# Tencent/tinker

Tinker is a hot-fix solution library for Android, it supports dex, library and resources update without reinstall apk.

Repository: https://github.com/Tencent/tinker
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tinker
Language: Java
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: android, dynamic, hotfix, wechat
Last push: 2026-08-12T09:34:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 69/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 16, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3648, "days_push": 21, "days_rel": 422, "gap_med": 104.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 17640, forks 3346 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:20.113092+00:00)

## What it is
Tinker is Tencent's hot-fix library for Android that patches dex, native libraries, and resources without reinstalling the APK. It includes a Gradle plugin and runtime loader for applying patches.

## Use cases
- hot-patch android app bugs without releasing a new apk
- update dex and resources at runtime
- fix crashes in production android app instantly
- apply code patches to installed android app
- avoid full app store release for small fixes

## When to choose
- you need to patch dex, so, and resources in a shipped Android app
- you want a battle-tested hotfix solution used by WeChat

## When to avoid
- Google Play policies prohibit dynamic code loading outside Play-managed updates
- you only need resource or config updates

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: mobile-framework, plugin-system
- domain: mobile-development, android-tools
- platform: jvm
- tags: hotfix, patching, gradle-plugin, dex, android

## Member repositories
- Tencent/tinker (main) score 69

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:20.113092+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:02:33.113819+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Tencent/tinker (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:20.113092+00:00, sha 551c9bcc9f7d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.