Index:
a. welcome/goal
b. tools/requirements
c. preping
I. basics
II. user apk's
III. system apk's
a. awareness
IV. Framework/SystemUI
V. testing your product
VI. ADB push/pull
VII. Building a flashable zip
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a. Welcome & Goal
ok guys this is just the basics i know of and how I do my theming, it's not 100% official but i get the job done!!
the goal of this guide is to help out the girls/guys who want to make some changes of their own, or maybe learn more and start giving us some good themes
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b. Tools & Requirements
this is a guide for windows 7 64/32-bit so tools & requirements are as well.. sorry im not a mac guy
first your system will need to have java jdk 32-BIT installed!!! you can have 64 bit too but you NEED 32 bit for something
now these are the tools:
1. APKTool
2. Android sdk
3. Dsixda kitchen (cygwin or VM with lynux)
4. Auto-sign batch file
5. Gimp/photoshop for advanced image editing
6. Notepad++
7. 7Zip
8. A LOT of patience
Thank You justainchoe for the links
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c. Preparing for the ride of your life!!
I personally consider this a requirement, KEEP a backup of all stock apk's your theming, i mean stock stock!! lol dont use one of my themes as a base or you will be fighting png errors the whole time lol
now with that being said make sure all the tools listed above are installed and properly working
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I. Basics
ok in any normal situation the easiest way to make a quick change to a theme is to open the apk with 7zip/winzip program, pull out the drawable folder containing your desired png/image files.. make your changes push em back in and boom your good to go i will explain below how to do this in detail..
first...
1. if you have 7zip installed you can just right-click the apk, highlight 7zip option and select 'open archive' option in secondary menu
2.once you have the apk's contents in view, double-click the 'res' folder and you should see the res archive open up
3.now depending on what your theming you'll want to pull out the 'drawable' folder or 'drawable-hdpi' folder (DO NOT edit ANYTHING in 'drawable-mdpi' folder because you wont do anything for your device lol)
4. After extracting the desired folder, open it up and do your changes.. ( be careful if you manually edit some images you may have an issue with FC's so try to keep track of your edits)
5. Once finished, push the folder with edits back into apk with 7zip and you are good to go
Now for the more advanced stuff..
a. welcome/goal
b. tools/requirements
c. preping
I. basics
II. user apk's
III. system apk's
a. awareness
IV. Framework/SystemUI
V. testing your product
VI. ADB push/pull
VII. Building a flashable zip
---------------------------------------------------
a. Welcome & Goal
ok guys this is just the basics i know of and how I do my theming, it's not 100% official but i get the job done!!
the goal of this guide is to help out the girls/guys who want to make some changes of their own, or maybe learn more and start giving us some good themes
---------------------------------------------------
b. Tools & Requirements
this is a guide for windows 7 64/32-bit so tools & requirements are as well.. sorry im not a mac guy
first your system will need to have java jdk 32-BIT installed!!! you can have 64 bit too but you NEED 32 bit for something
now these are the tools:
1. APKTool
2. Android sdk
3. Dsixda kitchen (cygwin or VM with lynux)
4. Auto-sign batch file
5. Gimp/photoshop for advanced image editing
6. Notepad++
7. 7Zip
8. A LOT of patience
Thank You justainchoe for the links
---------------------------------------------------
c. Preparing for the ride of your life!!
I personally consider this a requirement, KEEP a backup of all stock apk's your theming, i mean stock stock!! lol dont use one of my themes as a base or you will be fighting png errors the whole time lol
now with that being said make sure all the tools listed above are installed and properly working
---------------------------------------------------
I. Basics
ok in any normal situation the easiest way to make a quick change to a theme is to open the apk with 7zip/winzip program, pull out the drawable folder containing your desired png/image files.. make your changes push em back in and boom your good to go i will explain below how to do this in detail..
first...
1. if you have 7zip installed you can just right-click the apk, highlight 7zip option and select 'open archive' option in secondary menu
2.once you have the apk's contents in view, double-click the 'res' folder and you should see the res archive open up
3.now depending on what your theming you'll want to pull out the 'drawable' folder or 'drawable-hdpi' folder (DO NOT edit ANYTHING in 'drawable-mdpi' folder because you wont do anything for your device lol)
4. After extracting the desired folder, open it up and do your changes.. ( be careful if you manually edit some images you may have an issue with FC's so try to keep track of your edits)
5. Once finished, push the folder with edits back into apk with 7zip and you are good to go
Now for the more advanced stuff..