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[Android Themes] MrSmallweed:
Hello again. So i have come this far now.

I made framework res.apk and ui.

Installed via es file explorer but then when its done, phone is unusable.

Every needed system programs crash and it becomes very laggy.

So i have must done something wrong but dont know what
[Android Themes] Ticklefish:
Have you tried looking in status_bar_expanded.xml?

That's odd. So there's nothing in your tool_files folder at all?

You changed the apk with es? Do you have a recovery installed?

I never like changing system apps that way. It's a bit like changing part of your cars engine while it's running. That's why I always say to do it in recovery because the os isn't running at the time.
[Android Themes] MrSmallweed:
Yes i have recovery installed, and yes i changed it with es....

well at first it seemed like a good idea but again i have proved to myself otherwise.

i wanted to use recovery update but i cant get my zips to work....

this is turning to be a catastrophe for me...

umm. im shamed to ask but could you build it for me....
[Android Themes] William_couch:
my the tool_files was last night but I wasn't getting the robot icon for TMA It was just like a shortcut arrow, but for some reason this morning when I tried again it's all running fine. Well it opens fine I need the newest java but I think I got it.

Thanks!

Is there something I'm doing wrong? I've restarted my computer not sure what else to do
[Android Themes] Ticklefish:
Oh, I don't mind. What do you want me to build? :)

This comes up about once a fortnight. I really should update the op..

You need to make sure that you have Java installed to your path. Open your command window and enter 'java'. If you get an error, then it isn't installed to your path.
[Android Themes] William_couch:
So I'm not home at the moment but I'll check when I get home. If its not installed to the path what exactly does this mean and how exactly do I fix it?

Thanks for all the help and fast replys too I really appreciate it
[Android Themes] Ticklefish:
Have a look here when you get a chance, it may help. :)
[Android Themes] William_couch:
Sorry If I'm missing something, I don't understand where "here" is
[Android Themes] Ticklefish:
http://bharatsoft.blogspot.co.uk/2010/08/setting-path-and-classpath-in-javahow.html?m=1

Interesting, the above link didn't show originally..:what:

Anyway, that was what I meant!
[Android Themes] William_couch:
Thanks man I appreciate it, got everything up and running now that I'm home from work, Gonna start theming my S4.

I have a question that may or may not be possible with this. I love nova launcher just for the custom skins, grid size and icon size changing capabilities but I'd love to use Google Home's launcher thanks to the Google now always listening capabilities and the swipe to the left for google now. I bought Unicon to change the icon theme but I wondering if I can mess with icon grids and size and all that good stuff with this tool. Maybe even change the way app drawer behaves.

I'm sure you get questions like this a lot but I' having trouble and really don't want to read through 188 pages. I've read through the OP twice and watched the video a few times but I still can't get it. and was wondering if anyone could offer some insight. I have a T mobile galaxy S4 Running liquid smooth 2.10 android 4.3

I go to Theming Menu, I plled Framework-res.apk SystemUI.apk Framework.jar and services.jar

decompile files

I hit change battery icons, I pick #59

hit 13 to recompile files

then #14 to prepare system app for pushing

#17 to create flashable zip

Tried both standard and advanced

Move the zips over to my internal SD, boot into recovery, and flash the zip using TWRP 2.6.X reboot device annnnd nothing.

Sorry if my post is all jumbled up I'm writing this as I'm about to go to sleep
[Android Themes] Ticklefish:
First of all, yes you can. Once you've decompiled an apk, you've got access to all its icons, xml files and smali files. Which means you can make any change you like. The only difficult bit is knowing what to change! Lol

As for the second part of your post...did you add any files to the zip?
[Android Themes] $cocopuff:
Today I tried the same William_couch did (on Xperia Z), exaclty how described in your Guide, changing the battery icons, only that I didn't pull Framework.jar and services.jar as I didn't even know I have to pull those (it doesn't say in your How-to).. and what I got after flashing was a bootloop ><

(Made things even worse to a Bootstall by trying to restore Nandroid backup with cwm from dualrecovery 2.7.28....thanks to the disaster recovery thread I managed to bring my phone back to life..)

