Gradle signing app with packageRelease “specified for property 'signingConfig.storeFile' does not exist”

Question

I am trying to test an app with Build Variant in release mode in Android Studio with a project using Gradle.

build.gradle:

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Answer 1

Might be helpful for someone - I was getting the same message "specified for property 'signingConfig.storeFile' does not exist”

Somehow in my case when i changed laptops keystore files got corrupted/tempered while transferring it from one to another. I would suggest not to zip the file, Just transfer it as it is.

When i transferred again without zipping, It worked like a charm!!!