Reduce size to 1497 bytes

.gitignore

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+/build/

README.md

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 # ApkGolf
-This repository hosts the smallest Android APK in the world. The current size of the APK is *1757 bytes*.
+This repository hosts the smallest Android APK in the world. The current size of the APK is *1295 bytes*.
 
 To learn more about how this was achieved, please read the [blog post](https://fractalwrench.co.uk/posts/playing-apk-golf-how-low-can-an-android-app-go/).
 

app/res/layout/manifest.xml

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+<manifest package="c.c" />

build.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+rm -rf build
+mkdir -p build/apk
+
+set -x
+
+#TODO ensure that ANDROID_HOME is set
+
+echo "Creating base AndroidManifest.xml"
+$ANDROID_HOME/build-tools/26.0.2/aapt p -M app/AndroidManifest.xml -S app/res -I $ANDROID_HOME/platforms/android-26/android.jar -f -F build/base.apk
+unzip build/base.apk -d build/apk
+
+# Don't use the original manifest with all the generated junk, use the compiled xml from layout instead
+rm build/apk/AndroidManifest.xml
+rm build/apk/resources.arsc
+mv build/apk/res/layout/manifest.xml build/apk/AndroidManifest.xml
+rm -rf build/apk/res
+
+echo "Creating empty classes.dex"
+touch build/apk/classes.dex
+
+echo "Creating unsigned archive"
+zip -j -r build/app-unsigned.apk build/apk
+
+echo "Signing archive"
+KEYSTORE_PASS=android $ANDROID_HOME/build-tools/26.0.2/apksigner sign --v1-signing-enabled false --ks app/keystore.jks --out build/signed-release.apk --ks-pass env:KEYSTORE_PASS --ks-key-alias android --min-sdk-version 24 build/app-unsigned.apk
+
+set +x
+
+echo
+echo
+echo
+echo "#######################################"
+echo "RESULTING APK SIZE: $(stat -f '%z' build/signed-release.apk)"
+