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[Android Apps and Games] rmean:
hi there,

first of all, thanks a lot for the great guide, it's really helpful :)

i'm having a bit of a trouble with the installer. it works all fine, but when i test-deinstall, an app named "my_temporary_skin_apk.apk" is left on sdcard, containing.. well, the skin :D

any way to add a functionality to the widget apk to remove that file after uninstall, too?

regards :)
[Android Apps and Games] skalicioustimes:
I installed the latest update from the Google app store and now my home page is all messed up as the new update was missing 1x1 widgets.
[Android Apps and Games] QNBT:
I would assume that removing the "X x 1" widgets weren't intentional? But I still want to ask just in case, will they come back soon/in the next update?
[Android Apps and Games] rycheme:
I took the update yesterday and now UCCW is fc'ing because of missing assets. Several skins are also no longer working.
[Android Apps and Games] skalicioustimes:
I don't know why I bothered updating. .....grrrr

I wonder if I downloaded a earlier version of uccw would that sort the issue out
[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
Yes most likely. Try to restore the previous version. I don't have the apk unfortunately.
[Android Apps and Games] skalicioustimes:
I think you can only restore pre installed apps. The app manager does not give me the option to restore.

Samsung Galaxy S3 mini.
[Android Apps and Games] milski65:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1386987

Check post 1986. They have the 2.87 apk. Save to to ext-sd so it's always available.
[Android Apps and Games] skalicioustimes:
Cheers ;)

That sorted it out. Only problem is I have to re do all widgets on my home screen.

I won't be updating again so quickly. .

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Home screen back to normal. Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
I just meant to reinstall the previous version not actually restore as you thought I meant. All good.
[Android Apps and Games] Giuku:
Just a little question, I used this tut and everything works great, but I would like to add a kind of "pop up" message to say something like "If you like the app, rate it (link at playstore)" do you know an easy way to do it? :)
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidScreen:
I'm having big trouble with uccw and weather icons.

First i make a uccw skin with a current weather icon. I made my own weather icons also a default_weather_icon.png and put it in the uccw weather folder. In uccw i select my own weather icons. I saved the skin and put it on my homescreen. All works fine, the weather icon too.

Now i export the skin for an apk.

I unziped the file and put it in the assets folder in eclipse. The weather folder is also there.

Then i made the apk file and installed it on my phone.

I made a new uccw widget, select the size and put the installed apk skin on my homescreen.

Everything works fine, except the weather icon for todays condition. Sometimes it works and sometimes not.

Parallel i put the original uccw skin from which i made the apk file on my homescreen. In that widget the weather icons a displaying correctly.

What did i make wrong.

Any ideas?

I can also upload the uzip and apk file if you wish.
[Android Apps and Games] sephk:
Hi Vineet, Is is possible to publish the app without the fonts I am using in my skin (as I do not own the rights to those, even though they are free), and then ask the user who is installing the apk from play store, to find and place those fonts from the internet, in a directory where UCCW can find it and render the widget accordingly?
[Android Apps and Games] pooley:):
I have a user who got the same issue. It occures when he gets data drop. Frequently caused by JB custom ROM (JB ROM using ICS radio). But nothing confirmed yet.

Sent from my toilets
[Android Apps and Games] shahrukhraza:
I fixed the problem
[Android Apps and Games] MrSpiceGuy:
Hi, thanks for this great tutorial!

I already made an .apk.

Then I followed the instructions above.

Now I have my skin but how do i Export it?

Which option do I use?

If I use "Export Android Apllication" ich can't klick next (Project has compilation errors)

If I use " Installed Software to Files" I get a 2KB .p2f file.

Thank you!

EDIT: Found the reason.. the src & package name were different.

Export Apllication worked finde :)
[Android Apps and Games] ShamrockStudios:
Ws trying to use the installer method for my uccw skins but when i uninstall the app my temporary skin is left on the device so i think anyone who uninstalls within the 15 minutes would get the app for free. Is there any way to fix this?

Thanks in advance.
[Android Apps and Games] me2z:
UCCW device temp

Hello,

I have a question, is there a way to inbound the device temperature? I own S4 and I would really use the installed temperature and the humidity sensors.

