What's Changed

• feat: introduce SDK_S_V2 by @iBotPeaches in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2780
• Optimize CI a bit by @Goooler in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2773
• fix: properly release resource by @auermich93 in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2783
• feat: update internal framework to API 32 (12L Release) by @iBotPeaches in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2743
• Revert "fix: decoding references to private resources" by @iBotPeaches in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2785
• New aapt/aapt2 binaries by @iBotPeaches in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2787
• test (aapt2): add assertion for "usesPermissionFlags" by @iBotPeaches in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2790
• test (aapt/aapt2): ensure ampersand is escaped on android:label by @iBotPeaches in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2802
• added option to include generic/permissive network security config file durin… by @erev0s in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2791
• fix: redesign StyledString decoding by @IgorEisberg in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2816
• Tests / Style for #2815 by @iBotPeaches in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2817
• build: cancel duplicate workflows by @iBotPeaches in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2818
• feat: update internal framework to API 33 (Tiramisu Privacy Preview) by @iBotPeaches in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2845
• Binaries: aapt/aapt2 updates (July 5, 2022) by @iBotPeaches in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2846
• Update apktool.bat by @jonathanschoeller in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2882
• Fixes facebook apk deconstruction by @tvildo in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2884
• Support malformed resource names/namespaces by falling back to resId by @iBotPeaches in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2886
• Support Spare Flags by @iBotPeaches in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2887
• build: migrate codeql to different workflow by @iBotPeaches in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2888
• fix: correct npe if null is returned from attribute value by @iBotPeaches in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2889
• Fixes #2900 by @MaSven in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2901
• fix: overlay spec parsing (#2805) by @gramound in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2917
• Make default framework location detection on Linux XDG compliant by @Miepee in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2924
• Fix « doNotCompress » in case of obfuscated resources. by @Kirlif in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2925
• fix: don't assume a referent exists on ReferenceValue by @iBotPeaches in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2926
• Update apktool.bat by @Build-0-Matic in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2930
• Revert "Update apktool.bat" by @iBotPeaches in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2931
• fix: support properly mapping r/R/res resources during disassemble by @iBotPeaches in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2936
• fix: res/layout/(name removed).xml: Invalid file name by @Danealau in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2940
• build: update to non-vulnerable commons_text/snakeyaml by @iBotPeaches in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2942
• Issue 2943 - Support raw disassembly w/ AndResGuard by @iBotPeaches in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2944
• build: include smali from source by @iBotPeaches in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2941
• build: filter jitpack to only com.github.ibotpeaches.* by @iBotPeaches in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2953
• build: support jdk17 by @iBotPeaches in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2952

New Contributors

• @auermich93 made their first contribution in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2783
• @erev0s made their first contribution in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2791
• @jonathanschoeller made their first contribution in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2882
• @tvildo made their first contribution in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2884
• @MaSven made their first contribution in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2901
• @gramound made their first contribution in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2917
• @Miepee made their first contribution in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2924
• @Kirlif made their first contribution in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2925
• @Build-0-Matic made their first contribution in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2930
• @Danealau made their first contribution in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2940
• @Surendrajat made their first contribution in https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2927

Full Changelog: https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/compare/v2.6.1...v2.7.0 Release Post: https://connortumbleson.com/2022/11/24/apktool-v2-7-0-released