Build unsigned APK file with Android Studio

I would recommend you to build your APK file with Gradle:

Click the dropdown menu in the toolbar at the top (Open 'Edit Run/Debug configurations' dialog)

Select "Edit Configurations"

Click the "+"

Select "Gradle"

Choose your module as a Gradle project

In Tasks: enter assemble

Press Run

Your unsigned APK is now located in

ProjectName\app\build\outputs\apk

For detailed information on how to use Gradle, this tutorial is good to go: Building with Gradle in Android Studio. I also wrote a blog post on how to build an unsigned APK with Gradle.

If you moved your project from the other IDE and don't want to recompile, you may find your APK file that was already built in the IDE you moved from:

If you generated the Project with Android Studio, the APK file will be found in ProjectName/ProjectName/build/apk/...

Imported the project from eclipse: File should be in the same directory. Go to Project - Show in Explorer. There you should find the bin folder where your APK file is located in.

Imported from IntelliJ, the location would be ProjectName/out/production/...

Side note: As Chris Stratton mentioned in his comment:

Technically, what you want is an APK signed with a debug key. An APK that is actually unsigned will be refused by the device.

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According to Build Unsigned APK with Gradle you can simply build your application with gradle. In order to do that:

click on the drop down menu on the toolbar at the top (usually with android icon and name of your application) select Edit configurations click plus sign at top left corner or press alt+insert select Gradle choose your module as Gradle project in Tasks: enter assemble press OK press play

After that you should find your unsigned 'apk' in directory ProjectName\app\build\outputs\apk

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The easiest way, I guess:

Open Gradle tab on the right side

Double click YourProject/:app/assemble (or assembleDebug)

You'll find the apk here .../YourProject/app/build/outputs/apk/app-debug.apk

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just go to BUILD->Build APK and it's done

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AndroidStudio 3.4

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After Grade Build Running complete, you will see the notification at bottom-right corner like.

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Click on locate and you will see your debuggable APK

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Step 1 Open android studio . Build -> Generate Signed APK… . now click on “Generate Signed APK”.

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Step 2

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Click Create new.

Step 3

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jks key details,It will go back to previous window.

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Click Next, and give the password which you stored in key.

Step 4

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Now click Finish and wait to complete the building process.

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Now apk generated successfully. Click show in Explorer.

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If you need more details please visit and check the live demo http://javaant.com/how-to-make-apk-file-in-android-studio/#.VwzedZN96Hs

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In Android Studio:

Build Build APK(s) Wait and go to the location shown in a pop-up window. On right bottom side

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Yes, it is possible to create an unsigned .apk with Android Studio!

Highlight the Project in your package explorer or project column, and then File - Project Structure - Artifacts - + - Android Application - From module 'your app' and then you can change the location and some other options. I enable build on make, just for ease.

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Build -> Build APK     //unsigned app


Build -> Generate Signed APK  //Signed app

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With Android Studio 2.2.3 on OSX I just used the top menu:

Build > Build APK

It opened Finder with the .apk file. This won't generate a signed APK. You can select Generate Signed APK from the same menu if needed.

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Just go to Your Application\app\build\outputs\apk

and copy both to phone and install app-debug.apk

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Following work for me:

Keep following setting blank if you have made in build.gradle.

signingConfigs {
        release {
            storePassword ""
            keyAlias ""
            keyPassword ""
        }
    }

and choose Gradle Task from your Editor window. It will show list of all flavor if you have created.

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For unsigned APK: Simply set signingConfig null. It will give you appName-debug-unsigned.apk

debug {
     signingConfig null
}

And build from Build menu. Enjoy

For signed APK:

signingConfigs {
        def keyProps = new Properties()
        keyProps.load(rootProject.file('keystore.properties').newDataInputStream())
        internal {
            storeFile file(keyProps.getProperty('CERTIFICATE_PATH'))
            storePassword keyProps.getProperty('STORE_PASSWORD')
            keyAlias keyProps.getProperty('KEY_ALIAS')
            keyPassword keyProps.getProperty('KEY_PASSWORD')
        }
    }
    buildTypes {
        debug {
            signingConfig signingConfigs.internal
            minifyEnabled false
        }
        release {
            signingConfig signingConfigs.internal
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }

keystore.properties file

CERTIFICATE_PATH=./../keystore.jks
STORE_PASSWORD=password
KEY_PASSWORD=password
KEY_ALIAS=key0

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--- Create new config in signingConfigs

unsigned {
        //do not sign
    }

--- Create build type in buildTypes

unsigned {
        versionNameSuffix '-unsigned'
    }

--- Go to build variants and chose unsigned standard. Build project.

--- Go to "outputs/apk" and find "XXX-unsigned.apk". To check if it is unsigned try to install it to device - you'll fail.

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Now in Android Studio v1.1.0 should be:

select Run > Run find .apk file in \build\outputs\apk

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Android studio also create the apk file on every time compile the program, just go to your workspace folder and find app->build->outputs-> then you can see the apk file.

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You can click the dropdown near the run button on toolbar,

Select "Edit Configurations" Click the "+" Select "Gradle" Choose your module as Gradle project In Tasks: enter assemble

Now press ok,

all you need to do is now select your configuration from the dropdown and press run button. It will take some time. Your unsigned apk is now located in

Project\app\build\outputs\apk

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Steps for creating unsigned APK

Steps for creating unsigned APK • Click the dropdown menu in the toolbar at the top • Select "Edit Configurations" • Click the "+" • Select "Gradle" • Choose your module as a Gradle project • In Tasks: enter assemble • Press Run • Your unsigned APK is now located in - ProjectName\app\build\outputs\apk Note : Technically, what you want is an APK signed with a debug key. An APK that is actually unsigned will be refused by the device. So, Unsigned APK will give error if you install in device.

Note : Technically, what you want is an APK signed with a debug key. An APK that is actually unsigned will be refused by the device. So, Unsigned APK will give error if you install in device.

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