How to use cordova build --release to sign using existing eclipse generated keystore?

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Followed the steps by Steven Anderson here Build android release apk on Phonegap 3.x CLI

I have an existing keystore created using eclipse for an Android cordova 2.4.0 project

I created the ant.properties file under /platforms/android with the following two entries

key.store=/Users/xxx/Documents/Android_Key_Store/myApp_Key_Store.keystore key.alias=myApp

Now when I give cordova build --release command I only get android-release-unsigned.apk it is not prompting me to enter the password for my keystore

Thanks in advance for your help

Was this resolved? I too have same issue – suman j Dec 23 '15 at 18:50 — suman j, Dec 23 '15 at 18:50

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered May 07 '15 at 03:25

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Also add:

key.store.password=KeystorePWD
key.alias.password=AliasPWD

Use the plain text version of each password.

answered May 07 '15 at 03:25

Dawson Loudon

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same issue persists. Does it tell if I give wrong password or wrong path? Cause it seems the ant.properties file is getting ignored, every release build is a success irrespective of what I give in ant.properties. I installed ant using command brew install ant – joel May 07 '15 at 04:23

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 23 '15 at 18:57

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Following the steps mentioned in http://shallowsky.com/blog/programming/cordova-create-signed-app.html, was able to build signed apk in release mode.

Creating release-signing.properties was the important step. I use cordova 5.4.1 version

answered Dec 23 '15 at 18:57

suman j

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How to use cordova build --release to sign using existing eclipse generated keystore?

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