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Genie.apk ported to Android 1.5!!

Hey everyone this is the google weather and news application from Android 2.1 and its finally been ported to 1.5 yaa!
It works good, all the widgets work as well enjoy!!
**I didnt not make this port found it here: http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-hero-hero-modaco-com/302211/genie-widget-for-1-5/
Unzip for the apk file

Great stuff, thanks!

Do we run this as an update.zip in recovery? I wasnt able to find any apk upon unzipping?

strongergodzilla said:
Do we run this as an update.zip in recovery? I wasnt able to find any apk upon unzipping?
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No dont do it through recovery it wont work, it should be there if you unzip it, try renaming the .zip to .apk

thanks
thanks for posting the link now only if the porter can port of home++

any advantages of this over the htc default weather app?

It is much more detailed and it included News as well

Thanks for this. Great app

Looking to create a skin.

Does anyone know where I can look into creating one of these?
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There's a tut in the desire hd themes forum. Don't have the link but should come up in a search there....

Sweet. Thanks!
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Stoney 666 said:
There's a tut in the desire hd themes forum. Don't have the link but should come up in a search there....
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Its no longer there, SopL87 pulled it for control reasons.
OP, get with Gadget!, he can help you get one made with his tut, just as he has helped me
It basically involves decompiling an APK, changing string values in the xml and recompiling, then when you want to replace the graphics, you use 7zip, once done with that stuff, you sign using APK manager.
4 tools you need first before even atempting:
APK Tool (download from Google)
APK Manager (google it)
7zip (its like Win RAR but better and free without the annoying trial message)
and lets not forget a good graphics editor like Photoshop or Gimp

NCX Designs said:
Its no longer there, SopL87 pulled it for control reasons.
OP, get with Gadget!, he can help you get one made with his tut, just as he has helped me
It basically involves decompiling an APK, changing string values in the xml and recompiling, then when you want to replace the graphics, you use 7zip, once done with that stuff, you sign using APK manager.
4 tools you need first before even attempting:
APK Tool (download from Google)
APK Manager (google it)
7zip (its like Win RAR but better and free without the annoying trial message)
and lets not forget a good graphics editor like Photoshop or Gimp
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Where is this Gadget Tutorial at? Im also wanting to do some custom skinning.

[Q] Thunderbolt Skin - .apk and .zip files

Hi all -
Newbie to the forum here - as well, newbie to the Thunderbolt!
I have a question regarding downloading new skins for the TB. First off, is there a good location to find a variety of skins?
Secondly, the ones I have found are usually downloaded in a .zip format and I am unable to convert them to an .apk format. I have tried renaming them, but this doesn't work for me.
Can someone tell me how to locate ones with the extension .apk and/or how to use the ones that are in .zip format?
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks much,
Sean

You need to be rooted. And then you flash em. You can't just theme like that. The best without root is using launcher pro
A drop of Chuck Norris's semen was placed on Android OS. We now have CyanogenMod.

hey crossrocker whats so good about cyanogen mod andv what is it exactly?

Its android from scratch, community built. Fast stable and has lots of features
A drop of Chuck Norris's semen was placed on Android OS. We now have CyanogenMod.

I have downloaded a few on here without rooting your phone idk what that guy is talking about. just get astro file manager and use it to install the apk file manager. its hard to search the forums on this place cuz theres so many ppl using all these roms and all this crazy crap i havent figured out yet. i dont wanna screw with my phone. i just want it to look cool with some .apk skins. theres a thread on here somewhere in the HTC desire section that someone posted a bunch of skins that work for the thunderbolt that i downloaded.\

Signing modded apk?

I decompiled my systemUI apk and made changes on it (Fergie's mods). Now I don't understand how to get it on my phone.
It's fully recompiled. But apparently I have to sign it. There's so many different things people do:
-zipalign
-optimizing apks
and more stuff I can't even remember. What do I have to do to get this mod onto my phone? If anyone can please tell me how to do this I will be very grateful.
Also, I used apktool, not apkmanager if that matters.
(As you can see, I'm fairly new at this. I just added the mods by following Fergie's guides, don't understand 95% of what I did).

onasri15 said:
I decompiled my systemUI apk and made changes on it (Fergie's mods). Now I don't understand how to get it on my phone.
It's fully recompiled. But apparently I have to sign it. There's so many different things people do:
-zipalign
-optimizing apks
and more stuff I can't even remember. What do I have to do to get this mod onto my phone? If anyone can please tell me how to do this I will be very grateful.
Also, I used apktool, not apkmanager if that matters.
(As you can see, I'm fairly new at this. I just added the mods by following Fergie's guides, don't understand 95% of what I did).
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Signing is the one thing that prevents me from making things to share with all of you. So I just become greedy and use it all for myself hahaha
You should also say which OS you're running. I run Ubuntu, hence the reason I Google "Android xda Ubuntu Sign apk" or in my case: the latter but "rom" replaces apk. I couldnt explain how SEO works, because I can't sign using Ubuntu!!!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhhhrrrrrggggg!!!!¡!!
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I'm using w7. This is unbelievably annoying right now. I can't figure it out.

