Database Develop

Using decompiled apk in android studio

Hello. Is it possible to use decompiled apk in android studio. I have tried but, can't make it work. Thanks in advance.

Can Android Studio be used to reverse engineer an app?

When I google [reverse engineer android app], I get pages like
https://www.rsaconference.com/writa...guide-to-reverse-engineering-android-apps.pdf
or
http://www.technotalkative.com/part-9-reverse-engineering-android-applications/.
They recommend downloading several tools, such as apktool, smali, java decompiler, dex2jar.
Why did they not recommend Android Studio? Can't Android Studio be used to reverse engineer or simply inspect an app's code?
----------------
UPDATE: What I want to do is to check out an app's code and see if I can make minor changes for myself (e.g. changing color of background). If "reverse-engineer" can't do this, please let me know what the right term is.

Using android studio you can create project or import projects with source codes but there is no way to extract source code if you have only .apk file. Android studio is not used for Reverse Engineering.

Unity Dev said:
Using android studio you can create project or import projects with source codes but there is no way to extract source code if you have only .apk file. Android studio is not used for Reverse Engineering.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
thank you for your reply. Could you suggest any software to use for reverse engineering (seeing source code)?

Use apktool, it decompiles an apk and you can use any text editor (like Notepad++ or Sublime Text) to edit the files. Then you can recompile it again using apktool and then just sign it and you're done.

Apk File to Android Studio Project File

hello,
I am a graduate student at Trakya University. I need a project for my courses. I'm thinking of building an Android-based project on mobile. I have an application that I like. How can I get a project file from an application file? How can I convert this? I want to get a project file that I can compile. I use Linux Mint as the operating system. I use Android Studio as an editor. I can see the inside of the Apk file.
Could you please help in this matter? I'm new to this. Thank you in advance.
Good wishes to work.

Android Studio missing access to root Cordova folders: www, plugins, res

Hi, I am migrating my app from Eclipse (with ADT plugin) to Android Studio since I need to upgrade from Android Cordova 5.0 to 6.4 so GooglePlay will accept it. Also to keep everything up-to-date with Android OS 8.0. I'm using Cordova CLI 8.0.0
I've tried 2 approaches:
1. migrate my existing project. I can see the root cordova folders in me Android Studio (AS) project: /www, /plugins, /res etc. So I can edit the html, css and js ok. BUT, it fails to build in Android Studio claiming it can't see the AndroidManifest.xml. What to do?
2. create a new cordova project and add android cordova 6.4.0. I import this project into AS by selecting the /platforms/android/ folder so AS can see the AndroidManifest.xml file. This project builds ok and I can run it on my phone seeing the default Cordova image. BUT, I can't see the cordova root folders: /www, /plugins, /res etc. so I CANNOT edit the html, css, js! What to do?
Thanks.

APK decompiler in phone impressive

Hi.
I wanted to play with the source code of an app called RoboCam from Google play.
So I tried a APK decompiler called " Show Java - A Java Decompiler "
and got source code to the app RoboCam and I have now been able to install the code in Android Studio.
I am really new to Android Studio and used for some years ago, Eclipse .
Can someone please tell me how to compile it to an APK file again, so I can run it in my virtual/(and real) phone, that I managed to start up?
Or is there a link to a youtube video that can explain step by step how?
MagI