metaresources.arsc #3154
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Interesting. I've never seen another |
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Yes, its regular Google Maps app, latest version 9.48.2 have metaresources.arsc inside assets folder. |
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Also seeing one of these in Google Play Services. Anyone managed to decode these? |
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I thought an aapt application can. But how to do this I do not know. |
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Spent a solid amount of time looking into The header doesn't match that of |
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metaresources.arsc files are not regular binary resources files, they are compressed resources container serving as a generator for localized resources.arsc. I reverse engineered the format using an older version of the com.android.vending app:
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Nice investigation! Was always curious what that file was for. Looks like a compact little trick to pack in those resources. |
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Adjusting this ticket to the Feature ticket for metaresources. It will probably take years at my current pace of work on Apktool :/ |
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I have found in GoogleMaps package folder file named metaresources.arcs. I'm using the freshest apktool 2.2.2
Help me! This file could not be opened by any app
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