hey guys....
this is my first thread on xda forums. I am posting an apk which makes your settings somewhat similar to ics style. I didn't create it, i just found it on some blog and found it to be really working.
instructions to install:-
step 1- copy the settings.apk file to root/system/app folder in your mini.
step 2- change the permissions to rw-r--r-- which are same like all other apks in that folder.
step 3- restart your phone and enjoy.
note:- i didn't tested it on any other rom. So if something wrong happens to your phone thats not my responsibility.
here are the screenshots
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Well I haven't had much time lately to make themes but I figured i got enough time to explain how. This is how i do it in windows 7.
1) First thing i assume that you already have androidsdk on the root of your C drive. Lets go ahead and add it to your system path. If it's not called androidsdk go ahead and change it to that. Now open up your startmenu, right click computer, click properties, then click advanced system settings, in the advance system settings select environment variables. In the second box down look for path select it and choose edit. copy and paste this
Code:
;C:\androidsdk\tools
in there. Click okay.
2) download the jre and jdk from here and install them. Now you need to add them to your system path so copy paste this
Code:
;C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.6.0_20\bin
to your system path just like you did in the first step.
3) Download apk manager from here. Now run it and when it says clean out all current projects click yes. Now thats ready to go.
4) Download an image editing program. I use gimp. Also if you don't have it 7-zip
your all set to go now so lets start over with the numbers
1) choose a mymode apk and extract it with 7-zip. Open up the res folder select a png that you want to change and change it with the image editor you chose.
2) when you've changed the images you want open up the original apk as an archive with 7zip. Then place the res folder of the modified unzipped apk into the archive and close the archive.
3) Now open up apk manager and place the mymode apk into the place here for signing folder click script batch choose no then type 15.
4) Now put the newly signed apk into your androidsdk/tools folder and close apk manager.
5) open command prompt and type this
Code:
cd\
cd androidsdk/tools
adb install whatever.apk
I'll update this with pics a more thorough guide.
Thanks to everyone that made this easy
reserved for themes to come
Thanks been waiting for a thread like this.
thanks, if i ever get any free-time between jobs and kid and fiancee i will look into this a little more
This is an awesome guide! I messed around with theming mytouch/g1 back when I had one.. so this will be great to make some themes for the slide..
One question though.. let's say you pull the nest theme.. theme it and re install it.. will it just override the nest theme or in the theme listing will it appear as a new theme and still allow you to have the original theme?
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ryanolson7 said:
One question though.. let's say you pull the nest theme.. theme it and re install it.. will it just override the nest theme or in the theme listing will it appear as a new theme and still allow you to have the original theme?
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The nest theme is in the framework, its not an .apk like the rest, its built into the system. The rest of the mymodes themes are .apks and if you edit those they will override the stock "nest" theme. The only way it will show up different in the theme chooser is if you edit the preview snapshot to be a preview of your theme. If you wanna keep the original theme, the nest theme is it and you should edit a different theme .apk...
-BMFC
Sent from my ROOTED MyTouch3G Slide
Okay so I got the next three days off and I already got two mymode themes pretty much done well their done but I just learned of a way to change the name so they are there own standalone apk instead of using another apk name. I've been using puppypride (which by the way isn't puppies those are full grown dogs) and switching out the pngs and you couldn't have the regular puppypride now you can have both
hope you don't mind but I did a mod of your themes and took out the bubbles since some people always create threads about it
Help with following guide
I am a newb at this so please don't attack me if I am doing something wrong. I have been struggling with following the guide posted to make mymode themes. I have successfully got up to the step of signing the apk file. I modified the files in the free_kick.apk. When I try to use APK Manager 4.8 and using the directions given the file just gets erased and nothing happens. My log file just shows errors. Any help with a more detailed directions one what to do in APK manager as I am trying different things and not getting anywhere. I use the option 15 like told in the guide. I can send my modified apk file to anyone if they can get this to work and get it installed that would be appreciated so much. I hope I can figure this out my own but thought I would try get help from the forums. Thanks in advance.
