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- Launch the Terminal application and navigate into the KiloGap (or whichever directory your application is stored in) directory:
cd ~/Desktop/KiloGap
- Compile the app in release mode:
ant release
You’ll see a page or so of output scroll by, ending withBUILD SUCCESSFUL. An unsigned binary named Kilo-unsigned.apk will now be sitting in the ~/Desktop/KiloGap/bin/ directory.
The ant release command creates an unsigned binary named Kilo-unsigned.apk in the ~/Desktop/KiloGap/bin/ directory
- Create a private key:
keytool -genkey -v -keystore keystore -alias alias -keyalg RSA -validity days
This command is interactive and will ask you a bunch of questions. Mine looks like this:
JSC-MBP:KiloGap jstark$ keytool -genkey -v -keystore myAndroidKey.keystore \
-alias myAndroidKeyAlias -keyalg RSA -validity 10000
Enter keystore password:
Re-enter new password:
What is your first and last name?
[Unknown]: Jonathan Stark
What is the name of your organizational unit?
[Unknown]:
What is the name of your organization?
[Unknown]: Jonathan Stark Consulting
What is the name of your City or Locality?
[Unknown]: Providence
What is the name of your State or Province?
[Unknown]: RI
What is the two-letter country code for this unit?
[Unknown]: US
Is CN=Jonathan Stark, OU=Unknown, O=Jonathan Stark Consulting, L=Providence,
ST=RI, C=US correct?
[no]: yes
Generating 1,024 bit RSA key pair and self-signed certificate (SHA1withRSA) with
a validity of 10,000 days for: CN=Jonathan Stark, OU=Unknown, O=Jonathan Stark
Consulting, L=Providence, ST=RI, C=US
Enter key password for <myAndroidKeyAlias>
(RETURN if same as keystore password):
[Storing myAndroidKey.keystore]
When the process completes, you should see myAndroidKey.keystore created in the ~/Desktop/KiloGap directory. If you’d like to use this keystore for other apps in the future, you might want to move the keystore file to a more central location.
The keytool command will generate a keystore file named myAndroidKey.keystore in the KiloGap directory
Warning: Do not lose this password. If you forget your keystore password, you won’t be able to update your app once it’s published.
- Sign your app with the key you just created:
jarsigner -verbose -keystore myAndroidKey.keystore
./bin/Kilo-unsigned.apk myAndroidKeyAlias
When you run this command, you’ll be asked for your keystore password.
- Align the .apk file:
zipalign -v 4 ./bin/Kilo-unsigned.apk ./bin/Kilo.apk
You’ll see a page or so of output scroll by, ending with “Verification successful.” A signed binary named Kilo.apk will now be sitting in the ~/Desktop/KiloGap/bin/ directory. This .apk file is your completed app!
Once you run the jarsigner and zipalign commands, your final app will be generated in the ~/Desktop/KiloGap/bin/ directory
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