Bundletool is a tool to manipulate Android App Bundles and Android SDK Bundles.
The Android App Bundle is a format for publishing Android apps in app distribution stores such as Google Play.
The Android SDK Bundle is a format for publishing runtime-enabled SDKs to SDK distribution platforms such as Google Play SDK Console.
Bundletool has a few different responsibilities:
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Build an Android App Bundle from pre-compiled modules of a project.
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Generate an APK Set archive containing APKs for all possible devices.
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Extract APK(s) from the APK Set compatible with a given device.
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Install APK(s) from the APK Set compatible with a connected device.
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Extract device spec from a device as a JSON file.
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Add code transparency to an Android App Bundle. Code transparency is an optional code signing mechanism.
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Verify code transparency inside an Android App Bundle, APK files or an application installed on a connected device.
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Build an Android SDK Bundle from a pre-compiled module of a project.
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Generate an APK Set archive containing the SDK APKs for all devices.
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Generate an Android SDK archive, a Maven-friendly representation of an Android SDK Bundle.
Read more about the App Bundle format and Bundletool's usage at g.co/androidappbundle
Documentation of bundletool commands can be found at: https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/bundletool
Latest release: 1.17.2
