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[TOOL] [Updated 8/18/11!!] APK_Manager_4.9_Honeycomb_Edition

Just though I'd take the time to update apk_manager_4.9 and call it apk_manager_4.9_Honeycomb_Edition. I've modified a few tools inside apk manager to now work with honeycomb apk's. Hopefully this will come in handy for you all.
Credits:
All credits go to the prior developers of APK MANAGER 4.9 HERE. I just took the time to update it for Honeycomb. Please refer to this link for instructions as well.
Thanks to Daneshm90 for giving me the okay to release this version so hopefully all you themers/developers out there will take this and run with it.
Changelog:
aapt - (From updated SDK)
apktool - (From updated SDK & MAD Industries)
zipalign - (From updated SDK)
Here is the download
APK_Manager_4.9_Honeycomb_Edition
Mirror_1
Mirror_2
MAC USERS:
Please click HERE for everything you need for APK Manager for a MAC courtesy of MAD Industries
Updated 08/18/11
Changelog:
Cleaned up script to and compile settings and systemui apks
Code:
echo Building Apk
IF EXIST "%~dp0place-apk-here-for-modding\%capp%" (del /Q "%~dp0place-apk-here-for-modding\%capp%")
java -Xmx%heapy%m -jar apktool.jar b -f "../projects/%capp%" "%~dp0place-apk-here-for-modding\%capp%"
if errorlevel 1 (
echo "An Error Occured, Please Check The Log (option 21)"
PAUSE
)
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You can either re-download the APK-Manager_4.9_Honeycomb_Edition.zip from above or you can download the new Script.bat HERE
Just extract the Script.bat and replace the old one.
Some Extra Instructions:
To do this U MUST make a new folder in C:/users/<yourname>/ and call it apktool and a sub folder within it called framework. If you have this there already YOU ROCK!!
Mine reads:
Code:
C:/Users/Thomas/apktool/framework
Now within that framework folder you need a copy of a complete stock framework-res.apk and you need to rename it to 1.apk
You also need a copy of a complete stock twframework-res.apk and rename it 2.apk
So it should read:
Code:
C:/Users/<yourname>/apktool/framework/1.apk
and
Code:
C:/Users/<yourname>/apktool/framework/2.apk
Remember any apk you are attempting to decompile MUST BE COMPLETE STOCK to do so.
I have done all of this and tested over and over again and I am getting no errors whatsoever. If you do get some errors please make sure all your paths for SDK are setup correctly including setting a path for Java JDK as well.
PM me with any questions or concerns regarding all this. I will do my best to respond within a timely manner.

reserved for future

this one too hehe

Nice tool, will be useful.

PhantomHacker said:
Nice tool, will be useful.
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Just hope more people will use it to it's fullest potential. And this tool does a lot of different things. Thanks PhantomHacker.

Very nice, thanks
Makes work easier

Thanks Doc I found this tool to become very handy when I did some things for the Samsung Epic 4G. I had to be able to use it for the Tab lol. Thanks again. Keep up the fantastic work yourself.

works like a charm Asus eee pad

depulle87 said:
works like a charm Asus eee pad
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Awesome depulle87 glad to hear
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I was to early with that, it seems to ''shrink'' my framework-res.apk so I can't use it.
It was 6.506kb and after a decompile and than compile it is 4.082kb, no changes made.
I didn't see it yesterday and I ended reflashing my TF

depulle87 said:
I was to early with that, it seems to ''shrink'' my framework-res.apk so I can't use it.
It was 6.506kb and after a decompile and than compile it is 4.082kb, no changes made.
I didn't see it yesterday and I ended reflashing my TF
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Try after you select your project (Option 22) select (Option 19) Set your compression level and change it to 0.
That shouldn't shrink it at all.
Sorry about that let me know if that works as well so I can update OP

sorry man, it still shrinks my apk

Okay let me look into it. Sorry man.

Thanks man, should I upload my apk file so you can test it ?

yeah pm me with the link

Updated 8/18/2011
I've updated the OP a ton so please read away.

Well, that was easy
One small nitpick: What is the rationale behind overwriting the original files when compiling? Just curious.
And, for us antiquated old geezers building on something like a Windows Server 2003, framework-res.apk and twframework-res.apk should be present as
C:\Docume~1\<username>\apktool\framework\1.apk and 2.apk respectively.
Edit: Which sort of happens automagically, if you ...
java -jar other/apktool.jar if place-apk-here-for-modding/twframework-res.apk
... on that sort of platform.

what's the function of this app?

denis_sianto said:
what's the function of this app?
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It's not an app
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denis_sianto said:
what's the function of this app?
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It makes creating a theme fairly easy. It allows access to xml's, smali files(****ed up java files lawl!(i know what they are, i just like that version better)), and all the images in whatever apk you put in it. SO you can put in your new images, edit old images, edit xml files, edit smali files.