Greets
[Android Apps and Games] sivaprasaad:
can any one help me in this regard?

i have created a battery bar icon image for home screen in phtoshop. i want to convert this image into a working battery widget. how do i do this?

or

how do i change the default image of battery bar in the uccw?

please help
[Android Apps and Games] aashgaur:
im new to this.. i hve mde a widget but cant put app on it.. i think hotspot is used but no help.. can sm1 help me.. i hve mde a search widget .. want to put voice search n google search on it.. how do i do it ? thanks :)
[Android Apps and Games] motrinHD:
i know allot of questions are being asked.. allow me to ask one more.

i have successfully followed the instructions and was able to publish an apk. now i want to republish the apk, but this time with two uccw skins (sligtly altered). i can't seem to get it to work. the apk is compiled and installs but nothing shows up under the uccw skin list, its just blank.

im thinking its something in the folder structure? thanks for the help!
[Android Apps and Games] r_soares:
Just to be sure, are you looking for your skin entering the list which have the skins you have made, or are you looking on the list that appear when adding an UCCW widget on the home screen? Installed skins will show up only in the second case.

Other situation I can think could be the asset folder being empty when creating the apk...
[Android Apps and Games] motrinHD:
I'm looking for the skins under the add to home screen widgets. also my assets folders are not empty everything is inside the sub folders with the files, I think that's where my problem is.

I have been looking at other uccu apk's with more than one skin and I found that in the assets the .uccw file extension is immediately inside of the assets folder. then the subfolders hold their own files.

when I publish my apk, I see that the .uccw file extension is inside of their own sub folder. I think that causes the skins to not show up in the list? an I right?

if you read all of that, think you!!!:)
[Android Apps and Games] r_soares:
Probably, yes.

You don't need to create separated sub folders for each skin.

If you follow the steps described in the first post, there's no mistake.
[Android Apps and Games] motrinHD:
I got it to show up both skins and I was able to place both of them on my home screen. the icons in the uccw list were off.. something else to iron out lol
[Android Apps and Games] fundoozzz:
Hey, I implemented the uccw skin installer and while opening the package it says title as UCCW test skin.. Where can i change it?? Sorry if i missed out on something.

Edit:- Figured it out.. It was silly string value.. :P
[Android Apps and Games] dgwood12:
Anyone come up with a way to combat piracy? Have a lot more downloads than purchases. I think many people download, copy the apk and cancel to get the skin for free. Can't think of any way to prevent this... Any ideas?
[Android Apps and Games] fundoozzz:
Same here... got almost 40% of the cancelled orders...

Can't there be any authentication process implementation like when the widget is applied, it checks the google account whether the purchase is made or not!!!
[Android Apps and Games] StrangerWeather:
Yes, I'm quite suspicious of this too. I also just found by chance this site which offers my best-selling UCCW for free:http://freeapksz.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/weather-labels-uccw-skin-v70-70-apk.html. I guess the skins would need a certificate, like a lot of paying apps have. Not sure how it works and how difficult it is to implement. :rolleyes:
[Android Apps and Games] dgwood12:
Would love if there was some type of security feature in uccw to prevent this. Does the uccw developer monitor this thread?
[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
I totally agree but also you must remember we are piggy backing on vins app to start with so unless we developed our own app,coding and security then I think its something we just have to live with. Apps will always be hacked and the pirates will always find a work around if they really want to. I hope vin still reads here and maybe can offer a solution but I strongly doubt it.

We offer our skins with a free version here on xda OR SHOULD BE DOING so I look at any sales as a bonus and never went into apks to get rich lol.

sent from me to you
[Android Apps and Games] StrangerWeather:
Yes, I'm not all that bothered actually, just saying... ;)
[Android Apps and Games] r_soares:
I never seen something more contradictory. Your opinion about it is so diffuse, mate... The developer need the designers and designers need the developer. I can't see any problem with someone who's wanting "to be rich" with this app (that's not my case, as I even don't make skins anymore).

When making a skin, people put their work on it, so I don't see the obligation to share for free and just after then, sell it.

