Generating unsigned, release apk with Android Studio

Question

I need to generate an unsigned, release APK (where someone else will then sign it and release it to the store- with the someone else handling the keys and e

Answer 1

I had to do the same thing (because app signing is handled elsewhere) and I simply rebuilt the project.

To generate an unsigned release apk, select a release version in the Build Variants menu.

Note: You may get a red cross in your app configuration on the top menu, ignore it.

Rebuild your project application Build > Rebuild Project.

You will find your app-release-unsigned.apk in:

• ~\app\build\outputs\apk\release\

Note: If you need to create other versions, save the generated apk because subsequent rebuilds will overwrite the current apk(...don't be like me).