Exporting to android gives: 'apksigner' returned with error #1

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:bust_in_silhouette: Reply From: Poobslag

I encountered this problem today in Godot 3.4.2. Like you, I tried experimented with changing several paths, installing new versions of build_tools and upgrading my JDK. The following finally fixed my issue:

  • Uninstall OpenJDK 11 (and OpenJDK 8, if you have it)
  • Uninstall Android Studio
  • Delete all files from %USER_HOME%\appdata\Local\Android\Sdk
  • Reinstall OpenJDK 11
  • Install the Android SDK using the command line tools described in Godot’s instructions: sdkmanager --sdk_root=<android_sdk_path> "platform-tools" "build-tools;30.0.3" "platforms;android-29" "cmdline-tools;latest" "cmake;3.10.2.4988404" "ndk;21.4.7075529"

I think the most crucial step is deleting the files from %USER_HOME%\appdata\Local\Android\Sdk. Other similar threads indicate that the apksigner fails if you have older build-tools versions installed.

Thank You! Simply deleting the Sdk folder that you mentioned and reinstalling it fixed the issue for me!

LyguN | 2022-01-03 22:39

Thank You! It helped me as well. I was about to give up. Now it finally works. :slight_smile:

aya9 | 2022-11-12 18:27

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