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Apktool 2.5.0

Connor Tumbleson
Connor Tumbleson
Maintainer of Apktool
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This release contains an updated internal framework file.

  • apktool empty-framework-dir to remove the old file.
  • Android 11 Support (#2399, #2397, #2369, #2167)
  • Updated baksmali/smali to version 2.4.0 (#2006, #1718)
  • Upgrade to gradle 6.4.1
  • Replaced TravisCI with GitHub Actions
  • Deprecate 32bit (#2110, #2053)
  • Added support for SDK Codename "S" (Android 12?)
  • Added support for JAVA_HOME environmental on Windows if defined. (Thanks vldmrrr)
  • Update license headers to reflect start copyright date & remove javadoc style. (Thanks friederbluemle)
  • Fixed issue with binary name clash in multi-threaded environments. (#2251) Thanks chris-sharl
  • Fixed issue with resources.arsc file being compressed in framework files. (#2323)
  • Fixed issue with empty files being compressed breaking applications. (#2333) / (Thanks peret)
  • Fixed handling with debug mode while using aapt2. (#2328, #2364) / Thanks Comnir)
  • Fixed issue with handling of XML files using $ in resource name. (#2386, #2217, #2119)
  • Fixed issue with NPE disassembling manifest with attributes with no resourceId. (#2300)
  • Fixed issue with aapt2 and strict dummy properties, changing bool(false) to ref(null). (#2438, #1903)
  • Fixed issue with non-standard namespaces in obfuscated application. (#2317, #2188, #1859)
  • Fixed NPE when trying to find a referent of a missing resource. (#1945, #2146)
  • Properly return non-zero error if invalid parameters. (Thanks Giszmo)
  • Added helpful error message when framework directory cannot be written. (#2343)
  • Added testcases for classes#.dex disassembling on aapt1/aapt2. (#2411)
  • Added apktool list-frameworks. (#1913)
  • Support for new compileSdkVersion property for SdkInfo. (#2368)

This post was originally released at: https://connortumbleson.com/2020/12/02/apktool-v2-5-0-released and duplicated in part here for historical reasons.