Thank you! I copied the apktool you uploaded in user files/apktool, and selected it in TicleMyAndroid. (I did not know I could use a different apktool than included in TicleMyAndroid!! I learned something!!)
Then, I started all over. That is to say, I decompiled and, immediately after, I tried to recompile, but still I got the same error " Could not find sources"...Maybe, I am missing something or I am doing something wrong..
Mine says that also but continues....
15-05-2023@905 --- Recompiling "framework-res.apk" in "_WorkArea4", using "apktool_2.7.1.jar" with standard settings
Installed Framework File(s)
framework-res.apk [1.apk]
(java -jar user_files\APKTOOL\apktool_2.7.1.jar b --frame-path _WorkArea4\Frameworks _WorkArea4\_working\framework-res.apk -o _WorkArea4\_out\framework-res.apk)
I: Using Apktool 2.7.1-cca94b-SNAPSHOT
W: Could not find sources
I: Checking whether resources has changed...
I: Building resources...
W: warning: string 'global_actions_screenshot_status' has no default translation.
W: warning: string 'wfcSpnFormat' has no default translation.
I: Building apk file...
I: Copying unknown files/dir...
I: Built apk into: _WorkArea4\_out\framework-res.apk
15-05-2023@905 --- File Recompiled
I don't use ticklemyandroid to pull my files. I copy them myself and put them in the "in" folder.
edit: make sure your "ticklemyandroid" folder is directly on C:
C:\ticklemyandroid then directly inside that should be all the folders and files.