modify existing apk for x86_64 support

[brcisna]

Hello All,

Very new to Android Studio so go easy.
Situation: Setup a Chromebook with Android-x86 image to be used as a 'ground station' machine for drome flying,,,fpv,,telemtry,,etc.
Problem: This Chromebook is of course Intel based CPU and the proprietary app for this drone only provides arm libraries in the apk. Hence the app crashes almost immediatly when opned even with native bridge , houdini all that setup. tried several images as a matter of fact.
After many hours of doing Android Studio and finally setting up a virtual machine there the app will run correctly if i build a phone with ARM library as ABI.
Have searched high and low and cannot find a good how to on how to add the X86 & X86_libs to the existing apk and see if this lets the app work on the Intel processor based Chromebook.
Have gotten familar with the decompile process,,, apktool, dex2jar,etc, of the apk but simply dont see steps to add the libraries X86 & X86_64 then rebuild the apk with these libraries in Android Studio.
Can someone provide a tutorial link?

Thanks

 

[mikedt]

Hello All,

Very new to Android Studio so go easy.
Situation: Setup a Chromebook with Android-x86 image to be used as a 'ground station' machine for drome flying,,,fpv,,telemtry,,etc.
Problem: This Chromebook is of course Intel based CPU and the proprietary app for this drone only provides arm libraries in the apk. Hence the app crashes almost immediatly when opned even with native bridge , houdini all that setup. tried several images as a matter of fact.
After many hours of doing Android Studio and finally setting up a virtual machine there the app will run correctly if i build a phone with ARM library as ABI.
Have searched high and low and cannot find a good how to on how to add the X86 & X86_libs to the existing apk and see if this lets the app work on the Intel processor based Chromebook.
Have gotten familar with the decompile process,,, apktool, dex2jar,etc, of the apk but simply dont see steps to add the libraries X86 & X86_64 then rebuild the apk with these libraries in Android Studio.
Can someone provide a tutorial link?

Thanks

You can get ARM powered Chromebooks. So I'm wondering if the existing app would work correctly on an ARM Chromebook, instead of an Intel x86 one?

I'm not a dev, so can't help you otherwise, with decompiling and modifying apps or whatever.

 

[brcisna]

You can get ARM powered Chromebooks. So I'm wondering if the existing app would work correctly on an ARM Chromebook, instead of an Intel x86 one?

I'm not a dev, so can't help you otherwise, with decompiling and modifying apps or whatever.

Thank You mikedt,
Am really wanting to use this Chromebook,because it has to have wifi ac capability for the drone plus the Chromebook has touchscreen very handy when 'in the field'.