Does anyone have any ideas as to how one could go about creating GO Contacts Themes.
I've developed both Go Launcher and GOSMS Themes, but don't know how to get started on GO Contacts.
Maybe someone has a template they can share?
If not, is there a way I can unpack the a theme's apk file to use?
Thanks in advance for any responses.
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I would like to know how to do this as well !!
Yes please could someone provide a guide or any info will be great
Yes, we absolutely need more theme choices for gocontacts.
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guys up topic any stck uncompile package?
I also wanted to know as well..i decompiled .apk and find that need to Change lots of pngs and some xml. But it would be easy to have theme maker..
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I triple that notion.
Why do they have a themer for the sms and not the launcher & contacts?
But... Since they do have easy to dld themes for the contacts, I am thinking we can just download a theme, and decompile it.
noybman said:
I triple that notion.
Why do they have a themer for the sms and not the launcher & contacts?
But... Since they do have easy to dld themes for the contacts, I am thinking we can just download a theme, and decompile it.
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Hey ya'll! I realize that this thread is a little old, but I need some help with my Go Contacts. I've decompiled several .apk's to edit to my liking but when I open it in my editor (Gimp) it will not allow me to change the colors. For example, anything I try to change no matter the color it just turns grey. It is to my understanding that I have just been using "locked" apk's. Would anyone happen to have one they might share with me? Or give me some guidance on how to get past this? Thanks for any help!
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First off, I would like to say, I know nothing about themeing Android, which is why I'm posting this.
My basic knowledge is: framework.apk in /sys is where the theming is kept. I know how to pull it from my phone, but do not know how to edit/open a .apk once its on my computer. Thats it. Thats all I know when it comes to theming. I don't know how to use the SDK or command prompts(I use root explorer) or what the individual files are in the apk are.
What I do know is graphic design, which makes me want to get into this.
What I'm trying to do is take part of a theme I like and port it to a different ROM, with my own added touches. I contacted the original developer, but since he doesn't have the phone I have(Droid A855), he has no experience on how to port it himself. In fact I was able to port his theme over from a CM ROM to Bugless v0.5 using a program I found online. However I'm unable to port the theme to Bugless v0.6. I assume this because v0.6 has bits of Gingerbread in it, and things aren't lining up.
More specifically, I'm looking to do the following:
-Take a theme that works on Bugless V0.5 and get it to work on Bugless V0.6
-I'd be happy with just porting the status bar and all the icons that come with the status bar(Wifi, battery, downloading, downloading complete, sms etc...) and the notification menu with the ability for me to change a few of the icons.
-And theming the keyboard
I understand that this may be or may not be a lot of work for someone to tell me how to do this, due my 0 knowledge of anything like this.
Thanks in advance.
Dude just a search for theme Porter, there's a couple of them and there's a sticky at the top of the forum how to theme.
My sig has links that could be useful to you also.
Hope this helps.
dully79 said:
Dude just a search for theme Porter, there's a couple of them and there's a sticky at the top of the forum how to theme.
My sig has links that could be useful to you also.
Hope this helps.
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If you read my post, you would see that a theme porter doesn't work.
Besides I'm looking more into how to do it for future reference too, the sticky at the top is lacking.
As I say there's a few theme porters, 1 may work better than another unless you've already tried them all.
Basically youll have to use apktool/manager to decompile the apk, swap out your desired images, and recompile. You may also have to edit the xml's inside the decompiled apk to change colours. The sticky can point you in the right direction to the xml's to edit.
Just be aware of. 9png images as they can create head f#$k.
Everything you need to know is already posted its just a case of finding it.
To put the new apk on your phone you can use adb or create an update zip, there's threads for these hanging about too.
Sorry I can't link but I'm sending this from my phone, hope this sheds a little light on the subject.
can I extract adw theme's icons and utilize them like normal png's?
I want to know too if its possible please someone answer us before december 21th 2012 !!
frankmust said:
I want to know too if its possible please someone answer us before december 21th 2012 !!
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ahah yes, hope it
Yes you can!
Backup the apk of the ADW theme. I use Astro, but you can use anything that backs it up in .apk form.
Now copy the apks to your computer. You can either rename it from .apk to .zip & extract the files or use 7zip to extract directly from the apk. I personally use 7zip but you can do it however you want.
Navigate to the folders you extracted. Find the folder named "Res". The icons will be in one of the "drawable" folders. If you browse through you'll also find docks, wallpapers, etc.
If the theme has icons in multiple resolutions make sure you use the highest quality ones (probably 72x72) or else they may be blurry on your phone.
