obfuscating strings.xml file in android app

Question

I have obfuscated my code using ProGuard and generated a signed apk.

I then decompiled the generated apk file to verify obfuscation. However I could not find the strings.xml file! (res\values\strings.xml)

Does proguard hide/destroy the strings.xml file? If not, where can I find it in the decompiled apk?

thanks.

See also https://stackoverflow.com/questions/56075404/proguard-is-not-obfuscating-strings-xml-in-android. — CoolMind, Jul 10 '20 at 08:50

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 16 '16 at 06:51

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proguard does not hide strings, but DexGuard can do that.

answered Mar 16 '16 at 06:51

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 10 '20 at 09:53

In my case ProGuards obfuscates res/values folder, and it doesn't exist in res folder of an apk. I could only find a required string inside resources.arsc, see Android compiled resources - resources.arsc. It is binary, so it has some trouble to search a needed string inside it.

obfuscating strings.xml file in android app

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