[UTIL][JAN 20, 2024] Apktool - Tool for reverse engineering apk files

iBotPeaches · Jul 6, 2012

Originally Posted by Brut.all, Updated by iBotPeaches
It is a tool for re-engineering 3rd party, closed, binary Android apps. It can decode resources to nearly original form and rebuild them after making some modifications; it makes possible to debug smali code step by step. Also it makes working with app easier because of project-like files structure and automation of some repetitive tasks like building apk, etc.

It is NOT intended for piracy and other non-legal uses. It could be used for localizing, adding some features or support for custom platforms and other GOOD purposes. Just try to be fair with authors of an app, that you use and probably like.

Features:

decoding resources to nearly original form
rebuilding application
helping with some repetitive tasks

Links:

Project: https://apktool.org/
Changelog: https://apktool.org/blog
Bugs: https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/issues
Downloads: https://bitbucket.org/iBotPeaches/apktool/downloads
Commits: https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/commits/master
Help? FAQ? Wiki? https://apktool.org/docs/build

v2.9.3 (Released January 20th, 2024)

[#3492] Fix #GHSA-vgwr-4w3p-xmjv (Arbitrary file writes on Windows). (Thanks Cl0udG0d)

Apktool 2.9.3

md5 e28e4b4a413a252617d92b657a33c947
sha256 7956eb04194300ce0d0a84ad18771eebc94b89fb8d1ddcce8ea4c056818646f4

Details of Release: https://connortumbleson.com/2024/01/20/apktool-v2-9-3-released/
Doc site: https://apktool.org/blog/apktool-2.9.3

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fisha21 · Jul 6, 2012

Thanks for posting this, great to see someone carrying on brut.all's awesome work!

Sadly, still won't play nicely with some HTC One apks, but I know that's HTC's fault not yours

Look forward to seeing what you've got coming up...

EDIT: Donation sent!

rtfpessoa · Jul 6, 2012

Good work!!!
I started testing and i still have problems with framework-miui-res, any tip?
I think the errors are those about change ex: <id to <item type="id"
Isn't that fixed in this version?

NOTE: If you don't what this kind of questions here, just say it np.

iBotPeaches · Jul 6, 2012

rtfpessoa said:
Good work!!!
I started testing and i still have problems with framework-miui-res, any tip?
I think the errors are those about change ex: <id to <item type="id"
Isn't that fixed in this version?

NOTE: If you don't what this kind of questions here, just say it np.

Yeah that should be fixed. The only times it seemed to fail is when the value of that item was @null or null. Which I hardcoded a fix in for. Send me that APK.

rtfpessoa · Jul 6, 2012

iBotPeaches said:
Yeah that should be fixed. The only times it seemed to fail is when the value of that item was @null or null. Which I hardcoded a fix in for. Send me that APK.

Here is the zip with both framework-res and framework-miui-res
To compile framework-res i just need to fix that stuff about %d %d to %1$d %2$d right?
But in framework-miui-res it is saying that item stuff problem.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/djqwcacb5uyqsgc/frame.zip

rtfpessoa · Jul 6, 2012

iBotPeaches said:
Yeah that should be fixed. The only times it seemed to fail is when the value of that item was @null or null. Which I hardcoded a fix in for. Send me that APK.

BTW, i cannot decompile miui.com roms with smali1.3.3 it give errors when deodexing apks. (http://pastebin.com/Q653Thdr)
I'm using the one from MiCode repos

iBotPeaches · Jul 6, 2012

rtfpessoa said:
BTW, i cannot decompile miui.com roms with smali1.3.3 it give errors when deodexing apks.
I'm using the one from MiCode repos

Try these: http://miui.connortumbleson.com/other/jf/

Take the smali/baksmali that end in dev-jar-with-dependencies-small.jar

It will be w/ dependencies, but then proguard removes the bloat.

rtfpessoa · Jul 6, 2012

iBotPeaches said:
Try these: http://miui.connortumbleson.com/other/jf/

Take the smali/baksmali that end in dev-jar-with-dependencies-small.jar

It will be w/ dependencies, but then proguard removes the bloat.

I tried the not small version and got the same. Will try that now.

iBotPeaches · Jul 6, 2012

rtfpessoa said:
I tried the not small version and got the same. Will try that now.

There is some new smali/baksmali in dev that will be ready soon. Are the errors about magic values? Or opCodes? or regCount?

rtfpessoa · Jul 6, 2012

iBotPeaches said:
There is some new smali/baksmali in dev that will be ready soon. Are the errors about magic values? Or opCodes? or regCount?

http://pastebin.com/Q653Thdr

I had the same problem with that smali too.
Any tip?

iBotPeaches · Jul 6, 2012

rtfpessoa said:
http://pastebin.com/Q653Thdr

I had the same problem with that smali too.
Any tip?

I just re-built smali/baksmali with the new changes JF made yesterday. Let me know if they work. Re-uploaded to same location.

