This Python3 tool automates the process required to convert a split APK into a single APK.
It is expected that the user is familiar with ADB and decompiling APKs.
NOTE: Most of these instructions detail how to pull a split APK off an Android device. If this is already known, skip to step 4 for information about folder naming conventions so the tool works properly.
- You must first determine the package name of the APK you wish to pull, running the command "
adb shell pm list packages" is one method. - With the package name known, you must get the filepath of the Base APK and its components. For example:
> adb shell pm path com.example.someapp
package:/data/app/com.company.app-rDbi7upLpZlKZLaJkge0jw==/base.apk
package:/data/app/com.company.app-rDbi7upLpZlKZLaJkge0jw==/split_config.arm64_v8a.apk
package:/data/app/com.company.app-rDbi7upLpZlKZLaJkge0jw==/split_config.en.apk
package:/data/app/com.company.app-rDbi7upLpZlKZLaJkge0jw==/split_config.xxhdpi.apk
- Create a new folder to hold these APKs and then pull each one into it:
adb pull /data/app/com.company.app-rDbi7upLpZlKZLaJkge0jw==/base.apk
adb pull /data/app/com.company.app-rDbi7upLpZlKZLaJkge0jw==/split_config.arm64_v8a.apk
adb pull /data/app/com.company.app-rDbi7upLpZlKZLaJkge0jw==/split_config.en.apk
adb pull /data/app/com.company.app-rDbi7upLpZlKZLaJkge0jw==/split_config.xxhdpi.apk
- Decompile each APK. The folders should look similar to below: (If you use APK Studio, the folders will be named as below automatically)
base.apk-decompiled
split_config.arm64_v8a.apk-decompiled
split_config.en.apk-decompiled
split_config.xxhdpi.apk-decompiled
NOTE: The tool looks for one folder with the substring "base.apk" and any folders with the substring "split_config".
- Copy this script into the same directory where the folders above are listed, such that running an "ls" command would look like:
APKMerger.py
base.apk-decompiled
split_config.arm64_v8a.apk-decompiled
split_config.en.apk-decompiled
split_config.xxhdpi.apk-decompiled
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Run this tool.
python3 APKMerger.py. -
Finally, you can now safely delete all of the "split_config" folders and build the "base.apk-decompiled" folder.