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androidandroid-libraryaarsource-code-protection
SKK
SKK

Reputation: 1719

Android - Need a way to create the library(.aar file) without source code

My aim is to be able to distribute the android library application only as binary(WITHOUT SOURCE) to other developers. So that they can make their own apps with it.

I am developing two android applications. The first one is library application should act as a kind of SDK. The second one application should use the library application and make the original app.

I am using android studio to develop the applications. I have completed the implementations of the library application and generated the .aar.

Now I am using my own SDK(.aar) to build the second application. I can use the .aar in my second application.

The problem is that, android studio can decompile my SDK(.aar). But I don't want to share the source code.

Note: My librarySDK doesn't contain any UI elements such as Activity, Resources.

Is there any way to create the SDK(.aar) without source code?

Upvotes: 4

Views: 3765

Answers (1)

Madhur
Madhur

Reputation: 3353

yup for that you need to use proguard when you build SDK/Library aar file

Change minifyEnabled to true in your SDK/Library gradle

buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled true //enable proguard
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.txt'
        }
    }

Enabling ProGuard in Eclipse for Android

Upvotes: 3

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