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I have searched around, and the only way it seems to run multiple instances of an app would be to rename the app's Activity or package, eg to rename com.adobe.reader.MainActivity to something like com.adobe.reader.myActivity.

Has anyone succeeded in doing anything like this or is there an easier way to run multiple instances of an app?

T. Webster
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    You cannot change the app's package or activity name as that will cause a force close - because the application would be looking for the package name and thus would yield *ClassNotFound* exception.... – t0mm13b Mar 21 '13 at 02:06
  • no. I figured out how to do this today. It is tedious but certainly possible with tools like decompilers and apktool. – T. Webster Mar 23 '13 at 05:14
  • This is a programming-related question and should be asked in StackOverflow.com – geffchang May 02 '13 at 11:32
  • Related: [Is it possible to have multiple instances of the same app (logged in to different accounts)?](http://android.stackexchange.com/q/27156) – ale May 02 '13 at 12:06

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Here is a tutorial. Basically, it involves:

  • backup and copy an apk to the PC
  • use APK Edit to edit the apk
  • copy the apk back to the device
ohho
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