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[HOW TO] Manuals for creating a theme

In the following 3 manuals, you will be shown/told how too create a theme.
Thank you to the authors.​ Most of all to​ Stericson​ for he is the first to figure out HOW to create a theme for your phones.
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Restore your G1 back to it's original theme and fonts!​

To create themes, or to edit themes to your liking, you will need a working knowledge of android, adb, how to resign apk's, knowledge of your own O/S.
Things you will need:
The rom you intent to create a theme for... Now a days there are so many to choose from so none of this will be rom specific.
You will also want to get the latest and greatest bootloader installed on your phone and to HIGHLY suggest everyone trying your theme to install it as well.
You'll find this on Android Development
You will also need the latest SDK and java:
Link to Java: http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
Downloading SDK: http://code.google.com/android/intro/installing.html
You can also use any zipping archive to extract files from and to the update.zips. I believe there are links below to some of these.
Very Important!
You do not usually need to resign every apk that you change! Usually you only need to resign the update.zip! However there may be times that you may need to resign an apk. So dont sign the apks...if you have problems with the update then try to resign the apks.
JesusFreke was kind enough to build a custom signing tool for me that would allow me to right click on an apk and resign it from there. I am posting it here for others to use as well. Note that this is a courtesy of JF, so thank him for it. I cannot stress how much time this has saved me and will save you.
Automatic version!
Do not use this to sign APK files in Vista or windows 7! It will cause your theme to loop phones when placed on a device. Only use this to sign update files if your using those O/S's
Note, this will not work if your SDK or the path that you place this in has any spaces in the dir name!
An Example of this is c:\users\Nikki and Stephen\sdk\tools
Try to put the SDK and the contents of the zip in a dir where the names are all together and not like the one above.
I have made a batch file that will automate the entire process of setting up to use the signing tool made by JF. This batch file will set the CLASSPATH, set the PATH, install the registries, and will even allow you to sign files manually if you wish. I plan on building onto this batch file to include other things. However, for the moment, it will only include what you see here.
In order to use this you should have downloaded the sdk already. Simply extract all of the files into the tools dir of your sdk, and run autosign.bat follow the instructions and go through the options one by one, starting with 1 working through 4. You can however, put the contents of this zip anywhere on your computer and it will work. It is just better to put them into the tools dir of your SDK. Especially for the consideration of future versions.
Autosign .zip: https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B5...MTEyMi00NzI4LWJkMDQtZTUzNjBjMTZlMWNj&hl=en_US
Want to set up the signing tool manually?
Before using this you need to know how to set this up:
Now you will need to add the tools dir of your sdk to the environment variable CLASSPATH.
FOR XP:
Right click on My Computer click properties, then choose the tab that says advanced.
Click the button that says environmental variables.
Go to system variables find the one that says CLASSPATH
double click it
go to the end of variable value.
There should be a semicolon ; at the end, type in the path to the testsign.jar located in the tools directory of your SDK
for example the path to my testsign.jar was c:\sdk\android-sdk-windows-1.0_r1\tools\testsign.jar
If CLASSPATH is not in your system variables then create it.
Secondly, Find the system variable called PATH and add to the end of it, the full path to your sdk directory.
For example, mine was c:\sdk\android-sdk-windows-1.0_r2\tools
FOR VISTA:
Open a cmd prompt.
Replace THEEXACTPATHTO-TESTSIGN with the path to the dir that holds the file testsign.jar.
Type:
echo %CLASSPATH%
If it is returns %CLASSPATH%
Type the following:
set CLASSPATH=THEXACTPATHTO-TESTSIGN\testsign.jar
If it comes back with something else then
Type the following:
set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;.;THEXACTPATHTO-TESTSIGN\testsign.jar
For Example, when I type this it looks like:
set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;.;c:\Android\SDK\tools\tests ign.jar
To set the PATH
Replace THEEXACTPATHTO-SDK with the path to the tools dir of your SDK.
Now type:
set PATH=%PATH%;.;THEXACTPATHTO-SDK\tools
For example, when I type this out it looks like this:
path-%PATH%;.;c:\Android\SDK\tools
Now through doing this you have done two things, first off you have made the resigning process extremely easy, secondly you will not have to cd to the tools dir of the sdk to use adb or any other tool in the sdk.
Signing the Files:
Now right click the reg file that you extracted and choose to install it, or merge.
Now, right click an apk, do you see an option that says ResignApk? That's how you will resign your .apks and .zips.
When you choose it a cmd window should open for a few seconds and then close. the file you signed will be overwritten with the new resigned file.
If you find the right click menu not working for some reason you can type the following in cmd to sign your files: java testsign whateverfiletosign
General Info:
You will need to be specific in addressing what version your theme is for, RC8, RC30, or ADP1. Make sure you test the update.zip before you release it.
Every .apk contains the images relating to itself. However, every apk has the ability to use the images in framework-res.apk. The images for every apk is located inside of itself. To find these images open up the apk, you can rename it to .zip or open it with an archiver of your choice, winrar, winace, etc. Then after opening the apk open the folder called res and inside of that there are folders that are named Drawable, drawable-land, drawable-port, etc. This is where the images are stored.
There are some things you cannot edit unless you rebuild the entire apk from source, which we will not go into here.(another tutorial, another time) Just know that at this time you SHOULD NOT edit, or even open images with the extension .9.png doing so will corrupt the .9.png and cause the image to distort. You can however compile the images with eclipse.
Editing .9.png's - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=487001
Be aware, messing with .9.png's can cause problems if they are not done correctly.
If your going to build your own update.zip from scratch:
To simplify this process for you though, most rom devs provide a theme template with their roms now. You can also download someone elses theme and use their files, since they are resigned already. It may also be easier to see what files do what and go where since they have already been edited and are easy to point out.
Now, your ready to start changing things up.
You will now need to open the apk, which you can do by adding .zip after .apk, effectively changing it to a zip. or you can use your favorite archive opener.
I dont use the archive process because it can lead to very aggravating problems such as things not getting signed correctly and have heard reports of it interfering with the signing tool above. Anyways I just add zip and it works great for me.
For those renaming the .apk's to .zips
Note that if you are using windows you will need to unhide known file extension types. you can also use your favorite archiver such as winrar, winzip, etc.
See here to unhide known file extension types for Xp: http://www.mediacollege.com/microsof...on-change.html
See here to unhide file extension types for Vista: http://maximumpcguides.com/windows-v...ile-extension/
Tips:
After opening the apk copy the folder called res.
Go to your desktop, or wherever, create a new folder called Images, or whatever.
Open the folder, paste the res in there.
Now you can see what the files look like without opening them, by using thumbnails to see what they are.
Btw, you may also want to add -frame, or -launcher, to the end of the res folder you copy over to keep them separated from others.
Almost Done
So now your theme is done and your ready to make an update.zip for others to install your theme.
Update script
The update script is in a Unix format, while you do not need linux you must save it in a Unix format. I suggest using Textpad to edit this script and saving it in the Unix format.
Link to Textpad: ftp://download.textpad.com/pub/textpad5.2/txpeng520.exe
XML Edits
I have provided some additional support for the process of hex editing xml files to change things like text color, size, and more things not easily changeable.
You can find this thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=479019
Final Notes:

Editing market apps
With market apps, if you make changes you usually need to make sure you dont resign their apk because you will overwrite their signature keys with the test keys.
If anyone has any questions please try asking for help in this thread before emailing me for help Usually I will respond to questions in this forum.
I hope this Tutorial has been helpful. I will add on to it as needed.
Any questions can be directed to me at [email protected]
Stericson
Links of interest:
Using ADB: http://code.google.com/android/reference/adb.html

