Building .apk with Release mode

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Uploading .apk to Google Play can give error message:
“Upload failed You uploaded an APK that was signed in debug mode. You need to sign your APK in release mode.”

Building .apk with Release mode

– File / Build Settings
– Click button “Player Settings” (image#1)
– Select “Publishing Settings” (image#2)
– Click [x] Create New Keystore
– Click Browse Keystore
– “Create a new keystore” Save the file to default location (image#3)
– Enter Keystore password:
– Enter Confirm password: (*same as above^)
– From the Key, Alias dropdown, select “Create new key” (image#4)
– Fill in the details (only alias & passwords are required, but fill in the rest also. Use same password that you used above^) (image#5)
– Click “Create key” button
– From the Key, Alias dropdown, select “youralias” *It displays the alias here which you entered above^
– Done!

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Docs:
– http://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/class-PlayerSettingsAndroid.html

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Image#1: Player settings

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Image#2: Android / Publishing settings

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Image#3: Creating new keystore

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Image#4: Select create new key

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Image#5: Creating new key