How to encode AndroidManifest.xml when creating apk

Question

According to the requirements, I need to encode AndroidManifest.xml while creating apk so that no one can extract or hack my project information. How can I achieve this?

I searched on Google but didn't find any solution for this. I also tried this but got no solution.

Any help will be appreciated. Thanks.

have you read this http://stackoverflow.com/a/16825266/1881611 — IshRoid, Feb 27 '15 at 09:00
Yes you `have to encode AndroidManifest.xml` but the reason is not `so that no one can extract my project information`, maybe this is why you got the downvotes. — amrezzd, Feb 18 '19 at 06:50

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 27 '15 at 10:19

so that no one can extract my project information.

I understand the need to make your code less likely to be hacked. But the AndroidManifest is not the place to do it. The AndroidManifest is the place where the application publicly declares what components it have, what permissions to access on the host OS and what hardware it uses from the host system.

Both the Android OS and Google Play Store need this information from the AndroidManifest so it can properly install it on the device and properly distribute the application.

So it's not possible!

How to encode AndroidManifest.xml when creating apk

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