Note: it is not allowed to decompile
third party packages; this guide is
intended to recover personal source
code from an APK file only; finally,
the resulting code will most likely
be obfuscated Follow the
steps:
1. download apktool-
install-windows-
r05-ibot.tar.bz2
and
apktool1.5.2.tar.bz2
from http://code.google.com/p/
android-apktool/
2. put all files in one folder, i.e.
aapt.exe ,
apktool.bat and
apktool.jar
3. open a dos box ( cmd.exe )
and change into that folder; verify
that a Java Environment is installed
4. Start: apktool
decode [apk file]
Intermediate result: resource files,
AndroidManifest.xml
5. unzip APK file with an unpacker of
your choice
Intermediate result:
classes.dex
6. download
dex2jar-0.0.9.15.zip
from http://code.google.com/p/
dex2jar/downloads/detail?
name=dex2jar-0.0.9.15.zip&can=2&q=
7. drag and drop
classes.dex onto
dex2jar.bat
Intermediate result:
classes_dex2jar.jar
8. unpack
classes_dex2jar.jar
9. decompile your class files (e.g. with
DJ Decompiler; check
http://
www.neshkov.com/)
Result: source code
