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It is designed to be easily installed and to get you the best results for Android app introspection as quickly as possible. The project stands on the shoulders of the following giants:\n\n* **[skylot/jadx](https://github.com/skylot/jadx)**\n\n* **[iBotPeaches/apktool](https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool)**\n\n## Installation\n\n### Dependencies\n\nYou'll need git if you're going to clone. Also, java installed. git is only necessary for cloning the repo. You can also download [zip file](https://github.com/techgaun/apk2gold-reloaded/archive/master.zip) instead of cloning.\n\n### Installing\n\n```shell\ngit clone https://github.com/techgaun/apk2gold-reloaded $HOME/.apk2gold-reloaded\necho \"export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.apk2gold-reloaded\" \u003e\u003e ~/.bashrc\nsource ~/.bashrc\n```\n\nnow, you can run `apk2gold` command anywhere.\n\n## Usage\n\n### Getting the APK\n\nThere are different ways to acquire an APK, but the easiest is to just download it from the Play Store\nand use ES File Explorer to back up the APK (ES File Explorer -\u003e \"AppMgr\" tab -\u003e long click on app you want -\u003e backup).\nThe APK is now in the 'backups' directory on your SD card.\nNow you can just USB it over (I like to email it to myself from ES File Explorer itself).\nMore depth can be found at [this SO post](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12175904/where-can-i-find-the-apk-file-on-my-device-when-i-download-any-app-and-install).\nThere are several websites online that allow you to download APKs as well.\n\n### Decompiling\n\nThe usage is very simple:\n\n```shell\napk2gold \u003ctarget\u003e.apk\n```\n\n### Looking at the result\n\nThis will create a folder with the APK's name without '.apk' suffix. Everything is in there.\nThere is also an additional directory you may not recognize, `/.smali`,\nwhich contains the Smali output from APKTool. Load it up in Eclipse and have fun!  \nNote that the result will almost certainly not compile; that's not really the goal.\nWe just want to get an idea of whats happening in the source code, check for malicious shit, etc.\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Ftechgaun%2Fapk2gold-reloaded","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Ftechgaun%2Fapk2gold-reloaded","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Ftechgaun%2Fapk2gold-reloaded/lists"}