How can I check an Android APK's CPU architecture before installing it...

plumb_pete

I want to check whether an Android APK is compatible with Waydroid on Ubuntu before attempting to install it. Android applications can contain native libraries compiled for different CPU architectures, such as arm64-v8a , armeabi-v7a , x86 , and x86_64 . I want to understand how to inspect an APK and determine whether its architecture is supported by the Android environment running in Waydroid. What commands can I use on Ubuntu to inspect the...

Originally asked by xuper hydra on Stack Exchange (askubuntu) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

unzip -l {name}.apk | grep lib/ Android studio comes with its own tool too: aapt dump badging {name}.apk | grep native-code Both will show lines like x86_64 , arm64-v8a .

Full answer by Rinzwind: https://askubuntu.stackexchange.com/a/1570639 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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