Smali debugger

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skylot edited this page Mar 28, 2021 · 4 revisions

Smali debugger support in jadx-gui

Features:

single step
set breakpoint
modify register value
modify fields of object

Shortcuts:

F2 set/remove breakpoint
F7 step into
F8 step over
Shift + F8 step out
F9 run

For debugging, you must have:

adb
a debuggable app, or a rooted device/emulator that can make apps debuggable.

Debugger will search ANDROID_HOME and PATH to look for adb.

Be aware: Android Studio can interference with jadx debugger, so it is better to close it before attaching to process in jadx.

Usage:

Setting up an app to debug:

debugger_present_wait

Adb usage:

debugger_present_adb

Debugging:

debugger_present_debug2

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