• After 15+ years, we've made a big change: Android Forums is now Early Bird Club. Learn more here.

Skinning Handcent SMS

adrenalinerush12

Well-Known Member
Nov 27, 2009
233
118
Okay, so what I'm wanting to do is change a few png's in Handcent SMS such as the icon for the home screen, and the text entry box colors, etc. So I have the latest Handcent apk, changed the icon, and some colors that I liked for other things, and put the apk on my sd card. When I tried to install, it says, Application Not Installed. I'm NOT ROOTED and I read somewhere that the application needs to be signed or something?
I'm not a developer, I just want to change a few colors of things in Handcent that you can't already customize in the app. Why won't it install, and how can I make it?
 
What you are trying to do is hack the compiled install file made from the developer. To make these kinds of changes, you'd have to actually have the project files that the developer created using the Android SDK, make your changes, and re-compile. Since Handcent is NOT open source, I doubt there is any other way unless there's some sort of decompiler for APK files.
 
Upvote 0
What you are trying to do is hack the compiled install file made from the developer. To make these kinds of changes, you'd have to actually have the project files that the developer created using the Android SDK, make your changes, and re-compile. Since Handcent is NOT open source, I doubt there is any other way unless there's some sort of decompiler for APK files.
+1 Don't know the ins and outs of Android development specifically, but this makes a lot of sense.
 
Upvote 0

BEST TECH IN 2023

We've been tracking upcoming products and ranking the best tech since 2007. Thanks for trusting our opinion: we get rewarded through affiliate links that earn us a commission and we invite you to learn more about us.

Smartphones