[GUIDE] How to convert Chinese roms based to International [TouchWiz]

Ale95 · Mar 25, 2017

[GUIDE] How to convert Chinese roms based to International [TouchWiz]

Requeriments

Chinese firmware/ROM that want convert
Official European/American firmware/ROM of the same device (Ex: SM-G920F)
Tickle my Android or Advanced Apktool (Easy way)
Be sure to install WinRAR and Notepad+ in your PC
Patience, Time and Concentration

So now we can start to convert

- Create a folder with the chinese base and create another for the international one
- Decompress the 2 firmwares in the correspond folder
- Now in system delete all the chinese folders related like this: *Much of the apps contain this "chn" in his name

/system

/system/chn_sipdb (Chinese Keyboard)
/system/SOGOUDB (Chinese Keyboard)
/system/festival
/system/finder_cp
/system/CSC (Due to is configured to China region) *Backup features.xml and others.xml
/system/preload (It contain chinese store, depending of firmware)

/system/app

/system/app/CMAWeatherPhone201X
/system/app/ChinaHolidayProvider
/system/app/com.samsung.festival.chinadefault_* (If exist, delete all the folders with this name)
/system/app/SamsungChineseIMEvX
/system/app/EventNotificationPhase3
/system/app/Festivalchinadefault
/system/app/GreetingCard
/system/app/SLocation and /system/lib/slocation
/system/app/MyEventWidget
/system/app/InCallUI
/system/app/SearchBoxBaidu_OPEN
/system/app/YellowPage (Could be located in priv-app too)

/system/priv-app

/system/priv-app/AMapNetworkLocation, XNetworkLocation_Baidu, (If exist)
/system/priv-app/SAssistant (If exist)
/system/priv-app/EventCenter
/system/priv-app/SMusicChn
/system/priv-app/BstSpamCallService
/system/priv-app/SVoice* (Delete all SVoice related files including VoiceWakeUp)
/system/priv-app/SecContacts_X_CHN and /system/priv-app/SecMms_X_Chn

/system/etc and /system/lib

/system/etc/gps.conf and system/etc/gps.xml
/system/lib/slocation

- After to delete all the chinese bload related is time to add all the international apps (/system/app and /system/priv-app) and the 2 gps files (system/etc) that we delete it in the last step
- Now is time to decompile so is necessary Tickle my Android or Advanced Apktool
So from your chinese and international firmware/rom take /system/framework/framework-res.apk and decompile (Install the frameworks for dont get error while decompile)
- If dont get error we can continue, from international framework take all /framework-res.apk/res/raw-xx and /framework-res.apk/res/values-xx folders and copy to chinese framework without overwrite existent files
- Then go to /framework-res.apk/res/values folder and open arrays.xml
Search:

HTML:

config_locationProviderPackageNames

And replace the whole string-array by this:

HTML:

    <string-array name="config_locationProviderPackageNames">
        <item>com.google.android.gms</item>
        <item>com.android.location.fused</item>
        <item>com.amap.android.ams</item>
        <item>com.amap.android.location</item>
        <item>com.baidu.map.location</item>
    </string-array>

Save it and open strings.xml
Search:

HTML:

config_networkLocationProviderPackageName

And replace the whole string by this:

HTML:

    <string name="config_networkLocationProviderPackageName">@null</string>

Search:

HTML:

config_geocoderProviderPackageName

And replace the whole string by this:

HTML:

    <string name="config_geocoderProviderPackageName">@null</string>

NOTE: In some custom roms like aurora, some extra features are added in /framework-res.apk/res/values/arrays.xml and /framework-res.apk/res/values/strings.xml so search at final of the xml if exist chinese strings, if exist so translated it, can use google translator if dont understand.
- Save it and recompile the chinese framework-res.apk

