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apktool

Installation

Go to your tool folder and download the tool:

wget https://bitbucket.org/iBotPeaches/apktool/downloads/apktool_2.6.0.jar

Have the device from genymotion already running on Host-Only mode + NAT.

Have your kali on Host-Only mode + NAT.

Run:

adb connect <the device Host-Only IP>:5555

#Making sure that genymotion is not using a proxy:
adb shell-settings put global http_proxy :0

# Installing the app
adb install nameOfApp

To decompile and see source code:

java-jar apktool_2.6.0.jar d -s nameOfApp
# d: decompile
# -s: source.

When decompiled, a folder is created. If you go into the folder you will see the file classes.dex, which contains the source code. To see it:

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Last update: 2023-05-02
Created: January 4, 2023 00:07:39