Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Hello SGY Users,
I will make a tutorial on how to add "Samsung Galaxy Y User" on your "About Phone" in your Settings application. Well this tutorial belongs to Ryan Joshua Yaco. So dont forget to thanks to him! This is Tried and Tested. Well I have tested Stock ROM and 3 Custom ROMs. Well here are its proof.
CyanogenMod 7 [PsychoGame]
Hyperion 7.x Pre GM
Hyperion 8 Build 2
Downloads:
- Apktool- in the Step 1. [Go to the page and the Download Link is there]
- Notepad++ - http://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v6.3.2.html
- ^ Install Notepad++ FIRST before Doing the instructions
Instructions
- Decompile your Settings.apk [Dont know how to decompile? Go here]: http://www.galaxyyarchive.info/2013/04/how-to-decompilerecompile-apks-using_17.html
- Go to res>xml>Right Click the device_info_settings and choose "Edit with Notepad++
- Now find this Code:
<Preference android:title="@string/build_number" android:key="build_number" android:summary="@string/device_info_default" style="?android:preferenceInformationStyle" /> - Now add this code below the code shown on number 3
<Preference android:title="@string/SGY_User" android:summary="@string/username" style="?android:preferenceInformationStyle" /> - Now it will show like this:
<Preference android:title="@string/build_number" android:key="build_number"
android:summary="@string/device_info_default" style="?android:preferenceInformationStyle" />
<Preference android:title="@string/SGY_User" android:summary="@string/username" style="?android:preferenceInformationStyle" />
- Save it.
- Now go to res>values>Right Click on the strings and choose Edit with Notepad++
- Now find this code:<string name="build_number">Build number</string>
- And type this code below the code in number 8
<string name="SGY_User">Samsung Galaxy Y User</string>
<string name="username">Name that you want to appear</string> - Erase the "Name that you want to appear" and change it to your name that you want to appear. You can also type symbols on it.
- Save it and Recompile it using Apktool
How to re-install the APK you modified?
[1. Flashable Zip File]- Download this Re-usable Flashable Zip File
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xq7b43vbkkodpys/Re-usable%20Flashable%20Zip.zip - Open the ZIP File and paste the APK you modified in system/app folder.
- Now put it on your phone's SD Card
- Flash it via Stock Recovery or CWM Recovery
- Copy the APK you modified and Paste it on your SD Card
- Open a root browsing tool and Copy the APK you modified and paste it on system/app
- Hold the file and Choose Permissions
Check = ^
^ ^
^
^ - Finally Reboot.
Recommeded for Me = Flashable Zip Method
Credits- Ryan Joshua Yaco - for the Tutorial. Thanks Him!
- Download this Re-usable Flashable Zip File
