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 <string name="permlab_externalTaskSwitcher">Start as an external task switcher</string>
    <string name="permdesc_externalTaskSwitcher">Allows the application to be an external task switcher replacing the native task switcher</string>
    <string name="permlab_smallapp">Small application overlay</string>
    <string name="permdesc_smallapp">Allows running movable small applications on top of other applications.</string>

 <permission android:name="android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW" android:label="@string/permlab_systemAlertWindow" android:description="@string/permdesc_systemAlertWindow" android:protectionLevel="dangerous" android:permissionGroup="android.permission-group.SYSTEM_TOOLS" />

 <permission android:name="com.sony.smallapp.permission.SMALLAPP" android:label="@string/permlab_smallapp" android:description="@string/permdesc_smallapp" android:protectionLevel="dangerous" />

.field static final RECENT_APPS_BEHAVIOR_DISMISS_AND_SWITCH:I = 0x3

.field static final RECENT_APPS_BEHAVIOR_EXIT_TOUCH_MODE_AND_SHOW:I = 0x1

.field static final RECENT_APPS_BEHAVIOR_SHOW_OR_DISMISS:I = 0x0

.field static final SHOW_PROCESSES_ON_ALT_MENU:Z = false

.field static final SHOW_STARTING_ANIMATIONS:Z = true   ----------------------add this line if u dont have

.field static final SMALLAPP_LAYER:I = 0x3

.field public static final SYSTEM_DIALOG_REASON_ASSIST:Ljava/lang/String; = "assist"

.field public static final SYSTEM_DIALOG_REASON_GLOBAL_ACTIONS:Ljava/lang/String; = "globalactions"

.field public static final SYSTEM_DIALOG_REASON_HOME_KEY:Ljava/lang/String; = "homekey"

.field public static final SYSTEM_DIALOG_REASON_KEY:Ljava/lang/String; = "reason"

.field public static final SYSTEM_DIALOG_REASON_RECENT_APPS:Ljava/lang/String; = "recentapps"

.method public checkAddPermission(Landroid/view/WindowManager$LayoutParams;)I
    .locals 4
    .parameter "attrs"

    .prologue
    const/4 v2, 0x0

    .line 1588
    iget v1, p1, Landroid/view/WindowManager$LayoutParams;->type:I

    .line 1590
    .local v1, type:I
    const/16 v3, 0x7d0

    if-lt v1, v3, :cond_0

    const/16 v3, 0xbb7

    if-le v1, v3, :cond_1

    .line 1622
    :cond_0
    :goto_0
    return v2

    .line 1594
    :cond_1
    const/4 v0, 0x0

    .line 1595
    .local v0, permission:Ljava/lang/String;
    sparse-switch v1, :sswitch_data_0

    .line 1614
    const-string v0, "android.permission.INTERNAL_SYSTEM_WINDOW"

    .line 1616
    :goto_1
    :sswitch_0
    if-eqz v0, :cond_0

    .line 1617
    iget-object v3, p0, Lcom/android/internal/policy/impl/PhoneWindowManager;->mContext:Landroid/content/Context;

    invoke-virtual {v3, v0}, Landroid/content/Context;->checkCallingOrSelfPermission(Ljava/lang/String;)I

    move-result v3

    if-eqz v3, :cond_0

    .line 1619
    const/4 v2, -0x8

    goto :goto_0

    .line 1611
    :sswitch_1
    const-string v0, "android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW"

    .line 1612
    goto :goto_1

    .line 1595
    nop

    :sswitch_data_0
    .sparse-switch
        0x7d2 -> :sswitch_1
        0x7d3 -> :sswitch_1
        0x7d5 -> :sswitch_0
        0x7d6 -> :sswitch_1
        0x7d7 -> :sswitch_1
        0x7da -> :sswitch_1
        0x7db -> :sswitch_0
        0x7dd -> :sswitch_0
        0x7e7 -> :sswitch_0
    .end sparse-switch
.end method

.method public checkAddPermission(Landroid/view/WindowManager$LayoutParams;)I
    .locals 4
    .parameter "attrs"

    .prologue
    const/4 v2, 0x0

    .line 1115
    iget v1, p1, Landroid/view/WindowManager$LayoutParams;->type:I

    .line 1117
    .local v1, type:I
    const/16 v3, 0x7d0

    if-lt v1, v3, :cond_0

    const/16 v3, 0xbb7

    if-le v1, v3, :cond_1

    .line 1152
    :cond_0
    :goto_0
    return v2

    .line 1121
    :cond_1
    const/4 v0, 0x0

    .line 1122
    .local v0, permission:Ljava/lang/String;
    sparse-switch v1, :sswitch_data_0

    .line 1144
    const-string v0, "android.permission.INTERNAL_SYSTEM_WINDOW"

    .line 1146
    :goto_1
    :sswitch_0
    if-eqz v0, :cond_0

    .line 1147
    iget-object v3, p0, Lcom/android/internal/policy/impl/PhoneWindowManager;->mContext:Landroid/content/Context;

    invoke-virtual {v3, v0}, Landroid/content/Context;->checkCallingOrSelfPermission(Ljava/lang/String;)I

    move-result v3

    if-eqz v3, :cond_0

    .line 1149
    const/4 v2, -0x8

    goto :goto_0

    .line 1137
    :sswitch_1
    const-string v0, "android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW"

    .line 1138
    goto :goto_1

    .line 1141
    :sswitch_2
    const-string v0, "com.sony.smallapp.permission.SMALLAPP"

    .line 1142
    goto :goto_1

    .line 1122
    :sswitch_data_0
    .sparse-switch
        0x7d2 -> :sswitch_1
        0x7d3 -> :sswitch_1
        0x7d5 -> :sswitch_0
        0x7d6 -> :sswitch_1
        0x7d7 -> :sswitch_1
        0x7da -> :sswitch_1
        0x7db -> :sswitch_0
        0x7dd -> :sswitch_0
        0xbb5 -> :sswitch_2
        0xbb6 -> :sswitch_2
    .end sparse-switch
.end method

• You need to de-compile the .apk before you can correctly modified the tricky .9.png and also to see a readable .xml for amending.

