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How can I obfuscate my code in Eclipse? (Android)

I am new in android application. I write an application and need to obfuscate it in eclipse. I tried to use following tutorial:
http://developer.android.com/tools/help/proguard.html
but when i created my project the eclipse did not produce any "proguard.cfg" file. I just have a "project.properties" that uncomment the following line of that.
proguard.config=${sdk.dir}/tools/proguard/proguard-android.txt:proguard-project.txt
I put instead of {sdk.dir} path to sdk. I don't have progurd-android.txt as well. is there any clear step by step for beginner how to obfuscate code in android?
or is it possible to you to explain it for me?
Thanks for help.

First, you should comment out this line on project.ptoperties:
proguard.config=${sdk.dir}/tools/proguard/proguard-android.txt:proguard-project.txt
Then you should write your rules to proguard-project.txt This is an example from http://proguard.sourceforge.net/#manual/examples.html:
-injars bin/classes
-injars libs
-outjars bin/classes-processed.jar
-libraryjars /usr/local/java/android-sdk/platforms/android-9/android.jar
-dontpreverify
-repackageclasses ''
-allowaccessmodification
-optimizations !code/simplification/arithmetic
-keepattributes *Annotation*
-keep public class * extends android.app.Activity
-keep public class * extends android.app.Application
-keep public class * extends android.app.Service
-keep public class * extends android.content.BroadcastReceiver
-keep public class * extends android.content.ContentProvider
-keep public class * extends android.view.View {
public <init>(android.content.Context);
public <init>(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet);
public <init>(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet, int);
public void set*(...);
}
-keepclasseswithmembers class * {
public <init>(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet);
}
-keepclasseswithmembers class * {
public <init>(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet, int);
}
-keepclassmembers class * extends android.content.Context {
public void *(android.view.View);
public void *(android.view.MenuItem);
}
-keepclassmembers class * implements android.os.Parcelable {
static ** CREATOR;
}
-keepclassmembers class **.R$* {
public static <fields>;
}
-keepclassmembers class * {
#android.webkit.JavascriptInterface <methods>;
}
And then you should sign and export your apk. If you dont sign obfuscation does not work.

The tutorial is not up to date.
The proguard-project.txt is the correct proguard config file (which used to be "proguard.cfg" ).
I don't know though what the proguard-android.txt is supposed to be...
In my project.properties it only says:
"proguard.config=proguard-project.txt" (proguard.project.txt is in the same folder as the the properties file) and it works...

To enable ProGuard so that it runs as part of an Ant or Eclipse build, set the proguard.config property in the project.properties file.
proguard.config=proguard.cfg
Add this to a file called proguard.cfg to your projects root folder. It' s the basic configuration from the example (proguard-android.txt).
-dontusemixedcaseclassnames
-dontskipnonpubliclibraryclasses
-verbose
-dontoptimize
-dontpreverify
-keepattributes *Annotation*
-keep public class com.google.vending.licensing.ILicensingService
-keep public class com.android.vending.licensing.ILicensingService
-keepclasseswithmembernames class * {
native <methods>;
}
-keepclassmembers public class * extends android.view.View {
void set*(***);
*** get*();
}
-keepclassmembers class * extends android.app.Activity {
public void *(android.view.View);
}
-keepclassmembers enum * {
public static **[] values();
public static ** valueOf(java.lang.String);
}
-keep class * implements android.os.Parcelable {
public static final android.os.Parcelable$Creator *;
}
-keepclassmembers class **.R$* {
public static <fields>;
}
-dontwarn android.support.**
Then run your application.
Proguard configuration is not easy especially when you have several libraries.
See the documentation here Proguard and on the android developers page Android Proguard Description.

How to use Proguard with Android Annotations?

