save keystore password in android studio 3

Question

in android studio 2 you can save key store password and key password but in android studio 3 you can just save key password and you have to write key store password every time you want to build apk is there a settings or way to save key store password in android studio 3?
I Know I can save the password in my build.gradle file but I don't want to password be saved on git.

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 09 '17 at 20:08

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I am having the same issue. But you can add your signing configs this way so they won't be checked into version control:

Put this into ~/.gradle/gradle.properties

RELEASE_STORE_FILE={path to your keystore}
RELEASE_STORE_PASSWORD=*****
RELEASE_KEY_ALIAS=*****
RELEASE_KEY_PASSWORD=*****

Modify your build.gradle like this:

...    
signingConfigs {

   release {
       storeFile file(RELEASE_STORE_FILE)
       storePassword RELEASE_STORE_PASSWORD
       keyAlias RELEASE_KEY_ALIAS
       keyPassword RELEASE_KEY_PASSWORD
   }
}

buildTypes {
        release {
            signingConfig signingConfigs.release
        }
}

Source: How to create a release signed apk file using Gradle?

answered Nov 09 '17 at 20:08

Elvis Chidera

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thank you, elvis but I'm looking for a solution to higher security – max Nov 11 '17 at 04:53
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This doesn't even work, generate signed APK still blanks out the password. – fizgig Nov 17 '17 at 20:12
true. i lost track which version of android studio where this issue started but it does not show up in the dialog anymore. – chitgoks Dec 07 '20 at 00:13

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 23 '18 at 10:24

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It seems to be a bug.

On Mac you can fix this by manually adding a Keychain Access entry:

answered Feb 23 '18 at 10:24

artkoenig

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Every time I struggle to find how to bring this dialog up in the Keychain app. Could you please extend your answer to cover that, too? – NoHarmDan Feb 01 '19 at 12:38

save keystore password in android studio 3

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