How To Theme Develop for Windows For Dummies in 10 easy steps (( no your really not a dummy its just an easy name for a how to lol))
well i'm going to give this a shot in the dark on how to create this how to be as easy as possible
1st
download these files if you don't already have them
JAVA
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
download the JDK
Winrar
http://rarlabs.com/rar/wrar380.exe
and Auto-sign.zip
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?uwzjjydnm2r
2nd
Download my included Auto-sign files.
what it contains.
the Test keys file..
and an update.zip file
and a batch file i created called auto-sign to make things easier to sign
3rd
after you have downloaded my Auto-sign
then you extract it to where ever you want.
4th.
use the update.zip included if your a Beginner it includes my windows 7 theme .. i edit so many files that it's easier to tell what does what and whats goiing to go where. now open that zip file DON'T EXTRACT just open it using winrar..
5th
When it is open go to Framework.. and open Framework-res.apk
NOW IF THE APK. POPS UP AND SAYS IT CANT OPEN BLAH BLAH SELECT A PROGRAM AND THEN SELECT WINRAR.
6th
Once you open Framework-res.apk KEEP THIS WINDOW AND UPDATE.ZIP WINDOW OPEN!!
then just extract the whole Res Folder to where ever you like this makes it easier to see what files you wish to edit.. most of the files will be in the folder called Drawable
7th
open up your favorite photo editor .. i use photoshop along with 90% of the people who Graphic Design... Edit your pictures Remember a file with a .9 can mess up your phone so edit those carefully.. and save what ever pictures you have
8th
Now drag the whole Res Folder .. back into the Framework-res.apk
now your update.zip file is going to say files has been changed to framework-res blah blah do you wish to save it . click yes .. now your framework has been updated you can close everything out
9th
go to the Auto-sign folder.. and open Auto-sign this will now sign your update.zip .. and rename it to update_sign.zip .. now just delete your old update.zip.. rename update_signed.zip to update.zip
10th
put it on the root of your memory card.. reset using green call + menu + end
then hold home and end .. until the recovery mode shows up .. then press Alt+S and hope your device isn't bricked
Disclaimers
I'm not responsible if your brick your device.. but i will help to the best of my abilty and if i can't help i'm sure XDA will
i don't sign every file in my update.zip i just sign update.zip .. and hey it works lol..
For ADP or RC 8 versions .. just download your favortie ADP theme or RC 8
put it in the Auto-sign folder.. and rename it to update.zip if it isn't already then just follow my steps

ToDo:
1. Explain about the files that make up themes
a. Explain update.zip and folder structure
b. Explain about pngs and apks
2. Explain the tools
a. WinRaR
b. Auto-sign
c. Java JRE and JDK
d. Draw9patch tool
e. Editing tool
3. Setting up your phone for themes
a. Choosing which JF firmware to use
b. Using the Eng Boot Loader and why
4. Explain the process to get the files
5. Explain which files to edit
6. Explain how to import modified files
7. Explain about auto-sign and how to use it - I am building a program that will making signing files easier. check it out as i build it! here
1. When you download a theme it comes in the form of an update.zip file. Basically the same as the full update looks, but it is a watered down version. All of the operating system, boot loader and radio files have been removed.
a. If you check the file size of JF’s RC30 1.31 and compare it to any of the themes, you will notice that the theme file is about a 3rd the size. JF’s update.zip contains data, META-INF and system folders it also contains a boot.img file. Where as a theme update.zip contains app, framework and META-INF folders. The theme update.zip only contains the folders and files that are necessary for changing the Android theme. If you were to dig deeper into JF’s RC30 1.31 update.zip you will find the folders that are in the theme’s update.zip. For example, double click the system folder and you will see 11 folders and 2 files. The only ones we are concerned about are app and framework. So when you flash a theme it doesn’t bother rewriting all of the OS and boot loader, but only the app and framework folders.
b. Inside the app and framework folders are apk files, apk files are like zip files or containers. There are many folders and files inside the update.zip but we are only going to cover a few for now.
(app folder) - This folder contains all of the apps that will be installed during an update or wipe. You will need to extract only the apks of the apps you wish to change the icon and graphics for.
(Launcher.apk) - This file is in the app folder and contains the menu launcher tab, clock, Google search widget, wallpapers and a few other things.
(framework) - This folder contains framework-res.apk, this is where the bulk of your editing will take place.
When you open a apk you will see:
(assets) - This will contain images, sounds and other content used by the programs. Not always used!
(META-INF) - This contains the encryption data for the update.zip.
(res) - This folder contains all of the png and xml files. The xml files are used to format the UI, these can be used to change the locations of things on the screen. They need to be unencrypted first.
Depending on the apk there can be a bunch of folders under the res folder but we will only concentrate on the drawable ones.
-drawable - The png files in this folder are displayed wheather the keyboard is open or closed. The majority of the files are here.
-drawable-land - These are the files that will show when the keyboard is open. There won't be as many files in these folders. Most of the time the programmer will re-organize the layout with an xml file.
Basically the interface of Android is a bunch of pictures; the programmer links these to certain actions. As someone making themes you do not have to worry about any programming, in the future when people start unlocking the xml files to change the way things look. Then you will have to learn some basic programming, but for now we will only talk about changing the picture files.
2. The tools you use for creating themes are very basic and you might already have 3 out of 4 installed.
a. WinRaR is a must have for everyone, it allows you to create and open compressed files (i.e. Zips, RaRs and about 25 other file types) It would best if you associate WinRaR with zips and apks, the zips can be associated during the install of WinRaR. To associate apks you can right click on an apk and choose “Open With…” make sure to check off the box that says “Always use this program to open this kind of file”
b. Auto-Sign was released by Dave da illest 1, to make signing the apks and update.zip an easier process. Before you can flash an update or theme the phone checks to make sure the update.zip is signed by google or by JesusFreake. I will explain this more in Section 3.
c. Android apps are built on Java, hence the need for JRE and JDK, You will not be working directly with these apps but part of the signing process uses Java. You can get both files here: http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp you will want to grab the first and second downloads.
d. The draw9Patch tool comes with the Android SDK, it is located in the tools folder. This tool is used to edit stretchable images. There is still a lot of research that needs to be done on using this tool. So for now let’s just say do not touch any files with .9.png as an extension. Dave da illest 1 has changed a few of these .9.png files without issue so maybe we can get him to explain them better. I have also edited some of these files but it made some of the images stretch weirdly.
e. I am not sure what other photo editors you can use, but everyone I have spoken to about modding the theme uses Adobe Photoshop. I am sure you can use other programs. But I am not aware of any at the time of this writing.
3. Before changing the theme on your phone you will need to gain root access which is explain here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480
a. As you look through all of the different themes, you will notice some say they are for RC30, RC8 or ADP1.
i. RC30 – Is the US version
ii. RC8 – is the UK version
iii. ADP1 – Stands for Android Developers Phone and was produced for programmers. This version is completely unlocked and does not have any of T-Mobile’s software or locks.
b. So your phone is rooted and you’re wondering why you should have the engineering boot loader. Well one reason is because of the 3 Androids on skateboards, the other reason is if your phone bricks during a flash you can fully recover your OS with the fastboot option. More about this can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=455860
4. You have a few options here, you can either get the files from RC30 update.zip, one of the other theme’s update.zip or you can use the themes template at the bottom of this thread. All 3 methods you will need to open the update.zip go into the framework folder (if you get it from RC30 you will need to go into system\framework) Extract the framework-res.apk to a folder of your choosing. Most of your editing will take place on the files from this apk. When you are looking at these files in Windows explorer it is best to change the view to Thumbnails and look at all of the images and see if you can figure out where they are placed on your phone’s screen.
::TIP1:: Your best bet is to create a Themes folder on your desktop or in My Documents, somewhere simple to find. You will be dealing with a lot of files and it can get very confusing quickly.
The other file you will want to change is Launcher.apk; this file is in the app folder and contains the menu launcher tab, clock, Google search widget, wallpapers and some other things.
::TIP2:: When you open Launcher.apk from inside the update.zip file, WinRaR may default to a temp folder...(i.e. C:\Documents and Settings\bobbyd\Local Settings\Temp\Rar$DI71.579\framework-res) double check the location of where WinRaR wants to extract the files, this is how I ended up flashing the original files after spending a decent amount of time photoshopping.
5. Now the only files you will want to edit are png image files. There are also xml files, they are used to format the UI, you can change the locations of things on the screen but the xmls need to be unencrypted before you can edit them. I have not done this process yet and will update more information later.
6. Importing the files is very simple, as long as you know the layout of the update.zip. Once you have edited all of the files you plan to or just want to test to see how your theme looks. Open the update.zip in WinRaR and go to the location of the files (i.e. Say you changed the 3G icons, you would go to the framework folder and double click on framework-res.apk. This will open another WinRaR window, open Windows Explorer where your edited files are and hold the Ctrl key while clicking the files you want to copy. Now drag them onto the open WinRaR window from the framework-res.apk. When it asks to replace the files choose “Yes” or Yes to All”. Close that WinRaR window and the one from update.zip will tell you “Files have changed would you like to save this file now” click “Yes” again and now your update.zip will contain your modified files.
7. Download and install Stericson's auto-signing tool here.
I have been slacking on this guide, I will update soon again.

