Procedure for decoding .apk files,
step-by-step method:
Step 1:
1. Make a new folder and copy over
the .apk file that you want to
decode.
2. Now rename the extension of
this .apk file to .zip (e.g. rename
from filename.apk to filename.zip)
and save it. Now you can access
the classes.dex files, etc. At this
stage you are able to see
drawables but not xml and java
files, so continue.
Step 2:
1. Now extract this .zip file in the
same folder (or NEW FOLDER).
2. Download dex2jar and extract it to
the same folder (or NEW FOLDER).
3. Move the classes.dex file into the
dex2jar folder.
4. Now open command prompt and
change directory to that folder (or
NEW FOLDER). Then write
d2j-
dex2jar
classes.dex and press
enter. You now have the
classes.dex.dex2jar file in the same
folder.
5. Download java decompiler, double
click on jd-gui, click on open file,
and open classes.dex.dex2jar file
from that folder: now you get class
files.
6. Save all of these class files (In jd-
gui, click File -> Save All Sources)
by src name. At this stage you get
the java source but the .xml files
are still unreadable, so continue.
Step 3:
Now open another new folder
1. Put in the .apk file which you want
to decode
2. Download the latest version of
apktool AND apktool install
window (both can be downloaded
from the same link) and place them
in the same folder
3. Download framework-res.apk and
put it in the same folder (Not all
apk file need this file, but it doesn't
hurt)
4. Open a command window
5. Navigate to the root directory of
APKtool and type the following
command:
apktool if
framework-res.apk
6. apktool d
myApp.apk (where
myApp.apk denotes the filename
that you want to decode)
now you get a file folder in that
folder and can easily read the apk's
xml files.
Step 4:
It's not any step just copy contents
of both folder(in this case both new
folder)to the single one
and enjoy the source code...