[Tutorial] How to use Lg Weather Widget on CM7 or Miui beta

Tutorial to add Lg classes to the framework.jar in order to make work the original weather widget of LG in every rom.
I have made this process successfully in the CyanogenMod 7.2RC1 and in the MIUI 2.1a.
I discovered this process thanks to doc3000, which created to me the framework.jar of CM7 with Lg classes. After a while researching, I discovered the process.
First of all, make a backup of your rom just in case something goes wrong, be able to recover the terminal restoring it from the recovery, given the fact that a wrong framework.jar will produce a bootlop.
The files you need are:
1) baksmali.jar y smali.jar ,which you can get it from here: http://code.google.com/p/smali/. I have used the .jar files
2) original LG framework.jar file, for example in whatever rom STOCK, available in “/system/framework/framework.jar”
3) framework.jar of the rom to which we want to add the LG classes, available in “/system/framework/framework.jar”
4) WeatherWidget.apk which you can get too from whatever STOCK rom, available in “/system/app/WeatherWidget.apk”
1) Open a console, then cd to the folder where you have the 4 files. Run:
Code:
java -jar baksmali.jar framework.jar -o outlg
This will make a folder named “outlg”, which it will have all the LG Classes of the framework.jar
2) Repeat the same with the framework.jar of the rom that we want to add the LG classes running the command
Code:
java -jar baksmali.jar framework.jar -o out
3) Go to the folder “outlg/com” and make a copy of the “lge” folder to the “out/com” folder.
4) Now run
Code:
java -jar smali.jar out -o classes.dex
5) Open the framework.jar of the rom that we want to add the LG Classes with Winzip / 7zip ... , and replace the file classes.dex from the inside by the one we just have created. (Don't use Winrar, it make an incorrect framework.jar with a bootloop as a result. I don't know if Winzip work, but I confirm 7zip yes)
6) Insert the modified framework.jar to the “/system/framework” overwritting the original file, and checking that it has group and owner “root” and the correct permissions ( To know the correct permissions, look the permissions of any file in the folder “/system/framework/”...)
7) Copy the file “WeatherWidget.apk” in “/system/app/” and put he same permissions as any apk in that directory, check that the group and the owner are “root” too
8) Restart the device, and here we have the original LG weather widget in our favourite rom.
This process should work in every rom in every device, not only in the Optimus Black, but I could not check it because I only have an Optimus Black.
Sorry for my english >.<
Cheers!!!

Thank you i gonna try it out. but why it is in Q&A section? Maybe moderator could move this thread to themes&apps section? xD anyway thank you dude

I have less than 10 posts, I can't post on Development forum, but you are right, apps and themes are the correct forum, sorry >.<
Enviado desde mi LG-P970 usando Tapatalk

It ok maybe moderator can move it some day and more people find it?
Sent from my P970 using XDA

Hang on, i got an idea. i can create thread for you and put link on this thred hows that?

Runtime,
Great toturial on getting stock weather widget to work with cm7.
Any way you could put all this into a flashable zip?
I have abandon stock rom for months now and dont want to go back to extract files. Just too much efforts.
Thanks,
Sent from my LG-P970 using XDA

fongnd said:
Runtime,
Great toturial on getting stock weather widget to work with cm7.
Any way you could put all this into a flashable zip?
I have abandon stock rom for months now and dont want to go back to extract files. Just too much efforts.
Thanks,
Sent from my LG-P970 using XDA
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If i could make you a flashable zip i would make it for you. But i dont know how to. So ill just make you a zip containing all of needed files c: (btw it seems like the original poster of this left this thread D: )
Sent from my LG-P970 using XDA

Hi all,
I can do a normal zip with all the files needed. This night I will do the zip.
A flashable zip is usseles when developers make a change involving "CyanogenMod/android_frameworks_base" because the framework.jar change. You need to do the process again to get a new framework.jar or you will get a bootlop.

