I have the new 2.2 ROM Leak installed on my phone atm, and I want to use the Froyo Vanilla Lock screen, where it has the unlock as well as the vibrate bars. I know that they have a 2.1 vanilla lock screen, but this is set to put the phone on silent, not vibrate. I was wondering how I could get a hold of the 2.2 vanilla lock screen. is it just an .apk that i could extract from cyanogen mod 6 from kouch? or is it more complicated than that?
any help would be great. thanks in advance
Just remove or rename /system/app/HtcLockScreen.apk and /system/app/HtcLockScreen.odex in recovery. Make sure your system partition is mounted first. If you do this, you will not be able to use the alarms until you get a vanilla Desk Clock installed.
Code:
adb shell
rm HtcLockScreen.apk
rm HtcLockScreen.odex
k ill give it a try. but with the 2.1 stock ROM when this was done it would show the vanilla lock screen, but it was really messed up. will update when i complete this
so i removed the .apk and it does work, but it still only has the option to either unlock the phone, or switch between silent and normal. is there a way to switch it to vibrate instead? and how would i get a vanilla Desk Clock onto it?
Edit: the Vanilla Desk Clock is actually there, no need to install anything extra. so all i am looking to change is the bar that switches between silent and normal to vibrate and normal
Edit Edit: Wow i feel like a noob. it works right out of the box this way. i was looking at the symbol and reading the text saying "sound is off" thinking it went straight to silent. but alas, it puts it on vibrate, so just uninstalling HtcLockScreen.apk and HtcLockScreen.odex works, as well as it shows the vanilla clock, whether or not the alarm clock works i dont know, as i dont use it as one.
feel free to delete this whole thread if you want, as i am a noob and was not paying attention to what was in front of me. thank you for the quick response though
Twisted politiks said:
...just uninstalling HtcLockScreen.apk and HtcLockScreen.odex works, as well as it shows the vanilla clock, whether or not the alarm clock works i dont know, as i dont use it as one...
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While the vanilla lock screen works fine after removing those two files, the alarms are still messed up. The problem isn't that the alarm won't sound when set from the HTC clock app anymore (it does). The problem is that you cannot shut it off without also having the HTC Lock Screen, and it will just keep sounding until you reboot.
If you install a vanilla clock, than even with the vanilla lock screen you can have an alarm set that will correctly prompt you to dismiss or snooze when it sounds.
I am actually having some trouble finding the best/correct DeskClock.apk for us, as the first I found didn't even show up in the app drawer (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715208) and the second one I found, which works for alarms, has some messed up characters displaying below the time and the music button will cause a FC (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=697491).
Could anyone who knows which is the most current and functional DeskClock.apk please link to it or perhaps even attach a copy?
Twisted politiks said:
so i removed the .apk and it does work, but it still only has the option to either unlock the phone, or switch between silent and normal. is there a way to switch it to vibrate instead? and how would i get a vanilla Desk Clock onto it?
Edit: the Vanilla Desk Clock is actually there, no need to install anything extra. so all i am looking to change is the bar that switches between silent and normal to vibrate and normal
Edit Edit: Wow i feel like a noob. it works right out of the box this way. i was looking at the symbol and reading the text saying "sound is off" thinking it went straight to silent. but alas, it puts it on vibrate, so just uninstalling HtcLockScreen.apk and HtcLockScreen.odex works, as well as it shows the vanilla clock, whether or not the alarm clock works i dont know, as i dont use it as one.
feel free to delete this whole thread if you want, as i am a noob and was not paying attention to what was in front of me. thank you for the quick response though
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You're telling me when you remove those apk's you get the Vanilla lock screen??
Can you post screenshots.
I can confirm this.
shoman24v said:
You're telling me when you remove those apk's you get the Vanilla lock screen??
Can you post screenshots.
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I can confirm it works.
Slide right to unlock, slide left turns on vibrate or turns sound back on.
i wish we could get the 2.0 lockscreen, that was the best! The dial lockscreen rocked.
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Twisted politiks said:
I have the new 2.2 ROM Leak installed on my phone atm, and I want to use the Froyo Vanilla Lock screen, where it has the unlock as well as the vibrate bars. I know that they have a 2.1 vanilla lock screen, but this is set to put the phone on silent, not vibrate. I was wondering how I could get a hold of the 2.2 vanilla lock screen. is it just an .apk that i could extract from cyanogen mod 6 from kouch? or is it more complicated than that?
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Nevermind...
Install this and your alarm issues are SOLVED, I just tested it.
Now time to remove the old one. Be sure you set your alarm with THIS app if you decide to leave the HTC stuff on.
ihtfp69 said:
Just remove or rename /system/app/HtcLockScreen.apk and /system/app/HtcLockScreen.odex in recovery. Make sure your system partition is mounted first. If you do this, you will not be able to use the alarms until you get a vanilla Desk Clock installed.
Code:
adb shell
rm HtcLockScreen.apk
rm HtcLockScreen.odex
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When I do those commands, it tells me:
rm: can't remove 'HtcLockScreen.apk': No such file or directory
I shut down, booted into recovery, when to "partitions menu," mounted /system, plugged my phone into my computer, launced cmd, cd'd to sdk\tools, adb shell, "daemon started successfully," then I get that error.
I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. Any help?
Thanks.
adb shell
then
rm /system/app/HtcLockScreen.apk
rm /system/app/HtcLockScreen.odex
shoman24v said:
adb shell
then
rm /system/apps/HtcLockScreen.apk
rm /system/apps/HtcLockScreen.odex
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Ahhh I wasn't doing the full path to the files!
