This is an example of how to build an APK using GitHub Actions. Here, we created a simple Android application that displays a Hello World!. We then created a workflow that builds the APK and uploads it as a new release.
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name: Build project after push
on:
push:
branches:
- main
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v3
- name: set up JDK 11
uses: actions/setup-java@v3
with:
java-version: '11'
distribution: 'temurin'
cache: gradle
- name: Grant execute permission for gradlew
run: chmod +x gradlew
- name: Build with Gradle
run: ./gradlew build
- name: Build debug APK
run: bash ./gradlew assembleDebug --stacktrace
- name: Check files
run: ls -al app/build/outputs/apk/debug
- name: Create Release
id: create_release
uses: actions/create-release@v1
env:
GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TOKEN }}
with:
tag_name: ${{ github.run_number }}
release_name: ${{ github.event.repository.name }} v${{ github.run_number }}
- name: Upload Release APK
id: upload_release_asset
uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.1
env:
GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TOKEN }}
with:
upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
asset_path: app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk
asset_name: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}.apk
asset_content_type: application/vnd.android.package-archiveCheck out the workflow for more details.