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[Android General] nirajbandkar:
Lock screen making totally differenct

Is there any possibility to make a whole new type of lockscreen

Like If u take Naruto the anime

noramly he should load the rasengan and when we unlock the phone he should throw that rasengan as a unlock effect

If we take sniper man noramlly he shoul point sniper and when we unlock he hsould fire bullet from it

Is it possible?

Then kindly guide me :p
[Android General] mnksngh706:
Unable to make mod apk

Showing this
[Android General] SXUsr:
It's telling you what the issue is, you've entered the wrong command to build...

apktool b Ninjamod

...you don't add .apk when building.
[Android General] mnksngh706:
Ohhh Its Really Work Thanks TO help me
[Android General] ipuzz:
Bookmark ?
[Android General] Hoardseeker:
error

Why this Error?
[Android General] P1nGu1n_:
It says it's not a (valid) zip file. What happens if you change the extension to .zip and open the zip file (with WinRar for example)? Are you able to see all the contents or does it throw an error?

Sent from my phone, please forgive any tpyos.
[Android General] ank_thegreat:
Hi..

I totally newbie in this case, and i want to learn...

I started to mod a 3rd apk file e.g. bbm or whatsapp and try to change the images inside the apk file..

But i failed when i try to install my mod apk on my device..

what should i do, do i miss the step..?

sorry for my bad english
[Android General] SXUsr:
It's hard to know if People have missed a step when they don't list every step they've made. Generally you replace apps using a root browser, but you need to make sure you give it the right permissions. There is a link in the OP to help with that.
[Android General] ank_thegreat:
here the step i do..

1. open the apk file with winrar/7zip

2. replace the image file/.png

3. close winrar/7zip

4. copy to my device

5. install it and "the app not installed"
[Android General] samsammobile:
This is a great tutorial.

Will need time to understand everything.

Thanks a lot!
[Android General] SXUsr:
Bit late to the party with this so if you are too then get on board now whilst still in its infancy, as this is the future of theming. :good:
[Android General] silentscreamz:
Awesome guide and it is much appreciated especially by us noobs...lol. One thing though, I was trying to find the download for CM10.1 Theme Book because the link goes to goo.im but no download shows up for me. If you still have the download that would be sweet...
[Android General] Genesis87:
thank you
[Android General] XxNorikoxX:
Hey guys!

I followed the steps and everything works, besids the last step, where I need to sign the app.

I copied the META-INF and AndroidManifest.xml out of the original apk into a folder, copied the resources.arsc file out of the modified apk and put everything back to the modified apk. But when I want to install the app on my phone I get an error "App not installed."

Is there a way to sign the app with the "original" key? Because when I the signapk tool for example I need to uninstall the old, non modified app from my phone and install the modified one. But when I want to mod a game I don't want to lose my gamefiles :/

Is there a way to install a modified app without uninstalling the orignal one?
[Android General] Topsy Krett:
Need Help

Hello,

Nice Thread, lots of good information.

Anyway, I'm getting this error :

Exception in thread "main" brut.androlib.AndrolibException: Could not decode ars

c file

at brut.androlib.res.decoder.ARSCDecoder.decode(ARSCDecoder.java:54)

at brut.androlib.res.decoder.ARSCDecoder.decode(ARSCDecoder.java:40)

at brut.androlib.res.AndrolibResources.installFramework(AndrolibResource

s.java:675)

at brut.androlib.Androlib.installFramework(Androlib.java:641)

at brut.apktool.Main.cmdInstallFramework(Main.java:252)

at brut.apktool.Main.main(Main.java:91)

Caused by: java.io.IOException: Expected: 0x001c0001, got: 0x00000000

at brut.util.ExtDataInput.skipCheckInt(ExtDataInput.java:48)

at brut.androlib.res.decoder.StringBlock.read(StringBlock.java:43)

at brut.androlib.res.decoder.ARSCDecoder.readPackage(ARSCDecoder.java:95

)

at brut.androlib.res.decoder.ARSCDecoder.readTable(ARSCDecoder.java:81)

at brut.androlib.res.decoder.ARSCDecoder.decode(ARSCDecoder.java:49)

... 5 more
​

When, i try ' apktool if framework-res.apk ' command.

