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[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus General] RetroFlux:
Yeah I have that problem too and loads of others. Its been for repair twice- HTC support are useless all they did was say no error was found and reflashed the rom. Im sick of crap performance on this phone my tytn was better.
[Android Themes] coluvatz12:
When I learn

Thank you for posting this. I always wanted to customize an android app, but have never had much success.
[Android Themes] Raiz:
Glad to hear that , thanks!

If you think this thread helped you , please press the thank button , I'm happy to see that my work is appreciated , Happy Theming !
[Android Themes] Raiz:
First you should have installed the app and identified the hex code of the background color (E.G :#36ge87)

You can do it via Pipette , an app which identify hex code in a picture. Just take a screenshot and identify the colors via Pipette .

Then you will have to search for the hex code of the background color you identified with Pipette previously.

This step is on your PC , you opened the color.xml file in notepad++ or whatever it is , and you wrote the hex code of the background color in the search bar. Make the search and find all the lines that have the hex code in it.

If you found multiple line , try to modify one of the lines , compile the APK , sign it and install it on your phone to see if something changed. Do that until you find the line holding the background color.

Theming , at the beginning is pretty long on require patience and many test before finding which line is the good one .

I hope my answer will help you .

Happy theming !!???
[Android Themes] djkukapr:
DUVIDA

Hello friends of the forum xda developers Instead, this forum is a newbie Needed to take a doubts:

I have a mobile model with windows 10 installed that is stopped in the drawer without use

He has put windows phone 10

I would like to change it on an Iphone with COMPATIVEL System OR ate pie android EVEN Instalar 9,0

I wonder if this is possible and what procedures to take I assume of all the risks ok

Other question:

I have a moto g5 plus and the Manufacturer Promised me an Update for the oreo 8.1.0 but until the moment nothing arrived and the artist said that it has already been released but up to the moment without conditions of receipt

There is a rumor that will be released only in September

Someone confirms this information

I await any response

Marcelo - DJ KUKA
[Android Themes] GAURAV THAKKAR:
Don't know what you want to ask

Please be clear

All I can infer is that this doubt doesn't belong here look over the ROMs sections

Thanks!
[Android Themes] Raiz:
Don't worry , that's a random spam , that's why I ignored it.

And I don't think he'll respond .
[Android Themes] GAURAV THAKKAR:
Since you've replied please check the Signing Apk Guide..

You've mentioned a thread dated 4 sep

Can you please link me to it?
[Android Themes] Raiz:
Fixed !

That was just a typo , what I really meant is the step four in the first part of the Guide , the I - 4 .
[Android Themes] GAURAV THAKKAR:
Trying to theme Instagram

Will ping you if any issue occurs

Thanks for the simplest and to the point guide I've seen ever
[Android Themes] Raiz:
You're welcome , all the pleasure is for me :highfive:
[Android Themes] devicemodder:
Does this work similar for changing a boot logo?
[Android Themes] Tarwada:
hello. i got this after compiling. is this normal ?

thanks !
[Android Themes] Raiz:
You can try to get your framework-res.apk from your ROM and set it to apktool with this command :

java -jar apktool.jar if framework-res.apk
[Android Themes] Tarwada:
sorry i don't get it. im not connecting my phone to the computer

im trying to theme an app called mewe :\
[Android Themes] GAURAV THAKKAR:
Hey buddy to theme some apps you need the framework apk also because it's some how dependent on framework as far as I know
[Android Themes] Tarwada:
what about the message i got above
[Android Themes] Raiz:
The message above means that the file I asked you to gather from your system isn't in the Apktool folder.

Sometimes, some apps require a framework to theme them correctly , that's why I asked you to do that.

So if you have root you can copy it from the /system/framework folder and paste it into your download folder to transfer it to your PC.

If not I'll search for you some others solution ?.
[Android Themes] Tarwada:
i managed to do it using apk editor on my phone but there's one thing i can't theme it in the app

can you help me so i provide some pictures ?

no pressure at all

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i extracted the framework-res.apk from my phone (im rooted)

but when i compile i get the same error even if i didn't modify the app :\

help ?
[Android Themes] Raiz:
Can you tell me precisely what you modified in your APK ?
[Android Themes] Tarwada:
only colors. can i get some help with it ? :D
[Android Themes] Raiz:
The problem reported by apktool is that some resources files are missing :

• keyboardNavigationCluster

• autoSizeTextType

• autoSizeMinTextType

It may be caused by your configuration , are you running 32-bit ?
[Android Themes] Tulsadiver:
Try apktool 2.3.2 or 2.3.3 after you install your framework.

https://bitbucket.org/iBotPeaches/apktool/downloads/
[Android Themes] Tarwada:
no, im using 64bit

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i will give it a try, thanks !
[Android Themes] Raiz:
And after that you can try to decompile and recompile the APK without modify anything to see if you get this error.

