How to use the ProGuard in Android Studio?
AndroidAndroid StudioProguardAndroid Problem Overview
This is my first project in Android Studio, and the code of my apps are not obfuscated. Im using this configuration in build.gradle file:
I'm using the Build > Generate Signed APK... with the Run Proguard checked. And, when I have tested using the Apk_OneClick.v4.2, my code is completly easy to read:
Please, help-me. :(
Android Solutions
Solution 1 - Android
You're probably not actually signing the release build of the APK via the signing wizard. You can either build the release APK from the command line with the command:
./gradlew assembleRelease
or you can choose the release variant from the Build Variants view and build it from the GUI:
Solution 2 - Android
You can configure your build.gradle file for proguard implementation. It can be at module level or the project level.
buildTypes {
debug {
minifyEnabled false
proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.txt'
}
}
The configuration shown is for debug level but you can write you own build flavors like shown below inside buildTypes:
myproductionbuild{
minifyEnabled true
proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.txt'
}
Better to have your debug with minifyEnabled false
and productionbuild and other builds as minifyEnabled true
.
Copy your proguard-rules.txt file in the root of your module or project folder like
$YOUR_PROJECT_DIR\YoutProject\yourmodule\proguard-rules.txt
You can change the name of your file as you want. After configuration use one of the three options available to generate your build as per the buildType
-
Go to gradle task in right panel and search for
assembleRelease/assemble(#your_defined_buildtype)
under module tasks -
Go to Build Variant in Left Panel and select the build from drop down
-
Go to project root directory in File Explorer and open cmd/terminal and run
Linux ./gradlew assembleRelease or assemble(#your_defined_buildtype)
Windows gradlew assembleRelease or assemble(#your_defined_buildtype)
You can find apk in your module/build directory.
More about the configuration and proguard files location is available at the link
http://tools.android.com/tech-docs/new-build-system/user-guide#TOC-Running-ProGuard
Solution 3 - Android
NB.: Now instead of
runProguard false
you'll need to use
minifyEnabled false
Solution 4 - Android
Here is Some of Most Common Proguard Rules that you need to add in proguard-rules.pro file in Android Sutdio.
ButterKnife
-keep class butterknife.** { *; }
-dontwarn butterknife.internal.**
-keep class **$$ViewBinder { *; }
-keepclasseswithmembernames class * {
@butterknife.* <fields>;
}
-keepclasseswithmembernames class * {
@butterknife.* <methods>;
}
Retrofit
-dontwarn retrofit.**
-keep class retrofit.** { *; }
-keepattributes Signature
-keepattributes Exceptions
OkHttp3
-keepattributes Signature
-keepattributes *Annotation*
-keep class okhttp3.** { *; }
-keep interface okhttp3.** { *; }
-dontwarn okhttp3.**
-keep class sun.misc.Unsafe { *; }
-dontwarn java.nio.file.*
-dontwarn org.codehaus.mojo.animal_sniffer.IgnoreJRERequirement
Gson
-keep class sun.misc.Unsafe { *; }
-keep class com.google.gson.stream.** { *; }
Code obfuscation
-keepclassmembers class com.yourname.models** { <fields>; }
Solution 5 - Android
Try renaming your 'proguard-rules.txt' file to 'proguard-android.txt' and remove the reference to 'proguard-rules.txt' in your gradle file. The getDefaultProguardFile(...)
call references a different default proguard file, one provided by Google and not that in your project. So remove this as well, so that here the gradle file reads:
buildTypes {
release {
runProguard true
proguardFile 'proguard-android.txt'
}
}
Solution 6 - Android
The other answers here are great references on using proguard. However, I haven't seen an issue discussed that I ran into that was a mind bender. After you generate a signed release .apk, it's put in the /release
folder in your app but my app had an apk that wasn't in the /release
folder. Hence, I spent hours decompiling the wrong apk wondering why my proguard changes were having no affect. Hope this helps someone!
Solution 7 - Android
Enable ProGuard
android {
buildTypes {
release {
minifyEnabled true
proguardFiles 'proguard-rules.pro'
}
}
}