I'm using Note 4 SM-N910G on Emotion Rom.

Windows version 8.1, java set up.

PS: i'm not much experienced, in fact, this my first read on anything android :p So, an explanation might help.

Thank you. Cheers.
[Android General] Thebear j koss:
You need to update your apktool.

LEGALIZE IT.

Mattias Duarte ruined android. Material design sucks.
[Android General] Topsy Krett:
Thanks, it worked. I used apktool_2.0.0.jar.

Perhaps got confused with the zip file name being apktool_2.9.03, thought this was the newer one. My bad.
[Android General] ninja_unmatched:
Cool....
[Android General] SXUsr:
OP Updated.
[Android General] brandenk:
I never realized any of my guides actually helped anyone out. Thank you for the mention, you just made my day! :D
[Android General] SXUsr:
Assuming you're the same brandenk that contributed to "The Ultimate Android Themeing Guide", then I think you helped quite a few People back in the day get started which is why I thought to credit you and the others in this one.

So thank you! :)
[Android General] brandenk:
I am indeed. I figured that stuff out with countless hours of scouring the web, picking people's brains and good ol' trial and error (usually the latter). It makes me very happy to think that I contributed even a small amount to the incredible work that is now available now compared to those humble beginnings.
[Android General] SonderTech:
How do I change default wallpaper files in framework-res.apk without bricking when I replace the original APK.
[Android General] SXUsr:
Make sure you've signed the apk correctly as detailed in the OP.
[Android General] SonderTech:
What do you mean correctly sign it? How would I do that?
[Android General] SXUsr:
Read the section about signing.
[Android General] SonderTech:
K, I'll give it a try later
[Android General] SonderTech:
Would I be able to use the framework-res.apk file I got from the work section of assayed kitchen when I was doing a ROM for my tab? Instead of pulling it directly from my device using ADB.
[Android General] SXUsr:
Assuming you're using that framework for your tab then yes, there is no need to pull files if you've already got them on your computer.
[Android General] SonderTech:
I keep bootlooping, keep getting stuck on the signing through cmd.
[Android General] SXUsr:
That's because you haven't read the section correctly, you don't use cmd to sign system apks.
[Android General] SonderTech:
I've tried pysignare and that gives me errors. So I checked the thread for it again and I saw another thread that should be easier linked in the pysignare thread and that is how I ended up using cmd
[Android General] SXUsr:
So have you now read the first sentence in the signing section explaining how you sign system apks and have your new framework installed?
[Android General] SonderTech:
Yes, minus the part about my new framework being installed.
[Android General] zooperaj:
Ned help for changing some background colours

A) Some basic information:

Samsung Galaxy Quattro, GT-i8552; pre-July 2014, rooted

I have already modified stock Jelly Bean 4.1.2, rooted, deodexed, debloated 82 system apps, has busybox, init.d support

B) Recently, I have been trying to change background colours of status bar, expanded status bar, notification panel, settings, pop-up panels, horizontal dividers etc. I referred to many XDA topics and threads, including this thread. I could successfully modify background colours at many places.

But even after modifications / changes in different XMLs, 9.PNGs and PNGs, I could not change background colour as under:

1) background colour of the top area of expanded status bar (where clock and date appear)

2) background colour of brightness controller / bar on expanded status bar

3) background colour of area where "Ongoing" and "Notifications" text appears on expanded status bar

Please see the screenshot with arrows pointing to those areas.

Please help.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note] cognus:
I did search and see a few roughly similar questions to this, but I better ask the home crowd before I blow something up.

the "Update Available" recycling notice hicky: how do I remove/disarm that so it stops eating my phone. when that thing lights off while I'm not paying attention [which can be long stretches] it is a battery killer.

