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gbaccetta
gbaccetta

Reputation: 4577

Can I generate an unsigned APK using dexguard?

My question is quite simple but it seems I cannot find the answer on the web and since dexGuard does not have a trial period I cannot test it myself.

Can I generate an unsigend apk obfuscated/encrypted with dexguard in Android Studio. I've been told that is not possible because the signature is used during the obfuscation/encryption process but I feel like I'm missing something.

I would like to know if I can obtain the same result I obtain with "assemble release" gradle task with proguard enabled but using dexguard instead for a better protection.

Thank you for your help

Upvotes: 1

Views: 709

Answers (1)

Styehard
Styehard

Reputation: 11

Dexguard is a better version than Proguard so it has all the functionalities that has its little brother. From the Dexguard docs:

The procedure for building Android applications and libraries remains the same. You can invoke gradle with the usual targets, such as assemble, build, install, and connectedInstrumentTest. For instance, to build the release version of your application and install it on a connected device:

gradle installRelease

To build the release version of a library:

gradle assembleRelease

Debug builds use debug settings, without optimization or obfuscation. Release builds use release settings, with full optimization and obfuscation. Applications can optionally be signed. The entries in application archives are always zip-aligned for efficiency.

Additionally you can use the Standalone version which makes DexGuard run from the command line. By using this you can post-process an existing Android application (.apk file).

I only use Dexguard to obfuscate a Library in Standalone mode but I am pretty sure it will work.

Upvotes: 1

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