Change API level to 33 (Manually Compile AAB)

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UPDATE 10/20/2023

As everyone knows and as expected, after the last update it is practically impossible to compile the AAB, having waited a month for the update and waiting another month to solve the problems, it is really a waste of money for those who make a monthly subscription.

Talk about kodular staff, lack of empathy, irresponsibility, bad service, etc. It doesn’t make sense because they are no longer interested in the project at all.
As already mentioned in the groups, after the implementation of Premium on an obsolete platform full of bugs, it caused a significant drop and total apathy among users. Well, that’s beside the point.

I just wanted to comment that those who need to compile AAB can export to APK and then compile with APK to convert AAB, as indicated at the end of the post.

Just compile the APK as usual

Now it will be necessary to have the program (APK Easy Tool 1.6) comes in a portable version

DOWNLOAD 1.6 Portable

Then we execute the APK Easy Tool and we go to browse > we select the APK and click on Decompile

when finished, at the bottom we can see what it says (SDK 31) we open the decompile directory

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API: With any text editor we open the apktool.yml file and change the value to 33

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now we compile the APK you can already see that the SDK increased to 33, send it to the mobile along with our android.keystore file to convert it to AAB and be able to sign it.

On the mobile device we will need the APK to AAB Converter application that you can download from Google Play

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open the APK to AAB Converter load the APK and convert it to AAB

  • It will ask us to see an advertisement to continue

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After indicating the source APK and the destination AAB, we load our android.keystore.
In password we must put android.
Then we just click on BUILD AAB

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We wait for the process to finish and that will be all.

We would already have our ABB with API 33

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API 33 Google play requirement after 31 August
API 33 Google play requirement after 31 August
#2

Excellent guide! :+1:t2:

Appzard Targeting SDK 33 Android 13😲
API 33 Google play requirement after 31 August
API 33 Google play requirement after 31 August
API 33 Google play requirement after 31 August
#3

Wow thanks so much for this guide

#4

APK to AAB converter enlarges the apk from 6 mb up to 16mb in aab. What it add inside? Another app does not change the size of aab, even slightly reduce.

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#5

I don’t know.
Maybe the core of Skynet :thinking:

#6

When I upload the signed apk to google play store I get always: “MIN_SIG_SCHEME_FOR_TARGET_SDK_NOT_MET: Target SDK version 33 requires a minimum of signature scheme v2; the APK is not signed with this or a later signature scheme.”
Maybe ZipSigner is too old?
I can’t find any new updates.
I have version 3.4.

#7

I also use 3.4 without any problem, yesterday I started the updates

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#8

Hello.
@nikzdevz When update your app for API 33.

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#9

When will release.

#10

i will add sdk 33 this week

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#11

Ok thank you man

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I need some help… I already researched and didn’t find the solution… I’m following the step by step, but it’s showing an error in the compilation. Could someone guide me how to solve it please.

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#13

the error message says “Please read the log”… so the question is, what does the log say?

btw why exactly do you want to change the API level manually now? There is no need to do it…
see also

Taifun

#14

Hello tufão.
I’ll be glad if you can guide me…
There is a warning on google paly, on my app on google play.

:::::::App updates will not be released (6 days from now)
App must target Android 13 (API level 33) or higher
To provide a secure user experience, Google Play requires all apps to meet the desired API level requirements.

From the 30th of Aug. 2023, if your target API level is not within one year of the latest Android version, you will not be able to update your app.:::::::

Do you have another way to solve it?

The log that appears is this:

Compiling APK file… (Press ESC to cancel)
Command: java.exe -jar “C:\Users\vt311035\OneDrive\1 Kodular\APK Easy Tool Portable\Apktool\apktool_2.6.1.jar” b -f --use-aapt2 -o “C:\Users\vt311035 \OneDrive\1 Kodular\APK Easy Tool Portable\2-Recompiled APKs\EstudeDireito_451.apk” “C:\Users\vt311035\OneDrive\1 Kodular\APK Easy Tool Portable\1-Decompiled APKs\EstudeDireito_451”

I: Using Apktool 2.6.1
I: Smaling smali folder into classes.dex…
Exception in thread “main” java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space
at java.util.Arrays.copyOfRange(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.String.(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.StringBuilder.toString(Unknown Source)
at org.antlr.runtime.BufferedTokenStream.toString(BufferedTokenStream.java:266)
at org.jf.smali.smaliTreeWalker.nonvoid_type_descriptor(smaliTreeWalker.java:7183)
at org.jf.smali.smaliTreeWalker.type_descriptor(smaliTreeWalker.java:7321)
at org.jf.smali.smaliTreeWalker.method_prototype(smaliTreeWalker.java:2455)
at org.jf.smali.smaliTreeWalker.method_reference(smaliTreeWalker.java:3018)
at org.jf.smali.smaliTreeWalker.insn_format35c_method(smaliTreeWalker.java:6548)
at org.jf.smali.smaliTreeWalker.instruction(smaliTreeWalker.java:5138)
at org.jf.smali.smaliTreeWalker.ordered_method_items(smaliTreeWalker.java:4150)
at org.jf.smali.smaliTreeWalker.method(smaliTreeWalker.java:2330)
at org.jf.smali.smaliTreeWalker.methods(smaliTreeWalker.java:1071)
at org.jf.smali.smaliTreeWalker.smali_file(smaliTreeWalker.java:458)
at brut.androlib.mod.SmaliMod.assembleSmaliFile(SmaliMod.java:80)
at brut.androlib.src.SmaliBuilder.buildFile(SmaliBuilder.java:71)
at brut.androlib.src.SmaliBuilder.build(SmaliBuilder.java:56)
at brut.androlib.src.SmaliBuilder.build(SmaliBuilder.java:37)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildSourcesSmali(Androlib.java:430)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildSources(Androlib.java:361)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Androlib.java:313)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Androlib.java:280)
at brut.apktool.Main.cmdBuild(Main.java:255)
at brut.apktool.Main.main(Main.java:82)
Compile failed. Please read the log

Click here for more infomation about Apktool issues
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/tool-windows-apk-easy-tool-v1-58-3-dec-2020.3333960/#post-65775601

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#15

Update to api 33 in 1 click

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#16

Yes, it is ONLY a warning
No need to panic…

Taifun

#17

Right!
The warning says that in 5 days I will no longer be able to release updates.
How will I do it?

::::App updates will not be released (5 days from now)
App must target Android 13 (API level 33) or higher

To provide a secure user experience, Google Play requires all apps to meet the desired API level requirements.

From the 30th of Aug. 2023, if the desired API level is not within one year of the latest Android version, the app will not be able to be updated::::

#18

APK Easy Tool 1.6 and you are using 2.6.1 for some reason indicate the necessary version to be sure of operation.

#19

a temporary solution to extend the deadline until November has been mentioned here

Taifun

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#20

how to fix this problem “To upload an Android App Bundle you must be enrolled in Play App Signing.”