Where Is Debug.Keystore in Android Studio

Where is debug.keystore in Android Studio

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Step 1) Go to File > Project Structure > select project > go to "signing" and select your default or any keystore you want and fill all the details. In case you are not able to fill the details, hit the green '+' button. I've highlighted in the screenshot.

Step 2) VERY IMPORTANT: Goto Build Types> select your build type and select your "Signing Config". In my case, I've to select "config". Check the highlighted region.

How to change the debug.keystore location in Android Studio?

You can specify the keystore location in your app's build.gradle file like:

android {
    signingConfigs {
        debug {
            storeFile file("/root/.android/debug.keystore")
        }
    }
}

Oculus Quest 2 Android Studio 'android.debug.keystore' not found error

Finally got the code to run. Here's what I did:

• Install Jave SE Development Kit 17.0.1.

• Open Command Prompt and enter the following:

  cd C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-17.0.1\bin

  keytool.exe -genkey -v -keystore android.debug.keystore -storepass android -alias androiddebugkey -keypass android -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000

• The file android.debug.keystore will be created in the directory cd
  C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-17.0.1\bin. Move android.debug.keystore
  file to the appropriate directory. For me, it was
  *C:\Users\thisUser\Downloads\OculusMobileSDK\VrSamples\VrCubeWorld_Framework\Projects\Android*

• In Android Studio, go to
  File-Settings-Build,Execution,Deployment-Build Tools-Gradle. In
  Gradle settings, change Gradle JDK to version 15. For me, I had to
  download and use corretto-15 Amazon version.

How to copy the debug.keystore file?

Option a)

You can make everyone on your team use the same signing key for debug builds.

I like this solution because when testing you can easily update already installed apps from your colleagues (because the signatures match).

1. Make a prepro keystore

Copy one of your debug keystores in your project root directory. Debug keystore is typically located in ~/.android/debug.keystore. Let's name the copy prepro.keystore.

2. Make a prepro signing config

In your app module build.gradle create a new signing config that's using the keystore from step 1.

android {
    signingConfigs {
        prepro {
            storeFile rootProject.file("prepro.keystore")
            storePassword "android"
            keyAlias "androiddebugkey"
            keyPassword "android"
        }
    }
}

Note the passwords and key alias for all debug keystores.

3. Use the prepro signing config

Make all your debug builds use this new signing config.

android {
    buildTypes {
        debug {
            signingConfig signingConfigs.prepro
        }
    }
}

Notes

You can name your new signing config anything except debug and release.

is it safe to do so

Putting a key in Git is OK as long as it's a key intended for development.

Option b)

Add your colleagues' debug key signatures to the project Google console. Then apps built by them will be able to use Google APIs such as Maps.

More info here: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android-api/signup#getting-the-certificate-information-yourself

I guess it's also encrypted in some way that you can't just view it using cat command.

Correct, see the link above.

Location of debug keystore in Android Studio, does it exist?

As described here in the documentation: http://developer.android.com/tools/publishing/app-signing.html

You can find the debug keystore in $HOME/.android/debug.keystore

Android Studio - debug keystore

It is at the same location: ~/.android/debug.keystore

Where is the debug.keystore on Mac?

The Mono for Android debug.keystore file is in $HOME/.local/share/Xamarin/Mono for Android. (Yes, there are spaces in that directory name.)

There is no debug.keystore in .android folder

According to the documentation, performing a build in Eclipse or using ant debug should automatically generate ~/.android/debug.keystore.

But in case this doesn't work, you can create one manually by running:

keytool -genkey -v -keystore ~/.android/debug.keystore -storepass android -alias androiddebugkey -keypass android -dname "CN=Android Debug,O=Android,C=US"

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