Hope this helps!
I can't back it up with astro I can't select it to backup it say ''private'' and other app are not able to backup too ?? I just try to back up Nexus S theme from creativethemeZ
Okay, if it's protected you won't be able to use it that way. Are you rooted?
thanks for quick reply, but no I am not rooted , are you? because if you could do this for me = $$ ?
Is it a paid app? If not, then I can do it for you no problem. If it is then it's going to be a little harder as I'll need to put money in my account (I only use one account for online purchases & nothing else to avoid getting screwed) and the bank for that account won't be open until Monday.
yeah its a paid app its nexus s gingerbread theme from creativethemez I can send you money on paypal if you have one?
I sent you a pm. We can continue the conversation there.
extract icon for adw paid themes
hi every body!!!
do somebody have the solution on how extracting icon of a adw paid theme please?
I want to create my own theme and use it with pandahome pro, but i don't know how to extract those icons...
So if someone can help me please...!!
Thanks in advance!!
Just a reminder, if you are creating a Theme with somebody else's work included, i.e the Icon you like, you will need to seek permission from the Icons creator before posting your own Theme for others to use.
If it's for personal use only it's ok though.
samiaz said:
hi every body!!!
do somebody have the solution on how extracting icon of a adw paid theme please?
I want to create my own theme and use it with pandahome pro, but i don't know how to extract those icons...
So if someone can help me please...!!
Thanks in advance!!
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I sent you a pm in response to your email. If you don't understand something just send me a pm back, I wrote it really quickly.
Sent from my Evo + MIUI using Tapatalk!
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Just a reminder, if you are creating a Theme with somebody else's work included, i.e the Icon you like, you will need to seek permission from the Icons creator before posting your own Theme for others to use.
If it's for personal use only it's ok though.
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yes it's totally for a personnal use... i don't know how to make real theme, i'm just using panda theme maker to make a theme for me...!!!
can some help? i want to theme it myself. thanks
U shoud use the apk manager ....to uncompil the phone apk....then change the png images and the last to compile again the phone apk.
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..... i want to theme it myself.....
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Hi,
what do you want to modify??
If you want to change some grafics in the "phone.apk" then you also have to modify the "contacts.apk".
Which Rom do you use?
Greetz Paki
Do you think that in order to change the dialer pad shall change the png in the contacts apk?!?!?!....it seem strange but.....i will have a look.... it may be you have right....
....yep...u had rigth....
does it require deodexing? I'm on the Optimus Black and Froyo, suppose the same settings apply. I just want to replace the butt ugly backgrounds which are red and green during calls...
There was one guide in russian in only left google cache now.
http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...нтакты"&cd=1&hl=lv&ct=clnk&gl=lv&client=opera
I've tried and found the right places to mod, it is easy, but could decompile the phone.apk correctly on windows...(errors). I was too lazy to install linux... also AngelofMors has modified phone and contacts apk till version 20l... on 4pda.ru
I use them, sync up high res 400*400 pics from social sites and have superb in call screen photos for my friends...
i want to manipulate the image of the dialpad in android. what folder in the phone are the images kept?
bldon said:
i want to manipulate the image of the dialpad in android. what folder in the phone are the images kept?
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From the great info you gave on what device and rom your on I am sure alot of people will be able to help.
Start with the dialer apks and the phone apk
zelendel said:
From the great info you gave on what device and rom your on I am sure alot of people will be able to help.
Start with the dialer apks and the phone apk
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wat are u talking about? the info i gave isnt "great" or fabulous or amazing so i dont know what ur taling about or watever ur trying to say.
anyway id like to know how to manipulate the image of the dialpad so it looks like wp7 dialpad. does anyone with great intelligence know how to do this?
it's in drawable-hdpi-finger for theme chooser and inside the phone.apk if you decompile it.
or you can simply search for theme chooser themes http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1219691
or wp7 dialpad app
https://market.android.com/details?...wxLDEsImNvbS5mdXR1cmVkcmVhbXMud3A3LnBob25lIl0.
other than that port it to your rom by decompiling phone.apk
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it's in drawable-hdpi-finger for theme chooser and inside the phone.apk if you decompile it.
or you can simply search for theme chooser themes http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1219691
or wp7 dialpad app
https://market.android.com/details?...wxLDEsImNvbS5mdXR1cmVkcmVhbXMud3A3LnBob25lIl0.
other than that port it to your rom by decompiling phone.apk
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hi r3d.. the 1st link you posted is for CyanogenMod roms. i got virtuous unity with sense. the 2nd link is about the dialer app. i tried it and it sucks big time.
what i dont understand is why something as simple as taking a pic from the android directory, manipulating it, then saving it back to the phone is so godamn difficult? is there a good explanation for something that should be this simple??
