[Q] How to decompile and re-compile settings.apk for KitKat 4.4? topic

Ill start with my story...I want to modify settings.apk and put a few of my own apps in and change the appearance a little bit. I decompile with apk manager and i get res, smali, and AndroidManifest.xml. I don't get apktool.yml, i dont have a problem with this with a jb 4.3 settings.apk. I try to re-compile after edits but I can't because of the missing yml file. Does settings.apk for 4.4 have dependencies I require? Im running slimkat 4.4 for the SGH-T889. I just began learning and find this new world very intresting. Any help, tips, and advice would be amazing! Thank you for time