[HOW TO] Easy steps for creating a theme
I know there are a million and 1 walkthroughs on here for creating themes but after doing it for a while I have really refined my process and made it as easy as possible. Im just hoping to clear up some of the confusion so after you know how to sign your files you will know how to finish making them into your own custom theme.
First you need to get signing setup properly. This topic is covered in many places and my recommendation is to use the Stericson walkthrough or the Stericson auto-signing setup tool. Once you can click on any zip or apk file and get the option to Resign it you are ready to proceed with making your own theme.
1. Download an archive manager that allows you to open archives inside of archives without creating new windows. My recommendation for this is the application 7-zip. It is tiny, free, easy to use, and on all my computers it has replaced winzip and winrar.
2. Now take a blank theme from Stericson to use as your starting point, in my case I use the ADP1.1h version since I am building for JFv1.43 which uses ADP1.1h this will be the minimum needed to change your theme and will contain all the original artwork.
3. Open the update.zip and inside are typically 3 files, framework, system or app, and META-INF. Leave META-INF alone, you wont be touching that. Inside framework and system/app is where the files are that you can change. In this case we will open update.zip, then double click framework and then double click framework-res.apk (this is where the next archive will open inside the same window, your life just got a little easier).
4. Now you are looking at assets, META-INF, res, and a couple other random files, the resources.arsc can be edited but I will show you that in another tutorial. Now open up the folder res and you will see the treasure we are searching for, folders with the name drawable. All of the folders that start with the name drawable are where we can edit the themes, this includes drawable, drawable-land, drawable-port, and drawable-finger.
5. Now drag and drop the folders drawable and drawable-land onto the desktop. Once they are on the desktop you can edit the .png files in those folders until you are ready to put your theme together.
6. Now in your still open window at \framework\framework-res.apk\res\ you will open the drawable folders one at a time and drag and drop your edited files into the archive, only dragging and dropping the files you edited and not just everything inside the folder.
7. Once you have your new images copied into the archive in the correct place you can just hit the close button or browse up a couple directories and find other files to edit. Any time you edit an apk and browse out of it or close it you will be prompted to update it in the archive by 7-zip (this is my secret shortcut), always press ok.
8. Now you have a freshly created theme ready to install, all you have to do is right click, chose to Resign the file, and once its done you can copy it to your SDcard, make sure its named update.zip, and flash your new theme.
Its literally that easy! And you use this same technique in the system/app folder to edit the apk files for the individual apps on the phone. Explore around in the update.zip and see what you can find, I only told you about the major items but there is plenty more to find and change. You can always copy a folder out of the archive and if you cant edit anything just toss it but if you can find something to edit, do so and throw it back in the archive. You guys now have all the info I had when I started plus all my tricks to making that process 10x easier.

I Just Want To Change My Clock. I want everything else stock. Sorry for asking but when i search so much comes up. I know its really simple to do. If anyone can just point me in the right direction or give me a quick how to that would me AMAZING!

Read:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=482205

notifi
jut want to change notification to white on statusbar

Before I tried to setup the autosign tool, when I double clicked on zip files it opened them up, which was how I wanted it. After trying to setup the autosign, when I double click on zip files nothing happens, except a java command prompt window pops up, same happens when I right click and hit resign zip, how can I fix this?
Edit: I reinstalled Java which fixed my issue

i got this tryin to update
E:No digest for framework-res.apk
i edited someone else theme, did not edit no .9 file.. i right click on the update.zip and resigned it. what went wrong?
EDIT: nevermind i got it.. i followed the one for dummies, guess i am dumb lol

What the image file for the tab on the bottom of the screen called? I couldn't find it searchin throguh the framework-res.apk

its in launcher.apk. Check in drawable portrait and drawable landscape.
Stericson

thanks i should of explore more before posting

Hi,
I've got 99% of my theme done although I can't find where the bottom of the notification bar is and the white bit where the notifications would be.
I've done a little picture below to help me explain.
Bottom notification bar is the arrow.
The white bit where the notifications would be is the hatched.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Thanks for help in advance.

Also could someone tell me how to put icons in for well know apps from the market. At the moment I have put the full apk in the update and change the icon. But this increases the theme size. Thanks again!

NO DIGEST? Failed?
what does it mean when I try to flash the new update.zip and it fails because it says NO DIGEST? What does this mean? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

parmenti said:
what does it mean when I try to flash the new update.zip and it fails because it says NO DIGEST? What does this mean? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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means it hasn't been properly resigned.

thanks, that's what I thought. Can't seem to get it right. Does the image, the apk, and the zip all have to be resigned? Or just one or the other? THanks for your help.

parmenti said:
thanks, that's what I thought. Can't seem to get it right. Does the image, the apk, and the zip all have to be resigned? Or just one or the other? THanks for your help.
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Just the update.zip needs to be resigned.

[Tutorial] White Notification Bar [Updated 5/13/10]

Here is a pack of 3 files that, if pushed to your rom will give you the white task bar. This will change status icons and is just a work in progress "fill in the the gap" type of thing until I can write a proper update script for an update.zip. Currently this has only been tested to work 100% with:
Evil Eris 2.0.1 (It will, however, break the Sense launcher. So if you want the white bar, use another launcher)
Ic3Rom 2.0
It DOES NOT work on
TaintedVanilla 1.3.1
Or any rom that has it's System/Framework apk's and jar's odexed.
Please let me know if it works with any others.
Also, please not that this will change the status bar highlights to green.
http://www.multiupload.com/4YV5D61YRX
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Just push the three files and reboot. Reboot will take about 5 min, so don't freak out if it takes forever. If you get into a boot loop, however, it didn't work.
DISCLAIMER: I'm not responsible if this bricks your phone. Please don't yell at me if it does. Also, be smart: do a nandroid backup before you try this.
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This tutorial is for a white menu bar. It's still kind of a work in progress, but it works for the most part. When done, it looks like this:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Ok. Here is the extremely long way to do this, but it should work with any rom and will give you a full (date/time/notifications) white/vanilla task bar.
(Seriously, this may take 30 minutes or more if you're unfamiliar with some of these commands)
DOWNLOAD: http://www.multiupload.com/VZWCE0A0FN
Unzip the files and there should be 4 folders and 1 file: framework-res, com.htc.resources, PCSCII, Tools, and StatusBarIcon.smali.
Also included are the tools needed to crack open the .dex file from services.jar, smali.jar and backsmali.jar
First you'll need to pull the proper files to modify from whatever rom you're using. Open up your command line program of choice and do this:
cd [your tools folder in the android sdk]
adb remount
adb pull /system/framework/framework-res.apk framework-res.apk
adb pull /system/framework/com.htc.resources.apk com.htc.resources.apk
adb pull /system/app/PCSCII.apk PCSCII.apk
adb pull /system/framework/services.jar services.jar
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Copy all these files into a new folder.
Things can get messy so name them whatever you'd like to keep things organized.
After all this you can start copying files. First we need to open up services.jar. Easiest way is to change the .jar ending to .zip and expand it with whatever program you'd like. Copy the classes.dex into a new folder. Keep the original folder of the expanded services.jar, it makes things easier in a few minutes.
Here is where things get a little complicated. You'll need to open up the classes.dex file with backsmali.jar. First, make sure Backsmali.jar is in the same folder as classes.dex. Next enter this command into the terminal:
cd [the folder with backsmali and classes.dex file]
java -Xmx512M -jar baksmali.jar -o classes/ classes.dex
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This will expand classes.dex into a folder. Click through this folder until you find a folder called Status. Now drag the StatusBarIcon.smali into the Status folder. Allow the replacement.
Now we need to close the classes.dex file back up. Make sure smali.jar is in the same folder as the classes folder (make a new folder just to avoid a conflict with your original files) and use these commands:
cd [the folder with smali and the classes folder]
java -Xmx512M -jar smali.jar -o classes.dex classes/
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You should have a fresh classes.dex file now. Now put this new classes.dex file into the original services.jar folder (that you expanded from a zip) and rezip that file. Then change the name from a .zip to .jar.
Step 1: done.
The next few parts are a lot easier, so stick with me here.
Now we need to open up the Framework-res.apk and replace all of the image files needed for a sexy white menu bar. All of the needed files are in the folder named (you guessed it) framework-res. First, you'll need to expand this .apk, do so by changing it into a .zip. After you expand it, copy the files from my folder to the matching folders. Don't drag and drop the folders, it won't work. Select all inside them and paste/drag/whatever over to the one from your phone. There should be a folder of image files, and a folder with two xml files. Once done return to the top folder of the framework-res.zip you expanded and re-zip the contents. Make sure you select the contents and zip them.
**DO NOT ZIP THE FRAMEWORK-RES FOLDER ITSELF, SELECT THE FILES INSIDE THE FOLDER AND RE-ZIP THEM**
You should now how have a new archive. Rename it to framework-res.apk and set it aside for later use.
The last parts are essentially the same things, but with the other two folders I've included: PCSCII and com.htc.resources. Copy the files, and re-zip them into .apk files.
Ok. Almost done.
Now it's time to send the files back to your phone. Place the new versions of these files into your Tools folder in the Android SDK.
Now let's push them back to your phone:
cd [your tools folder... again]
adb remount
adb push PCSCII.apk /system/app/PCSCII.apk
adb push framework-res.apk /system/framework/framework-res.apk
adb push com.htc.resources.apk /system/framework/com.htc.resources.apk
adb push services.jar /system/framework/services.jar
adb reboot
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Reboot can take a while, so be patient. I'm thinking rebooting into recovery and clearing your dalvik cache may help, but haven't tried it.
If everything worked correctly, you should have a brand spankin' new notification bar.
Just a note, I have tested this on Evil Eris 2.0 and IceRom 2.0 and it works perfectly. However, it should work with whatever rom you're using. Also, this will change some of your icons to Vanilla ones. If you don't want them changed, don't copy the files that will change them. Those should be apparent when copying the image files from the folders I've included.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
Also, if anyone knows how to wrap this all up into a nice little update.zip, please do it or let me know how to do it. It would be greatly appreciated.

