Using a command line interface is a daunting task for many novice developers and themers. So its unfortunate that one of the most popular tools for modding and theming, APKtool, requires such input.

XDA-Developers does not condone using APKTool for any kind of application piracy. There are many reasons to use APKTool, but modifying an application for piracy purposes should not be one of them. The ...

If you’ve followed us (or our friends at a couple of Android blogs), you’re probably aware of a little thing we do called APK Teardowns. Basically, we reverse engineer Google’s apps — like Allo, Duo, ...