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i know some themes change it, but i like the theme i have already. i just want to change the keyboard to a more pleasant look. is there somewhere i can find different ones to download or flash onto my rom? i don't want to use betterkeyboard app, etc.
Here You Go Buddy.
Well i skinned the stock keyboard pretty easily with a few easy techniques.
First check out my theme Ivory http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=612315 To see if that's what you want. I hope your familiar with themeing or this might be confsing.
-I took the latinIME.apk from cyanogens last rom
-Opened it as a zip and navigated to the res drawable folders
-downloaded the better keyboard skins i wanted (simple black and green)
-pulled the different drawable files from the betterkeyboard apps and replaced the stock cyanogen ones
-resigned apk and flashed inside my theme
sassyness77 said:
Well i skinned the stock keyboard pretty easily with a few easy techniques.
First check out my theme Ivory http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=612315 To see if that's what you want. I hope your familiar with themeing or this might be confsing.
-I took the latinIME.apk from cyanogens last rom
-Opened it as a zip and navigated to the res drawable folders
-downloaded the better keyboard skins i wanted (simple black and green)
-pulled the different drawable files from the betterkeyboard apps and replaced the stock cyanogen ones
-resigned apk and flashed inside my theme
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haha thats EXACTLY what i tried to do yesterday night! except i got the acore force close thing, & im sure it's because i didn't sign it first. i had an easy auto-sign program but i deleted it a few days ago :| & now i can't find it on here anymore!
jonesyruless said:
haha thats EXACTLY what i tried to do yesterday night! except i got the acore force close thing, & im sure it's because i didn't sign it first. i had an easy auto-sign program but i deleted it a few days ago :| & now i can't find it on here anymore!
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haha what are the odds well at least your on the right track!
I would go for editing HTC_IME.apk, just a personal preference i guess, but i think its better, and have played around with editing it a bit myself, and its pretty easy, but you need to be able to do *.9.png files.
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haha what are the odds well at least your on the right track!
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okay i found it. but im still geting te acore force close): what could i be doing wrong?
hmmmm.
jonesyruless said:
okay i found it. but im still geting te acore force close): what could i be doing wrong?
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Im not sure, are you using stricstons signing tool? how are you flashing it?
What ROM are you trying it on? The new CM ROMs the keyboard is now in the LatinIME.apk instead of the framework-res.apk, but if you are using one of the other ROMs, that may not be the case.
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Im not sure, are you using stricstons signing tool? how are you flashing it?
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i dont think so, im using a modded apk signing tool i found on here, i lost the link.
and im doing
cp /sdcard/LatinIME.apk(the one i made) /system/app
in terminal emulator.
then after that the keyboard just dissappears. if i restart after that, the keyboard never shows up. if i just try to go back, i get acore force close repeatedly.
jairomeo said:
What ROM are you trying it on? The new CM ROMs the keyboard is now in the LatinIME.apk instead of the framework-res.apk, but if you are using one of the other ROMs, that may not be the case.
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yea i know, im on cyanogen's latest.
You may want to try getting Stericson's signing tool. If it is disappearing signing could be the main issue. Since you edit it on your PC, why don't you just push it through adb after signing instead of copying it to your sd and then having to use the terminal?
jairomeo said:
You may want to try getting Stericson's signing tool. If it is disappearing signing could be the main issue. Since you edit it on your PC, why don't you just push it through adb after signing instead of copying it to your sd and then having to use the terminal?
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the thing is though that i used the same signing tool to edit a graphic on a different app & it worked just fine.
i don't have/really know what adb OR sdk is & terminal is the easiest way i know how to do it. i mean does it really make a difference?
its been confirmed that it's not my signing tool because i used the same tool to edit a different app, a battery widget i downloaded from the market. & it worked fine. anyone else can help me?
lets get this working buddy,
Alrighty maybe try flashing the keyboard in an update.zip, just put the latinIME.apk into a folder named app. Then copy a meta inf folder from another theme download, you can use mine. Then send that to a compressed folder, resign and try to flash it. I would try that, I have never had good luck pushing with adb and pulling stuff, I stick with the easy way
yesssss i finally got it to work! it turns out i didnt need the signing tool at all. i took the latinime.apk file from a theme with a skinned keyboard, then i ONLY replaced the keyboard png's, and kept the meta-inf how it was. thanks guys for trying to help
Hi,
I need to install hebrew fonts and i understood that i need to "Root" the device.
