apk utilities

APK Utilities

A cross-platform suite of scripts and utilities for working with APK files

Features

Pull

• adb-pull - pull an app's APK files from a connected device to the project directory
• adb-lp-pull - pull all LP modified files to the project directory
• clean - clean the project directory
• merge - merge APK files into a single APK file

Extract

• apktool-decode - decode an apk to sources
• baksmali - decompile a dex to smali
• aapt-dump - dump Android-specific data (resources, manifest) from an apk
• enjarify - convert an apk to a jar
• dexify - convert a jar to a dex

Build

• apktool-build - build previously decoded sources to a patched apk
• smali - build previously decompiled smali to a patched dex
• sign - sign a patched apk to a signed apk

Push

• adb-install - install an apk file
• adb-install-multiple - install multiple apk files
• adb-lp-push - push files to the LP data directory

Usage

Clone this repo and use the .sh scripts at its root. For a clean workflow, all scripts operate under the project directory.

Example workflow

• adb-pull > apktool-decode > make changes > apktool-build > sign > adb-install

Installation

You need bash installed and accessible under /bin/bash. On Windows you can use WSL, the scripts will detect that and still use the native Windows binaries.

If you want to use the aapt-* and adb-* scripts, then you also need to install the Android SDK. In Ubuntu, there is an official package android-sdk. Make sure the following directories are added to your PATH:

• android-sdk/platform-tools/
• android-sdk/build-tools/xx.x.x/ (preferably the most up-to-date one)

3rd party

• apktool
• smali/baksmali
• uber-apk-signer
• enjarify
• frida-android-unpinning
• APKEditor