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[Q] uot kitchen, what should i do in UPLOAD layer?

Hello, ive made a theme in uot.kitchen for my milestone A853. Im using cm7 rc14 mod on my phone, GOT rom. What should i do in the UPLOADING layer??? Plz help.
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Set all options like on this pic:
...then copy your favoured Theme Chooser apk from Milestone (you can find it in /system/app folder, eg. Androidian.apk) to your computer, click on "Select File" button and choose apk with theme for Theme Chooser. Go to the Summary section and submit your work to kitchen.
When it will be done, download update zip with your custom theme, unpack it and in /system/app folder you will find your apk for Theme Chooser (it should be named as eg. UOTAndroidian.apk). Copy it to your phone and install like normal app. Open Theme Chooser, choose your newly created theme and reboot phone. That's all.

Soft key color change?

I'm curious if anyone has used Rom Toolbox, and knows if it can change the color of the three soft key colors (you know, back, home, task mgr)? Or do you know how to do this WITHOUT running a ROM. I'm not a big fan of ROMs. I know how to manually replace the boot animation, but figured if ROM Toolbox can do both of these, then I will use it. Either my search skills are very crappy (which I know to be fact, lol) or nobody has ever really posted about this. Any help would be appreciated. These are last two things I need to finish my customizing. Thanks.
EDIT: CRAP! Can a mod move this to the Q&A? That's where I was, and I somehow ended up in the General section, lol. Thanks.

Edit the systemui.apk file, in the res/drawable-hdpi folder all the icons are there.
Custom ROM not needed, just root since it's a system file.
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More difficult than thought. I extracted SystemUI.apk from "system/app", replaced the default images with the ones I want to use, zipped it back up, renamed it from SystemUI.zip to SystemUI.apk, and then when I attempted to paste it back into system/app, it wouldn't let me since the folder is read only. I can't seem to change the permissions of "/system/app" so that I can paste this in there. I had a feeling this try wouldn't work, as I got the instructions from a Galaxy Nexus instruction which stated that it would really only work if a deodexed ROM was installed, but figured i'd give it a shot anyway.
I also tried using ROM ToolBox. Created my theme, but it says the theme is incompatible when I try to install it (followed the directions step by step for creating the theme). Looks like I may have to contact the developer of RTB since it would appear that the Nexus 7 isn't supported yet.
"We have compared the images and apps with your current system and have determined that this theme will not work for your current device setup."
Any other thoughts? Am I doing something wrong? Just don't really have a need for a full fledged ROM. Just wanna change 3 little software buttons, lol.
EDIT:
Forgot to mention that I also tried Zip Themer, but like RTB, it doesn't support Nexus 7 yet. I'll be sure to inform both developers

Use root explorer, put the modded apk on your SD then using the phone copy it from SD to /system/app with root explorer and click the mount r/w button at top , or use adb t push it to the device
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If your rom is odexed (which the stock.rom is), then you will not be able.to achieve what you want...
You will need to deodex your rom before theme'ing
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[Q] Where is background located?

Hello,
I'm a new Nexus 4 user, and I really want to know where is the settings background wallpaper located?
On S3 on 4.1.2 also on CM10 roms, the background is located in nodpi folder. In Nexus I cant find it, I've tried to download cm10.1 rom, but I cant locate it.
Any help would be much appreciated.

wallpapers are part of an apk, not in a folder

khanh1289 said:
wallpapers are part of an apk, not in a folder
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And apk's contain, wait for it, folders! Gasp!
Check the folders inside your launcher apk, OP.

he was asking which folder he can find the wallpapers in, to which I replied it's in an apk not in a nodpi folder like his S3; am i missing something? I know that apk are basically executable zip file that contain folders - that still doesn't make it a "folder" per se.

