[BUG] Can't recompile apk -- error: attribute android:xxx not found.

[gradyl16]

Information

1. Apktool Version (apktool -version) - 2.11.1
2. Operating System (Mac, Linux, Windows) - Pop!_OS 22.04 (Linux)
3. APK From? (Playstore, ROM, Other) - Other: Uptodown
4. Java Version (java --version) - 17.0.14 (2025-01-21)

Stacktrace/Logcat

--------------------------------------------------- DECOMPILATION LOG ---------------------------------------------------
I: Using Apktool 2.11.1 on jp.pokemon.pokemontcgp.apk with 8 threads
I: Baksmaling classes.dex...
I: Loading resource table...
I: Baksmaling classes2.dex...
I: Decoding file-resources...
I: Loading resource table from file: /home/[REDACTED]/.local/share/apktool/framework/1.apk
I: Decoding values */* XMLs...
I: Decoding AndroidManifest.xml with resources...
I: Regular manifest package...
I: Copying original files...
I: Copying assets...
I: Copying unknown files...

--------------------------------------------------- RECOMPILATION LOG ---------------------------------------------------
I: Using Apktool 2.11.1 on jp.pokemon.pokemontcgp.apk with 8 threads
I: Checking whether sources have changed...
I: Smaling smali folder into classes.dex...
I: Checking whether sources have changed...
I: Smaling smali_classes2 folder into classes2.dex...
I: Checking whether resources have changed...
I: Building resources with aapt2...
W: /home/[REDACTED]/cs/projects/personal/pokemon-tcgp/android/xapk/jp.pokemon.pokemontcgp/AndroidManifest.xml:2: error: attribute android:requiredSplitTypes not found.
W: /home/[REDACTED]/cs/projects/personal/pokemon-tcgp/android/xapk/jp.pokemon.pokemontcgp/AndroidManifest.xml:2: error: attribute android:splitTypes not found.
W: /home/[REDACTED]/cs/projects/personal/pokemon-tcgp/android/xapk/jp.pokemon.pokemontcgp/AndroidManifest.xml:32: error: attribute android:dataExtractionRules not found.
W: error: failed processing manifest.
Exception in thread "main" brut.androlib.exceptions.AndrolibException: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec (exit code = 1): [/tmp/brut_util_Jar_38071763668742047783418439069096325094.tmp, link, -o, /tmp/APKTOOL8
981027309842818811.tmp, --allow-reserved-package-id, --package-id, 127, --min-sdk-version, 24, --target-sdk-version, 34, --version-code, 92581, --version-name, 1.1.2, --no-auto-version, --no-version-vectors, --no-vers
ion-transitions, --no-resource-deduping, --no-compile-sdk-metadata, --warn-manifest-validation, -I, /home/[REDACTED]/.local/share/apktool/framework/1.apk, --manifest, /home/[REDACTED]/cs/projects/personal/pokemon-tcgp-h
acking/android/xapk/jp.pokemon.pokemontcgp/AndroidManifest.xml, /home/[REDACTED]/cs/projects/personal/pokemon-tcgp/android/xapk/jp.pokemon.pokemontcgp/build/resources.zip]
        at brut.androlib.AaptInvoker.invoke(SourceFile:213)
        at brut.androlib.ApkBuilder.buildResources(SourceFile:352)
        at brut.androlib.ApkBuilder.build(SourceFile:93)
        at brut.apktool.Main.main(SourceFile:322)
Caused by: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec (exit code = 1): [/tmp/brut_util_Jar_38071763668742047783418439069096325094.tmp, link, -o, /tmp/APKTOOL8981027309842818811.tmp, --allow-reserved-package-id, --packa
ge-id, 127, --min-sdk-version, 24, --target-sdk-version, 34, --version-code, 92581, --version-name, 1.1.2, --no-auto-version, --no-version-vectors, --no-version-transitions, --no-resource-deduping, --no-compile-sdk-me
tadata, --warn-manifest-validation, -I, /home/[REDACTED]/.local/share/apktool/framework/1.apk, --manifest, /home/[REDACTED]/cs/projects/personal/pokemon-tcgp/android/xapk/jp.pokemon.pokemontcgp/AndroidManifest.x
ml, /home/[REDACTED]/cs/projects/personal/pokemon-tcgp/android/xapk/jp.pokemon.pokemontcgp/build/resources.zip]
        at brut.util.OS.exec(SourceFile:143)
        at brut.androlib.AaptInvoker.invoke(SourceFile:209)
        ... 3 more

Steps to Reproduce

# Retrieve xapk from link below, move to working dir
mv ~/Downloads/pokemon-tcg-pocket-1-1-2.xapk .

# Unzip xapk archive
unzip pokemon-tcg-pocket-1-1-2.xapk

# Decompile with default opts:
apktool d jp.pokemon.pokemontcgp.apk

# Attempt recompilation
apktool b jp.pokemon.pokemontcgp

Frameworks

N/A

APK

Pokemon TCG Pocket xapk download page (see green download button in lower left corner)

Questions to ask before submission

1. Have you tried apktool d, apktool b without changing anything? => yes
2. If you are trying to install a modified apk, did you resign it? => N/A
3. Are you using the latest apktool version? => yes

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Other Notes

• This seems to be related to split apk support. Here are some (potentially) relevant issues:

  • Support applications with multiple packages. #2514
  • [BUG] Attribute android:graph not found #3533

• My use case is simply modifying the base apk of an xapk bundle.

• Note that examining the decoded manifest after apktool d .. reveals that these attributes are present in the decoded version. Perhaps this is a namespace issue as referenced by the other issues above.

<manifest android:requiredSplitTypes="base__abi" android:splitTypes="" ...>
    <application android:dataExtractionRules="@xml/data_extraction_backup_rules" ...>