Ultimate APK patching guide

It will help patch any Android application. With this you can, for example, remove ads

Supports any desktop OS

Steps

• Install apktool: Follow this guide
• Install Java at least version 8
• Create your workspace directory, example mkdir ~/apk_patching and cd ~/apk_patching
• Download uber-apk-signer and place into your workspace directory
• Generate keypair once:
  • Run command in your workspace keytool -genkeypair -v -keystore keystore.jks -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 3650 -alias app
  • Enter keystore password: 123456
  • Then press Enter/Return many times until this utility asks something like this Is CN=Unknown, OU=Unknown, O=Unknown, L=Unknown, ST=Unknown, C=Unknown correct?
  • Type here yes
• Put your apk file into your workspace and name it app.apk
• Run command in your workspace apktool d -o app app.apk
• Modify anything that you want in app directory
• Run command in your workspace apktool b app --use-aapt2 -o app-patched.apk
• Run command in your workspace java -jar uber-apk-signer-1.3.0.jar -a app-patched.apk --ks keystore.jks --ksAlias app --ksKeyPass 123456 --ksPass 123456 -o output

License

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