How do i do it? Can anyone send a link to a working and simple guide to do it?
2. I saw some picture of a scheme which has "buttons" for things like GPS, WIFI, etc.
Where i can get "Buttons" to simply turn on/off such options? (I.E without going all the way to the settings and doing it by much longer method)
Thanks!
1. to root your device, you can do it the long way, or you can do it the short way. use the kitchen that flipz made. go to http://geekfor.me and look for th e kitchen under the downloads section. there's an auto-rooter.
2.if you have the htc hero(which i'm assuming you do), press the plus button on bottom right or long tap on an empty space in the screen, select HTC widgets, press Settings, and then choose what you want
"Plus" button?...
I have the Sprint HTC Hero (This is why i wrote in the Hero CDMA forum) - i don't a "plus" button...
Yes you do... or hold an empty space on your Home Screen on the Add to Home screen > HTC Widget > Settings.
I have the Sprint HTC hero - i don't see any "Plus" button...
I wrote in the CDMA HTC Hero forum, because i have the Sprint Hero.
I will try to look at the link you gave, but i didn't understand the second thing you wrote: this is after what i do in section "1"?...
wolf1o said:
I have the Sprint HTC hero - i don't see any "Plus" button...
I wrote in the CDMA HTC Hero forum, because i have the Sprint Hero.
I will try to look at the link you gave, but i didn't understand the second thing you wrote: this is after what i do in section "1"?...
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oh dear....
step 1: rooting your phone
download this zip: http://link.geekfor.me/kitchen02
save it to your desktop or a folder (i made one at My Documents\Android stuff)
unzip it and name the folder whatever you might want to(i did 'kitchen)
now download this exe file: http://link.geekfor.me/kitchen02b
take that file and drag it into your 'kitchen' folder, replacing the previous .exe that was in there, so yes you do press 'Copy and Replace' when the dialog box comes up.
now... the easy part. turn on your phone. connect it to your computer with the USB cable, and MAKE SURE you have the drivers installed for your phone. open up the kitchen exe, and press the button with the giant '#' on it. follow some instructions, and you should be done soon.
step 2: adding widgets... *sigh*...
unlock your phone and make sure you're at the home screen. now on the BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER, RIGHT NEXT TO THE PHONE ICON, THERE WILL BE A PLUS BUTTON, assuming that you're using HTC Sense and not vanilla android. press it, go HTC widgets, Settings, th en whatever you want.
there
and to clarify... the plus button is not a physical button! its on the touchscreen!
Oh..Sorry...Of course i know the "plus" button..i was that you're refering to a
hardware button, so sorry!
But what do i need to choose?(from the widgets screen...)
You told me to go to this kitchen, download the files etc. Will this Root my device?
I saw many threads with what looks like a more complicated "Root" methods: will your way is like an Automated/Easy way to root a cdma sprint Hero?
After this way, will i be able to add fonts as like for instance?
Thanks again!
wolf1o said:
Oh..Sorry...Of course i know the "plus" button..i was that you're refering to a
hardware button, so sorry!
But what do i need to choose?(from the widgets screen...)
You told me to go to this kitchen, download the files etc. Will this Root my device?
I saw many threads with what looks like a more complicated "Root" methods: will your way is like an Automated/Easy way to root a cdma sprint Hero?
After this way, will i be able to add fonts as like for instance?
Thanks again!
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haha i've already said it twice in my other posts man. press the plus button go to HTC Widgets, scroll down to Settings, and then pick GPS, Wifi, Mobile Network, Bluetooth, Airplane mode. read the whole post!
i don't know about adding fonts, but yes the way i told you will automatically root your phone. just follow the directions i gave you... and when in doubt... use the search function in this forum.
I'm not sure, but I think you need to push the files via ADB.
