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Galaxy S Boot Live wallpaer

Anyone able to make the galaxy s boot animation into a live wallpaper? I have absolutely no idea how to do this or I'd try it myself. It would be really cool to have just the pulsating S and maybe when you touch it it could break apart/recombine.

I second that wallpaper

Third.
That would be really cool to have our own themed live wallpaper - so currently, I'm using "Galaxy" and that's as good as I've got!

That's what I had been doing too.
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The boot animation is stored in a proprietary .QMG file. The format is called qmage and its by quramsoft. I have been unable to locate any decoder or encoder any where on the internet. No demo is even available on quram's website.
Although /system/media/video/shutdown does contain 60 .PNG files of the galaxy S logo dissolving.
I don't know much about live wallpaper design but it should be possible to use those files to create a background that would appear static until you touched it and have that trigger the animation of the S dissolving.

Ill make one!
i fourth that? lol

Fithed?
I hate proprietary files...damn them!

Shoot, that'd be awesome. I got pixel zombie on now, but I'd change in a heartbeat. Not a coder though

kenjindomini said:
The boot animation is stored in a proprietary .QMG file. The format is called qmage and its by quramsoft. I have been unable to locate any decoder or encoder any where on the internet. No demo is even available on quram's website.
Although /system/media/video/shutdown does contain 60 .PNG files of the galaxy S logo dissolving.
I don't know much about live wallpaper design but it should be possible to use those files to create a background that would appear static until you touched it and have that trigger the animation of the S dissolving.
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Upload those files and I'll see what I can do...

It is not proprietary http://www.cs.cornell.edu/home/vavasis/qmg-home.html
you can download it yourself.

nbs11 said:
It is not proprietary http://www.cs.cornell.edu/home/vavasis/qmg-home.html
you can download it yourself.
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The QMG project and the .qmg QMAGE files that samsung uses are very different.
See http://quramsoft.com/solution_e/qmage.asp
If you open the playlogos1 bin file with a binary file view (e.g bvi) you will see that the bin file loads a qmage decoder before it executes the *.QMG files.

nbs11 said:
It is not proprietary ...
..you can download it yourself.
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hey, this is something complete different, it is a simulation software using "finite elements".

Done
Ok, here is my shot.
Made with [Live Wallpaper] Custom Creater 2.5 out of
kenjindomini said:
/system/media/video/shutdown does contain 60 .PNG files of the galaxy S logo dissolving.
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thx and credits goes to kenjindomini (For image path), Daneshm90 (For Live WP creator) and
andrew121.

And merging one
With reversed frames!

So i have rooted my phone and followed the pimp my Captivate guide and have sideloaded an app from my computer but i tried downloading the file and installing it using appsinstaller and i get a parsing error? did i not enable something

oldskooldawgz said:
So i have rooted my phone and followed the pimp my Captivate guide and have sideloaded an app from my computer but i tried downloading the file and installing it using appsinstaller and i get a parsing error? did i not enable something
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hm... I'm not sure of what you are talking about.
I've installed it both with adb install and from the ASTRO filemanager.
Try getting ASTRO from the market, then download apk and open it from ASTRO.

XorZone, thanks for the backgrounds. They look awesome. I have a suggestion, is there a way to take the two wallpapers you created and make it one? That way it dissolves and merges together all in one wallpaper?

XorZone said:
hm... I'm not sure of what you are talking about.
I've installed it both with adb install and from the ASTRO filemanager.
Try getting ASTRO from the market, then download apk and open it from ASTRO.
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I have also downloaded astro and tried that I use astro as my main file manager. I will try sideloading from my pc when I get home thanks though
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optendo said:
They look awesome. I have a suggestion, is there a way to take the two wallpapers you created and make it one? That way it dissolves and merges together all in one wallpaper?
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Thx.
I will play with it tonight or tomorrow, but creator have limitation of 100 images, I'll have to cut 20 frames.
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XorZone said:
Thx.
I will play with it tonight or tomorrow, but creator have limitation of 100 images, I'll have to cut 20 frames.
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Definitely would look better with the 2 merged.