onasri15 said:
I'm using w7. This is unbelievably annoying right now. I can't figure it out.
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I know you need to use the sdk.
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onasri15 said:
I'm using w7. This is unbelievably annoying right now. I can't figure it out.
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Hi... I am a Windows 7 user as well. I use ApkTool, but mostly APK Manager.
When I need to sign an APK, this is how I do it.
I open the original APK with 7zip and copy out the resources.arsc file and META-INF folder.
I then take the APK that APK Manager spit out - unsignedwhatever.apk and I open that and replace the existing resources.arsc and META-INF folder with those from the original APK that I copied out.
I then rename unsignedwhatever.apk to whatever.apk, place it in a flashable zip and flash it. Works every time... unless I've screwed something else up
Good luck!

[TOOLs & UTILITYs]

ok...am going to share some applications that *might* help you in getting life your droid life easier.
please note, these apps are NOT mine. am sharing it because i feel that EVERY black owner deserves to know every tweak to get the best of the p970 ...after all, we are SUCH a nice and integrated community.
i'll simply link some apps and going to attach some.
QTADB
it is the most essential and user friendly app that EVERY droid owner - be it a dev, a cook, a user or a noob, anyone.
download here:
http://qtadb.wordpress.com/download/
APK Manager & APK Multitool
a great utility tool. essential for me.
please note, APK MULTITOOL is the changed name of APK Manager after v.4.9
here is the link to the thread of the dev for latest :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1310151
Color Edit
ok...this is a bit off-beat and is for the cooks and devs. this is a graphical hex code chooser for the ones modifying the colors. works very simple (and thus, so well )
(i found this in a thread of xda, but am sorry am not able to locate it right now. so am attaching the program directly.)
please check the attachment for the application
(please inform me the actual thread, if you know, so that i can link it to the devs actual post )
MIUI Theme Editor
this is for modifying or creating a mtz for the MIUI ROM (thanks flatzki )
check the following:
it works for me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1563780
APK Batch Installer
ok...this is again VERY handy for me. am SICK of installing the apk's one by one. u can choose the apk's you want, and this app will batch install it. saves me a LOT of time. (am flashaholic )...check the thread:
(there are many, but am sharing the one i use, and it works for the p970)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23291051
APK Edit
ok....this is a small app. it's neat too. it allows minor changes to the application. allows you to change the name of the app(the one you see @ drawer), lets you edit the icon and allows you to poke the app information (like change the author )
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=890199
Online HTC-keyboard maker
get this site to make awesome keyboards for YOUR p970. get "personal" keyboards.
site:http://www.gimpsta.com/themer/index.php
username: p970
password: optimusblack
Online Theme Ktchen
unnecessary to waste words on this since ALL of us know what it is.
link: http://uot.dakra.lt/kitchen/
Android Ktchen
dsixda's kitchen. needs no intro. get it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1227549
PLEASE SHARE IF YOU KNOW OF ANY APPLICATION THAT CAN HELP THE FELLOW MEMBERS.and also share tutorials, how-to's, guides, etc. share the handy and nifty applications, if you please.
hope this helps all of us

Thanks man... Nice collection for noobs like me........
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Hw to install the keyboard after you have created one??
P. S. Currently on Zeus 6.1 o
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abhi_g1 said:
Hw to install the keyboard after you have created one??
P. S. Currently on Zeus 6.1 o
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take the .apk and replace HTC_ime_22 or something similar @/system/app and reboot.

It's a zip file...
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Don't share tutorials? sounds like propaganda. Hero?

gabwerkz said:
Don't share tutorials? sounds like propaganda. Hero?
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lolzz....there are loads f them at xda...i wanted this thread to be clean and have small tweaks for the owners.
but nevertheless, i feel am wrong then. gotta correct it ASAP ...sorry bro
i was thinking in wrong line
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abhi_g1 said:
It's a zip file...
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unzip it...find the .apk under the system folder.

thanks for the thread, it's not good for my free time

thanks for the info but i dint get how to use colour editing
can you post the the thread where you got it

Wow! This is great! Thanks a lot bro! Really helpful

there isn't a CM7 Theme creator for Themechooser as MIUI Theme Editor, isn't?