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wat are u talking about? the info i gave isnt "great" or fabulous or amazing so i dont know what ur taling about or watever ur trying to say.
anyway id like to know how to manipulate the image of the dialpad so it looks like wp7 dialpad. does anyone with great intelligence know how to do this?
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That's the point. You gave no real info in your first post. Remember this is a development forum not a support site.
You will need to decimpile 3 apks. Dialer, phone, and com.HTC.resources. then you will have to edit the .9 png.
Is it easy? Yes with the right research and tools.
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That's the point. You gave no real info in your first post. Remember this is a development forum not a support site.
You will need to decimpile 3 apks. Dialer, phone, and com.HTC.resources. then you will have to edit the .9 png.
Is it easy? Yes with the right research and tools.
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yup... lots and lots and lots of research.. and def need the right tools...
zelendel said:
That's the point. You gave no real info in your first post. Remember this is a development forum not a support site.
You will need to decimpile 3 apks. Dialer, phone, and com.HTC.resources. then you will have to edit the .9 png.
Is it easy? Yes with the right research and tools.
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hi zel.. this sounds like a task. got a question for you and anyone else reading this: is there a theme for the call record behind the dialer where the font is white instead of black and the background is black instead of white?
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hi zel.. this sounds like a task. got a question for you and anyone else reading this: is there a theme for the call record behind the dialer where the font is white instead of black and the background is black instead of white?
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To be honest I am not sure, I run a custom theme named gotham and dont enclude call recording at all so I have never come across it nor I have looked for it.
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To be honest I am not sure, I run a custom theme named gotham and dont enclude call recording at all so I have never come across it nor I have looked for it.
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im confused here. you mentioned call recording. how is call recording related to custom theming a dialpad?
also... why isnt the dialpad and call record themed like crazy? why is the iphone more customizable than android in this regard when it should be the other way around, especailly when android is touted to be more customizable than iphone?
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im confused here. you mentioned call recording. how is call recording related to custom theming a dialpad?
also... why isnt the dialpad and call record themed like crazy? why is the iphone more customizable than android in this regard when it should be the other way around, especailly when android is touted to be more customizable than iphone?
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Sorry read it wrong. Ok that will be an xml in the dialer apk. The main reason is that each dialer is device dependent. The same dialer will not work on all devices
It is more customizable then the iphone in the sense you can use different apps then the stock default which the iphone doesnt allow you to do, Android themeing on a base level takes more knowledge then the iphone as it was made to be a geeks phone. There are plenty of apps that allow Simple theming for the dialer. I would try dialer one.
Is it possible to change the messaging app to a dark skin?
I like the stock keyboard, once I realized that you can add comma and period keys and give it a dark skin. But I can't find a dark skin for the messages app.
Thanks.
PS. I'm about to start 2 more threads. I'd normally ask my three simple little questions in one post but it's so quiet in here that I hoped you wouldn't mind. And in case anyone wants to know the same thing in future, it may be easier for them to find the answer like this. I hope that's OK - I'm sure the mods will tell me (ban me :angel: ) if not!
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Is it possible to change the messaging app to a dark skin?
I like the stock keyboard, once I realized that you can add comma and period keys and give it a dark skin. But I can't find a dark skin for the messages app.
Thanks.
PS. I'm about to start 2 more threads. I'd normally ask my three simple little questions in one post but it's so quiet in here that I hoped you wouldn't mind. And in case anyone wants to know the same thing in future, it may be easier for them to find the answer like this. I hope that's OK - I'm sure the mods will tell me (ban me :angel: ) if not!
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If you are rooted, you can take the Messaging apk and edit its HDPI images using a good photo editing tool on a computer, and I would recommend to find an apk emulator to test the result.
^ Thank you. That sounds a bit daunting but I might try it.
moocou said:
Is it possible to change the messaging app to a dark skin?
I like the stock keyboard, once I realized that you can add comma and period keys and give it a dark skin. But I can't find a dark skin for the messages app.
Thanks.
PS. I'm about to start 2 more threads. I'd normally ask my three simple little questions in one post but it's so quiet in here that I hoped you wouldn't mind. And in case anyone wants to know the same thing in future, it may be easier for them to find the answer like this. I hope that's OK - I'm sure the mods will tell me (ban me :angel: ) if not!
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Try this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2348289
Extract the zip and replace the Conversations.apk found under /system/app/ from the zip file.