Apktool v2.3.1 has been released! This release finishes up Android Oreo support (8.1), adds a tiny new feature and full of bug fixes.

A new feature added is --force-manifest. This allows you to decode a file using

apktool d -r -s --force-manifest

Which basically says. Decode this application, except for all the resources and sources, but still decode the manifest. For users who are only interested in the Manifest, this should help. We can see the speed increase from a large demo application.

--force-manifest --no-res --no-src : 8.1 seconds
--force-manifest --no-res : 1 min 3 seconds

Other changes include continued fixes for applications that are intentionally attempting to break the decoding process. This includes outrageous large strings, fake resources that aren't attached to anything and improperly decoded namespaces of minified applications.

If you missed the news, Apktool received its first sponsor from Sourcetoad which has helped speed development of releases. You can read about that here.

This release had 23 commits by 4 people.

• Connor Tumbleson (iBotPeaches) - 20 commits
• minsko - 1 commit
• Nic Allen (Bricnic) - 1 commit
• rubenanagua - 1 commit

Changes since 2.3.0

• [#1667] - Android Oreo Support (8.1)
• [#1680] - Added --force-manifest to decode only the AndroidManifest file. / Thanks rubenanagua
• [#1630] - Fixed issue with decoding files with shorthand SDK notation.
• [#1662] - Fixed issue decoding applications with raw font files. / Thanks minsko
• [#1634] - Fixed decoding application that skipped resource decoding.
• [#1587] - Fixed issue decoding applications large string.
• [#1683] - Fixed issue with applications that have repeated entry offsets. / Thanks Bricnic
• [#1157] - Fixed issue where non-system attributes were decoded as the system instead of user in minified applications.

Notes

This is a patch release for Android Oreo. Work has begun on a large scale change removing aapt1 in favor of the new aapt2 binary.

Download

• Apktool 2.3.1
  • md5 0641bd864e3d11a2a27f4a835d4147dd
  • sha256 98e65037ab77fe6adb7a0e8cd41cc62a8fed52bf
  • Rename to apktool.jar and follow the Instruction Guide if you need help.

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