Since u back so i ask qustion again...
Do you want me to open thread for you in themes and apps and give a link to your post... i take no credit for ur work.. so want me to?
P.S. im making zip now
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foggydisaster said:
If i could make you a flashable zip i would make it for you. But i dont know how to. So ill just make you a zip containing all of needed files c: (btw it seems like the original poster of this left this thread D: )
Sent from my LG-P970 using XDA
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thanks for offering me all necessary files.
I've just go through the tutorial again to rehearse all the command that I need to do.... I think I will screw up on this.... I have a busy life and I cant afford to have bootloop on phone. Just too time consuming.

Zip Is Here!
As i promised, ZIP with all STOCK files you need to go Good Luck with this
LINK:
->> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/78691851/StockFiles.zip <<-​ Have fun c:

foggydisaster said:
As i promised, ZIP with all STOCK files you need to go Good Luck with this
LINK:
->> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/78691851/StockFiles.zip <<-​ Have fun c:
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Have you try this? meaning get the lg weather widget to work on cm7/muiu
The command that RUNTIME listed... do we execute these on the Android Terminal on the phone
thanks,

fongnd said:
Have you try this? meaning get the lg weather widget to work on cm7/muiu
The command that RUNTIME listed... do we execute these on the Android Terminal on the phone
thanks,
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As i understood you do this in ADB on your PC....ive got an idea, i can do this for ya just send me your framework.jar (/system/framework/framework.jar) And i can try aply this for you

foggydisaster said:
As i understood you do this in ADB on your PC....ive got an idea, i can do this for ya just send me your framework.jar (/system/framework/framework.jar) And i can try aply this for you
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link below is the framework.jar from my CM7
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BwQDdoY7L1pGQ1J6MmQ1Y1pRSUU
thanks,

fongnd said:
link below is the framework.jar from my CM7
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BwQDdoY7L1pGQ1J6MmQ1Y1pRSUU
thanks,
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Ok dude its night now so ill do this for you tomorow c: but ull have this i promise nighty night
Sent from my GT-I9001 using XDA

Hi all,
@foggydisaster
I apreciate you offer, I you want to do for me, I thanks you.
The commands are for a windows/linux terminal/shell with java installed, no need to have ABD or android SDK installed. On windows do Start->Run->Cmd, on linux simply open a terminal emulator.

runtime_Err0r said:
Hi all,
@foggydisaster
I apreciate you offer, I you want to do for me, I thanks you.
The commands are for a windows/linux terminal/shell with java installed, no need to have ABD or android SDK installed. On windows do Start->Run->Cmd, on linux simply open a terminal emulator.
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Ill go with ubuntu c:
Sent from my GT-I9001 using XDA

i have a problem... when i run comand to extract LGE framework.jar it shows folowing:
"
Code:
[email protected]:~/Desktop/workfolder$ java -jar baksmali.jar framework.jar -o outlg
UNEXPECTED TOP-LEVEL EXCEPTION:
org.jf.dexlib.DexFile$NoClassesDexException: zip file framework.jar does not contain a classes.dex file
at org.jf.dexlib.DexFile.<init>(DexFile.java:298)
at org.jf.baksmali.main.main(main.java:265)
[email protected]:~/Desktop/workfolder$
Any ideas?

foggydisaster said:
i have a problem... when i run comand to extract LGE framework.jar it shows folowing:
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Code:
[email protected]:~/Desktop/workfolder$ java -jar baksmali.jar framework.jar -o outlg
UNEXPECTED TOP-LEVEL EXCEPTION:
org.jf.dexlib.DexFile$NoClassesDexException: zip file framework.jar does not contain a classes.dex file
at org.jf.dexlib.DexFile.<init>(DexFile.java:298)
at org.jf.baksmali.main.main(main.java:265)
[email protected]:~/Desktop/workfolder$
Any ideas?
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I edit my first post with CODE tags, copy again the commands and it will work. It's a problem with the "-" simbol in plain text with browser. My fault.

Still the same itworks with CM7 framework filebut not with LGE..

Need help by (de)compiling frameworkr-res.apk

hello
i cant figure out how to decompile and compile framework-res.apk from free optimus project nightly 6
i tried many versions of apktool and apkmanager some of them works if i change the version for compiling and decompiling and i have one version which is extra for ics and this works without changing
but if i include a framework-res.apk in the rom.zip which is successfully decompiled and compiled (without errors) the phone gets into a bootloop.
can anybody teach me how to do this correctly?
i already have tried to sign the apk and repackaged the whole rom

