Obfuscation of the strings.xml file in Android code.

Question

I would like to prevent someone from decompiling my .apk file from looking at some lines in the strings.xml file.

Will obfuscate my code with ProGuard obfuscate or hide the strings.xml file and prevent people from seeing the source lines.

Answer 1

Proguard will not obfuscate strings. It basically performs minimization in java. If you want the strings to be tangled, several options are available. Here is a couple

Stringer: https://jfxstore.com/stringer/

DexGuard: https://www.guardsquare.com/dexguard