• Install JRE (Java Runtime Environment) & Android-SDK.
• Download the apktool & also apktool-install-windows, extract the file and put inside your Windows Folder.
  
• Open command prompt (Start - Run - CMD)
• Before de-compile the .apk, make sure you copy out your current phone framework-res.apk & twframework-res.apk, lidroid-res.apk only required if you using lidroid-res.apk in your framework.
  
  Code:

  apktool if [location of .apk]
  
  Example:
  apktool if D:\APK\framework-res.apk
  apktool if D:\APK\twframework-res.apk
  apktool if D:\APK\lidroid-res.apk

• Now, De-compile the .apk
  
  Code:

  apktool d [filename.apk] [directory]
  
  Example: apktool d D:\framework-res.apk D:\De-compile

• If sucess, you will seen the following line in your CMD.
  
• The De-compile folder will be generate as seen below.
  
• Now you can amend whatever you like to amend, after done, proceed to following step.
• Compile back:
  
  Code:

  apktool b [directory]
  
  Example: apktool b D:\De-compile

• Extra build folder will appear inside your De-compile folder, all file inside here already compile and can use later in your Android phone.
  

• Amending normal .png no need to de-compile, just extract the file and modified using any photoshop tools or simply replace the .png
• Just right click any .apk file and select 7-zip extract to, as seen below:
  
• Now go to the extracted folder and amend / replace any .png file you like to replace. (Remember .9.png file cannot just simply replace, check following post for instruction.)

• The .9.png cannot just simply amend using any photoshop and put back, because by doing so, either the amend .9.png won't appear or just simply give you FC in your phone when running it.

• De-compile the .apk.
• Below showing the different between before and after de-compile of .9.png, as you can seen on right image,they is extra 4 black dot + 1 black bar and surrouding with transparent bar, all this area must be keep and not amend during photoshop. The de-compile image will auto increase 1 x pixel + 1 y Pixel.
   
• Just amend without touching those area, save it and then put back to correct folder and compile back.

• After you have de-compile the .apk, now all inside .xml is readable where you can make some changes on the color selection, clock position and etc. by just simply open with notepad and modified.
• Before de-compile, the .xml look like below which is not readable and understand by human.
  
• After de-compile, now the .xml is readable and understand by human.
  
• Now you can amend what ever you like, Google/Search XDA forum for which .XML to amend.
• Use this color code checker site for getting your desire color code.
• After done, don't forget, you must compile back the .xml before it is understandable by Android OS.
• Screenshot below showing modifying the sub text .xml to ICS blue color.
  
  Change all

from android:color="#ffffffff to android:color="#ff3f9bbf

• You need to align the .apk to let the Android phone run the modified .apk perform much smoother and better, if you have more not align .apk file in your phone, it will eventually drag down your entire phone performance.
• This step is not necessary but recommended.

• Open command prompt at your Android-SDK Tools folder
• Type following command and run
  
  Code:

  zipalign -fv 4 [filename.apk] [filename-new.apk]
  
  Example: zipalign -fv 4 framework-res.apk framework-res-new.apk

• A new Zipalign .apk will be generate as seen below, highlight in blue.
  

• Zipalign in batch, save following code in .bat and put in your folder that contains .apk file. It will batch running zipalign all .apk inside, this guide I found from user Grumpy Old Man post at RootWiki. Thanks for this easier method.
  

@echo off

REM Batch file to recursively zip align *.apk files in a directory

REM and its sub-directories. This is significantly easier and faster

REM than manually zip aligning them.

@echo Zip aligning now...

for /R %%X in (*.apk) do zipalign 4 "%%X" "%%~dpX%%~nX.new"

@echo Replacing non-aligned files with zip aligned files...

for /R %%X in (*.new) do move /Y "%%X" "%%~dpX%%~nX.apk"

@echo Zip aligning done, press any key to exit

pause

• Flash via CWM - highly recommended
• Root Explorer - not recommended as it may not properly change for Statusbar theming.

• Make a flash-able .zip to flash at CWM
• Not sure how to do, let use a easier way, take any flash-able .zip, use 7-zip and choose open archive as seen below:
  
• Now just drag and drop all your modified .apk inside the .zip file, choose YES when ask "Confirm File Copy" as seen below:
  
• Copy the modified .zip to your root SDCARD and restart to CWM and install. Done!

• Temporary copy your modified .apk to your /system/csc
• Right click choose permission and set as below:
  
• Move your current .apk to correct directory /system/app
• Done! This method is not recommended for framework-res.apk & systemUI.apk, better way still flashing via CWM.

cygwin folder/home/your user name/kitchen

cd kitchen(enter)
./menu(enter)

su
 tar -c system/* >> sdcard/system.tar

*Before you do anything install the java jdk*

cd kitchen(enter)
 ./menu(enter)