Yes, you should be able to use the newest aapt to read any older .apk. We don't, however, test aapt with older versions of the platform, so doing so is not supported. It probably works, but there could well be obvious or subtle problems that result.
On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 2:03 PM, bbe <[email protected]> wrote: > Are the newest versions of aapt backwards compatible with the older > versions? i.e. can i read 1.0 & 1.5 apks with the 2.0.1 SDK aapt? My > tests show me it works, but is it failsafe? > > If this is not the case, what's the easiest way to determine the > android version an APK was developed for and know which aapt binary to > use? > > Thanks in advance. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