OK, it still says it can't find the file. I must be doing something wrong.
zipzoomeroo said:
Ahhh I wasn't doing the full path to the files!
OK, it still says it can't find the file. I must be doing something wrong.
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try this:
adb shell
cd /system/app
rm HtcLockScreen.apk
rm HtcLockScreen.odex
jitajt said:
try this:
adb shell
cd /system/app
rm HtcLockScreen.apk
rm HtcLockScreen.odex
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I think that worked. I'm wondering if I may have booted into recovery before plugging my phone in last time. Would that have made a difference?
Edit: It worked!!! Thank you so much. I've wanted the vanilla lock screen for sooo long!
sorry I put /apps lol not /app
Also important to note that if you started the adb shell prior to mounting /system you'll need to exit and do an adb remount for adb to be able to read/write.
so what happens when we get a phone call? is the the HTC lockscreen to answer or the vanilla lockscreen to answer?
how do we get the original stuff back if we decide not to keep this?
Related
Very old mod. Probably no longer works. Use at own risk. No longer supported by me.
ROOT REQUIRED
ONLY works on ROMS that include HtcLockScreen.odex.
So it wont work if you've flashed lwp patches, Sprint ROMS or anything that removes the .odex file.
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Originally created by JsChiSurf over in the Hero forums via my encouragement This version is made for the Eris, it is not the same as the Hero version (which doesn't work properly for us).
This is a modification of the STOCK HTC Sense lockscreen that removes the background so you can see your homescreen behind it.
*Users need to already be comfortable with using 'adb' I won't be providing support on that since there are numerous threads with instructions all around.*
**Before** pushing the apk into that folder, you'll need to FIRST perform the following steps to remove the stock lock wallpapers from loading, as well as any cached custom wallpaper you have applied. You can perform these via adb as listed, or if you have Root Explorer (on the marketplace), you can navigate to the folders listed and delete the items that way.
Code:
adb remount
adb shell
cd /data/misc/lockscreen
rm *
cd /system/customize/resource
rm htc_wallpaper*
exit
Note: You may or may not have anything to delete in /system/customize/resource, so if you get an error message while using adb, don't worry.
HtcLockScreen.zip MD5: 9423D8C3D6CBBF3E084CD185130F9649
*APK NOTE: APKs are case sensitive, be sure you install this without renaming it, or it wont overwrite your original APK*
After you extract the zip to your sdk/tools directory perform the following (case sensitive):
Code:
adb push HtcLockScreen.apk /system/app
adb reboot
If you get "read-only" errors, try "adb remount" OR "adb shell", then, "su", then "mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system" and then the other commands.
EDIT: Clock-less version now available for download! Same instructions apply.
Clock-less Info: **Since some users may have performed the 'experienced users' steps below, an Android image has been added to 'lockscreen_topedge.png' so that it isn't 100% transparent.
If you want to remove this image: First, download the ZIP below with the PNGs, take any one of those and rename it to 'lockscreen_topedge.png, open the lock apk in your favorite zip file manager (winzip, winrar, 7-zip), navigate to "res\drawable-normal-mdpi" and drag your newly-renamed PNG in there. If a dialog pops up, be sure you select the option that has NO compression, this is usually called "Store."**
Make a post if you have any problems NOT related to 'adb.' Again, support is not provided for that.
Clockless Lock.zip MD5: B604B530E02C47DA81AD8B4563BE71D2
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Now some optional additional steps for **experienced users only** (I suck at tech support so if you ask something, I'll try to answer, but no guarantees):
If you put the PNGs included in the zip below into 'com.htc.resources.apk\res\drawable-mdpi', it will remove the HTC "Arc" on the lockscreen. Now, to create your own Arc replacement, all you'll need to do is go into 'HtcLockScreen.apk\res\drawable-normal-mdpi' and change the lockscreen_topedge.png to your liking A much easier change than fiddling with your resources apk everytime and its only 1 image to change, instead of trying to line up three. Of course, if you remove the Arc and do not change your lockscreen_topedge.png, you will have a completely invisible lockscreen, so don't freak yourself out, just make something for that PNG.
*Does not seem to work with Hero or Legend ROMs*
I've used adb push (to change my boot animation) but I can't say I know how to use it.
Can you specify which commands to use?
EDIT: do you have to have root for this?
Yes you have to have root. You would do 'adb install HtcLockScreen.apk'.
wshuman3 said:
You would do 'adb install HtcLockScreen.apk'.
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waahhh no X_X this isn't an app to be installed. you are overwritting the old one (after youve backed up!) the "install" command installs to data/app, which isn't what we want (but thanks for keepin an eye on the thread for me wshuman3 )
if you put the apk in your sdk\tools directory, then the command would be
Code:
adb push HtcLockScreen.apk system/app
you were correct about needing root tho
oh sweet!
one question though, what if your phone is locked? will it still show the homescreen?
Lemcott said:
oh sweet!
one question though, what if your phone is locked? will it still show the homescreen?
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please read the first post again before you post. your question is answered in both the thread title as well as the second line.
thanks!
no no no... okay I admit, i worded that question wrong.
if you phone is password protected, as in locked down, with the graphical password and all that. will it still show the homescreen?
Lemcott said:
no no no... okay I admit, i worded that question wrong.
if you phone is password protected, as in locked down, with the graphical password and all that. will it still show the homescreen?
