cutthecord/README.md

# cutthecord

Discord Android app patches.

## Binaries

Automatically patched binaries are available on [distok.a3.pm/cutthecord](https://distok.a3.pm/cutthecord).

To be able to install them (when moving from official discord app), you'll need to first uninstall Discord app and restart your device. You may also need to enable play protect.

You can just update directly from APKs there once you do that, so this is a process you only need to do once.

## Toolchain setup

- Get apktool
- Get a keystore, see [here](https://stackoverflow.com/a/14994354/3286892), step 1.
- Get 72x72 copies of latest version of mutant standard emojis with codepoints. I have a zip [here](https://mutant.lavatech.top/72x72.zip).
- Extract the emojis you got somewhere.
- Clone this repo somewhere, edit `emojireplace.py` and set the `extracted_mutstd_path` folder to the folder you just extracted emojis to.

## Building an patched discord app

- Get a Discord apk (*cough* [apkmirror](https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/discord-inc/discord-chat-for-gamers/), [aptoide API](https://ws75.aptoide.com/api/7/app/getMeta?package_name=com.discord)).
- Extract it with apktool (`apktool d <apk path>`)
- Get all the necessary patches for that version. Necessary patches are not available for all versions and are only required to get some versions to pack together correctly.
- Get optional patches you want for your version. If the patch you want isn't available for your version, you'll have to port them yourself.
- Apply the patches (`patch -p1 < <patch name>`).
- Edit `emojireplace.py` to point to extracted discord folder (`extracted_discord_path`), and apply emoji patches (`python3 emojireplace.py`)
- Build the new APK (`apktool b com.discord-831`)
- Sign the new APK (`jarsigner -keystore <keystore path> <foldername>/dist/<foldername>.apk <alias>`)
- Get your new APK from `<foldername>/dist/<foldername>.apk`, install and enjoy!

## Building patches

`diff -crB -x "dist" -x "res/raw" -x "build" CleanFolder PatchedFolder > patchname.patch`

## Disclaimer about emojos

This [thing] uses Mutant Standard emoji (https://mutant.tech), which are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).
Initial commit 2019-01-18 14:25:15 +00:00			`# cutthecord`

Add URL 2019-01-18 16:46:27 +00:00			`Discord Android app patches.`

Extend readme on binaries 2019-01-20 19:32:58 +00:00			`## Binaries`

Add URL 2019-01-18 16:46:27 +00:00			`Automatically patched binaries are available on [distok.a3.pm/cutthecord](https://distok.a3.pm/cutthecord).`
Push some of the code 2019-01-18 14:51:40 +00:00
Extend readme on binaries 2019-01-20 19:32:58 +00:00			`To be able to install them (when moving from official discord app), you'll need to first uninstall Discord app and restart your device. You may also need to enable play protect.`

			`You can just update directly from APKs there once you do that, so this is a process you only need to do once.`

Push some of the code 2019-01-18 14:51:40 +00:00			`## Toolchain setup`

			`- Get apktool`
			`- Get a keystore, see [here](https://stackoverflow.com/a/14994354/3286892), step 1.`
			`- Get 72x72 copies of latest version of mutant standard emojis with codepoints. I have a zip [here](https://mutant.lavatech.top/72x72.zip).`
Switch to a simpler method of emoji stuffs less fuckery needed now~ 2019-01-18 19:16:00 +00:00			`- Extract the emojis you got somewhere.`
Update 'README.md' 2019-01-19 21:22:48 +00:00			- Clone this repo somewhere, edit `emojireplace.py` and set the `extracted_mutstd_path` folder to the folder you just extracted emojis to.
Push some of the code 2019-01-18 14:51:40 +00:00
			`## Building an patched discord app`

sigh, mention apkmirror 2019-01-19 21:26:27 +00:00			`- Get a Discord apk (cough [apkmirror](https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/discord-inc/discord-chat-for-gamers/), [aptoide API](https://ws75.aptoide.com/api/7/app/getMeta?package_name=com.discord)).`
Switch to a simpler method of emoji stuffs less fuckery needed now~ 2019-01-18 19:16:00 +00:00			- Extract it with apktool (`apktool d <apk path>`)
			`- Get all the necessary patches for that version. Necessary patches are not available for all versions and are only required to get some versions to pack together correctly.`
			`- Get optional patches you want for your version. If the patch you want isn't available for your version, you'll have to port them yourself.`
Info on patching 2019-01-18 16:04:55 +00:00			- Apply the patches (`patch -p1 < <patch name>`).
Switch to a simpler method of emoji stuffs less fuckery needed now~ 2019-01-18 19:16:00 +00:00			- Edit `emojireplace.py` to point to extracted discord folder (`extracted_discord_path`), and apply emoji patches (`python3 emojireplace.py`)
Push some of the code 2019-01-18 14:51:40 +00:00			- Build the new APK (`apktool b com.discord-831`)
			- Sign the new APK (`jarsigner -keystore <keystore path> <foldername>/dist/<foldername>.apk <alias>`)
			- Get your new APK from `<foldername>/dist/<foldername>.apk`, install and enjoy!
Info on patching 2019-01-18 16:04:55 +00:00
			`## Building patches`

Add theme patches 2019-01-19 22:33:40 +00:00			`diff -crB -x "dist" -x "res/raw" -x "build" CleanFolder PatchedFolder > patchname.patch`
Add mutstd thingy 2019-01-18 16:20:40 +00:00
			`## Disclaimer about emojos`

			`This [thing] uses Mutant Standard emoji (https://mutant.tech), which are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).`