impimms said:
I am a newb at this so please don't attack me if I am doing something wrong. I have been struggling with following the guide posted to make mymode themes. I have successfully got up to the step of signing the apk file. I modified the files in the free_kick.apk. When I try to use APK Manager 4.8 and using the directions given the file just gets erased and nothing happens. My log file just shows errors. Any help with a more detailed directions one what to do in APK manager as I am trying different things and not getting anywhere. I use the option 15 like told in the guide. I can send my modified apk file to anyone if they can get this to work and get it installed that would be appreciated so much. I hope I can figure this out my own but thought I would try get help from the forums. Thanks in advance.
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Actually the guide needs to be fixed a little because i'm guessing your getting compiling errors when using apk manager? But the best way to do this is to open up the mymode theme (using 7zip) as an archive delete meta-inf folder then replace the pngs with ones of your choice as long as they are the same scale. Then resign. and install
totally lost
I've followed these directions to a T and when it comes to using the apk manager i am getting nothing, please help
You guys that are having trouble with apk manager...its honestly not necessary to use Apk Manager for this. Mymodes themes are system .apks and shouldn't be re-signed. What you need to do is forget about apk manager (for now) and drop the UNsigned .apk into the ROM update you are using, and resign the whole ROM using the autosign tool created by jesusfreke. Or just adbpush the .apk. but don't resign the .apk.
Here's the link for the autosign tool to sign ROM updates. its in the THIRD POST and its auto-sign .zip, NOT the signing.zip in the first post. you can put it anywhere you want and you just drop (a copy of) your ROM update in the autosign folder, rename it update.zip, then run the sign.bat to sign. it will create another file, update-signed.zip. you shouldnt need to wipe when flashing the same ROM over itself, but i cant guarantee this is true for all ROMs.
you can also make an update that will only flash the .apk to /system/app, and nothing else will be changed. basically just make a copy of the update for the ROM youre using, then delete everything but the /system directory from the zip. then go into that /system directory and delete everything but the /app directory, then go into it and delete all the .apks and odex file or whatevers in there. ALL OF IT. when you are finished you should have an update with nothing in it but a /system/app directory. you put your modded .apk in there in /system/app, and thats it for that.
then you must edit the update script and remove MOST of its contents so that it only does what you want it to. THIS IS IMPORTANT! Go here to learn how to create an update script. what youll need is way simpler than the examples, youll want it to look basically like this...
Code:
assert compatible_with("0.2") == "true"
show_progress 0.1 0
copy_dir PACKAGE:system SYSTEM:
show_progress 0.1 10
this update script will copy ANYTHING in the /system directory to /system on your device, regardless of subdirectories. that means anything in /system will go in /system, anything in /system/app will go to /system/app, etc. but since you only have one .apk in there it wont mess with anything but what you put in there. this way, you have a NOWIPE update for...well, whatever you want to put in it.
so you just drop the new shortened update-script in /META-INF/com/google/android/
and then use the autosign tool to resign your new update then flash away! This also takes less time cus its only flashing one file instead of flashing a whole ROM just to replace that one file...
hope this helps...
-BMFC
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So you cannot do this on t-mobile's rom which is 2.1 right now? I'm leery of rooting in case they ever release froyo
Tbrewer80 said:
So you cannot do this on t-mobile's rom which is 2.1 right now? I'm leery of rooting in case they ever release froyo
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I'm having issues with this as well... After I do the whole signing apk thing, it installs fine, but when I go to MyModes, the preview is black and when I select it, the MyModes app force closes. I don't get it.
hi there. i am wondering if someone can help me and guide me how to **** mine own rom?
at least how to change something basic in rom...like put other launcher , video player...etc. and all ZIP it than flash it via CWM.
i was searching forum for it but... cant find anything ( maybe i missed it ).
btw... it's for Win 7 64 bit. platform.
any way...sry if i am missed some similar post but... ty for any info.
you can change launcher by using 3rd party apps such as 'home switcher'.
y, know that mate. just need someone to explain me how to make all that what i ask and than make flashable zip file.
