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androideclipse-pluginexportcode-signing
Sophie
Sophie

Reputation: 463

Generate a keystore for an Android app in the Export Android Application wizard?

I'm trying to export a signed Android application in Eclipse.

I think I'm going in the right direction:

It looks like this (forgive my ascii, file uploader not working):

[ ] Use existing keystore
[o] Create new keystore

Location: __________ [Browse]
Password: __________
Confirm: __________

I don't have an existing keystore, so I click the "Create new keystore" radio button. The location field remains active, must be filled, and if I browse to some directory I'd like the keystore to go after it's created, the dialog complains that "Keystore path is a directory."

  1. Is it actually possible to create a keystore with this dialog?
  2. If not, how can I create one? My google-fu has provided only failed experiments for me so far. I'm using Eclipse on a PC.

The Compile and sign with Eclipse ADT section in the android developer page seems to think this will just work out, but I can't get past this part of the dialog. I can export unsigned .apk files just fine.

Thank you!

Upvotes: 46

Views: 74903

Answers (3)

Akshay Mishra
Akshay Mishra

Reputation: 1713

Step 1 : How to generate keystore in eclipse

Step 1 : How to generate keystore in eclipse

Step 2: Browse Directory and put filename.keystore and create password

[Step 2: Browse Directory and put filename.keystore and create password]

Step 3: Fill Expiry details and License detail

2[Step 3: Fill Expiry details and License detail]3

You are done!

Upvotes: 0

sangram_kesari
sangram_kesari

Reputation: 11

If you have created an app right now with the sdk and adt plugin, like the hello world app, then you'll have to chose the debug.keystore file while exporting. The files is in c:/users/.../.android/debug.keystore, after that when asked for password.

Upvotes: 1

David Snabel-Caunt
David Snabel-Caunt

Reputation: 58361

You should be able to create a keystore with the dialog, yes. After navigating to the folder you want to use, type a name in the 'File name:' field in the file browse window, e.g. sophie.keystore. Then you should be able to proceed.

Alternatively, you can create it on the command line as described in the docs.

The command looks like this:

keytool -genkey -v -keystore my-release-key.keystore -alias alias_name -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000

for example:

keytool -genkey -v -keystore ~/dcaunt.keystore -alias dcaunt -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000

Upvotes: 45

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