Victoria Arduino App Patched

This app communicates with the machine directly using Bluetooth. However, the server is down, so we cannot get pass the launch screen.

This is the patch to bypass the launch screen, so we can use the main functionality of the app.

You can manually patch the APK or download the patched version from https://github.com/HelloCore/victoria-arduino-app-patched/releases/tag/1.7.2

Prerequisite Tools

• Android Studio (https://developer.android.com/studio)
• VSCode (https://code.visualstudio.com/)
• APKLab (https://github.com/APKLab/APKLab)
• APK file (https://apkcombo.com/victoria-arduino-e1/com.hiroia.vaeagleone/download/apk)

How to patch

This instruction is based on apk version 1.7.2

1. Open VSCode and Click View -> Command Palatte..

2. Select APKLab: Open an APK

3. Click OK, and wait for another window of VSCode

4. On smali/com/hiroia/vaeagleone/ui/login/LaunchActivity.smali, put this code after line 536

    :cond_0
+   const p2, 0x10008000
+
+   new-instance p1, Landroid/content/Intent;
+
+   const-class p4, Lcom/hiroia/vaeagleone/ui/home/MachineListActivity;
+
+   invoke-direct {p1, p0, p4}, Landroid/content/Intent;-><init>(Landroid/content/Context;Ljava/lang/Class;)V
+
+   invoke-virtual {p1, p2}, Landroid/content/Intent;->setFlags(I)Landroid/content/Intent;
+
+   invoke-virtual {p0, p1}, Lcom/hiroia/vaeagleone/ui/login/LaunchActivity;->startActivity(Landroid/content/Intent;)V
+
+   invoke-virtual {p0}, Lcom/hiroia/vaeagleone/ui/login/LaunchActivity;->finish()V

5. On apktool.yml, rename manifest package, so that it won't replace the original app while installing

packageInfo:
  forcedPackageId: '127'
  renameManifestPackage: com.hiroia.vaeagleone.temp

6. On res/values/strings.xml, change the app name, so we can easily check which one is the patched app

    <string name="app_name">Temp Victoria Arduino E1 Prima</string>

7. On AndroidManifest.xml, modify android:authorities of providers

-    <provider android:authorities="com.hiroia.vaeagleone.firebaseinitprovider"
+    <provider android:authorities="com.hiroia.vaeagleone.temp.firebaseinitprovider"

-    <provider android:authorities="com.hiroia.vaeagleone.lifecycle-process"
+    <provider android:authorities="com.hiroia.vaeagleone.temp.lifecycle-process"

8. Right click on apktool.yml on Explorer panel on VS Code, and select APKLab: Rebuild the APK

9. Click OK

10. After build APK successfully, you will find the patched APK at folder dist