If you get it again , the problem comes from the APK that isn't complet , some files are missing into it , you'll have to re-download it.

If you don't get it , try again the modification you've done and recompile the APK .

Be careful to don't touch the public.xml file , because it may cause others Apktool errors.

In general never touch this file.

:svetius:
[Android Themes] Raiz:
No, this tutorial is to modify apps and not bootlogos.

Follow this tutorial to change your bootlogo :

Disclaimer :

I'm not responsible if something goes wrong with your phone afterwards , I didn't forced you to do that , but don't worry , if you make proper searches before following this tutorial , your phone won't be harm ( I wish it sincerely)

To flash a bootlogo you'll need the logo.bin file as well as ADB Properly installed and an unlocked bootloader.

Put the logo.bin file into the ADB folder and plug your phone (with ADB debugging enable in the developer options).

Then enter those command in the terminal opened in the ADB folder :

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot flash logo logo.bin

fastboot reboot

Hope this helped :highfive:
[Android Themes] GAURAV THAKKAR:
Hey buddy do you have a Telegram or Kik Handle?
[Android Themes] Raiz:
No sorry , I just use XDA to talk , feel free to ask other questions about theming here :svetius:
[Android Themes] GAURAV THAKKAR:
Hey buddy

It's been a long time

All this while I spent gaining knowledge about Android App Making and Some XML Smali and little things here and there

Now since sem exams are over

I've decided to make a Blacked Instagram

And I've started decompiling stuff

Let's see how things go then ..
[Android Themes] Raiz:
Yes, feel free to put pictures of your work here :svetius:
[Android Themes] GAURAV THAKKAR:
Coming up with this mod of Instagram which I call InstaX

Once I finish doing most of the views and layouts I'll be making a thread soon

Here is the Telegram Channel [LINK]t.me/gtthemes[/LINK]
[Android Themes] Curcepogi:
Request

Hi Bro, Great tutorial out there. I just wanna ask if you can theme the Samsung messages version (4.x.x) I have ( I Can upload it if it's okay with you). I want to change the global ORANGE color into BLUE just like the Samsung Messages 5.x.x. Or you can just tell me what line to edit and i will try my best to do it. Thanks. :good:
[Android Themes] GAURAV THAKKAR:
It's not like he can tell or I can tell or anyone can tell

You have to go find it

There are guides on XDA considering standard aspects

Any deviations from the standards you've to figure them out

And for errors and visibility issues We are always here
[Android Themes] Curcepogi:
Thanks for the Reply, Sir. I just thought it is possible though it's a little bit hard. I tried but no success that's why i am here hahaha. Messages 4.x.x has different xmls than 5.x.x. It's not a simple color.xml edit Hehehehe :highfive:
[Android Themes] Soumy1234:
I am trying to theme Team Dewitt's Viper4Android 2.7.0.0. Following the steps in the OP, I got Apktool on Windows, Decompiled v4a.apk using "apktool d v4a.apk", changed one line in res/values/colors.xml, compiled it back using "apktool b v4a", copied it to my device and signed it using Platform mode on ZipSigner. However, when I uninstall the old version and install this one, it doesn't load. A bit of research shows that there may be missing libraries. How can I fix this?
[Android Themes] Raiz:
Indeed, that's a problem.

First of all, was this app installed as system app or was it just a normal app ?
[Android Themes] GAURAV THAKKAR:
As far as I know Libraries for V4a are specific for devices and have to be patched

I'm using V4a as A Magisk Module ..I guess which does the library thing on it's own
[Android Themes] Soumy1234:
I see. I've been able to theme the v4a Magisk module so I guess I'll use that. Thanks for the info.

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It's a normal app, so I don't think it needs any frameworks.apk files.
[Android Themes] Raiz:
I see that your problem has been solved.

