Gradle build task installRelease missing in Android project

Question

Gradle seems to have lost a build type in a project I am working on. I can recreate a minimal problem as follows. I have the following files: ``` build.gradle local.properties src/main/AndroidManifest.xml ``` build.gradle: ``` buildscript { repositories { jcenter() } dependencies { classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:+' } } apply plugin: 'com.android.application' android { compileSdkVersion 23 buildToolsVersion "23.0.2" defaultConfig { minSdkVersion 1 targetSdkVersion 23 } buildTypes { debug { } release { } } } ``` local.properties: ``` sdk.dir=/path/to/android-sdk-linux ``` src/main/AndroidManifest.xml: ``` ``` I would expect Gradle to generate tasks `installDebug` and `installRelease`, since I define `debug` and `release` as `buildTypes`. However, this isn't the case. The command `gradle tasks` produces: ``` :tasks ------------------------------------…

Accepted Answer

For release first you need to create `keystore` in root project. And you need to provide those details in build.gradle.

You can create two `signingConfigs` debug & release both if you want.

At last in `buildTypes` link to that.

```
android {
        signingConfigs {
        debug {
          keyAlias 'alias'
          keyPassword 'password'
          storeFile file('../xyz.jks')
          storePassword 'password'
        }
      }
        compileSdkVersion 23
        buildToolsVersion "23.0.2"

defaultConfig {
            minSdkVersion 1
            targetSdkVersion 23
        }

buildTypes {
            debug {
              signingConfig signingConfigs.debug
            }
            release {
             signingConfig signingConfigs.debug
            }
        }
```

Then `installRelease` will be also available in `gradle` Task

Hope this be helpful for you.

Gradle build task installRelease missing in Android project

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