Does anybody know how to use Proguard with Android Annotations?
I found this resource:
https://code.google.com/p/androidannotations/wiki/ProGuard
But when I use the proguard.cfg file from there, I get the following error:
proguard.ParseException: Unknown option '*' in line 6 of file
'/Users/jabdulius/Documents/Dropbox/workspace-tinder/Tinder/proguard.cfg'
Here's the proguard.cfg file I copied from the link:
-optimizationpasses 5
-dontusemixedcaseclassnames
-dontskipnonpubliclibraryclasses
-dontpreverify
-verbose
-optimizations !code/simplification/arithmetic,!field/ *,!class/merging/ *
-keep public class * extends android.app.Activity
-keep public class * extends android.app.Application
-keep public class * extends android.app.Service
-keep public class * extends android.content.BroadcastReceiver
-keep public class * extends android.content.ContentProvider
-keep public class * extends android.app.backup.BackupAgentHelper
-keep public class * extends android.preference.Preference
-keep public class com.android.vending.licensing.ILicensingService
-keepclasseswithmembernames class * {
native <methods>;
}
-keepclasseswithmembernames class * {
public <init>(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet);
}
-keepclasseswithmembernames class * {
public <init>(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet, int);
}
-keepclassmembers enum * {
public static **[] values();
public static ** valueOf(java.lang.String);
}
-keep class * implements android.os.Parcelable {
public static final android.os.Parcelable$Creator *;
}

When you copy and paste from the website, you may notice your paste includes spaces before the asterisks that were not present in the original (a minor formatting error).. simply remove the two spaces, changing the following line:
-optimizations !code/simplification/arithmetic,!field/ *,!class/merging/ *
to match this:
-optimizations !code/simplification/arithmetic,!field/*,!class/merging/*
You'll also note, as Eric has said (and he would know best!!) the newer versions of ADT include a default proguard configuration referenced in new project.properties:
#proguard.config=${sdk.dir}/tools/proguard/proguard-android.txt:proguard-project.txt
Uncommenting the line (remove the #)will load the default properties (proguard-android.txt) and then override it with any changes you make in your project proguard-project.txt.
Those default properties include many of the rules that Android Annotations project recommends, and are sufficient for most basic apps.

As of Android SDK r20, the ProGuard configuration file is called proguard-project.txt, and it can be empty to start with. It only needs to contain project-specific settings. Try upgrading your SDK and your project.

Obsolete proguard file; use -keepclasseswithmembers instead of -keepclasseswithmembernames

I am having the following error on proguard.cfg file in my android project. I dont know what this error says. Any idea?

This is a bug with the SDK tools v11.
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=16384
When Lint generates error,
go to lint warnings view (Window > Show View > Other > android > Lint Warnings) and double click the error to modify proguard.cfg
rename "keepclasseswithmembernames" to "keepclasseswithmembers" on line it shows error and save.
run Lint again (click refresh in Lint Warnings view)
repeat renaming if it shows further warnings in subsequent lines.
I changed mine to look like this.
-optimizationpasses 5
-dontusemixedcaseclassnames
-dontskipnonpubliclibraryclasses
-dontpreverify
-verbose
-optimizations !code/simplification/arithmetic,!field/*,!class/merging/*
-keep public class * extends android.app.Activity
-keep public class * extends android.app.Application
-keep public class * extends android.app.Service
-keep public class * extends android.content.BroadcastReceiver
-keep public class * extends android.content.ContentProvider
-keep public class com.android.vending.licensing.ILicensingService
-keepclasseswithmembernames class * {
native <methods>;
}
-keepclasseswithmembers class * {
public <init>(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet);
}
-keepclasseswithmembers class * {
public <init>(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet, int);
}
-keepclassmembers enum * {
public static **[] values();
public static ** valueOf(java.lang.String);
}
-keep class * implements android.os.Parcelable {
public static final android.os.Parcelable$Creator *;
}

Try with
Clean and build your project then select the error marker in the Problems view and
press Delete.
see the following link
http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/7606320e664fec9b

android:onClick not working with ProGuard

Since today, something weird is happening with my application. Every time I click a button that has set the android:onClick attribute, I get an IllegalStateException: Could not find a method ...
I noticed that only happens when I enable Proguard in the file: default.properties
This is my proguard.cfg:
-optimizationpasses 5
-dontusemixedcaseclassnames
-dontskipnonpubliclibraryclasses
-dontpreverify
-verbose
-optimizations !code/simplification/arithmetic,!field/*,!class/merging/*
-keep public class * extends android.app.Activity
-keep public class * extends android.app.Application
-keep public class * extends android.app.Service
-keep public class * extends android.content.BroadcastReceiver
-keep public class * extends android.content.ContentProvider
-keep public class * extends android.app.backup.BackupAgentHelper
-keep public class * extends android.preference.Preference
-keep public class com.android.vending.licensing.ILicensingService
-keepclasseswithmembernames class * {
native <methods>;
}
-keepclasseswithmembernames class * {
public <init>(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet);
}
-keepclasseswithmembernames class * {
public <init>(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet, int);
}
-keepclassmembers enum * {
public static **[] values();
public static ** valueOf(java.lang.String);
}
-keep class * implements android.os.Parcelable {
public static final android.os.Parcelable$Creator *;
}
The thing is that doesn't happened last week.. (I was using proguard too). Any ideas?
EDIT
I found another solution to this problem:
The project with problems was created with an old version of the ADT plugin (Eclipse). I created a new project with the same parameters and copied the src/, res/ and Manifest, and problem solved!

