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

[Neotelos_com]

A simple toolkit inspired by some others, primary goal is to provide a seamless solution for reliable apk editing/optimizing.

This tool uses aapt rather than 7zip for packing. That provides much better reliability and assurance of conformance to Android file standards, as the cost of slightly larger files.

Contains:
- 7zip
- roptipng
- aapt
- apktool
- zipalign
- signapk

I've also made sure all the libraries/binaries are up to date.

 

[Neotelos_com]

Reserved Post?

 

[david279]

Does this work on a mac? Not at home to download it.

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[Neotelos_com]

Does this work on a mac? Not at home to download it.

Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

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.

 

[david279]

Cool thanks....

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[nuggyunlimited]

Appreciate the kit will thank you when I get near my laptop.

Swyped From Eva Running Myn's RLS4!

 

[Neotelos_com]

40 downloads and no feedback?

Anyways, I'd like to encourage everyone to use ddms from the android sdk to check your boot errors when optimizing.
It helps alot, any apk related errors should always be addressed even if they seemingly work flawless.

 

[chogardjr]

I like that you have compiled all these things together. Shouldn't there also be a draw9patch.bat also for those who have to fix the things that noobs did? It is getting better these days but there are still those out there trying to take the easy way out.

 

[horiveira]

I'm also on a mac. I'll probably run it within VirtualBox

 

[aamikam]

good stuff... im happy someone put together a package for everyone.

btw... which versions u using here?
i can check... but i think more people would like to know.

 

[Neotelos_com]

btw... which versions u using here?
i can check... but i think more people would like to know.

7za - 9.20
roptipng - 0.6.3
aapt & zipalign - SDK v8
apktool - 1.3.2
signapk - NA

 

[-shift-]

thanks! i'll be putting this through its paces sometime after weekend

i'll report back with any issues.

 

[epakrat75]

Can AndroidManifest.xml be edited with this?

 

[luhu]

Can AndroidManifest.xml be edited with this?

I think so, but I'm not sure.

Optimize/Edit/Pack/Sign

I think Apps have to be signed in the AndroidManifest.xml...

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[Wobstar]

I like your concept. Good work. I'm only experiencing 1 issue though...
When unpacking Motonav.apk, everything seems to be unpacked, but when looking at the files, they're wrongfully created.
Instead of creating the file data.gro for instance, it creates a folder data_gro. Which therefore can't be recognized by GROConverter.
Am I doing something wrong?

 

[fernando sor]

Can AndroidManifest.xml be edited with this?

its using apktool so if its set to decompile then you would edit the decompiled manifest with something like notebook ++

 

[brock1909]

this would be greeeeaaaat for a mac.

 

[Acid'sMark]

Awesome tool... Would love for this to be able to handle draw9patch! Might there be an update to include that?

 

[dc13]

For some weird reason im getting errors. saying java isnt a command

 

[Mich2Ga]

This is great, thanks....