Where is APK file stored after phonegap android build is successful?

Question

I don\'t understand where can I find my package that is compiled so I can copy it into my device and install it from there.

What I did is create an empty project, th

Answer 1

Check out platforms/android/build.xml for where "HelloWorld" comes from, maybe. In my case, I have a line that says

<project name="CordovaApp" default="help">

and my app gets named "CordovaApp-release.apk", instead of what I have in config.xml. I assume the "cordova platform add android" is doing something slightly wrong, but not entirely sure.

Answer 2

in the newest versions the apk file should be located at /platforms/android/app/build/outputs/apk/release/

Answer 3

Phonegap 5.4.0 puts them in platforms/android/build/outputs/apk

I ran phonegap build --release to do this. Still trying to figure all this out however!

Answer 4

You can change the name of the app after to create the project, in the file:

ProjectFolder/www/config.xml

After that, you have to build again the project. If you want the release version, go to

ProjectFolder/platforms/android/cordova

and then execute the command:

cordova build --release

This creates an unsigned release APK at ProjectFolder/platforms/android/bin folder, called YourAppName-release-unsigned.apk.

Answer 5

Are you using eclipse? If so, take a look at this tutorial. This will allow you to export to a .apk file.

http://examples.javacodegeeks.com/android/core/build-android-application-package-file-apk-using-eclipse-ide/

Answer 6

I am guessing they moved the location of the apk again. Here is my version and the new location:

>phonegap -v

8.0.0

location of apk after

>phonegap build android --release

[project_folder]\platforms\android\app\build\outputs\apk\release

Note the extra \app folder.