How to customize the Manifest → example: Companion APK

bodymindpower · June 17, 2020, 7:35am

Here’s a quick guide on how to customize the Manifest (→ APK Studio Editor or A2M):

Decompile the APK
open the Manifest: AndroidManifest.xml
edit the Manifest
Recompile the APK

Done in less than 1 min!

Peter · June 17, 2020, 7:36am

Shouldn’t the first one be Decompile?

bodymindpower · June 17, 2020, 7:37am

Thanks, I changed it.

Jiks_Devloper · June 17, 2020, 2:06pm

Please provide me the official link to download the softwere because i try but i am unable to install in windows 10

bodymindpower · June 17, 2020, 2:19pm

See my posts in this thread, specially this one:

Jiks_Devloper · June 17, 2020, 2:50pm

Erorr showing please check

bodymindpower · June 17, 2020, 3:03pm

Post this and see here: Improve Java version check · Issue #8 · kefir500/apk-editor-studio · GitHub

Jiks_Devloper · June 18, 2020, 4:50am

@bodymindpower Thank you.

I created there new issue and solved now working in my laptop.

but i have 1 question
i want to remove storage permission and location permission ok.

so need past below text as per your video tutorial or remove the text of permission name

Xoma · June 18, 2020, 3:48pm

can you provide the direct edited Kodular companion app, that would be easy

bodymindpower · June 19, 2020, 5:57am

Yes, I could do that, but I’m not sure if @Kodular would be amused about it.
As I have shown, it doesn’t even take 1 min to do it yourself.

Jiks_Devloper · June 19, 2020, 6:27am

i want to remove storage permission from my application.

so i need to remove this line from manifest.

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>

no other line need to enter or remove

I am right ?

bestprintsf · June 19, 2020, 6:33am

Check, next are you 100% sure any of the components or extensions need that permission before deleting it !!!

bodymindpower · June 19, 2020, 6:44am

You must also remove this line:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>

Note: If your app requires these READ / WRITE permissions, an error message will appear after the permissions are removed from the Manifest.

Jiks_Devloper · June 19, 2020, 6:52am

I was the doubt that you now cleared.

Thank you

bodymindpower · June 19, 2020, 7:20am

I removed the READ / WRITE permissions from almost all of my apps because they are not needed there, but have still been added to the Manifest.

My motivation for this:
I would like that no (dangerous) permission at install-time has to be requested and granted for devices with Android < 6 (API level < 23).

Note: If these permissions are not removed from the Manifest, they must be granted on devices with Android versions < 6 at install-time in order to be able to install the app.

Xoma · June 20, 2020, 3:19am

excuse me @bodymindpower I used your given companion app, when I every time open the app it shows me Admob monetize ad alert, the companion is not still connected to the creator, and I don’t have ads on the creator also, this is a bug?

bodymindpower · June 20, 2020, 6:45am

nimik_free · July 26, 2020, 10:11am

Hello.

Can you help me please?
Error packing APK problem.
I also tries to remove location permission
I still can’t find how to solve this problem.

My Technologies are below. windows10 64bit

kitavalf · August 31, 2020, 5:07pm

Why in xiaomi canot write external storage

Makerubi · August 10, 2021, 8:05am

Thank you @bodymindpower I need your advanced help

I have managed to install this APK Editor Studio but please help me to know which codes and in which line should I add on the Manifest so that I can be able to publish it on Play Store and avoid the error of API Level 30