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Generating a signed APK

The Android ecosystem requires that app APKs be digitally signed with a certificate before they can be installed on Android devices. Only after generating a signed APK, can we upload the APK on Google Play for people to install. This section will explain how to generate a signed APK using Android Studio. This section will also cover creating and storing your certifications. Android Studio allows you to manually generate the signed APKs, either one at a time or for multiple build variants at once.

Perform the following steps to generate the build using a manual sign procedure:

In Android Studio, click on Build | Generate Signed APK from the menu.
In the next section, select the Module you would like to release and ...

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