


Then you can upload the APK to Google Play or distribute it separately. To verify the identity of the application developer, an APK file must be digitally signed with a private key. You can configure your Android build to produce artifacts in one of the following formats:Īndroid Application Package ( APK) – an archive that includes app's binaries, screenshots, and other resources.

Basically, all you need to build an app is to run. So, all recommendations for building Kotlin and Java applications with Gradle can be applied to Android applications as well. Typically, Android applications are built with the Gradle build tool. For the actual information, refer to the official Google documentation. Note that certain information might have changed since the date this topic was published.

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