Questions tagged [apk]
APK is the file format used to distribute and install software on Android. APK stands for "Application Package File".
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“app not installed” error on installing rebuild recompiled resigned after editing modifying app manifest through Apk editor?
How to solve "app not installed" error on installing rebuild recompiled resigned after editing modifying app manifest through Apk editor for changing Android storage location?
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🤔❓APK components - services, activities, broadcast & content receivers where's their data Stored?
As I understand
Every APK install is associated with these components. Trying to figure out precisely where they are stored.
Services
Activities
Broadcast receivers
Content receivers
For most apps ...
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Can't install an APK from OneDrive on Android
Installing an APK from the Google Drive app on Android works fine for me after setting Google Drive on the "Install from external sources" list under Security settings to 'yes'. But the ...
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How do i move a folder to the root of my Android Device?
I'm trying to install a GPS apk (igo primo), I have the apk and all the files i need but i cant access the root folder the instructions specify.
The instructions say this :
"Move this folder to ...
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How to create an application using buildAPKs within Termux
Suppose I have application sourcecode (from github) in a tar.gz or zip file. Now how can I use the buildAPKs within Termux to turn it into an actual installable application (apk file) inside the /...
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How do I get “My APK” app to find my APKS file
I have installed My APK app on BlueStacks. It is very small but just barely readable.
I enabled its access to the local computer. The app is supposed to handle APKS, but in the APKS tab, it says no ...
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Enable Package Installer
I have rooted OnePlus 5t, I used Lucky Pacher to disable Package Installer and when I reboot my device I got boot loop... Is there something I can do beside factory rest? is there an option to enable ...
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Securely Sideloading In-House Apps
I am working in a secure environment where we do not have wireless communication of any kind, so the only way of installing an app on our Android devices is to sideload it - the original sideloading, ...
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How to verify that an application is untouched?
What are some ways to verify that an app is untouched?
I see things that are released with the apk file like:
PGP Signature
Build Log
guaranteed to correspond to source tarball
If you would like to ...
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How to find PID of test runner
I have my app and my tests saved as following:
App package name: com.my.app
Test runner: com.my.app.test
When I run the app by itself, I can use adb to see the pid of my app: adb shell ps | grep com....
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Can I edit an Apk for removing Ads even getting updates?
There are various sources for downloading an apk.
After installing an apk, Play Store detects the app. And it shows updates, if any update is available.
After updating the app, the app starts ads.
Can ...
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How can I see request and network profiling on an app that is decompiled by Android studio?
I chose "Profile or Debug APK" in Android Studio and chose a downloaded apk. Then, when I try to profile it, I see spikes in network tab, but I cannot see network requests and responses.
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How to install XAPK packages on Android 4.4 (API 19)?
There is an Android 4.4 (KitKat, API version 19) device, that should get some external programs with XAPK packages. These XAPK packages does not contain any OBB files, they just have a "main"...
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Android doesn't give me option to install APK
I have an Alcatel 1S (2020), running Android 10. I have "install from unknown sources" enabled. I've been trying to install APK files but when I click on the downloaded file, the option to ...
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How to change color of an app?
I don't know programming,but I know that we can change color of an app by going to res>>values>>color and editing it there with the app
"apk editor".
But this app is not working ...
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How to remove ads from an app and stop its update?
There are various related links at Android Enthusiasts.
I am not so techie so that I can do programming in APKs.
Moreover, I don’t want to unlock bootloader or root my android phone.
Some APKs are not ...
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Apk Files Do Not Appear On File Manager
15 minutes ago - I could download apk files & they would immediately show up in the file manager & all I had to do was install them. I seemingly deleted some relevant files (I cannot remember ...
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Is there a way to make a short cut icon that executes a sh file in android?
I made a sh file for being executed in termux, i want to make an icon that opens termux and execute that sh file. Kind an apk icon, that when you mash it executes the program
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Can't verify SHA256 fingerprint using apksigner
Just wondering if anyone can help me with the apksigner command line tool. I have just installed 'android-sdk-build-tools r30.0.3-4' on my linux machine and have subsequently tried to run the command '...
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How to edit/copy game data
I've seen posts like this before but they don't mention things I'm used to seeing. I'm looking to see how to get the .apk file of a game to bring it over to my pc to edit.
The game in question is FNAF:...
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Debugger to a non-debuggable Android app
I want to know can we attach a debugger to an app running on the smartphone which is published over Google Play Store without modifying the original app?
The reasons for asking this is by default the ...
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How to automate user actions?
I've seen a few questions similar to this before, but they all seem to be concerned with performing tasks in apps rather than actually simulating user action (e.g. swipes, taps, keypresses, etc.) in a ...
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Where does APKMirror.com get its apks?
APKMirror.com hosts complete split apks, containing not just the base.apk but also many languages/multiple architecture support/vr apks etc. Take for example the contents of this chrome split apk:
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Error Installing tshark using APK file
I am trying to install the tshark-3.4.3-r0.apk that I downloaded from https://pkgs.org/download/tshark on my Android Studio emulator. When I run the command "adb install tshark-3.4.3-r0.apk" ...
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How to extract a raw apk out of installed application?(Raw for reverse eng purpose)
So I developed an application but my hard drive failed and I lost access to project resources, but I had it previously installed on my phone through android studio debugging process.
