decompiling DEX into Java sourcecode

Question

How can one decompile Android DEX (VM bytecode) files into corresponding Java sourcecode?

Answer 1

Android Reverse Engineering is possible . Follow these steps to get .java file from apk file.

Step1 . Using dex2jar

• Generate .jar file from .apk file
• command : dex2jar sampleApp.apk

Step2 . Decompiling .jar using JD-GUI

• it decompiles the .class files i.e., we'll get obfuscated .java back from the apk.