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[UTIL][08.12.11] Apktool v1.4.3 - a tool for reverse engineering apk files

Brut.all said:
It is a tool for reengineering 3rd party, closed, binary Android apps. It can decode resources to nearly original form and rebuild them after making some modifications; it makes possible to debug smali code step by step. Also it makes working with app easier because of project-like files structure and automation of some repetitive tasks like building apk, etc.
It is NOT intended for piracy and other non-legal uses. It could be used for localizing, adding some features or support for custom platforms and other GOOD purposes. Just try to be fair with authors of an app, that you use and probably like.
Features:
decoding resources to nearly original form
smali debugging: SmaliDebugging
helping with some repetitive tasks
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http://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/

Brut.all said:
http://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/
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Oh this may well be excellent. I've got a 3rd-party Market app which desperately needs sensor orientation disabled (good ol' FC on rotate). Will check it out!

Brut.all said:
http://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/
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heh! cool man ... will look into this one! TY
~enom~

this.. could.. be.. godly..

I don't have time to try this right now, but I'm PUMPED.

Ok, now I see, that it still doesn't work for many apps. But you can try your luck ;-)

I've just released 0.9.1 version with wider apps support.

Subscribed! Thanks Brut.All! Will play around with this one

Brut.all said:
http://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/
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Vaooo!!! Megathanx!

Use it first and then thank. Still I don't have any confirmation from anyone that it works :-/

Brut.all said:
Use it first and then thank. Still I don't have any confirmation from anyone that it works :-/
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working for me under ubuntu karmic, great work as ever Brut.all

Had the chance to set this up and make my edit. Absolutely painless. Great work. Thanks!

Android 1.5 can also work?

itanczos said:
Android 1.5 can also work?
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Why not? It just builds apps, not run them, so it's a question like: "Do smali can also work with Android 1.5?" ;-)
That "Android SDK installed with 2.1 platform" requirement doesn't mean, that it will build apps for 2.1 . It will just use 2.1 resources, but these are (must be) backward compatible.

Brut.all said:
Why not? It just builds apps, not run them, so it's a question like: "Do smali can also work with Android 1.5?" ;-)
That "Android SDK installed with 2.1 platform" requirement doesn't mean, that it will build apps for 2.1 . It will just use 2.1 resources, but these are (must be) backward compatible.
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Okay, I'll try!
Another question: The framwork-res.apk could not be decrypted. It will be possible later on?

itanczos said:
Another question: The framwork-res.apk could not be decrypted. It will be possible later on?
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Maybe much later :-/
Even if we will be able to decode it and rebuild, we'll have FC after FC. The point is: framework resources must have constant resName<->resID mappings (eg. @android:string/day must be a 0x01040298), because they are referenced by all apps and unfortunately aapt doesn't give us control over resIDs mappings. I think framework-res.apk and other system files are built using some Google's private tools.
We need to create aapt-like tool, that will use custom resIDs mappings - it should be possible and maybe not so hard, but currently I have other things to do.

want a windows version >.<

lolmensch said:
want a windows version >.<
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I must buy one ;-)
For now you need VirtualBox (free) + Ubuntu (free) + ~5GB of space (nearly free) and you will be able to use it

could this be used to modify this skype .apk to allow use on other carriers?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=585211&highlight=skype

ekeefe41 said:
could this be used to modify this skype .apk to allow use on other carriers?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=585211&highlight=skype
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I don't know, what are these "iskoot", "3 network" and other things - I don't use Skype. But if you need to change something in XML files, then you definitely want to try out apktool

[DEV] apkTools - Optimize/Edit/Pack/Sign

A simple toolkit inspired by some others, primary goal is to provide a seamless solution for reliable apk editing/optimizing.
This tool uses aapt rather than 7zip for packing. That provides much better reliability and assurance of conformance to Android file standards, as the cost of slightly larger files.
Contains:
- 7zip
- roptipng
- aapt
- apktool
- zipalign
- signapk
I've also made sure all the libraries/binaries are up to date.

Reserved Post?

Does this work on a mac? Not at home to download it.
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david279 said:
Does this work on a mac? Not at home to download it.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
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Windows only, sorry.
I can look and see about porting to Mac/Linux though, to my knowledge I should be able to get binaries/source for each exe used.

Cool thanks....
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Appreciate the kit will thank you when I get near my laptop.
Swyped From Eva Running Myn's RLS4!

40 downloads and no feedback?
Anyways, I'd like to encourage everyone to use ddms from the android sdk to check your boot errors when optimizing.
It helps alot, any apk related errors should always be addressed even if they seemingly work flawless.

I like that you have compiled all these things together. Shouldn't there also be a draw9patch.bat also for those who have to fix the things that noobs did? It is getting better these days but there are still those out there trying to take the easy way out.

I'm also on a mac. I'll probably run it within VirtualBox

good stuff... im happy someone put together a package for everyone.
btw... which versions u using here?
i can check... but i think more people would like to know.

aamikam said:
btw... which versions u using here?
i can check... but i think more people would like to know.
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7za - 9.20
roptipng - 0.6.3
aapt & zipalign - SDK v8
apktool - 1.3.2
signapk - NA

thanks! i'll be putting this through its paces sometime after weekend
i'll report back with any issues.

