Format
Dalvik Executable Format
Summary
- Name
- Dalvik Executable Format
- Identifiers
- PUID: fmt/694
- Description
- Dalvik is the process virtual machine in Google's Android operating system, which executes applications written for Android. Programs are commonly written in Java and compiled to bytecode for the Java virtual machine, which is then translated to Dalvik bytecode and stored in .dex (Dalvik EXecutable) and .odex (Optimized Dalvik EXecutable) files.
- File extensions
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dex - Submitted by
- Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
- Developed by
- Supported by
Internal signatures
Dalvik Executable Format
- Description
- BOF: dex.<version number>.
- Provenance
- https://source.android.com/devices/tech/dalvik/dex-format.html
Byte sequences
- Min Frag Length
- Absolute from BOF
- Offset
- 0
- Max offset
- 0
- Byte Sequence
6465780A{3}00- Endianness
- None
Changelog
-
V81
- Release date
- 18 February 2015
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Added format
Dalvik Executable Format: Full entry added.
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Added signature
Dalvik Executable Format: New signature. Inspired by research conducted by Ange Albertini.