Sharing and re-using other people's code without their permission is not part of the philosophy. Generally, when someone grants permission as a practical matter they also make the source code available.
With regard to the technical question, the file is in some kind of quasi unicode binary format. If you get a program called apktool it can extract and repack the xml files, resources, and bytecode, translating between binary and plain text forms. On Aug 26, 9:41 am, Anil <anil.r...@gmail.com> wrote: > I would like to read the android manifest from an apk file. I unzipped > it using 7-zip. However, the manifest seems to be in binary with some > ascii but a lot of control chars. Was it meant to be hidden? The > philosophy behind Android is to share and reuse activities - but if > the manifest cannot be read, then I dont know how it can be done. > thanks, > Anil -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
