Unpack APK and Repack with signing?

Solar2D Android
#1

Hi, I’m making a kind of utility app.

and want to display a different app title according to the language setting of the device.

(app title localization…)

I know and successfully did for iOS.

but… for Android devices, localization files should be in ‘res’ directory in APK.

like this. (default/french/japanese)
/res/values/strings.xml
/res/values-fr/strings.xml
/res/values-ja/strings.xml

but as I know there’s no way to put some files in ‘res’ folder with Corona SDK.

so I want to try unpack the APK file after normal building with Corona SDK,

put some string files, repack with signing.

I’m not sure whether it will be successful and can be accepted by google play store.

but just want to try.

I googled about this and some ppl say to use ‘apktool’(which can be found in google code)

but I cannot understand how to use it… like framework files.

thanks in advance.
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#2

That isn’t going to work. Your XML files need to be in the “res” directories at compile time so that the Android build system can generate an “R.java” file providing constants for every string entry within your XML. That generated R class is required by the Android system to fetch resources from the “res” directory.

Currently, there is no way to localize the application title with a Corona Simulator built APK. Now, it’s possible to do this with Corona Enterprise because you would be compiling the app yourself, but that would be total overkill if all you want to do is localize the app title.

The only thing I can recommend at the moment is to make separate APK builds with different title names. [import]uid: 32256 topic_id: 32757 reply_id: 130328[/import]

#3

That isn’t going to work. Your XML files need to be in the “res” directories at compile time so that the Android build system can generate an “R.java” file providing constants for every string entry within your XML. That generated R class is required by the Android system to fetch resources from the “res” directory.

Currently, there is no way to localize the application title with a Corona Simulator built APK. Now, it’s possible to do this with Corona Enterprise because you would be compiling the app yourself, but that would be total overkill if all you want to do is localize the app title.

The only thing I can recommend at the moment is to make separate APK builds with different title names. [import]uid: 32256 topic_id: 32757 reply_id: 130328[/import]

#4

Thanks for your reply.
I hope corona sdk support app title localization soon. [import]uid: 128831 topic_id: 32757 reply_id: 130367[/import]

#5

Thanks for your reply.
I hope corona sdk support app title localization soon. [import]uid: 128831 topic_id: 32757 reply_id: 130367[/import]

#6

+1 … would be great to be able to modify strings.xml [import]uid: 32462 topic_id: 32757 reply_id: 132533[/import]

#7

+1 … would be great to be able to modify strings.xml [import]uid: 32462 topic_id: 32757 reply_id: 132533[/import]

#8

+1 it would be very useful if the app title can be changed [import]uid: 202608 topic_id: 32757 reply_id: 138256[/import]

#9

+1 it would be very useful if the app title can be changed [import]uid: 202608 topic_id: 32757 reply_id: 138256[/import]