[Q] Help with HTC_IME Keyboard for ICS - Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all,
I recently installed AOKP ICS Milestone 5 onto my Samsung Galaxy S I9000, but one of the things i hate is the stock keyboard, the keys are too small and i end up hitting the wrong letters.
So i decided to try and install HTC_IME keyboard with Clicker_hi, the problem with this is that it forced closed everytime i selected a word.
I downloaded a compatible version but when i unzipped HTC_IME_hi22 there were 7 files in the folder i.e assets, lib, META-INF, res, AndroidManifest, classes,dex and resources.arsc. but what do i do with them.
I'm can't code for the life of me, can someone help me with this?

The thing you unzipped is the apk. Try if it works with putting it into /system/apps. Then give it right permissions(rw-r-r) and reboot.

dark_knight35 said:
The thing you unzipped is the apk. Try if it works with putting it into /system/apps. Then give it right permissions(rw-r-r) and reboot.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The 2 files i downloaded vere .Zip files and not .akps should they be installed via recovery?

any help would be great

robbiejuk08 said:
The 2 files i downloaded vere .Zip files and not .akps should they be installed via recovery?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
But classes.dex are only in apks, not in zips. The keyboards are always apks.
--------------------------------

dark_knight35 said:
But classes.dex are only in apks, not in zips. The keyboards are always apks.
--------------------------------
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I just discovered from another forum that renaming the files from ZIP to APK does the trick.

Related

Fascinate Live Wallpapers Leaked

This is great news! Currently you have to flash them, but I'm sure some of you on here would know how to make them downloadable on this forum for us or straight from the android market itself.
You can read all about the article here
Also, download the files to be flashed right here
Anyone think they can make these downloadable instead of having to flash them to have them?
ATTENTION!
Some people are having problems flashing this. Luckily Xfactor520 created another method.
"update.zip method didnt work neither did installing .apk ...i got them working on my captivate by copying lib to system/lib and the apks to data/app with root explorer.
then they work fine."
I tried flashing these, but nothing happened. Is there a trick to getting them to show up?
Aphex13 said:
I tried flashing these, but nothing happened. Is there a trick to getting them to show up?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well there is a lot of little stuff you need to be careful of.
for instance "unplug the USB cable during this step, as some users are reporting problems flashing recovery while plugged in"
Its pretty straight forward as I can tell, its like flashing anything else.
Just follow every step precisely and you will get the result you are looking for. It took me a few tries to do it right. I got a little frustrated and didn't give up, but now I have these wonderful new live backgrounds
Read through the comments on the guide's website, there were a lot of questions asked and they were answered, maybe it will help you
Aphex13 said:
I tried flashing these, but nothing happened. Is there a trick to getting them to show up?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
update.zip method didnt work neither did installing .apk ...i got them working on my captivate by copying lib to system/lib and the apks to data/app with root explorer.
then they work fine.
xfactor520 said:
update.zip method didnt work neither did installing .apk ...i got them working on my captivate by copying lib to system/lib and the apks to data/app with root explorer.
then they work fine.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I can confirm that your method works, and I would say yours is the best! Good find
xfactor520 said:
update.zip method didnt work neither did installing .apk ...i got them working on my captivate by copying lib to system/lib and the apks to data/app with root explorer.
then they work fine.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This way worked for me. Thx.
xfactor520 said:
update.zip method didnt work neither did installing .apk ...i got them working on my captivate by copying lib to system/lib and the apks to data/app with root explorer.
then they work fine.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
so you just do this WITHOUT flashing, correct?
Aftashok said:
so you just do this WITHOUT flashing, correct?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yes sir. Just unpack the .zip and put the folder on your sd card and copy the lib into system/lib and copy the apks into data/app
xfactor520 said:
yes sir. Just unpack the .zip and put the folder on your sd card and copy the lib into system/lib and copy the apks into data/app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes this works great....
I installed these with root explorer like you all are doing. They appear in the live wallpaper list but when I open them they give me force closes. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?
edit: nevermind, apparently the lib file didnt copy right. working great

