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Yellowman1 · 05-12-2010, 01:07 PM

Ok, I'm trying to rebuild the Skyfire Android to work on full screen using ChriF's program but I can't seem to get it to work. I have installed the program, I have moved the Skyfire Apk into the correct folder, I can pick the Apk file from the drop down list, I click on Decode and the program does what it does, then when I click on Edit XML File or Rebuild Android App, all I get is it can't find a certain path (which actually is the same path the Apk file was placed in the first place). What am I doing wrong? I should point that I don't know what to do with the second step in ChrisF's instructions (highlighted below), so I didn't do anything with that step (I skipped it, is that the problem?).

Please, if anyone can help I'll really appreciate. I'm stumped right now and starting to feel stupid

Thanks,

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Originally Posted by ChrisF

A while back euser1 posted a nice guide on how to use an tool to decode/change/and rebuild apk files to work full screen on the eDGe. Needless to say I jumped right on this and started trying to convert everything I had to fullscreen. This led to a wide gamut of outcomes. From triumph (working) to utter defeat (losing my 'My Documents' folder). I came to the realization that a GUI would be nice to prevent those very pesky typos that cause problems in command line programs. Thus AndroidAppDecoder is born.

AndroidAppDecoder is a simple HTA (HTML Application) that presents a user interface and menus to control APKTool. I have only been able to test this on Window XP and only on 3 different computers. Because of these limitations I consider this 'late beta' quality.

Instructions:

Download http://www.mediafire.com/file/3iimyy...ppsDecoder.zip the .zip file. I have already included the required files from ApkTool.

APKTool's open source License http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Unzip it to a location on your harddrive, USB key, etc.
Place android APK files into the 'Apps' folder.
Run AndroidAppsDecoder.hta
Select an APK from the dropdown menu
Click Decode
(eDGe Users click: 'Edit XML File' to automatically convert the manifest file)
Click Rebuild
Install the rebuilt APK (located in the 'RebuiltApps' folder)
You will need to uninstall any previous versions on your device first

Because this uses Jarsigner you must have a Java Development Kit (jdk) installed on your computer.
*You will be asked to install a jdk if this file cannot find one installed.
*Java JDK Download Link
*Jarsigner is java's tool to digitally sign files. Android requires all Apk files to be signed.

I know many of you are just as paranoid about internet downloads as I am therefore this is 'open source' because It uses Visual Basic and HTML code it is able to be viewed at plain text. Simply right-click AndroidAppDecoder.hta and open with Notepad to review the code.

Please post any questions or feedback and I will do my best to address it.