Where is APK file stored after phonegap android build is successful?

Question

I don't understand where can I find my package that is compiled so I can copy it into my device and install it from there.

What I did is create an empty project, then made build on it with no errors, however, I cannot find .apk file.

\platforms\android\bin has HelloWorld-debug.apk but I don't want to debug package but a normal one.

I tried phonegap build android as well as phonegap build android local and no difference was found between these two commands. Also, why is it even named HelloWorld if I named my project lololol?

Answer 1

You can change the name of the app after to create the project, in the file:

ProjectFolder/www/config.xml

After that, you have to build again the project. If you want the release version, go to

ProjectFolder/platforms/android/cordova

and then execute the command:

cordova build --release

This creates an unsigned release APK at ProjectFolder/platforms/android/bin folder, called YourAppName-release-unsigned.apk.