Can I Change Version Code From Apk?

I build an app for android and I already export it to apk, can I change its version code if it's already exported? How can I do that? I lost the backup code and I only have the upd

Solution 1:

You need to open apktool.yml from there you can modify the version code

Solution 2:

Yes, use [this link][1] it explains many things over there. I will copy paste it:

Tools:

apktool — tool for reverse engineering Android apk files. In this case we are using to extract files from apk and rebuild. keytool — Java tool for creating keys/certs, that comes with the JDK. jarsigner Java tool for signing JAR/APK files, that comes with the JDK. zipalign — archive alignment tool, that comes with the Android SDK.

Instructions:

1. apktool d my_application.apk
2. Change versionCode in apktool.yml.
3. apktool b my_application
4. keytool -genkey -v -keystore my-release-key.keystore -alias alias_name -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000
5. jarsigner -verbose -sigalg SHA1withRSA -digestalg SHA1 -keystore my-release-key.keystore my_application/dist/my_application.apk alias_name
6. jarsigner -verify -verbose -certs my_application/dist/my_application.apk
7. zipalign -v 4 my_application/dist/my_application.apk my_application/dist/my_application-aligned.apk

But to be honest, i still couldn't manage it, Google Play Store says "ERROR: MIN_SIG_SCHEME_FOR_TARGET_SDK_NOT_MET: Target SDK version 30 requires a minimum of signature scheme v2; the APK is not signed with this or a later signature scheme", so i don't guarrantee you that it will work but you can give it a try. [1]: https://medium.com/@sandeepcirusanagunla/decompile-and-recompile-an-android-apk-using-apktool-3d84c2055a82

Solution 3:

It's simple: You need to,

• Download the apk (Under release management on google play console and go to Artifact Library)
• Decompile the apk
• Update the versioncode in manifest
• Recompile the apk

Solution 4:

you can do the followings

• decompile the apk
• update the versioncode in manifest
• again recompile the apk

you can use apktool