I get this error when I try to Build Signed APK. I recently upgraded to API 23 but Generated APK:s successfully after that. Im confused. Asking for help and advise how to solve this problem. Here's the error
FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:validateExternalOverrideSigning'.
> Keystore file /Users/me/Desktop/final apps/keystore.jks not
found for signing config 'externalOverride'.
* Try:
Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --
debug option to get more log output.
And the log
Information:Gradle tasks [:app:assembleRelease]
:app:preBuild UP-TO-DATE
:app:preReleaseBuild UP-TO-DATE
:app:checkReleaseManifest
:app:preDebugBuild UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComAndroidSupportAppcompatV72311Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComAndroidSupportSupportV42311Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComGoogleAndroidGmsPlayServicesAppindexing810Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComGoogleAndroidGmsPlayServicesBasement810Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareReleaseDependencies
:app:compileReleaseAidl UP-TO-DATE
:app:compileReleaseRenderscript UP-TO-DATE
:app:generateReleaseBuildConfig UP-TO-DATE
:app:generateReleaseAssets UP-TO-DATE
:app:mergeReleaseAssets UP-TO-DATE
:app:generateReleaseResValues UP-TO-DATE
:app:generateReleaseResources UP-TO-DATE
:app:mergeReleaseResources UP-TO-DATE
:app:processReleaseManifest UP-TO-DATE
:app:processReleaseResources UP-TO-DATE
:app:generateReleaseSources UP-TO-DATE
:app:compileReleaseJavaWithJavac
Note: Some input files use or override a deprecated API.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.
:app:compileReleaseNdk UP-TO-DATE
:app:compileReleaseSources
:app:lintVitalRelease
:app:transformClassesWithDexForRelease
:app:mergeReleaseJniLibFolders
:app:transformNative_libsWithMergeJniLibsForRelease
:app:processReleaseJavaRes UP-TO-DATE
:app:transformResourcesWithMergeJavaResForRelease
:app:validateExternalOverrideSigning FAILED
Error:Execution failed for task ':app:validateExternalOverrideSigning'.
> Keystore file /Users/me/Desktop/final apps/keystore.jks not found for
signing config 'externalOverride'.
Here is my Gradle
apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
android {
compileSdkVersion 23
buildToolsVersion "23.0.2"
defaultConfig {
applicationId "com.waffles.vatsandbats"
minSdkVersion 14
targetSdkVersion 23
}
buildTypes {
release {
minifyEnabled false
proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'),
'proguard-rules.txt'
}
}
}
dependencies {
compile files('libs/acra-4.7.0-javadoc.jar')
compile files('libs/acra-4.7.0-sources.jar')
compile files('libs/acra-4.7.0.jar')
compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-appindexing:8.1.0'
compile files('libs/activation.jar')
compile files('libs/mail.jar')
compile files('libs/additionnal.jar')
compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:23.1.1'
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.1.1'
}
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This is a problem that can arise from writing down a "filename" instead of a path, while generating the .jks file. Generate a new one, put it on the Desktop (or any other real path) and re-generate APK.
I have same problem, because i don't have keystore path then i see Waffles.inc solutions and had a new problem In my Android Studio 3.1 for mac had a windows dialog problem when trying create new keystore path, it's like this
if u have the same problem, don't worried about the black windows it's just typing your new keystore and then save.
open key.properties and check your path is correct. (replace from \ to /)
example:-
replace from "storeFile=D:\Projects\Flutter\Key\key.jks" to "storeFile=D:/Projects/Flutter/Key/key.jks"
TL;DR: Check the path to your keystore.jks
file.
In my case, here's what happened:
I moved the project folder of my entire app to another location on my PC. Much later, I wanted to generate a signed apk file. Unknown to me, the default location of the path to my keystore.jks
had been reset to a wrong location and I had clicked okay. Since it could not find a keystore at the path I selected, I got that error.
The solution was to check whether the path to my keystore.jks
file was correct.
For people that have tried above,try generating the key with the -keypass and -storepass options as I was only inputting one of the passwords when running it like the React Native docs have you. This caused it to error out when trying to build.
keytool -keypass PASSWORD1 -storepass PASSWORD2 -genkeypair -v -keystore release2.keystore -alias release2 -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000
On Linux or Ubuntu you need to use the complete path.
For example
/home/ubuntu/.android/keystorname.keystore
In my case I was using ~
instead of /home/user/
. Using shorthands like the below does not work
~/.android/keystorname.keystore
./keystorename.keystore
Editing the path of the keystore file solved my problem.
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