Code:

root@cyclotron [/home/connor/public_html/miui/other/jf]# md5sum *
37d228ca4fa8c36af89531bd5a2b37c4  baksmali-1.3.4-dev.jar
824abf2deae6954756e34969836b96d4  baksmali-1.3.4-dev-jar-with-dependencies.jar
09fac38365d09afdfbd95557088a4976  baksmali-1.3.4-dev-jar-with-dependencies-small.jar
6e1ab315833a0c34e65a06fc8c4764e4  dexlib-1.3.4-dev.jar
1cd1b4a117d87c5a27aed6bd68715a06  smali-1.3.4-dev.jar
4d1c6ea1f07946d4823f80b5d1f470c9  smali-1.3.4-dev-jar-with-dependencies.jar
181ba18558c5f650c9c1797f8682891c  smali-1.3.4-dev-jar-with-dependencies-small.jar
a41726d66fb78dcc9d835a73b05198e1  util-1.3.4-dev.jar

rtfpessoa · Jul 6, 2012

iBotPeaches said:

I just re-built smali/baksmali with the new changes JF made yesterday. Let me know if they work. Re-uploaded to same location.

Code:

root@cyclotron [/home/connor/public_html/miui/other/jf]# md5sum *
37d228ca4fa8c36af89531bd5a2b37c4  baksmali-1.3.4-dev.jar
824abf2deae6954756e34969836b96d4  baksmali-1.3.4-dev-jar-with-dependencies.jar
09fac38365d09afdfbd95557088a4976  baksmali-1.3.4-dev-jar-with-dependencies-small.jar
6e1ab315833a0c34e65a06fc8c4764e4  dexlib-1.3.4-dev.jar
1cd1b4a117d87c5a27aed6bd68715a06  smali-1.3.4-dev.jar
4d1c6ea1f07946d4823f80b5d1f470c9  smali-1.3.4-dev-jar-with-dependencies.jar
181ba18558c5f650c9c1797f8682891c  smali-1.3.4-dev-jar-with-dependencies-small.jar
a41726d66fb78dcc9d835a73b05198e1  util-1.3.4-dev.jar

Tried with that new and same problem.
I confirmed the md5sum.
What is the smali MiuiAndroid used in last week build?

iBotPeaches · Jul 6, 2012

rtfpessoa said:
Tried with that new and same problem.
I confirmed the md5sum.
What is the smali MiuiAndroid used in last week build?

We used 1.3.3-dev. Send me that too -_- lol

I'll look over it. Tell me exact commands your running.

rtfpessoa · Jul 6, 2012

iBotPeaches said:
We used 1.3.3-dev. Send me that too -_- lol

I'll look over it. Tell me exact commands your running.

I'm using MiCode script to deodex the rom, this one https://raw.github.com/MiCode/patchrom_tools/088aa9f2d8158e16e40d2e208506f69123f7b153/deodex.sh
It works if i use any other smali version.

---------- Post added at 06:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:09 PM ----------

Do you suggest other script?

pele78 · Jul 6, 2012

ibotpeaches stole me apktool

iBotPeaches · Jul 6, 2012

rtfpessoa said:
I'm using MiCode script to deodex the rom, this one https://raw.github.com/MiCode/patchrom_tools/088aa9f2d8158e16e40d2e208506f69123f7b153/deodex.sh
It works if i use any other smali version.

---------- Post added at 06:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:09 PM ----------

Do you suggest other script?

I did make a deodex script. It was dependent on another script I wrote though. I'll make an independent functioning one when I have time.

pele78 said:
ibotpeaches stole me apktool

BAT is nothing compared to CAT.

djdarkknight96 · Jul 6, 2012

Donation sent, You worked hard on this and I needed to show my gratitude...It will make my life a ton easier!!! Thanks again buddy!!!

iBotPeaches · Jul 7, 2012

I've already have a few users report a few problems. To be honest. I spend 100% of my time in MIUI. I never tested some of these APKs (Sense, etc). Though, most have been sent to me. I will work through some of these and figure out why some of them aren't fixed.

All the MIUI ROMs work fine though

rtfpessoa · Jul 7, 2012

iBotPeaches said:
I've already have a few users report a few problems. To be honest. I spend 100% of my time in MIUI. I never tested some of these APKs (Sense, etc). Though, most have been sent to me. I will work through some of these and figure out why some of them aren't fixed.

All the MIUI ROMs work fine though

My problem is with MIUI i' still making tests but not sucess yet is very strange

v5HMeca · Jul 7, 2012

For anyone that cares, I wrote this batch script for executing apktool in Windows.

Code:

@echo off
set APKTOOL_ERROR=
if not defined APKTOOLVER set APKTOOLVER=1.4.7
java -Xmx512m -jar "%~dp0android\apktool_%APKTOOLVER%.jar" %*
if errorlevel 1 set APKTOOL_ERROR=%ErrorLevel%
if [%1]==[] call :help
if [%1]==[--help] call :help
if [%1]==[-?] call :help
goto :eof

:help
echo ===============================================================================
echo NOTES
echo ===============================================================================
echo APKTool 1.4.5 and above are unofficial builds.
echo - bin: http://bit.ly/LqXR5P
echo - src: http://bit.ly/Jr6AG7
echo - xda: http://bit.ly/ODjm97
echo.
echo See the following discussion for a simple how-to.
echo - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=707189
goto :eof

Name it apktool.cmd (or something else if you're a weirdo) and stick it somewhere in your path.

Error codes will be stored as APKTOOL_ERROR

If you want to use a different version, simply define the version number with APKTOOLVER.

One caveat is that I keep apktool_*.jar in a subfolder of this batch script called "android," i.e.,
.\apktool.cmd
.\android\apktool_1.4.3.jar
.\android\apktool_1.4.5.jar
.\android\apktool_1.4.7.jar

If that rubs you the wrong way, then simply remove or replace "android" in the part of the script that says %~dp0android\. (note: %~dp0 resolves to the fully qualified path name of the batch script.)

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