[Q] Where is apktool for Android L Preview?

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PhilipL

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Android L came out just a day ago. Who do think the devs are, robots??
Well normally you need these sorts of tools to aid development. The release of Android L is for us developers to use, break, fix and investigate what this version is all about and these tools are all part of that.

This release wasn't just put together yesterday either. I did say I was waiting for it, no was berating the developers here. Nice to see this place is as friendly as ever.

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Phil
 

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The developer preview is to give a snapshot insight into the next OS for app developers, so they can start to test their apps, see how the OS works and get an idea of how the UI looks and can be interfaced with.

The preview is just that, a preview.

Tools like apk tool etc, are created by people who are members of xda and the such like. We're not really it's target audience as ROM developers or app decompilers, or themers.

The preview was released yesterday and thats what allows us as a community to start working on these things ahead of time. We cannot work on them before the pre release, which is why tools like apk tool may take a while to start working. As mentioned above, they are not robots.

Most of the people here flashing 5.0 really shouln't be. There is a lot of lack of knowledge floating bout here and its starting to get out of control with the crazy "want" requests
 

PhilipL

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The developer preview is to give a snapshot insight into the next OS for app developers, so they can start to test their apps, see how the OS works and get an idea of how the UI looks and can be interfaced with.

The preview is just that, a preview.

Tools like apk tool etc, are created by people who are members of xda and the such like. We're not really it's target audience as ROM developers or app decompilers, or themers.

The preview was released yesterday and thats what allows us as a community to start working on these things ahead of time. We cannot work on them before the pre release, which is why tools like apk tool may take a while to start working. As mentioned above, they are not robots.

Most of the people here flashing 5.0 really shouln't be. There is a lot of lack of knowledge floating bout here and its starting to get out of control with the crazy "want" requests
I am a developer for Android, I wasn't aware apktool was done outside of Google, and I wasn't chasing anyone either. Also it doesn't take a preview release of Android for things to get out of hand around here either :rolleyes:

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Phil
 

danarama

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I am a developer for Android, I wasn't aware apktool was done outside of Google, and I wasn't chasing anyone either. Also it doesn't take a preview release of Android for things to get out of hand around here either :rolleyes:

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Phil
I wasn't replying to you specifically. Just generally.

This place is mental all the time :)

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I am a developer for Android, I wasn't aware apktool was done outside of Google, and I wasn't chasing anyone either. Also it doesn't take a preview release of Android for things to get out of hand around here either :rolleyes:

Regards

Phil
Its not a part of Android by any measure, unless you count smali which is in AOSP (external/smali). I, like most users here, wanted to play first before working. I've had my fun with flashing L, and I'll get down to investigating the problems with Apktool.
 
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