---
id: 4425
title: "Smali the Parseltongue Language"
source_domain: blog.quarkslab.com
source_url: "https://blog.quarkslab.com/smali-the-parseltongue-language.html"
published_at: "2022-02-02T23:00:00Z"
tags: ["android", "reverse-engineering", "apk", "smali", "dex", "binary-patching"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/4425"
lang: en
---

# Smali the Parseltongue Language

## Summary

A practical guide to reading and writing Smali, Android's DEX intermediate representation: why analysts patch apps at the Smali level, and how to repackage an APK cleanly.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** blog.quarkslab.com
- **Published:** 2022-02-02T23:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://blog.quarkslab.com/smali-the-parseltongue-language.html
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/4425