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APK Utilities

A cross-platform suite of scripts and utilities for working with APK files

Features

Pull

  • adb-pull - pull an app's APK files from a connected device to the project directory
  • adb-lp-pull - pull all LP modified files to the project directory
  • clean - clean the project directory
  • merge - merge APK files into a single APK file

Extract

  • apktool-decode - decode an apk to sources
  • baksmali - decompile a dex to smali
  • aapt-dump - dump Android-specific data (resources, manifest) from an apk
  • enjarify - convert an apk to a jar
  • dexify - convert a jar to a dex

Build

  • apktool-build - build previously decoded sources to a patched apk
  • smali - build previously decompiled smali to a patched dex
  • sign - sign a patched apk to a signed apk

Push

  • adb-install - install an apk file
  • adb-install-multiple - install multiple apk files
  • adb-lp-push - push files to the LP data directory

Usage

Clone this repo and use the .sh scripts at its root. For a clean workflow, all scripts operate under the project directory.

Example workflow

  • adb-pull > apktool-decode > make changes > apktool-build > sign > adb-install

Installation

You need bash installed and accessible under /bin/bash. On Windows you can use WSL, the scripts will detect that and still use the native Windows binaries.

If you want to use the aapt-* and adb-* scripts, then you also need to install the Android SDK. In Ubuntu, there is an official package android-sdk. Make sure the following directories are added to your PATH:

  • android-sdk/platform-tools/
  • android-sdk/build-tools/xx.x.x/ (preferably the most up-to-date one)

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