[BOOTANIMATION] Sense LWP like! (MUST HAVE) :D [WVGA | HVGA]

Hello
Some1 made Q-thread about fancy Sense LWP like bootanimation. I was wondering how to extract images from LWP apk. Uncle Google didn't helped . I think it's impossible to get those images from apk. But in some way I get full animation It will be my sweet mystery how I do that. It was quite simple but sneaky.
I've made few versions. The clear one is most smooth coz I could resize images and stretch them in phone without losing sharpness. Also I couldn't make it as slow as LWP because of smooth but it still looks great IMO. You can try to change fps value. So, after long hours of work here it is:
(of course it's moving like original LWP)
v1.0-SenseClear
v1.0-SenseWhiteSimple
v1.0-SenseWhite
v1.0-SenseBlack
v1.0-SenseGlossy
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DOWNLOAD WVGA - 480x800: (rename it to bootanimation.zip and push as you like)
SenseClear
SenseWhiteSimple
SenseWhite
SenseBlack
SenseGlossy
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DOWNLOAD HVGA - 320x480: (rename it to bootanimation.zip and push as you like)
SenseClearHVGA
SenseWhiteSimpleHVGA
SenseWhiteHVGA
SenseBlackHVGA
SenseGlossyHVGA
I'll support it as long as It's necessary...

Excellent work Man!
Downloading, testing...!
THX

Thanx will give it a go.
No thanks button in xda app...
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Hey is this a flashable version or can someone make a flashable version?

emaninthenation said:
Hey is this a flashable version or can someone make a flashable version?
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Nope, rename it to bootanimation.zip and push it to /data/local/
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Whoa! Can you convert the animation to a working live wallpaper? Like the one that comes with HTC Sense, which doesnt work on other phones?
That would be great!!

I made mistake. It's for wvga not for hvga. I'll add version for hvga tomorrow. Sorry...
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Noob to the Evo here... What's the easiest way to change my boot animation? I had a Vibrant before this and it was simple...

Android Amateur said:
Noob to the Evo here... What's the easiest way to change my boot animation? I had a Vibrant before this and it was simple...
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Just rename file to bootanimation.zip and push it to data/local. There should be old bootanimation and you have to replace it. If there isn't you can try to search it in system/media or system/customize/resource.
you can push it via adb, android commander or with some explorer with access to root.
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To cypis: Please friend, could you also make a live wallpaper for our phones?

HVGA & WVGA are available now to download. Enjoy.

And where? In the first post there are only the pictures, no live wallpaper
And cant find a bootanimation with 800x480, either.

Shadewalkerz said:
And where? In the first post there are only the pictures, no live wallpaper
And cant find a bootanimation with 800x480, either.
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Sorry for previous quote. I thought that he's talking about bootanimation.
I didn't agree to do live wallpaper. I don't have time right now I don't have skills to do this. Don't ask about it. This is a thread about boot animation.
If I'll made it you'll hear about it. 480x800 = wvga
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love the glossy one
thanks

Hello
I found my bootanimation.zip in system/customize/resource, but i cant replace it; i use ESFile Explorer but i cant overwrite it. what should i do? there is another way to do? i'm just another noob on android thanks in advance!

I found my bootanimation.zip in system/customize/resource, but i cant replace it; i use ESFile Explorer but i cant overwrite it. what should i do? there is another way to do? i'm just another noob on android thanks in advance!
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You should have root access option in esfile explorer settings.
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Why don't you post how you extracted the pictures? That's just lame and useless for devs...

Thanks cypis, i got it now, after i rooted my phone.

good job...!!! thanks

Excellent work Man!
Thx.
Using terminal :
1. Rename to bootanimation.zip
2. Put it on your sdcard
3. open terminal enter these commands:
su
cp /sdcard/bootanimation.zip /data/local/
reboot

How do you theme specific APK's?

I was wondering how would I go about theming an Apk. I already know about UOT Kitchen but I not sure if there is anything there that'll single out a specific apk(Launcher Pro for example). Any help would be greatly appreciated.

you might get better help under general android development /hacking or general q and a
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Move the APK to your computer then drag it into winrar. Once in there, you can drag any of its graphic files out to edit. Once your done editing, drag them back into winrar to the exact spot you took the particular graphic file from. Give me a minute and I will tell you which directory you can find the graphics at.
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The graphic files can be found in Res/drawable. There are sometimes several.drawable directories so check them all because you will probably need to take things out of each of them.
It really is this simple. No need for any.special tools other than winrar and a graphics editor.
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Apk files are almost like zip files and rar files, except they aren't compressed.to save space. You can open and extract them the same way. For theming you don't want to extract though, just click on a file and drag it out to edit, then drag it back in when your done.
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Check the drawable hdpi, skip mdpi because that's a lower Res for older or cheaper phones.