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i believe it should still show you the home screen, considering with the normal lock app by htc in order to unlock it with the dot pattern, you have to pull the slider down, then it shows you the pattern. so going off of that, then it should still do the same thing, but instead of showing a pic on the lock screen, it shows the home screen, then you slide it down to unlock, which i would assume that it would then pop up the dot pattern.
ECLIPS3's explanation is entirely correct. locking will not hide your homescreen. but then, if someone wanted to see your homescreen with the normal lockscreen, they would just have to slide down the Arc most of the way and they'd see most of it. not secure either way.
but i dont think thats what you were even worried about Lemcott. but explained it anyway
yep, you got it I'm not really worried about them seeing the homescreen (oh no! they saw my poor organizational skills! I'm ruined! haha) I just have my phone locked done mainly because my friends and I have a pretty long running epic war to change each other's facebook status'/tweets to very embarrassing things, nosey family members, and just in case i ever forgot it somewhere.
cant wait till i get my new phone in tomorrow and patch this sucker on. speaking of which, if i were to patch this after flashing on Jamezelle's sense-abloe 2.0, would it look just like the normal htc lock screen just transparent? or will it look like sense-able's lock screen but transparent?
Lemcott said:
yep, you got it I'm not really worried about them seeing the homescreen (oh no! they saw my poor organizational skills! I'm ruined! haha) I just have my phone locked done mainly because my friends and I have a pretty long running epic war to change each other's facebook status'/tweets to very embarrassing things, nosey family members, and just in case i ever forgot it somewhere.
cant wait till i get my new phone in tomorrow and patch this sucker on. speaking of which, if i were to patch this after flashing on Jamezelle's sense-abloe 2.0, would it look just like the normal htc lock screen just transparent? or will it look like sense-able's lock screen but transparent?
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it will look like the normal lock screen, just transparent. but you could edit the transparent lock screen to look like jameselles, just transparent. im sure someone would be willing to do that for you. i might, just dont have time right now.
I'll give it a whirl, but if anyone wants to race me be my guest, I'm pretty noobish when it comes to android/linux, but I'll give it my best.
Lemcott said:
if i were to patch this after flashing on Jamezelle's sense-abloe 2.0, would it look just like the normal htc lock screen just transparent? or will it look like sense-able's lock screen but transparent?
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99.9% sure your senseable lock would be in-tact, just transparent. since your senseable lock's graphics are stored in com.htc.resources.apk and this is only a change to your HtcLockScreen.apk
Running Ivan's 0.8T2, works like a charm. Thanks!
For all of those confused on how to install this, you simply unzip HtcLockscreen.zip on your computer, follow the instructions in the first post, then you:
Code:
adb remount
adb push HtcLockScreen.apk /system/app
adb reboot
and when your phone boots back up, you'll be looking at a shiny new transparent lockscreen.
Arcalyth said:
Running Ivan's 0.8T2, works like a charm. Thanks!
For all of those confused on how to install this, you simply unzip HtcLockscreen.zip on your computer, follow the instructions in the first post, then you:
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NOTE!: the code is case sensitive, make sure you capitalize as follows:
Code:
adb remount
adb push HtcLockScreen.apk /system/app
adb reboot
When I try this I always get the nexus 1 lock screen. I'm running Ivan's latest build.
I will try again on a fresh flash since I have been messing with stuff.
Edit: OK, fresh flash without wiping allowed me to change to the Transparent Lock Screen. Thanks gohamstergo.
btw, I have no idea what I changed to not allow this mod.
@silver: not sure but youre not the only one with the issue. no idea what causes it. seems rare tho
AWW, I thought I was special.
But, If anyone ever needs any "rare issues or bugs" found....
Thanks for posting this!
Would anyone consider making a "lockscreen" that is nothing BUT a photo/walpaper?
No clock, no arc, nothing?
Maybe just a "walpaper" or photo?
Or even better- Truly Transparent!
That would be cool!
TheAtheistReverend said:
Thanks for posting this!
Would anyone consider making a "lockscreen" that is nothing BUT a photo/walpaper?
No clock, no arc, nothing?
Maybe just a "walpaper" or photo?
Or even better- Truly Transparent!
That would be cool!
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If read the "advanced" directions in the OP, it basically explains how to do this, even though he was trying to tell you how to AVOID doing that. but I agree, I'd like it too. It would almost be like a security feature cuz only you would know where to swipe to unlock
[THEME] Vanilla Lockscreen NON-Transparent Background
This has been discussed on other threads. It's simple to remove or delete the HtcLockScreen.apk to revert to the stock lock screen. The problem with most ROMs is that the stock lock screen has a transparent background and a clock. Most people do not like this because it clashes with the home screen clock. In addition, the HTC alarms do not work with the stock lockscreen.
I found a glitch in EE 2.0.1 that allowed a background and allowed you to set it with MetaMorph. I discovered after loading EE 3.0, it too had a transparent background when reverting to the stock lock screen. I did not like this at all so I set off on a mission to try and duplicate the glitch. I am happy to say I have found a solution!
EDIT: I have uploaded the new MM patch for this mod. This easy to use theme works on all ROMs (except Cyanogen based ROMs where this is not needed). The previous issue with Ivan's Official has been resolved. Fuzzy letters have been reported with the Aloysius ROMs.