Now I really want to change my battery icon and make my navbar smaller but how could I noob possibly know that?

Any advice is highly appreciated:crying:
[Android Themes] Ticklefish:
Are you definitely using a Z and not a Z1?
[Android Themes] $cocopuff:
Yepp using a Z (locked Bootloader, rooted, C6603 stock 10.3.1.A.2.67)

If you have any idea and let me know about which files and codelines in detail I must change to make the Softkeys smaller (to 25) and how to succesfully change the battery icons without nearly soft-bricking my phone I would be veery thankful!:angel:

I was already looking in other threads about it but that didn't help me><

I also had errors when decompling framework-res.apk and SemcGenericUxpRes.apk:confused:
[Android Themes] Ticklefish:
Yeah, I know what to do. That's the same phone and rom that I use. :)

To change your battery icons you need to decompile SystemUI.apk. There will be some in framework-res.apk but we don't need to worry about that as the SystemUI.apk icons will take precedence over them.

Which is handy because the Xperia framework-res.apk doesn't recompile properly. That's probably why you got a bootloop. Even without getting any compiling errors, it still won't work.

But that's okay because you don't need to compile it to change the battery icons. You also don't need to compile it to change the softkey height, but you do need to decompile it.

What you need is to decompile android-res.apk from system/vendor/overlay. Copy across values/dimens from framework-res.apk, make the edits you need, recompile android-res.apk, prepare it and flash it back to your phone.

Do it right and you'll find yourself with a smaller navbar. Definitely worth doing, just to get that bit more screen estate.
[Android Themes] MrSmallweed:
Ah yes. If i send you ticklefish my framework and ui, could you recompile and make it flashable.
[Android Themes] Ticklefish:
I can certainly take a look at it for you, sure.
[Android Themes] $cocopuff:
Aha, now it's clear why it didn't work, wish I had asked before I tried:p

Yeah I checked and saw the new battery icons in framework-res.apk, thats why I thought I must flash it as well..

Many thanks for the tipp!

Ok sorry but I'm not sure if I understood it correclty now

"What you need is to decompile android-res.apk from system/vendor/overlay. Copy across values/dimens from framework-res.apk..." what exactly am I supposed to do in this step?

There are more than one dimens.xml the decompiled framework-res.apk in res, not just res/values...?

Just don't wanna do anything wrong again this time.

The one you are saying has these 3 lines which change the size I guess?

<dimen name="navigation_bar_height">48.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="navigation_bar_height_landscape">48.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="navigation_bar_width">42.0dip</dimen>

Do I have to change the dip in all 3 lines?
[Android Themes] Ticklefish:
Well, this is how my dimens.xml looks in my android-res.apk:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<dimen name="navigation_bar_height">30.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="navigation_bar_height_landscape">25.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="navigation_bar_width">30.0dip</dimen>
</resources>

You may want to do a little experimenting to find the value that's right for you. :cool:
[Android Themes] Ticklefish:
Tickle My Android 8.0 In Beta!

Some of you may be aware that I'm working on the next version of everyones favourite modding tool, Tickle My Android. Those of you who aren't are probably aware now!

Version 8.0 is now in beta and is being tested. This is being primed to go with the next version of apktool: apktool 2.0. Once that's ready, TMA v8.0 will be released.

Until then, you still have an opportunity to suggest any changes you want to make to the tool, or any icons that you want added, or anything you think would make Tickle My Android just that bit more awesome than it already is.

