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title: "Create Apk file of Android application"  
description: "In this article I am telling you to create Apk file of Android application"  
author: "Manoj Pandey"  
published: 2015-04-17  
updated: 2019-09-07  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1727/create-apk-file-of-android-application  
category: "android"  
tags: ["android", "android troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# Create Apk file of Android application

[Android application](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1653/creating-libraries-for-android-applications) package file (APK) is the [file format](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/12820/how-to-check-file-format) used to distribute and install [application software](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/30813/what-is-application-software) and [middleware](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/159733/what-is-the-role-of-middleware-in-dot-net-core-web-api) onto Google’s Android [operation](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/83916/why-is-it-necessary-to-sterilize-operation-theater) system. Apk file are zip file formatted [packages](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23219/an-optimized-description-adds-value-to-experience-and-in-turn-effectively-guest-posting-packages) based on the Jar file format, with dot (.) apk [file extension](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/23173/getting-a-mime-type-from-a-file-extension-in-asp-dot-net-4-5).\

For create apk file you have need to create a key store for

##### Here I am telling you how to create signed apk file in eclipse

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1. Go to the File menu choose Export Android Application.

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2. Now choose your application

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![Create Apk file of Android application](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/15e4f8ae-4e47-4cd8-b0dc-617d50bf6921/images/5cf110df-8505-48da-b64b-b0a9c0cb7e08.png)

**3.** After add your application, then press Next. Now choose your key store location if you have already key then select Use existing keystore and if you have no keystore then select Create new keystore. First of all browse your location for store key and type your keyname for example key name is sample

![Create Apk file of Android application](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/15e4f8ae-4e47-4cd8-b0dc-617d50bf6921/images/076b0506-e7f0-4ca8-9c36-8ec64d24c28d.png)

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**4.** After choose your location and now fill below steps and click in Next button

![Create Apk file of Android application](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/15e4f8ae-4e47-4cd8-b0dc-617d50bf6921/images/9fae84b9-4ab1-4510-bf28-6c317e91ab24.png)\

**5.** Now choose your location for storing apk file then select Finish button. After fulfil these steps you can see your apk file in your desired location.

![Create Apk file of Android application](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/15e4f8ae-4e47-4cd8-b0dc-617d50bf6921/images/78aee55b-5198-4450-875e-3292a70826a9.png)\

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