Inspect APK for security and risk concerns

Inspect Android APK metadata, permissions, components and libraries

Quickly understanding the surface area, dependencies, and security posture of a third-party or unverified APK before installation or distribution.

• · Path to .apk file

• · File size and composition
• · Package/version/manifest metadata
• · Permissions, exported components, deep links
• · Native ABIs and major size contributors
• · Optional: HTML report
• · Tool availability status

• · apkanalyzer (Android SDK)
• · android-apk-analyzer
• · android-apk-signing-verifier (optional)
• · android-artifact-report-generator (optional)

• · APK file exists and is valid
• · Android SDK tooling discoverable via PATH, ANDROID_HOME, or user-provided path

• · APK file not found or corrupted
• · SDK tooling unavailable (limitations listed, not guessed)
• · APK execution attempted (blocked by safety rules)

• · Safety rules explicitly forbid modification and execution
• · Tool unavailability stated as limitation rather than guessed
• · macOS path hardcoding explicitly forbidden