Hello, I appreciate the tutorial! I'm attempting to get this set up for my Tainted Vanilla rom and ran into a snag at the beginning. Our services.jar file contains no classes.dex file. All it contains is MANIFEST.MF. Any ideas about how I should proceed?

Ok, I think I've figured it out.
The .odex file is basically the .dex file in an uncompressed format. To break it open you do the same thing you would do with a dex file. Plug it into baksmali and it should yield you a Classes folder. You do have to reassemble it though, which requires you to first deodex it... and it's kind of a pain in the ass. I've figured out the first portion of it, but deodexing the file is decently complicated for a n00b like me. I'll continue to work on it and will hopefully have a solution tomorrow.
Here's where I'm stuck if anyone wants to figure it out:
$ java -Xmx512m -jar baksmali.jar -x services.odex
Error while disassembling method Lcom/android/server/ConnectivityService;-><init>(Landroid/content/ContextV. Continuing.
org.jf.dexlib.Code.Analysis.ValidationException: class Lcom/htc/connectivity/DummyStateTracker; cannot be resolved.
at org.jf.dexlib.Code.Analysis.ClassPath$UnresolvedClassDef.unresolvedValidationException(ClassPath.java:535)
at org.jf.dexlib.Code.Analysis.ClassPath$UnresolvedClassDef.getClassDepth(ClassPath.java:543)
at org.jf.dexlib.Code.Analysis.ClassPath.getCommonSuperclass(ClassPath.java:383)
at org.jf.dexlib.Code.Analysis.RegisterType.merge(RegisterType.java:274)
at org.jf.dexlib.Code.Analysis.AnalyzedInstruction.mergeRegister(AnalyzedInstruction.java:199)
at org.jf.dexlib.Code.Analysis.MethodAnalyzer.propagateRegisterToSuccessors(MethodAnalyzer.java:479)
at org.jf.dexlib.Code.Analysis.MethodAnalyzer.setPostRegisterTypeAndPropagateChanges(MethodAnalyzer.java:459)
at org.jf.dexlib.Code.Analysis.MethodAnalyzer.analyzeInvokeDirectCommon(MethodAnalyzer.java:2968)
at org.jf.dexlib.Code.Analysis.MethodAnalyzer.analyzeInvokeDirectRange(MethodAnalyzer.java:2927)
at org.jf.dexlib.Code.Analysis.MethodAnalyzer.analyzeInstruction(MethodAnalyzer.java:856)
at org.jf.dexlib.Code.Analysis.MethodAnalyzer.analyze(MethodAnalyzer.java:202)
at org.jf.baksmali.Adaptors.MethodDefinition.getMethodItems(MethodDefinition.java:290)
at org.jf.baksmali.Adaptors.MethodDefinition.writeTo(MethodDefinition.java:130)
at org.jf.baksmali.Adaptors.ClassDefinition.writeMethods(ClassDefinition.java:322)
at org.jf.baksmali.Adaptors.ClassDefinition.writeDirectMethods(ClassDefinition.java:291)
at org.jf.baksmali.Adaptors.ClassDefinition.writeTo(ClassDefinition.java:135)
at org.jf.baksmali.baksmali.disassembleDexFile(baksmali.java:187)
at org.jf.baksmali.main.main(main.java:277)
opcode: invoke-direct/range
CodeAddress: 811
Method: Lcom/android/server/ConnectivityService;-><init>(Landroid/content/ContextV
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I know that in order for successfully deodex, all the file paths have to be correct. I, however, do not have them yet.
More info here for anyone interested: http://code.google.com/p/smali/wiki/DeodexInstructions

Good work, this should be an update.zip once we have confirmed it working successfully.....

stopxstart said:
Ok, I think I've figured it out.
The .odex file is basically the .dex file in an uncompressed format. To break it open you do the same thing you would do with a dex file. Plug it into baksmali and it should yield you a Classes folder. You do have to reassemble it though, which requires you to first deodex it... and it's kind of a pain in the ass. I've figured out the first portion of it, but deodexing the file is decently complicated for a n00b like me. I'll continue to work on it and will hopefully have a solution tomorrow.
Here's where I'm stuck if anyone wants to figure it out:
I know that in order for successfully deodex, all the file paths have to be correct. I, however, do not have them yet.
More info here for anyone interested: http://code.google.com/p/smali/wiki/DeodexInstructions
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I get the same error. I posted a issue about this on the project page.
EDIT: Figured it out. Add -c :com.htc.resources.jar
You will need to deodex it first thou.

Can we see screenshots of this notification bar

If you look at the IC3 rom screenshots, this should be the same.
Also, stopxstart, thanks for the hard work! Really appreciate it. Should the phone be connected this whole time? Thanks!

gritts said:
If you look at the ICQ rom screenshots, this should be the same.
Also, stopxstart, thanks for the hard work! Really appreciate it. Should the phone be connected this whole time? Thanks!
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ICQ ROM do you mean IC3 ROM?

Yes, thanks, I corrected it.

gritts said:
If you look at the IC3 rom screenshots, this should be the same.
Also, stopxstart, thanks for the hard work! Really appreciate it. Should the phone be connected this whole time? Thanks!
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It's easy just to keep it connected but it's not required. Just make sure you adb remount before pushing and pulling the files.

Going to try out a workaround for all of this, I'll report back sometime tonight.
Also, if this works it will allow me to write a sufficient update.script for a standalone zip.

For those following the progress of this, I am currently testing some standalone files to push that should make this whole process easier.
So far works on: Evil Eris 2.0 and Ic3Rom 2.0 (well, fixes it).
Testing others now.

I'm looking forward to your testing on Tainted Vanilla

hoban_eris said:
Hello, I appreciate the tutorial! I'm attempting to get this set up for my Tainted Vanilla rom and ran into a snag at the beginning. Our services.jar file contains no classes.dex file. All it contains is MANIFEST.MF. Any ideas about how I should proceed?
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I second that.

ok so these are the things i can't get
the verizon wireless text is white
and the clear button is black with white text
how can i fix these

Re: [Tutorial] White Notification Bar
Did you follow the tut
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Did you follow the tut
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ok ive tried several times and failed every time could someone put up the final zip I could flash

iloveandroid said:
ok so these are the things i can't get
the verizon wireless text is white
and the clear button is black with white text
how can i fix these
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Let me double check the XML files in the Framework-res.apk to make sure I put the right ones in. I literally have 60 folders filed with the same file from different testing so I could have easily posted the wrong one.
Also, there isn't a zip to flash because I haven't written the update script for it. If you would like to, please do.

stopxstart said:
Let me double check the XML files in the Framework-res.apk to make sure I put the right ones in. I literally have 60 folders filed with the same file from different testing so I could have easily posted the wrong one.
Also, there isn't a zip to flash because I haven't written the update script for it. If you would like to, please do.
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I would make a flashable but i dont know how

Ok, I fixed the button problem.
You're using Ic3Rom right? Pretty sure the files I have will work with it straight up but let me test it.
Also, I added screenshots to first page.

