Hi there,
I want to acsess and change apk source. So i used apktool and decompiled the apk. I changed what i wanted and built it again. After that i put original META-INF directory and Android Manifest file into new generated apk. And this is where problem occures: i tried to instal it on my samsung galaxy tab 2 10.1 and nexus 4, but it allways say that apk is not installed. I tried also jarsigning but it also didn't work.
Please help, i'm stuck!
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I'm trying to decompile the android gingerbred keyboard so I can make a custom layout. I used apktool to decompile and recompile it, and got no errors. When I tried to install it onto my phone the apk manager app simply said "application not installed" I tried signing it with Android Commander, and no dice. How can I get a recompiled app from apktool to install successfully on my phone?
System apps must not be (re-)signed!
Assuming you're talking about a deodexed firmware:
Just push it back via adb after you modified it. Don't forget to check for the right owner and permission settings. Clear caches and reboot the device and it should work
Hi,
I'm trying to figure out why a modified QuickSnote.apk doesn't work on Jelly 'Beans' Rom - Build 4->http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2032447
This is a problem (for me) because it used to work on build 3 just two days ago.
Here is what I did,
0. Install framework-res.apk, SystemUI.apk, and twframework-res.apk that I extracted from root (build 4)
1. Download and decompile the '/system/app/QuickSnote.apk' using 'apktool'
2. Overwrite QuickSnote/res/raw/popupnote_sound.ogg with a dummy ogg file.
3. Recompile the 'QuickSnote.apk' using 'apktool'
4. Copy&paste jar-res directory from the original apk into newly created apk (it's missing from the new apk for some reason)
5. Sign the apk using 'signapk'
6. Finally, overwrite /system/app/QuickSnote.apk with the new&signed apk
After doing this, I assumed that the only difference in the MANIFEST.MF files would be the SHA1Digest of the 'popupnote_sound.ogg' file. However, many other digests seem to be different.
Could this be the reason why it's not working?
Please assist me with this.
Thanks.
Have you tried to copy :
assets
META-INF
android-manifest.xml
from the original to the new one?
I had same problem with framework-res.apk and it solved it
Hi, I recently wanted to try some apk editing, and when I try to decompile one particular apk file, apk multi tool immediately shuts down after inputing command for decompiling.
I tried different apk files, and they are decompiled without problem, but it still won't decompile the apk I wanted in first place.
ps: sorry if posted in wrong section/forum
Howdy.
I'm trying to modify a .so file (libflashplayer.so), but have run into a few problems:
I first tried editing the file after it was installed from an .apk. This appears to work at first, but the edited file is quickly replaced with the original.
I then tried editing the file in the .apk package. This causes the package to fail to install (I'm guessing because the md5 in the certificates no longer matches)
Aldo tried moving a folder with the .so files from the .apk (com.adobe.flashplayer-1 which is what is created when the .apk installs correctly) directly into /data/app-lib/.The directory was created successfully but appears to be immediately deleted.
Is there a way to accomplish what I'm trying to do? If so how?
Other possibly relevant info:
My device is rooted
I did not write the code for anything in the .apk, I got it from a link on xda (pretty dubious i know but I couldn't find another option)
I'm using cyanogenmod 10.2 (based on android 4.2 I believe).
I'm editing the file with a hex editor to change a a few characters ("AND" to "WIN")
Hi there,
I am using 6.2.A.1.100 Rom from DeathZeroFX on my Xperia Sola and I want to change the semcphone.apk caller image size.
I am using APK MultiTool v5.5.7 but although I am able to decompile it with no errors when I try to compile it, it keeps running forever. I have "installed" framework-res.apk, semcgeneric....apk and from folder (system/app) the systemui.apk.
I tried Apk MultiTool v4 and I got the same error with this http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-u/issues/decompile-semcphone-apk-t2118131.
All I want to do is change a value inside res/layout/somc_incallscreen_large.xml.
Even if I make no change same thing happens (v5.5.7) does not give me any error just keeps running..
In the decompiled)apk folder I get a new folder called "build" and inside there is only the classes.dex nothing else!
Searching the web does not say anything particular except for old aapt.exe version
I am desperate I even tried to compile the helloworld.apk (found on web which (de)/compiles with no problem) and just add my res folder but of course that could not happen.
Any suggestions?Or even another tool?I need to edit those @#$% android binary xmls..
Bingo
Despite being desperate, I used APK Studio and after decompiling I modified some of the xml, plus with the help of the previously decompiled java classes and the help of notepad++ I changed the corresponding code inside smali files and then build it. After that I copy pasted the edited files (from the apk) into the original one without signing and yeahaa happy reverse engineering..If I sign them with APK Multitool it will crash..(Though it is not clear if it should be signed again (for me crashes), somewhere says that by restoring the original META-INF and Manifest.xml will do the job (which does for me since the final apk is the original just with modified classes.dex).
I have a semcphone.apk with callers image (scaled down a little bit) instead of being cropped.
The last alternative was editing binary files through notepad++ hex editor which is a no go..