Think hard and make a difference! :good:
[Android Themes] smegg:
Great work tickle! Maybe some tablet specific mods? Like the notification panel and transparent tablet bar? I dunno, maybe its just me lol! I use this a lot though to recompile apk's. It just make it soooooo easy. Thanks again!
[Android Themes] Ticklefish:
Xml and smali changes aren't really something TMA can do. But I'll see what I can come up with for all you wonderful table-using people out there!
[Android Themes] smegg:
Thx mate, tho I will be happy to change my soft icons in tw :)
[Android Themes] $cocopuff:
[MENTION=4315551]Ticklefish[/MENTION]

As I'm trying once again to change my Battery Icons, something I noticed what I'm not sure if I did it correctly:

You said I don't need to recompile the framework-res.apk, only the SystemUI.apk will do, so that's what I did and created a flashable .zip.

But now when I'm looking into the zip file I can see there is a framework-res.apk in the system/framework folder! How the hell did it get there? I didn't choose to recompile it? I just decompiled it as you said...?

Do I need to delete it manually or is that normal? Will I get bootloop again when I leave it there in the .zip?

I'm too scared to flash it now so I await your confirmation first, please please:confused:
[Android Themes] Ticklefish:
I'm guessing that's the framework-res.apk you modded last time. There's an option in the zip menu to reset the zip project. Use this to wipe all the files from the zip and then add your SystemUI.apk.

Or, if you've made the zip already, just delete framework-res.apk from it.
[Android Themes] $cocopuff:
Ok thanks! Another thing I couldn't know if I hadn't asked.. Maybe you should add this into your Guide in the first page for newbies like myself :p

...Well, I just flashed the zip and...no bootloop, BUT now I don't have any statusbar AND navbar at all anymore!:crying:

How could this happen? I really took care to make everything correct this time, damn!

Any idea what I did wrong again? I'm loosing my hope to ever be able to use your tool:crying:

Edit: Oh my! I just pulled the SystemUI.apk which I just flashed and decompiled it -> There is nothing in it anymore! Most content was deleted somehow! The only files left are 'apktool.yml', 'AndroidManifest.xml' and 'assets/fonts'-folder. Where is everything else? During which process was it deleted? How can such a thing be possible? Completely lost><

Edit2: Went over the whole process again and finally it worked!! Omg I suspect flashing with CWM 6.0.4.4 in XZDualRecovery 2.7.34 does not work, because I tried it with TWRP 2.6.3.0 again and worked..

Anyways very cool, but the battery icon I chose (NewSense) is way too small, so I gotta try different..

Thanks again Ticklefish for all the help! A great tool, just need to be soo careful, easy to make something wrong hehe

Edit3: Just changed the Icon to 'Circles by Hoolm' which is 42px but still it could be a bit bigger, 38 is definetly too small isn't it? Maybe 'Stencil Battery by itiskonrad' which is 50px hmm..

One more thing: After changing the Icon I noticed 53% charge, right before it was 34%, is that some kind of battery bug? Before changing anything I never had that issue...?
[Android Themes] Ticklefish:
Oh, CWM works. I use the XZDualRecovery and the standard zips work fine on both CWM and TWRP. The advanced zips don't work on CWM though.

As for your battery percentage issue, this is actually a bug with the rom. A few days charging and discharging should sort that out. Have a look on the roms thread to find out more.
[Android Themes] $cocopuff:
Oops then it was probably because I pushed the zips back by Dropbox, the connection must have cut, though it looked ok:silly:

Thanks for advice!

Tomorrow I'm gonna try flashing my smaller navbar:fingers-crossed:

So I took the dimens.xml from framework-res.apk/res/values copied into android-res.apk/res/values, edited it to

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<dimen name="navigation_bar_height">30.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="navigation_bar_height_landscape">25.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="navigation_bar_width">30.0dip</dimen>
</resources>

create zip and flash it right? Maybe I'll change to 25dip later, wanna see first:fingers-crossed:
[Android Themes] usf1996:
so after making my icons and tested them i think i have a practical issue, which is, i have a lot of zip files:

- battery zip

- signal zip

- wifi zip

- battery + signal zip

- battery + wifi zip

- signal +wifi zip

so i was wondering if there's an easy way to make an aroma installer to make it easier for the user to choose which mod he wants to install?
[Android Themes] Ticklefish:
As long as you followed the steps to decompile and recompile, you should be fine.