go ahead and not listen to the previous posts. that advice will get you in trouble. do not use winrar, and if you edit a .9 png without patching it, the apk will force close.
you need to decompile the apk in apk manager, make the changes you want to the images. some xml edits may be required aswell. once your done, recompile.
stick with 7zip if your going to open an apk. winrar can cause issues.

gunnermike said:
go ahead and not listen to the previous posts. that advice will get you in trouble. do not use winrar, and if you edit a .9 png without patching it, the apk will force close.
you need to decompile the apk in apk manager, make the changes you want to the images. some xml edits may be required aswell. once your done, recompile.
stick with 7zip if your going to open an apk. winrar can cause issues.
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yeah i found that out an hour ago lol

I've never had any problems with winrar in the past with any of my other phones. But I haven't had the time to theme anything for the bionic.
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Gunnermike should be one of the first people you should ask when dealing with theming. He knows what's going on better than just about everyone else.
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smokedkill said:
Gunnermike should be one of the first people you should ask when dealing with theming. He knows what's going on better than just about everyone else.
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yeah we've been talking

what if i want to take the email.apk out of a theme and use it in the rom that theme is designed for? The reason for this is the Rom im using does not have sync all for my work emails but a theme i was using for that Rom does. Can this be done and how can you do it?

nrickett82 said:
what if i want to take the email.apk out of a theme and use it in the rom that theme is designed for? The reason for this is the Rom im using does not have sync all for my work emails but a theme i was using for that Rom does. Can this be done and how can you do it?
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If its a system app first you'll need Root.. and Root Explorer..
Open root explorer go into "system/app" and you'll see "email.apk".. make a copy of it and store it somewhere you'll remember.. Fire up whatever Rom or theme.. go back into root explorer.. find your "email.apk" hold down on it and select "move".. go back to the "system/app" folder and place it there.. If there's another there copy over it if you dont want it or else just rename it to whatever(email1.apk for example)
LOOK CLOSELY
You'll see that the permissions are not correct. They need to be rw-r--r--
To change permissions
Hold down on the apk
Choose "permissions"
Select all three boxes going down on the left side.
And the one AT THE "TOP MIDDLE"
REBOOT
enjoi
PS: If the app doesnt show up on reboot.. its not compatible with the Rom or Theme
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iNsAnEmOd said:
If its a system app first you'll need Root.. and Root Explorer..
Open root explorer go into "system/app" and you'll see "email.apk".. make a copy of it and store it somewhere you'll remember.. Fire up whatever Rom or theme.. go back into root explorer.. find your "email.apk" hold down on it and select "move".. go back to the "system/app" folder and place it there.. If there's another there copy over it if you dont want it or else just rename it to whatever(email1.apk for example)
LOOK CLOSELY
You'll see that the permissions are not correct. They need to be rw-r--r--
To change permissions
Hold down on the apk
Choose "permissions"
Select all three boxes going down on the left side.
And the one AT THE "TOP MIDDLE"
REBOOT
enjoi
PS: If the app doesnt show up on reboot.. its not compatible with the Rom or Theme
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What if I have the zip file for both. Isnt there a way to just extract the email.apk from the theme and then replace the one that is in the Rom zip?

nrickett82 said:
What if I have the zip file for both. Isnt there a way to just extract the email.apk from the theme and then replace the one that is in the Rom zip?
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Good question... You can do that but you'll still have to set the permissions correctly.. Tell me which Rom and Theme.. Im sure your at a PC right now if you want to extract the APK use 7-Zip. It's far better than Winrar.

