Modify framework.dex which is in boot.oat?

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I pulled down boot.oat from an API22 Android phone. It's Android 5.1 Lollipop which brought the change from Dalvik to ART and is a bit mistified.

As far as I understand, modifying boot.oat is not easy, and permanent, as this file is regenerated whenever a package installation is happening.

Now, I have a class which I need to modify (just a very tiny bit of it), which resides in framework.dex which was the part of boot.oat.

I have two questions:

How can I repack boot.oat? Taking into account that I haven't touch boot.art?
How can I make my change in boot.oat permanent? It's very well possible that I will install some new packages onto this system later, which will (might?) ruin my modification.

Thanks!

asked Aug 1, 2021 at 14:28

Daniel

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Are you sure that boot.oat is regenerated when a package is installed? I would have assumed that it is only regenerated after a system update has been installed.
– Robert
Aug 1, 2021 at 14:57
I might misunderstood something, and yes, boot.oat might only be replaced during system update, which is unlikely for these old devices. Can you help me on Q1 please?
– Daniel
Aug 1, 2021 at 15:32
As far as I remember the original dex file is completely included in the oat file (or was it in the art file? don't really remember that). If it is use a hex editor, search for the DEX_FILE_MAGIC and extract the dex file. Then decompilation should not be a problem.
– Robert
Aug 1, 2021 at 15:41
Original DEX is in boot.oat (framework.dex). I need to modify a class in framework.dex, and put it back to boot.oat. But I've various information on rewriting header hash, or CRC or whatever.
– Daniel
Aug 1, 2021 at 16:06
Start to deodex with any kitchen, after that you can modify th framework.jar
– Soma Mhoud
Aug 2, 2021 at 11:34

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