cannot find zip-align when publishing app

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cannot find zip align The zipalign tool was not found in the SDK   Please update to the latest SDK and re-export your application or run zipalign manually   Aligning applications allows Android to use application resources more efficiently    This is the message I received when I tried to publish my app  I m using the latest revision of Android SDK Tools  23 which was released today  and SDK Platform-tools  20 which was also released today   I got an APK out of it  but if I tried to upload it to Google Play I got an error complaining that it is not zip aligned   Running zipalign manually fixes the apk  but does anyone know what causes this and how to fix it

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Steps to fix this    Install  latest version of Android SDK Build-Tools Check if zipalign exe is available in folder android-sdk build-tools  e g  android-sdk build-tools 21 1 0  In some older version of android you may not find zipalign exe  Do not panic  check any other verion in which zipalign is available  Open your project properties file and configure build-tools to point to the  in which zipalign exe is present  e g  sdk buildtools 21 1 0  Restart your eclipse and try exporting again  It should work

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I fixed it by installing Android SDK Build-tools 20   In Eclipse   Pull Down Menu   Window   Android SDK Manager  check Android SDK Build-tools Rev  20  then click the Install n package s     button to start installing

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If zipalign command is not found from Command-Line add file path of zipalign to environmental variables  As mentioned above  it s never good to change exe file location   For Windows users   Add to User- gt PATH- gt  path to zipalign folder   In my case it path was C  adt-bundle-windows-x86 64-20140702 sdk build-tools android-4 4W  In that folder is zipalign exe  This link can help you with setting path and understanding it http   www voidspace org uk python articles command line shtml path

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My fix worked copying zipalign exe from sdk build-tools android-4 4W to sdk platform-tools  as shown in video linked by digiboomz  and did not work copying it in sdk tools

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When I was completely desperate  I did the following  that allowed me to find official zipalign exe  The short answer is to use the link from official  but not public  -  part of of the site   https   dl google com android repository build-tools r28-rc1-windows zip   If you use this recepy after 2018  you probably need the full explanation    Open Android Studio and go   Android Studio- gt Tools- gt Android- gt SDK Manager- gt Android SDK- gt SDK update site  Write in text editor link and open it in the browser  In my case the first link worked for me   https   dl google com android repository repository2-1 xml  Look for the latest package build-tools  In my case  it was build-tools r28-rc1-windows zip  but you can find the latest in your time  Ctrl F build-tools   Substitute in the URL the last part with the found package name like I did   https   dl google com android repository build-tools r28-rc1-windows zip  Download the package  unzip it and fortunately find official file   zipalign exe    If it helps you  your feedback is wellcome

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I used the full path of zipalign  For mac  I found the executable file in Finder and clicked on it  Then  to publish my app I ran   Users username development sdk tools zipalign -v 4 HelloWorld-release-unsigned apk HelloWorld apk   instead of  zipalign -v 4 HelloWorld-release-unsigned apk HelloWorld apk

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On a mac with OSX 10 10 5 Android Studio and SDK installed the path is   Users mles Library Android sdk build-tools 23 0 1 zipalign

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i solved by RUN as Administrator   your SDK Manager exe in directory C  Program Files Android SDK  after that u ll get updated build tools an any repository

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Zipalign gradle task is deprecated since Android Plugin for Gradle  Revision 2 2 0  September 2016    If you want to keep using it  add android useOldPackaging true to your gradle properties file   Click here for detailed explanation      Improves build performance by adopting a new default packaging pipeline which handles zipping  signing  and zipaligning in one task  You can revert to using the older packaging tools by adding android useOldPackaging true to your gradle properties file  While using the new packaging tool  the zipalignDebug task is not available  However  you can create one yourself by calling the createZipAlignTask String taskName  File inputFile  File outputFile  method    APK signing now uses APK Signature Scheme v2 in addition to traditional JAR signing  All Android platforms accept the resulting APKs  Any modification to these APKs after signing invalidates their v2 signatures and prevents installation on a device     Blockquote

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It becomes usable if you install  Android SDK Build-tools Rev 20

