[Question] Packing APK again

[makiavelius]

Hi everyone, first of all, im new in modding android apps.

So, i finished modding 2 apps but i use mac.
I tried some ways of packing the APK but no matter wich one i do, the .APK always comes with the android icon (not the game one) and can't be installed at the device (signed and unsigned).

The ways are:
-Using mac's native zip/unzip via terminal.
-Using winRar.
-Using MuCommander to zip.
And then rename it to .APK

I already tried signing them too but since unsigned apps can be installed and comes with his own game icon, i believe its a packing problem.

Do you guys have an idea of what i am doing (or not doing) wrong?

Thanks for the attention!

 

[BTG]

probably best not to use a mac for that.
apk looks like a zip but it has structure and consistency check/alignment/etc

 

[makiavelius]

probably best not to use a mac for that.
apk looks like a zip but it has structure and consistency check/alignment/etc

I tried just unzip and zip lots of .apk e none of them did well.

Gonna try a Windows later, thanks!

 

[makiavelius]

Did it, same result.. i did managed to make it work using APK Editor ( lol ),
but the game crashes, it seems google play fail to authenticate and closes the game.