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how to zipalign stock rom

by Prof. Jackeline Moore Published 3 years ago Updated 2 years ago
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HOW TO DEODEX/ZIPALIGN STOCK ROM

  1. Connect your Tablet to your computer. (Make sure you have selected USB debugging in...
  2. On your computer go to Start > All Programs > Accessories and click on Command Prompt. Wait for Window to appear.
  3. Change Directory to C:xUltimate-v2.4.2.
  4. Launch Test.exe. If your Tablet passes all the tests then it is safe to continue. If it...

Full Answer

How to align files with zipalign?

For other files, whose alignment is determined by the mandatory alignment argument to zipalign, Studio aligns to 4 bytes on both 32-bit and 64-bit systems. To align infile.apk and save it as outfile.apk: To confirm the alignment of existing.apk: You can use zipalign -h to see the full set of flags supported.

Where can I find zipalign in Android Studio?

C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\build-tools\23.0.1\zipalign -v 4 infile.apk outfile.apk The alignment is an integer that defines the byte-alignment boundaries.

Where can I find zipalign-v 4?

C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\build-tools\23.0.1\zipalign -v 4 infile.apk outfile.apk The alignment is an integer that defines the byte-alignment boundaries. This must always be 4 (which provides 32-bit alignment) or else it effectively does nothing. output from windows (extra parameters not in the Docs :O) :

How do I use zipalign when building an application?

The alignment is achieved by altering the size of the "extra" field in the zip Local File Header sections. Existing data in the "extra" fields may be altered by this process. For more information about how to use zipalign when building your application, please read Signing Your Application.

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How to use zipalign?

Caution: You must use zipalign at one of two specific points in the app-building process, depending on which app-signing tool you use: 1 If you use apksigner, zipalign must only be performed before the APK file has been signed. If you sign your APK using apksigner and make further changes to the APK, its signature is invalidated. 2 If you use jarsigner , zipalign must only be performed after the APK file has been signed.

Can I use zipalign before signing?

If you use apksigner, zipalign must only be performed before the APK file has been signed. If you sign your APK using apksigner and make further changes to the APK, its signature is invalidated. If you use jarsigner , zipalign must only be performed after the APK file has been signed.

What is an existing.apk?

where existing.apk can be any application package that you need to get verified. Also, the <alignment> tag in both the commands needs to be an integral value (otherwise the command will return invalid). This value, although can be any integer, MUST always be 4, which would provide 32-bit alignment.

Where is the infile.apk file?

It can be found under the ‘tools’ folder of the SDK. To use it, simply run the command: where infile.apk is the source file, and outfile.apk is the output file. Furthermore, you can also verify the alignment of an APK file using the following command:

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