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.dex files are compiled Android application code files.

Android programs are compiled into .dex (Dalvik Executable) files, which are in turn zipped into a single .apk file on the device. .dex files can be created by automatically translating compiled applications written in the Java programming language.

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How to decompile DEX into Java source code?

How can one decompile Android DEX (VM bytecode) files into corresponding Java source code?
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Unable to execute dex: Multiple dex files define Lcom/myapp/R$array;

Since updating to ADT 14 I can no longer build my project. It was building fine prior to updating. The error: [2011-10-23 16:23:29 - Dex Loader] Unable to execute dex: Multiple dex files define Lcom/myapp/R$array; [2011-10-23 16:23:29 - myProj]…
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Unable to execute dex: method ID not in [0, 0xffff]: 65536

I have seen various versions of the dex erros before, but this one is new. clean/restart etc won't help. Library projects seems intact and dependency seems to be linked correctly. Unable to execute dex: method ID not in [0, 0xffff]:…
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Unable to merge dex

I have Android Studio Beta. I created a new project with compile my old modules but when I tried launching the app it did not launch with the message: Error:Execution failed for task…
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What are .dex files in Android?

I have some questions regarding dex files What is a dex file in Android? How does dex work for Android? How are they used in debugging an Android app? Are they similar to java class files? I need specific information please help on this and any…
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Android dex gives a BufferOverflowException when building

When compiling a specific Android project, and only on my Windows machine, I get a java.nio.BufferOverflowException during from dex. The problem occurs both when using Eclipse and when using Ant. The output when using Ant is: ... [dex] Pre-Dexing…
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Android gives error "Cannot fit requested classes in a single dex file"

I don't know why but it's impossible to launch my app on my mobile this morning. I get this error message: Cannot fit requested classes in a single dex file. Try supplying a main-dex list. # methods: 68061 > 65536 Message{kind=ERROR, text=Cannot…
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Is it possible to decompile an Android .apk file?

Are the users able to convert the apk file of my application back to the actual code? If they do - is there any way to prevent this?
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How to shrink code - 65k method limit in dex

I have a rather large Android app that relies on many library projects. The Android compiler has a limitation of 65536 methods per .dex file and I am surpassing that number. There are basically two paths you can choose (at least that I know of)…
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How to extract code of .apk file which is not working?

Actually I was trying to extract code of a .apk file called cloudfilz.apk and wanted to manipulate in its source code so I followed the steps given below:- make a new folder and put .apk file (which you want to decode) now rename this .apk file with…
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Didn't find class "android.support.multidex.MultiDexApplication" on path: DexPathList

I'm trying the new MultiDex Support on my app and so far I've managed to compile my app correctly, but when running it, I get the following exception: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to instantiate application…
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Using SimpleXML with Android and Gradle

I'm having troubles trying to compile an Android application with Gradle 0.5.+ and Android Studio, using SimpleXML. This is the error: Gradle: Execution failed for task ':MyApplication:dexDebug'. > Failed to run command: /Applications/Android…
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Android app crashes at start with "E/dex2oat: Failed to create oat file" and "non-0 exit status"

My app (still WIP) runs fine on different devices. But suddenly it refuses to start on Huawei Honor 7 (Android 6.0/EMUI 4.0.3). Logcat gives me the following: E/dex2oat: Failed to create oat…
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What is Smali Code Android

I am going to learn a little bit about Dalvik VM, dex and Smali. I have read about smali, but still cannot clearly understand where its place in chain of compilers. And what its purpose. Here some questions: As I know, dalvik as other Virtual…
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Dex error On Android Studio 3.0 Beta4

Error:java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.RuntimeException: com.android.builder.dexing.DexArchiveMergerException: Unable to merge dex Error:java.lang.RuntimeException: com.android.builder.dexing.DexArchiveMergerException: Unable to merge…
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