[TUTORIAL] How to easily THEMES .apk (for DEODEXED ROM only)

After few days surfing, asking & testing. I decide to make a easily tutorial for theming in Windows, I think as long you know to use computer, they is nothing much difficult to theming/modifying the .apk yourself.
My guide only cover:
De-compile & compile of .apk
changing the .png file inside .apk
Modifying tricky .9.png file.
Modifying .xml file.
Zip Align the .apk
What you need:
Your phone must be ROOT and DEODEXED.
CWM pre-install recommended, you can simply get this function by installing superatmos / Lucifr kernel.
7-zip - for replacing file inside .apk
JRE (Java Runtime Environment) - required to run the APKtool
Android-SDK - must install before APKtool & Zipalign work.
APKTool Download the apktool & also apktool-install-windows.
Before Start:
Always remember make a backup for any .apk file you plan to change or amend.
Recommended make a flash-able version of origin not amend .apk in-case something went wrong, you can always flash back the original file via CWM. Example if you did something wrong in your systemUI.apk (for statusbar) it will probably make your phone nearly impossible access any part due to unstop FC.
I also like to take this opportunity to THANKS the following user help, without them, all this is not possible.
ronhoover88
superatmos
tarunagg
Vertumus

De-compile & Compile of .apk
Why this step is required:
You need to de-compile the .apk before you can correctly modified the tricky .9.png and also to see a readable .xml for amending.
Step:
Install JRE (Java Runtime Environment) & Android-SDK.
Download the apktool & also apktool-install-windows, extract the file and put inside your Windows Folder.
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Open command prompt (Start - Run - CMD)
Before de-compile the .apk, make sure you copy out your current phone framework-res.apk & twframework-res.apk, lidroid-res.apk only required if you using lidroid-res.apk in your framework.
Code:
[B]apktool if [location of .apk][/B]
Example:
apktool if D:\APK\framework-res.apk
apktool if D:\APK\twframework-res.apk
apktool if D:\APK\lidroid-res.apk
Now, De-compile the .apk
Code:
[B]apktool d [filename.apk] [directory][/B]
Example: apktool d D:\framework-res.apk D:\De-compile
If sucess, you will seen the following line in your CMD.
The De-compile folder will be generate as seen below.
Now you can amend whatever you like to amend, after done, proceed to following step.
Compile back:
Code:
[B]apktool b [directory][/B]
Example: apktool b D:\De-compile
Extra build folder will appear inside your De-compile folder, all file inside here already compile and can use later in your Android phone.

Changing/Replacing the .png file inside .apk
Amending normal .png no need to de-compile, just extract the file and modified using any photoshop tools or simply replace the .png
Just right click any .apk file and select 7-zip extract to, as seen below:
Now go to the extracted folder and amend / replace any .png file you like to replace. (Remember .9.png file cannot just simply replace, check following post for instruction.)

Modifying tricky .9.png file.
The .9.png cannot just simply amend using any photoshop and put back, because by doing so, either the amend .9.png won't appear or just simply give you FC in your phone when running it.
What to do:
De-compile the .apk.
Below showing the different between before and after de-compile of .9.png, as you can seen on right image,they is extra 4 black dot + 1 black bar and surrouding with transparent bar, all this area must be keep and not amend during photoshop. The de-compile image will auto increase 1 x pixel + 1 y Pixel.
Just amend without touching those area, save it and then put back to correct folder and compile back.

Modifying .xml file
After you have de-compile the .apk, now all inside .xml is readable where you can make some changes on the color selection, clock position and etc. by just simply open with notepad and modified.
Before de-compile, the .xml look like below which is not readable and understand by human.
After de-compile, now the .xml is readable and understand by human.
Now you can amend what ever you like, Google/Search XDA forum for which .XML to amend.
Use this color code checker site for getting your desire color code.
After done, don't forget, you must compile back the .xml before it is understandable by Android OS.
Screenshot below showing modifying the sub text .xml to ICS blue color.
Change all
Code:
from android:color="#ffffffff to [B]android:color="#ff3f9bbf[/B]
at zzz_tw_secondary_text_sub.xml

Zipalign the .apk
Why this step is required:
You need to align the .apk to let the Android phone run the modified .apk perform much smoother and better, if you have more not align .apk file in your phone, it will eventually drag down your entire phone performance.
This step is not necessary but recommended.
Step:
Open command prompt at your Android-SDK Tools folder
Type following command and run
Code:
[B]zipalign -fv 4 [filename.apk] [filename-new.apk][/B]
Example: zipalign -fv 4 framework-res.apk framework-res-new.apk
A new Zipalign .apk will be generate as seen below, highlight in blue.
Zipalign in batch, save following code in .bat and put in your folder that contains .apk file. It will batch running zipalign all .apk inside, this guide I found from user Grumpy Old Man post at RootWiki. Thanks for this easier method.
Code:
@echo off
REM Batch file to recursively zip align *.apk files in a directory
REM and its sub-directories. This is significantly easier and faster
REM than manually zip aligning them.
@echo Zip aligning now...
for /R %%X in (*.apk) do zipalign 4 "%%X" "%%~dpX%%~nX.new"
@echo Replacing non-aligned files with zip aligned files...
for /R %%X in (*.new) do move /Y "%%X" "%%~dpX%%~nX.apk"
@echo Zip aligning done, press any key to exit
pause

Final Step
OK, done everything? now you need to put back to your phone with 2 method
Flash via CWM - highly recommended
Root Explorer - not recommended as it may not properly change for Statusbar theming.
Using CWM
Make a flash-able .zip to flash at CWM
Not sure how to do, let use a easier way, take any flash-able .zip, use 7-zip and choose open archive as seen below:
Now just drag and drop all your modified .apk inside the .zip file, choose YES when ask "Confirm File Copy" as seen below:
Copy the modified .zip to your root SDCARD and restart to CWM and install. Done!
Using Root Explorer
Temporary copy your modified .apk to your /system/csc
Right click choose permission and set as below:
Move your current .apk to correct directory /system/app
Done! This method is not recommended for framework-res.apk & systemUI.apk, better way still flashing via CWM.
ENJOY HAPPY THEMES!

My Achievement
Below is what you can get after themes. Enjoy!
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FROM BELOW, NOT RELATED TO S II - i9100G
CENTER CLOCK for SONY XPERIA Z phone.
De-compile the SystemUI.apk, then change some code at status_bar.xml in /res/layout
Step 1 - Find
Code:
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.Clock android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Clock"
android:gravity="left|center" android:id="@id/clock" android:paddingLeft="6.0dip"
android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:singleLine="true" />
Step 2 - Replace Step 1 code with
Code:
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.Clock android:id="@id/clock" android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:gravity="center_horizontal|center"
android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Clock" android:singleLine="true" />
Step 3 - Then search for
Code:
xmlns:systemui="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.systemui">
and now cut Step 2 code and paste in bottom Step 3 code.
Step 4 - Lastly find
Code:
<LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/ticker"
and past following code beside it.
Code:
android:background="@drawable/status_bar_background"
Save the edited status_bar.xml
Sony Xperia Z Center Clock Screenshot.

Very nice tutorial!i'm too lazy to type/make a tutorial..lol its good for sharing the idea..:thumbup:
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fauzi_91 said:
Very nice tutorial!i'm too lazy to type/make a tutorial..lol its good for sharing the idea..:thumbup:
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Thanks, I am still learning.

u forget to mention the deleting of edited xmls file and resources.arsc

samyam2002000 said:
u forget to mention the deleting of edited xmls file and resources.arsc
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My final step is drag back and save using 7-zip, the file will automatic replace, no need manual delete.
By the way, thanks for highlighting removing of resources.arsc, add-in this step at final step now.

i dont know if i am doing it right what what exactly does a build folder contain a folder or .apk file

samyam2002000 said:
i dont know if i am doing it right what what exactly does a build folder contain a folder or .apk file
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The build folder contain all the files you had de-compile just before but in compile format back.

Andrewtst said:
The build folder contain all the files you had de-compile just before but in compile format back.
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so i just replace them or what on the original .apk
definnately apkmanager is easier

samyam2002000 said:
so i just replace them or what on the original .apk
definnately apkmanager is easier
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Correct. Just replace to your origin .apk and remember always do a backup for any .apk you want to amend.

thanks for ur tutorial bro..

Mybe u can add a lil bit intro/tutor about uot kithen too if u want..can introduce to people out there who never used it b4..they also can get so many icons in there..
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fauzi_91 said:
Mybe u can add a lil bit intro/tutor about uot kithen too if u want..can introduce to people out there who never used it b4..they also can get so many icons in there..
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Oh, I never try before that, wait I try first, before I can add-in.

