[Tutorial] Decompile and recompile APK's using ApKManager - Galaxy Ace S5830 General

IMPORTANT - APK decompilation is needed only when you are going to edit some xml's or other stuff. If you want edit or replace png's, you need to extract the apk instead of decompiling it.
If you want to extract an apk for theming, read this tutorial - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1665674
1) Download apkmanager ( http://www.apkmultitool.com/?q=node/5 ) and install it.
2) Put the apk you want to decompile in 'place-apk-here-for-modding' folder.
3) Double click on 'script'
4) Ignore the 'adb not found' command and press enter
5) Type 22 i.e. 'set current project' and press enter.
6) Type 1 and press enter
7) Type 9 and press enter to decompile apk.
8) Wait until the decompilation finishes.
9) Minimize command line and go to projects -> filename.apk -> make the required changes
10) Switch back to command-line, type 11 and press enter.
11) After sometime you'll get a message 'is this a system apk?', type y and press enter.
12) You'll get another message 'aside from......... of errors', type y and press enter.
13) Wait until you get this message - 'In the apk manager.... this script' , dont do anything, minimize command-line, go to keep folder and delete resources.arsc
14) Switch back to command-line and press enter.
15) Wait until the command-line comes back to its initial look.
16) Go to 'place-apk-here-for-modding' folder, your new file will be unsignedfilename.apk
Read step 17 if you have modded framework-res.apk, otherwise skip it.
17) Open framework-res.apk and unsignedframework-res.apk using 7-zip or winrar or any other archive manager. Drag and drop resources.arsc from unsignedframework-res.apk into framework-res.apk (do not extract them, just open them using any archive manager and do the drag-drop stuff)
18) Copy the file to SD card, rename it and remove 'unsigned' from file's name.
19) Push the file to original folder using root explorer and set proper permissions.
EG - If you modded framework-res.apk, push your old file ( first move resources.arsc from new to old framework and then move the old framework) to /system folder. Set permissions to rw-r--r-- and then move the file to /system/framework folder.
PS - Make a nandroid backup before doing this if you modded framework.
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I'll update this with more info when I get access to my PC
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Huh, finally. Thanks a lot dev. This is much better than all those crap tutorials I found when I searched on Google. If you copied from someone, please give credits
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Rishris said:
lIf you copied from someone, please give credits
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No, I did not copy. I wrote on my own :beer:
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Why no one uses apktool and 7-zip
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tj_droid said:
....19) Push the file to original folder using root explorer and set proper permissions.
EG - If you modded framework-res.apk, push your new file to /system folder. Set permissions to rw-r--r-- and then move the file to /system/framework folder.
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This part is very important. Push directly to /system/framework folder may will be end with bootloop, FC...
(from my exprience)
btw good tutorial.
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i did it like 10 times! dont have resource.arsc after compiling
here is the log http://dl.dropbox.com/u/54790911/New%20Text%20Document%20%282%29.txt

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When i decompile framework-res from Miracle v4, i get a lot of errors with png, how do i fix this?

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R4Ck said:
When i decompile framework-res from Miracle v4, i get a lot of errors with png, who do i fix this?
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He might use bad pngs like .9.pngs that arent .9.png build
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CoolCatGetHome said:
He might use bad pngs like .9.pngs that arent .9.png build
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Yeah, in the log shows some message with .9 png, but i can extract them with winrar, the problem is when i compile

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R4Ck said:
Yeah, in the log shows some message with .9 png, but i can extract them with winrar, the problem is when i compile
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You should follow the tutorial by music.soul on patching .9.png s. U cant just edit them like normal pngs.
And, sorry , thanked u by mistake.ENJOY
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Apk tool is better.100%.
Apk manager doesn't compile right.

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paravoz.98 said:
Apk tool is better.100%.
Apk manager doesn't compile right.
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+1
when you edit .9.png (I'm using Photoshop CS5)
after flatten image & save for existing image, it not save with .9.png.
for example:
filename.9.png it will be save to filename.png.
you must manually put .9.png

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paravoz.98 said:
Apk tool is better.100%.
Apk manager doesn't compile right.
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I know its better. Even I use apktool. But many people think apktool is confusing and they cant understand how to go about this decompiling and compiling stuff. That's why I wrote this guide so that people who cant understand apktool can try APKmanager
I am thinking of writing an apktool guide also
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tj_droid said:
I know its better. Even I use apktool. But many people think apktool is confusing and they cant understand how to go about this decompiling and compiling stuff. That's why I wrote this guide so that people who cant understand apktool can try APKmanager
I am thinking of writing an apktool guide also
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I prefered apktool. Both tools are better it defend on how we using it.
Both are can't functions properly if our give wrong commands, wrong prefix...etc

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thanks tj_droid now i don't need to request anyone to edit apk's for me thanks a tonne

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vaibhavx said:
thanks tj_droid now i don't need to request anyone to edit apk's for me thanks a tonne
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My pleasure
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i also use apk manager only recently i edited mms app and did many modifications in that like transparent background, new notification logo
but this gave me fc also while editing keyboard AxT9IME ( i was changing background ) thats why i asked CoolCatGetHome for help, dont know what he used but then it worked fine.
i think he used apktool
while Decompiling AxT9IME.apk i got this error hope CoolCatGetHome or someone can help on this.
here is the log file also Download

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mor_1228 said:
i also use apk manager only recently i edited mms app and did many modifications in that like transparent background, new notification logo
but this gave me fc also while editing keyboard AxT9IME ( i was changing background ) thats why i asked CoolCatGetHome for help, dont know what he used but then it worked fine.
i think he used apktool
while Decompiling AxT9IME.apk i got this error hope CoolCatGetHome or someone can help on this.
here is the log file also Download
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Actually apkmanager is outdated now. I read somewhere that the dev has fixed bugs and added new features and renamed it to APK Multi-tool
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tj_droid said:
Actually apkmanager is outdated now. I read somewhere that the dev has fixed bugs and added new features and renamed it to APK Multi-tool
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u have links for that ? if yes then can u post tutorial.
i need to learn how to edit xml files androidmanifest.xml because i want to change the name of a app. can u do that for me ?
like app name is abc but i want xyz. this the name which we see in app drawer or manage applications.