Cannot read new files(JSON) after re-sign the APK

Question

I want to add new JSON files in APK. I followed following steps:

1. Change the extension of my .apk to .zip

2. Open and remove the folder META-INF

3. Added my new files in assets/

4. change the extension to .apk

5. Use the jarsigner and zipalign with keystore.

I can successfully resign the apk and i can install in device also i can see my new files in the apk(when i unzip the apk).

But i cant read data from my new added JSON.

Can anyone help in this?

Thanks

Answer 1

You generate an .apk not with zip (I supposed that's what you did between step 3 and 4) but with e.g.

./gradlew assembleRelease