To be honest I don't know a lot about V4a, so I'm glad you found the answer ?
[Android Themes] sergeyvem:
наверное у меня программа глючит

здравствуйте, прошу прощения если ошибся веткой, у меня открытие сайта происходит с ошибкой наверное проблема в браузере не пойму в чем проблема, у меня у одного так или у всех?
[Android Themes] Raiz:
Hi there, could you please translate that in English for me, I tried to put the text in Google translate but the translation makes no sense.

Have a good day ?
[Android Themes] ForestCat:
Raiz,

The general question: Do you know of a reference/guide which explains the layout of the xml files which define ui objects, in particular, which image files are used?

The specific question: Samsung, in their infinite (NOT) wisdom, has decided that the .png standard is good enough for the rest of the android world, but not them. Enter .qmg, .pio, .spr, and, my favorite, an encrypted(?) version of .bmp.

So, the 'browse & replace' method in your OP re: changing icons/images within an app's res folder doesn't work.

Now, I am familiar w/ qmg2png and the like, but there are problems with this. Without listing them all, one of the big issues is that some images convert to blank white pictures, some images won't convert at all(.bmp), etc.

Specific Case:

Samsung Note 4

Stock rooted 6.0.1 Marshmallow

Trying to change the stock dialer keypad buttons.

Through long trial & error, was able to find & modify the InCallUI_M_OS_UP_Legacy.apk keypad buttons, put pushing the mod'd apk to the phone & reinstalling it via Root Explorer did not change the phone's dialer keypad. After 2 full ( and I mean full) days of decompiling apk's, copying res folders back to the phone to (try) to extract png's(the qmg decoders only work on the phone), copying thousands of png's back to the pc to browse for anything recognizable, etc., no joy.

I have searched the web/forum for all permutations of theme, skin, dialer, touchwiz, galaxy, stock, marshmallow, dialpad, SecContacts_M_OSup_Note_Legacy_USA.apk, etc, etc, etc. Just not finding anything anywhere which points me toward a way to modify the stock dialer appearance (other than background color) on a 6.0.1 (or even 5.1.1) touchwiz ROM. I hate to beg for help, but I'm out of ideas.

Thanks so much.
[Android Themes] richardx49:
Thanks alot for the guide
[Android Themes] Raiz:
I got u fam ;);)
[Android Themes] Raiz:
Hi , I'm gonna take a deep look into this, so it may take time, I'll edit this post when the answer is written and will mention you to notify you when it's ready :svetius:
[Android Themes] ForestCat:
Thanks, man, I really appreciate it. I've been hammering away at it, but no luck yet. I suspect it may involve smali, etc, which I haven't got my head around yet. Was hoping there might be a way to add glass buttons(yeah, I'm dated) to the dialer keypad just using xml/png, but it's not looking promising...
[Android Themes] Raiz:
So, First of all sorry for making you wait, I got busy lately, but I had the opportunity to look into your question ;)

For your general question, here is a thread I made after this one, that adds a more deeply-thought approche to what I've done here, plus I linked some other thread from really good themers (like ticklefish) that teached me a lot of things , here you go:

[GUIDE][THEMING]How to find in the code what you want to theme by Me (lol)

and

[Newbies][Documenation]What's an apk and how does it work by Me (again)

In those you'll find links to xda thread, google documentation that I strongly recommend you to read, it helped me a lot. I know that those are "long reads" but to me it's worth it.

For you specific question, I'm sorry to tell you that it's a problem for me to, and so far I had no luck with that. I used to have a samsung back in the days, but each time I tried something I just gave up because of that. When you asked me that, I retried with no success. So on this one I won't be able to tell you, sorry for that, I know how much of a drag it can be to be stucked like that, hope you'll have some luck with that.

Have a great day :highfive:
[Android Themes] ForestCat:
Thanx for looking into it, I really do appreciate it. Yeah, it's bad news, but I feel a little better that it's not just my lack of skillz. I do love the Note 4, but I'm starting to despise Samsung for their anti-consumer tactics. Then again, why would they be different from Apple, Google, MS, et al.

I do mostly like the feel/function/features of the MM touchwiz stuff, I just don't like some of their icons, color choices, etc. I haven't found a third party replacement I like as much, unfortunately.

I do hope somebody will find a solution for this. I think it would open a few doors for Samsung owners.
[Android Themes] CgMonkey:
Help

Hello,

I need your help regarding the Nextbit Robin. Mine don't boot at all the bootload is locked and the USB debug is off. And I don't know if the device charging when it plugged.

