Viewing Android binary XML (kinda)

Viewing Android binary XML (kinda)

Below is the tool (and its arguments) for reading/viewing the data inside Android's binary XML format.

./aapt l -a /data/apps/freeware/android/sl4a_r1.apk  <-- gives a list of assets in the package.
./aapt d xmlstrings /data/apps/freeware/android/sl4a_r1.apk res/xml/preferences.xml <-- the path to this was taken from the list of assets printed above
./aapt d xmltree /data/apps/freeware/android/sl4a_r1.apk res/xml/preferences.xml <-- the path to this was taken from the list of assets printed above

=== ACTUALLY RUNNING IT ===

navi-two:tools s7ephen$ pwd
/Users/s7ephen/Desktop/android-sdk-mac_86/platforms/android-7/tools
navi-two:tools s7ephen$ ./aapt d xmltree /data/apps/freeware/android/sl4a_r1.apk res/xml/preferences.xml 
N: android=http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android
  E: PreferenceScreen (line=2)
    E: PreferenceCategory (line=4)
      A: android:title(0x010101e1)="General" (Raw: "General")
      E: CheckBoxPreference (line=6)
        A: android:title(0x010101e1)="Usage tracking" (Raw: "Usage tracking")
        A: android:key(0x010101e8)="usagetracking" (Raw: "usagetracking")
        A: android:summary(0x010101e9)="Allow anonymous usage tracking." (Raw: "Allow anonymous usage tracking.")
        A: android:defaultValue(0x010101ed)=(type 0x12)0x0
    E: PreferenceCategory (line=12)
      A: android:title(0x010101e1)="Script Manager" (Raw: "Script Manager")
      E: CheckBoxPreference (line=14)
        A: android:title(0x010101e1)="Show all files" (Raw: "Show all files")
        A: android:key(0x010101e8)="show_all_files" (Raw: "show_all_files")
        A: android:defaultValue(0x010101ed)=(type 0x12)0x0
    E: PreferenceCategory (line=19)
      A: android:title(0x010101e1)="Script Editor" (Raw: "Script Editor")
      E: ListPreference (line=21)
        A: android:entries(0x010100b2)=@0x7f070000
        A: android:title(0x010101e1)=@0x7f080006
        A: android:key(0x010101e8)="editor_fontsize" (Raw: "editor_fontsize")
        A: android:summary(0x010101e9)=@0x7f080007
        A: android:defaultValue(0x010101ed)=@0x7f080017
        A: android:dialogTitle(0x010101f2)=@0x7f080008
        A: android:entryValues(0x010101f8)=@0x7f070009
    E: PreferenceCategory (line=30)
      A: android:title(0x010101e1)="Terminal" (Raw: "Terminal")
      E: EditTextPreference (line=32)
        A: android:title(0x010101e1)=@0x7f08002c
        A: android:key(0x010101e8)="scrollback" (Raw: "scrollback")
        A: android:summary(0x010101e9)=@0x7f08002d
        A: android:defaultValue(0x010101ed)=(type 0x10)0x8c
      E: EditTextPreference (line=37)
        A: android:title(0x010101e1)=@0x7f08003e
        A: android:key(0x010101e8)="fontsize" (Raw: "fontsize")
        A: android:defaultValue(0x010101ed)=(type 0x10)0xa
      E: org.connectbot.util.EncodingPreference (line=41)
        A: android:title(0x010101e1)=@0x7f080041
        A: android:key(0x010101e8)="encoding" (Raw: "encoding")
        A: android:summary(0x010101e9)=@0x7f080042
      E: ListPreference (line=45)
        A: android:entries(0x010100b2)=@0x7f070001
        A: android:title(0x010101e1)=@0x7f08002e
        A: android:key(0x010101e8)="rotation" (Raw: "rotation")
        A: android:summary(0x010101e9)=@0x7f08002f
        A: android:defaultValue(0x010101ed)="Default" (Raw: "Default")
        A: android:entryValues(0x010101f8)=@0x7f070002
      E: Preference (line=52)
        A: android:title(0x010101e1)=@0x7f080009
        A: android:key(0x010101e8)="color" (Raw: "color")
        A: android:summary(0x010101e9)=@0x7f08000a
        E: intent (line=56)
          A: android:action(0x0101002d)="com.googlecode.android_scripting.PICK_TERMINAL_COLORS" (Raw: "com.googlecode.android_scripting.PICK_TERMINAL_COLORS")
      E: CheckBoxPreference (line=59)
        A: android:title(0x010101e1)=@0x7f080030
