[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hocgwai:
big thanks, i will give it a try and post my results

update:

still does not compile for me. still getting brut errors. here are my cmd logs if anyone can help:

C:\apktool>apk152 d framework-res.apk

I: Loading resource table...

I: Loaded.

I: Decoding AndroidManifest.xml with resources...

I: Regular manifest package...

I: Decoding file-resources...

I: Decoding values */* XMLs...

I: Done.

I: Copying assets and libs...

C:\apktool>apk152 b framework-res framework-res.new.zip

W: Could not find sources

I: Checking whether resources has changed...

I: Building resources...

aapt: warning: string 'default_audio_route_name_hdmi' has no default translation

in C:\apktool\framework-res\res; found: en_GB es

aapt: warning: string 'default_permission_group' has no default translation in C

:\apktool\framework-res\res; found: en_GB es

aapt: warning: string 'perms_hide' has no default translation in C:\apktool\fram

ework-res\res; found: en_GB es

aapt: warning: string 'perms_show_all' has no default translation in C:\apktool\

framework-res\res; found: en_GB es

aapt: warning: string 'securekeypad_restrict' has no default translation in C:\a

pktool\framework-res\res; found: zh_CN zh_HK

aapt: warning: string 'ss_clear_default_hint_msg' has no default translation in

C:\apktool\framework-res\res; found: zh_CN zh_HK

aapt: warning: string 'ss_clear_default_hint_msg_all' has no default translation

in C:\apktool\framework-res\res; found: zh_CN zh_HK

aapt: warning: string 'ss_clear_default_hint_msg_applicationmanager' has no defa

ult translation in C:\apktool\framework-res\res; found: zh_CN zh_HK

aapt: warning: string 'ss_clear_default_hint_msg_more' has no default translatio

n in C:\apktool\framework-res\res; found: zh_CN zh_HK

aapt: warning: string 'ss_clear_default_hint_msg_settings' has no default transl

ation in C:\apktool\framework-res\res; found: zh_CN zh_HK

Exception in thread "main" brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.androlib.Androl

ibException: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec command: [aapt, p, --min-

sdk-version, 17, --target-sdk-version, 17, -F, C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp

\APKTOOL162543892235437466.tmp, -x, -0, arsc, -S, C:\apktool\framework-res\res,

-M, C:\apktool\framework-res\AndroidManifest.xml]

at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildResourcesFull(Androlib.java:358)

at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildResources(Androlib.java:283)

at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Androlib.java:206)

at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Androlib.java:176)

at brut.apktool.Main.cmdBuild(Main.java:228)

at brut.apktool.Main.main(Main.java:79)

Caused by: brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.common.BrutException: could not

exec command: [aapt, p, --min-sdk-version, 17, --target-sdk-version, 17, -F, C:

\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\APKTOOL162543892235437466.tmp, -x, -0, arsc, -S,

C:\apktool\framework-res\res, -M, C:\apktool\framework-res\AndroidManifest.xml]

at brut.androlib.res.AndrolibResources.aaptPackage(AndrolibResources.jav

a:357)

at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildResourcesFull(Androlib.java:336)

... 5 more

Caused by: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec command: [aapt, p, --min-sd

k-version, 17, --target-sdk-version, 17, -F, C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\A

PKTOOL162543892235437466.tmp, -x, -0, arsc, -S, C:\apktool\framework-res\res, -M

, C:\apktool\framework-res\AndroidManifest.xml]

at brut.util.OS.exec(OS.java:89)

at brut.androlib.res.AndrolibResources.aaptPackage(AndrolibResources.jav

a:355)

... 6 more

C:\apktool\framework-res\res\layout\keyguard_screen_password_landscape.xml:22: e

rror: Error: No resource found that matches the given name (at 'layout' with val

ue '@layout/keyguard_transport_control').

C:\apktool\framework-res\res\layout\keyguard_screen_password_portrait.xml:22: er

ror: Error: No resource found that matches the given name (at 'layout' with valu

e '@layout/keyguard_transport_control').

C:\apktool\framework-res\res\layout\keyguard_screen_tab_unlock.xml:23: error: Er

ror: No resource found that matches the given name (at 'layout' with value '@lay

out/keyguard_transport_control').

C:\apktool\framework-res\res\layout\keyguard_screen_tab_unlock_land.xml:17: erro

r: Error: No resource found that matches the given name (at 'layout' with value

'@layout/keyguard_transport_control').

C:\apktool\framework-res\res\layout\keyguard_screen_unlock_landscape.xml:18: err

or: Error: No resource found that matches the given name (at 'layout' with value

'@layout/keyguard_transport_control').

C:\apktool\framework-res\res\layout\keyguard_screen_unlock_portrait.xml:23: erro

r: Error: No resource found that matches the given name (at 'layout' with value

'@layout/keyguard_transport_control').

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