I didn't even bother reading that colorful first post, this isn't HF. That said you obviously didn't bother to search the forum, because if you had, you'd find:
https://evilzone.org/tutorials/android-reversing-overview/
If this won't get you on track then I don't know what will.

However having that said, you doing it WRONG. You say you only know HTML, then how the fuck are you going to debug Java bytecode and follow undexed Smali representation, if you don't even know what it means. It's not like opening notepad and changing text around, kid, but that is whole different question.

So to answer your question once again: https://evilzone.org/tutorials/android-reversing-overview/

thanks I have been pointed in the right direction. I am working on learning and I picked here to start. Recently retired and looking to keep my mind occupied and do some new things.

i watched some of the videos on google and I guess they helped a little but didnt give me what I was looking for. Ive obviously never done any of this before and am looking to learn hacking/modding/coding. I have a lot of time on my hands and want to learn. I know basic html and thats about it.