So, if you want to install that apk on a device, you have to sign it again using the android Debug Key or your own key.In this article, we will learn how one can perform unzipping of a file in Python. Important note: when you unpack and pack back the apk, it loses its android signature. If you want to pack that directory back again into an apk (let's say, after you edited something), just use the following command: ". That is it, the apktool will have created a new directory with the same name of your apk file where you will find the apk content. apktool d " (this is a MAC/linuxĬommand, if you are using Windows, it should probably be " apktool d ") (For example, If you are using an MAC, you will have to download: apktool1.5.2.tar.bz2 and 2).Ģ) Extract both files to same directory (to make things easier :) )ģ) Put the apk file that you want to unpack in that same directoryĤ) Unpack the apk doing with the following command: ". Here is a step-by-step tutorial to unpack an APK file:ġ) Download the apktool file and its system dependency file, both available for free here. So, if you want to correctly unpack all files from the APK, you can use a tool called apktool. E.g, if you try to open the AndroidManifest.xml, you will see that its content is not on plain text. But unzipping the file does not make all its content accessible. In fact, if you rename the extension from APK to ZIP and extract it, you will be able to navigate thru its asset files (images, audio.). That file has an APK extension and it is a kind of zip file. Did you know that when you download an Android App from Google Play or Amazon Store, you are actually downloading 1 single file?
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