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is there any possibility that we can pull the android application code after installing the application from android market.

How can i pull that code??

please help me out.

Quick learner
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  • no option you'll have to build new apk and install – Dilip Feb 21 '13 at 05:26
  • Your source code won't have changed after you install from market... unless, of course, you want to get to someone else's source-code. You won't get help with attempting software piracy here. – 323go Feb 21 '13 at 05:29
  • what you are asking is called "Reverse Engineering" , just google it, you may find some tips. – user2060383 Feb 21 '13 at 05:33
  • Hi @Husker we can do reverse engineering when we have apk file with us, but in my case the application was installed from android market.can e get .apk file of installed app?? – Quick learner Feb 21 '13 at 05:41

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Before I make the suggestions, me being aware of how to do it, does not mean I condone such a task.

There are a few tools you can use to get what you need:

  1. The APK Manager Utility
  2. The dex2jar Utility

You will need to naturally have to have a rooted device for pulling APK's off the system partition.

If you need to the see the XML's (resource files), the APK Manager is the one for you. And if you need to see the JAVA code, you will need to follow the dex2jar utility.

Note: dex2jar will not show the actual code that you would see in your project under eclipse. You will need to join a lot of dots along with a ton of assumptions.

And this is where I end the post and draw the line. Not a big fan of seeing how other developer build their applications. I would rather make a miserable application than blatantly copying or even referring to someone else's hard work.

Siddharth Lele
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