Add the KitKat Easter Egg to Your Android 2.3+ ROM

Although they aren’t quite the most important aspect of a ROM, Easter Eggs have become somewhat of a staple in Android. Back in January, we talked about adding the Jelly Bean Easter Egg to a Gingerbread or ICS ROM. And then one month later, we talked a little bit about the evolution of Easter Eggs in Android. Now thanks to a simple guide by XDA Senior Member MuSaddiq, anyone can add KitKat’s Easter Egg to their own Android 2.3+ ROM.

In order to add in this Easter Egg, you’re going to have to first obtain the framework.jar file from your ROM. You then decompile the JAR file and replace some smali with code provided by Musaddiq. Then, you just have to recompile framework.jar, push it back to the device with the appropriate permissions, and install a particular app with the Easter Egg called by the smali code. After that, simply launch your device settings and tap the Android version number like your life depended on it.

Obviously adding the KitKat Easter Egg to your non-KitKat ROM won’t magically give it any additional features. However, it’s still cool for the novelty factory, especially if your device lacks a daily driver-capable KitKat ROM. Make your way over to the guide thread to get started.

source: xdadevelopers