XML files corrupted after backup

---

I'm trying to backup .apk files to my sdcard via AppManager and then open up the XML files to see if I can tweak it, however whenever I try to do this, with any .apk file, it's always messed up and no matter what program I use to edit the .xml file it won't display and it comes up with errors.

Anyone know why this is and/or how to fix it?

Originally Posted by Gregalous

I'm trying to backup .apk files to my sdcard via AppManager and then open up the XML files to see if I can tweak it, however whenever I try to do this, with any .apk file, it's always messed up and no matter what program I use to edit the .xml file it won't display and it comes up with errors.

Anyone know why this is and/or how to fix it?

They are a strange mix of binary and hex. It's not a human readable xml.

So is there any way to edit them?

Originally Posted by Gregalous

So is there any way to edit them?

Seems like there is a program that will read and convert them to human readable, but you can't edit them and have the changes saved. I will post back when I find it.

The java program is called AXMLPrinter2 and can be run from a command prompt, which converts to TXT.

I'll refer to Stericson's post here on editing Android XML files