Reverse Engineering?

Question

I have *.ipa file which is the iphone application.

• Is that possible to use reverse engineering in that ipa and extract code..?

Answer 1

Well, its not really a hacking but it can surely help you identify some parts of the UI... Do the following:

1- Create a new project on the Xcode (doesn't really mater what you choose)

2- Connect your device to your computer

3- Profile your project on your device.

4- On the Profile, pick Core Animation

5- On the options choose Color Blended Layers It will look like this:

6- Unplug your device while the profile is running. Your phone will look like this now:

7- Go to the app you want to check.

Although you can't see any code, this can help you out to identify key parts of the application. To get back to normal, you can restart your device, or just go to the profile and run it Again, and uncheck the Color Blended Layers option.