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Instructions:
1. Do a NAND backup first!!! I am not responsible for anything that may happen to your phone.
2. Download LockWallpaper.zip
3. If you like, change the wallpaper in the zip to your own
----- LockWallpaper.zip\framework-res\res\drawable-mdpi\create_contact.png
----- Must be a 320x480 PNG file named "create_contact.png" (all lowercase)
4. Push the zip file to your sdcard
5. Open MetaMorph and apply the theme.
Changing the wallpaper via MetaMorph:
1. Update the background in the theme by pushing a new create_contact.png file into the zip. (The file name MUST remain the same)
2. If you unzip and then re-zip make sure you do not use compression
3. Copy it back to your sd card
4. Install the theme from within MetaMorph
----- Use the 'Unzip/Extract new theme' option and tell MM to replace all the files
----- Apply the theme
5. It will more than likely reboot your phone when it is finished
6. Rinse and repeat
Thanks to jcase for the idea of removing the HTC lock screen apk file
Thanks to csstikman89 for the original lockscreen script
Thanks to everyone who tested this
Reserved for future ....
first try unsucessful
It Works!!! I almost was going to say it didn't but just had to be patient about 1 minute longer
I ran the batch file.. it went into reboot.. comes up on skateboard guys.. and then black screen.. i waited about 2 minutes and figured something was wrong. Pulled battery, powered on and skateboard guys again to black screen.. figured something was still wrong and i'd have to restore backup.. then all the sudden the phone woke up and bam! background on the lockscreen.
Just be a lil patient when it reboots.
Thanks again!
Yes, I was watching the logcat and noticed it seems to rebuild the cache on reboot. It only happens with the first script though. That does not happen when you use Metamorph to change the wallpaper.
Just tried this on XTRRom 2.0 and it worked perfectly. Thank you so much for this.
Semi-n00b here. Can't get this to work...what am I doing wrong? I am following the instructions in the op and decided I liked the wallpaper that's already included so I didn't add any additional files to the wallpaper folder. When I double-click on the START-SCRIPT.bat file I get a windows pop-up that says "Windows cannot find './Tools/adb'. Make sure you typed the file name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button, and then click Search."
What am I doing wrong? The phone is not currently active on Verizon's network as I'm testing a LG Ally...could that have anything to do with it? I really want a new lockscreen!!!
Any help appreciated.
NVM: not sure what I did but I redownloaded/extracted the zip folder and now it's working.
Well...I'm still doing something wrong because the wallpaper didn't change. After I executed the file and it rebooted the phone it came up with the correct lockscreen but the background is like, buttons or something. Not the "dots" from the photo. I tried adding my own .jpg to the wallpaper folders and executing it again. No luck. Tried deleting the .jpg that was there in case it was causing a conflict and still no luck. So...I've got the lockscreen but an ugly wallpaper.
KacieB said:
Well...I'm still doing something wrong because the wallpaper didn't change. After I executed the file and it rebooted the phone it came up with the correct lockscreen but the background is like, buttons or something. Not the "dots" from the photo. I tried adding my own .jpg to the wallpaper folders and executing it again. No luck. Tried deleting the .jpg that was there in case it was causing a conflict and still no luck. So...I've got the lockscreen but an ugly wallpaper.
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It sounds like your wallpaper did not get loaded. Try the Metamorph theme. It should fix your problem.
ihtfp69 said:
It sounds like your wallpaper did not get loaded. Try the Metamorph theme. It should fix your problem.
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Tried the Metamorph theme, first it made me download AndExplorer - a separate program...when I click on the EE.zip folder using AndExplorer thru MetaMorph I get an error that says: "theme control file missing."
If I don't add a wallpaper to the extracted files the lockscreen should show up with the "dot" theme like the screenshot above, correct? When I browse out to the wallpaper folder that is the file that's already there. Not sure why I would be getting the "button" theme. So confused...
KacieB said:
Tried the Metamorph theme, first it made me download AndExplorer - a separate program...when I click on the EE.zip folder using AndExplorer thru MetaMorph I get an error that says: "theme control file missing."
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Download Metamorph 1.9.8.6 from the Market. You are using an old version. Also, do not rename the zip file.
ihtfp69 said:
Download Metamorph 1.9.8.6 from the Market. You are using an old version. Also, do not rename the zip file.
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Beautiful! That worked. Thanks for your help - much appreciated.
Great, I'm glad.
I am trying to apply the metamorph theme on my phone and it seems like it is taking forever. How long should it take?
Re: [THEME] Vanilla Lockscreen NON-Transparent Background [06/04/2010]
Not that long. It should reboot or ask you to reboot itself. Try tapping the home key to see if your phone is responding. If your phone is locked, send it a rebootcommand.
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2 questions...
1. Does this show a preview of text messages on the lock screen itself? i like that feature on the default lock screen but i like the look of this new one.
2. Would i be able to do this with a macbook? thats the only computer i have...
Will this work by simply flashing the zip file?
I'm not very good with the commands
Running lastest Sense-able w/ADW Launcher. Ran the script, phone rebooted and came back up into FC loop. Didn't read them all but at least one of them had to do w/ADW. Does this not work w/ADW? Restored from NAND.
Re: [THEME] Vanilla Lockscreen NON-Transparent Background [06/04/2010]
This is not a flashable zip. It's pretty simple, though. Just unzip the first script, keep the included background or replace with your own and execute the included .bat file. No need to understand or type commands.
Then to change the background in the future, use the metamorph theme.
Sorry, I have no way of making this for a Mac. There is a Linux version of the script if that would help.
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Re: [THEME] Vanilla Lockscreen NON-Transparent Background [06/04/2010]
Running lastest Sense-able w/ADW Launcher. Ran the script, phone rebooted and came back up into FC loop. Didn't read them all but at least one of them had to do w/ADW. Does this not work w/ADW? Restored from NAND.
