Reset Keystore Google Play
Anna Ploof
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If I contact Google Support is it possible to reset the key so that I can continue uploading to this package? I'm hoping that I can do this because App Signing is enabled, but am not sure if my assumption is correct.
Seems it should work."Manage your app signing keysWith Google Play App Signing, you can securely manage your app signing keys for new or existing apps. Keys are stored on the same secure infrastructure Google uses to store its own keys.
If you lose your keystore or think it may be compromised, Google Play App Signing makes it possible to request a reset to your upload key. If you're not enrolled in Google Play App Signing and lose your keystore, you'll need to publish a new app with a new package name." -developer/answer/7384423?hl=en
Ok folks.. long story short, I was developing on a computer that I no longer have access to. I was able to retrieve the source code, but not the .keystore file used to sign and publish my application to the market (with several updates). Am I, and my poor users, out of luck if I ever want to update?
UPDATE: As it states in the Play Console Help here, you should now already do step 3 before (create new .jks, convert to .pem) and only then fill out the form with the upload_cert and .pem file attached. This will make the support process easier and faster for you.
Until today, losing your key would make it impossible to update your app with a new version. In such cases, the only solution was to publish a new app, with a new package name and key, and ask all of your users to install it.
Starting from today, the app signing key in the Play Console is now securely managed by Google Play meaning that you are only responsible for managing your upload key. If your upload key is compromised or lost, Google's developer operations team can assist by verifying your identity and resetting your upload key. Google will still re-sign with the same app signing key, allowing the app to update as usual.
For existing apps, it requires transferring your app signing key to Google Play. For new apps, Google can generate your app signing key. Once enrolled in app signing, you sign your APK with an upload key, which Google uses to authenticate your identity. They'll then strip that signature and re-sign your app with the app signing key.
Then upload this pem file and fill the form and submit it to this site . And then you will receive an email once we've registered the new upload key . Only accepts key reset requests from the Play Console account owner.
From long days, I also search a solution for that, but not successfully till now. If you have the last version of your app apk, then you can retrieve certificates from that by using the jarsigner cmd command. But you need a private key for update. Google Play did not provide any relaxation for that.
If you are using the same keystore for signing your application before pushing it to the play store, it should be fine.
Changing Keystore's password or alias password doesn't affect the way it is used to generate the signed apk.
Android Studio 4.2.x this worked for me,go to the screen where you enter your passwords, if the box to save passwords is checked, uncheck the box, replace the good passwords with any jibberish and try to build your .apk. After it fails, go back and retype the good passwords and recheck the box to save passwords.
I was banging my head on the table over this for about two hours. When I finally gave up and was filling out my "reset key" request, I realized that I was currently attempting to upload it to the wrong project the whole time.
The error suggests that you have uploaded an APK or an App Bundle previously. All the artifacts you upload to the Play Console should all be signed with the same keystore.So the error means that you signed the App Bundle with a key that is different than the ones you have uploaded previously. You have to either find that keystore you used before or reset the key by contacting Play Console support team.
Wasted my 2 days on this, had my keystore key but still showed error and request google for generating new key.... Read some random stackoverflow, where it was written to rebuild the project and try uploading once again.. IT WORKED !
See when now you will create another signed bundle,you sign it another folder , assuming that previous one was made last time,, make sure you store the signed key in the "SAME FOLDER",No need to make any new signed key path ,JUST use the path you used while doing it for First time.
I got this error after trying to upload the generated .aab file from the ./gradlew bundleRelease command. I fixed it by exporting the .aab file by using Android Studio again. I believe that this is the way to upload your first .aab file to Google Play anyway. In case you don't know how:
In google play console I solved this issue by going to the aab archive tab and removed all existing versions there. Then I went back to production and choose change key for app signing. After this I could successfully upload my aab file.
I had the same error when building a signed Android App Bundle.
For debug purposes on the local maschine, I enabled debuggable in the release build type.
It seems, Playstore recognized an debug build and simply said it is not a valid Bundle.
While uploading apk/bundle first time to play store you might generatedprivate_key.pepk then your key might be also changed. So if you selected default key alias key0 then make sure you selected proper alias then only proceed. If that steps is correct then your bundle will be upload successfully.
I changed the app key and send it to google and thy sent me to do:"Follow the instructions in the Android Studio Help Center to generate a new key. It must be different from any previous keys. Alternatively, you can use the following command line to generate a new key:keytool -genkeypair -alias upload -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 9125 -keystore keystore.jks
This key must be a 2048 bit RSA key and have 25-year validity.Export the certificate for that key to PEM format:keytool -export -rfc -alias upload -file upload_certificate.pem -keystore keystore.jks
I have tried nearly everything that for a moment thought it must have been easier.This is for new releasesIf it is a new release just ignore it, create a new release ( create a new app ) and make sure you choose a different package name. This time also make sure there is nothing left between the folder you copied and new project
If Play Store is showing this error, use "change signing key" and follow the steps mentioned in Play Store to generate a key. After a keystore is generated, upload it in Play Store and now upload your aab bundle.
I inadvertently made changes to my JKS file and encountered issues when attempting to update my app on the Play Store. The error message indicates that the SHA1 app signing key doesn't match.So I contacted Google Play support team, and this is what they told me, and I could then update my application.
I have been facing this problem for the last 2 days. Suddenly I saw that I was using the debug key to sign my appbundle. I just took hardly 2 seconds to change this file name and the problem was fixed.
When building from Fastlane, it refers to app/build.gradle for the instructions on how to sign your app. The signingConfigs section needs to include the proper release config. Mine was using the debug configuration.
Recently I have imported the project from Eclipse to Android Studio and continued working on Android Studio. Now I am planning to push a fix in the app. I have figured that I have this option to sign apk in android studio
As per my understanding, for my android app I have to use the same key store and key store password which I used earlier to push updates into Google Play. Also here it's asking for Key Alias and Key Password. I don't remember the Key Alias and Key password(number 4 input in the image) while signing apk in Eclipse. Any suggestion what can I do now? If I already know my keystore and keystore password, is there an way to retrieve the key alias and alias key password?
open the file using appropriate tools e.g. NotePad++ and search with the part of the password that you remember. You will find it definitely. Else, try searching with this string "signingConfig.storePassword".
To get the Key Alias: I copied the keytool.exe and my keystore file into C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_71\bin folder. Then from command prompt I wrote: keytool -list -v -keystore .keystoreIt will also ask for keystore password then. Then it will show you the key alias and Certificate fingerprints and other info.
Then I again tried to Generate Signed Apk for the project, I provided keystore, keystore password, key alias and provided the same password. Then it asks for master password, I tried with the same and it failed. With the reset option I reset the master password here.
No password can be restored. If you forgot key password for good then you are doomed too and there's no other way than trying harder to recall it or try some brute-force attempts as keytool won't throttle you there, so depending on your needs (and desperation) you can try that, but in general things do not look promising. There's also no password reset thing nor anything like that.
Warning: Keep your keystore and private key in a safe and secure place, and ensure that you have secure backups of them. If you publish an app to Google Play and then lose the key with which you signed your app, you will not be able to publish any updates to your app, since you must always sign all versions of your app with the same key.
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