download a lauchner like GoLauncher.apk open your Rom.zip,dont extract!! only open it,go to the directory system/app,put the golauncher.apk in and delete the LGLauncher.apk ,you can do the same with camera,videoplayer,sms and somethting.
you must have a replacement for the original,thats all.
for optic,first go copy systemUI.apk and framework-res.apk from the open zip to your PC,then go to the xda kitchen,make your style,open the downloaded zip and copy the backed framwork and system apk to Our rom zip,of corse in the right direction;-) and then you flash your own styled rom
Hello Boys as you can see despite not having much time, I'm doing for now divertento with jewel for the first 4X ONLY TOPIC FOR FIRMWARE V10D, keeping my style and giving a freshen up the icons and the original system.
The theme and 'ready, below the screenshot to get an idea of how is
SCREENSHOOT:
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HOW TO INSTALL:
1: DECRIPT V5.RAR IN ANY FOLDER.
2: COPY SYSTEM-UI - LGContacts3 - LGMms and FRAMEWORK-RES IN LG 4X SD CARD.
3: USE ROOT EXPLORER OR ES FILE MANAGER(WITH ROOT SYSTEM PERMISSION) and
COPY SYSTEM-UI - LGContacts3 - LGMms and FRAMEWORK-RES in:
system/3rd_party.
4: Now is very important,do permission SYSTEM-UI - LGContacts3 - LGMms and FRAMEWORK-RES rw-r--r--in system/3rd_party
5: Now MOVE - SYSTEM-UI - LGContacts3 - LGMms in system/app and overwrite files.
6:Now MOVE - FRAMEWORK-RES in system/framework and overwrite file.
7: ALL DONE:good:
8: REBOOT DEVICE AND ENJOY
THEME:
http://www.putlocker.com/file/8E4A23C417711A0E
GOOD WORK ......
grande otogy!!! ....
Theme is online!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ginepraio said:
GOOD WORK ......
grande otogy!!! ....
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Hello Ginepraio,thanks and Enjoy:good:
See You my Friends,you're great
Great
Works perfect !
Great
Thx otogy
Thanks:good:
I've upgrade my theme with new files at first post
Seems to be nice
Hi,
Really Great!.
But i have to mention something, as i followed your steps by moving SYSTEM-UI - LGContacts3 - LGMms to System/app , my phone restart it self and as it booted up SMS icon Contact Icon has been changed but, then i moved the FRAMEWORK-RES in system/framework and also overwrite it and then again rebooted again.
After it has been boot up i am keeping receiving crash errors.
screenshot attached.
http://imageshack.us/a/img29/6929/screenshot2012100816181.png
PS.
Phone version V10f Euro,
I have also tried to move it one by one and all together, nothing helped , few apps also got crashed (like backup app) .
Any way i have re-downloading V10f again.
Please! backup the files before replacing them.
Move them to any Folder like create "Original" for example and then if something ****ed up u'll be able to restore them.
Thanks in Advance.
chudik said:
Hi,
Really Great!.
But i have to mention something, as i followed your steps by moving SYSTEM-UI - LGContacts3 - LGMms to System/app , my phone restart it self and as it booted up SMS icon Contact Icon has been changed but, then i moved the FRAMEWORK-RES in system/framework and also overwrite it and then again rebooted again.
After it has been boot up i am keeping receiving crash errors.
screenshot attached.
http://imageshack.us/a/img29/6929/screenshot2012100816181.png
Any logs if needed, please let know.
Thanks in Advance.
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Are you doing permission rw-r-r in file framework-res.apk?
Hey,
I have changed everything (all the 4 apk's) to rw-r--r.
Screenshots are broken?
i knw it sounds crazy "port" for bootanimation but i specially created this animation for streak 5 so thought why not use for other streak models, it has boot sound too...dunno whether S7 supports audio while booting...below is the link where i first posted for S5
ORIGINAL THREAD:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1823825
GIF ANIMATION:
http://www.4shared.com/photo/1FSBEv4-/MH_dell_HD_1.html
YOUTUBE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5xVg9yZwmU
READ CAREFULLY....