Code:
adb remount
adb push [HebrewFont] /system/fonts
adb reboot
Thank you all! I'll try doing it all and update you!
htc hero auto flash
im getting an error can someone help ,this is what i get,there all the same picture just diffrent shots.
Looks like you may have missed a few steps...
Are you following this tutorial?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=583291
Picking up my Hero tomorrow and getting ready to Root ASAP.
When using the Kitchen 0.2 to auto-root, will it create a Nandroid backup automatically or do you need to follow additional steps after the auto-root? Thanks.
justinisyoung said:
oh dear....
step 1: rooting your phone
download this zip: http://link.geekfor.me/kitchen02
save it to your desktop or a folder (i made one at My Documents\Android stuff)
unzip it and name the folder whatever you might want to(i did 'kitchen)
now download this exe file: http://link.geekfor.me/kitchen02b
take that file and drag it into your 'kitchen' folder, replacing the previous .exe that was in there, so yes you do press 'Copy and Replace' when the dialog box comes up.
now... the easy part. turn on your phone. connect it to your computer with the USB cable, and MAKE SURE you have the drivers installed for your phone. open up the kitchen exe, and press the button with the giant '#' on it. follow some instructions, and you should be done soon.
step 2: adding widgets... *sigh*...
unlock your phone and make sure you're at the home screen. now on the BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER, RIGHT NEXT TO THE PHONE ICON, THERE WILL BE A PLUS BUTTON, assuming that you're using HTC Sense and not vanilla android. press it, go HTC widgets, Settings, th en whatever you want.
there
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Hi Again,
I tried following you steps, and clicked on the fresh-pre-kitchen.exe, then on the "#", but after it started it says "missing asroot2" although i see it along all other files...
What can i do?
the autorooter doesn't work 100% of the time. Yet http://forum.xda-developers.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif
Follow this tutorial:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=583291
Dont skip steps, dont make up steps, print it out and follow it. check off each step as you go.
If you cant follow that tutorial, you shouldn't be messing with rooting anyways. Rooting does void your warranty, and I'm not sure you would be able to figure out how to get it back if something did go wrong.
Don't you have a computer geek friend, nephew, kid, anybody that can help?
You're missing steps. follow the tutorial to the "t". honest, you're just skipping steps. if you get anything besides what the author says, you have done something wrong at that step.
Sorry for the RTFM and I dont mean to be a jerk, but i have a bad feeling this could be a very long thread and im trying to pull the plug on repeating (over and over) a well-documented procedure that is fairly simple.
A question
If someone want to go back to his original factory settings (and ROM) after he did rooting to this device, will it be possible?
I read what you said about the warranty etc.,but won't a "hard reset" return the device to its default status?
A hard reset would only return the phone to settings after the root process..
To get back to factory you have to download the RUU that is on the Rom Wiki, and run that application.
do you have a link to this rom wiki?
where can i find it?
(It just out of curiosity)
Thanks!
justinisyoung said:
oh dear....
step 1: rooting your phone
download this zip: http://link.geekfor.me/kitchen02
save it to your desktop or a folder (i made one at My Documents\Android stuff)
unzip it and name the folder whatever you might want to(i did 'kitchen)
now download this exe file: http://link.geekfor.me/kitchen02b
take that file and drag it into your 'kitchen' folder, replacing the previous .exe that was in there, so yes you do press 'Copy and Replace' when the dialog box comes up.
now... the easy part. turn on your phone. connect it to your computer with the USB cable, and MAKE SURE you have the drivers installed for your phone. open up the kitchen exe, and press the button with the giant '#' on it. follow some instructions, and you should be done soon.
step 2: adding widgets... *sigh*...
unlock your phone and make sure you're at the home screen. now on the BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER, RIGHT NEXT TO THE PHONE ICON, THERE WILL BE A PLUS BUTTON, assuming that you're using HTC Sense and not vanilla android. press it, go HTC widgets, Settings, th en whatever you want.
there
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Hi
I hope that someone can help:
I managed to run the program (kitchen) but it says:
"failed to connect to your phone..."
below it says:
"adb server didn't ACK"
"Failed to start daemon"
Can someone help?