For me there is so many ways to thank the developer for the app...
[Android Apps and Games] fundoozzz:
Now this is piracy the GOOGLE WAY (Image attached)

Got 5 cancelled orders (all my paid skins) within a span of 5 minutes. Really frustrating.

One more thing, after switching to google wallet, customer name isn't visible anymore. Anyone knows from where we can know who purchased the app?? Helps during replying to support mails.
[Android Apps and Games] fundoozzz:
I was just creating another skin and noticed that there is no option to rotate the hotspot to any arbitrary angle. Can this be added in future UCCW version please..
[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
It could also be that the users are jelly bean device owners and your skin doesn't show up so they decide to just cancel the order without even reading instructions you leave in description ( you are explaining encryption issues in your descriptions yes ?? ).

I get at least 20 cancellations a month too and yes its frustrating lol.

see Y'all on the (Kick)Flip side
[Android Apps and Games] fundoozzz:
Yeah i am explaining the encryption issue, but this one was a complete hoax as all 5 cancelled orders are from the same address i.e. by the same person just to pirate the skins..
[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
What are you banging on about !!!!

Why contradictory !!

Wrong - Developer doesn't need designers.

Scenario 1 - Everybody stops creating uccw skins and apks and there is no existence of any external skins the app will still continue to be used as a personal modification app = Dev doesn't need "designers"

Scenario 2 - The make your own apk method was never shared and vin never released a uccw app above the version that 1st included the skin sharing ability.The app is just used personally on each phone ( no sharing anything ) = "designers" still need the developer.

Obligation......

I never said it was obligatory to share for free!!

XDA is a nice little place has its rules so as we were discussing this via the XDA platform then its common courtesy for us to share our paid version here as was intended when Vin introduced the apk making.

We only have this option because vin decided to share his code/app/skills everything for free. Uccw started with the intention to create and Share.so I think You totally mis understood my point.

Vin gave us the ability to create apks and earn some cash because of how well his app was taken and in such a huge scale. He gave us something back.

Uccw is about SHARING your skins and has ALWAYS been about that.

Getting rich......

I've got no issues about anybody getting rich I was talking in regards to myself not expecting to get rich. I created apks etc as a hobby and fun but always had free versions for XDA members to utilize.

Thanking the developer !!!

I have no idea why you even mentioning this ??

Go read my post again and this time they and understand what was meant by it.

Thanks

End of.

see Y'all on the (Kick)Flip side

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Yeah not good when that happens. Just noticed the changes too and its rubbish we don't see email addresses anymore.

Vin where are yoooooooooooou !!!!

see Y'all on the (Kick)Flip side
[Android Apps and Games] r_soares:
Banging on about?! LOL... Calm down, for your own health safety.

First I totally disagree with your point of view of who needs who. For me is a mutual relation, but we can always think as we want, thanks to the world we live and that XDA platform that, as you said, was created to share; including opinions.

Here is to easy to give some arbitrary lessons... What the guy said is that HE wants to protect HIS work. He owns the rights of his work, so why to give him some "shill out... the app you're using is free, so live with that."? I read your post again and still can't figure it out.

What your post increased in his efforts in protect his work? And if we can get a solution for this, in terms of discussion and knowledge, I think it's always valid.

Even if I could implement something like that in my skins, I wouldn't do, because the few skins I did, was more of a personal project then something to sell (even selling it), and I really don't care with piracy, if it really exists. But some people do want to protect their work. And I don't see any problem in that.

But it's not the first time I see things like that here on XDA. Saying what we want and then telling that people miss understood us, is too easy. But look for the post of the same guy after what you said to him and take your conclusions.

And again, calm down, man. You don't need to take what people say as an offense. Maybe trying to argument, you can convince people of your point of view without being aggressive.

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This happened to me, too. For two days my wallet (the old one) became crazy, and a lot of new canceled orders of the same clients started to show up. After sometime, things came back to normal and all this orders just disappeared. Maybe it was due to some maintenance service...

Perhaps this is the case for you too.
[Android Apps and Games] blackbearblanc:
I found out. And they install fine.

