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What is Android keystore file, and what is it used for?
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I am new in android and I have made a app and I am thinking to publish it on play store but I do not know much about keystore and what is signed APK .
I did search on youtube and Google and also on stack overflow that help me
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Stackoverflow link 2
According videos and these link I am able to make .APK of android project but I am confused with some blog that say to make signed APK and save keystore in gradle file or something similar like that . Also some blog Says if you want to update your app you should store keystore locally
And I am getting very confused . Pleas explain me what is the process . Thank You .
It is necessary to generate signed apk while publish app on play store for that purpose you have to select path(key store path) where .jks file is generated that contain details app info(keystore file info) & other signing authority details
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I recently tried to update my app in the google play store using the apk I generated 3 years ago. I have been using the same key store file since 3 years.All of a sudden, it says SHA1 doesn't match.
I am attaching the screenshot for further reference. I checked the SHA1 values for the key store file before uploading it to the store. The values are exactly the same, but when I upload to the store it gives an error.
I have the key store and the password with me safely. I do not want to lose my app history and i want to update my app with same package name and bundleId. Is there any way to achieve this?
Here is the link to the google play console help, complete instructions for creating a new upload key are written towards the end of the page.
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The apk must be signed with the same certificates as the previous version
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I have read lot of similar questions but none of them answered my question
This is first time I am had uploaded an apk in google play store.
I made a mistake by uploading a developer sign key and publishing it to Alpha group.
Now I had unpublished it but it won't let me overwrite a new apk with production key.
Moreover now I can't create a new app in my profile since app with my package name already exists in play store now.
Is their something I can do now?
I really don't want to change package name, since thousands of users are already using this app from different sources. They need to get this apk with same package name and same production sign key.
Any guidance will be helpful.
Is their some way I can reach out to Google Support team?
Thanks!
EDIT: I had published it using a developer sign key we use internally for testing purpose
Unfortunately, signatures are set forever after your first publish to any channel. You'll have to create a new app with a new ID in order to get your correctly-signed app on the market.
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Android Keystore File Lost [duplicate]
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Anyway to change Keystore or Keystore's Info on android without publish new app
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Is there anyway to get the keystore file from .apk, Unfortunately the keystore file is missed now i need to update my app which is there is Google Play.
Please help, Thnx in advance
No, it's not. Imagine the huge security breach that would be. In addition to the already existing problem with code decompilation and recompilation, hackers could even sign a modified APK with the original key and pretend it to be original.
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How to build an APK file in Eclipse?
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I finished my android app now and i want to upload to the android market.. I have already bought the android license to upload i just want now to know what i need to do with my app.. I heard you need something signed and you need some key.. I can't remember all i heard but is there some complete guide for this or something i can read when i want to make my application into .apk and upload to market.. Im intrested in full guide so i might learn in the future how it works..
I did search the web before for this but they were so unclear guides how to do it.. Didn't help me much at all..
The Android publishing guide explains this step by step. You must sign your app with your private key and generate the signed .apk file, as explained in the linked guide.
The easiest way is to use Eclipse to sign your application. During the signing process you will be prompted to create a password. Make sure you write this down as you will need this to sign updates to your app. Once you've signed your APK, sign into the Android market (http://market.android.com/publish) and upload your binary.
Here's information on signing
http://developer.android.com/guide/publishing/app-signing.html#releasemode
Also, DO NOT lose the keystore file you need to create when signing your app. Without the original keystore file you will not be able to update your app to a newer version, because you won't be able to upload a newer version if it was not signed with the same certificate.
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I lost my .keystore file!
I have an app on the android market for 5 months now. I haven't updated it in probably 2 months, so yesterday I went to work coding it. I finish my coding, go to export the app and it asks for my Keystore. The only problem is that when I try the use existing keystore option, THERE ARE NONE!!! So, I go through the long process of creating a new keystore and get the application exported and try to update the app and it tells me the keystores don't match, which is true.
This is the same computer I developed the first version of the app with, using the original keystore so where did it go? How do I retrieve it? My app has 500-1,000 downloads and it's $0.99 so I really don't want to piss 500 people off by removing the app and uploading a new one.
Any suggestions?
I'd suggest contacting the Google team and see if they can retrieve it for you?