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Post your apk recompilation/decompilation here

Hello,
Post whatever decompilation or recompilation of apks here.
I will try to help u through the same
Error should be in this form
1. Name of apk in which u r having errors
2. Android version
3. Error
Note: I m not expert in apk editing, its a just initiative by me to help apk editors, hence if I skip any reply then openly understand that I m unfamiliar to the error.
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What do you use to edit apks?
/noob who wants to learn
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At present there is only one decompilation and recompilation tool called apktool by brut.
But there are many derived programs which use apktool and have a GUI.
e.g APK Manager, APK Multitool, APK Easy manager etc.
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original
here is it:
http://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/

[Q] Where are language files stored in apk files?

Hi,
I trying to locate where language files are inside an apk.
The software is free to use in some countries in Europe and is in ukrainian or russian language and i am looking to translate it into English.
I see the following in the apk and don't know where language files will be:
Assets
COM
lib
meta-inf
res
androidmanifest.xml
classes.dex
resources.arse
Thanks in advance

Anyone???
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No one
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I guess language-dependent strings would be in "res" but there will be some strings that hardcoded and cannot be translated by anyone except developer of this application. Anyway only the developer should provide english resources if he thinks of internationality.

[Q][ICS][V28]SystemUI.apk decompile

Hi.
I have tried many times decompile this apk with many versions of apktools but without success. Every tool "speak" something about wrong framework version. How can i decompile this apk without errors?
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krija said:
Hi.
I have tried many times decompile this apk with many versions of apktools but without success. Every tool "speak" something about wrong framework version. How can i decompile this apk without errors?
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Windows : C:\Users\Your-User-Name\apktool\framework
Linux: Extract to /home/apktool/framework
Also if you use framework-res / lge-res from the rom with the SystemUI.apk you want to edit you can use
Code:
apktool if framework-res.apk
to generate frameworks. Do not forget to Copy META-INF + AndroidManifest.xml from Original apk to the edited one without them PackageManagerService will Reject the apk:good:

Thanks defcomg
edit
properly decompiled with your framework files, thanks again.
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AndroidManifest

Hey guy
I was wondering if you could help me,
I'm trying to edit the android manifest xml.but when I decompile the apk, I don't get the minimum and target ark version displayed in the xml when I open it with notepad++. I also tried in its, same result.it's like the whole xml is not shown. It does appear in the yml tho. How or what do I use to view and edit the whole xml.
Thanx in advance
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To make duplicate apk file using apktool for phone

I want to make a duplicate apk by using apktool 4.6 for phone.
example wechat.apk to wechat01.apk
And to install both on same device..
PLEASE PROVIDE TUTORIAL FOR DOING IT...
THANKS

I think u can't do it easily just with apktool, you might need modify content in smali files, which is too complicated for me to make it...
Sorry for my bad English...
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Nit Patel said:
I want to make a duplicate apk by using apktool 4.6 for phone.
example wechat.apk to wechat01.apk
And to install both on same device..
PLEASE PROVIDE TUTORIAL FOR DOING IT...
THANKS
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You need to change the appId in (AndroidManifest.xml) but the consequence of that is that the MainActivity class also needs to be adjusted to match that new id which is not going to be easy unless you have the source code available.