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[Q] [How to] Change the default ROSIE wallpaper in rom?

Hi guys...
I am trying to cook roms, and I cooked about 4 roms before but just for fun..
Now I am trying to cook a new rom and not for fun but for my legend and yours...
I faced with a problem...
DO anyone know how can I change the Default wallpaper of ROSIE..???
I tried these steps but with no result:
- system\customize\resource ---->>> but I can not find wallpaper,and I just can change LOCKSCREEN wallpaper from there.
- Lancher.apk---> I changed apk to zip, so I can open it, and then try to find the wallpapaers there, but I just can find wallpapare gallery photoes in there and not the default wallpaper.
- I tried every folder you think, but I can not find that wallpaper.
PLEASE HELP ME.....
how can I change the default wallpapaer..????

HtcAddProgramWidget.apk

UltimoJedi said:
HtcAddProgramWidget.apk
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mercury700ir said:
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Ok, I still do not get it? This is obviously the right way to do it, but how? What do I do with that APK?
Sorry I am new to ROM cooking, my ROM works awesome but I want to add some custom wallpapers to my ROM and change the default. This seems to be a common question with no easy answers.

ricsim78 said:
Ok, I still do not get it? This is obviously the right way to do it, but how? What do I do with that APK?
Sorry I am new to ROM cooking, my ROM works awesome but I want to add some custom wallpapers to my ROM and change the default. This seems to be a common question with no easy answers.
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you can easily unzip the apk file in Linux and do what you want to it and then rezip it in store mode and sign it. ( tadaaaaaa, it is it)
or in windows, change the apk to ZIP and Unzip it and then do what you want and then zip it in store mode change to apk and sign it in linux (or with cigwin in windows), again ( TADAAAAA, it is it)...

mercury700ir said:
you can easily unzip the apk file in Linux and do what you want to it and then rezip it in store mode and sign it. ( tadaaaaaa, it is it)
or in windows, change the apk to ZIP and Unzip it and then do what you want and then zip it in store mode change to apk and sign it in linux (or with cigwin in windows), again ( TADAAAAA, it is it)...
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Could you explain a bit more?
The file htc-resource.apk contains the default background. But when I open it as a zip, I dont see any file which could be the default background. On decompiling with apkmanager, it tells me it has dependencies.
I know this thread is old, but I have the same question

If you are using the latest rom FroYo I suggest you look in the folder:
\SYSTEM\customize\resource

UltimoJedi said:
If you are using the latest rom FroYo I suggest you look in the folder:
\SYSTEM\customize\resource
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Modifying them there just shows them in Gallery. It doesnt make the background the default loaded when the rom is first installed

In framework-res.apk is what you need

UltimoJedi said:
In framework-res.apk is what you need
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Thank you! But when I changed the default wallpaper.jpg there, it showed that wallpaper for a second while booting up, and following the language and country setup, immediately reverted to the other one..I'm guessing there's one other location where this setting is present

HtcAddProgramWidget.apk - framework-res.apk - \SYSTEM\customize\resource
They are the only places where you can find wallpapers HTC (ammen you're not working on a custom ROM)

UltimoJedi said:
HtcAddProgramWidget.apk - framework-res.apk - \SYSTEM\customize\resource
They are the only places where you can find wallpapers HTC (ammen you're not working on a custom ROM)
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I'm making a custom rom

I think its in HtcAddProgramWidget.apk
Would you know which xml/file it is?

[Request] How to remove recent apps from status bar

Hi devs,
I want to remove recent apps from the status bar.
The SystemUI.apk is from Hintay's HTX Mod 0.59.1|Android 2.3.3
I browsed all the forum and tried all these methods but didn't work on 2.3.3.
The methods I tried as below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1018818
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1225558
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15417961&postcount=107
I upload the SystemUI.apk and hope devs would be kind to teach me or help me to remove recent apps from the status bar.
Great thanks to you all !
Much appreciated !

There are two ways, one easy and one hard. In the hard one you kind of remove all the functionality of the recent apps section. In the easy one you just adjust the height to 0, so It's not visible. I only know the easy one do you know how to decompile apps? If not take a look in my guide ;-)
Then you can probably just do as the guides says or something. I haven't seen through them yet ;-) else go to res/ layout/ status bar expanded and find the line which includes recent apps or something similar. Change layout_height to 0.0dp ;-)
Edit: took a look at the guides. They are a bit more work, but you should use one of them instead, as they remove the whole thing so it will probably improve performance a bit more
Sent from my Hero using XDA

Thank you Habarug!
The purpose i want to remove the recent apps is just as you said it will improve performance when pulling down the notification bar.
So only adjusting the height to 0 may not improve the performance and reduce the laggy. Just my guess.
I've tried these guides but don't work..