Gingerbread Keyboard for Vegan Rom or TNT lite

The gingerbread keyboard was stripped from Vegan and TNT lite for stability issues ( i think ) - but I never ran into a problem with it... I've been missing it so I decided to pop the lib and apk into my system and, so far, it has worked without a hitch.
So for those of you who prefer to have the gingerbread keyboard (sound on key press actually works), here is how:
1) use root explorer (or the equivalent) to mount certain folders as R/W
2) backup libjni_latinime.so in the system/lib/ folder (just in case) and copy the new libjni_latinime.so file from the zip attached.
3) backup LatinIME.apk found in system/app/ folder and copy the new LatinIME.apk from the zip.
4) change the permissions on LatinIME.apk as rwxrwxr-- (not sure if this is needed, but was needed when using other IME input methods, like wiimote) and reboot the tablet.
The gingerbread keyboard should be fully functional now! Don't get nervous if it takes a little to open the keyboard settings for the first time (or switch input from TNT stock to android keyboard) as it took 15 seconds for me the first time but pops up right away after that.
Enjoy!
Check to see if you have a problem while having voice search installed. I think I had FC only with the GB keyboard and voice search both being installed.
Moved to applications
theimpaler747 said:
Moved to applications
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Oops! And voice search works without a hitch
Sent from my VEGAn-TAB-v1.0.0B5.1 using Tapatalk
TheTruth said:
The gingerbread keyboard was stripped from Vegan and TNT lite for stability issues ( i think ) - but I never ran into a problem with it... I've been missing it so I decided to pop the lib and apk into my system and, so far, it has worked without a hitch.
So for those of you who prefer to have the gingerbread keyboard (sound on key press actually works), here is how:
1) use root explorer (or the equivalent) to mount certain folders as R/W
2) backup libjni_latinime.so in the system/lib/ folder (just in case) and copy the new libjni_latinime.so file from the zip attached.
3) backup LatinIME.apk found in system/app/ folder and copy the new LatinIME.apk from the zip.
4) change the permissions on LatinIME.apk as rwxrwxr-- (not sure if this is needed, but was needed when using other IME input methods, like wiimote) and reboot the tablet.
The gingerbread keyboard should be fully functional now! Don't get nervous if it takes a little to open the keyboard settings for the first time (or switch input from TNT stock to android keyboard) as it took 15 seconds for me the first time but pops up right away after that.
Enjoy!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No joy yet running the GB keyboard on TnT Lite 3.1.4.
I noticed that I didn't have a LatinIME.apk file in the /system/apps directory. Also, I noticed the timestamp of the libjni_latinime.so file is back from 2008. Are you sure you included the correct version of the shared library file?
I also tried changing the permissions of the libjni_latinime.so file to match the other shared library files in the directory. and I tried it using the original libjni_latinime.so file.
Was anyone else successful installing the GB keyboard on TnT Lite 3.1.4?
Just tried it but no luck
Edit: Went back and changed the permissions and it works perfectly now
Sent from my VEGAn-TAB-v1.0.0B5.1 using Tapatalk
I like the larger buttons on the keyboard thwt comrs with vegan so is there any way to use this library with that keyboard? Just tried to replace the existing library and got force closes
Edit: or if someone can make this keyboard larger then I would love it
Sent from my VEGAn-TAB-v1.0.0B5.1 using Tapatalk
Butch1326 said:
No joy yet running the GB keyboard on TnT Lite 3.1.4.
I noticed that I didn't have a LatinIME.apk file in the /system/apps directory. Also, I noticed the timestamp of the libjni_latinime.so file is back from 2008. Are you sure you included the correct version of the shared library file?
I also tried changing the permissions of the libjni_latinime.so file to match the other shared library files in the directory. and I tried it using the original libjni_latinime.so file.
Was anyone else successful installing the GB keyboard on TnT Lite 3.1.4?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I zipped this up using 7zip and pulled the apk and lib files straight from a system running the gb keyboard... I've used it in latest tnt and vegan roms without a hitch... are you getting FCs nonstop? Did you change the input method to android keyboard?
Sent from my VEGAn-TAB-v1.0.0B5.1 using Tapatalk
Tried this method with no luck, and now trying to restore the original APK and Lib fail. Any suggestions?
i can't get it to work
any tweak?
blakestimac said:
Tried this method with no luck, and now trying to restore the original APK and Lib fail. Any suggestions?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Simply removing the supplied apk and .so then replacing the original apk and lib files will do the trick, with a reboot after the changes to the system have been made.
I have tried this with both roms and also two "generations" gtabs (initial 1000 production run and post mass production run) with success. I am unsure as to why this is hit or miss with some folks. Of course a logcat of your system while trying to use this would help...
I think I will just make a flashable zip file to be used in CWM.
Sent from my VEGAn-TAB-v1.0.0B5.1 using Tapatalk

[REQ] Can anyone get these to work???

