How to set a custom keystore for debugging in eclipse for android

Question

I have a custom keystore that I use for signing my apk. now I want to use the same keystore for debugging. when I go to eclipse->windows->preferences->android->build and set my custom key store I get "Keystore was tampered with, or password was incorrect"?

Answer 1

Simplest way to set custom keystor.

No need of commands.

Steps (for ADT):

1.Export any project (It will show you an option to create custom keystore).

create your keystore with an extention ".keystore" and give password android and press next.

2.

give alias name = androiddebugkey and password = android

now press finish and your keystore is ready.

1.Go to windows -> preference

and give the path of your custom keystore file

Answer 2

I had the same issue and here are the steps to properly create a custom keystore that can be used for debugging in Eclipse:

Basically what you should do is that change both storepasswd and keypasswd for the alias androiddebugkey to "android".

Here are the commands:

keytool -changealias -keystore mykeystore.keystore -alias [old alias] -destalias androiddebugkey
keytool -keypasswd -keystore mykeystore.keystore -alias androiddebugkey
keytool -storepasswd -keystore mykeystore.keystore

If you don't know your old alias, look it up using

keytool -list -v -keystore mykeystore.keystore

in Command prompt not able to enter the password