All this happened during the last installation of Lineage (Don't remember the version) under Windows 10, I usually use Win 7 to perform this operation.

Can I have your advise about my issue ?

Thank you !
[Android Themes] Autissima:
Hello, I recently tried to crack open an apk (with permission from the owner ofc) and change some colour values, just as you said here.

I originally thought I only have to change some value for a colour and everything should be alright, but when I then open the app, either absolutely nothing will have changed, or the app closes itself...

Do I have to modify the android_manifest or some other values as well?

I know this thread is pretty old, but I am desperate for some help by now.
[Android Themes] Raiz:
I know it's old, but I'm still there don't worry lol.

It looks like a signature problem at first glance. Did you use when recompiling the "-c" to keep the signature unchanged ?

Also, sometimes it's that we forget to save the xml file before recompiling, so double check that.

More questions : did the recompiling process what successful with apktool? Did you use apktool? What's the name of the apk ?

For now I don't have much time to investigate but make sure to remind me of that story after the 11/12. From that date (if we still haven't figured out what's the matter) I'll be able to further investigate on my side, if you're willing of course to provide an apk and more details on the modifications you wanna bring.

But for now let's try to figure it out with questions & answers
[Android Themes] Autissima:
Hmm I didn't use -c every time, but I can try it again with that. I definitely saved the XML, at least once, I tried this for a few days now.

The recompile process doesn't fail, and as I said sometimes the app will even start, but it'll close itself again, after showing the normal splash screen.

It's a game made in Kotlin "Antimatter Dimensions" and I just want to change some colours around.
[Android Themes] TaylorBlake:
Wait, it's possible to customize an android app? I think I'm living under a rock because I didn't know that.
[Android Themes] Raiz:
Yes it is, all you need is a reverse engineering tool, and a brain. It's not easy, but it's possible !
[Android Themes] GAURAV THAKKAR:
Haha well said
[Android Themes] Autissima:
I admittedly originally used a slightly different process from yours, signing and aligning the apk on my PC, but I tried to stay close to your guide this time but still no dice :C

It just crashes, or has no effect, so is this still applicable for newer android versions?

Additionally, there is the "values-night" folder, which has the colours that according to the developer are actually the colours in the app, I guess I should change those too then?

Also, in some other guides about de- and recompiling apks, they said to transfer the META-INF and some other files?

Edit:

P.S.

I just noticed that this might be a problem, it's a Kotlin app, so that might muck it up?
[Android Themes] Raiz:
That's the same as doing -c in apktool, this command will soon be deprecated tho. It keeps the signature unchanged. If you want to mod a system app then you need to keep the signature unchanged (using the -c). Else for the signature process I made a new bigger and deeper thread about how to sign apks, and much more.

Here it is

Yup change them if he said that.

Apparently yes, but what app are you trying to mod ? (Name + if it's a system app or regular app)

As long as there is xml to modify, I don't think kotline is a problem.
[Android Themes] Autissima:
Antimatter Dimensions, an incremental game, not a system app.

Edit:

I played around a bit with the apk, and not changing anything in it, but just de- and recompiling it doesn't work either, unless I tell apktool to not decompile resource files, which makes the entire ordeal of, well, changing resource files, a bit harder

Edit 2:

Ok, I opened an issue on apktools, and apparently it wrongly decompiled the "<" in plurals.xml's

So uh, yay, it works now, thank you so much.
[Android Themes] nihitthakkar:
There are some launchers with themes, you have to just install the launcher on your android device to apply the theme.
[Android Themes] nihitthakkar:
To create a theme, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Theme menu near the top of the right side of the Theme Editor.

2. Click Create New Theme.

3. In the New Theme dialog, enter a name for the new theme.

4. In the Parent theme name list, click on the parent from which the theme inherits initial resources.
[Android Themes] Raiz:
Sounds Great !!! Sorry for making you wait that long. I was busy with IRL life, I forgot to answer. Thank you for your post here, and if there is any other question, you know the place ;)
[Android Themes] Raiz:
Could you precise what you're trying to communicate here please?