Now decompile android.policy.jar (Lollipop), services.jar (Marsmallow) from chinese firmware/rom
Lollipop
- Decompile android.policy.jar with Tickle my Android or any tool that decompile classes.dex
- Go to android.policy.jar/smali/com/android/internal/policy/impl and open GlobalActions$99.smali and GlobalActions$SinglePressAction.smali
- Chinese strings are decoded in unicode so u need search this with notepad+ "\u"
- In GlobalActions$99.smali search

HTML:

const-string v2, "\u

Replace "\u..." by:

HTML:

const-string v2, "Reboot Options"

- In GlobalActions$SinglePressAction.smali search

HTML:

const-string v2, "\u

Replace "\u..." by: *Some lines above u can see the correct order, but almost always this is the order

HTML:

const-string v2, "Reboot"

HTML:

const-string v2, "Hot Reboot"

HTML:

const-string v2, "Download"

HTML:

const-string v2, "Recovery"

HTML:

const-string v2, "Safe Mode"

- Save and recompile back android.policy.jar, be sure that the modified date is different and more recent than original, u can check it open the compiled file with winrar, because some android tools don't compile correctly the .jar files

*Updating guide..:

Ale95 · Mar 22, 2017 at 6:21 PM

Reserved

Ale95 · Mar 22, 2017 at 6:21 PM

Reserved

Ouweshs28 · Mar 22, 2017 at 6:31 PM

Great thread
I will try keep it updated with changes needed

Checkit53 · Mar 24, 2017 at 8:51 PM

Isn't it possible to just flash an european ROM via Odin?

STORMING BLOOD17 · Mar 24, 2017 at 9:37 PM

Checkit53 said:
Isn't it possible to just flash an european ROM via Odin?

No You Will BRICK your Device

Sony developers · Mar 25, 2017 at 4:27 PM

Ale95 said:
[GUIDE] How to convert Chinese roms based to International [TouchWiz]

Requeriments

Chinese firmware/ROM that want convert

Official European/American firmware/ROM of the same device (Ex: SM-G920F)

Tickle my Android or Advanced Apktool (Easy way)

Be sure to install WinRAR and Notepad+ in your PC

Patience, Time and Concentration

So now we can start to convert

- Create a folder with the chinese base and create another for the international one
- Decompress the 2 firmwares in the correspond folder
- Now in system delete all the chinese folders related like this: *Much of the apps contain this "chn" in his name

/system

/system/chn_sipdb (Chinese Keyboard)

/system/SOGOUDB (Chinese Keyboard)

/system/festival

/system/finder_cp

/system/CSC (Due to is configured to China region) *Backup features.xml and others.xml

/system/preload (It contain chinese store, depending of firmware)

/system/app

/system/app/CMAWeatherPhone201X

/system/app/ChinaHolidayProvider

/system/app/com.samsung.festival.chinadefault_* (If exist, delete all the folders with this name)

/system/app/SamsungChineseIMEvX

/system/app/EventNotificationPhase3

/system/app/Festivalchinadefault

/system/app/GreetingCard

/system/app/SLocation and /system/lib/slocation

/system/app/MyEventWidget

/system/app/InCallUI

/system/app/SearchBoxBaidu_OPEN

/system/app/YellowPage (Could be located in priv-app too)

/system/priv-app

/system/priv-app/AMapNetworkLocation, XNetworkLocation_Baidu, (If exist)

/system/priv-app/SAssistant (If exist)

/system/priv-app/EventCenter

/system/priv-app/SMusicChn

/system/priv-app/BstSpamCallService

/system/priv-app/SVoice* (Delete all SVoice related files including VoiceWakeUp)

/system/priv-app/SecContacts_X_CHN and /system/priv-app/SecMms_X_Chn

/system/etc and /system/lib

/system/etc/gps.conf and system/etc/gps.xml

/system/lib/slocation

- After to delete all the chinese bload related is time to add all the international apps (/system/app and /system/priv-app) and the 2 gps files (system/etc) that we delete it in the last step
- Now is time to decompile so is necessary Tickle my Android or Advanced Apktool
So from your chinese and international firmware/rom take /system/framework/framework-res.apk and decompile (Install the frameworks for dont get error while decompile)
- If dont get error we can continue, from international framework take all /framework-res.apk/res/raw-xx and /framework-res.apk/res/values-xx folders and copy to chinese framework without overwrite existent files
- Then go to /framework-res.apk/res/values folder and open arrays.xml
Search:

HTML:

config_locationProviderPackageNames

And replace the whole string-array by this:

HTML:

<string-array name="config_locationProviderPackageNames"> <item>com.google.android.gms</item> <item>com.android.location.fused</item> <item>com.amap.android.ams</item> <item>com.amap.android.location</item> <item>com.baidu.map.location</item> </string-array>

Save it and open strings.xml
Search:

HTML:

config_networkLocationProviderPackageName

And replace the whole string by this:

HTML:

<string name="config_networkLocationProviderPackageName">@null</string>

Search:

HTML:

config_geocoderProviderPackageName

And replace the whole string by this:

HTML:

<string name="config_geocoderProviderPackageName">@null</string>

NOTE: In some custom roms like aurora, some extra features are added in /framework-res.apk/res/values/arrays.xml and /framework-res.apk/res/values/strings.xml so search at final of the xml if exist chinese strings, if exist so translated it, can use google translator if dont understand.
- Save it and recompile the chinese framework-res.apk

Now decompile android.policy.jar (Lollipop), services.jar (Marsmallow) from chinese firmware/rom
Lollipop
- Decompile android.policy.jar with Tickle my Android or any tool that decompile classes.dex
- Go to android.policy.jar/smali/com/android/internal/policy/impl and open GlobalActions$99.smali and GlobalActions$SinglePressAction.smali
- Chinese strings are decoded in unicode so u need search this with notepad+ "\u"
- In GlobalActions$99.smali search

HTML:

const-string v2, "\u

Replace "\u..." by:

HTML:

const-string v2, "Reboot Options"

- In GlobalActions$SinglePressAction.smali search

HTML:

const-string v2, "\u

Replace "\u..." by: *Some lines above u can see the correct order, but almost always this is the order

HTML:

const-string v2, "Reboot"

HTML:

const-string v2, "Hot Reboot"

HTML:

const-string v2, "Download"

HTML:

const-string v2, "Recovery"

HTML:

const-string v2, "Safe Mode"

- Save and recompile back android.policy.jar, be sure that the modified date is different and more recent than original, u can check it open the compiled file with winrar, because some android tools don't compile correctly the .jar files

*Updating guide..:

Excellent guide make one guide for xperia cs39h.

xDark_ · Mar 27, 2017

Sony developers said:
Excellent guide make one guide for xperia cs39h.

A) Would it kill you to be nicer? You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

B) Why don't YOU use what he gave you and try to modify it to work on your phone? Then you can post a tutorial to help out others as well

C) Why did you quote the WHOLE OP

kevin71246 · Mar 27, 2017 at 4:34 PM

Any chance this would work on a locked bootloader, though we have root, such as the s7?

Soft-Man · Sep 6, 2012 18 5 0

Is it possible to convert the firmware Galaxy Folder 2 (SM-G1600)?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2QhEXa2ySgkNTFFX1R2RnRCN2M/view?usp=sharing

aaron74 · May 2, 2017 at 4:45 AM

Nice guide! Bro!

Garry050 · May 31, 2017 at 12:02 AM

Nice guide.
I have a 1 question. How to remove Chinese clock date from Notification Header?

kien_vip · Sep 22, 2017 at 11:57 AM

i have a marshmallow china rom
. but not deodexed, original stock. how to edit services.jar and framework... without deodexing whole roms

Ouweshs28 · Dec 12, 2017 at 7:05 AM

Garry050 said:
Nice guide.
I have a 1 question. How to remove Chinese clock date from Notification Header?

Its in system ui
Compare dateview smali with stock one

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