Change app name and icon

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Is there a way to change the name and icon of an app that has already been installed on a nonrooted G1?

Get BetterCut.

I knew bettercut worked for creating icons on the desktop but does it also work in the menu?

I would like to know about the name changing also. There's been some apps that just have long ass names! I don't need to see "Chee Wee's Screen Timeout App" when "Screen Timeout" or even "Timeout" would be much better to me

I am looking for this as well. Is there a way? Some of the apps I have installed just have their names cut in the menu and end with "...".

Is this possible without the source? I would like to change my security apps, the ones that I text and it gives me the location? I think a theif would see these apps and delete them after he steals the phone.

IIRC...


you need to unpack the .apk of the file and edit the part to change (icon or name [ i have no idea what they are called] and then rezip and resign and then install again.

Here's a link on how to do it for the ICONs:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=503007