Android ProGuard - only obfuscation

java android proguard obfuscation
Vinoth picture Vinoth · Jul 9, 2011 · Viewed 14.8k times · Source

Is it possible to use ProGuard for only obfuscation. I don't want ProGuard to remove any classes from my projects. My intention to use ProGuard is only for obfuscation so as to prevent reverse engineering.

Answer

Eric Lafortune picture Eric Lafortune · Jul 10, 2011

Yes, by specifying

-dontshrink
-dontoptimize

You can find details on all configuration options in the ProGuard manual.

Note that shrinking and optimization may help preventing reverse engineering a bit.

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