From my understanding you're explaining how to apply themes in one app. Is there a question in here ?
[Android Themes] Manav Harsana:
how do I resize an icon, delete stuff like layouts and add my own layout when I don't even have the source codes?
[Android Themes] Raiz:
All you need is the apk. Inside the /res folder you'll find all the files you want.

icons must be in drawable folders, you can resize them with gimp. As for layouts, they're in the layout folder, to modify them you actually need to understand the structure of the app and modify the layout in consequence.
[Android Themes] Ach132:
good to know. How do I identify the colors I wanna mod? there's plenty color hex codes in color.xml but I just mod several pieces of lines that makes my app appearance looks better .

I mean the view id
[Android Themes] :sven:
Anyone know where the app icon that shows up in the home screen is stored on an apk ?
[Xiaomi Mi 5s Questions & Answers] asdxx:
I've had an MI5 for a couple years and the screen is cracked and close to dying. I was thinking of buying an MI5S as a replacement but feel like I could get a better phone as it's TOO similar to my trusty MI5 even.

My specific, additional criteria includes it being similarly sized (height/thickness) to the MI5/MI5S (to fit my mobile phone holder). After searching GSMArena, it returned around 8 phones. Most of them were cheap phones that were also released in 2016. The one exception was the original Google Pixel. The spec seems similar to the MI5/MI5S but the fingerprint scanner on the back is a deal breaker. So with that, I'd be prepared to open up the choice of phones a bit more. It must be able to run LineageOS and still be getting updates (future releases are never guaranteed, I understand). Any recommended phones (or just get the MI5S)?
[Xiaomi Mi 5s Questions & Answers] patoberli:
I would go for the newer Mi6, because it has an optical image stabilizer like the Mi5, which the Mi5s sadly lacks.

The Mi6 also has a way faster CPU than the Mi5s. Don't forget, the Mi5s is now nearly 2 years old.
[Xiaomi Mi 5s Questions & Answers] 8166uy:
Indeed, price difference is minimal, so go with better options like the Mi6. Mi Note 3 and Mi Mix 2 are also friendly priced recently.
[Xiaomi Mi 5s Questions & Answers] asdxx:
Thanks for the suggestions so far. I didn't consider the Mi6 and a few other Xiaomi phones becasuse I was using an old GSMarena saved search where I specified band 28 had to be in the phone, but I don't actually need that band now.

Aaargh, the Mi6 (and upcoming 6X), Mi Note 3 and Mi Mix 2 all don’t have headphone jacks (the headphone adapters aren’t going to cut it)! Curse you Apple. We knew it was coming, I guess. They’re all a similar size to my old phone at least and fit the phone holder as well.

Mi Mix 2 looks like it will get updated for some time but that's starting to get heavy (185 g/6.53 oz) too:

https://www.lineageosrom.com/2018/01/xiaomi-devises-getting-android-p.html

The Nokia 8 actually looks very good value with same CPU as the Mi Mix 2 (and similar weight) but with the headphone jack, but the Lineage devs are waiting on the bootloader to be unlockable for that.

I think I’ll have to wait. At least I have a better idea of what I’m looking for. Would be nice if the stats.lineageos.org site showed the newer phones’ popularity/trend in another table.
[Xiaomi Mi 5s Questions & Answers] 8166uy:
Mm, you have a point there. The Mi Note 2 or the original Mi Mix maybe? The upcoming Redmi Note 5 (with the SD636) is also promising to be a good deal. Otherwise some Nubia (Z17 lite for instance) and maybe even LeTV phones with a custom ROM might be worth a look (although I'm not sure about the build quality from LeTV). Just check the XDA thread of the device beforehand and always stick to Qualcomm processors as Mediatek gives crap support to both producers and ROM developers.
[Xiaomi Mi 5s Questions & Answers] asdxx:
Thanks for those. Mi Note 2 and orignial Mi Mix are a bit old (hey, one of the earlier posts has made me only look at 2017 or later phones). The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro phone is a bit heavy at around 180gm (my 64gb Mi5 is 129gb).

The LeTv/LeEco phnoe have two, more-recent releases that look reasonable but from those the LeEco Le Pro3 Elite has the same chipset as my Mi5 and the LeEco Le Pro 3 AI Edition has a Mediatek chipset (taking your advice on ruling out phones with those).

The Zubia Z17 lite looks a decent option (168gms is getting up there is weight) but just saw its finger print scanner is rear-mounted too.

Will keep looking!
[Xiaomi Mi 5s Questions & Answers] patoberli:
On the 24. April Xiaomi will present the new Mi 6X. Details so far unknown, but will probably be the successor of the Mi 6.