I haven't done anything with aroma but I can certainly have a look.

If you've got six zips, is it particularly difficult to choose between them in your recovery menu? What are they called?
[Android Themes] Madaditya:
theres a dedicated tool for that: aroma app packadge creator

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1859221

just use apk's from your _out folder to make a pack

it's like include everything available can't be inside Tma ...;)
[Android Themes] usf1996:
No, the name are pretty standard, i can choose between them easily but i thought an aroma installer would lessen the number of zips which can be a little annoying and make it slicker.

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i did try this but i have to add two groups for one mod. Because for example, if i want to add the battery mod (which modifies both the systemui.apk and the framework.apk) i have to make a group for the framework and another for the systemui, which is not very practicle.
[Android Themes] Ticklefish:
If you have battery icons in your framework-res.apk and SystemUI.apk, you can normally ignore framework-res.apk and just recompile SystemUI.apk. The icons in that apk should override the ones in framework-res.apk.
[Android Themes] Ticklefish:
Oh, did you share your files? I can't remember and the network connection is so slow where I am right now..
[Android Themes] smegg:
I'm darned if I remember either...lol.

No wait I did. And you said that tw had different icon names.
[Android Themes] Mr.Yawnie:
Look at the very first errors in the log. It says those files are already defined as .9.png files. Go to the res/drawable folder manually and delete the files mentioned in it. Try again. :)
[Android Themes] limyuyang:
Thanks. It really works !
[Android Themes] FunSucker:
Can I replace the icon with my own icon?
[Android Themes] Madaditya:
Which icon?

If referring to signal,wifi etc, Yes!

User_files/icons/(eg battery)/ (respective location)

Make a folder with any name and add icons to it

Might also add xml's

Pick them from already present icon folders :thumbup:
[Android Themes] FunSucker:
okay I understand. I've tried it :D

but when making flashable.zip (advanced mode zip file) I get the message "Error! Zip file not created". then I tried to make it with mode 'standard zip file', is the same. I tried 'change zip file destination', still the same. so I had to use ADB to install it to HH.
[Android Themes] Madaditya:
It's just a small bug,Ticklefish'll fix it in the next update

Check your standar.zip/system/app

Or advanced.zip/Xtras/*(something,don't remember :p)/system/app/

If you find your modded app shouldn't be a problem

The Zip is stable
[Android Themes] FunSucker:
yeah right. I think only me which got issues like that haha :p
[Android Themes] Ticklefish:
If you're making icons and you'd like them to be in the next version of Tickle My Android, I'm always happy to include them! :thumbup:
[Android Themes] Ticklefish:
I think I've got that fixed in the next version now. :D
[Android Themes] Ticklefish:
And I'm back!

After an absolutely terrible fortnight, which started with a funeral, went into a minor war with Mrs Ticklefish and saw me nearly going insane, I'm now back and ready to get back to this wonderful thing we call Android-modding.

The big news is Tickle My Android 8.

That's right, the 'next version' I've been talking about over the last few weeks is nearly done. There are some new features, some new icons, KitKat compatibility, some long-awaited bug fixes...and I'm rewriting the whole code to make it smaller, more memory-efficient and substantially faster.

Anybody who's looked at the code for TMA will know there's a lot of it and it's a bit of a mess so the rewrite is taking some time but I'm halfway through and should have it done soon. The plan is to release TMA8 in time for Xmas.

