[DEV] apkTools - Optimize/Edit/Pack/Sign

Hatman41

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Jun 4, 2010

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Hermitage

• Apr 6, 2011

• #41

Ok so I am at home now on my windows 7 64b comp and now when I try to run this I get

C:\android\apkTools\apkEdit>unPack.bat
Unpacking APKs...
'java' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

I have java se dev 6 update 24 and javafx 1.3 sdk installed as well as java 6 update 24. I suspect it is having this prob because of the Program Files (x86) dir

 

Hatman41

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Jun 4, 2010

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Hermitage

• Apr 10, 2011

• #42

Ok so I fixed my issue. I had to install the 64bit ver of java. Now I can unpack my apk and make changes but I cannot get it to repack. I need it recompiled. Does this script do that? I put an apk file into the apkpack dir and selected the apkpack_all.bat and it said that it was optimizing and repacking but when I open the apk that it said it repacked it was not recompressed.

 

Last edited: Apr 10, 2011

izzystylez

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Nov 3, 2009

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Los Angeles

• Apr 10, 2011

• #43

Neotelos_com said:

Windows only, sorry.
I can look and see about porting to Mac/Linux though, to my knowledge I should be able to get binaries/source for each exe used.

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+1 on the Mac Port!

 

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Deluxepython

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Nov 1, 2009

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• Apr 19, 2011

• #44

Tool Kit

I'm new to Android development so this will be very handy.

Thanks Very Much

 

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kirpeace

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Dec 26, 2010

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• Jun 4, 2011

• #45

can it be modified to deodex rom. i tried to by adding 2 lines and i was able to add classes.dex into the signed and compressed apk though only one file not batch and not tried yet as i dont know the commands properly.

 

Last edited: Jun 4, 2011

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kwarkje

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Nov 11, 2010

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Lelystad, Netherlands

• Sep 2, 2011

• #46

How-To?

saenz4931 said:

how this thing work or have any instructions anywhere?

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+1!

I'd very much like to get into this, but I lack the knowledge untill now... Any chance of a How-To to explain how this works?

I found some instructions on the net on how to use APKTool, but they lack the signing-bit, so I reckon the re-built apk's cannot be used... When I adapt an apk, I'd like to use it....

Greetz, and thnx,

kwarkje

EDIT:

Hi all,

See http://forum.archosfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=56372, where you can find a small but worthy Tutorial about how to decompile and recompile and sign an exisitng APK, so you can use the modified APK...

Success, greetz,

kwarkje

 

Last edited: Sep 7, 2011

sparkym3

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Dec 31, 2011

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Google Nexus 4

Nexus 7 (2013)

• Jan 12, 2012

• #47

Looks like the project is stored here so that people can get updates.

https://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/

 

pedrotorresfilho

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Jan 4, 2012

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decantodepoetas.blogspot.com

• Feb 1, 2012

• #48

Neotelos_com said:

Windows only, sorry.
I can look and see about porting to Mac/Linux though, to my knowledge I should be able to get binaries/source for each exe used.

Click to expand...

Click to collapse

+1
This would be great, Neotelos_com. Thanks man!

Pedro Torres

 

PieceKeepr

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Jun 13, 2010

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OnePlus 8 Pro

• May 8, 2012

• #49

I'm pretty much a total noob when it comes to theming but I used this tool to make some changes to an existing theme apk in my ROM. I have tried simply replacing the icons I wanted to replace and recompiling but I got Parse Error when I tried to install. Next I deleted everything but the res folder and let apktool rebuild everything else and I still got Parse Error.

I searched this thread and saw that one other person got the same error but I couldn't find where his question was ever answered. I know I can simply drop the new icons in the existing apk and overwrite it but I want both themes to show up in theme chooser.

Thanks for any help.