Can AndroidManifest.xml be edited with this?

epakrat75 said:
Can AndroidManifest.xml be edited with this?
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I think so, but I'm not sure.
Optimize/Edit/Pack/Sign
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I think Apps have to be signed in the AndroidManifest.xml...
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I like your concept. Good work. I'm only experiencing 1 issue though...
When unpacking Motonav.apk, everything seems to be unpacked, but when looking at the files, they're wrongfully created.
Instead of creating the file data.gro for instance, it creates a folder data_gro. Which therefore can't be recognized by GROConverter.
Am I doing something wrong?

epakrat75 said:
Can AndroidManifest.xml be edited with this?
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its using apktool so if its set to decompile then you would edit the decompiled manifest with something like notebook ++

this would be greeeeaaaat for a mac.

Awesome tool... Would love for this to be able to handle draw9patch! Might there be an update to include that?

For some weird reason im getting errors. saying java isnt a command

This is great, thanks....

[Q] Question on APK versions

How can I determine the version of the class within an APK if the manifest does not have any version information?
This is odd for me being a Java developer - we always list the version information within our manifest in a JAR/WAR/EAR file... It seems in the android world its almost NEVER there..
Thanks

stanglx said:
How can I determine the version of the class within an APK if the manifest does not have any version information?
This is odd for me being a Java developer - we always list the version information within our manifest in a JAR/WAR/EAR file... It seems in the android world its almost NEVER there..
Thanks
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the manifest HAS to have a version in order to be posted in the Market, and an updated version in order to be uploaded. If it's not been posted in the market that's a hard one.... just poor developers out there...
Eclipse won't let me build an app unless the version has been changed....

Its funny... I was so focused on a JAR/EAR/WAR manifest and forgot this was android!!! Haaa...
Just for anyone else asking the same question:
The manifest for APK is AndroidManifest.xml
And you can parse this using a utility called axml2xml.pl to obtain version number. OR better yet use apktool to decode the entire APK.
Thanks... Justs need someone to get the juices flowing...
jerdog said:
the manifest HAS to have a version in order to be posted in the Market, and an updated version in order to be uploaded. If it's not been posted in the market that's a hard one.... just poor developers out there...
Eclipse won't let me build an app unless the version has been changed....
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exe to apk?

hello, please can any helpme,
i need convert a little windows program to apk
is this posible?
thanks

savylop said:
hello, please can any helpme,
i need convert a little windows program to apk
is this posible?
thanks
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Pretty sure it isn't. An apk file is just a way of gathering up the files required to install an Android application. So for example it will have the compiled Java code. Your windows .exe is not a compiled Java application and certainly not compiled for Android! It's a non-starter.

Indeed no chance with that, now if you could tell us what language the source is in you might have hope, of cause java is quite easy to port and you can port C as well using the NDK.
Others you will likely have to rewrite the code, feel free to PM me for more help

Yes yes it's possible! Just tell Iris or Siri to do it
Seriously : what zac said. The code is written differently
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If your little exe has a linux version available (or linux equivalent), you'll have a much easier time porting that. You could also try looking for similar open source projects that can be modified to add the features you need.

The answer is no. Though there could be a longer technical follow up to that.. Either way it's no...
With that said.. There are a lot of apps available for the Android.. Try to find one that does what you're looking for..
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exe to apk
Its impossible, because there are two fully different operating system.

Not possible at all
you can create .apk file only with a compiler

there are .exe to .apk converters out there, you just need to do a lot of searching to find a link that downloads without having to do surveys. the software is titled Change My Software... so, to all of you that say its not possible to do this... youd be wrong, it is

Could anyone create an apk for downloading music. Just like Lacey for Windows. Its a small exe file 8 MB in size.

[APP] Notepad++ 6.5.3a for Windows RT

Hello,
I've recompiled Notepad++ for Windows RT. I've labelled it with an 'a' because this isn't the same revision that the Win32 6.5.3 uses (it's a bit later). You will also need to install the Visual C++ 2013 runtime (get vcredist_arm.exe) because this is compiled using VS2013.
I've also bundled the Compare plugin for diffs.
Joel
Version History
Notepad++ 6.5.1
Notepad++ 6.4.5

Thankyou!

NickFritz said:
Thankyou!
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I assume you need to be jailbroken to install this? Sorry, I got my first RT tablet for Christmas and am trying to learn about it.

Shad0wguy said:
I assume you need to be jailbroken to install this? Sorry, I got my first RT tablet for Christmas and am trying to learn about it.
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The assumption is that if it is desktop software then yes you need the jailbreak.

i got an error for dynamic link library E:\notepad++\boost_regex-mt.dll

icedzed said:
i got an error for dynamic link library E:\notepad++\boost_regex-mt.dll
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Solved installing it from rtdstore

v6.5.3a posted in first thread, post if you have problems.

Error
icedzed said:
Solved installing it from rtdstore
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Hello What you intall in the store?

surferpio said:
Hello What you intall in the store?
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The RTStore is a store that you can download from the forums to install desktop apps on your surface with ease...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559750
Im not sure if it still works but a newer version will be release with our upcoming 8.1 jailbreak.

lowjoel said:
Hello,
I've recompiled Notepad++ for Windows RT. I've labelled it with an 'a' because this isn't the same revision that the Win32 6.5.3 uses (it's a bit later). You will also need to install the Visual C++ 2013 runtime (get vcredist_arm.exe) because this is compiled using VS2013.
I've also bundled the Compare plugin for diffs.
Joel
Version History
Notepad++ 6.5.1
Notepad++ 6.4.5
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I'm sorry for annoying you with an old thread but may i ask how did you compile it ?