But when you tried the guides, did you decompile the systemui or did you just open it with 7zip or smthing? You cannot change any xmls or smalis or stuff like that unless you decompile it

yes, i use apktool to decompile the SystemUI.apk and Notepad++Portable to edit.

who can answer...

another and easiest way is just replace system.ui from SalsaSense 4.0
http://jieehd.qap.la/options/HtcSalsaStatusBar.zip

Thank you! Good idea!
but my purpose is to learn the methods, just be curious and interested in these things

It seems that just editing the status_bar.xml as I explained above might help a bit on the performance I have no idea about the smali edits, I cannot change smalis without guide

caiyc9064 said:
Thank you! Good idea!
but my purpose is to learn the methods, just be curious and interested in these things
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by the way,i tryed your rom and i can tell is very slow,i suggest you to try Rose v5

Habarug said:
It seems that just editing the status_bar.xml as I explained above might help a bit on the performance I have no idea about the smali edits, I cannot change smalis without guide
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alright, i will have a try

slobo2712 said:
by the way,i tryed your rom and i can tell is very slow,i suggest you to try Rose v5
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right, it's slow. but when i delete some apks such as htc hub, htc likes etc. and then add some scripts (06loopy_smoothness_tweak, 13KickAssKernel, 15cleanup_init_ram, 17speedy_modified, 30memtweak) from [ROM][2.3.5] Zero Hero Sense 3.5 RC 2.5 [Mar. 2, 2012] and also enable swap.
after that you will find this rom is really fast!

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right, it's slow. but when i delete some apks such as htc hub, htc likes etc. and then add some scripts (06loopy_smoothness_tweak, 13KickAssKernel, 15cleanup_init_ram, 17speedy_modified, 30memtweak) from [ROM][2.3.5] Zero Hero Sense 3.5 RC 2.5 [Mar. 2, 2012] and also enable swap.
after that you will find this rom is really fast!
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can u give a link to all the stuff u mentioned in your post?
tnx in advance

you mean the list of apks i remove or the scripts i add ?

caiyc9064 said:
you mean the list of apks i remove or the scripts i add ?
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well if u can, please
List of apk's removed and scripts

scripts added:
06loopy_smoothness_tweak
13KickAssKernel
15cleanup_init_ram
17speedy_modified
30memtweak
50swapon
apks removed:
com.htc.FriendStreamWidget.apk
com.htc.MusicWidget.apk
com.htc.TrendsWidget.apk
com.htc.TwitterWidget.apk
CSPeopleSyncService.apk
DCSStock.apk
Flickr.apk
FriendStream.apk
GenieWidget.apk
GoogleBackupTransport.apk
GoogleFeedback.apk
GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk
HtcDirect.apk
HtcDirectDownloadsProvider.apk
HtcFeedback.apk
HtcGreader.apk
HtcHubSyncProvider.apk
HtcLog.apk
HtcProfileWidget.apk
HtcRecommends.apk
HtcRecommendsWidget.apk
HtcTipWidget.apk
LiveWallpapersPicker.apk
maps6.0.0-ownhere-signed.apk
MarketUpdater.apk
MyHTC.apk
MyReportAgent.apk
OnlineAssetDetails.apk
QuickLookup.apk
SpareParts.apk
Stk.apk
Stock.apk
Street.apk
Transfer-icong-8.20.0.26-S21.apk
VoiceDialer.apk
VoiceSearch.apk
YouTube.apk

maybe you could try to create and upload a flashable zip of your version of the ROM ... I'm sure many people who pay attention to your work
At least me

lolo7291 said:
maybe you could try to create and upload a flashable zip of your version of the ROM ... I'm sure many people who pay attention to your work
At least me
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And me

lolo7291 said:
maybe you could try to create and upload a flashable zip of your version of the ROM ... I'm sure many people who pay attention to your work
At least me
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And me
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i'd love to share the rom.
but i'm in China, i can't upload it to the mediafire cause the GFW of our government.
can you suggest other web disks so i can have a try?

caiyc9064 said:
i'd love to share the rom.
but i'm in China, i can't upload it to the mediafire cause the GFW of our government.
can you suggest other web disks so i can have a try?
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dropbox maybe? or e-mail it to somebody

Need a dev!

Have a ROM I'm playing about with but want to go more in depth. Needs backsmali so we can figure it out ans tweak. But I have limited knowledge. Anyone want to help out?
Thanks,
Sent from my JimmyMIUI v3 fuelled DHD!

you want to backsmali what? If it's an apk or jar file than use apk manager, it gives you the option to either just unpack the file, decomplie it as well as backsmali.

haerigrek said:
you want to backsmali what? If it's an apk or jar file than use apk manager, it gives you the option to either just unpack the file, decomplie it as well as backsmali.
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Hmm...everyone makes it sound easy. But its what you do to change things once you're decompiled it.....I don't know what to tweak to get what I want or what to look for to remove or change...I need someone in the know lol....
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just say what you want to change.

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just say what you want to change.
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I don't know what that is yet lol....
Sent from my JimmyMIUI v3 fuelled DHD!

Most things can be manipulated easily within xml files without backsmali, you just need some xlm knowledge.

what are you trying to acomplish with this mod?

