If I have a *.apk that I download, is there anyway to backup/extract it?
The apk is really just a ZIP file. Try renaming the file to whatever.apk.zip and open using your favorite ZIP utility. You should be able to view all the contents. Resources (such as images) can be extracted. The java code is compiled into a .dex file so you can't view the raw code, but there are utilities (like this one) to decompile it: http://dedexer.sourceforge.net/
ghostfaced said:
The apk is really just a ZIP file. Try renaming the file to whatever.apk.zip and open using your favorite ZIP utility. You should be able to view all the contents. Resources (such as images) can be extracted. The java code is compiled into a .dex file so you can't view the raw code, but there are utilities (like this one) to decompile it: http://dedexer.sourceforge.net/
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Right but how do I find the *.apk if I am downloading it off of the market?
apps are located in data/app/
There are also various apps in the market that will backup apps.
I use appmonster incedently.
7zip can extract and view contents of an apk without renaming.
backup and reinstalling apps....
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I used MyBackup Pro to do a backup of my apps onto the sd card, then I used ASTRO file manager to navigate to /sdcard/rerware/MyBackup/AllAppsBackups where I found the file LastBackupApps.zip. I then used androzip or something similar to unzip that file and it contained the apk for every one of the apps I backed up.
how to extract .apk.p files
ghostfaced said:
The apk is really just a ZIP file. Try renaming the file to whatever.apk.zip and open using your favorite ZIP utility. You should be able to view all the contents. Resources (such as images) can be extracted. The java code is compiled into a .dex file so you can't view the raw code, but there are utilities (like this one) to decompile it: http://dedexer.sourceforge.net/
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I have a zip file with .apk.p files in it which are exracted with package_extract_file in the updater script. Is there a way to manually extract these, since renaming to .zip doesn't help if I open them with any unzipper program?
Thanks
lxrose said:
I have a zip file with .apk.p files in it which are exracted with package_extract_file in the updater script. Is there a way to manually extract these, since renaming to .zip doesn't help if I open them with any unzipper program?
Thanks
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I believe the files you are referring to - the files ending in ".p" - are "patch" files. They only appear in the OTA download .zip file, and they are worthless to you. They are not complete files, but just enough data to patch the corresponding 1.5 app .apk so that it turns into the 2.1 version.
If you want the complete .apk files which they correspond to, just download the Leak-V3 .zip file, extract the "system.img" file, and then unpack that file using the "unyaffs" utility (search for it, you'll find it at code.Google.com).
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bftb0 said:
I believe the files you are referring to - the files ending in ".p" - are "patch" files. They only appear in the OTA download .zip file, and they are worthless to you. They are not complete files, but just enough data to patch the corresponding 1.5 app .apk so that it turns into the 2.1 version.
If you want the complete .apk files which they correspond to, just download the Leak-V3 .zip file, extract the "system.img" file, and then unpack that file using the "unyaffs" utility (search for it, you'll find it at code.Google.com).
bftb0
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Thanks for the info. I thought I can update the apk files manually, because from recovery it doesn't work (it is a rooted image, so signature not accepted) and there are some fixes in the new update that I wanted to give a chance.
Unable to install ddx1.14.jar in my HTC wildire
I hve downloaded dexeder.jar file in to my SD card. but i can't install it in my HTC wildfire...
it shows an error...
"ddx1.14.jar cannot be installed because critical information is missing from the application file (MIDlet-Name). Please contact the application provider for more information."
Help me Pls..... Thanks in advance.....
apk download
did you search for the apk online?
Hello. Noobie here.
I really wanted to get the artworks from the game Deemo. It seems that they're not in the .apk file, so I tried the .obb file. I changed the extension to .zip, but when I opened it up, there wasn't any image files. All I see is the "file" extension name. I was just wondering if there are any ways to extract image files from an .obb file? Thanks in advance.
I'm trying to change the Language on Half Life 2 for the Nvidia Shield.
So I put the VO folder from the PC version with all the .wav files into the .OBB file of the Android Version with Winrar.
It doesn't seem to work though, when I try to run it, the game attempts to redownload the .obb file ..
Is there anything I have to regard, like a signature of the .obb file or something?
Or do I need any special tools to build those files?
I have the same problem with Eternity Warriors 3. the game download the original obb file when the game detect that the obb is modded.
yea I'm guessing there is some kind of signature or even checksum check.
Hello, the newly released Android game developed by Avenged Sevenfold, Hail to the King: Deathbat, has some cool soundtrack.
I'm trying to extract the audio from the game, so I can listen to it personally on my computer, or android device with all my other music.
I've searched around, found out how to extract from APK's, but that was it.
I coped the APK to my computer from /data/app, and opened it with WinRar. I searched around all folders, and couldn't find the audio files. I knew this would happen, because the store page said the game was 500MB.
I went into my device, and into /android/obb/gamefolder and /android/data/gamefolder. The data folder contained nothing and didn't have any big files. The obb folder had a .obb file that was 500mb. I copied that to my computer and opened it with WinRar. I found some .MP4's wthiout openeing any folders which were some cutscenes from the game. The only folder there was is the bin folder. Inside there was only a DATA folder. And then in that folder, just a bunch of ASSETS, RESS, SPLIT files, and just files with no extensions. I tried opening a couple, but couldn't with WinRar.
So, is it just impossible to find audio files in this certain game, or am I Doing something wrong?
thank you!
Hi i been wondering how to properly extract .bin files only using android. I tried to extract one psx game which is in bin format. I tried apps like rar, 7zip zarchiver and similiar extract apps with no luck. Any help. Thanks and srry for english
Any Answer ?!