About me:
I have a mytouch3g running cyanogenmod 5.0.7ds
I have a mac, so most (pretty much all) of the boot screen instructions won't work for me.
The questions I have:
How can I change the boot screens on my mt3g
I found a .png that is awesome and I want to make it my first boot screen, how can I differentiate which boot screen I am changing?
Is there a less complex way of changing a boot screen than have been described? like a simple flash from recovery or something?
search button = answers
That doesnt help. i've read all the post about it already and they are all for windows, linux and the g1. none of which I have.
...A little help
If you have the Android SDK installed on your Mac... (which you should already have done) Kick your phone into "Fastboot" (I.E. Power+Back Button) From your Mac... Open up CMD line, and follow the same instructions you found for windows. Its really no different. As, long as you have properly installed the SDK and USB Drivers on your Mac. Hope this helps.
Also...
Read this post for the instructions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=467693
Okay... I've installed Android SDK, I followed the instructions in the Cyanogenmod Wiki, and on the Android SDK website, but I'm having trouble figuring out how to run the SDK. I have Eclipse classic installed, but i'm just utterly confused. Can someone give me a description of how it's supposed to look or what i'm supposed to do or how I can get it up and running. I really need help with this.
bchsun said:
Okay... I've installed Android SDK, I followed the instructions in the Cyanogenmod Wiki, and on the Android SDK website, but I'm having trouble figuring out how to run the SDK. I have Eclipse classic installed, but i'm just utterly confused. Can someone give me a description of how it's supposed to look or what i'm supposed to do or how I can get it up and running. I really need help with this.
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Easy fix to all this. Take your desired boot screen and place it on your sd card. DO NANDROID BACKUP. Use Root explorer and copy and paste that bootanimation.zip into system/media folder and then reboot. Thats all there is to it
EDIT: Oh im sorry. Just noticed you want the boot IMAGE not the Boot animation. Sorry
I asked this same question about two days ago but put it in the android themes section. So far every response i have gotten has not worked. I know how to flash the splash screen when i get the correct image file, but my problem has been finding a way to change a .png or.jpg image into a .rgb565 image file. Every topic on xda that tells you how to do this requires a .exe program which me and you both know we can't run on mac without paying 50+ dollars for an extra program. I continue to look but so far the only solution i have come up with is to borrow a friends windows computer to convert my pictures. Unfortunately i just moved to a new city and don't know anyone with a windows computer. best of luck to you.
I shall take no credit for any of this. Smartsreenath first put me onto the idea, and pretty much anyone if this forum could've managed it. I just had the time to do it all.
Woo! Snakehult, being a genius, has made a clever little zip that uses proper scripts to just change the required value, instead of the whole file. So! Instead of me making an insane number of zips every time ROMs are updated use these instead. Cheers Snakehult!
Attached is a zip file with a whole lot of flashable zips in it. Don't flash the zip you download, extract that one somewhere and look inside
How to use:
Download the attached zip file, and extract it to somewhere on your computer. Inside the zip are a bunch of folders, each folder named after a ROM for the HTC Legend. Navigate into the folder that shares the name of whatever ROM you are using and inside you will find 6 zip files. These zips are flashable. The the zips are names thus: xxx.zip, where xxx is a number. The lower the number, the higher the apparent resolution. Choose a zip, copy it to your SD card and flash it like any other zip. To revert back to how it was simply flash the "160.zip". This just flashes a completely un-modified version of build.prop for your ROM. Make sure you only use the zips form the correct folder for your ROM, or funny things *might* happen.
More info:
By editing the build.prop file it is possible to increase the dpi of an Android device. This essentially scales everything down, so you can fit more on the screen. This is especially nice for browsing the market and the internet; as well as improving, in my opinion, the overall Android experience. The lower the number in the name of the zip, the higher the apparent resolution. It's worth noting that this does *not* change the actual resolution of the Legend; it's still a HVGA device. So you still can't install apps designed for bigger, more powerful phones, like the HTC Desire or Nexus One. This is a somewhat flawed way of achieving this effect, and can have some ugly side effects:
Some apps simply don't scale
HTC-IME mod ends up screwed
Games *can* be rendered unplayable, but not always. Often the menu is the worst affected part.
