Do you wanna change the stock Honeycomb icons on your Xoom without applying an entire theme? This is how I did it…
You need Root Explorer, Photoshop (if you wanna create your own icons), ADB and the ability to copy to/from your Xoom from your PC.
1. Open Root Explorer on your Xoom and make /system/app Read/Write
2. Copy SystemUI.apk from your Xoom to your PC (via dropbox or some other method)
3. Associate .APK files with WinRAR, open SystemUI.apk in WinRAR
4. Browse to SystemUI.apk\res\drawable-mdpi and copy the icons you want to change to your dekstop. (ic_sysbar_home_default.png, ic_sysbar_home_pressed.png, etc.)
5. Do your thing in Photoshop. If you just wanna change the color CTRL + U, if you wanna totally change the icon paste your new icon in the image and save as a .PNG.
6. Copy the images back to the SystemUI.apk container in WInRAR, make sure they are in the exact same directory with the exact same filename.
7. Copy or Move SystemUI.apk to your Android SDK \ Platform Tools directory and type the following
Code:
adb push SystemUI.apk /system/app/SystemUI.apk
and then
Code:
adb reboot
That’s all there is to it, when your Xoom completed the boot process it will display the new icons you dropped in the SystemUI.apk container. I’ve attached the icons that I am using, they are pretty lo-tech but I like them because they are unobtrusive. If you make some you like better, let me know, I’d love to see em.
Here's a screen shot of mine, Im using Launcher Pro Plus.
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Hot on the heels of my installAPK utility to let you install APKs from your Windows desktop, I now have another neat trick... which allows developers to distribute APKs as Windows EXE files instead.
What do I need?
NSIS install system - http://nsis.sourceforge.net
APK2EXE (my suite) - http://shortun.com/3q
Your APK
What does the end user need?
The end user needs their device attached to their PC, with the appropriate drivers installed (which they can grab from http://android.modaco.com/usbdrivers).
How do I use it?
Follow these steps to create your executable!
Extract APK2EXE to a new directory
Add your APK to the directory
Doubleclick APK2EXE.NSI and edit the 3 lines containing information about your application.
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Right click the NSI file, and select 'Compile NSIS Script' - this will create your install EXE
Test your installer!
Done!
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Demo - FBook repack - http://shortun.com/3r
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i dont think any of the links are working...
Maybe i'm getting/doing something wrong???
I get this window when i try and install the .apk
if anybody has the bettercut apk would mind sendding it to me [email protected] if possible
this looks promissing i will tab this for future use
This link is not working. Send me a mirror.
PS: I found another converter herelayabledownloads.com/exetoapk
Download the files and mail them to this email if you can:[email protected]
Thanks.
All links broken
If you still have the files please send them to this email address.
download apk2exe for free
i want to modfy the font type/size of the clock and maybe remove some elements as they spoil the look:
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even if i knew which xml file to play with they don't seem that easy to edit....
anyone done this or know how?
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This is quite a tricky task. I am not very knowledgeable in this area but i do know that you can use the apktool(google it) to access the xml files. But my suggestion would be to look for another lockscreen that might suit you more.
Most of what you want can be achieved by editing the file 'keyguard_screen_tab_unlock.xml'
This is located inside the 'framework-res.apk' in \res\layout
You will need to unpack the 'framework-res.apk' using apktool to get at the .xml file to edit it.
An example of what can be done can be seen by phinnaeus in this thread:- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=735480
cheers both, got the file and edited which was easy enough. rebuilding the apk doesn't seem as straightforward..
Hmmm, the rebuild should as simple as the unpack (in theory). If you get it working I'd like to see the result
Would be good to see some nice custom Lockscreen's.
it repacks ok but i needed to copy the original resources.arsc back in to avoid errors. ended up trying two things:
flash the recompiled apk as update - hangs at boot.
stick the recompiled xml in the original apk & flash - hangs at boot.
flash a recompiled apk without editing the xml - hangs at boot.
for some reason the recompiled apk is much bigger than the original, seems so have a few extra folders in there.
away for a few days but will post back when i've managed this. why the fokk the xmls are binary i don't know; editing sony ericsson xmls was so much easier....
I posted this in the Evo thread, but this could be done with people running Sense..
So I finally worked on the the Sense clouds, These are combination clouds that change with the weather. They were a bit tricky to modified them but they look very nice on the device. I will keep on working on them and I will update as I go on..Hope you guys enjoy them...