But are still called theme2..
[Android Apps and Games] bagarwa:
Bug / Easter Egg report

Hi Vineet,

This is working, partially. With hotspot mode off, the skins installed via apk are not opening in editor on one touch. But if I tap it repeatedly (like ICS/JB Easter egg), the skin turns into white rectangle/square for a fraction of second and then the skin opens in editor, with all edit options. :eek:

And weather icons are still not exporting with skin. I'm using UCCW 2.1.1. FYI, all my weather icons are in weather/<folder-name> folder and not in the <skin-name> folder.

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For that, you have to edit the res/values/strings.xml file and change

<string name="app_name">Skin Name here</string>

Vineet has given all the steps involved in the OP.
[Android Apps and Games] dmoses1969:
This is awesome! Now I need to learn how to make an apk. Been trying to follow all kinds of tutorials but no success yet.
[Android Apps and Games] dcsms:
For mobile user... i suggest using AIDE. Available on gplay...quite powerfull...
[Android Apps and Games] WinDroidGuy:
I'm sure I'm missing something simple...but how do I export?

I keep getting:
[Android Apps and Games] tungdn:
Really cool. Thanks Vin so much
[Android Apps and Games] vineetksirohi:
UCCW 2.1.2

UCCW updated to version 2.1.2
[Android Apps and Games] vineetksirohi:
A nice easy video tutorial to make a Hello World App. See first post.
[Android Apps and Games] bagarwa:
I'm not seeing it anywhere.. :confused:

Play store has 2.1.0. Apk removed from this thread's OP and the original app thread has 2.0.9.. :eek:

Anyway, some bug / success report -

I was able to export weather icons finally. Aparently, you need to select 'Icon - Current condition' and select the 'weather icons' again; just before exporting to make it work.

But if the app uses default weather icons, it doesn't export any icon and the created apk doesn't show any weather icons.

When creating new skin from scratch, adding 'Icons - Current condition' as an element crashes the app 90% of the times. Adding 'Icons - forecast day1' 'Icons - forecast day 2' works fine though.

The 'rapid tap opens the editor' bug still exists.

Another shortcoming I noticed. This thread might not be the place for this, but here it is. Say, in any element I change the 'typeface' and go to another element, say 'icons - current condition' and select a weather icon. I select the last element again to see what typeface I had used; but the typeface list won't show the used font as selected. neither would the 'weather icons' list show which one I'm using. :crying: Hope 2.1.3 solves this. :good:

Edit: those are the most number of emoticons I've used in a single post. :P
[Android Apps and Games] vineetksirohi:
Updated the play store.

Study the format of .uccw files. Its very easy. Each object has an ID followed by its properties. So if weather icons are left out, add them manually and update the path in the .uccw file. The path is relative to 'assets' folder.

Even if apk files are opening editor the changes made to them are not saved. The skins created with v2.1.2 onwards won't open editor.
[Android Apps and Games] bagarwa:
Cool, got it. :highfive:

Yes, I was going through the .uccw file and understood the syntax. But my question is regarding default weather icons. Say, I don't know whether the custom weather icons my skin uses needs licence etc or are free to use. Damn, most of the cases I don't even remember the original icon set name or creator. :( So, if I wanna avoid copyright battles etc and use the uccw default weather icons, I export the skin with default weather icon. But the exported zip won't have those icons and .uccw has this -

{
"id": 23,
"id": 23,
"isEnabledToDraw": true,
"drawingOrder": 23,
"position": {
"x": 172,
"y": 192
},
"size": 1,
"angle": 45.0,
"alpha": 255,
"color": -16777216,
"imageAddress": "Diagonal/;;;;;",
"scale": 0.44999998807907104,
"imageWidth": 0,
"imageHeight": 0
},

"imageAddress": "Diagonal/;;;;;",

well, since the "imageAddress" doesn't point to a folder containing weather icons, weather icons are not displayed in the skin. Giving it a vallue of "imageAddress": "Diagonal/default;", also doesn't work. So, how do I make default weather icons show up on my apk skins?