Now I want to ...
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How to solve problem in APK Tools
I'm trying to decompile an apk with the apk tools and I'm not getting it. When I run apktool -d myapp.apk it displays this error to me:
Exception in thread "main" brut.androlib....
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Faster Install on a bulk of devices
I am currently faced with installing a large amount of applications on a bulk of devices (100+ at a time).
The biggest issue I am having is the download time of apps and the effect it is having on the ...
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Installing google play services from APKmirror by command line
APKmirror provides many modern apps as split apk tar files. For example, if I want to install the android webview apk, I can download it from here, and un-tar the .apkm file to produce the following ...
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How can I make my Samsung Galaxy S9+ install unsigned applications?
I have root on my phone, and also Lucky Patcher patched the signature verification stuff (both of them). I have rooted my Galaxy with Magisk and Odin (using PC). I can't patch "dalvik-cache" ...
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How does deodexing work?
As far as I understand, odexed apps come in two: the "apk" and the "odex" files, both containing different information. And I understand that the odex file has crucial information ...
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Where are the libraries/dependencies for an Android app stored on the file system?
I found a file path from Where Android apps store data?
/data/app/<pkg>*/lib/<arch>/*.so (shared libraries)
However, this only shows libraries for some apps.
Is there another location ...
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Are updates from APK Mirror legit the same as Google Play Store?
I recently updated the Google Play Services via APK Mirror and now have the January 1, 2021 version. However, some others told me that the only thing the APK Mirror update does is changing the date (...
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How to use an old version of an app that wants to get updated
I was using an old version of the eBay app and everything worked fine but now as soon as I open the app, it shows a pop-up telling me to update the app which will not let me use it. Changing the ...
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What privacy sensitive metadata does an APK package contain?
What information possibly sensitive information is included in apk files?
The obvious metadata are of course the fields in the signing certificate. But what about (absolute) file paths, user names ...
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Backup all installed APK's from phone using ADB
I have done many reinstalls of my OS on my Android phone in the last few months for various reasons. Every time, the biggest hassle is manually searching, downloading and installing all the apps I had ...
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Signature of two different apps are being compared inside the code of an app
For a particular Mobile App, I am trying to understand the client-side code of an apk by decompiling the apk using Jadx-GUI. While I was going through the code, I found out interesting code snippet (...
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App doesn't show on emulator playstore
I've installed the SDK + emulator with both Android 11 and 8 images (separate AVDs).
The app that I'm interested in running isn't showing in the playstore but it shows just fine on my physical phone:
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How to install Google Camera on Nokia TA-1053
My phone Nokia TA-1053 is almost stock android with a couple of apps from them here and there. I really dislike their camera app. So, I tried to install Google Camera(since all other apps are from ...
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How can I install keyboard for android 4.0.4 on android 5.1.1?
My phone with android 4.0.4 is rooted and I got the SamsungIME apk and odex files, moved them to the phone with android 5.1.1, but when I try to install, it simply says "App not installed". ...
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Is anyone familiar with “chimera” modules being used with Google Play Services?
Google Play services is a split apk on my stock device. When I decompile the split package, I saw the word "chimera" used, and immediately it threw up red flags. I have found no proof that ...
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APK exported and re-imported back into Nox player crashes
I have an issue with importing APKs into Nox player.
I have initially exported an apk directly from Nox player using the export function supplied, but when I re-import that exact apk, unmodified, into ...
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App getting crashed even if no modification done to the code and the stack trace is same as the repackaged version of original app
My question is related to the repackaging of a mobile app. This app uses v1 signing scheme and I did the following:
I fetched the apk file from the playstore using adb and I signed with my keystore ...
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Password-protected APK installation?
I am seeking ways to disable installing apps with APK, i.e. make the setting "Allow apps from unknown sources" password-protected or disable completely for user.
Is there a way? Maybe it's ...
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Any easy and free way to install One app Two times in Android
I have seen some other way such as using Pro editor apk. or using root, but I want any other way which is free to install One app two time in my android device.
Thankyou Your answers and comments are ...
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Creating universal APK form multiple APKs without having *.aab (Android App Bundle) file
My question is related to Android apps whose developers push their app to the Play Store in the Android App Bundle format (i.e, *.aab file)
Consider a scenario I installed an app from the Play Store ...
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How to send .apk file over mobile Gmail?
Since .apk is a regular executable file, I was more than sure that I will be able to trick mobile Gmail in the same way as I was able to trick PC version of Gmail years ago to force it to send a PC ...
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APK signature verified but warns file “not protected by signature”?
I'm using apksigner to verify the authenticity of a Google Podcast apk that I downloaded from an apk mirror. This apk (and older versions) verifies successfully (v1/v2/v3) and returns exit code 0 but ...
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How do I translate an application that is protected and cannot be translated by AllTrans Xposed Module?
I've been trying to translate this application using AllTrans, yet I don't know how to do it by extracting and recompiling the APK?
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How to run Python interpreter embedded in apk and run script?
I would like to know how I can go about running a Python interpreter that is embedded inside an Android Apk and making it run a .py script, or a pyc script. How can all this be configured from code?
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How to put restrictions on android?
Is it possible to install android on a tablet and then restrict its use case scenario? What i mean is can i make it so that no apps can be installed (Not even by using an external apk) except the one ...
