i have been extract the Whatsapp.apk into file to edit some of file and i now i want to make it back to APK, i have been trying to make it .rar and then rename it to.apk but always error,thank you alot
Repack it to .zip and then rename it to. apk.. It'll work as a system app but if u want it to work like a regular downloaded app,u have to sign the apk..
you will need a signapk program to sign it...check here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1241952&page=2
done i found the trick
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I have edited an apk after i unzipped it. But now i have problem to merge it back to apk. Can somebody teach me the steps to do this? Thanks.
I think an .apk is just a zip file basically so try to zip your files again and change the extension from .zip to .apk
i have tried but the apk file cannot be installed in my phone.
Probably because the file was signed and you did not sign it with the correct key again.
does anyone here know how to convert a .zip to a .apk the correct way? im trying to edit my notification pulldown bar and make it semi transparent, but when i take my systemui.zip file and try to rename it to .apk via root explorer and then replace the original systemui.apk with the modded one, it does not work, leading me to believe that im not converting my .zip to .apk correctly...how do i do this??
You need to sign an apk for it to work. I have tried many of the auto sign apps but can never get them to work for me.
Just rename it to systemui.apk an apk is basically a zip file but you have to name it that.
I have apk manager 5.02 which I can de-compile framework and recompile with out any issues.
I downloaded the stock 2.08 sense 3.5 rom and used explore2fs to extract the contents of the system.img file. From there I then put htcdialer.apk file into apk manager to decompile it and I get the following errors:
See attached log file as it is too big to put into the forum.
Any ideas why the apk file is not decompiling?
I dont hink that apkmanager can correctly decompile sense 3.5 apks, I could be wrong but i could never get them to work properly
If APK Manager and Tool cant extract even GB ROM apks is there a way of extracting and editing xml files? I tried 7zip and I can edit images but XML's do not extract correctly
Really interested to see how to edit XML files if APK Manager and APK Tool cant decode the APK's.
Found out what I was doing wrong!! When decompiling the apk file I wasn't adding the dependancy. So for example when I was decompiling the systemui.apk, I was simply using option 9 to decompile which is not right!
What you need to do is copy the systemui.apk file in to place-apk-here-for-modding
Then find the dependency framework so for example the systemui.apk depends on com.htc.recources.apk. So pull this from your phone on to the desktop and then use option 10 to decompile. It will then prompt you for the dependancy apk file. Drag that on to the command window and press enter and it decompiles! It is easy when you know how
Also when you recompile you will probably get errors...You need to take the newly created classes.dex and drop it into the original apk then push to your phone
Where can I find the dependency file??
I got the same problem when I try to Decompile any system app, like "SystemUI.apk" or "Settings.apk" ...etc
Now I understand from you that I need a dependency file, Where can I get it??
I use Samsung Galaxy SL (I9003), Rooted and Deodxed
i use samsung galaxy mini. can i use apkmanager to decompile any apk for my device......by pressing 9 directly.....? i want to decompile settings.apk....thnx in advance......
Just want to know this. Because it is really annoying to decompress and recompress apk file again and again just to edit one file inside the apk.
Thanks
Simply u can unpack or repack apk files here are some easy steps:
1) install root explorer
2) Click on that file which u wanna unpack, after clicking perform the action (view ) then select all the files and extract them.
3) After editing or modifying,select that folder and compress to normal zip.
4) Go to the zip file and rename .zip to.apk
Done
Thanks for the info, but I think most here know how to unzip apk files, and this isn't the correct forum.
It should also be mentioned that this method is quick and easy, but is really only useful for replacing images. To make modifications to any xml or smali, you have to decompile the apk.
Morningstar said:
Thanks for the info, but I think most here know how to unzip apk files, and this isn't the correct forum.
It should also be mentioned that this method is quick and easy, but is really only useful for replacing images. To make modifications to any xml or smali, you have to decompile the apk.
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Yes, this method its only working, when you change the pictures.
The xml, smali etc. file method only working, when you use apktool app (on pc or android).