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Add documentation describing manual signing requirement for Android packages #1703

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freakboy3742 opened this issue Mar 17, 2024 · 2 comments
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Add documentation describing manual signing requirement for Android packages #1703

freakboy3742 opened this issue Mar 17, 2024 · 2 comments
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What is the problem or limitation you are having?

It is possible to use briefcase package android to produce an APK or AAB file for distribution; however, this file is not usable as is - it must be signed. While Briefcase has documentation for how to sign your application bundle for Android, this documentation isn't linked from the Android/Gradle reference page.

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The Platform Quirks section should mention the manual code signing requirement, linking to the Android publication HOWTO.

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There's two use cases to consider here:

  1. Publication to the Play Store
  2. Ad-hoc distribution via APK

The documentation that is added should be clear that it doesn't matter how you distribute your app - you need to sign it.
@freakboy3742 freakboy3742 added enhancement New features, or improvements to existing features. good first issue Is this your first time contributing? This could be a good place to start! documentation An improvement required in the project's documentation. labels Mar 17, 2024
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at pycon2024 working on this!

@ashleyplusplus ashleyplusplus mentioned this issue May 20, 2024
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Fixed in #1813

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