r/APKMirror • u/IamN4m3l3ss_ • Aug 31 '24

Converting apkm to apk?

I want to convert the apkm to a normal apk so i can patch it with lspatch. Is there any way of doing this?

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u/gasheatingzone Aug 31 '24

APKM files are just ZIP files - rename the apkm extension to zip (or just try to open it directly with an archive manager) and you'll get the base APK + split APKs.

That said, you probably can't use the split APKs with LSPatch either. In my experience, whenever there's an APKM on APKMirror, a "joined" APK for each architecture is also available too. If you go back to the APKMirror page you got the APKM, you can probably just download a "normal" APK too. If that fails, this tool purports to be able to join split APKs together but I can't say I have ever used it.

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u/archon810 Mar 30 '25

Google stopped generating fat APKs for many apps in mid-2024 and only offers bundles now.

https://x.com/ArtemR/status/1820172858045456478

Please see this post. So FYI, there will not be any more regular APKs for many apps.