[android-developers] Re: How to decompose apk files

There is a much easier way to do this

Visit my website @ http://apkmultitool.com and download my tool from
my download section and everything is strait forward and includes a
doc folder with a instrunction manual.

On Nov 1, 1:56 am, venugopal reddy <venugopal.re...@tspl.com> wrote:
> Thankq very much Ratheesh...
>
> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 6:06 PM, Ratheesh Valamchuzhy
> <android...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > procedure to decoding .apk files---step wise method-->
>
> > step 1:
> > =========
>
> > make a new folder and put .apk file (which you want to decode) now rename
> > this .apk file with
> > extension .zip (eg:rename from filename.apk to filename.apk.zip) and save
> > it..now you get
> > classes.dex files etc...at this stage you are able to see drawable but not
> > xml and java file...
> > so cont...
>
> > step 2:
> > =======
>
> > now extract this zip apk file in the same folder(in this eg or case NEW
> > FOLDER). now dowmload
> > dex2jar from this linkhttp://code.google.com/p/dex2jar/and extract it
> > to the same folder
> > (in this case NEW FOLDER).....now open command prompt and reach to that
> > folder (in this case
> > NEW FOLDER)....after reaching write "dex2jar classes.dex" and press
> > enter.....now you get
> > classes.dex.dex2jar file in the same folder......now download java
> > decompiler from
> >http://java.decompiler.free.fr/?q=jdguiand now double click on jd-gui
> > and click on open
> >  file then open classes.dex.dex2jar file from that folder...now you get
> > class file...save all
> >  these class file (click on file then click "save all sources" in
> > jd-gui)..by src name....at
> > this stage you get source...but xml files are still unreadable...so cont...
>
> > step 3:
> > =========
>
> > now open another new folder and put these files
>
> >     put .apk file which you want to decode
>
> >     download apktool using google and put in the same folder
>
> >     download framework-res.apk file using google and put in the same folder
>
> >     Open a command window
>
> >     Navigate to the root directory of APKtool and type the following
> > command:
>
> > apktoolif framework-res.apk
>
> >     apktool d "fname".apk ("fname" denotes filename which you want to
> > decode)
>
> > now you get a file folder in that folder and now you can easily read xml
> > files also.
>
> > step 4:
> > =========
>
> > it's not any step just copy contents of both folder(in this case both new
> > folder)to the single one
>
> > and now enjoy wid source code...
>
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> *VENU*
> Technical Specialist
> Thirdware Solution Ltd,Chennai

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