After all, I'm sure Santa's bringing you all Nexus 5's.. ;)

To go with the new version, I'll need a new logo for the op and that's where you guys come in. Is there anybody out there with some artistic skills and a nice heart who can help out? :what:
[Android Themes] Madaditya:
I know that ;)

You'll fix it :thumbup:
[Android Themes] Ticklefish:
It would help if you filled in the form from the op and included your logs, but I would guess that you haven't installed a resource apk. TMA doesn't have the resources it needs to recompile your file.
[Android Themes] sonnt1223:
sr ,i dont know resources apps here,how can i do this

What phone/tablet are you using? note2 n7100

What version of Android are you running? 4.3

:What version of Tickle My Android are you running? 7.1

What sort of rom are you on? touchwiz

(I need to know about OEM roms as well. That's things like Sense, Touchwiz, etc)

What are you trying to decompile/recompile? systemui

What resources apps have you installed? idont know here

Are the files you're using odexed or deodexed? deodexed

What mod are you trying to do? replace toggle icons

Do your files work if you decompile, recompile and prepare them without changing anything?

What problems are you having? can not recompile systemui

(Give me some detail here, don't just say "It doesn't work.")Please also copy and paste the log files for the files you're modding as well as the history.txt logfile.
[Android Themes] Ticklefish:
Did you include your logs..?

You haven't installed any resource apps. The instructions in the op tells you everything you need to know about this. Put simply, you need to pull and install framework-res.apk before decompiling your SystemUI.apk. Depending on your rom, you may need to pull and install others as well.
[Android Themes] sonnt1223:
oh sr i didn't pay attention to install framework first then decompile,ok i got it thanks very much :o
[Android Themes] mradermaxlol:
I use APKTool GUI. Very good tool without any unneeded trash. I am not saying that TMA is worse, just for now I prefer APKTool GUI.

Отправлено с моего GT-S5830i через Tapatalk
[Android Themes] Madaditya:
Lol!

Does apktool Gui add battery/network/wifi icons for you?

Does it deodex your apks?

Does it make flashable Zip?

Does it make transparent Sysui backgrounds?

Does it add custom fonts?

All automated?

TMA is not mere apktool mate

There's no meaning of your post :eek:
[Android Themes] :
reading the post of mradermaxlol i had to laugh cause i think he don´t know or don´t use TMA only once. If he will do it, he will change his opinion...

TMA is by far better than apktools (looking at the list of Madaditya) ...

So bud, try it out and tell us :D

[MENTION=4315551]Ticklefish[/MENTION]: great news to hear that you will release TMA v8 as a Christmas gift for us
[Android Themes] Ticklefish:
Hmm..someone's doing their best to get on Santa's good list, aren't they? :cool:

Thanks guys. I've spent a lot of time working on TMA and it's nice to know that it's appreciated.

Version 8.0 is on schedule so far. Rewriting the entire code is taking a while but I'm doing well.

I'm removing the transparent statusbar option. It only works with roms that are early Gingerbread or below. Everyone seems to be on Android 4.x now so there doesn't seem to be much point keeping the option in.

But am I wrong? Does anybody still use the Transparent Statusbar option these days? Let me know!
[Android Themes] mradermaxlol:
Umm... APKTool GUI is still better for me :) I know some great ROM kitchens from Russian 4PDA devs, and they have got even more functions :) But this tool is really good for stock ODEXed ROMs. But there also lots of tools which can do almost on ur device.

Отправлено с моего Nexus 7 через Tapatalk

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There are many SGA - i users that have ONLY stable CM 7.2 RC4... And unstable CM 9.1 that's all, so u may not remove it :D

Отправлено с моего Nexus 7 через Tapatalk
[Android Themes] Ticklefish:
It's going to be a long while before I can make TMA into a GUI, so if you're happier using one of those I suppose I can't really complain. ;)

If there's a feature that you'd like to see in Tickle My Android then please do let me know. I'm always looking out for new things to offer!

And the transparent statusbar remains! I've spent most of today adapting the old code into Version 8 and it's now fully implemented.

All I have to do now is rewrite the deodex menu and the settings menu and V8 will be ready for release.
[Android Themes] mradermaxlol:
If I have a LOT of free time, I'd be able to make a GUI ;)

Sent from my sending machine that can send things using Fapracle VirtualSendachine.

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Also, if you are so hardcore, you can add this thing into ur tool :D

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[Android Themes] Ticklefish:
Can you share your history log please?