APK injection, recompiling android manifest

Installation can give parse error on following condition, see if any met with you -

• Name of the package is changed after signing: Use the exact name asthe signed package is (instead, adjust the name in Manifest)
• Package.is compiled against on higher API level: Correct the API level inManifest file.
• Package is executed from SD-card: Run (install) the apk-file from phones memory OR use adb command to install it.

You can manually sign your apk as given here.

The only reliable way I found to repackage the application with plain text androiod manifest is by repacking it using aapt directly.

aapt package -f -M ./AndroidManifest.xml -S res1/ -S res2/ ... -I android.jar -F MyProject.apk.unaligned

To create the apk, and then :

aapt add -f MyProject.apk.unaligned classes.dex

To add compiled sources to the package.

Then using jarsigner to sign the package:

jarsigner -storepass <keystore password> -keystore <keystore filename> MyProject.apk.unaligned <key name>

I also experienced similar problems, but I had luck with Easy APK tool.

I opened the app, then navigated to options -> apktool and checked don't decode classes.dex. Then I was able to successfully recompile the app.

The other alternative is using aapt, as Ben already said, but it requires significantly more knowledge/effort.