Müllname said:
hello
i cant figure out how to decompile and compile framework-res.apk from free optimus project nightly 6
i tried many versions of apktool and apkmanager some of them works if i change the version for compiling and decompiling and i have one version which is extra for ics and this works without changing
but if i include a framework-res.apk in the rom.zip which is successfully decompiled and compiled (without errors) the phone gets into a bootloop.
can anybody teach me how to do this correctly?
i already have tried to sign the apk and repackaged the whole rom
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Means you are missing a software.
And please post in the appropriate category.
THANK ME
CM10 P970 - SouLMoD - TD

SoulExertz said:
Means you are missing a software.
And please post in the appropriate category.
THANK ME
CM10 P970 - SouLMoD - TD
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if i'm missing any software apktool won't compile without errors or it won't finally start cause it checks all needed sources before starting.
which category do u think is right? q&a - this is not just a question, there's an simple answer 4. dev - i haven't developed anything and want to publish it - theming apps - nothing to do with this.. :cyclops:

How to modify Jelly Bean Contacts.ap?

I am trying to modify XMLs of Jelly Bean Contacts.apk. Using apktool that has been used for ICS and other Jelly Bean apks, I can decompile and then recomplie it without any error. However, the recompiled Contacts.apk would not work in cell phone, showing a message "Unfortunately, Contacts has stopped!".
To simplify the problem, I simply do decompiling and then recompiling without any modifications. I found that the size of resources.arsc has been changed from 1480 KB to 1525 KB. The new Contacts.apk causes FC!
Note: Files in smali folder can still be modified. After editing, use apktool to recompile and create a new apk. Then use WinRAR or 7zp to drag the newly created classes.dex into the original Contacts.apk. Such a "modified" Contacts.apk works properly. Note here that we did not modify resources.arsc.
This problem is only related to resources.arsc!! XMLs cannot be recompiled!!
Does anybody have the same problem? Do you know how to solve this problem? Any solutions or suggestions are appreciated.

Did anybody try this?
Are you all ok with modifying Contacts.apk?

With the current apktool jar file you can not edit any XML in the contacts apk. It has to be done in source code
Sent from the BatCave

zelendel said:
With the current apktool jar file you can not edit any XML in the contacts apk. It has to be done in source code
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Thank you for your reply. The question is why we can edit XML in other apks except Contacts.apk.
Is there any magic?
framework-res.apk, Settings.apk, SystemUI.apk, Phone.apk are all ok without any problem.

iBotPeaches, the author of apktool, wrote: "Looks like we have new resource type. T9Map. Will have to code support for it. Its just loosing it on rebuild."
See discussions at: https://github.com/iBotPeaches/brut.apktool/issues/11

[SOLVED] Can't decompile SecSettings.apk

Hey buddys, I found a [HOW TO] for Multi-window port.. I'm going to give a try
Now, my problem is that the environment is setted up, I think, correctly but I can't decompile "SecSettings.apk"
Every time I try with "APK Multi Tool" "Apktool" "Apk Manager" I have errors like this:
This is my ADB Variable:
And my PATH is this:
%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_11\bin;C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk;C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools;C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\tools
The PATH is correct because there are JDK and JRE installed, same for SDK..
How can I fix this? Thanks in advance people!!

Re: [Q] [HELP] Can't decompile SecSettings.apk
Did you install the framework and tw-framework?
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I installed correctly the frameworks now and edited the files using the SGS II [HOW TO]..
Bootloop.. Im sure bootloops because I used the SGS II files, I dont know if are the same smali and jar's files of Advance..
I'll study better this later, now im going to find another mods for JB..
Thanks Shaaan!

fedevd said:
I installed correctly the frameworks now and edited the files using the SGS II [HOW TO]..
Bootloop.. Im sure bootloops because I used the SGS II files, I dont know if are the same smali and jar's files of Advance..
I'll study better this later, now im going to find another mods for JB..
Thanks Shaaan!
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You didn't sign file. Copy Meta-INF from original to the new one. Open files with WINRAR for that.

Still bootlops..
Leave this thread like SOLVED and when you can gimme a hand, if you want of course

Does multiwindow works
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Одг: [SOLVED] Can't decompile SecSettings.apk
fedevd said:
Still bootlops..
Leave this thread like SOLVED and when you can gimme a hand, if you want of course
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Try to put resurces.arsc from compiled to original file. With WINRAR, and set compression to lowest - storage it is I think. And then try it.
Sent from Galaxy S Advance

shut_down said:
Try to put resurces.arsc from compiled to original file. With WINRAR, and set compression to lowest - storage it is I think. And then try it.
Sent from Galaxy S Advance
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The problem is completely solved. Merry Christmas.:good::fingers-crossed: