Hello Guys,
In the tutorial you will learn:
- How to build big app.
- How To overcome the problem of uploading files >= 5mb to the assets.
- How to add files to your (.aab, .apk) after building.
- How to sign (.aab, .apk) files.
- How to covert .aab to .apk after building.
How to export keystone
Download your keystone.
- Open any project in Appzard
- Go to project tab under it you will find Export Keystone
- Click on it to download your keystone
How to edit .aab files
How to edit .aab files.
- Open WinRAR (a software which allows you to create, manage and control archive files), if you don’t have it you can check online to download it.
- Locate where you download your .aab file.
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Double click to open the file, then base, and assets (Example.aab>>base>>assets).
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Click Add on the left top Conner.
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Locate and select the files you want to add.
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Click on ok, and the ok again.
- After all the files have been added, then you can close WinRAR.
How to sign .aab files.
How to sign .aab files.
- Go to Github GitHub - kaedea/aab-signer: Android AppBundle aab package signing tool. and download the tool aab-signer
- Unzip the file into a folder
- Copy the keystone you downloaded and your project you edited into the aab-signer folder.
- Create another folder (a subfolder) inside the aab-signer folder and name it [Result] or anything you feel like. (This is where the new file will be stored after signing it)
- Inside the aab-signer folder you will find a document named [README.md], open this document using Notepad.
- Copy the below part from it and past it inside another Notepad
java -jar dist/aabresguard_*.jar sign-aab \
--bundle=<input_aab_path> \
--output=<output_path_require_not_exist> \
--storeFile=<keysotre_file> \
--storePassword=<storePassword> \
--keyAlias=<keyAlias> \
--keyPassword=<keyPassword>
- Now we will edit the Highlighted part as shown in the image below.
- (1) Still inside the aab-signer folder open the folder name [dist], you will find a file inside click on the file to rename it then copy the name with the extension name(.jar) of the file
(NOTE: Don’t rename the file you only want to copy the file name).
- Replace the first Highlighted part with name you copied. you should have something like this below.
java -jar dist/ aabresguard_0.1.8_r3.jar sign-aab
- (2) Still inside the aab-signer folder, click on your .aab file and click on copy path at the top left, replace the second Highlight with it(the path).
- You should have the below result
--bundle="C:\Users\USER\Desktop\Signeraab\Example.aab"
- (3) in the third Highlight you will replace it with the path where the signed .aab will be stored along with the name of the .aab file. like this below:
--output="C:\Users\USER\Desktop\Signeraab\Result\Example.aab"
- (4) in the fourth Highlight you will replace it with the path where the keystone is. like this below:
--storeFile="C:\Users\USER\Desktop\Signeraab\android.keystore"
- (5)(6)(7) in the fifth, sixth and seventh Highlight replace them with the following: as shown below. (By default, the keyAlias is androidkey and password is andriod for the keystone)
--storePassword=android
--keyAlias=androidkey
--keyPassword=android
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You can now join them together as shown below
java -jar dist/aabresguard_0.1.8_r3.jar sign-aab --bundle="C:\Users\USER\Desktop\Signeraab\Example.aab" --output="C:\Users\USER\Desktop\Signeraab\Result\Example.aab" --storeFile="C:\Users\USER\Desktop\Signeraab\android.keystore" --storePassword=android --keyAlias=androidkey --keyPassword=android -
In the aab-signer folder type cmd and press enter to open command prompt for that path
- Copy and past it in the cmd and press enter
- Wait for a few moments till the process end
- You should be having something like the Image below if the process end, now check the output folder [Result] you will find the signed .aab file
How to edit and sign .apk files
How to edit and sign .apk files
- Open Apk Editor studio, if you don’t have you can check online to download it.
- Click on Open APK to select/add an Apk file. Wait for a few moments for it to load.
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Click on open content, click on the assets folder. Now go copy and paste whatever files you want to add to the APK inside the assets folder.
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Close the folder after adding the files
To sign the edited APK
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Make a copy of your keystone somewhere and rename the extension as (.ks), so the file will now be named (android.ks)
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In your Apk Editor studio go to the Tools tab at the top left and select key manager (or click Crtl + k )
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Add the path to the keystone (android.ks)
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Enter the keystone password and the key Alias
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(By default, the keyAlias is androidkey and password is andriod for the keystone)
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Click ok after adding the Key alias and password.
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You can now click on Save APK. to store the new apk
How to convert .aab to .apk
How to convert .aab to .apk
- Go to Github GitHub - makunomark/aab2apk: Sometimes you just want to create an APK file from an AAB file. Could be to share the application with your friend or to submit it to QA/QE team. This desktop application will hopefully make the process easier for you. Still largely a work in progress. and download the tool AAB2APK
- Unzip the file into a folder
- Scroll down locate and open the file named (BundleToolGUI.exe)
- Select the .aab file path
- Select the keystone path (android.keystone)
- Click on custom keystone
- Enter the keystone password (android)
- Click on Try Fetch Alias (it should fill the keystone Alias with androidkey)
- Click on convert
- Wait for a few moments and you should have the result like in the image below
You will find the APK where the .aab file was selected from.