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Have a ROM I'm playing about with but want to go more in depth. Needs backsmali so we can figure it out ans tweak. But I have limited knowledge. Anyone want to help out?
Thanks,
Sent from my JimmyMIUI v3 fuelled DHD!
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Try to look at this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1136625

CLOSED - No need for any more responses, thanks

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CLOSED - No need for any more responses, thanks
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PM a mod and ask them to close your thread

[Q] Changing my Verizon N3 Theme

I was just curious to know if I could take the Wi-Fi and LTE indicator from one theme and add it to another? I like the indicators from Bobcats theme, but am using Blak X for my theme and its just white bars.
I did look around for answers, and couldn't find anything that seemed to match what I was asking. Any help or direction would be appreciated, and clearly I am new to this, otherwise I wouldn't have wasted anyone's time if this was asked differently and answered.
Just some guidance is all I'm looking for.
Thanks-

Wow... nobody has answered yet? Yes, you can. They are simply png's in systemui, but it can only be used for personal uses
Team BlackOut... or Back Out

Train88 said:
Wow... nobody has answered yet? Yes, you can. They are simply png's in systemui, but it can only be used for personal uses
Team BlackOut... or Back Out
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I've seen build prop edits that semi worked. So I should be able to pull the pngs from another system ui zip it up and flash?

Have you ever used 7zip? You will have to do it on a computer, but you don't even have to unzip your rom or decompile the systemui.apk. Right click on the zip, choose open archive with 7zip, then navigate within the folders to systemui and simply replace the pngs. You will need to make sure they are named exactly the same though
Team BlackOut... or Back Out

Btw, you could also use root explorer too, but I've never used it before so not sure how people go about doing it that way
Team BlackOut... or Back Out

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Wow... nobody has answered yet? Yes, you can. They are simply png's in systemui, but it can only be used for personal uses
Team BlackOut... or Back Out
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I've seen build prop edits that semi worked. So I should be able to pull the pngs from another system ui zip it up and flash?
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Have you ever used 7zip? You will have to do it on a computer, but you don't even have to unzip your rom or decompile the systemui.apk. Right click on the zip, choose open archive with 7zip, then navigate within the folders to systemui and simply replace the pngs. You will need to make sure they are named exactly the same though
Team BlackOut... or Back Out
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Btw, you could also use root explorer too, but I've never used it before so not sure how people go about doing it that way
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Yeah, nobody answered lol.. till now. Thanks @Train88 and @neopolotin75 for your replies and guidance.
@Train88 I tried using root explorer early on and kinda fumbled stuff up in there. I did see using 7zip before and finally had the time to dl it to the pc.
@neopolotin75 I appreciate the offer, I just wanted the guidance. If you have the time, I'd appreciate it, if not no worries.
All of these themer's do so much already and produce such amazing work, I wanted to just know/learn how to do simple mods to my ROM without the burden of someone having to do it for me.
Thanks again :good:
Team BlackOut rocks BTW :good:

[REQUEST] Smaller Navbar

Anyone know of a working smaller navbar mod (not using xposed) that works on MHC19I ? or able to point me in the direction of guide that allows me to attempt to make one myself ?
Looking to stay stock+rooted, rather than a custom rom.
TIA
EDIT - I've modified framework-res.apk for MHC19I - Grab it here. Mod changes navbar to 24 instead of 48 height.
* Backup your original /system/framework-res.apk and replace it with the download.

I'd recommend to flash resurrection remix rom where you can set the navbar to 24dp.

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Anyone know of a working smaller navbar mod (not using xposed) that works on MHC19I ? or able to point me in the direction of guide that allows me to attempt to make one myself ?
Looking to stay stock+rooted, rather than a custom rom.
TIA
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U can make it by editing framework-res.apk
Decompile framework-res.apk then go to res/values/dimens.xml there u can change it.

Rajeev said:
U can make it by editing framework-res.apk
Decompile framework-res.apk then go to res/values/dimens.xml there u can change it.
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Thanks, I'll give it a shot !

snachez said:
Thanks, I'll give it a shot !
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So I've decompiled and made the edit, recompiled and signed the apk, pushed it to my device and replaced the original.. but now it just sits on the bootup logo animination and I cant get past that stage.

Hopefully you have a backup that you can restore. If not, push the stock framework via adb

snachez said:
So I've decompiled and made the edit, recompiled and signed the apk, pushed it to my device and replaced the original.. but now it just sits on the bootup logo animination and I cant get past that stage.
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U have done something wrong.. Which apktool u used to edit ?

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U have done something wrong.. Which apktool u used to edit ?
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I used apktool 2.0.3 from https://bitbucket.org/iBotPeaches/apktool/downloads/apktool_2.0.3.jar
Signed with tool from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2723579
Many thanks for any advice

snachez said:
I used apktool 2.0.3 from https://bitbucket.org/iBotPeaches/apktool/downloads/apktool_2.0.3.jar
Signed with tool from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2723579
Many thanks for any advice
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Aww yuss. I followed a different guide from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1814441 and found I was missing a few steps (copying the META-INF etc)
Much success now.
For anyone interested, I've posted a modded framework-res.apk in OP... Flashable Zip my next project.

snachez said:
Aww yuss. I followed a different guide from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1814441 and found I was missing a few steps (copying the META-INF etc)
Much success now.
For anyone interested, I've posted a modded framework-res.apk in OP... Flashable Zip my next project.
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Glad u made it dude.. Enjoy. Feel free to ask any helps