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Yes, you can view or decrypt the XML files of an Android APK file. There is a tool for reengineering 3rd party, closed, binary Android apps. How to do this on your Windows System: Download apktool-install-windows-* file Download apktool-* file Unpack both to your Windows directory Now copy the APK file also in that directory and run the following command in your command: prompt:  apktool d HelloWorld.apk ./HelloWorld This will create and directory “HelloWorld” in your current directory. Inside it you can find theAndroidManifest.xml file in decrypted form and you can also find other XML files inside the"HelloWorld/res/layout" directory. Here HelloWorld.apk is your Android APK file. See the below screen shot for more information: Now that you’re finished. You probably want to this folder into Eclipse and Edit. Alternatively, you can go for below UI based approach: You want to edit apk file(android app) directly without the need o...

1. What is Android? 1.1. The Android operating system Android  is an operating system based on the Linux kernel. The project responsible for developing the Android system is called the Android Open Source Project  (AOSP) and is primarily lead by Google. The Android system supports background processing, provides a rich user interface library, supports 2-D and 3-D graphics using the OpenGL-ES (short OpenGL) standard and grants access to the file system as well as an embedded SQLite database. An Android application typically consists of different visual and non visual components and can reuse components of other applications. 1.2. Task In Android the reuse of other application components is a concept known as  task . An application can access other Android components to achieve a task. For example, from a component of your application you can trigger another component in the Android system, which manages photos, even if this comp...