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I am running ADW as well. The problem is with your ROM. This won't work on everyone's ROM. Can you pull your framework-res.apk file and send it to me?
I will try and modify the xml to work for you.
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I can install a different keyboard (SmartKeyboard Pro in my case) - but can't seem to activate (usually android setting menu needs to be ticked to allow new input method - and Nook does not seem to expose that menu)
Any clues or sqldb commands to tweak this are welcome.
Hey, I managed to load SmartKeyboardPro on mine.
Here are the steps I did:
1. Rename smartkeyboard apk to: LatinIME.apk
2. Put this apk on your SDCard
3. Use RootExplorer, or another file manager with root access, and move the LatinIME.apk out of system\apps.
4. Make sure you save the system LatinIME.apk in case you want to revert back to it.
5. Now copy your renamed LatinIME.apk to system\apps and long press on it to install.
6. You may have to reboot a few times and try reinstalling the renamed LatinIME.apk a few times for it to work.
It took me a few reboots to get it to work.
Good luck.
Your instructions for installing Smart Keyboard Pro worked for me. Just had to install the English dictonay for it and I was good to go.
One note, you can get to the Smart Keyboard Pro settings by long pressing on the ?123 key. You can then customize it to your liking.
I miss the haptic feedback, but the sound feedback works just fine.
Sent from my Nook Color
did u do anything in particular to enable it? what did u name the english files? i rebooted too many times to count and installed 3 times. no dice tho.
I just dropped the keyboard apk's into the system/app folder, changed their permissions to rw-r--r--, and then removed latinIME.apk (i did back it up first of course). When I did that, Android seemed to panic but after a reboot both keyboards were available through keyboard manager.
antoniouslj said:
I just dropped the keyboard apk's into the system/app folder, changed their permissions to rw-r--r--, and then removed latinIME.apk (i did back it up first of course). When I did that, Android seemed to panic but after a reboot both keyboards were available through keyboard manager.
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When I change the permissions they don't "stick".
Hmmm...interestingly enough I also can't seem to copy anything into the system/app folder, even though I do have superuser (using Root Explorer).
ETA: Turns out my issue was the version of Root Explorer I was using...I found one that works correctly and allows me to mount as RW and now things are working.
So anyone managed to get Swype installed? I installed SmartKeyboard pro but I really think this keyboard would work better one handed with swype.
I hate to be that guy but does anyone have an original NC backed up LatinIME.apk?
I have gotten the Droid X multi touch keyboard to work on my NC by replacing the stock LatinIME.apk as described above. It works pretty well except the actual letters on the keys are pretty small. Screenshots below. Anyone know what needs to be done to make the text a little bigger?
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"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
daveknights said:
I hate to be that guy but does anyone have an original NC backed up LatinIME.apk?
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I hope I do this right...
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9641665/LatinIME.apk
accidental double post
I hope I do this right...
http://db.tt.gdqZATP
French. said:
I hope I do this right...
http://db.tt.gdqZATP
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Yeah the first post worked. Thanks for the help.
In other news. I got Thumb Keyboard to work when replaced as LatinIME.apk It seems only the Large phone layout works well and displays all the keys in both portrait and landscape view. I think it's pretty usable.
Hrm. I'm not having any luck with the HTC_MOD keyboard (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=663608).
Such a shame, I really like it compared to the stock Nook one.
What other keyboards have people gotten to work?
pezhore said:
Hrm. I'm not having any luck with the HTC_MOD keyboard (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=663608).
Such a shame, I really like it compared to the stock Nook one.
What other keyboards have people gotten to work?
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I got the Droid X multitouch keyboard working - it allows you to hold 'shift' while typing a capital letter
French. said:
When I change the permissions they don't "stick".
Hmmm...interestingly enough I also can't seem to copy anything into the system/app folder, even though I do have superuser (using Root Explorer).
ETA: Turns out my issue was the version of Root Explorer I was using...I found one that works correctly and allows me to mount as RW and now things are working.
So anyone managed to get Swype installed? I installed SmartKeyboard pro but I really think this keyboard would work better one handed with swype.
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My Permission changes aren't sticking either. What version of Root Explorer did you finally use to make it work? I've got 2.12.2.
myuzi said:
Hey, I managed to load SmartKeyboardPro on mine.
Here are the steps I did:
1. Rename smartkeyboard apk to: LatinIME.apk
2. Put this apk on your SDCard
3. Use RootExplorer, or another file manager with root access, and move the LatinIME.apk out of system\app.
4. Make sure you save the system LatinIME.apk in case you want to revert back to it.
5. Now copy your renamed LatinIME.apk to system\app and long press on it to install.
6. You may have to reboot a few times and try reinstalling the renamed LatinIME.apk a few times for it to work.
It took me a few reboots to get it to work.
Good luck.
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Thanks for the instructions!
I got the DroidX keyboard working, but the letters, as another poster noted, are kinda small. Not really a problem for me, since I touch-type, but I can see it being a problem when switching to the ?123 page.
I think we need a new thread to discuss the possibility of Swype on the NC. We are not allowed to post Swype APKs, but I think we're allowed to discuss its installation.
I've tried the LatinIME.apk procedure with Swype, but I consistently get "Installing..." then "Application not installed." I'm wondering if we also need libswype, as this thread mentions: goo.gl/5ag4q
califrag said:
I got the Droid X multitouch keyboard working - it allows you to hold 'shift' while typing a capital letter
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post #8
i have both swift keyboard and smart keyboard trial working on my NC. this method doesn't require you to overwrite LatinIME.apk. instead, it modifies the settings database in the same way that choosing the input method in the settings would in a normal android installation. as usual, i accept no responsibility if this messes up your nook. use at your own risk. obviously, your NC must be rooted first.
for smart keyboard trial: version 3.10.1 worked for me, but that's the only one i tried. maybe other versions will work?
