Using the Eclipse Android Development Tool (ADT), all the aforementioned steps in the Preparing for release section can be done with ease. Let's prepare our DistanceConverter from the earlier chapter for release using the Eclipse ADT.
Follow the given steps:
- Right-click on the project DistanceConverter and then select Export from the context menu. Select Export Android Application, as shown in the following screenshot:
- The Export wizard will now guide you through the process of signing, including the steps for selecting the private key (if already generated using the tool), or creating a new keystore and private key. Some of the following screens are captured, with the first screenshot being the creation of a keystore.
- Now select Create new keystore and provide the Location and Password values:
- In the following screen we can enter other details about the key creation as specified in the next table:
- In the Export Android Application wizard, fill in the respective...