unnecessary. In regards to just adding additional wallpapers it would have to be done from source. It's probably easier for a beginner to just rename and replace.
To resign... (sigh) there are about half a dozen ways to do it. Seek and ye shall find.
This tutorial will explain how to make a custom boot animation for your droid eris by replacing the stock verizon wireless animation.
Notes:
- We will be working with .png files so be prepared to convert a video-animation to a series of pngs.
- There are other stock animations such as the HTC one and it may be possible to add another animation onto the end of the verizon wireless one.
1) Create a video animation of 320x480 resolution in Adobe After Effects, another video animating software, or create a series of images for your animation.
2) Convert that video into a series of .png files with the names: 00.png 01.png ... etc ... to 25.png (I have not attempted to use more or less than 25 png files, it may or may not work)
3) Extract the stock bootanimation.zip (provided below) into a working directory, with the following file structure...
- /bootanimation
---- /android -> should contain (00.png -> 03.png) "HTC"
---- /last -> should contain (01.png -> 02.png)
---- /vzw -> should contain (00.png -> 25.png)
---- desc.txt
4) Copy and replace the png files in the vzw folder with the pngs you just created.
5) Choose 2 .png files to be shown after your animation has completed and copy them into your /last directory replacing 01.png and 02.png.
5) Create a new zip file with the folders and desc.txt at root. Make sure to use the Store as the compression method when creating a new zip file. See picture attached to this post.
6) Use adb to send your file to /system/media/bootanimation.zip on your phone.
7) Reboot, and enjoy your fresh boot animation.
I have included my bootanimation.zip as an example. Heres a video of mine:
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youtube -> /watch?v=geghwnIfKS4
This works on the non-rooted eris also
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This works on the non-rooted eris also
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Really?...
I thought you needed it to mount the system to RW and you can't do this until you have Root?
Also anyone willing to convert this animation from the G1 over to the eris? I really don't know anything about Photoshop or anything like that so I would really appreciate if you would convert these two animations for the eris if its possible.
http://www.4shared.com/file/209835047/9ae956d/bootanimation_boing.html
and this one
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CY4DK79B
DarthMowzy said:
This works on the non-rooted eris also
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How? Don't you need ROOT Acess to gain those folders
You need root to copy the zip here: /system/media/bootanimation.zip
but you dont need root to copy it here: /data/local/bootanimation.zip
Do the same steps but change the zip location and it will work.
What if the boot is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY longer than 25?? What do I do
Like this one: http://www.mediafire.com/?25notzfztgz
Plus, DarthMowzy in data there is no local folder do I make one
iloveandroid said:
What if the boot is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY longer than 25?? What do I do
Like this one: http://www.mediafire.com/?25notzfztgz
Plus, DarthMowzy in data there is no local folder do I make one
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try it out, i heard a couple of people getting files with over 200 frames working
i3urn said:
try it out, i heard a couple of people getting files with over 200 frames working
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Yea I can vouch that it works I have one that is 250+ and it works fine.
just a tip to help avoid hours of pulling your hair out..not that i did this or anything
zip up the folders within bootanimation folder, not the bootanimation folder and the folders. If you do, you end up with another directory and it won't load.
Please elp me with desc.txt
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Yea I can vouch that it works I have one that is 250+ and it works fine.
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I see you guys are having good luck loading boot animations and I imagine your are not running as choppy as mine. all I did was replace the .png files from the example_bootanimation, and mine looks like crap. Can someone tell me what you used in your desc.txt file?
THanks
iloveandroid said:
What if the boot is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY longer than 25?? What do I do
Like this one: http://www.mediafire.com/?25notzfztgz
Plus, DarthMowzy in data there is no local folder do I make one
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When using "adb shell" I can see the local dir. I didnt create it. It was already there.
What cool animations have you guys made
can you guys post some ani,mations you have made that you would not mind sharing. Mine is not that great but I would like to learn. In the mean time I would really like to find something cool to use.
I've decompiled the Phone.apk but in the drawable-mdpi folder all the images are with .pro extension... How can I edit them ?
I want to change the background when in-call.
Anybody ? Why are the images with .pro extension ?
Help ? Please.
First thing you always try if you don't know is rename the extension either to .png .jpg or .gif.
Then if your not sure you can open the file in a hexeditor and hope the original extension is at the start of the file.
Notepad should also work for that trick.
But in answer to your question directly, I wouldn't know.
On Winmo/Ce MS MS liked to use GIF and PNG Files and change the extension to .jpg. Go figure.
I've tried to rename them to .png, .gif, you name it, but still no go. It says that it is broken or damaged.
Thanks for the reply !
Can you post the apk?
Sure. Here is the apk.
Opening .pro file in Notepad the first thing popping up is QM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qt_%28toolkit%29
Just following the lead here....
But they are to small to be video..
So it might just be that it has nothing to do with .qm
Hey all,
Ive been fooling around with my galaxy gear watch faces and have found some awesome .wstheme files I wwant to try out. Im pretty sure they need to be extracted, ive tried a few diffent extraction apps with no success. Does anyone how how to extract from a .wstheme file? Thanks in advance.
dovely said:
Hey all,
Ive been fooling around with my galaxy gear watch faces and have found some awesome .wstheme files I wwant to try out. Im pretty sure they need to be extracted, ive tried a few diffent extraction apps with no success. Does anyone how how to extract from a .wstheme file? Thanks in advance.
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No, with the new WS app you can import them. But, if you want to make changes to the jason file simply download the file and change the .WSTHEME to .ZIP using change name then unzip as normal
raiu said:
No, with the new WS app you can import them. But, if you want to make changes to the jason file simply download the file and change the .WSTHEME to .ZIP using change name then unzip as normal
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I have successfully unzip the file to edit the watch faces but what do I do to repack it into a .Wstheme file
good question how to repack edited files into wstheme again ?
A ".wstheme" is just a type of "zip" file. So to UNZIP a .wstheme just rename it and CHANGE the ".wstheme" to ".zip" then UNZIP it.
Now to zip it back up, just do the opposite. Just ZIP it back up, then rename the ".zip" to ".wstheme"
Hi to all
I want to create some bootanimations converting gif images to mp4 files, I replace it in /system/media/; 0644 permissions but nothing works. This zip attached was extracted out of this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/themes-apps/boot-logo-animation-fall-motorola-t2899194
I just replace both mp4 videos and no success. Could anyone test it and tell me what am I doing wrong? Or tell me how to properly create a decent bootanimation for moto g 2014 xt1064?
Salu2.
i dont think you need to convert it into video to make it work .
The guide for making boot animation is given here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1096068
More over just try by creating bootanimation.zip with store as compression mode
Visit bhoot.co.uk. there you can submit your .gif and get a flashable zip for your boot animation!
thank yo for both answers, this zip actually works as a flashable one, I just wanted to use mp4 file instead of png frames since Motorola used the first file for its stock bootanimations (I think for quality reasons), @benmathews gave me a clue for my mistake that was on compression method, I used store and it work flawless. Thanks 2 both men