Code:
$ adb install "Smart Keyboard Trial_v3.10.1.apk"
$ adb pull /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db settings.db
at this point, make a copy of settings.db as a backup!
Code:
$ sqlite3 settings.db
sqlite> update secure set value='com.android.inputmethod.latin/.LatinIME:net.cdeguet.smartkeyboardtrial/.SmartKeyboard' where name='enabled_input_methods';
sqlite> update secure set value='net.cdeguet.smartkeyboardtrial/.SmartKeyboard' where name='default_input_method';
sqlite> .q
$ adb push settings.db /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
$ adb reboot
as a previous poster mentioned, hold down the 123 key to access the settings.
for swift keyboard: version 1.0.951 worked for me, but that's the only one i tried. maybe other versions will work?
Code:
$ adb install "SwiftKey_v1.0.951.apk"
$ adb pull /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db settings.db
at this point, make a copy of settings.db as a backup!
Code:
$ sqlite3 settings.db
sqlite> update secure set value='com.android.inputmethod.latin/.LatinIME:com.touchtype.swiftkey/.KeyboardService' where name='enabled_input_methods';
sqlite> update secure set value='com.touchtype.swiftkey/.KeyboardService' where name='default_input_method';
sqlite> .q
$ adb push settings.db /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
$ adb reboot
for swift, hold down the microphone button to access settings.
this method might work with other keyboards, as long as you can successfully install the apk. note that the enabled_input_methods column is a colon separated list of available input methods. i got the proper strings for the input methods by examining settings.db on my android phone. hope this helps!
edit: if you want to revert back to the original keyboard, do this:
Code:
$ adb pull /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db settings.db
$ sqlite3 settings.db
sqlite> update secure set value='com.android.inputmethod.latin/.LatinIME' where name='default_input_method';
sqlite> .q
$ adb push settings.db /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
$ adb reboot
You can also just push over whatever keyboard apk into /system/app, and (after a reboot) the enabled_input_methods record will automatically update to include the new keyboard.
You'll still have to change the default keyboard manually through settings.db though as described in Ben74's above post. Just don't forget the where clause, otherwise you'll wind up rewriting every record in the secure table (I assume most of you aren't as careless as I am, but you never know ). Do a quick "select * from secure;" statement if you want to make sure you the changes you made are correct.
Alternatively, you can use the Keyboard Manager app described in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=860377. FYI, it works really well on the NC and allows you choose between different installed keyboards on a whim. (Only glitch is it will sometimes freeze the screen if the keyboard is up while changing orientation, but you can easily unfreeze it by going back to the previous orientation.)
Oh, forgot to mention, SlideIt (demo) works perfectly on the Nook Color. Once you update the enabled_input_methods record to include it, you can just install it as a regular (non-system) app, and it works fine. The value for the SlideIt keyboard in the secure table is, "com.dasur.slideit.vt.lite/com.dasur.slideit.SlideITIME" (without the quotes, obviously). Unfortunately, there's no easy way to install the paid version of SlideIt since it uses the LVL.
Also, like was mentioned, Thumb Keyboard works well on the NC. The value for Thumb Keyboard in the secure table is, "com.beansoft.keyboardplus/.SoftKeyboard" (again, no quotes).
Pulled this straight out of the motorola xoom system dump (that is now gone from xda it seems) and sized for our screens. Works great on my screen. Drop the bootanimation.zip into /system/media or /data/local and it should work on any 800x480 screen. Use the honeycomb-boot.zip to flash with CWM.
{
"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"
}
Updated: I've also added a themed Pandora designed to be a bit darker (will try and figure out the now playing screen to make it fully black) and fit in with a honeycomb theme if you have one. Be sure to uninstall the old one before attempting to install this one.
+1
Quite nice.
Kaik541 said:
Pulled this straight out of the motorola xoom system dump (that is now gone from xda it seems) and sized for our screens. Works great on my screen. Drop it into /system/media or /data/local and it should work on any 800x480 screen.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10640272/bootanimation.zip
edit: added a CWM flashable zip... *should* work, haven't test
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DAMN!!!! that is HOT!!
going to try the CWM zip now & will let ya know how it works out.
thanks!
& i'm also an organ donor! rock on!
Just flashed the zip. Works.
RobertInCypress said:
going to try the CWM zip now & will let ya know how it works out.
thanks!
& i'm also an organ donor! rock on!
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let me know if it works. I don't see why it shouldn't, but sometimes things are just finnicky
Seems like the images need to be rotated 90 degrees, or is it just me?
I rotated the images, looks better now.
peachpuff said:
Seems like the images need to be rotated 90 degrees, or is it just me?
I rotated the images, looks better now.
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I actually specifically chose not to do this even though the images are in "portrait" orientation because it more matches how it would look on the xoom (since you're more likely to hold that in portrait mode, I feel).
With yours it looks like it's falling from right to left, mine/xoom is top to bottom. Thanks for the alternative but all it does is make me want to turn my phone into portrait mode when booting
The image just seemed squished on my end, anyhoo choice is always good.
CWM zip works great, thanks!
I suddenly find myself rebooting my phone for no reason... o.0
That is one cool ass boot ani...
peachpuff said:
Seems like the images need to be rotated 90 degrees, or is it just me?
I rotated the images, looks better now.