in the example file in the android framework tools (YOUR_ANDROID_DIR/tools/proguard/proguard-android.txt), you can find the following rule:
# We want to keep methods in Activity that could be used in the XML attribute onClick
-keepclassmembers class * extends android.app.Activity {
public void *(android.view.View);
}
With the comment it's quite explicit.

You need to tell proguard not to mutate the method associated with your android:onClick tag.
Here is an example rule (taken from the proguard website):
-keep class mypackage.MyCallbackClass {
void myCallbackMethod(java.lang.String);
}

Error in default proguard.cfg?

When I create a new Android project in Eclipse, the following default proguard.cfg file is created:
-optimizationpasses 5
-dontusemixedcaseclassnames
-dontskipnonpubliclibraryclasses
-dontpreverify
-verbose
-optimizations !code/simplification/arithmetic,!field/*,!class/merging/*
-keep public class * extends android.app.Activity
-keep public class * extends android.app.Application
-keep public class * extends android.app.Service
-keep public class * extends android.content.BroadcastReceiver
-keep public class * extends android.content.ContentProvider
-keep public class * extends android.app.backup.BackupAgentHelper
-keep public class * extends android.preference.Preference
-keep public class com.android.vending.licensing.ILicensingService
-keepclasseswithmembernames class * {
native <methods>;
}
-keepclasseswithmembernames class * {
public <init>(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet);
}
-keepclasseswithmembernames class * {
public <init>(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet, int);
}
-keepclassmembers enum * {
public static **[] values();
public static ** valueOf(java.lang.String);
}
-keep class * implements android.os.Parcelable {
public static final android.os.Parcelable$Creator *;
}
Note that the -optimizations line comments out the rest of the file. I'm wondering if it is intentional or if it is a typo and that line should have its last two characters reversed:
-optimizations !code/simplification/arithmetic,!field/*,!class/merging*/
I'm using ADT plugin 9.0 and Eclipse 3.6.1.

Okay. I'm now feeling a little stupid. The answer is that nothing here is a comment. The line should be interpreted as if it were spaced out like this:
-optimizations !code/simplification/arithmetic,
!field/*,
!class/merging/*
The * is a wildcard character and the syntax highlighting done by the forum is wrong in this case.

Are you sure you didn't accidently do that?
I just created a dummy project and ended up with this. I'd try to remove that line and see if that works.
-injars bin/classes
-injars libs
-outjars bin/classes-processed.jar
-libraryjars /usr/local/java/android-sdk/platforms/android-9/android.jar
-dontpreverify
-repackageclasses ''
-allowaccessmodification
-optimizations !code/simplification/arithmetic
-keepattributes *Annotation*
-keep public class * extends android.app.Activity
-keep public class * extends android.app.Application
-keep public class * extends android.app.Service
-keep public class * extends android.content.BroadcastReceiver
-keep public class * extends android.content.ContentProvider
-keep public class * extends android.view.View {
public <init>(android.content.Context);
public <init>(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet);
public <init>(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet, int);
public void set*(...);
}
-keepclasseswithmembers class * {
public <init>(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet);
}
-keepclasseswithmembers class * {
public <init>(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet, int);
}
-keepclassmembers class * implements android.os.Parcelable {
static android.os.Parcelable$Creator CREATOR;
}
-keepclassmembers class **.R$* {
public static <fields>;
}

The keep-statements are used to prevent proguard from removing classes or class members in the shrinking step and from renaming them in the obfuscation step.
An Activity is a class that you most likely don't want to be romoved from your project. On Android's ProGuard page it says
For some situations, the default configurations in the proguard.cfg file will suffice. However, many situations are hard for ProGuard to analyze correctly and it might remove code that it thinks is not used, but your application actually needs. Some examples include:
List item a class that is referenced only in the AndroidManifest.xml file
Since that keep part is commented out in the default config I think it is intented, because the out commented -keep Activities line would prevent proguard from eliminating any activity.
In short: No typo