A work around to fix a number of issues is to disable the built in compatibility mode of Android, and if I knew a way to do this through a zip, rest assured that I would. It'd save me having to explain how to do it. Alas, I don't know how, so here's how:
In your ROM look for an app called "Spare parts". If it's not there look for it in the market. If you open that app and scroll down to the bottom you will find a checkbox option for "Compatibility mode". Ensure that this is *un-checked*, then reboot. Most issues will be resolved. As I learn more about Android I shall keep an eye out for a way to force apps to scale correctly, and if I ever find one I'll update these.
I have also tried values higher than usual, just for kicks. I don't expect them to be useful, nor will I make actual zip files for them, but I went all the way up to 200; and it felt like I was using an HTC wildfire: everything was really quite cramped.
My personal favourite setup is as follows:
CM 6.1, with a 768MHz overclock
My "lcd-density" (this MOD) set to 130
Launcher Pro Plus with 5 icon rows
Below is a paste of what was the first post (when I was just trying to fix a ****-up on my part), and is now here for reference. It has all of the original build.prop files attached.
Attached is a .zip file, which you will need to extract somewhere. It's not for flashing. Within this zip are several folders, each containing a "build.prop". You'll notice that each folder is named after a ROM: Azure, NeonMOD etc. The "Based-on-stock" folder should cover these ROMs:
[ROM] Based on Official WWE_2.03.405.3 ROM + A2SD [Rev 03 - released]
[ROM] UPDATED Almost Stock Legend HTC WWE 2.03.405.3 Radio 7. 08.35.21
You'll need to use ADB to push these files, as I haven't had time to make flash-able zip's for them yet
Instructions:
1. Extract the zip to a suitable directory, and locate the appropriate build.prop
2. Copy the build.prop to your AndroroidSDK/tools folder
3. Reboot your phone into ClockworkMOD recovery and navigate the the "Partitions menu", then click "mount /system"
4. Connect your phone to the PC and start CMD/a terminal window in your AndroidSDK/tools folder
5. Run the command "adb devices" to ensure that the ADB server is running, and that the PC has detected your device correctly
6. Run these commands in this order:
adb push build.prop /sdcard/build.prop
adb shell
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/system /system
cp /sdcard/build.prop /system/build.prop
This will put your resolution back to default, but should fix everything else too. If you still want a higher resolution then follow the guides in posts 1 and 2 of the other thread. This one.
If you can't use ADB for whatever reason you'll just have to wait it out until myself or someone else create proper, flash-able, fixes. I have done this to try and quickly rectify the issue; assuming, of course, that most people in this forum can use ADB
I will make proper zips, but it's getting late for me...
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hi
here is a zip for neonmod 0.21 with 135lcd, flashed it on my legend today with rom manager
Wow do we have a lot of ROMs...
Anyhoo, I am currently working on appropriate flashable zips for each ROM, and each ROM will have the following versions:
110
120
130
140
150
160 (original)
I'm doin' 'em as fast as I can..
EDIT:
Current thoughts:
All build by Ali Ba have nice, short build.prop files. The current record for the longest one it held by MyTouch Legend...
TheGrammarFreak said:
Wow do we have a lot of ROMs...
Anyhoo, I am currently working an appropriate flashable zips for each ROM
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Awesome!
All our lovely ROMs are actively being used, and its great.
Thx for all hard work!
No worries, I hope I haven't missed one
Now to sign 50 60 zip files...
EDIT:
DONE! All finished. I really hope they work. I can't test them all, but there is no reason why they won't work. Lemme know either way.
nice job
thanks bro
nice
spare parts is also in neonmod
xennr3 said:
nice
spare parts is also in neonmod
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Cool, and you can turn compatibility mode off?
TheGrammarFreak said:
Cool, and you can turn compatibility mode off?
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sure
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TheGrammarFreak said:
Cool, and you can turn compatibility mode off?
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thanks for your work! i just tried 130 dpi and it seems really good.. i'll try also others zip asap!
yes with compatibility mode off all softwares i tried work really well!
xennr3 said:
sure
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Cool, thanks for the info. I'll update the OP when I'm home
Sent from my Legend using XDA App
Wow, really cool mod Love it!
