Note: when using the old jarsigner you need to zipalign AFTER signing. When using the new apksigner method you do it BEFORE signing (confusing, I know). Invoking zipalign before apksigner works fine because apksigner preserves APK alignment and compression (unlike jarsigner).
Signing an apk
Android 7.0 introduces APK Signature Scheme v2, a new app-signing scheme that offers faster app install times and more protection against unauthorized alterations to APK files (See here and here for more details). Therefore, Google implemented their own apk signer called apksigner (duh!)The script file can be found in %ANDROID_HOME%/sdk/build-tools/24.0.3/ (the .jar is in the /lib subfolder). Use it like this
After the application has been built for release, the APK must be signed prior to distribution so that it can be run on an Android device. This process is typically handled with the IDE, however there are some situations where it is necessary to sign the APK manually, at the command line. The following steps are involved with signing an APK:
For this reason, a private keystore must be created and used forsigning applications. This is a step that should only be performedonce, as the same key will be used for publishing updates and can thenbe used to sign other applications.
Before signing an APK with apksigner, it is important to first optimize the file using the zipalign tool from the Android SDK. zipalign will restructure the resources in an APK along 4-byte boundaries. This alignment allows Android to quickly load the resources from the APK, increasing the performance of the application and potentially reducing memory use. Xamarin.Android will conduct a run-time check to determine if the APK has been zipaligned. If the APK is not zipaligned, then the application will not run.
This section describes how to build a release app bundle.If you completed the signing steps,the app bundle will be signed.At this point, you might consider obfuscating your Dart codeto make it more difficult to reverse engineer. Obfuscatingyour code involves adding a couple flags to your build command,and maintaining additional files to de-obfuscate stack traces.
If you completed the signing steps,the APK will be signed.At this point, you might consider obfuscating your Dart codeto make it more difficult to reverse engineer. Obfuscatingyour code involves adding a couple flags to your build command.
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Android requires that all apps be digitally signed with a certificate before they can be installed. In order to distribute your Android application via Google Play store it needs to be signed with a release key that then needs to be used for all future updates. Since 2017 it is possible for Google Play to manage signing releases automatically thanks to App Signing by Google Play functionality. However, before your application binary is uploaded to Google Play it needs to be signed with an upload key. The Signing Your Applications page on Android Developers documentation describes the topic in detail. This guide covers the process in brief, as well as lists the steps required to package the JavaScript bundle.
If you are migrating from previous version of React Native chances are your app does not use App Signing by Google Play feature. We recommend you enable that in order to take advantage from things like automatic app splitting. In order to migrate from the old way of signing you need to start by generating new upload key and then replacing release signing config in android/app/build.gradle to use the upload key instead of the release one (see section about adding signing config to gradle). Once that's done you should follow the instructions from Google Play Help website in order to send your original release key to Google Play.
By signing your application, you're providing it with it's digital signature. For future updates on the app, this created signature will serve as an authentication. With that being said, try and keep the signature/keys safe, and don't check it into any version control system. Follow the below steps to sign you app:
These steps are for how to sign your apk via the command line using apksigner. You will need to have already created a keystore and have the Android signing tools downloaded. These steps will also assume that you followed the rest of the tutorial steps linked above.
You can create a signed APK using the Android Sign Step in your Bitrise Workflow. This Step is configured to run if you have already uploaded your keystore file on the Code signing tab of the Workflow Editor.
The F-Droid tools can automatic generate and manage APK signing keys foreach app that it maintains. With the repo index signing configured, allthat remains to be done for package signing to work is to set the keydnamefield in config.yml to contain the same identifying details you enteredbefore. A new key will be generated using these details, for eachapplication that is built. If a specific key is required for a particularapplication, this system can be overridden using the keyaliases configsettings.
Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) are specially designed pieces of hardwarefor securely storing and using cryptographic keys. They provide write-onlystorage, so that a private key can only be written to the HSM and never readoff of it. fdroidserver has support for using HSMs for repo signing keys.
Note: Once you publish the app on the Play Store, you will need to republish your app under a different package name (loosing all downloads and ratings) if you want to change the signing key at any point. So backup your keystore and don't forget the passwords.
Android requires that all APKs be digitally signed with a certificate before they are installed on a device or updated. Scalefusion provides feature of signing of an unsigned apk file which can then be uploaded through Enterprise Store thereby installing the app on devices.
Once you publish the app on the Play Store, you will need to republish your app under a different package name (losing all downloads and ratings) if you want to change the signing key at any point. So backup your keystore and don't forget the passwords. 2ff7e9595c
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