[Tutorial] Edit your Note 4's Boot Splash Screen!

I've tried to find a tutorial for this, but seems like it doesn't exists. So I've learned about S6, Note 5 and even a russian Note 3 Neo tutorials to make it work. So let's start!
What do you need?
-Patience
-A PC with a Photo Editor (Paint.net should do the trick)
-Terminal Emulator with a little of practice
-(Optional) an external keyboard, since you have to execute quite a lot of commands and there's no way to copy paste into a terminal like in CMD.

1)We start by pulling "param.bin" file out:
It's located in /dev/block/mmcblk0p8 so we have to execute these commands:

Code:

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su
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p8 of=/mnt/sdcard/param.bin bs=4096

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2) This will extract param.bin to your main sdcard folder, then we have to create a new folder and then untar it, by executing this:

Code:

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mkdir /sdcard/param
cd /sdcard/param
tar xf /sdcard/param.bin

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3) If everything went fine, you should see a folder called "param" with all the bootloader's images. We will focus on logo.jpg, but you can change the others like download.jpg and warning.jpg. Extract these files to your PC and edit them, make sure that the images doesn't go up to 400 kb, otherwise they will not show in the device. To achive this you can downgrade the JPEG quality from 100% to 80% or any % you feel confortable to use. Once you finish the editing process, place them inside your main /sdcard folder.

4)Now we have to paste your edited images inside /sdcard/param folder and retar param.bin, we have to execute these commands:

Code:

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cp -f /sdcard/logo.jpg /sdcard/param/logo.jpg
(OPTIONAL) cp -f /sdcard/warning.jpg /sdcard/param/warning.jpg
(OPTIONAL) cp -f /sdcard/download.jpg /sdcard/param/download.jpg
rm -f /sdcard/param.bin
cd sdcard/param
tar cf - `ls | sort -t.` > /sdcard/param.bin

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5) Last but not least, we have to place param.bin back again in the system, so:

Code:

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dd if=/sdcard/param.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p8 bs=4096

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If everything went fine, reboot and you will see the new logos come up! Make sure to backup param.bin once it gets extracted, in case if something goes wrong. There's no way to brick the device, the major risk is a blackscreen while booting, but the device will boot fine so you can repair it without problem (IF you made a backup, otherwise you will have to reflash the bootloader in ODIN).
I hope you like it! Leave your questions below and I'll try to answer them ASAP. Cheers!

Materialized App Icons for ALL Android (Download & Tutorial)

Hi, this is my first real thread and I hope this helps or makes someone's day :o

Apps like Snapchat, Instagram, Kik, among others are behind on material design. Their launch icons are not material. I am not claiming that I have found this, but I'd like to share this.

First, you will need APK Editor Pro, in the Play Store. When you open it, it will say

If you have APK with you downloaded, use it. If not use APK from app(system apps can't be used, you'll have to extract the apk or convert to system app).

Pick the app's icon you are going to change. I chose ROM Toolbox Pro.

When you click it, it will say this..

You'll want to click simple edit.

When you do that, you'll come up with this---

NOW read very carefully there are two ways of replacing the image.

Way 1: Find the HDPI folders.
Android apps have these folders that contain the images of the app. You can find them usually by clicking /RES folder. In ROM Toolbox Pro, the app icon is here.

We got lucky, but in some apps you'll have to replace it multiple times for multiple DPI and HDPI's.

Click the little pencil and box right next to the floppy disk(save) icon and replace the image with absolutely any image you want. I changed it already, but for the sake of this tutorial, I'll change it again.

As you can see I've already downloaded and done some apps, I'll show then at the end.

Once you pick an image,

Hit the save button.

Way Two:
Go to images, find the launcher icon, replace and save.
HINT: the name is usually either: appicon ic_launcher_icon or something along that line.
Hit the save button.

It will come up with this.

Click install and you have your custom/materialized icon!

Gallery:


Disclaimer: IF THE APP UPDATES YOU WILL HAVE TO REPEAT THIS PROCESS. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY BROKEN APKS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND YOU INFLICT. GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE, PEOPLE KILL PEOPLE.
If anyone wants my APK's just ask and I'll see what I can do.

Tales From The Borderlands Before and After:

Credit for Icon : POOTERMAN @ DeviantArt-