After installation of apk file on android device, where exactly does the dex file get stored or what is done with dex?
Could any one please explain how the installation happens on android device?
If you want to locate the APK files in your Android phones, you can find the APK for user-installed apps under /data/app/directory while the preinstalled ones are located in /system/app folder and you can access them by using ES File Explorer.
tools/dex-tools/dex/classes.
dex file is a Dalvik Executable file that all Android applications must have. This file contains the Java libraries that the application uses. When you deploy an application for Android, RAD Studio includes a classes. dex file that contains the RAD Studio built-in Java libraries.
dex files are located in the /data/dalvik-cache folder.
The apk file is a compressed archive (actually a .zip in disguise) containing all the files needed for your program. It is stored in the data/app folder. The dex files are contained in this archive, which you can extract with any unzip tool.
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