Android Studio 3.3 Signed APK Option Missing

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I'm trying to publish my Ionic 4 app into Play Store through Android Studio and the option to build to a signed APK is missing. I know there are similar questions to mine already asked here, but their answers are directed for previous versions. I have spent many hours searching through websites and I have typed lots of command prompt commands, such as

ionic cordova build android

and

cordova build --release android

I went to build and did the signed APK a few times, and it gave me a small window about "required updates."

I agreed, then it restarted, and after I went back to build and the option was missing! I tried installing and reinstalling Android Studio. I want to be able to create a signed APK and publish my app to Play Store. Where is the missing option? Please help me figure out how to turn on this feature in my Android Studio version 3.3.2.

As Android studio suggest to upgrade ur gradle so did you done that in your app ? — CodeChanger, Apr 17 '19 at 03:03
I didn't test it in the emulator, I used "ionic serve" through visual studio — Tech Fan, Apr 17 '19 at 03:26
so try it once is it woking on emulator from your android studio if you will face any issue than solve that after that you can able to create signed APK. — CodeChanger, Apr 17 '19 at 03:47
it won't run because of the error, "Error: Module not specified" — Tech Fan, Apr 17 '19 at 13:58
Check this link https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29087882/android-studio-run-debug-configuration-error-module-not-specified — CodeChanger, Apr 17 '19 at 16:21
i restarted the app, and it worked! I have the option! thx so much. u really r a "code changer," lol! — Tech Fan, Apr 18 '19 at 01:05

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 24 '20 at 00:13

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Thanks to CodeChanger. Run the emulator, then restart the app. The Signed APK option will appear.

answered Mar 24 '20 at 00:13

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