Root Editing Launcher2.apk?

[rowlers]

Launcher2.apk has about 4.5mb of wallpapers that I don't need.
How do I get rid of these? I'm S-OFF if it helps..
I think I have to pull it, delete the wallpapers, and push it back. But not exactly sure how to do it!

 

[SUroot]

You'd need to open the apk with winrar and browse to res/drawable-hdpi. You can't just remove them. Youd have to replace with smaller files of the same name

The other way would be to decompile the apk with apk manager or apk tool, delete the files and any references to the files in the xml files.

That's massive though. My launcher2 is 1.2MB in totality from redux. Easier to remove yours and adb push the redux version if that works?

 

[rowlers]

You'd need to open the apk with winrar and browse to res/drawable-hdpi. You can't just remove them. Youd have to replace with smaller files of the same name

The other way would be to decompile the apk with apk manager or apk tool, delete the files and any references to the files in the xml files.

That's massive though. My launcher2 is 1.2MB in totality from redux. Easier to remove yours and adb push the redux version if that works?

Does sound a ball ache that!
Do you have an copy of your launcher2.apk? Is it the standard .apk from redux? what about the std one from devnull would that work?

 

[SUroot]

Try it. Backup first

 

[rowlers]

got copy of the launcher2.apk from redux. got a nandroid
can I replace whilst running using linda file manager or terminal emulator or something?
Or does it have to be abd?

 

[SUroot]

If launcher2 is your main launcher, id try adb

 

[rowlers]

yeh it is, thats what I thought, can't replace something thats running!

 

[rowlers]

another option then, could I use root explorer for e.g. to remove launcher2.apk and replace it with, say zeam, or adw?
Or again, can I download zeam, make it default, remove launcher2.apk, using root explorer/TE, and replace it with the smaller launcher2.apk from redux,
[Too lazy to fire up my WinXP PC to use ABD!]

 

[Hadron]

Have you modified the ROM in any other way (e.g. flashed custom kernel, theme, etc)?

You could try swapping Launcher2 apks in the ROM zip (or a copy of it), boot into recovery and reflash the ROM. You can edit the zip using Astro if you can't be bothered starting up a computer

 

[rowlers]

Have you modified the ROM in any other way (e.g. flashed custom kernel, theme, etc)?

You could try swapping Launcher2 apks in the ROM zip (or a copy of it), boot into recovery and reflash the ROM. You can edit the zip using Astro if you can't be bothered starting up a computer

No other mods.
Might try another launcher anyways...
Can I incorporate a different launcher into the ROM easily? Once I find one I like? Or am I getting in too deep!

 

[rowlers]

Not that stright foward, /system/app folder is read only so can't just replace one launcher for another.. looks like it has to be abd...

 

[ducky1979]

No other mods.
Might try another launcher anyways...
Can I incorporate a different launcher into the ROM easily? Once I find one I like? Or am I getting in too deep!

This would be interesting to me aswell.

 

[rowlers]

right, so I've abd pushed the launcher2.apk, from the Redux Rom [1.1mb], into the /system/app folder. rebooted and it looks like its worked. All running no FCs so far, and now have 6.6mb free in the system storage, whcih was the whole reason for doing the fiddling about!
Next thing to try would be push your favorite launcher, not tested any so don;t know what this may be!
Zeam is fairly lean tho!
Thanks for all help...

 

[Hadron]

Not that stright foward, /system/app folder is read only so can't just replace one launcher for another.. looks like it has to be abd...

But since you are S-Off you can mount it r/w

In Root Explorer there's a button in the top-right corner of the screen for doing this.

Of course you've already done the job, I just mention for future reference.

 

[rowlers]

But since you are S-Off you can mount it r/w

In Root Explorer there's a button in the top-right corner of the screen for doing this.

Of course you've already done the job, I just mention for future reference.

Can it be done without root explorer [i.e so I don't have to pay]. Am I right in thinking you can "adb" with terminal emulator?

 

[Hadron]

Anything you can do with "adb shell" you can do with the terminal emulator.

ES File Explorer, which is free, can also browse /system these days, and it has a "mount file system" option in Settings which will mount it r/w. So that should be a convenient, free option.

(I still use Root Explorer for this as I paid for it before ES could do this, and kinda like the mount/unmount button in the corner of the screen. But I do, funnily enough, use ES as my regular file browser!).

 

[rowlers]

ES is nice, I did use this ages ago, don't know why i went back to Astro TBH!
Next experiment will be to replace maybe launcher2, with zeam, adw etc...

 

[SUroot]

Anything you can do with "adb shell" you can do with the terminal emulator.

ES File Explorer, which is free, can also browse /system these days, and it has a "mount file system" option in Settings which will mount it r/w. So that should be a convenient, free option.

(I still use Root Explorer for this as I paid for it before ES could do this, and kinda like the mount/unmount button in the corner of the screen. But I do, funnily enough, use ES as my regular file browser!).

Ditto. Root explorer specialises in this though. I find it much more intuitive tbh. ES, I dont like the copying / moving files thing, but look I can access the NAS.

I use all 3. Astro, ES and root. Es for network locations, Astro for local locations (and viewing / sharing downloaded images) and root for, well - the obvious.