Andrewtst said:
Oh, I never try before that, wait I try first, before I can add-in.
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Uot kitchen is the easier way to make a theme as long as we know how to use it..there are a lot of option there..n we juz need to upload the systemui.apk n framework-res.apk..but for contact,phone etc will remain stock..that one we can use ur tutor to modify..
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[HOW TO] Turn an RUU into a "custom" de-odexed ROM

I first wrote this guide here on my site and thought I should put it here as well.
I am going to write this post to show how "easy", yet time-consuming, converting an RUU into a custom, de-odexed ROM can be as long as you can follow directions. I am doing this to hopefully help with development of ROMs for people who may be a bit intimidated on doing this. Before you start, you’ll need:
1. A Windows installation
2. VirtualBox installed in Windows
3. Ubuntu 10.04 (at least) installed in VirtualBox
4. dsixda’s Android Kitchen set up properly in Ubuntu
5. Java JDK installed in Ubuntu (Search openjdk in Synaptic Package Manager)
6. No fear of taking your time with this
I am suggesting the above because that’s what I’ll be using for this guide. Some devs frown at the use of kitchens but de-odexing manually can be a real pain in the ass and very time consuming.
First things first, you need to have Ubuntu up and running inside VirtualBox and you’ll need to get the Android Kitchen set up properly. To do this, extract the Android Kitchen zip file you downloaded. Rename the extracted folder to just “kitchen”. Copy that folder into your Ubuntu “home” directory. The final path will be “/home/username/kitchen”. You can test this by opening Terminal and typing:
Code:
cd kitchen
./menu
If the Android Kitchen starts, then you’re good to go. It’s that easy.
Now, going back to your Windows installation, download the RUU you want to build from. Once downloaded, you’ll need to double-click the RUU to run it. You’ll get a window that opens to allow you to continue installing the RUU. You need to not click anything there. Leaving that window open, open a Windows Explorer window. In the address bar type:
Code:
%temp%
and hit enter. This will take you into your Temp directory where the rom.zip is extracted. You can now do a search for rom.zip. Once found, copy the rom.zip to another directory (ie. Desktop). You can now close out of the RUU installer.
You’ll need to now copy your rom.zip to your Ubuntu virtual machine. How you do that is up to you. The easiest way is to set up Shared Folders in VirtualBox and copy it from within Ubuntu.
Once you have this file in Ubuntu, for simplicity, copy it to your desktop. Next, you’ll need to extract it. Simply right-click the rom.zip and select “Extract Here”.
If you now open you extracted folder, you should see a bunch of .img files. The 2 we are looking for are system.img and boot-signed.img. For now, create a new folder on your desktop, we’ll call it “custom”, and copy the boot-signed.img into that folder (I usually rename boot-signed.img to boot.img). Also create a folder called “system” in the same directory. Next we need to mount the system.img so we can extract the contents into the “system” folder you just created. Back in Terminal, type:
Code:
sudo mkdir -p /mnt/temp
sudo mount -o loop ~/Desktop/rom/system.img /mnt/temp
and then
sudo cp -r /mnt/temp/* ~/Desktop/custom/system
After several minutes, you should have a folder called “custom” on your desktop and inside of that should be “boot.img” and a “system” folder with a bunch of files and folders in it. You now need to change permissions on the folder so you can zip it up and copy it all. Back in Terminal type:
Code:
sudo chown -R username ~/Desktop/custom
Next step is to zip it all up so we can get it into the kitchen. Highlight both the “boot.img” and “system” folders, right-click them, and select “Compress”. Change the extension to .zip and click OK. Once zipped, drag (or copy) that folder into /home/username/kitchen/original_update.
Open Terminal and type:
Code:
cd ~/kitchen
./menu
Once the kitchen starts, you’ll need to set up a Working Folder, so select option “1″. If you only have 1 ROM zip in there you can just hit Enter. Follow through the prompts to rename your working folder if you want. I’m not going to guarantee that it will always work but it has worked for me in the past to select option “2″ from the main menu to “Add root permissions”. Moving on to de-odexing, select option “0 – ADVANCED OPTIONS”. Next, select option “11 – Deodex files in your ROM”. I usually do this by deodexing framework first and then system. If you’re de-odexing the ATT ROM, “PirateGhost” from xda clued me in that you need to temporarily remove the “com.att.vmm.sharedlib.jar” from /system/framework otherwise de-odexing will fail. When you get into the de-odexing option it will have you set your API level. The default is 10 which is Android 2.3.4 however, ICS can be 14 or 15. If on the latest 4.0.3, it’s API Level 15. Google can also help you here. If you’ve done everything right it will de-odex for 20 minutes or so depening on your hardware and should say “0 .odex files remain”. If you have any that remain, you can do them manually or not at all. Up to you on how you do it.
Since that’s basically all we’re discussing for right now on creating this ROM, we’ll continue on to building a flashable zip. Back at the main menu, select option “99 – Build ROM from working folder”. I recommend using the default “Interactive Mode”. Select yes to optimizing/zip-aligning all apks. When asked to add Updater-script to ROM, select yes. Here’s the thing with the updater-script that it builds. It’s only partially right. You need to fix the partition format section for the Vivid (or for whatever phone you’re building for). It’s best to look at some other’s scripts to see how it’s done. When asked by the wizard to sign your ROM, don’t do it. It’s not necessary. Feel free to rename it to whatever you want. After you’ve fixed the updater-script and I do mean AFTER, you can try flashing the ROM. And don’t forget to flash the boot.img as well.
There you have it. You now have a base ROM for you to work from. Obviously, this is just scratching the surface of what can be done but it’s a start. This is just how I do it. There are other ways to accomplish the same thing but this method has worked for me. Attached is a sample updater-script that I pulled from my AT&T stock ICS ROM. Use it only as a template and modify it to fit your needs and obviously, remove the txt extension.

Jirv311 said:
I first wrote this guide here on my site and thought I should put it here as well.
I am going to write this post to show how "easy", yet time-consuming, converting an RUU into a custom, de-odexed ROM can be as long as you can follow directions. I am doing this to hopefully help with development of ROMs for people who may be a bit intimidated on doing this. Before you start, you’ll need:
1. A Windows installation
2. VirtualBox installed in Windows
3. Ubuntu 10.04 (at least) installed in VirtualBox
4. dsixda’s Android Kitchen set up properly in Ubuntu
5. Java JDK installed in Ubuntu (Search openjdk in Synaptic Package Manager)
6. No fear of taking your time with this
I am suggesting the above because that’s what I’ll be using for this guide. Some devs frown at the use of kitchens but de-odexing manually can be a real pain in the ass and very time consuming.
First things first, you need to have Ubuntu up and running inside VirtualBox and you’ll need to get the Android Kitchen set up properly. To do this, extract the Android Kitchen zip file you downloaded. Rename the extracted folder to just “kitchen”. Copy that folder into your Ubuntu “home” directory. The final path will be “/home/username/kitchen”. You can test this by opening Terminal and typing:
Code:
cd kitchen
./menu
If the Android Kitchen starts, then you’re good to go. It’s that easy.
Now, going back to your Windows installation, download the RUU you want to build from. Once downloaded, you’ll need to double-click the RUU to run it. You’ll get a window that opens to allow you to continue installing the RUU. You need to not click anything there. Leaving that window open, open a Windows Explorer window. In the address bar type:
Code:
%temp%
and hit enter. This will take you into your Temp directory where the rom.zip is extracted. You can now do a search for rom.zip. Once found, copy the rom.zip to another directory (ie. Desktop). You can now close out of the RUU installer.
You’ll need to now copy your rom.zip to your Ubuntu virtual machine. How you do that is up to you. The easiest way is to set up Shared Folders in VirtualBox and copy it from within Ubuntu.
Once you have this file in Ubuntu, for simplicity, copy it to your desktop. Next, you’ll need to extract it. Simply right-click the rom.zip and select “Extract Here”.
If you now open you extracted folder, you should see a bunch of .img files. The 2 we are looking for are system.img and boot-signed.img. For now, create a new folder on your desktop, we’ll call it “custom”, and copy the boot-signed.img into that folder (I usually rename boot-signed.img to boot.img). Also create a folder called “system” in the same directory. Next we need to mount the system.img so we can extract the contents into the “system” folder you just created. Back in Terminal, type:
Code:
sudo mkdir -p /mnt/temp
sudo mount -o loop ~/Desktop/rom/system.img /mnt/temp
and then
sudo cp -r /mnt/temp/* ~/Desktop/custom/system
After several minutes, you should have a folder called “custom” on your desktop and inside of that should be “boot.img” and a “system” folder with a bunch of files and folders in it. You now need to change permissions on the folder so you can zip it up and copy it all. Back in Terminal type:
Code:
sudo chown -R username ~/Desktop/custom
Next step is to zip it all up so we can get it into the kitchen. Highlight both the “boot.img” and “system” folders, right-click them, and select “Compress”. Change the extension to .zip and click OK. Once zipped, drag (or copy) that folder into /home/username/kitchen/original_update.
Open Terminal and type:
Code:
cd ~/kitchen
./menu
Once the kitchen starts, you’ll need to set up a Working Folder, so select option “1″. If you only have 1 ROM zip in there you can just hit Enter. Follow through the prompts to rename your working folder if you want. I’m not going to guarantee that it will always work but it has worked for me in the past to select option “2″ from the main menu to “Add root permissions”. Moving on to de-odexing, select option “0 – ADVANCED OPTIONS”. Next, select option “11 – Deodex files in your ROM”. I usually do this by deodexing framework first and then system. If you’re de-odexing the ATT ROM, “PirateGhost” from xda clued me in that you need to temporarily remove the “com.att.vmm.sharedlib.jar” from /system/framework otherwise de-odexing will fail. When you get into the de-odexing option it will have you set your API level. The default is 10 which is Android 2.3.4 however, ICS can be 14 or 15. If on the latest 4.0.3, it’s API Level 15. Google can also help you here. If you’ve done everything right it will de-odex for 20 minutes or so depening on your hardware and should say “0 .odex files remain”. If you have any that remain, you can do them manually or not at all. Up to you on how you do it.
Since that’s basically all we’re discussing for right now on creating this ROM, we’ll continue on to building a flashable zip. Back at the main menu, select option “99 – Build ROM from working folder”. I recommend using the default “Interactive Mode”. Select yes to optimizing/zip-aligning all apks. When asked to add Updater-script to ROM, select yes. Here’s the thing with the updater-script that it builds. It’s only partially right. You need to fix the partition format section for the Vivid (or for whatever phone you’re building for). It’s best to look at some other’s scripts to see how it’s done. When asked by the wizard to sign your ROM, don’t do it. It’s not necessary. Feel free to rename it to whatever you want. After you’ve fixed the updater-script and I do mean AFTER, you can try flashing the ROM. And don’t forget to flash the boot.img as well.
There you have it. You now have a base ROM for you to work from. Obviously, this is just scratching the surface of what can be done but it’s a start. This is just how I do it. There are other ways to accomplish the same thing but this method has worked for me. Attached is a sample updater-script that I pulled from my AT&T stock ICS ROM. Use it only as a template and modify it to fit your needs and obviously, remove the txt extension.
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Thanks, I've De-odexed ICS 4.0.3 ROM from WEE RUU. But. When I flash to Phone. The boot was successfully. And Everything works. But in the Sense Desktop. Any of ICON's Title Couldn't Display in the Sense Homescreen. It's totally naked!! including widgets. What's Problem? The others text display is work.
My Lab: Windows 7 with JDK&JRE
Cygwin+Kitchen 1.92
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Should I Cooking ICS with Ubuntu?