Installation Instructions:
1st method (CWM):
1. Download the MADbootanimation_Rfix.zip file (anywhere) in SdCard.
2. Battery must be above 60% or 70%.
3. Reboot into CWM recovery and select update.zip and follow the path where you downloaded the MADbootanimation_Rfix.zip and select.
4. Read the process step by step.
5. Done! now reboot.
2nd method (root explorer):
1. Device must be rooted.
2. Find any root explorer and install.
3. Enable root permissions.
4. Download two files(bootanimation_Rfix.zip and android_audio.mp3 in SdCard.
5. Rename bootanimation_Rfix.zip to bootanimation.zip.
6. Copy and follow the path system/media/"..." overwrite files.
7. Done! now reboot.
NOTE:
Plz read carefully as you are doing this at your own risk if you want to blame me you are always welcome !!!
If you want to backup your current bootanimation file then simply rename or copy somewhere else.
Don't do reboots just to see the bootanimation as reboots effects battery life so i made a gif animation and to hear with audio, a youtube link is uploaded.
Flashable file(MADbootanimation_Rfix.zip) (CWM recovery) and two files(bootanimation_Rfix.zip and android_audio.mp3) (root explorer) are provided in below links.
For 2nd method download bootanimation_Rfix.zip and rename to bootanimation.zip.
Hit my thanks meter and enjoy
All flashable files resides in 'system/media/"...." only'.
For different roms who have different places like data/local/"...." select the 2nd method of installation process.
Full animation preview may differ on different roms depending upon time of booting to lockscreen.
I do not have streak7 and havn't use any yet but i hope it's pretty same and will work for S7 so nandroid backup is recommended.
Follow all the steps carefully as we are all not PROFESSIONALS.
CWM RECOVERY
MADbootanimation_Rfix.zip :
http://www.mediafire.com/?2d11aaft7bcrb2u
ROOT EXPLORER
bootanimation_Rfix.zip(rename to bootanimation.zip):
http://www.mediafire.com/?8e15jo92f8p5e2l
AUDIO:
http://www.mediafire.com/?8nrcnae35rnm4l1
PLZ comment for which rom its working and not working, in detail could really help me and others to solve !!!
not here
NOT EVEN HERE
Confirmed S5 port landscape boot animation working on DS7! :good:
Pretty sweet! I may have to do this tonight.
MadHaker said:
i knw it sounds crazy "port" for bootanimation but i specially created this animation for streak 5 so thought why not use for other streak models, it has boot sound too...dunno whether S7 supports audio while booting...below is the link where i first posted for S5
ORIGINAL THREAD:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1823825
GIF ANIMATION:
http://www.4shared.com/photo/1FSBEv4-/MH_dell_HD_1.html
YOUTUBE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5xVg9yZwmU
READ CAREFULLY....
Installation Instructions:
1st method (CWM):
1. Download the MADbootanimation_Rfix.zip file (anywhere) in SdCard.
2. Battery must be above 60% or 70%.
3. Reboot into CWM recovery and select update.zip and follow the path where you downloaded the MADbootanimation_Rfix.zip and select.
4. Read the process step by step.
5. Done! now reboot.
2nd method (root explorer):
1. Device must be rooted.
2. Find any root explorer and install.
3. Enable root permissions.
4. Download two files(bootanimation_Rfix.zip and android_audio.mp3 in SdCard.
5. Rename bootanimation_Rfix.zip to bootanimation.zip.
6. Copy and follow the path system/media/"..." overwrite files.
7. Done! now reboot.
NOTE:
Plz read carefully as you are doing this at your own risk if you want to blame me you are always welcome !!!
If you want to backup your current bootanimation file then simply rename or copy somewhere else.
Don't do reboots just to see the bootanimation as reboots effects battery life so i made a gif animation and to hear with audio, a youtube link is uploaded.
