How to get library installation path

Question

Some Android apps require libraries to be linked against by specifying <uses-library> in their Manifest (in the application element):

<uses-library android:name="com.example.customlib" android:required="true" />

It is possible to list the installed libraries on the device by running the following command:

$ adb shell cmd package list libraries

  1 â¨¯

library:android.ext.services

library:android.ext.shared

library:android.hidl.base-V1.0-java

library:android.hidl.manager-V1.0-java

library:com.android.future.usb.accessory

library:com.android.location.provider

library:com.android.media.remotedisplay

library:com.google.android.gms

library:com.google.android.trichromelibrary

library:javax.obex

library:org.apache.http.legacy

library:com.example.customlib

...

Where are these libraries installed? Is there a command similar to adb shell pm path com.exaple.packagename that would return the path of com.example.customlib? When I tried pm path, it does not return anything.

— Topper Harley | Sources

Answer

Most of the libraries you search can be found in /system/framework

Example output form an Android 10 device:


 3621 2009-01-01 01:00 CustomPropInterface.jar

  193854 2009-01-01 01:00 OPCommonTelephony.jar


21325 2009-01-01 01:00 am.jar


13122 2009-01-01 01:00 android.hidl.base-V1.0-java.jar


31354 2009-01-01 01:00 android.hidl.manager-V1.0-java.jar


33410 2009-01-01 01:00 android.test.base.jar


57302 2009-01-01 01:00 android.test.mock.jar

  106118 2009-01-01 01:00 android.test.runner.jar


 5693 2009-01-01 01:00 appwidget.jar


31002 2009-01-01 01:00 bmgr.jar


 7445 2009-01-01 01:00 bu.jar


 5310 2009-01-01 01:00 com.android.future.usb.accessory.jar


20050 2009-01-01 01:00 com.android.location.provider.jar


 9230 2009-01-01 01:00 com.android.media.remotedisplay.jar


 2906 2009-01-01 01:00 com.android.mediadrm.signer.jar


 7954 2009-01-01 01:00 com.android.nfc_extras.jar


19389 2009-01-01 01:00 content.jar


 9193 2009-01-01 01:00 dpm.jar


99829 2009-01-01 01:00 duraspeed.jar


38582 2009-01-01 01:00 ethernet-service.jar

 3007999 2009-01-01 01:00 ext.jar

27047266 2009-01-01 01:00 framework.jar


17217 2009-01-01 01:00 hid.jar

  153906 2009-01-01 01:00 ims-common.jar


13573 2009-01-01 01:00 input.jar


54682 2009-01-01 01:00 javax.obex.jar


 3721 2009-01-01 01:00 locksettings.jar


79905 2009-01-01 01:00 log-handler.jar


16086 2009-01-01 01:00 media.jar

  114510 2009-01-01 01:00 mediatek-common.jar


99278 2009-01-01 01:00 mediatek-cta.jar

  189961 2009-01-01 01:00 mediatek-framework-net.jar

  405350 2009-01-01 01:00 mediatek-framework.jar

  107978 2009-01-01 01:00 mediatek-ims-base.jar


73974 2009-01-01 01:00 mediatek-ims-common.jar


12061 2009-01-01 01:00 mediatek-ims-extension-plugin.jar

 2506910 2009-01-01 01:00 mediatek-ims-legacy.jar

  483881 2009-01-01 01:00 mediatek-ims-wwop-common.jar

  230333 2009-01-01 01:00 mediatek-services.jar


49334 2009-01-01 01:00 mediatek-telecom-common.jar

  361002 2009-01-01 01:00 mediatek-telephony-base.jar

 2762490 2009-01-01 01:00 mediatek-telephony-common.jar

 1580981 2009-01-01 01:00 mediatek-wfo-legacy.jar

  114753 2009-01-01 01:00 monkey.jar


 3937 2009-01-01 01:00 mtk-wifi-service.jar

  491074 2009-01-01 01:00 org.apache.http.legacy.jar


12445 2009-01-01 01:00 requestsync.jar


10205 2009-01-01 01:00 sm.jar


13273 2009-01-01 01:00 svc.jar


13145 2009-01-01 01:00 telecom.jar

 2865674 2009-01-01 01:00 telephony-common.jar

  363793 2009-01-01 01:00 uiautomator.jar


99817 2009-01-01 01:00 via-plugin.jar

  157682 2009-01-01 01:00 voip-common.jar


 4437 2009-01-01 01:00 vr.jar

 3391985 2009-01-01 01:00 wifi-service.jar

— Robert | Sources

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