Good job!
Cool, glad you like it
Just flashed 130 for SpeedLegend and it worked like a charm
HTC_IME works here (this isnt the mod)
images dont look so good anymore and stuff, but alright
works fine
edit; TBH I find the 140 to be 'more' compatible overall, and show a better picture (ive tried all the flashables)
thats besides the orgnal setting btw, it gives the best picture by far.
Im on the same DPI and rom as you TheGrammarFreak. works great. Too bad there is no function for more icons on the homescreens with LauncherPro...
SimDroid said:
Im on the same DPI and rom as you TheGrammarFreak. works great. Too bad there is no function for more icons on the homescreens with LauncherPro...
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Yeah it does. On your homescreen press menu, then preferences. In advanced options there is something for it.
Sent from my Legend using XDA App
i glad to hear that someone like you got the idea from my thread........good work ...........and nice job.....you will get all help from me and from my friends
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TheGrammarFreak said:
Yeah it does. On your homescreen press menu, then preferences. In advanced options there is something for it.
Sent from my Legend using XDA App
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yeah, that is for 5 rows on a screen, but you still can't have 5 icons on a row... That's what I want. I tried ADWLauncher again, but it feels so god damn slow.
Ummm, I have 5x5 icons on my desktop with the stock ADW launcher. Just check out "Settings > ADW > Screen prefs > Desktop cols/Desktop rows"
Hi! I found a way to make any Sense 3.6 skins work on Incredible S (4.0.4) and decided to share this with you guys
As you might know, most of the 3.6 skins on the Play Store and xda work only on 4.0.3 and NOT on stock and unrooted Incredible S. And the best part is that the solution I'll give you doesn't require root access or any superior developer skills I don't know if this is obvious for most of you but I hope someone will find some use for this tutorial.
All you need is:
-some existing skin that you can download from the Play Store or this Forum (just search for sense 3.6 skins)
-Virtuous Ten Studio ([search Google, can't post links sorry )
-com.htc.resources.apk from your phone (system/framework) and place it anywhere on your computer
1. After installing and opening the VTS you just have to go to File>Open Settings>Frameworks and add the framework (com.htc.resources.apk). Name it for example "skin". Then Import and OK.
2. Then on VTS selecet File>New Project>Apk-Project and choose a name for project and solution and location where you wanna save it. Then from the left select Import and find the apk of the skin you have downloaded. After that select Apk-Tool and select the framework (the one you named "skin" in step 1.) Then go to M10-Engine and check the box (probably not necessary). Select OK and it starts to decompile the apk.
3. Double click the AndroidManifest.xml in the Solution Explorer. Now the most important part: change the android:versionCode=xyz to 282066944 so that it is "android:versionCode=282066944". Now click the little x on the androidmanifest.xml tab and save changes.
4. Right click your project and choose Reload Project just to make sure your changes are applied.
5. Right click your project and choose Build apk. It automatically recompiles and signs your apk (easy huh?).
6. Click Binary in the Home tab and select your project. It opens up the folder where your new apk is located. Take that apk and move it to your phone and install. The skin should now show up on the skin chooser (Settings/Personalize/Skin). THAT'S IT!
There you go, hope this solution works for you too and you find this tutorial helpful And it's really easy guys, so don't worry if your not a developer (I'm not in any way). Now enjoy your new, fabulous skins on your Incredible S!! :victory:
That's kind of the hard way to do this and you can run into signature issues depending on how the developer signed the file.. Yes the issue with skins from one phone to another with the same version of sense is the Android code listed in the manifest..this is also the reason why we can't post a update to a skin, but instead have to post any new as a whole new app... Most of us with skins in the market try to keep multiple versions of the apps uploaded in play to accommodate all phones..but is a lot of work.. Your phone and the thunderbolt share and have shared before the ICS update the same version code..I'm currently working on a new collection of skins for play that will be including versions for your phone..so within the next few days, there will be options for you without messing with the manifest and risking messing something up that may not know about
Tikruli said:
Hi! I found a way to make any Sense 3.6 skins work on Incredible S (4.0.4) and decided to share this with you guys
As you might know, most of the 3.6 skins on the Play Store and xda work only on 4.0.3 and NOT on stock and unrooted Incredible S. And the best part is that the solution I'll give you doesn't require root access or any superior developer skills I don't know if this is obvious for most of you but I hope someone will find some use for this tutorial.
