Android for Distribution - Packaging Fails - FileNotFound

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Hey, I’ve been trying to get an Android apk ready to distribute, but every time I set the ‘For Distribution’ option to true the packaging fails. Packaging Development or Shipping with for distribution set to false works fine.

The only error I can see in the log is a FileNotFoundException for “[PROJECT PATH]\Intermediate/Android/APK/bin/[PROJECT NAME]-release.apk”.

Log file here

I’ve looked around and though many people have had a similar issue, I haven’t found a solution that works for me.

Some notes:

  • I’ve tried packing with Codeworks 1R5 and 1R4u2 and set SDK folder locations in the Project Settings each time

  • I’m using Google VR for Cardboard functionality

  • I generated a keystore file that matches with information input in Project Settings, it’s currently located in ProjectFolder > Build > Android

Am I missing something?

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Hey man to recheck the distribution settings. Try packaging without for-distribution checkbox. If the packaging succeeds, the problem lies with the distribution settings. Check out my answer in this post for the above reason.

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Make sure your SDK is correctly set up.

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Hey Shobhitthackar, thanks for the response! The issue only occurs when ‘For Distribution’ is ticked. However, I’ve rechecked and recreated keys a number of times with no luck. All the information in Project Settings matches the keystore name, alias and passwords.

I actually just managed to create a package with for distribution and installed on phone successfully a few times with a blank project. I then turned on ‘Google VR’ plugin and tried to repackage and I get this error again. Even after I disable the plugin it remains unable to package; somehow it causes a permanent problem with the project.

Have you tried using Google VR at all?

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No, I haven’t done any VR stuff yet. So sadly this is where my helpline ends :D. Sorry, hope you find a resolution asap.

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I found the answer here:

Turns out it was a problem with packaging for distribution with GoogleVR. It’s important to ensure you download the newest version of proguard and replace as shown in this video: Unreal Engine 4 GoogleVR packaging for distribution - YouTube

It’s definitely very finicky, I’m hoping moving over to 4.15 will improve things.