How to generate a signed apk in android studio?

Question

I created a signed apk .

But , when I install it comes like this.

How can I solve this?

Does this answer your question? ['App not Installed' Error on Android](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4226132/app-not-installed-error-on-android) — ADM, Aug 26 '20 at 04:08

Bijin Abraham · Answer 1 · 2020-08-26T04:25:32.627

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Uninstall your app completely and install again

Settings -> Apps -> Click on your App. 

In App info page at the action bar menu there will be an option " Uninstall for All users " click that.

Your app will be completely uninstalled and now you can try installing the new version.

Also In application check the unknown sources option

edited Aug 26 '20 at 04:25

answered Aug 26 '20 at 04:19

Bijin Abraham

@Poorvaja when you were testing the app there could be earlier versions which doesn't show up in the app drawer. In the android go to the app info of your particular app and uninstall for all the users. This could be because its signed with a different signature. – Bijin Abraham Aug 26 '20 at 04:48
I searched the option app info But , I can't find this. where I can find "app info" ? – Poorvaja Aug 26 '20 at 10:41
What is the android version you are running @Poorvaja – Bijin Abraham Aug 26 '20 at 10:42
android studio Version 4.0.1 . – Poorvaja Aug 26 '20 at 11:19
The avd version of android – Bijin Abraham Aug 26 '20 at 16:40
I am using physical device with android os 10 – Poorvaja Aug 27 '20 at 06:20
You might have manage apps or Apps in the settings. Find the app and uninstall it. – Bijin Abraham Aug 27 '20 at 09:24
Can you give a screen shot? – Poorvaja Aug 28 '20 at 08:13
It varies in name for each type of os. Miui has manage apps in apps. In oxygen os it will be under apps. Depends on the os. You have to search for it – Bijin Abraham Aug 28 '20 at 09:06

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 26 '20 at 05:03

I had encountered the same problem and in my case it's because I don't generate a signed APK

To Generate Signed APK first you need keystore file. You can create keystore with Android Studio with these steps :

Select Build in Menu bar
Select Generate Signed Bundle or APK
Select APK or Android App Bundle. Choose based on what you need, if you don't know what to choose just choose APK
Click Create New button under key store path textbox
Fill all the information needed
- Be aware that there's 2 password textbox. The first one is keystore passowrd and the second one is key password. It' s different thing and save them on notepad or whatever so you don't forget it
- Also remember the path where you save the keystore file

After creating keystore file now we begin to create the signed APK

Follow the first 3 steps form creating keystore file until you asked to choose keystore
Now for keystore we choose the one that we have been created by clicking choose existing button
- Fill in the keystore password and key password
Select you destination folder for the APK, and for build variant you can choose release

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