iNsAnEmOd said:
Good question... You can do that but you'll still have to set the permissions correctly.. Tell me which Rom and Theme.. Im sure your at a PC right now if you want to extract the APK use
I am using the nitros eclipes Rom and I want the email.apk from gunnermikes epicblue theme.
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nrickett82 said:
iNsAnEmOd said:
Good question... You can do that but you'll still have to set the permissions correctly.. Tell me which Rom and Theme.. Im sure your at a PC right now if you want to extract the APK use
I am using the nitros eclipes Rom and I want the email.apk from gunnermikes epicblue theme.
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iNsAnEmOd said:
Good question... You can do that but you'll still have to set the permissions correctly.. Tell me which Rom and Theme.. Im sure your at a PC right now if you want to extract the APK use It's far better than Winrar.
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So i got it to work. All I did was use 7zip to open the zip file of each and deleted the email.apk from the Rom and then copied the email.apk from Gunners theme. Then i used bootrecovery to reflash. for same measures i formated the caches first.
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nrickett82 said:
iNsAnEmOd said:
Good question... You can do that but you'll still have to set the permissions correctly.. Tell me which Rom and Theme.. Im sure your at a PC right now if you want to extract the APK use
I am using the nitros eclipes Rom and I want the email.apk from gunnermikes epicblue theme.
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nrickett82 said:
So i got it to work. All I did was use 7zip to open the zip file of each and deleted the email.apk from the Rom and then copied the email.apk from Gunners theme. Then i used bootrecovery to reflash. for same measures i formated the caches first.
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cool beans
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APK manager. It's harder them what people think they are talking about, and it gets write complex, BUT with practice and patience it gets easier.
I would suggest using Gimp to edit your images, and add people have stated, the .9.png are the trickiest. I made a thread in the DX2 theme section, Peperm1nt explains it well, as does Kevin3228.
Good luck, if I have time later I'll link tutorials
Dee Ex Two - See Em Seven

Pixelation said:
APK manager. It's harder them what people think they are talking about, and it gets write complex, BUT with practice and patience it gets easier.
I would suggest using Gimp to edit your images, and add people have stated, the .9.png are the trickiest. I made a thread in the DX2 theme section, Peperm1nt explains it well, as does Kevin3228.
Good luck, if I have time later I'll link tutorials
Dee Ex Two - See Em Seven
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Yeah I've been using it.. Pretty difficult but I'm working it out
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View emoji icons like IOS?

I've seen different threads about Viewing/using emoji on android devices however I haven't found a solution or final conclusion if this is possible. I don't like the android emojis that gets displayed on my phone when on Facebook etc. Is it possible to have IOS emoji icons on android fully functioning and viewable?
My phone is rooted if that helps
Xperia Z White

dreamville said:
I've seen different threads about Viewing/using emoji on android devices however I haven't found a solution or final conclusion if this is possible. I don't like the android emojis that gets displayed on my phone when on Facebook etc. Is it possible to have IOS emoji icons on android fully functioning and viewable?
My phone is rooted if that helps
Xperia Z White
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Hello u may extract files and replace emoji icons in APK framework. The app whether is Conversation.APK or Messaging.APK...once done replacing,
u may rebuild it back into systems/apps folder in phone. Hope helps.
Whitefang
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dreamville said:
Is it possible to have IOS emoji icons on android fully functioning and viewable?
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You could replace the Android images for the iPhone ones with a bit of apk modding.

whitefang3456 said:
Hello u may extract files and replace emoji icons in APK framework. The app whether is Conversation.APK or Messaging.APK...once done replacing,
u may rebuild it back into systems/apps folder in phone. Hope helps.
Whitefang
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XperienceD said:
You could replace the Android images for the iPhone ones with a bit of apk modding.
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Thanks for replying. Is there a step by step instructions or thread where it shows what files are needed and where to place them
Xperia Z White

dreamville said:
Thanks for replying. Is there a step by step instructions or thread where it shows what files are needed and where to place them
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See whitefang3456s comment about which apk it is, then simply extract it to your computer then browse the drawables folders and it will become apparent which images you need to change, and you don't need to decompile either so the task is quite simple.

XperienceD said:
See whitefang3456s comment about which apk it is, then simply extract it to your computer then browse the drawables folders and it will become apparent which images you need to change, and you don't need to decompile either so the task is quite simple.
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+1. Thanks for helping @XperienceD
@dreamville, U may need:
1. 7zip filemanager to extract, zip to archive APK
2. Adobe PS or Paint.net to edit PNG image for emoji icons
3. Formatter link here to format. zip extension file into. APK extension.
And yes. No need decompile or mess with Binary scripts
Hope helps
Whitefang
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whitefang3456 said:
3. Formatter link here to format. zip extension file into. APK extension.
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Not sure why you need to use that as, just right click and "open with" should be enough.

