[Q] Getting rid of TW Screen Capture...

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At the very least I found the png for the screen cap button that I can blank out, but I'd really love to remove the functionality that's running in the background.

Is the ScreenCaptureService.apk the only related file? Anyone try removing this?

(forum won't let me post under development, so I'm posting here)

Originally Posted by gseseske

At the very least I found the png for the screen cap button that I can blank out, but I'd really love to remove the functionality that's running in the background.

Is the ScreenCaptureService.apk the only related file? Anyone try removing this?

(forum won't let me post under development, so I'm posting here)

Making the PNG transparent will look like the button is gone, but it will still be there when you tap that area. Removing screencaptureservice.apk will cause fcs when you tap the screenshot button, for me anyway.

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Well I just removed the apk, and I'm not getting any visible fcs when I press it. The button still clicks, but nothing happens.

I guess the next question is...where do I look to try removing the actual button? Presumably a layout file somewere?

(If it isn't already apparent, I'm new at this. Experienced developer, but new to android.)

Originally Posted by gseseske

Well I just removed the apk, and I'm not getting any visible fcs when I press it. The button still clicks, but nothing happens.

I guess the next question is...where do I look to try removing the actual button? Presumably a layout file somewere?

(If it isn't already apparent, I'm new at this. Experienced developer, but new to android.)

A a starting point: decompile the systemui.apk, check the smali/com/android/statusbar/tablet: MiniModeAppsPanel.smali et al.
No sources so its reverse engineering task.

Originally Posted by PhantomHacker

Making the PNG transparent will look like the button is gone, but it will still be there when you tap that area. Removing screencaptureservice.apk will cause fcs when you tap the screenshot button, for me anyway.

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Opps, mispost, sorry.

Originally Posted by DocRambone

A a starting point: decompile the systemui.apk, check the smali/com/android/statusbar/tablet: MiniModeAppsPanel.smali et al.
No sources so its reverse engineering task.

Thanks for the direction. Found the code in smali\com\android\systemui\statusbar\tablet, but I think I'm in over my head in these files for the amount of time I have to commit to this. I'll mess with it a bit later today and see where I end up.

Originally Posted by gseseske

Thanks for the direction. Found the code in smali\com\android\systemui\statusbar\tablet, but I think I'm in over my head in these files for the amount of time I have to commit to this. I'll mess with it a bit later today and see where I end up.

The screen capture references I was looking for are in TabletStatusBar.smali. The easiest thing to do would be to just add a 'return' at the top of the onclick handler for the button (in conjunction with blanking out the png)...but obviously the button would still be there. I'm think getting rid of it cleanly would be over my head, but if anyone else has any interest in picking up from here please post with your findings.

Originally Posted by gseseske

The screen capture references I was looking for are in TabletStatusBar.smali. The easiest thing to do would be to just add a 'return' at the top of the onclick handler for the button (in conjunction with blanking out the png)...but obviously the button would still be there. I'm think getting rid of it cleanly would be over my head, but if anyone else has any interest in picking up from here please post with your findings.

hmm, i try it.
Getting errors in compiling after i try to change the smali

Why remove it? Lets remap it to a custom activity... The same can be done with the TW mini-app bar. Those can all be custom activities...

If you really want to remove the functionality, the quick and dirty would be to simply delete the ScreenCaptureService.apk from your system apps. Then make your icon transparent. Removing the blank space between the multitasking and menu (within apps) buttons may require a tiny bit of smali and/or XML layout tweaks.