Unpacking Xamarin Android Mobile Applications

Reading Time: 5 minutes Recap & Introduction In my previous post I detailed how to decompile .NET code and explained how this was possible given the nature of the .NET platform. This post will walk you through how to unpack and decompile android mobile applications built on the Xamarin platform. Additionally I will also talk about a utility app …

Decompiling .NET Code

Reading Time: 7 minutes Introduction When you build an native application your written source code gets compiled down to a language that can be understood by the target processor you’re developing for (eg. ARM), this is referred to as machine code or assembly. Decompiling such applications are not possible as there is information that gets lost during the compilation …