Can i just uninstall it using Titanium or other means? name? is it "software update" or somesuch?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note] srpanadero:
The CyanogenMod update notice? You can set the checks to manual in settings, about, cyanogenmod update, check for..."
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tylerjames09:
Just got the full confirmation from my Samsung mobile rep yesterday that sprint will be dropping the 4.2.2 firmware for the S3 in mid June. Anybody hear anything differently of can back up what he told me?

Edit: it's mid June and we've seen nothing yet lol *(clearly)*. Either my rep was mistaken on the ETA or the rumors are true about the delay for the S3 and the Note II. I apologize for the mixed information.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
I'm fairly sure they meant only for the international version because that's been all over the place.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2287110
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] yankees45us:
That would be cool and I wouldn't be surprised if Sprint did release it as they are pretty good with updates. But like someone said, the international version will probably get the update first.

Sent from the Great Galaxy Note 2 using Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tylerjames09:
That's what I assumed but he elaborated that it will be the sprint firmware. Got me pretty hyped lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
:eek:

That would be awesome if we actually got the update around that time :thumbup:

But news leaked that the international will get it in June....and I've never seen them release it for Sprint at the same time :(
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Moduli:
This is great if it is true.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JoeFCaputo113:
Interesting but history doesn't lie... usually international will get it then the US gets it months later. So I would not be surprised if you have been told false info.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tylerjames09:
I admit I am a little skeptical although sprint has been getting better with getting the updates out promptly so hopefully we all get a surprise next month lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] 5FOOTER:
SEXTAPE time.....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] halodos:
I'm guessing that to get that OTA 4.2.2 update I would have to go back to stock everything from something like this: (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1904099)

I feel like quite a bit of people on XDA already are rooted and have a custom ROM that is already 4.2.2; is there a reason to unroot and go back to stock when 4.2.2 comes back?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
No, check the thread in my sig (everything OTA)

Very common misconception
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] carole6m:
Right now only AOSP based Roms are on 4.2.2 for our phone. Some people like Touchwiz Roms better. You don't have to unroot. When OTA drops you can just flash a rooted version of the OTA update or other OTA based TW Roms when they update.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tylerjames09:
Cant wait lol. If it truly comes soon I'll be glad I didn't upgrade so the s4.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] corys00:
Is your Samsung contact actually from Samsung or just a 3rd party marketing partner like MarketStar or Marketsource?

MarketStar and Marketsource folks don't know squat.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] cas8180:
This will be validated if we start seeing rdfs drop in the next couple of days as this has always been the cycle in the past.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] yankees45us:
All I know is that my note 2 is rooted but my wife's s3 is not and I still find myself using her phone all the time. It's a great phone and if it's updated to 4.2.2 that will definitely hold her off till her upgrade.

And like someone said, Sprint is getting better with updates, probably the best from the 4 major companies.

Sent from the Great Galaxy Note 2 using Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tylerjames09:
No he's an actual samsung mobile rep lol he comes into my stores to check my Samsung displays and while he's there he always tells me what's on tap for the future.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Ah, so this is an insider story ;)

Well, let's just hope he is spot on with the timing
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kingsway8605:
These samsung reps that travel from store to store know what they are talking about. I've gotten early ota's from them in the past.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] milky1112:
Should prove to be interesting.

sent via my anthrax infected phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Yup. I'm gonna be a pessimist though and say it won't happen so I don't get my hopes crushed if it doesn't.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] colonel.shepard:
Sextape
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tylerjames09:
Ya I'm not going to hold my breath because anything could happen between now and then. The only reason I posted anything is because this came from a good source. Let's cross our fingers lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] cas8180:
No rdfs = no update. Considering with most updates they do at least a month of testing we have yet to see a rdf in may so the likelihood we will get and update in June is very slim.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] milky1112:
I agree, we should have seen something by now if the update was being pushed in June.. I see it later this year.. maybe Q3 or Q4. Then we just have to wait on our neighborhood devs to update =0) Cause lord knows i'm not going back to stock anytime soon!:p
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] VikingoRMCF:
Rep's will say anything to keep the consumer happy. For example, Sprint rep's have been telling me about 4g in my area for over a year now, Lol.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bigcp500:
Update Notification

This morning, While on my S3 I got a notification notifying me about an update for my phone. I tapped it, but since I'm rooted it just restarted me into the TWRP, so maybe an attempted restart to the stock recovery was made?? I'm wondering if this was in fact this reported update.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
No. We would've seen kernel source drop first.