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Your .zip file does not work. It freezes up for me as soon as I click Yes-Install ....
RaptorOne3 said:
Your .zip file does not work. It freezes up for me as soon as I click Yes-Install ....
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His isn't an update.zip, it's the bootanimation.zip that you copy into /system/media.
Sent from my Captivate.
"Homer Simpson Doh!" lol
Hmm... After adding it in there and flashing it to the phone... I actually prefer the alternative with the image rotated.
It does appear to be going at an angle from left to right but I still think it's just as pimp as the original and it looks a bit more uniform and not so stretched...
Either way, me likey! Thanks brotha!
Could you advise a rookie? Do I need a custom ROM for this, or can I change it on the STOCK ROM?
I Am rooted and through Linda Manager can see System/Media and bootsamsung.qmg and bootsamsungloop.qmg
advice?
Thanks
You'll want to use an application called ROM Manager. (tis the easiest way)
It can be downloaded from the Market. Search for it, download it...
Since you're device is rooted you will not have to do that part but ROM Manager requires root access so you're good to go there.
Next step is to open up the ROM Manager app.
Tap "FLASH CLOCKWORK MOD RECOVERY"...
Tap "Allow" when superuser prompts...
Next you will want to make sure you have placed the Honeycomb-Boot.zip on your device via USB Mass Media mode. Copy/Paste it right into the device drive.
Release/Eject the device from Windows.
Turn off USB Storage access on your device.
Disconnect the USB cable.
Now open up ROM Manager again.
Tap on "Reboot into Recovery"...
Once the device reboots, if you find yourself at a screen that is in BLUE text (Recovery), you must use the Volume Down key to navigate to "Reinstall Packages", click the power button to select. You may have to do this once or twice. But once it works your device will reboot into a screen with GREEN text (ClockWorkMod).
Once you are in CWM, use the Volume keys to navigate to "Install .zip from SD card"... You will have to kind of navigate around and find where you placed the Honeycomb-Boot.zip file.
Navigate past the crazy amount of No's and click Yes - Install...
Navigate with the volume buttons to "Go Back"...
Navigate to "Reboot" the device...
That should do it.
dozyaustin said:
Could you advise a rookie? Do I need a custom ROM for this, or can I change it on the STOCK ROM?
I Am rooted and through Linda Manager can see System/Media and bootsamsung.qmg and bootsamsungloop.qmg
advice?
Thanks
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you will need a custom ROM (or at least kernel) that supports AOSP bootanimation.zip format. by default, the samsung kernels play the above bootsamsung.qmg and bootsamsungloop.qmg, but almost any available custom kernel will support the bootanimation.zip support.
All it needs is sound. Something to do with pulsating energy.
So I tried this and it didnt work. I get an error saying:
E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted
Any suggestions?
That's what I get when I flash from CW sometimes, but it still takes for me. Did you try rebooting and seeing if it was actually there?
Now included in my unity theme, available here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12057423
Hey guys, just starting some to theme some system apps for an upcoming project of mine (unityMOD, basically trying to bring some unity, in this case dark blacks, to the OS to match the hardware etc) and I thought some people might like to see my Camera.apk theme.
I always found the weird grey and black speckled background weird, so I changed it to black and changed a few buttons, outlines etc. I think it looks quite nice personally, so I thought I'd just share it
{
"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"
}
Installation has been tried, and works perfectly, via adb push:
Code:
adb push Camera.apk /system/app/Camera.apk
OK, here's the update.zip's. I have tested the CM7Camera.zip (I use CM7 obviously) but haven't had time to test the other one, so if anyone could just let me know how it goes, that would be appreciated.
Place the required .zip file (CM7 or Stock/Axura) on your SD Card storage
Boot into CWM Recovery
Use volume buttons to select 'install zip from sdcard' and power to select
Use volume and power to select 'choose zip from sdcard'
Find the .zip file you placed earlier
Using volume and power, select 'Yes - Install xxx.zip'
Reboot, and you're done!
Downloads
[CM7]
Camera.apk
CM7Camera.zip
[Stock/Axura/MoDaCo - thanks Master]
CameraGoogle.apk
StockAxuraCameraGoogle.zip
Master™ has made a white version of this, available here
Notes
[CM7 Based ROMs] If you are having troubles actually seeing the changes after successfully applying Camera.apk, make sure you are using the System theme in Theme Chooser.
[General] If you are having issues, check and see if you are using the correct download version. Stock ROMs and Axura use CameraGoogle.apk and CM7 (possibly others?) use Camera.apk. I will try and make this irrelevant in my update.zip, but for now just take note.
I'm using Axura 1.1.2.0 and the camera app just FC's.
Probably because of the ROM.
I'll try tomorrow sometime when I load up CM7 or something.
Looks fantastic, though!
I love simple black on this phone. It is absolutely gorgeous.
Xandlinger said:
I'm using Axura 1.1.2.0 and the camera app just FC's.
Probably because of the ROM.
I'll try tomorrow sometime when I load up CM7 or something.
Looks fantastic, though!
I love simple black on this phone. It is absolutely gorgeous.
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Thanks for the Axura mention, I haven't personally used it, so I don't know what Master has changed for it. Has he themed Camera.apk at all?
Thanks for that though, I also love the blacks on it! I just absolutely hated that grey speckled stuff!
Hope you get to use it soon somehow
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Thanks for the Axura mention, I haven't personally used it, so I don't know what Master has changed for it. Has he themed Camera.apk at all?
Thanks for that though, I also love the blacks on it! I just absolutely hated that grey speckled stuff!
