[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] scottglindsay87:
Need Some help please

I'm trying to edit or replace the AndroidManifest in an app called tablet talk. I have found a forum were someone has already done so to ad tablet talk to default dialer options.

I was able to decomile the app and change/replace manifesto but it wont recompile. I am new to this but learn quick just need a little help to get this going. Would be much appreciated. log as stated below.

Compile command: java -Xmx512m -jar "C:\APK Easy Tool\Apktool\apktool_2.2.3.jar" b -f -o "C:\Users\Netbook\Downloads\com.apdroid.tabtalk_1.5.2_paid-www.apkhere.com.apk" "C:\Users\Netbook\Documents\com.apdroid.tabtalk_1.5.2_paid-www.apkhere.com"

Sign after compile: True

Zipalign after compile: False

Install after compile: False

10/08/2017 10:55:00.96

Compiling...

I: Using Apktool 2.2.3

I: Smaling smali folder into classes.dex...

I: Building resources...

W: C:\Users\Netbook\Documents\com.apdroid.tabtalk_1.5.2_paid-www.apkhere.com\AndroidManifest.xml: error: Unable to open file for read: No such file or directory

Exception in thread "main" brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec (exit code = 1): [C:\Users\Netbook\AppData\Local\Temp\brut_util_Jar_5839339898161491693.tmp, p, --forced-package-id, 127, --min-sdk-version, 7, --target-sdk-version, 16, --version-code, 269, --version-name, 1.5.2, --no-version-vectors, -F, C:\Users\Netbook\AppData\Local\Temp\APKTOOL3623853816539106366.tmp, -0, arsc, -I, C:\Users\Netbook\AppData\Local\apktool\framework\1.apk, -S, C:\Users\Netbook\Documents\com.apdroid.tabtalk_1.5.2_paid-www.apkhere.com\res, -M, C:\Users\Netbook\Documents\com.apdroid.tabtalk_1.5.2_paid-www.apkhere.com\AndroidManifest.xml]

at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildResourcesFull(Androlib.java:493)

at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildResources(Androlib.java:427)

at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Androlib.java:326)

at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Androlib.java:264)

at brut.apktool.Main.cmdBuild(Main.java:231)

at brut.apktool.Main.main(Main.java:84)

Caused by: brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec (exit code = 1): [C:\Users\Netbook\AppData\Local\Temp\brut_util_Jar_5839339898161491693.tmp, p, --forced-package-id, 127, --min-sdk-version, 7, --target-sdk-version, 16, --version-code, 269, --version-name, 1.5.2, --no-version-vectors, -F, C:\Users\Netbook\AppData\Local\Temp\APKTOOL3623853816539106366.tmp, -0, arsc, -I, C:\Users\Netbook\AppData\Local\apktool\framework\1.apk, -S, C:\Users\Netbook\Documents\com.apdroid.tabtalk_1.5.2_paid-www.apkhere.com\res, -M, C:\Users\Netbook\Documents\com.apdroid.tabtalk_1.5.2_paid-www.apkhere.com\AndroidManifest.xml]

at brut.androlib.res.AndrolibResources.aaptPackage(AndrolibResources.java:441)

at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildResourcesFull(Androlib.java:479)

... 5 more

Caused by: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec (exit code = 1): [C:\Users\Netbook\AppData\Local\Temp\brut_util_Jar_5839339898161491693.tmp, p, --forced-package-id, 127, --min-sdk-version, 7, --target-sdk-version, 16, --version-code, 269, --version-name, 1.5.2, --no-version-vectors, -F, C:\Users\Netbook\AppData\Local\Temp\APKTOOL3623853816539106366.tmp, -0, arsc, -I, C:\Users\Netbook\AppData\Local\apktool\framework\1.apk, -S, C:\Users\Netbook\Documents\com.apdroid.tabtalk_1.5.2_paid-www.apkhere.com\res, -M, C:\Users\Netbook\Documents\com.apdroid.tabtalk_1.5.2_paid-www.apkhere.com\AndroidManifest.xml]

at brut.util.OS.exec(OS.java:95)

at brut.androlib.res.AndrolibResources.aaptPackage(AndrolibResources.java:435)

... 6 more

Signing APK...

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