They are in launcher.apk /res/drawable-sw600dp-nodpi .. Really isn't hard to search each of them yourself either until you find PNG or the word "wallpaper"
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@op. The image your looking for is background-holo-dark in framework-res.apk, drawable-nodpi folder.
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[Q] Tweaking Nexus 4 (SystemUI.apk/framework-res.apk)

Hi guys.
I am trying to tweak my phone by my self and was wondering about how to do it.
What I want to do is change the battery icon in the notification bar to show percentages. I know there's already a flashable mod available, but I wanted to use my own icons and to learn how to do the mods my self so that I can modify the phone more to my tastes my self. (You know, since I do own a nexus phone now) (Also, I completely agree with what efrant said in his post about knowing about how to do things yourself, not only how to use 1-click tools and ask people "Help!! I bricked my phone!!" without knowing what I did wrong..)
I used to own a galaxy s and had changed the battery icon there by modifying the framework-res.apk file, but when I downloaded the existing battery percentage mod, I found that the modder actually changed the SystemUI.apk file, so I'm kinda stumped.
The process I used to modify the galaxy s was:
- Uncompile the framework-res.apk using apkmanager
- Edit the /res/drawable/stat_sys_battery.xml and /res/drawable/stat_sys_battery_charge.xml files
- Put the new icons into /res/drawable-hdpi
- Recompile the apk to unsignedframework-res.apk
- Open both the original framework-res.apk and unsignedframework-res.apk and move the edited files and icons from framework-res.apk to unsignedframework-res.apk
- Copy /resources.arsc from unsignedframework-res.apk to framework-res.apk
- Done.
So to summarize, my question is: Is the process I used okay for the Nexus 4? If there are any differences what are they and what do I have to do.
Of course, I would be grateful if I could get a detailed guide to modifying the phone, since I'm kind of a noob when it comes to doing my own modifications.

bef0re y0u d0 that, can y0u share y0ur framework-res and SystemUI?? I want t0 m0d my htc desire....

sakithree said:
Hi guys.
I am trying to tweak my phone by my self and was wondering about how to do it.
What I want to do is change the battery icon in the notification bar to show percentages. I know there's already a flashable mod available, but I wanted to use my own icons and to learn how to do the mods my self so that I can modify the phone more to my tastes my self. (You know, since I do own a nexus phone now) (Also, I completely agree with what efrant said in his post about knowing about how to do things yourself, not only how to use 1-click tools and ask people "Help!! I bricked my phone!!" without knowing what I did wrong..)
I used to own a galaxy s and had changed the battery icon there by modifying the framework-res.apk file, but when I downloaded the existing battery percentage mod, I found that the modder actually changed the SystemUI.apk file, so I'm kinda stumped.
The process I used to modify the galaxy s was:
- Uncompile the framework-res.apk using apkmanager
- Edit the /res/drawable/stat_sys_battery.xml and /res/drawable/stat_sys_battery_charge.xml files
- Put the new icons into /res/drawable-hdpi
- Recompile the apk to unsignedframework-res.apk
- Open both the original framework-res.apk and unsignedframework-res.apk and move the edited files and icons from framework-res.apk to unsignedframework-res.apk
- Copy /resources.arsc from unsignedframework-res.apk to framework-res.apk
- Done.
So to summarize, my question is: Is the process I used okay for the Nexus 4? If there are any differences what are they and what do I have to do.
Of course, I would be grateful if I could get a detailed guide to modifying the phone, since I'm kind of a noob when it comes to doing my own modifications.
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Sounds like it should still work. The only difference is the nexus uses xhdpi images, but the hdpi will still work as well.
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Request Pls.... Touchwiz 4x5

Hey guys and developrs I'm looking for Touchwiz 4x5 anyone can help or modify that

I got a 5x6 working at one point. Had to wipe my phone for some reasons and now I can't get it working again ?.
You have to decompile the SecLauncher4.apk in your system folder. Edit the values in some files. Recompile and throw it back into the system folder.
Make a copy of your original SecLauncher4.apk first!!
I'll see if I can post a helpful link later as I'm getting ready to head out for work
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If you want to try and tackle it yourself, take a look at this link, its from the Note 2 forums...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1990801
For the Note 3, you'd need SecLauncher4.apk in the system/app folder.
(easiest way to get/replace the files is with root explorer)
I used "Tickle My Android" http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1633333 (use the theming menu)
Decompile
Edit the values you want in res/values-sw359dp-xxhdpi
(I just "stole" my values from a flashable, premodded 5x6 one in the T-mobile forums)
Recomplile
Backup your original and replace with your newly recompiled one (reboot, if it doesnt change automatically).
Thats what I did at least
If anything goes wrong, the phone will boot into "easy mode". Just replace the (failed) modded one with the original, and reboot.
(I'm not responsible if you eff up your phone )

Can you post here for us yours SecLauncher4.apk if you manage it to work again?