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ZigiZ
ZigiZ

Reputation: 2520

How to access files (such as assets folder) of other apps in android?

I'm very new to android development and to the mobile programming world (now experimenting with Eclipse), and I would like to access other apps folder assets for educational purposes.

e.g. to learn how a specific app is arranging it's resources; is it a native java app or is it based on WebView with HTML5; etc...

Should I need to root my device? is this can be done without rooting?

I have downloaded SD Maid (on my non-rooted device) and I can't find anything "useful" on my device becouse I suspect I have no access to the apps folders.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 5066

Answers (2)

mihail
mihail

Reputation: 2173

if you are interested in the layouts, there is a useful option in the Developer options (at least on the Nexus 4, android 4.4) - Show layout bounds - then you can see the bounds of every layout that is used.

Upvotes: 1

chiru
chiru

Reputation: 645

Download an Apk and copy it to windows, with winrar extract the .apk file. With this you can only get assets folder items and drawable items, no coding files. Without Rooting you can't view data of other apps.

Upvotes: 3

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