Hack the Android version of DC Inside (com.dcinside.app.android)

hack-the-android-version-of-dcinside.md

This is a simple tutorial on how to get rid of annoying protections!

1. Remove ads, integrity checks, and signature verification with LuckyPatcher
2. Install the latest Android SDK:
   • scoop install android-studio
   • Open Android Studio to download the latest SDK.
   • $env:Path = "${env:LocalAppdata}\Android\Sdk\build-tools\xx.x.x;" + $env:Path
3. Pull split APKs from the device:
   • adb shell pm path com.dcinside.app.android | ForEach-Object { adb pull ($_ -replace "^package:", "") }
4. Merge APKs with APKEditor:
   • java -jar .\APKEditor.jar m -i path-to-apks\ -o path-to-merged.apk
5. Decompile the APK with apktool:
   • java -jar .\apktool.jar decode path-to-merged.apk
6. Modify the network security configuration to accept a user-added CA certificate:
   • The file is located at path-to-decompiled\res\xml\network_security_config.xml.
   • Add <certificates src="user" /> inside the <trust-anchors> block.
   • For more details, see the Android Developers page.
7. Recompile the APK and sign it with Uber Apk Signer:
   • java -jar .\apktool.jar build path-to-decompiled-folder
   • java -jar .\uber-apk-signer.jar --apks path-to-recompiled.apk

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