Add Android credentials and your keystore

Google Play requires every app to be signed with a keystore – a security file that proves updates really come from you. AppNatively gives you two ways to get one in place.

Steps

1. Go to Credentials

Open Settings → Credentials.

2. Choose your Keystore Source

Upload Keystore File – bring your own keystore file (a .jks file), along with its Keystore Password, Key Alias, and Key Password.
Generate with AppNatively – a secure keystore is created and stored for you automatically. No file to manage yourself.

3. Save your changes

Critical: don’t change this after your first upload

Frequently asked questions

If you already manage signing keys for other apps, uploading your own keeps things consistent with your existing process. If this is new to you, generating one with AppNatively is simpler and just as secure – it’s stored and managed for you.

Keep a secure backup of anything you upload yourself – losing it means you may not be able to sign future updates to that same app listing. This is exactly why “Generate with AppNatively” exists as an alternative.

Add Android credentials and your keystore

Steps

1. Go to Credentials

2. Choose your Keystore Source

3. Save your changes

Critical: don’t change this after your first upload

Frequently asked questions

Which option should I choose – upload my own, or generate one?

What if I lose my keystore file after uploading my own?

Steps

1. Go to Credentials

2. Choose your Keystore Source

3. Save your changes

Critical: don’t change this after your first upload

Frequently asked questions

Which option should I choose – upload my own, or generate one?

What if I lose my keystore file after uploading my own?