?
Sooooooo old and long ago.
task650 said:
So I found this dialer and keyboard over in the i9000 threads and i really want to get them to work on our captivates. i'm running phoenix ultimate right now and i tried just dropping the keyboard in my system apps but it force closes when i select it. i noticed there isn't a drawable hdpi folder it's a drawable mpdi folder. just wondering if any of you themers can get this working for me??? thanks a lot in advance!!! Nevermind the dialer. it works perfect. no video call button like i thought.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You will have to extract the .so file out of the lib file in the apk and put it in the system/lib folder on your phone...then put the apk in your system/app folder and reboot.
crusecontrl said:
You will have to extract the .so file out of the lib file in the apk and put it in the system/lib folder on your phone...then put the apk in your system/app folder and reboot.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
hey thanks for the response. i really apreciate it. i figured it out and did just that about 5 minutes from posting this thread.

[Q] Flashable Stock Browser file?

Hello everyone!!
So i got myself a WiFi Xoom and rooted it. By mistake uninstalled the stock browser with titanium backup and now its gone from the system. Can any of you please provide me with a flashable file so i can flash it via recovery and restore app?
I tried getting the apk from one of the system dumps on the developer section but when i try to install it i get the message "App not Installed".
did you move the apk to system/app and give it correct permissions rw/r/r?
Droid-Xer said:
did you move the apk to system/app and give it correct permissions rw/r/r?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I tried to copy the apk to the system/app folder using ES file exlorer but it does not let me, and i dont know how to set the correct permissions.
Use RootExplorer, it does all mentioned stuff
Put the apk into this file. Put it in the system/app folder and flash in recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1041205
Sent From My Evo
bwcorvus said:
Put the apk into this file. Put it in the system/app folder and flash in recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1041205
Sent From My Evo
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks!!!!! this worked very well. Thanks to all that replied.
I've Lost My Browser
EDITED:::Nvmd, replaced browser.apk with the ones from system dump, as mentioned in OP, and that resolved my issue of not being able to use the stock browser.

How do I "rip" the gallery from a ROM (zip)

Hi, I want to know if I can rip the AOSP gallery from a installed ROM (or ROM zip).
I also need the editor to work.
Who can help me out on this matter?
Thanks for your replies!
franatic08 said:
Hi, I want to know if I can rip the AOSP gallery from a installed ROM (or ROM zip).
I also need the editor to work.
Who can help me out on this matter?
Thanks for your replies!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
For ROM zip you would need to unzip it using 7-zip, then navigate the system/app folder and find what might be a folder called "gallery" everything you need should be inside that folder. For an installed ROM just use a file explorer app and navigate to the system/app folder then copy and paste the gallery to the root of your internal storage. All this assumes the gallery is in the same location as the photos app is on my stock ROM.
Awesome, found it.
I usually backed it up using ES Explorer, but that broke the editor.
The lib folder is now included, so I should be good to go. Will try later!
Thanks!
BladeRunner said:
For ROM zip you would need to unzip it using 7-zip, then navigate the system/app folder and find what might be a folder called "gallery" everything you need should be inside that folder. For an installed ROM just use a file explorer app and navigate to the system/app folder then copy and paste the gallery to the root of your internal storage. All this assumes the gallery is in the same location as the photos app is on my stock ROM.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The unzip will not completely work with the changes google is making. The newer compiled roms are compiled into images and not like they used to be.
franatic08 said:
Hi, I want to know if I can rip the AOSP gallery from a installed ROM (or ROM zip).
I also need the editor to work.
Who can help me out on this matter?
Thanks for your replies!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Forget about ripping it from a sysimage. Install it as an application from specially modified sources;
https://github.com/lbdroid/android_packages_apps_Gallery2
Or if you trust me, binary; https://github.com/lbdroid/Android-Binaries/blob/master/Gallery2.apk
zelendel said:
The unzip will not completely work with the changes google is making. The newer compiled roms are compiled into images and not like they used to be.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
doitright said:
Forget about ripping it from a sysimage. Install it as an application from specially modified sources;
https://github.com/lbdroid/android_packages_apps_Gallery2
Or if you trust me, binary; https://github.com/lbdroid/Android-Binaries/blob/master/Gallery2.apk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I already encountered the image thing you both mention.
Luckily I was able to pull it from the installed ROM.
Got it working now. Editor works just fine.
Last thing though...
Each time I hit the edit button, the pop-up for "select action" shows up. It only displays the editor to select.
Is there any way I can get rid of that?
Setting a default action for it somehow, somewhere?
This selection menu

Categories

Resources