I'm fairly certain you just got MD4. My sister got it just yesterday.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] cas8180:
I imagine instances of this ate playing a huge role on when we will get our update

http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/29/verizon-galaxy-s-iii-software-update-carrier-billing-multiwindow/

Looks like they havent finished rolling out the mdxx updates yet for all carriers so until that's complete we could be waiting a while.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] namopereht:
I just got the same notification this morning. 103.9mb is the file size shown in the update notification.

Edit: shows mb1 to md4 update in filename.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] TheKenRob:
4.2.2 Update

Just a reminder there is a 4.2.2 update floating around I do know Sammobile has it. It's the I9300XXUFME3 update. DO NOT DO IT!!! IT IS NOT FOR THE SPRINT VARIANT ENDING L710.

We have to take responsibility for each other but we all must be more self aware and not do "BRICK" headed things.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] cas8180:
What was the point of this? This isn't even for our phone this is the international version completely different spec.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] auau465121:
Alot of people thought the OP was not telling the truth I'm just going to leave this here.

http://www.sidhtech.com/news/samsung-galaxy-note-2-s3-android-422-jelly-bean-update-2/1006431/
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] TheDudeAbides:
Hmmm, iiiiiinteresting.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Again, this means nothing, as it could very well be referring to the international versions.

I'll believe it when I see it :rolleyes:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Azzair113:
I agree with [MENTION=4645794]CNexus[/MENTION] International Galaxy s3 got premium suite back in December when it was first announced. We didn't get our first leak of it until April.Even if we do get 4.2.2 for the s3 it will only be for the international version of the s3. I don't see it coming to the carriers till August-December best guess.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Whiplashh:
But rememeber, out of the us carriers, we always get it first :)

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Sprint Galaxy S3 "Supernexus"

Whiplashh Rom

Look it up. :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Azzair113:
Yes that's very true i think sprint is the best carrier when it comes to timely updates but i don't think there that fast to give us 4.2.2 after we just got 4.1.2. They might be working on it right now though but probably still working out bugs for it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Whiplashh:
To me, it doesn't really matter anyways. As I said in the other article, I don't use mostly any Samsung features, so as soon as cm10.1 is stable, you know what I will be running.

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Sprint Galaxy S3 "Supernexus"

Whiplashh Rom

Look it up. :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] WhatDude:
I doubt we will see it in June... Maybe September if we're lucky.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] lexridge:
I won't be concerned much. Since the international 4.2.2 ROM has leaked, I am certain some clever devs will manage to create and side port a pseudo stock 4.2.2 ROM. We are most likely to see this before an official release.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] g_money:
Same here. Funny, but once I started running a custom rom I stopped caring about updates lol.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Well then the 4.2.2 update will be helpful in making that happen ;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Bielinsk:
Only reason I don't use CM, is the bluetooth stack doesn't support MAP, Samsungs bluetooth stack does.

Hopefully the official from Samsung will support it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] TheManiac:
I'm kinda surprised Samsung has any intentions to built this to any of gs3 variants because of the gs4 I would think they have everyone In and out of the company to work on the gs4.

Just my thoughts

Still would be freaking awesome!! Would be one more reason to stay with this boss fone!!!

Sent from my sonic screw driver!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rocket321:
Samsung has been the one company who seems to support android updates on phones all the way up until they reach end of life.

GS1 éclair to froyo to GB

GS2 GB to ICS to JB

That is only for top tier, the lower end phones get a lot less support I assume.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] TheManiac:
True I'm just surprised they do.

Just one of the biggest reason I like Samsung better then any other companies!

Sent from my sonic screw driver!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mcluvin1065:
Battery life will never be the same on cm10.1 then it is on touchwiz.... The day they are equally good in battery life we'd all have moved on to a different device.

