Help Question for no-root boot animation app

[Mattymontyboy]

Hey all I found this thread: http://androidforums.com/threads/custom-boot-animation-and-sound-without-root.644930/

And have an animation in mind I'd like to use, but I'm not familiar with the file types that should be used as instructed in that thread. So my question is, what do I need to use specifically for the audio and animation file types? How do I get it on to this app to try it out properly?

 

[Mattymontyboy]

anyone got anything here??

 

[Member 1919122]

I would not touch this with a 39 and a half foot pole... You could really mess up the phone if not done correctly.

 

[Mattymontyboy]

I would not touch this with a 39 and a half foot pole... You could really mess up the phone if not done correctly.

Haha I hear ya and thank you for the warning but I'd like to try it on my throwaway device anyway to see if it works, hence why I wanna get the file types and inputs correct. Any help here would be appreciated, my phone is not in any danger this is all on a throwaway brickable device.

 

[El Presidente]

The thread you linked to is from 2012 and a lot has changed since then. It also looks like it was written for a very specific device.

The animation itself uses .gif files or a series of .png files if I remember correctly. I can't be sure though, I've not changed the boot animation of a device in years.

 

[scary alien]

@El Presidente is spot-on...the app that giantpune wrote is indeed written specifically for the LG Optimus Elite.

Even with root, you can bootloop your device if you're bootanimation setup (including the security/permissions) are not setup correctly as @Dannydet and the linked thread alluded to.

I'd be very surprised if modifying the boot animation was allowed on a non-rooted device nowadays...