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Updating Android Application in Play Store Signing issue


I'll try my best to convey what my problem is, but I am having issues updating a clients application that is currently in the Play Store. The old version of the app was created by different developers.

  • The previous version of the app by the looks of things was created using Adobde Air, I don't have any experience at all with Adobe Air, so not too sure about the signing process with the APKs.

  • My new version is a new project (with same package name) created in Android Studio.

  • I obviously need to sign the release APK with the same certificate as the previous version. Can I do this via Android Studio using the Build > Generate Signed APK?

  • Will the previous developers have to provide a .keystore or .jks file? as I said i'm not sure how the signing process works when using Adobe Air.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.


Solution

  • If you can build an apk and have the original keystore file you can sign it via the command line.

    Take a look here:

    You uploaded an APK that is not zip aligned error

    You'll need to do the jarsigner step first, then the zipalign on the resulting file. 4 works for me as the alignment value.