Key Alias is missing in eclipse while signing android APK

Question

I have already created a keystore, signed the apk and published it the Play store as well.

Now I have made some bug fixes, using the same keystore and the password and clicked next in the export android application wizard.

It shows me a drop box for alias name, with no alias name on it. But the same stuff has worked for me yesterday to sign the same project and now it appears empty.

I also tried it on the command line but it says "keystore tampered or password incorrect", but I am very sure the password id is correct and so is the keystore.

This is a show stopper for me. Please help!

Answer 1

First you should check if you really typed the correct password. If you type the wrong keystore password when doing a signed export in Eclipse then the alias dropdown list in Eclipse will be empty (and non-editable). Also the dialog will show the message "Keystore was tampered with, or password as incorrect" on top instead of the message "Enter key password".

If you are absolutely sure that you have the correct password and are using the correct keystore, then the only other explanation I can think of is that something has gone wrong with the keystore. Perhaps you saved it as ASCII in your CVS/SVN?