Getting an .apk into the Google Play store

Dec 01, 2013
google play linkdump android dev
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This is mostly for my own reference but I hope someone else can find it useful too :)

Disable debugging in your AndroidManifest.xml file by setting android:debuggable="false” in the “application” node.
cordova build android –release
jarsigner -verbose -sigalg MD5withRSA -digestalg SHA1 -keystore yourkey.keystore app.apk alias_name (assuming you’ve generated a key beforehand using keytool in the JDK bin directory)
zipalign -v 4 app-release-unsigned.apk app.apk (obviously replace “app” with your app name)