Hope you get to use it soon somehow
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I do not believe that he has skinned it, but I could be wrong. I hate the stock camera app so I have only ever opened it once since launch, haha.
Much prefer Camera 360 or Vignette.
THANKS! looks very nice, CM should theme the camera.apk like this
Xandlinger said:
I do not believe that he has skinned it, but I could be wrong. I hate the stock camera app so I have only ever opened it once since launch, haha.
Much prefer Camera 360 or Vignette.
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Yes, I did
P.s OP.. Looks great.
The attached one works on Axura
Thank you. It looks great!
Can I just delete the camera.apk and move this into it's place with root explorer?
SubyWill said:
Can I just delete the camera.apk and move this into it's place with root explorer?
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I've never tried it personally, but you could test it for me if you want
If that doesn't work though don't worry, I have a copy of stock camera to restore if you need.
I can't see why not though, ill see if it works with root enabled ES in a minute.
Edit: ES doesn't seem to like performing operations from /system even with the root option, so just as a test, copy your current Camera.apk to somewhere safe, then delete the one in /system/app. If it lets you, then you should be right to just move my themed Camera.apk in its place.
Sent from my Nexus S
Jonathon Grigg said:
I've never tried it personally, but you could test it for me if you want
If that doesn't work though don't worry, I have a copy of stock camera to restore if you need.
I can't see why not though, ill see if it works with root enabled ES in a minute.
Edit: ES doesn't seem to like performing operations from /system even with the root option, so just as a test, copy your current Camera.apk to somewhere safe, then delete the one in /system/app. If it lets you, then you should be right to just move my themed Camera.apk in its place.
Sent from my Nexus S
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No, it didn't work for me
I copied the stock camera app and moved it into my SD card. Then I deleted it and moved the themed camera app into it's place and rebooted. It wasn't appearing anywhere so I went back into it and tried to install it but it kept saying "application not installed" so idk what I can do now
I really want this modded camera app too! I can't adb push it either, I'm having a lot of problems installing the sdk and drivers
SubyWill said:
No, it didn't work for me
I copied the stock camera app and moved it into my SD card. Then I deleted it and moved the themed camera app into it's place and rebooted. It wasn't appearing anywhere so I went back into it and tried to install it but it kept saying "application not installed" so idk what I can do now
I really want this modded camera app too! I can't adb push it either, I'm having a lot of problems installing the sdk and drivers
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If you have CWM recovery, I will try to make an update.zip which you can use. I'm just having a few issues with creating them right now, but I should have one by the end of today (my time it's only 7:30am for me).
That said, if anyone else wants to help by creating an update.zip, PM me and I'll add it to the OP.
Jonathon Grigg said:
If you have CWM recovery, I will try to make an update.zip which you can use. I'm just having a few issues with creating them right now, but I should have one by the end of today (my time it's only 7:30am for me).
That said, if anyone else wants to help by creating an update.zip, PM me and I'll add it to the OP.
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A zip that I could flash would be awesome! If I could help, I would haha
use root explorer to install apk
1. get the XXX.apk to sdcard
2. open root explorer
3. find the XXX.apk you are wanting to install
4. long press the XXX.apk file and choose copy options (you will see the paste and cancel boxes at bottom of screen)
5. back out to system/app/XXX.apk and paste file
6. long press XXX.apk and change permissions.
These should be checked: (1)User/read, (2)Group/read, (3)Others/read and (4)User/Write
If you get this WARNING. You cannot paste here because the file is read-only. this is ok. Look to the top of screen and you will see line like this. 124.24 used, 379.70mb free r/o [Mount R/W]. Tap the [Mount R/W] colored box so it shows [Mount R/O]. Now try the the paste and the change permission process. When done reboot.
jerrycycle said:
1. get the XXX.apk to sdcard
2. open root explorer
3. find the XXX.apk you are wanting to install
4. long press the XXX.apk file and choose copy options (you will see the paste and cancel boxes at bottom of screen)
5. back out to system/app/XXX.apk and paste file
6. long press XXX.apk and change permissions.
These should be checked: (1)User, (2)Group, (3)Others and (4)Write
If you get this WARNING. You cannot paste here because the file is read-only. this is ok. Look to the top of screen and you will see line like this. 124.24 used, 379.70mb free r/o [Mount R/W]. Tap the [Mount R/W] colored box so it shows [Mount R/O]. Now try the the paste and the change permission process. When done reboot.
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Which ones should be checked off?
To keep it simple. Check the permission of another app in the system/app files. The permissions are all the same.
jerrycycle said:
To keep it simple. Check the permission of another app in the system/app files. The permissions are all the same.
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That didn't work for me either unfortunately
I used root explorer daily when I was flashing nightly builds and this is the way I install boot animations and framework.apk etc. It may be missing one step in the install precess.
I edited my post earlier for in hope the permissions checks are clearer to the readers.
I don't flash gapps anymore when on cm rom. I install the themed market, I like this, and go from there. I am confident in the process.
jerrycycle said:
I used root explorer daily when I was flashing nightly builds and this is the way I install boot animations and framework.apk etc. It may be missing one step in the install precess.
I edited my post earlier for in hope the permissions checks are clearer to the readers.
I don't flash gapps anymore when on cm rom. I install the themed market, I like this, and go from there. I am confident in the process.
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I followed every step and the camera remains the same as before
@SubyWill
I use a camera apk that is totally blacked out. I just installed the op's camera apk. It installed. This one and the camera button, picture viewer and video images all have a greyed ring around them.
Can u please make it to where we can flash it?