ChunD.K said:
Thanks, I've De-odexed ICS 4.0.3 ROM from WEE RUU. But. When I flash to Phone. The boot was successfully. And Everything works. But in the Sense Desktop. Any of ICON's Title Couldn't Display in the Sense Homescreen. It's totally naked!! including widgets. What's Problem? The others text display is work.
My Lab: Windows 7 with JDK&JRE
Cygwin+Kitchen 1.92
---------- Post added at 11:26 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:24 AM ----------
Should I Cooking ICS with Ubuntu?
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Can you grab a screenshot? Seems pretty strange.

I find problems out。When I tried to Extract All files form a Stock RUU。Than pack it up without any touching。flash to phone。Boot Successfully...
But IT'S JUST NAKED!!! I really confused！
RUU Version：Australian RUU-HOLIDAY-ICS-35-S-Telstra-WWE-3.25.841.4-Radio-3.02.4740.09-34.20.701040.19
Everything is fine when I Run RUU.exe to update。

Jirv311 said:
Can you grab a screenshot? Seems pretty strange.
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Where you are? I need your Reply.

ChunD.K said:
Where you are? I need your Reply.
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I need your screenshot.

Jirv311 said:
I need your screenshot.
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Finally, Here is the Problem Screenshot. SO WERIED
I‘ve also use the latest Touch RECOVERY。 Problem is still。。。
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"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
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You gotta help me!

I mean i Pack them pu without any touching。
Where are you？

If I had to guess, I'd say you're using an unsupported language? I honestly am not sure.
Sent from my HTC PH39100 using xda premium

No, Itried switch to English. It jut naked.

Thanks alot for the thread! Is there anyway you could go into more detail about fixing the updater script for vivid?

bennykudos said:
Thanks alot for the thread! Is there anyway you could go into more detail about fixing the updater script for vivid?
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I attached the updater-script to the OP. The main thing that needs fixing when your building it is putting in the correct format commands for the Vivid.

Do you know how to decompile the apks? I have expiernce with decompiling
Apks on the Samsung infuse but I can not figure out how do it for this phone...I can't even successfully install the framework...and yes I'm using an ics apktool...I've tried on both windows 7 and ubuntu 11.04
Could someone please link me to an apktool that works with this phones stock ics apks and tell me any special/extra steps I need to do to install framework and decompile apks
Sent from my HTC PH39100 using xda app-developers app

mg2195 said:
Do you know how to decompile the apks? I have expiernce with decompiling
Apks on the Samsung infuse but I can not figure out how do it for this phone...I can't even successfully install the framework...and yes I'm using an ics apktool...I've tried on both windows 7 and ubuntu 11.04
Could someone please link me to an apktool that works with this phones stock ics apks and tell me any special/extra steps I need to do to install framework and decompile apks
Sent from my HTC PH39100 using xda app-developers app
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i think its called apk manager now.. sorry to revive

[MULTITOOL]ROM Tools PC v3 [Updated 8 May 2013]

Hi guys,
Here is third version of my ROM Tools PC Version (Automatic decompile classes.dex file to edit smali content) exclusively for Galaxy Y and Galaxy Ace I
Totally tested for every feature and bug free, it is now loaded with new awesome features.
Screenshot:
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Changelog :
Code:
Version 3
8 May 2013
-Added many new features
-Option to reboot
-Option to recovery
-Option to Hot Reboot
-Option to view and save logcat with nice integration of verbose and long command
-Option to fix permissions
-Option to RESET PASSWORD of pattern lock or passwork or pin
-Added a small Easter egg
Version 2
18 April 2013
- Changed it from a script to multi tool
- Added folders for convenience
- Made eye candy
- Made it noob proof
- It's like changing Baichung Bhutiya to Lionel Messi
Version 1
- Just one smali.bat file and one baksmali.bat file with one one line each of commands to Baksmaling and Smaling (duh!)
PHP:
I am not responsible for your device being dead,
you flashing stock ROM,
you using your device as a brick,
or the decrease in love of your Girlfriend because you use your mobile so much
What does it do?
As you are aware, there are smali files in jar files and apks you need to edit for adding 4-way boot into power menu, extending Power options, changing clock colour, adding CRT effect, changing the pop up that comes up when you touch the easter egg image, adding brightness slidebar, adding lidroid toggles, etc and so manyyyy things
In order to edit them, you need to decompile apk and classes.dex
It is not a problem in editing smali files of apk as they are decompiled itself by APK-Multitool(I use it)
But, it does not work for jar files
I know that there is smali.jar and baksmali.jar for it but I don't like repeatedly commading same operations when I can do it with one click
This program decompiles and recompiles classes.dex from any jar or apk in one click(very useful when you only need to decompile dex file only)
However, it's main objective is to recompile and decompile classes.dex only, but I added few more option to make it really a full fledged ROM Tool
Expect a few more features in upcoming releases
Pre-Requisites:-
*PC
*My Tool
*Java JDK(or JRE) (If you are running Windows 7 64 bit, you may need to add Java in environment variable)
*7-Zip (For in zip operations[pull out classes.dex])
*classes.dex file(on which you will operate)
*Android Phone to be connected to PC with USB Debugging on to use features other than decompiling and recompiling
Guide:-
Main Options
1. Download my Tool.
2. Extract it in any folder.
3. Place classes.dex in the input folder. DO NOT RENAME IT.
4. Run script.bat. Choose Option 1, Decompile classes.dex . In a few seconds, there will be a prompt that it is "Done. Press anykey to continue" (Note:- If you have UAC [User Account Control] on, you may run it as administrator or it might not be able to create folder if you have extracted it in System Drive)
5. Go to decompiled folder. There will BE classout folder. Make any changes in smali in classout folder(ALWAYS USE NOTEPAD++). DO NOT RENAME CLASSOUT FOLDER.
6. Again open script.bat if you had closed it or if not, then return to the window.
7. Choose 2 option "Compile classes.dex" . A new classes.dex will be formed in output folder.
8. Enjoy
Note:- Once you change things in classout folder, and you decompile another classes.dex, previous version in decompiled folder will be deleted. So if you want backup of it, move it somewhere else
Same thing will happen to classes.dex on output folder when you compile another one.
Other options
1. Connect you phone to PC with USB Debugging on and not on USB Tethering. Make sure you aren't using adb before using the tool. If so, Go to Alt+Ctrl+Del and to Task Manager and close adb.exe process
2. Choose the option what you want.
a) Logcat, either view or save it
If you view it, a window will appear with logcat in it. If you are done, just close that window
If you save it, it will be saved in the same folder where Script.bat is present. To stop saving it, Press Ctrl+C and type Y and press Enter
b) Reboot, may take some time in rebboting and rebooting in recovery.
c) Fix permissions and Reset password
3. Try to find Easter Egg
Download:-
ROMToolsPCv3.zip
Down below is attached v1