Sent from my rooted, suited, and booted s3, living the dual core life, know dat.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Not true, depends on usage and what you have installed.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mcluvin1065:
Even the "head honchos" of this forum have stated that wed be on new devices by the time that cm gets the battery life touchwiz has..

Sent from my rooted, suited, and booted s3, living the dual core life, know dat.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Whiplashh:
Battery doesn't bother me much. I prefer "stock" android with some tweaks... AKA

Cyanogenmod :)

Since the evo shift I have used cyanogenmod. I guess it is a preference. Not too many tweaks but enough to make it better than stock.

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Sprint Galaxy S3 "Supernexus"

Whiplashh Rom

Look it up. :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JoeFCaputo113:
Not being rude/sarcastic, I really want to know lol... why didn't you just get a Nexus or something then?!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Whiplashh:
Because. Seeing as my family uses sprint and I wanted the latest and greatest. The s3 was (and still is) a beast at the time. Seeing how pictures are important to me, I wanted that 8MP camera. If the nexus 4 came to sprint, I would have it in a heartbeat. I want the galaxy nexus now though, but at the time, its specs were beat compared to the s3. I need a expandable sd as I have 8 Gigs of music alone, plus 2 gigs of pictures. The nexus couldn't offer that. I really should have thought it through more as I hear the nexus is fast anyways with jellybean, and it gets frequent updates.. But it is too late for that. I really like my s3. I can just put stock droid on it with cyanogenmod, plus with cm it gives it those nice little features that don't take away from the stock experience. The only thing the nexus has beat on the s3 besides stock android is the software keys. I tired using them on here but it seems pointless when I have buttons.. like I said, I'm happy with a CM s3. :)

....

And because I really really also like being able to call it a supernexus... ;)

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Sprint Galaxy S3 "Supernexus"

Whiplashh Rom

Look it up. :D

Also, don't worry. I didn't find it rude at all. I only typed all that so if anyone ever ask me again why I didn't (I get asked all the time) I am just gonna link them to that post. ;)

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Sprint Galaxy S3 "Supernexus"

Whiplashh Rom

Look it up. :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jdelano:
You'll be happy about this

"At today's Google I/O developers' conference in San Francisco, Google announced that it would release its own variant of the previously unveiled Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone."

http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/samsung-galaxy-s4-google/4505-6452_7-35761621.html
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Yes, the source is ported because we do not have AOSP out of the box, and yes it will be unstable with memory leaks and such. But at the same time, AOSP uses a tiny amount of resources compared to touchwiz.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bondosho:
Unless they surprise us with an update and no rdfs prior, this isn't happening in mid June.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] chris-allen:
Why do they release the udates overseas first? I mean, the USA is the one they make the most money from and WE are the ones getting locked into 2-3 year contracts just to purches these amazing devices...but....we are always left last......:)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ragnar:
Because of all the different carriers and all the carrier specific bloatware bs they apply. HTC has Sense, Sammy has TW, Motorola gas motoblur etc...

Sent from the future via Tapatalk 4
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Also because the radios have to interface with the correct carriers bands and towers
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Omar04:
Samsung delay 4.2.2 for S3, N2.... They will bring same TouchWiz Version like S4

So we have to wait a little more longer. ;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] MBCO:
Wait I wait. No biggie for me.

Not sure why people get so anxious.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tylerjames09:
Because my life (or at least my free time at night) basically revolves around xda and Roms and software upgrades and anything else to do with my phone lol

And when we're close to a software upgrade leaks or possible leaks and their news turn into internet-gold for us haha.

Although maybe I'm speaking for myself and I'm a tad weird....anyone else feel this way? :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] MBCO:
Oh, don't worry. All of my free time after work is reading my multiple android news sources, xda, g+ on anything android, root and roms.

I am very eager to try the new 4.2.2 TW. I'll run that rooted until KLP AOSP comes out.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Speedin07si:
No one is forcing you to sign a contract, you couls buy the phone at full retail and not worru about a month contract. And i have a feeling you have no idea how many phones get sold overseas. I wouldn't be surprises if your wrong on the guess that we in the US have more phones then in the international carrier world.

Sent from Under water