diff --git a/app-unsigned.apk b/app-unsigned.apk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d819067
Binary files /dev/null and b/app-unsigned.apk differ
diff --git a/app/AndroidManifest.hex b/app/AndroidManifest.hex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11511e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/AndroidManifest.hex
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+03 00       # xml chunk type
+08 00       # header size
+98 00 00 00 # chunk size
+
+01 00       # string pool type
+18 00       # header size, 24 bytes
+40 00 00 00 # chunk size
+03 00 00 00 # string count
+00 00 00 00 # style count
+00 01 00 00 # flags, utf-8 bit is set
+24 00 00 00 # strings start
+
+# string offsets:
+
+00 00 00 00
+0b 00 00 00
+15 00 00 00
+
+# string data:
+
+08 08 6d 61 # len=8, "manifest"
+6e 69 66 65
+73 74 00 
+
+07 07 70 61 # len=7, "package"
+63 6b 61 67
+65 00
+
+03 03 63 2e # len=3, "c.c"
+63 00
+
+00          # 0-padding
+
+# xml contents:
+
+02 01       # XML start element
+10 00       # header size
+38 00 00 00 # chunk size
+00 00 00 00 # line number
+00 00 00 00 # comment, index into string pool
+00 00 00 00 # namespace index, 0
+00 00 00 00 # name of the node, "manifest"
+14 00       # attributes offset
+14 00       # attributes size
+01 00       # attribute count
+00 00       # id index
+00 00       # class index
+00 00       # style index
+
+# attribute data
+
+ff ff ff ff # namespace index, -1
+01 00 00 00 # name, "package"
+02 00 00 00 # raw value, "c.c"
+
+# typed value for attribute[0]
+
+08 00       # size
+00          # always 0
+03          # TYPE_STRING
+02 00 00 00 # value index, "c.c"
+
+03 01       # XML end element
+10 00       # header size
+18 00 00 00 # chunk size 
+00 00 00 00 # line number
+00 00 00 00 # comment
+00 00 00 00 # namespace index, 0
+00 00 00 00 # name of the node, "manifest"
diff --git a/app/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/AndroidManifest.xml
index a471caf..0df139d 100644
Binary files a/app/AndroidManifest.xml and b/app/AndroidManifest.xml differ
diff --git a/app/res/layout/manifest.xml b/app/res/layout/manifest.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index a471caf..0000000
--- a/app/res/layout/manifest.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-<manifest package="c.c" />
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 8e064ab..5fff8f2 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -16,16 +16,8 @@ recompress() {
 
 #TODO ensure that ANDROID_HOME is set
 
-echo "Creating base AndroidManifest.xml"
-$ANDROID_HOME/build-tools/26.0.2/aapt p -M app/AndroidManifest.xml -S app/res -I $ANDROID_HOME/platforms/android-26/android.jar -f -F build/base.apk
-unzip build/base.apk -d build/apk
-
-# Don't use the original manifest with all the generated junk, use the compiled xml from layout instead
-rm build/apk/AndroidManifest.xml
-rm build/apk/resources.arsc
-mv build/apk/res/layout/manifest.xml build/apk/AndroidManifest.xml
-rm -rf build/apk/res
-
+echo "Creating base apk"
+cp app/AndroidManifest.xml build/apk/
 echo "Creating empty classes.dex"
 touch build/apk/classes.dex
 
diff --git a/signed-release.apk b/signed-release.apk
index c2be19b..d7bb4cc 100644
Binary files a/signed-release.apk and b/signed-release.apk differ