How to zip Align APK file in android?

Question

I am uploading my first APK file to google play but I am getting following error.

You uploaded an APK that is not zip aligned. You will need to run a

Answer 1

I had a similar issue and tried all of the hints that are listed here but not cigar, I thought it was a bug but all my other Apps would work is just one of them had the issue e.g. after passing the not zip align I'd get You uploaded a debuggable apk. I was generating the apk from Eclipse/Indigo and the problem was the last step where it specifies the apk path somehow was pointing to some subdirectory had no idea how that one got in there, but using the proper path took care of it.