How to create a release android library package (aar) in Android Studio (not debug)

Question

I have built my android library package (aar) and the result of build is created in \"..\\app\\build\\outputs\\aar\" folder. The file within this folder is called \"app-deb

Answer 1

Set up your project as an Android library
In build.gradle file: plugin: 'com.android.library'
You can see the output in: build/outputs/aar/[your module].
Also see this link

Answer 2

for me, simply fixing a layout bug in the library that did not produce compile error (missing androidx plugin) fixed it and <lib>-release.aar appeared alongside the <lib>-debug.aar in build/outputs/aar/ folder.

Answer 3

I faced this issue in AS 2.3.3 and solved it by changing the build variant of the module to release and building it again:

Answer 4

You can use command line

./gradlew <moduleName>:assemble

./gradlew <moduleName>:assemble<build_variant>
//for example
./gradlew <moduleName>:assembleRelease

//or
./gradlew <moduleName>:bundle<build_variant>Aar
//for example
./gradlew <moduleName>:bundleReleaseAar

//output is located
<project_path>/build/outputs/aar/<module_name>-<build_variant>.aar

Alternatively you can use AndroidStudio UI

View -> Tool Windows -> Gradle
<module_name> -> Tasks -> build or others -> assembleRelease

Answer 5

With Android Studio 3.0 is easier to generate aar file. From the Gradle option, chek for the option as shown in the picture

Answer 6

In Android Studio 1.2+, there is a complete gradle menu that lists all of the available gradle tasks.

I found this menu on the right side of the IDE with default options enabled.

Right click the task you want and click "Run".