iamareebjamal said:
Hi guys,
This is sunday and I am here to post a new tool made by me.
(Actually making it was a piece of cake)
PHP:
I am not responsible for your device being dead, you flashing stock ROM, you using your device as a brick, or the decrease in love of your Girlfriend because you use your mobile so much
What does it do?
As you are aware, there are smali files in jar files you need to edit for adding 4-way boot into power menu, extending Power options, changing clock colour, adding CRT effect, changing the pop up that comes up when you touch the easter egg image, adding brightness slidebar, adding lidroid toggles, etc and so manyyyy things
In order to edit them, you need to decompile apk and classes.dex
It is not a problem in editing smali files of apk as they are decompiled itself by APK-Manager(I use it)
But, it does not work for jar files
I know that there is apktool for it but I don't like repeatedly commading same perations when I can do it with one click
Also, I get many errors in apktool.
This program decompiles and recompiles classes.dex from any jar or apk in one click(very useful when you only need to decompile dex file only)
Note:- This program is for those who either are very much newbie in this task or want one click solution
Any experienced person will know how easy it is to do it by himself/herself/itself.
Pre-Requisites:-
*PC
*My Tool
*Java JDK(If you are running Windows 7 64 bit, you may need to add Java in environment variable)
*7-Zip (For in zip operations[pull out classes.dex])
*classes.dex file(on which you will operate)
Guide:-
1. Download my Tool.
2. Extract it in any folder.
3. Place classes.dex in the folder
4. Run smali.bat. In a few seconds, you will see a classout folder made.(Note:- If you have UAC on, you may run it as administrator or it might not be able to create folder if you have extracted it in System Drive)
5. Make any changes in smali in classout folder(ALWAYS USE NOTEPAD++)
6. Delete classes.dex file.
7. Click on baksmali.bat. A new classes.dex will be formed
8. I did not make the folder very clean. Please bear with it.
9. Enjoy
Download:-
View attachment 1756046
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Hey, i already made the thread for this but nice tool!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2160478
possible copy?

js2892 said:
Hey, i already made the thread for this but nice tool!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2160478
possible copy?
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What do you mean?

iamareebjamal said:
What do you mean?
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i'm just saying two almost same threads within same section look weird!
I'm not claiming copyright over ur thread or tool..!
But you could have made a post in the older thread about ur tool instead of making new thread!:good:

js2892 said:
i'm just saying two almost same threads within same section look weird!
I'm not claiming copyright over ur thread or tool..!
But you could have made a post in the older thread about ur tool instead of making new thread!:good:
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Man, yours is a guide.
Mine is a tool made by me

iamareebjamal said:
Man, yours is a guide.
Mine is a tool made by me
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well...okay!:good:

Version 2 Uploaded

Man, AWESOME, it's so easy. Far Far better than typing each command over and over again.

Updated to version 3
Added many new options
Screenshot:
Changelog :
Code:
Version 3
8 May 2013
-Added many new features
-Option to reboot
-Option to recovery
-Option to Hot Reboot
-Option to view and save logcat with nice integration of verbose and long command
-Option to fix permissions
-Option to RESET PASSWORD of pattern lock or passwork or pin
-Added a small Easter egg
Version 2
18 April 2013
- Changed it from a script to multi tool
- Added folders for convenience
- Made eye candy
- Made it noob proof
- It's like changing Baichung Bhutiya to Lionel Messi
Version 1
- Just one smali.bat file and one baksmali.bat file with one one line each of commands to Baksmaling and Smaling (duh!)

iamareebjamal said:
Updated to version 3
Changelog :
Version 3
-Added many new features
-Option to reboot
-Option to recovery
-Option to Hot Reboot
-Option to view and save logcat with nice integration of verbose and long command
-Option to fix permissions
-Option to RESET PASSWORD of pattern lock or passwork or pin
-Added a small Easter egg
Version 2
18 April 2013
- Changed it from a script to multi tool
- Added folders for convenience
- Made eye candy
- Made it noob proof
- It's like changing Baichung Bhutiya to Lionel Messi
version 1
- Just one smali.bat file and one baksmali.bat file with one one line each of commands to Baksmaling and Smaling (duh!) [/CODE]
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good work areeb....

abhi922 said:
good work areeb....
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Thank You

Works on linux?
Sent from my GT-S5830i using xda app-developers app

luteriace said:
Works on linux?
Sent from my GT-S5830i using xda app-developers app
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No. How can a bat file work in Linux!

luteriace said:
Works on linux?
Sent from my GT-S5830i using xda app-developers app
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nope (NO) ,
works only with windows....

Link not working for me :/

x3reme85 said:
Link not working for me :/
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It's working fine for me
http://www.mediafire.com/download/1bmy46ed7qxhj67/ROMToolsPCv3.zip

you are a star
You arae a Star! thanks alot,
will i was struggling for about 50 hours untill i learned decompiling htc one camera apk, but your software helps alot what i am going to do is i extract apk then with your tools i extract classes.dex i make changes then without recompiling it i will replace com file with com file in decompiled folder, so i can edit xml file at once.
i have noticed com file in decompiled folder is 12.7mb and size on disk 15.8
while with your tool i get 12.8mb but size on disk is 15.8 so it is nearly the same but
i got little minor error while decompiling my apk but was working when i recompiling it, so i believe this methods will recompile with 0 error.
thanks again.
i do not know if you have knowledges of changing camera apk setting, i want to try break the limites size recording because i am restricted to 3.79GB then record stops and says maximum record size is reached, i am still searching and try to get solution.
another question is while the camera apk was stock camera apk i just modified few icons color, remember this is not extracted, so i have access to all xml file also but just quick test changed icon color when i replaced on system app it started but when i reboot phone it does go back to original stock camera and if i switch off and on then the camera will not start at all.
so if you have any idea please let me know.
it does not matter if you do not know by this software you served me alot thank you.
i may try to learn coding in java its good for everything

zindu said:
You arae a Star! thanks alot,
will i was struggling for about 50 hours untill i learned decompiling htc one camera apk, but your software helps alot what i am going to do is i extract apk then with your tools i extract classes.dex i make changes then without recompiling it i will replace com file with com file in decompiled folder, so i can edit xml file at once.
i have noticed com file in decompiled folder is 12.7mb and size on disk 15.8
while with your tool i get 12.8mb but size on disk is 15.8 so it is nearly the same but
i got little minor error while decompiling my apk but was working when i recompiling it, so i believe this methods will recompile with 0 error.
thanks again.
i do not know if you have knowledges of changing camera apk setting, i want to try break the limites size recording because i am restricted to 3.79GB then record stops and says maximum record size is reached, i am still searching and try to get solution.
another question is while the camera apk was stock camera apk i just modified few icons color, remember this is not extracted, so i have access to all xml file also but just quick test changed icon color when i replaced on system app it started but when i reboot phone it does go back to original stock camera and if i switch off and on then the camera will not start at all.
so if you have any idea please let me know.
it does not matter if you do not know by this software you served me alot thank you.
i may try to learn coding in java its good for everything
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Thank You. *blush* *blush*
I recommend using APK2JAVA to decompile it to it's original source to learn more about coding of the app
You'll eventually get it done :good:
About Camera reverting to original or not working, I doubt I know why that's happening.

iamareebjamal said:
Thank You. *blush* *blush*
I recommend using APK2JAVA to decompile it to it's original source to learn more about coding of the app
You'll eventually get it done :good:
About Camera reverting to original or not working, I doubt I know why that's happening.
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Thank you,
i found that tool, and also found that i have to use dx.bat on sdk folder to convert it back to classes.dex but i could not find how, but that's not a problem, because i am going to learn java and after that learn how to make apk apps, so i will learn that.
i have some knowledges like html, and i did try to learn phph but i gave up for learning photoshop and after effects, but this time i am persist i have to learn it because it make me different person. to me programmers are the base of live and any one know it have to be proud.
have a good day and thanks again

good job man