we can run signed APK directly with cordova run

scripts/runReleaseOnDevice.sh

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ export PATH=${PATH}:$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/tools:$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/platform-tools
 cd "${0%/*}" # directory of the script
 cd ..        # root directory of the project
 
+# extract $PASS
+source keys/keyPassword
+
 #adb kill-server
 #adb start-server
 
@@ -20,19 +23,4 @@ source keys/keyPassword
 
 cordova clean
 
-cordova build --release android
-
-printf "\033[32m\n\nSIGNING APP...\033[0m\n\n\n"
-
-cp keys/autocosts.keystore platforms/android/app/build/outputs/apk/release/
-cd platforms/android/app/build/outputs/apk/release/
-
-# old method of signing; after Android 11 one must use apksigner instead
-#jarsigner -verbose -sigalg SHA1withRSA -digestalg SHA1 -keystore autocosts.keystore -storepass $PASS app-release-unsigned.apk autocosts
-
-zipalign -v 4 app-release-unsigned.apk formParkingViolation.apk
-apksigner sign --ks autocosts.keystore --pass-encoding utf-8 --ks-key-alias autocosts --ks-pass pass:$PASS --key-pass pass:$PASS formParkingViolation.apk
-
-cd ../../../../../../..
-
-cordova run android --device --release --noprepare --nobuild
+cordova run android --release -- --keystore=keys/autocosts.keystore --storePassword=$PASS --alias=autocosts --password=$PASS --packageType=apk