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Get .so files from existing APK

I'm not a dev of course, but isn't this a bit like trying to unbake a cake, to extract the eggs or other ingredients from it?
 
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I need to get .so files from existing APK.
It is possible?
If you have experience in it, don't please DM me.
If all you're trying to do is get the ".so" files from within the apk, then change the apk extension from ".apk" to ".zip" and extract it like any zip archive. Then grab the ".so" files you need. An apk is just a zip archive with a ".apk" extension.

If it's something else you're trying to do, then give us more details to better understand.
 
If all you're trying to do is get the ".so" files from within the apk, then change the apk extension from ".apk" to ".zip" and extract it like any zip archive. Then grab the ".so" files you need. An apk is just a zip archive with a ".apk" extension.

If it's something else you're trying to do, then give us more details to better understand.
Right. A .so file is a shared library(shared object). After unzipping an .apk file, you can find one or more .so files if there is any shared library in that app.
 
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