Step by Step Guide to Generate a signed APK using Android Studio

Get a signed APK to deploy the android application on the Google play store

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After you successfully develop your Android application, you need to develop its APK file. Here, APK files can be generated for testing purposes as well. However, in this blog, I will be discussing the stepwise procedure to generate a signed APK file for deploying your application in Google Play Store.

Note: Before you dive into the stepwise procedure, you should have adequate knowledge about the APK files and the difference between building an android APK and generating a signed APK file. Here’s the link to my blog where I talked about this subject matter.

What is an APK File? Difference Between Building an Android APK and Generating Signed APK file.

Stepwise Procedure for Generating a signed APK in Android Studio

Step 1: First of all you are required to ‘Sign in’ to your ‘Google account’ as shown in the image below.