Is it getting too technical for the thread? Should I be PM-ing you instead?
[Android Apps and Games] vineetksirohi:
It is a bug, you can say. But I have considered it and I am going to keep it this way. Because I may change the weather icons in future releases. This will break play store skins based on default icons.

So please provide your icons.
[Android Apps and Games] pooley:):
@Vineet : I forgot to ask 1 question but I'll ask the crowd.

If I made an apk and I export my skin in 24h format, users can change those things ? Like I export it in English as language, can they change language ?
[Android Apps and Games] nizi652:
UCCW global setting can be change.

(menu-setting)

but

cant manage them
[Android Apps and Games] pooley:):
So what ever the format or language I set, user can change them ..
[Android Apps and Games] A random package:
With the newest update when adding Icon-current conditions, the app force closes. Anyone else getting this?
[Android Apps and Games] dmoses1969:
Just tried exporting two skins with the apk zip checked and for some reason it doesn't include the weather icons in the zips.
[Android Apps and Games] pooley:):
EDIT FOUND : I installed it in debug mode with my phone USB pluged, looking at the detail in history log seen it has already been installed :S sorry it's my first time with the Eclipse stuff :D

I export as apk and when I want to install it says something like :

"an existing package by the same name with a conflicting signature is already installed"

... But I change the package name to fr.pooley.GoogleNowBeta in manifest and I create a new keystore to export my skin... what am I doing wrong ?

FYI running the 2.1.2.2 version of uccw

EDIT : in the OP screenshots of Eclipse, Vineet focus on one package name, but it appears also in meta-data... should I have to change it too ? (try to change both but not working)
[Android Apps and Games] pooley:):
Exported/signed/installed ok

But Even if I long press homescreen, enter widgets > uccw >dimensions, when uccw skin list prompt appears nothing...
[Android Apps and Games] bagarwa:
Yes, I'm getting this too. Force closes when adding 'icon - current condition' and keeps force closing at launch itself from next time on; until you tap any existing widget from homescreen and that skin opens in edit mode. Unless that skin itself started the FC or you have hotspot mode on. Then you'll have force stop uccw from setting's app manage page. :(

Right before exporting the skin, select the "icons - forecast day 1" (or whichever icon you have) from component list, select the "weather icons" from controls #2 page. Then export skin. the zip will have weather icons.

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I'm not saying include the default weather icons in the zip or apk. Just let the .uccw know that this skin uses default icons. So, when the skin is installed, it'll tap into whichever UCCW version the user has installed and use default weather icons from that.
[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
No offence taken and this is me calm Lol.

Fact remains

We did not write 1 single line of code and apk skins are just running off uccw app. I.e piggybacking so in reality its NOT our own work when we make apk skins,we just add our elements to vins code that he shared.

My very 1st words were I agree security would be good but I will say it again, because its not our own developed app I don't think we can do anything about it.

You blew my post out of concept and its good you can read but it would be better for you to understand what I meant without having to go through all this. Its never my intention to argue nor convince my point of view, which is all it was. If you are still struggling to understand my point then we will have to agree to disagree but I actually think were on the same page in some respect.

Regards.

see Y'all on the (Kick)Flip side
[Android Apps and Games] shahrukhraza:
Er... Could we all just...

You know, chill?
[Android Apps and Games] dgwood12:
Wow, I didn't realize I would open up such a can of worms here... Was just hoping someone had a solution to the piracy of paid skins, wasn't trying to start a fight....
[Android Apps and Games] r_soares:
Well, I agree that we don't write a single line of code, but UCCW skins is not the first "work" I do on the "design field". This is just a hobby to me, and staying here is the way I've found to thank the dev and XDA community.

Resuming, to me, my work and the work from everybody here worth as the UCCW app itself.

But as you don't want to convince anyone and probably don't want to change your mind, I think that's it. Let's go back on topic, 'cause this became big enough.
[Android Apps and Games] dgwood12:
Anyone else encountering a problem that prevents users of paid skins from changing the circle battery bar color? I have the option to edit the color enabled but when I changing the color, the edit does not stick.
[Android Apps and Games] StrangerWeather:
LOL, how does one explain this? All from the same postcode...:D