error: unexpected element <uses-native-library> found in <manifest><application>.

[komali2]

I think this is a very cool tool that I've found very useful, so I hope I can help narrow down a possible bug.

I believe this is a bug with apk-mitm rather than apk-tools, I'll demonstrate why momentarily.

Using any Headspace APK or APKX (not sure if I can link directly), run apk-mitm. aapt2 fails, and so does fallback aapt.

apk-mitm Headspace_\ Sleep\ \&\ Meditation_4.188.0_Apkpure.xapk

  ╭ apk-mitm v1.2.1
  ├ apktool v2.6.1
  ╰ uber-apk-signer v1.2.1

  Using temporary directory:
  /tmp/apk-mitm-b0a15db24ae9e1cd536b97ff8a97a01f

  ✔ Extracting APKs
  ✔ Finding base APK path
  ❯ Patching base APK
    ✔ Checking prerequisities
    ✔ Decoding APK file
    ✔ Applying patches
    ❯ Encoding patched APK file
      ↓ Encoding using AAPT2 [skipped]
        → Failed, falling back to AAPT...
      ✖ Encoding using AAPT [fallback]
        → I: Building resources...
      Signing patched APK file
    Signing APKs
    Compressing APKs

   Failed!  An error occurred:

I: Using Apktool 2.6.1
I: Checking whether sources has changed...
I: Checking whether sources has changed...
I: Checking whether sources has changed...
I: Checking whether sources has changed...
I: Checking whether sources has changed...
I: Checking whether sources has changed...
I: Checking whether sources has changed...
I: Checking whether sources has changed...
I: Checking whether resources has changed...
I: Building resources...
W: invalid resource directory name: <tmp_dir>/base-apk/decode/res navigation
brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec (exit code = 1): [/tmp/brut_util_Jar_122576267098225401125692236861886579432.tmp, p, --forced-package-id, 127, --min-sdk-version, 21, --target-sdk-version, 33, --version-code, 350869, --version-name, 4.188.0, --no-version-vectors, -F, /tmp/APKTOOL13155722005023290828.tmp, -e, /tmp/APKTOOL2959610864625610547.tmp, -0, arsc, -I, <tmp_dir>/framework/1.apk, -S, <tmp_dir>/base-apk/decode/res, -M, <tmp_dir>/base-apk/decode/AndroidManifest.xml]

  The full logs of all commands are available here:
  /tmp/apk-mitm-b0a15db24ae9e1cd536b97ff8a97a01f/logs

Note that the above logs is simply aapt failing as expected, in a situation that calls for aapt2, as I understand it. The real reason is in the aapt2 failed log:

decoding.log: https://pastebin.com/aVkmN4rW encoding-aapt2.failed.log: https://pastebin.com/qe4b9NL1 encoding-aapt.failed.log: https://pastebin.com/BhbxqyTu

I: Building resources...
W: /tmp/apk-mitm-b0a15db24ae9e1cd536b97ff8a97a01f/base-apk/decode/AndroidManifest.xml:373: error: unexpected element <uses-native-library> found in <manifest><application>.
W: /tmp/apk-mitm-b0a15db24ae9e1cd536b97ff8a97a01f/base-apk/decode/AndroidManifest.xml:374: error: unexpected element <uses-native-library> found in <manifest><application>.
brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec (exit code = 1): [/tmp/brut_util_Jar_4763018127864958778385601174142376053.tmp, link, -o, /tmp/APKTOOL3117566114061110949.tmp, --package-id, 127, --min-sdk-version, 21, --target-sdk-version, 33, --version-code, 350869, --version-name, 4.188.0, --no-auto-version, --no-version-vectors, --no-version-transitions, --no-resource-deduping, -e, /tmp/APKTOOL12629253610331467856.tmp, -0, arsc, -I, /tmp/apk-mitm-b0a15db24ae9e1cd536b97ff8a97a01f/framework/1.apk, --manifest, /tmp/apk-mitm-b0a15db24ae9e1cd536b97ff8a97a01f/base-apk/decode/AndroidManifest.xml, /tmp/apk-mitm-b0a15db24ae9e1cd536b97ff8a97a01f/base-apk/decode/build/resources.zip]

This error is identical if I do an apk version or different version number of the Headspace app.

I believe this is a bug with apk-mitm because:

apktool d Headspace_\ Sleep\ \&\ Meditation_4.182.0_Apkpure.apk

apktool b Headspace_\ Sleep\ \&\ Meditation_4.182.0_Apkpure/

Results in no errors.

[bes-internal]

I: Using Apktool 2.6.1

use newest apktool with --apktool

[komali2]

Ok, I did that, and it fixed the issue. Thanks!