[Guide] How to make a Chinese rom repack

[Guest dakok]

The problem with Chinese roms is that they have chinese UI after first boot and you have to install google apps separately.

Many of you know how to fix this, but for those who don't here's a simple guide...

 

Tools:

 

7-Zip

Notepad++

ApkSpy

 

 

 

1) Gapps - Google apps

To insert google apps into rom, open the gapps.zip package. It has to be the one for your rom version (eg. 4.2.2 or 4.4.2).

Simply drag and drop the content from GAPPS package into your rom like this:

 

Open gapps with 7-zip and open your rom with 7-zip

Copy from gapps and paste to rom the folder content like this:

 

• System/app/ -> System/app/ 
• System/etc/permissions/ -> System/etc/permissions/ 
• System/framework/ -> System/framework/
• System/lib/ -> System/lib/

If you don't want google registration window at the first boot (to avoid problems in baidu roms):

 

Open rom with 7-zip and drag build.prop from your rom to desktop and open it with Notepad++ 

Add this to build.prop:

ro.setupwizard.mode=DISABLED      

 

Now save and drag build.prop back to rom

 

Delete this apps in your rom System/app folder:

onetimeinitializer apk

provision apk

 

 

 

2) To make China rom boot in English

 

Open rom with 7-zip and drag build.prop from your rom to desktop and open it with Notepad++

Change following lines and add this timezone, language and region:

 

persist.sys.timezone=Europe/Amsterdam

persist.sys.language=en

persist.sys.region=GB

 

Save and drag build.prop back to rom

 

 

 

3) Choose Root Uninstaller of your choice

 

Or delete some China apps from rom before flashing - Be warned! You can't delete anything you like.

Look for apk files in vendor folder, too

To recognise which app is some China market or gaming app you can use APKspy that shows apk icon and description

To be usable, apkspy.exe has to have aapt.exe in the same folder

Edited September 20, 2014 by dakok

[Guest momo95]

Easy as pie by the looks of it. Thanks DaCook ;)