XperienceD said:
Not sure why you need to use that as, just right click and "open with" should be enough.
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Some APK files aren't allowed to replace without being extracted or used by APK Manager. In the sametime, changing format of zipped files usually saved more spaces compared to original files
Whitefang

I browsed around the drawables folder, and didn't find any of the emoji. Can anyone shed some light on what folder they might be in, thanks.
I was looking in framework-res.apk btw.

Can someone do this for the Xperia Z? Where are the emoji?

[WALLPAPERS][XZ]LG GFlex Wallpapers

Hey Guys Wassup????Heard about the New Lg flagship Gflex??It Has Got Some Cool Wallpapers
So i Decided To Port these Wallpapers for our Lovely Xperia Z.It will Work with Any Rom.
INSTALLATION
1.Copy zip to sd card
2.Enter cwm
3.Install zip
4.Reboot
5.Enjoy
DOWNLOAD
http://www.mediafire.com/?qsa7nauqkqqa72k
PS-You Wont Lose Your Old Wallpapers
If You Like My Work Please Press The THANKS button:good::laugh:

Reserved for screens

Or instead of creating a stupid CWM package you could just post the images themself: LG G flex wallpapers.

alex3305 said:
Or instead of creating a stupid CWM package you could just post the images themself: LG G flex wallpapers.
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U hav any problems because of this??

Rajeev said:
U hav any problems because of this??
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It could be made a much simpler process.

spazzy1912 said:
It could be made a much simpler process.
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CWM Package is the Most Simpler Process Dude...

spazzy1912 said:
It could be made a much simpler process.
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Cwm is the most simple process
And this zip will install wallpapers in the wallapaper picker

Rajeev said:
U hav any problems because of this??
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Yes. Because the OP is saying he 'ported' the wallpapers, while he only repacked some images in a CWM package.
Furthermore CWM is not the most simple way of installing wallpapers. The most simple way is not ****ing with your /system/ and just downloading some images from a website - like imgur - and applying a wallpaper via Gallery.
Every user understands that and you don't have to be rooted or have CWM installed. And if you think CWM is the simplest way to install a couple of wallpapers you are just ignorant.

alex3305 said:
Yes. Because the OP is saying he 'ported' the wallpapers, while he only repacked some images in a CWM package.
Furthermore CWM is not the most simple way of installing wallpapers. The most simple way is not ****ing with your /system/ and just downloading some images from a website - like imgur - and applying a wallpaper via Gallery.
Every user understands that and you don't have to be rooted or have CWM installed. And if you think CWM is the simplest way to install a couple of wallpapers you are just ignorant.
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If u like it,use it.if u dont like it dont use it
Simple
And fyi porting means resizing too
If you apply wallpaper from gallery it wont fit to screen properly

alex3305 said:
Yes. Because the OP is saying he 'ported' the wallpapers, while he only repacked some images in a CWM package.
Furthermore CWM is not the most simple way of installing wallpapers. The most simple way is not ****ing with your /system/ and just downloading some images from a website - like imgur - and applying a wallpaper via Gallery.
Every user understands that and you don't have to be rooted or have CWM installed. And if you think CWM is the simplest way to install a couple of wallpapers you are just ignorant.
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Actually whats ur problem? U don't like this mod? Then don't use it damn.....! U know everything.. Then why don't u bring that wallpaper pack here before the OP created this thread...?? If u want u can use.. Otherwise no need to post any ***** Comment... Or make one thread urself....

alex3305 said:
Yes. Because the OP is saying he 'ported' the wallpapers, while he only repacked some images in a CWM package.
Furthermore CWM is not the most simple way of installing wallpapers. The most simple way is not ****ing with your /system/ and just downloading some images from a website - like imgur - and applying a wallpaper via Gallery.
Every user understands that and you don't have to be rooted or have CWM installed. And if you think CWM is the simplest way to install a couple of wallpapers you are just ignorant.
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Calm down buddy it is not a big deal, if you don't like the flashing in CWM so let it be don't use it but don't spam the thread nonetheless great icons :thumbup:I recommend flashing it
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alex3305 said:
Or instead of creating a stupid CWM package you could just post the images themself: LG G flex wallpapers.
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It's way easier to download one file than have to go and save each image separately. And just because it's a cwm flashable .zip doesn't mean you need to flash it. You can just use a file explorer app and extract the zip into a folder. It's a 2 step process. Download, extract. Your way is touch and hold, save. Touch and hold, save. Touch and hold, save. Etc.... I'll take the zip thanks!
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