All you need is:
-some existing skin that you can download from the Play Store or this Forum (just search for sense 3.6 skins)
-Virtuous Ten Studio ([search Google, can't post links sorry )
-com.htc.resources.apk from your phone (system/framework) and place it anywhere on your computer
1. After installing and opening the VTS you just have to go to File>Open Settings>Frameworks and add the framework (com.htc.resources.apk). Name it for example "skin". Then Import and OK.
2. Then on VTS selecet File>New Project>Apk-Project and choose a name for project and solution and location where you wanna save it. Then from the left select Import and find the apk of the skin you have downloaded. After that select Apk-Tool and select the framework (the one you named "skin" in step 1.) Then go to M10-Engine and check the box (probably not necessary). Select OK and it starts to decompile the apk.
3. Double click the AndroidManifest.xml in the Solution Explorer. Now the most important part: change the android:versionCode=xyz to 282066944 so that it is "android:versionCode=282066944". Now click the little x on the androidmanifest.xml tab and save changes.
4. Right click your project and choose Reload Project just to make sure your changes are applied.
5. Right click your project and choose Build apk. It automatically recompiles and signs your apk (easy huh?).
6. Click Binary in the Home tab and select your project. It opens up the folder where your new apk is located. Take that apk and move it to your phone and install. The skin should now show up on the skin chooser (Settings/Personalize/Skin). THAT'S IT!
There you go, hope this solution works for you too and you find this tutorial helpful And it's really easy guys, so don't worry if your not a developer (I'm not in any way). Now enjoy your new, fabulous skins on your Incredible S!! :victory:
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actually, works just perfect! thanks!
great !
Its good to see it.
But I'm not expert like you people.If possible then please provide a video tutorial.
Another thing is that default themes which I've found on google doesn't load in VTS.Request help in this topic.
In order to access system/framework you need root.
Flawed.
Sent from my Nexus 5
LamboBull said:
In order to access system/framework you need root.
Flawed.
Sent from my Nexus 5
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You do know that you can browse and copy files from /System without root right?
LiebenGeist said:
You do know that you can browse and copy files from /System without root right?
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Can you show me an explorer that will allow you to copy files from /system without root??
Because last time I checked, every explorer that require r/w access to /system and whatnot required root
072665995 said:
Can you show me an explorer that will allow you to copy files from /system without root??
Because last time I checked, every explorer that require r/w access to /system and whatnot required root
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FX File Explorer non-root. I did not say WRITE, I said READ/COPY from. Also, you can be less jerky about it or have actually read the post.
LiebenGeist said:
FX File Explorer non-root. I did not say WRITE, I said READ/COPY from. Also, you can be less jerky about it or have actually read the post.
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You could also be less jerky in the fact that:
1. You could have introduced said explorer because I have personally never heard of it and have used ES File Explorer or Root Explorer (which in my opinion is just much cleaner in everything)
2. Are you perfect? Because last time I checked, no 1 person on XDA has had a clean perfect record of not accidentally saying something false and that goes for real-life too.
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You could also be less jerky in the fact that:
1. You could have introduced said explorer because I have personally never heard of it and have used ES File Explorer or Root Explorer (which in my opinion is just much cleaner in everything)
2. Are you perfect? Because last time I checked, no 1 person on XDA has had a clean perfect record of not accidentally saying something false and that goes for real-life too.
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1) I'm not being jerky, you rolled your eyes at my statement which was rude. You could've asked "is that possible?"
2) It doesn't matter if it's a file explorer, browser, whatever, as long as you're not writing to non-user space you don't need root. ANY app that can read the sd card can read /system
3) Who said anything about being perfect? I made a very clear statement that was misconstrued. I didn't persecute you over it.
4) This is XDA Developers, not XDA Debators. If you want to argue, that's what PM is for.