Flashable file(MADbootanimation_Rfix.zip) (CWM recovery) and two files(bootanimation_Rfix.zip and android_audio.mp3) (root explorer) are provided in below links.
For 2nd method download bootanimation_Rfix.zip and rename to bootanimation.zip.
Hit my thanks meter and enjoy
All flashable files resides in 'system/media/"...." only'.
For different roms who have different places like data/local/"...." select the 2nd method of installation process.
Full animation preview may differ on different roms depending upon time of booting to lockscreen.
I do not have streak7 and havn't use any yet but i hope it's pretty same and will work for S7 so nandroid backup is recommended.
Follow all the steps carefully as we are all not PROFESSIONALS.
CWM RECOVERY
MADbootanimation_Rfix.zip :
http://www.mediafire.com/?2d11aaft7bcrb2u
ROOT EXPLORER
bootanimation_Rfix.zip(rename to bootanimation.zip):
http://www.mediafire.com/?8e15jo92f8p5e2l
AUDIO:
http://www.mediafire.com/?8nrcnae35rnm4l1
PLZ comment for which rom its working and not working, in detail could really help me and others to solve !!!
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If I read this correctly I must be rooted to work??
IF so that I just want to say thanks for from the ones that use this on rooted machines!
I have tried all the steps and can not seem to root my device via the USB process and none of the rooting processes I have been pointed to work from the SIM CARD, on my factory Referbed 3.x installed WiFi device.
DVD2955 said:
If I read this correctly I must be rooted to work??
IF so that I just want to say thanks for from the ones that use this on rooted machines!
I have tried all the steps and can not seem to root my device via the USB process and none of the rooting processes I have been pointed to work from the SIM CARD, on my factory Referbed 3.x installed WiFi device.
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the wifi variant of the device doesnt have a SIM card slot, I suggest you know the names of what you are using before you ask for help, if you cant tell the difference between an SD card and a SIM card you probably shouldnt be f***ing around with stuff on here, just saying that it'd be for the best if learnt some more basic stuff before you did anything
I always admired this boot animation! Great work. You should give credit to Dell...not! haha
I am looking for a working port for CM9 for our die-hard Ace. I ooked for several days and I found only a few threads that even remotely gave me some hope. Is there any such thing at all? Have I overlooked something? I know there is a version for CM10 that is working great.
I stumbled upon this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1667854
I flashed the file and it worked but the resolution was too high so the apps were overlapped by the dock.
I would ask a good modder/themer if he could resize the launcher to the resolution needed for our Ace. Btw, I am usin Maclaw's AOSP ICS final.
Thanks in advance.Cheers!
Solved!
After some more research I stumbled upon a post that put an end to my misery!
I got TW5 working on Maclaw's final AOSP version with this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1724553
You have to follow the steps and everything will be just fine.
A few little hiccups there are though, namely in step 1 of maxx35000's post you have to go to his other post and download the file called "seclauncher2mdpiV1.10_Signed.apk". Although it is stated in the thread I made the mistake of using "seclauncher2_Signed.apk" and the launcher had not the desired resolution for our Ace. I jut note this so people do not get confused as silly me did. Also, the files "AccuweatherDaemon_Signed.apk", "AccuweatherWidget_Main_Signed.apk", "AccuweatherWidget_Signed.apk" and aforementioned "seclauncher2mdpiV1.10_Signed.apk" go into the /system/app folder. Just change the permissions and reboot, no need to install anything.
Another thing is that people might have doubts about to where put the files. All files got the /system folder. So, if the post says that you should put a certain file in "lib", it is meant that you put the file in /system/lib. For example, upon copying the extracted files of "system.zip" (there should be 3 folders in the system folder of the zip, namely "lib", "framework" and "etc" and some files in those folders as well) onto your SD card, the files in the "framework" folder have to be copied to /system/framework.
If you follow the steps in the OP,everything will work out just fine.
I did not develop/compile any of this, I just posted a link with some more detailed instructions (for noobs like me). All the credit goes to maxx3500. He deserves the thanks, not me!
Cheers!
P.S. Mods may remove the thread if deemed unimportant