Wednesday, January 9, 2013

How to make some modding to TouchWiz 3 on androiid phones!

This is a guide on on how to make some modding to TouchWiz 3.
[Important] it is recommended to have a second launcher installed as a backup before you start.
Make a full backup of your phone in case something goes wrong. you never know.



The guide is set in 3 parts:

Part I: Copying the TouchWiz apk file to your computer and decoding it.
Part II: Editing Files. Here are included different modifications. you can chose the ones you want to apply and skip the rest and go to part III.
Part III: updating your apk file and copying it to your phone.

You will need:
  • Apktool to decompile/build your apk files. (download it and install it)
  • ADB (download it and install it) I use Android Commander but adb commands make the guide simpler :P )
  • winrar or 7zip or any archive manager
  • Notepad++ or any text editor

Part I: pulling & decoding
  1. Create a folder in your computer to work inside it. for example C:\twmod
  2. Connect your phone with USB Cable.
  3. Copy the TouchWIz apk file from your phone to C:\twmod on your computer. you will find it under /system/app
    to do this i recommend using Android Commander because it's easy to use. you can also use Root Explorer or ADB. i will include the ADB commands in this guide.
    [if you're using ADB] open a command prompt and enter the following commands:
    adb pull /system/app/TouchWiz30Launcher.apk c:\twmod\TouchWiz30Launcher.apk
  4. Decode the file using apktool. In the command prompt enter the following commands:
    cd c:\twmod
    apktool d TouchWiz30Launcher.apk
    a folder will appear next to your apk file named TouchWiz30Launcher
    (leave this command prompt open)

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