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I had the same problem   And to fix it  I copy the Zipalign file from sdk build-tools android-4 4W folder to sdk tools   Edited  Since Google updated SDK for Android  new build-tools does fix this problem  So I encouraged everyone to update to Android SDK Build-tools 20 as suggested by Pang in the post below

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With the SDK update to 20  version 20 of the build and platform tools and 23 of the sdk tolls  Google has moved a lot of things   Gradle  if you are using Android Studio  however has not yet been updated to reflect those changes  as stated in other Answers copying the zipalign binary to  sdk tools  should do the trick for now   UPDATE  since Android Studio 0 8 1 got released the issue seems fixed now    you only need to update your build gradle and it should work fine again  compileSdkVersion 20  buildToolsVersion  20 0 0   targetSdkVersion 20  and if you use any compat or support library  compile  com android support appcompat-v7 20     compile  com android support support-v4 20

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zipalign was moved to build-tools 19 1 0 and build-tools 20 0 0  I assume you should use one of them in depend of your target SDK

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I ve fixed this issue by doing this   Open Android Studio   Preferences   SDK Tools and check  Android SDK Build-Tools

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With Android Studio 1 0 you have to use zipAlignEnabled true

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In my case SDK Build Tools 20 were already installed  I copied zipalign exe in Tools folder but without success   After that I noticed that I updated Eclipse without removing or renaming the old folder   So I did   1  Renamed old Eclipse folder 2  Restarted Eclipse  Eclipse asked to correct Android preferences because problem was Eclipse  that was still trying to use the old folder

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Check in the SDK manager  that it has installed the  build-tools    Mine in its default state  did not do this

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I fixed it by uninstalling Android SDK Platform  4 4W  and then reinstalling it  I also restarted Eclipse after the installation

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Normally the zipalign exe is close of the  Android manager  also   Android    Android SDK  etc   so you can search for  Android Manager  in windows search and give a righ-click above the command and open file location  You probably are in  something  Android android-sdk tools  Then is just necessary return a folder and go to Android android-sdk build-tools 23 0 3  The zipalign is there  you maybe be not able to use it with double-click  so you have to copy all the path of the zipalign file to use in CMD  the final code that you have to input will be something like      C  Users heitor AppData Local Android android-sdk build-tools 23 0 1 zipalign exe -v 4 android apk android2 apk

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If you are using gradle just update ypur gradle plugin   Change line in build gradle from   classpath  com android tools build gradle 0 9      to   classpath  com android tools build gradle 0 11      It works for me    Note that variable buildToolsVersion  for me  20 0 0   must match your version of build-tools   Good luck

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Google fix this mistake with the build tools version  23 0 3 Now zipalign is packaged properly  and everything works fine

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On a Mac  I did the following    Find it on o s  I had already downloaded build tools for 19 and 20  Press Ctrl-Open to allow apps from the internet Move it from sdk build-tools android-4 4W folder to sdk tools   Whew

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I decided to just make a video for this  I kept pasting it into tools but alas that was not working for me  I moved it to platform-tools and voila publishing right away  must restart eclipse afterwards   Tutorial for fixing missing zipalign

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I use Eclipse and this broke during an update  Here s what worked for me as the answers above did not  I checked where ant s build xml expected to find zipalign exe   In  C  Development Android android-sdk tools ant build xml zipalign is defined as    lt property name  zipalign  location    android build tools dir  zipalign  exe     gt    which indicates its expected in    C  Development Android android-sdk build-tools 18 0 1   This directory corresponds to the highest version of the  Android SDK Build-tools  displayed as installed in the  Android SDK Manager   So  that s where I copied zipalign exe  which I obtained from an Android Studio installation   and signed apps are now automatically zipaligned again

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Mac   Linux   This worked for me  you might want to replace 22 0 1 with version of your build tools    Edit     bashrc  export ANDROID HOME   Android Sdk  export ANDROID TOOLS   Android Sdk tools  export ANDROID BUILD TOOLS   Android Sdk build-tools 22 0 1  export ANDROID PLATFORM TOOLS   Android Sdk platform-tools  PATH  PATH  ANDROID HOME  ANDROID TOOLS  ANDROID PLATFORM TOOLS  ANDROID BUILD TOOLS   And run   source    bashrc   or just close terminal and start it again

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