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Android Keystore File Lost [duplicate]

I have my app's latest APK file and full source, and My app's private key of the keystore. But I lost my keystore file... so I cannot sign my app and update my app..

Anyone know the answer?

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minty99 Avatar asked Jul 25 '13 06:07

minty99


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2 Answers

If you lost your keystore then there is no way that you can update the app in play sore( it will cause a signature error )! The only way is that you can create an app with a new package name upload it to store and remove the old app.

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Arun C Avatar answered Sep 19 '22 23:09

Arun C


Actually there is no way to recover your keystore in other way than with tools for recovering deleted files in your OS.

There isn't any tool for pulling keystore from your device or application. Even Google can't restore your keystore from your Google account.

The thing is different when you only lost your password. See https://code.google.com/p/android-keystore-password-recover/

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Kamil Lelonek Avatar answered Sep 19 '22 23:09

Kamil Lelonek