The Possibility of Redeveloping an Apk To Xap

[cuwe]

Is it possible to redevelop an apk file to xap ? Just asking .

 

[Morpheus Phreak]

Redevelop? Considering 're-developing' something would mean coding it again, then yes.

If you mean something else (like make an apk install like a xap with a few tweaks), then no.

 

[cuwe]

Redevelop? Considering 're-developing' something would mean coding it again, then yes.

Yes , I mean coding it again . But can we use the files from the apk ?

 

[Garneth]

Totally possible, but it would involve at the very least decompiling the apk, unobfuscating the code, translating the java to c#, transferring all images into your new project, re-building the user interface, and more.

 

[cuwe]

Totally possible, but it would involve at the very least decompiling the apk, unobfuscating the code, translating the java to c#, transferring all images into your new project, re-building the user interface, and more.

Wow. That's really a lot of work .

 

[Jas00555]

Wow. That's really a lot of work .

its the same amount of work for pretty much any OS. iOS apps would require the same thing.

 

[cuwe]

its the same amount of work for pretty much any OS. iOS apps would require the same thing.

Is it possible to achieve ?

 

[Jas00555]

So , this is possible to achieve ?

I mean, yeah, its possible. Garneth just explained how a few posts ago. It would pretty much require the same amount of work from any type of app unless maybe an .apk to a .bar since BB somehow is able to run Android apps.

 

[cuwe]

I mean, yeah, its possible. Garneth just explained how a few posts ago. It would pretty much require the same amount of work from any type of app unless maybe an .apk to a .bar since BB somehow is able to run Android apps.

Has anyone try to do it on Windows Phone ?

 

[Morpheus Phreak]

Not possible on Windows Phone. The only reason it works on BB10 is that Blackberry (formerly RIM) designed their OS to do that intentionally.

 

[badplanet]

Depending on what the app does, you may end up with a better app if it is rewritten for WP8 and designed to take advantage of the WP's unique features. On the other hand, it may need features that are not possible on the current version of WP8. For instance Pebble did not port their app to WP because it is not currently possible to run in the background or intercept SMS to display on their watch.

 

[cuwe]

Is there any tutorial ?

 

[badplanet]

Is there any tutorial ?

There is lots of sample code at Windows Phone Dev Center

 

[ohgood]

Is it possible to redevelop an apk file to xap ? Just asking .

it would be much easier to get the developers attention with 10,000 requests for the app on wp,
but then you'd have to find 10,000 people using wp that want -that- app.

if 10,000 people pinged with $10 a piece, you -might- get a dev's attention. unfortunately, that's not a lot of money for a single developer, and not even lunch for a big app development team.

 

[Jas00555]

it would be much easier to get the developers attention with 10,000 requests for the app on wp,
but then you'd have to find 10,000 people using wp that want -that- app.

if 10,000 people pinged with $10 a piece, you -might- get a dev's attention. unfortunately, that's not a lot of money for a single developer, and not even lunch for a big app development team.

oh come on, have a little more faith in WP Nokia sold somewhere around 10 million Lumias (supposedly) this quarter, so I'm sure you could get more than 10,000.

Also, $100,000 is actually a pretty nice chunk of money to start-ups. Remember Hemlis? They (supposedly) had a goal to set up servers that were untappable and offer a seamless IM service for $100,000.

But I agree, getting dev's attention is the best way to get an Android app to WP.

 

[hopmedic]

And getting the developer's attention wouldn't involve violating his intellectual property rights. We're developers here, and we're talking about stealing someone else's work???

 

[cuwe]

And getting the developer's attention wouldn't involve violating his intellectual property rights. We're developers here, and we're talking about stealing someone else's work???

We're not talking about stealing someone else's work here . Just for education .

 

[hopmedic]

Find an open source project to disassemble for education. Discussing taking an apk and turning it into a xap sure doesn't sound like it's just for education. If you had rights to the apk, you'd have the source code and would be able to make the code from there.

 

[ohgood]

oh come on, have a little more faith in WP Nokia sold somewhere around 10 million Lumias (supposedly) this quarter, so I'm sure you could get more than 10,000.

Also, $100,000 is actually a pretty nice chunk of money to start-ups. Remember Hemlis? They (supposedly) had a goal to set up servers that were untappable and offer a seamless IM service for $100,000.

But I agree, getting dev's attention is the best way to get an Android app to WP.

you took it the wrong way. organize the 10,000 people, willing to kick start the app, then tell me its easy. :thumbup: