"W: Skipping "android" package group" - decompiling Settings.apk

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I am attempting to decompile Settings.apk pulled from my Motorola Atrix 2 on 
Android version 2.3.6 (stock, deodexed). First I modified AndroidManifest.xml, 
recompiled, signed, and pushed to /system/app. However, upon reboot, I could 
not access Settings. So then I decompiled again and recompiled and signed 
without performing any modifications, and again pushed to /system/app. After a 
reboot, Settings still would not open up and it was gone from the app drawer.

Then, when I decompiled yet again, I noticed the warning mentioned above: "W: 
Skipping "android" package group." I've successfully used apktool multiple 
times in the past without having this warning, so it seems that this is the 
root of my problem. Yet again I recompiled, but this time I replaced 
classes.dex with that of the original apk's... still no luck.

After reading through previous "issues" that that contained the same error 
message, it seems to me that the warning is normal and shouldn't cause a 
problem. So I am truly at a loss as to why the intent "com.android.settings" is 
launched but nothing happens. For what it's worth, the original Settings.apk is 
about 500 kb larger than the decompiled+recompiled+signed one.

I am using the latest version of apktool on Windows 7 x64. Attached is the .apk 
that I'm trying to modify.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by cogear...@gmail.com on 26 Mar 2012 at 4:17

Attachments:

• Settings.apk

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I get the same problem

Original comment by rarsh...@gmail.com on 25 Jun 2012 at 4:00

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Can't duplicate this :/

Just pulled Settings from a GB Rom, modified it. Re-compiled. Pushed to 
/system/app, and it worked fine.

Original comment by connor.tumbleson on 16 Nov 2012 at 3:48

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Re-open if need be. No response in 1 month.

Original comment by connor.tumbleson on 19 Dec 2012 at 2:16

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