[UPDATE] New settings for stock messaging app

[woodyman]

UPDATE: EVEN MORE COLORS/SETTINS
Now can change how fast LED blinks
More colors to choose from..


This is the same as stock messaging app, it just adds extended hidden settings.. Credit to koush..


ok heres the DL link..

http://www.4shared.com/file/250096546/114c1985/Mms.html


app is inside zip file..

heres what it includes:
stock Messaging app with extended preferences
more notification settings
led on/off
- choice of 7 colors for blinking light
vibrate on/off
- new vibrate patterns
-normal
-medium vibrate
-long vibrate
-multiple short vibrate
-multiple long vibrate

also can have messaging background the stock white color OR black
can change font size
hide names from messages, [names dont appear only message]
alternate message [changes position of conversation according to sender/recipent]

will have to use adb/terminal emulator to install..

terminal commands as follows..
place Mms.apk onto the root of your sdcard
open terminla emulator
Code:

$su
#mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
#cp /sdcard/Mms.apk /system/app
#mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
#reboot
#

and your all done.. you don't type the # and $ symbols, there already in terminla i just put them so people would understand..

if your phone is not DEODEXED DO THIS AFTER YOUR PHONE REBOOTS, THE MMS.APK WILL FC, THIS IS OK, JUST SELECT TO FC, AND OPEN TERMINAL AND DO THIS..

$su
#mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
#cd /system/app
#rm Mms.odex
#reboot

FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS SEE THIS POST,
[UPDATE] New settings for stock messaging app

THANK YOU komradefox for the expanded instructions..


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thank you

[DroidxRage]

Nice find...

Nice work Koush

[Humpa]

Thanks!

And for those without adb shell, you can use Root Explorer. First put the Mms.apk on your sdcard:
1. using Root Explore, navigate to /sdcard/Mms.apk and long press and Copy
2. navigate to /system/app and click the Mount R/W button (top right)
3. long press on the Mms.apk and rename it to Mms.apk.bak incase things go wrong and you want to revert
4. click Paste
5. long press on the newly pasted Mms.apk and click Permissions - set them 644 (User: Read and Write, Group and Others to just Read. All other boxes should be unchecked)
6. click Mount R/O
7. Reboot

Don't skip any steps!

[AVELLIN]

Does this wipe your message logs when you install it?

[Humpa]

Does this wipe your message logs when you install it?

I'm about to do it - but I'm sure it does.

Back up your messages first - not sure which app is the best for that, but there are a few.

[adrynalyne]

It doesn't seem to delete you messages, no. They are not kept within the apk, so it stands to make sense they are safe.

[GoGators]

I got cp not found error

[nphil]

symlink busybox and cp, if you have busybox in system/bin

[GoGators]

symlink busybox and cp, if you have busybox in system/bin

You are going to have to speak to a noob here.

[tktouch12]

i've been wanting something EXACTLY like this. this is great. nice work to the maker. thanks for posting this