        A: android:key(0x010101e8)="fullscreen" (Raw: "fullscreen")
        A: android:summary(0x010101e9)=@0x7f080031
        A: android:defaultValue(0x010101ed)=(type 0x12)0x0
      E: ListPreference (line=64)
        A: android:entries(0x010100b2)=@0x7f070007
        A: android:title(0x010101e1)=@0x7f08003f
        A: android:key(0x010101e8)="delkey" (Raw: "delkey")
        A: android:summary(0x010101e9)=@0x7f080040
        A: android:entryValues(0x010101f8)=@0x7f070008
      E: ListPreference (line=70)
        A: android:entries(0x010100b2)=@0x7f070003
        A: android:title(0x010101e1)=@0x7f080032
        A: android:key(0x010101e8)="keymode" (Raw: "keymode")
        A: android:summary(0x010101e9)=@0x7f080033
        A: android:defaultValue(0x010101ed)="Use right-side keys" (Raw: "Use right-side keys")
        A: android:entryValues(0x010101f8)=@0x7f070004
      E: ListPreference (line=77)
        A: android:entries(0x010100b2)=@0x7f070005
        A: android:title(0x010101e1)=@0x7f080034
        A: android:key(0x010101e8)="camera" (Raw: "camera")
        A: android:summary(0x010101e9)=@0x7f080035
        A: android:defaultValue(0x010101ed)="Ctrl+A then Space" (Raw: "Ctrl+A then Space")
        A: android:entryValues(0x010101f8)=@0x7f070006
      E: CheckBoxPreference (line=84)
        A: android:title(0x010101e1)=@0x7f080036
        A: android:key(0x010101e8)="keepalive" (Raw: "keepalive")
        A: android:summary(0x010101e9)=@0x7f080037
        A: android:defaultValue(0x010101ed)=(type 0x12)0xffffffff
      E: CheckBoxPreference (line=89)
        A: android:title(0x010101e1)=@0x7f080038
        A: android:key(0x010101e8)="bumpyarrows" (Raw: "bumpyarrows")
        A: android:summary(0x010101e9)=@0x7f080039
        A: android:defaultValue(0x010101ed)=(type 0x12)0xffffffff
    E: PreferenceCategory (line=95)
      A: android:title(0x010101e1)="Terminal bell" (Raw: "Terminal bell")
      E: CheckBoxPreference (line=97)
        A: android:title(0x010101e1)=@0x7f08003b
        A: android:key(0x010101e8)="bell" (Raw: "bell")
        A: android:defaultValue(0x010101ed)=(type 0x12)0xffffffff
      E: org.connectbot.util.VolumePreference (line=101)
        A: android:title(0x010101e1)=@0x7f08003c
        A: android:key(0x010101e8)="bellVolume" (Raw: "bellVolume")
      E: CheckBoxPreference (line=104)
        A: android:title(0x010101e1)=@0x7f08003d
        A: android:key(0x010101e8)="bellVibrate" (Raw: "bellVibrate")
        A: android:defaultValue(0x010101ed)=(type 0x12)0xffffffff
navi-two:tools s7ephen$ ./aapt d xmlstrings /data/apps/freeware/android/sl4a_r1.apk res/xml/preferences.xml 
String #0: title
String #1: key
String #2: summary
String #3: defaultValue
String #4: entries
String #5: entryValues
String #6: dialogTitle
String #7: action
String #8: android
String #9: http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android
String #10: 
String #11: PreferenceScreen
String #12: PreferenceCategory
String #13: General
String #14: CheckBoxPreference
String #15: usagetracking
String #16: Usage tracking
String #17: Allow anonymous usage tracking.
String #18: Script Manager
String #19: show_all_files
String #20: Show all files
String #21: Script Editor
String #22: ListPreference
String #23: editor_fontsize
String #24: Terminal
String #25: EditTextPreference
String #26: scrollback
String #27: fontsize
String #28: org.connectbot.util.EncodingPreference
String #29: encoding
String #30: rotation
String #31: Default
String #32: Preference
String #33: color
String #34: intent
String #35: com.googlecode.android_scripting.PICK_TERMINAL_COLORS
String #36: fullscreen
String #37: delkey
String #38: keymode
String #39: Use right-side keys
String #40: camera
String #41: Ctrl+A then Space
String #42: keepalive
String #43: bumpyarrows
String #44: Terminal bell
String #45: bell
String #46: org.connectbot.util.VolumePreference
String #47: bellVolume
String #48: bellVibrate