Customising ROMs by modifying ZIPs?

[Guest gambieter]

I have bought a few SF phones for Dutch friends of mine (mom, dad and daughters), and will unlock/root/flash the phones for them, and set them up with their own Gmail-access. Now all need the same additional Dutch applications, for which I mostly have the apk's.

With an unsigned ROM, can I just drop these additional apk-files in the system\app folder? That's easier than downloading them for each phone from the Market.

Thanks B)

(will probably be in BladeVillain or Hungarian Hedgehog)

[Guest goatee]

I have bought a few SF phones for Dutch friends of mine (mom, dad and daughters), and will unlock/root/flash the phones for them, and set them up with their own Gmail-access. Now all need the same additional Dutch applications, for which I mostly have the apk's.

With an unsigned ROM, can I just drop these additional apk-files in the system\app folder? That's easier than downloading them for each phone from the Market.

Thanks B)

(will probably be in BladeVillain or Hungarian Hedgehog)

Yup - just drop the apps into /system/app :).

[Guest Ash_P]

I have bought a few SF phones for Dutch friends of mine (mom, dad and daughters), and will unlock/root/flash the phones for them, and set them up with their own Gmail-access. Now all need the same additional Dutch applications, for which I mostly have the apk's.

With an unsigned ROM, can I just drop these additional apk-files in the system\app folder? That's easier than downloading them for each phone from the Market.

Thanks B)

(will probably be in BladeVillain or Hungarian Hedgehog)

Yes, and best to use 7zip to do it.

[Guest gambieter]

Yup - just drop the apps into /system/app B).

Ta, thought so but trying it required another backup/flash/restore cycle that is now avoidable :)

I assume I can use Titanium to get the other apk's from an installed one?