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
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i want to install a .jar file on my SGM..how to do??i converted .jar tto apk n installed but it force closes every time..
which app should i use as a third party app?
I don't think it's that easy since Android doesn't support native Java code, and renaming a .Jar to .Apk isn't gonna help.
Try this:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/jbed-run-java-games-and-apps-on-your-android-device/
Akath19 said:
I don't think it's that easy since Android doesn't support native Java code, and renaming a .Jar to .Apk isn't gonna help.
Try this:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/jbed-run-java-games-and-apps-on-your-android-device/
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i havent just renamed it from jar to apk..i saw one thread in general section of android n there some lnik was given ..we have to upload .jar n download .apk of dat..!! btw ThaNks for this!!
changing the extension of the file will not work
use the j2me app runner and it may work
here's the link->
http://www.netmite.com/android/
I run APK Studio 2.03 and can disassemble and re-compile ok on a Windows 7 platform. Great job!
But I would like to re-create a project for the target APK, either in Eclipse/ADB or preferably, in Android Studio. I have tried several associated tutorials, but cannot seem to locate one that matches the tools I use.
Can anyone point me to a more-recent tutorial using APK Studio to create a maintainable project?
I would appreciate any/all assistance with this. Thanks!
APK Studio 2.03
apktool 2.0.0-Beta
jd-gui 0.3.3
Eclipse Juno
Android Studio 1.1.0
I recently developed an app through android online developers and I received the apk. but my problem now is how to import the apk to android studio to be able to insert & implement my google admob for monitization of my app. Please, help me & good contribution needed. Thanks.
Angelica6 said:
I recently developed an app through android online developers and I received the apk. but my problem now is how to import the apk to android studio to be able to insert & implement my google admob for monitization of my app. Please, help me & good contribution needed. Thanks.
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apk file is already compiled so I don't think you will be able to edit the whole project just by importing it. You can open your file with WinRAR to retrieve a specific file and then edit it.
Dezash said:
apk file is already compiled so I don't think you will be able to edit the whole project just by importing it. You can open your file with WinRAR to retrieve a specific file and then edit it.
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Thanks Dezach; How do I find and modify a build.gradle file from the extracted file. I need to modify it before modifying manifest file for my admob integration process. Thanks
You need to have the sourse code. This cannot be done by simple open the apk with winrar or similar programs. You need to decompile the apk to have access to source code. There are a lot of tools for this job in Android section("development and hacking" and "software development"), but is better if you can get the source code from online developers.
Angelica6 said:
Thanks Dezach; How do I find and modify a build.gradle file from the extracted file. I need to modify it before modifying manifest file for my admob integration process. Thanks
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You can not do it. Gradle is a build tool. There are no gradle files in your .apk
Essayer avec Eclipse c la sollution
you can open as debug APK ( by android studio )
I am currently using GO Launcher for my themes on my phone. Is there ANY POSSIBLE WAY to convert my theme I have already created on my phone to an APK file rather than coding one from scratch? I have searched this site and have begun to learn how to use Android Studio in the likelihood that I will have to code my themes. If there is a way to just take what I have made in GO Launcher on my phone and export it to an APK file for others to use/put on google play, I would be grateful to whoever knows how to do it. Or if anyone is successfully using the Java based GO Theme Factory, I could use some help because I'm getting an error when trying to run the app. Java is working fine on my computer. Sorry for being a noob, but this site has helped me root and do all sorts of other stuff I didn't think was possible. Thanks for reading.
-Jim
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?
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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.
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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.