Apktool v2.4.1 releases: A tool for reverse engineering Android apk files

November 30, 2019 Comments Off

Apktool

It is a tool for reverse engineering 3rd party, closed, binary Android apps. It can decode resources to the nearly original form and rebuild them after making some modifications; it makes possible to debug smali code step by step. Also, it makes working with the app easier because of project-like files structure and automation of some repetitive tasks like building apk, etc.

Features

Disassembling resources to the nearly original form (including resources.arsc, classes.dex, 9.png. and XMLs)
Rebuilding decoded resources back to binary APK/JAR
Organizing and handling APKs that depend on framework resources
Smali Debugging (Removed in 2.1.0 in favor of IdeaSmali)
Helping with repetitive tasks

Changelog v2.4.1

Updated baksmali/smali to v2.3.4
Updated gradle to 5.6.2
[#2131] Added support for Android Q (Android 10)
[#2086] Fixed build issue with JDK9+ due to jmod change.
[#2058] Fixed security issue with unpacking assets via directory traversal.
[#2027] Fixed issue with api-level command not showing up.
[#2048] Fixed issue with directory warning when not automatically making framework directory.
[#2045] Fixed issue with mapping for codename “Q” release
[#2046] Fixed issue with raw qmg files not decoding properly.
[#2064] Fixed issue copying assets to a directory that does not exist.
[#2063] Fixed NPE with empty attributes during deserialization.
[#2084, #2018] Fixed removal of META-INF/services. (Thanks adibfara)
[#2117] Fixed support for “attr” bag type. (Thanks visigoth)
[#2093] Fixed license headers on AOSP/Android4Me files.
[#2120] Added enhanced wrapper for Windows. (Thanks Varstahl)
[#2051] Added advanced command for skipping non-root dex packages.
[#2028] Fixed issue with MIUI package names being renamed. (Thanks IgorEisberg)
[#1272] Fixed issue with too long command due to uncompressed file list. (Thanks IgorEisberg)
[#2071] Fixed issue with NPE on annotations.
[#1576] Fixed issue with garbled attributes. (Thanks brianairb)
[#2226] Fixed regression with --only-main-classes not usable. (Thanks realityJie)
[#2141] Fixed issue with bugged Window aapt builds. (Thanks Furniel)
[#2105] Fixed issue with JVM not knowing bitness on Windows.
[#1272] Fixed issue with long path commands due to recording compression. (Thanks peret)