[DEV][MOD][HOW TO] Galaxy S3 Touchwiz Misc Rom Mods

[sbreen94]

Hey there everyone! Thought i'd do a little knowledge dump and post up a bunch of guides and things that you can tweak in your rom. Probably will be most helpful for up and coming Devs, but could benefit anyone! I will update this guide with more mods as i get time

You will need knowledge of how to decompile apk's with apktool and knowledge of smali/baksmali. (I will not go over this) I also recommend notepad++ for editing.

These are currently based on the latest Verizon MD3 premium suite 4.1.2 update

With Said Lets get started!

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SecLauncher2.apk Mods​

Enable Wallpaper Scrolling on Touchwiz Launcher​

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Decompile SecLauncher2.apk
Navigate to res/values/bool.xml

Find this line:

    <bool name="config_fixedWallpaperOffset">true</bool>

Change to:

    <bool name="config_fixedWallpaperOffset">false</bool>

Recompile the app and then you are done!

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Framework-res.apk Mods​

For all these mods you will need to decompile framework-res.apk

Enable Full 360 Degree rotation

Navigate to res/values/bools.xml

Find:

    <bool name="config_allowAllRotations">false</bool>

Change To:

    <bool name="config_allowAllRotations">true</bool>

Unplug doesnt turn on screen

Navigate to res/values/bools.xml

Find:

        <bool name="config_unplugTurnsOnScreen">true</bool>

Change To:

        <bool name="config_unplugTurnsOnScreen">false</bool>

Permantly Disable Help text on lockscreen

Navigate to res/values/bools.xml

Find:

            <bool name="config_isHelpOverlayEnabled">true</bool>

Change To:

            <bool name="config_isHelpOverlayEnabled">false</bool>

Change Low Battery Values

Navigate to res/values/integers.xml

Find:

                <integer name="config_criticalBatteryWarningLevel">5</integer>
    <integer name="config_lowBatteryWarningLevel">15</integer>
    <integer name="config_lowBatteryCloseWarningLevel">20</integer>

Change To:

                <integer name="config_criticalBatteryWarningLevel">1</integer>
    <integer name="config_lowBatteryWarningLevel">5</integer>
    <integer name="config_lowBatteryCloseWarningLevel">10</integer>

You can change these to whatever you want but this is what i have.

Change Help Text on Lockscreen

Navigate to res/values/strings.xml

Find:

            <string name="lockscreen_unlock_guide_text">Swipe Screen to Unlock.</string>

Change To:

                    <string name="lockscreen_unlock_guide_text">HYPERDRIVE</string>

You can change this text to have it say whatever you want on the lockscreen

After editing and performing these mods then recompile and you are done!

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Miscellaneous Mods​

Hide any app from the app drawer​

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Decompile your apk you want to hide
Navigate to AndroidManifest.xml

Find this line:

    <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />

Change to:

    <category android:name="android.intent.category.GADGET" />

Now recompile your app, and you have to do one other thing. Whenever editing the AndroidManifest you must resign your app or it will force close. You can use a program like APK-Multi Tool to do this if you want!
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Enjoy and Hit the Thanks button if you like these!

 

[sbreen94]

Mine

 

[sbreen94]

I will update this guide with many more mods soon !

 

[sbreen94]

Enjoy everyone!

 

[aj_2423]

Awesome, thanks for sharing the knowledge bro

 

[sbreen94]

Awesome, thanks for sharing the knowledge bro

No Problem bud, Hopefully they can help some people out!

 

[VinceOB]

How about a mod to center the all apps button on the touchwiz launcher?

 

[TheDriller]

Wow! How did I miss this before? This great! Thank you!

Tapatalk 4 sucks

 

[sbreen94]

Wow! How did I miss this before? This great! Thank you!

Tapatalk 4 sucks

Great bro
I hope they are useful to you. Check out my s4 guides too. Most of them should be compatable with s3 too


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