How to retrieve Forgot Key store password and Key Alias In Android Studio.

 

As an Android developer, you may have encountered a situation where you forgot your Key store password and Key Alias. In such cases, you cannot update or publish your app on Google Play Store without this information. Fortunately, Android Studio provides a way to retrieve this information. Here's how:

Open the project for which you need to retrieve the Key store password and Key Alias in Android Studio.

Click on the "Gradle" tab located on the right side of the screen.

Expand the "Tasks" dropdown, then navigate to "android" -> "signingReport".

Double-click on "signingReport". This will execute the Gradle task to generate a report containing the Key store password and Key Alias.

Wait for the task to complete, and you will see a report in the "Run" tab. In the report, look for the section labeled "Variant: release".

In the "Variant: release" section, you will find the Key store path, Key store password, Key Alias, and Certificate fingerprint.

Copy the Key store password and Key Alias to a safe location, such as a password manager or a text document.

That's it! You have successfully retrieved the Key store password and Key Alias for your Android project. It is recommended that you save this information in a secure place to avoid forgetting it again in the future. Remember to keep your Key store password and Key Alias confidential and never share it with anyone.