Android Studio - How to ZipAlign apk
Solution 1
Inside you main module's build.gradle
file you can have multiple build types along with your debug one.
You can specify zipAlign characteristic inside any of your buildType by using
buildTypes {
release {
minifyEnabled false
proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.txt'
zipAlignEnabled true
}
}
Note: Older versions use zipAlign
, instead of zipAlignEnabled
Default gradle tasks always created for debug and release buildTypes whether you define or not. Debug is for debugging purpose and Release for Signed Application (Build >> Generate Signed Apk). You must define your signingConfig for release builds.
Check Build Types section in below mentioned link for other properties that you can use in your buildTypes
http://tools.android.com/tech-docs/new-build-system/user-guide
Solution 2
If you have created an .apk
file (release mode) from Android Studio, your APK is already aligned. The zipalign
step is part of the Build Process in Android Studio.
You can check an APK with:
zipalign -c -v 4 {APP}.apk
To align an APK, run:
zipalign -v 4 {APP}.apk {ZIPALIGNED_APP}.apk
Solution 3
Set classpath from 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.2.0-alpha3' to
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.1.2'
Solution 4
zipalign is in ADT/sdk/build-tools/android4.4W
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Copy
android4.4W
folder -
Paste it in
yourproject/platforms/android/build/outputs/apk
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Now, copy
yourkey.keystore and your project.apk
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Paste them into
android4.4W
full pathyourproject/platforms/android/build/outputs/apk/android4.4W
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then,
$ zipalign -v 4 project.apk wowdone.apk
.
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Thats all, hope this answer will help you.
Solution 5
For complete signing process do follow steps. (Zip align manually after build- signed apk)
Step 0: Before sign apk add code in your app module.gradle file : set zippAlignEnable and minifyEnable true.
buildTypes {
release {
minifyEnabled true
proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
//zipAlignEnabled true
//uncomment for automatically zip aligned by studio
}
}
Step 1: Sign your APK, relese mode more info
Step 2: find location : .\your sdk\build-tools\24.0.0
Step 3: copy your .jks keystore file and signed APK then paste it here.
Step 4: open command prompt (For windows). set path. of your location where you paste stuff.
Step 5: type command: zipalign -f -v 4 infile.apk outfile.apk
here infile is my signed apk and outfile is file which is uploaded on play store.
Done...!
If cmp will got BUILD failed.
See here for more about error (Zipalign build failed) do following
1) Restart and open Android Studio,
2) close cmd, then reopen it.
3) Now do above process.
Edit: resources.arsc BAD-1 error found
set classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.2.0-alpha3'
to
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.1.2'
Happy Release :)
jtmwanakhu
Updated on July 09, 2022Comments
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jtmwanakhu almost 2 years
I have created a signed apk using Android Studio and I'm now going to zipalign it, I have read this: http://developer.android.com/tools/help/zipalign.html but I'm still not sure where to add the lines of code, is it in the Gradle file and where in the file do I add the lines?
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SubliemeSiem over 9 yearsNote that with the release of Android Studio 1.0
runProguard
should be changed tominifyEnabled
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Brabbeldas about 9 yearsI have add
zipAlignEnabled true
but the Developer Console keeps telling me the apk-file is not zip aligned. -
tomsoft almost 9 yearsBe careful, the correctly zip aligned file is not in the buikd/output/apk directory but in the app directory directly. I've spent time on this!
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Gent almost 8 yearsMac users: 5) ./zipalign -f -v 4 infile.apk outfile.apk
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Lane Rettig almost 8 yearsAndroid Studio was creating non-zip aligned release mode .apk files for me by default!
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Neel Mevada over 7 yearsAny time. :) @herrmarte
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CoDe over 6 yearsI did not found any android4.4W folder in specified location.
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CoDe over 6 yearsI tried the same but getting error while installing align_apk, could you please check this.
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Smeet over 6 years@pyus13 Anybody knows what is the default value of zipAlign ? If we are not writing it then it is false or true.
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Kimi Chiu almost 6 yearsI tried
zipAlignEnabled false
, but the apk was still zip aligned. -
ninad thakare over 3 yearsSame here @KimiChiu. How do I disable it?