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1. Open NinjaMorph
2. (Start Checks) Click on New Project
3. Scroll down to system (Tap to open)
4. Open framework (Tap to open)
5. Scroll down to (com.htc.resources.apk) it will then extract all files located inside the apk
This will create a folder on your SD Card by the name of AndroidThemes. Now you could go ahead and start replacing files with the same name and size.
Now you should connect your phone to your computer to get access to your SD Card.
SD Card>AndroidThemes>Workspace>comhtcresourceapk>res >drawable-hdpi
Now you will replace the the png's in the drawable hdpi folder with the ones that were provided in the zip file.
once you have replaced the necessary files go ahead and disconnect phone from computer as ninjamorph will need access to your sd card
1. Open NinjaMorph (Tap on Start Checks)
2. Tap on finish project
3. Find folder named comthcresourceapk and tap on it
4. It will start creating package
5. Click Yes to confirm
6. Click No on the next confirm action
8. You may get some force close windows (go ahead and force close them
9. Last confirm says (would you like to delete/cleanup the project? [click NO]
10. Reboot for changes to be applied (I usually do it with the Hot Restart)
Keep Up The Good Work
This looks amazing keep up the great work
is there anyway,to use it with SGS?
I bought this keyboard a.i type even though i have flex t9, swift key, swype, android standard, htc, and i actually find this the best as i always mistype alot of stuff on my phone, and unlike swiftkey it doesnt add "the" where ever it likes. It beeps when you get a spelling wrong and auto corrects, MAGIC!
I have gotten a bit bored of the stock skin, so decided to theme a little with some transparency, and subtle color changes.
Theres a market link to the app im talking about.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.aitype.android&feature=search_result
I have been talking with mayfield03 on here, and hes got me into looking at this last week, but anyway i thought i would share this with the rest of you. (thanks mayfield) apologies that it looks a bit rubbish.
screen shots from it running on my EVO 3d
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HOW to install
1 download the file
Download
get your APK, ( i didnt want to give the apk here as that would be piracy)
extract your apk from /data/app (use root explorer to copy the file to your memory card)
use 7zip to open the APK on your desktop and then drop in the files which i have on my zip
download SIGNAPKTIC from the markey "stericcsons app"
sign the apk which we have edited.
https://market.android.com/details?...sMSwxLDEsImNvbS5zdGVyaWNzb24uc2lnbmFwa3RpYyJd
USE THE TEST KEY
Now run the signed apk, which should have been placed on the root of your memory card, it will install the app over the top of the old one, i used ASTRO to run this.
Done.
I may come back to this to enhance, we will see. Let me know what needs doing.
PART 2, White/Green skin
install the same way
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CHANGING THE SIZE OF SOME UI OBJECTS IN CYANOGENMOD THEMES
Disclaimer:
I will not be held responsible if you brick your ROM, nor will I held responsible if your phone is permanently dead for reasons of your own stupidity. Even though my small contributions to XDA-Developers are harmless, they may turn evil and attack your phone. Crying, pain, beatings and even death may be caused by this. I may be able to correct what you have done to your phone but successful recovery or data recovery is not guaranteed. SO PLEASE DO A NANDROID BACKUP
Requirements
APK Multi-Tool
Basic decompiling/recompiling knowledge
A file explorer (I'd be worried if you don't have one)
A text editor (Notepad ++ recommended for Windows and Kate recommended for Linux)
Cyanogenmod theme you wish to edit
Notice(s)
Code:
You may not publish the modified theme without asking the developer. It is not okay to share any modifications unless the developer is okay with it. This is intended for personal use only.
GUIDE
After babbling on forever, let do this! It's a very simple case of modifying an XML file.
1) Put the theme in the 'place-apk-here-for-modding' folder. If you don't see this: Click me.
2) Select option 9 to decompile APK.
3) Now in the 'projects' folder you should see a folder name *.apk (where '*' is the name of your origanal APK)
4) Goto res>values and open up styles.xml in your editor.
5) Find:
Code:
item name="android:windowTitleSize">(number)dip</item>
There will be a number instead of the text 'number'. It will be under the <style> tag of your theme name.
6)Replace the (number)dip with the number of your choice. The Action bar in android 3.0+ is 48.0dip so I'll be using that:
Code:
<item name="android:windowTitleSize">48.0dip</item>
7) Close all folders and select 'Recompile and you're done!
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