IZip is a free powerful archiving utility designed specifically for Mac. Easily manage ZIP and RAR files directly from the OS X Finder. Open and securely share ZIP, encrypted ZIP and RAR plus other compressed file formats. Zipalign is a program that is shipped with the Android SDK.You can find it under the build-tools folder. It is highly advised that you use Visual Studio's Publishing feature to accomplish the complete signing and zipaligning process for you. After Android Studio finishes building your signed app, you can either locate or analyze your app by clicking on the appropriate option in the pop-up notification. If you selected the option to export your signing key, you can quickly navigate to it by clicking the dropdown arrow in the bottom right corner of the popup to expand it and clicking Show Exported Key File, as shown in figure 5.
Files you download from the Internet are often compressed or zipped so that they take up less space and arrive much faster than files that haven’t been compressed. You can easily identify compressed files by their extensions, such as .zip (a common standard used in OS X and Windows) and .sit. Before you can use these files, you must learn how to unzip files on mac computers for proper access – luckily the process isn’t that complicated!
How to unzip files on mac computers
Unzipping a file on a mac computer is user-friendly and intuitive. To unzip files on a mac, simply follow the steps below:
- Double click the zipped file.
- The file will automatically be decompressed by Archive Utility into the same folder the compressed file is in.
- Access the extracted files by clicking the appropriate icons.
Alternatively, if the method above does not work, you can right-click on the .zip package, and select Open With > Archive Utility (default).
Apple and third party software
Apple used to include a program called StuffIt Expander to decompress zipped files, but doesn’t now that OS X lets you unzip files (but not .sit files). However, StuffIt from SmithMicro Software still comes in handy for opening other types of compressed files, notably the .sit or .sitx compressed types. Go to www.stuffit-expander.com or www.stuffit.com/mac/index.html to download a free version of the software or to splurge for the Deluxe version. In addition to compressing files, StuffIt Deluxe lets you encrypt and back up files.
Meanwhile, you can archive or create your own .zip files through OS X, which is useful if you’re e-mailing a number of meaty files to a friend. Right-click (or Ctrl-click) files you want to compress inside Finder and choose Compress Filename. The newly compressed files carry the .zip extension. The archive is created in the same location as the original file and is named originalfilename.zip. You can also choose File→Compress. If you compress a lot of files at once, the archive takes the name Archive.zip.
By default, compressed files are opened with the Archive Utility. It appears in the Dock (in Leopard) while the files are being unsqueezed, unless you choose to open them with Stuffit Expander or some other program.
How to zip files on a mac
On the flip side, you can also archive or create your own .zip files through OS X, which is useful if you’re e-mailing a number of meaty files to a client or friend. Follow the step-by-step instructions below to easily zip files on a mac:
- Right-click or Ctrl-click the multiple files you want to compress (whether on the desktop or inside the Finder).
- Select Compress Filename from the pop-up menu.
- The files are now compressed in a .zip extension and the archive is created in the same location as the original file name, except with the .zip appended to its name.
On some Apple computers, you can also compress a file by simply choosing File→Compress. If you compress a lot of files at once, the archive takes the name Archive.zip.
Testing your app in the browser with
ionic serve
or with an emulator is fast, easy and convenient when your app is in development, but eventually you’re going to have to test on a device. Not only is it the only way to accurately test how your app will behave and perform, many Ionic Native plugins will only work when they are run on actual hardware.Android Devices
Deploying to an Android device is a fairly straightforward process. If you have a working Android development environment, you’re ready to go.
Requirements
- Updated Android SDK tools, platform and component dependencies. Available through Android Studio’s SDK Manager
Running Your App
To run your app, all you have to do is enable USB debugging and Developer Mode on your Android device, then run
ionic cordova run android --device
from the command line.This will produce a debug build of your app, both in terms of Android and Ionic’s code
Enabling USB debugging and Developer Mode can vary between devices, but is easy to look up with a Google search. You can also check out Enabling On-device Developer Options in the Android docs.
Production Builds
To run or build your app for production, run
This will minify your app’s code as Ionic’s source and also remove any debugging capabilities from the APK. This is generally used when deploying an app to the Google Play Store.
Sign Android APK
If you want to release your app in the Google Play Store, you have to sign your APK file.To do this, you have to create a new certificate/keystore.
![Zip Zip](/uploads/1/3/4/8/134849050/959446888.png)
Let’s generate your private key using the keytool command that comes with the JDK:
You’ll first be prompted to create a password for the keystore. Then, answer the rest of the nice tools’s questions and when it’s all done, you should have a file called my-release-key.jks created in the current directory.
Note: Make sure to save this file somewhere safe, if you lose it you won’t be able to submit updates to your app!
To sign the unsigned APK, run the jarsigner tool which is also included in the JDK:
This signs the APK in place. Finally, we need to run the zip align tool to optimize the APK. The zipalign tool can be found in
/path/to/Android/sdk/build-tools/VERSION/zipalign
. For example, on OS X with Android Studio installed, zipalign is in ~/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/VERSION/zipalign
:To verify that your apk is signed run apksigner. The apksigner can be also found in the same path as the zipalign tool:
Now we have our final release binary called HelloWorld.apk and we can release this on the Google Play Store for all the world to enjoy!
All steps can also be found here: Android SDK docs
iOS Devices
Unlike Android, iOS developers need to generate a provisioning profile to code sign their apps for testing. The good news is that, as of iOS9, you can develop and test your apps on your iOS device without a paid Apple Developer account. This is particularly great for developers who want to try out mobile development with Ionic, since it saves the cost but still provides a lot of the features of having a full Apple Developer account. For a full breakdown of the features included, check out Apple’s docs.
Requirements
- Xcode 7 or higher
- iOS 9
- A free Apple ID or paid Apple Developer account
Creating a Provisioning Profile
To start, you’ll need to set up a provisioning profile to code sign your apps.
Using an Apple ID
- Open Xcode preferences (Xcode > Preferences…)
- Click the ‘Accounts’ tab
- Login with your Apple ID (+ > Add Apple ID…)
Once you’ve successfully logged in, a new ‘Personal Team’ with the role ‘Free’ will appear beneath your Apple ID.
Using an Apple Developer Account
Creating a provisioning profile with a paid Apple Developer account is a little bit more involved. For full instructions, check out Launching Your App on Devices in the Apple Developer docs.
Running Your App
- Run a production build of your app with
ionic cordova build ios --prod
- Open the
.xcodeproj
file inplatforms/ios/
in Xcode - Connect your phone via USB and select it as the run target
- Click the play button in Xcode to try to run your app
Oops, code signing error! No problem.
![Apk Apk](/uploads/1/3/4/8/134849050/526662491.png)
Code Signing Your App
Next, you’ll need to code sign your app. How you do this will depend on if you are running Xcode 8 or an earlier version.
Xcode 7 and Earlier
If you are running Xcode 7 or earlier, you’ll get a code signing error that looks like this when you try to run the app:
Click the ‘Fix Issue’ button, then select your ‘Personal Team’ profile.
Xcode 8
If you are running Xcode 8, the code signing error will appear as a buildtime error, rather than as a pop-up:
To select the certificate to sign your app with, do the following:
- Go to the ‘Project Editor’ by clicking the name or your project in the ‘Project Navigator’
- Select the ‘General’ section
- Select the team associate with your signing certificate from the ‘Team’ dropdown in the ‘Signing’ section
Trusting the Certificate
Once you’ve code signed your app, you should get a launch error that looks like this. On Xcode 7 and below you’ll see this automatically. On Xcode 8 it will appear the next time you try to run the app:
Xamarin Zipalign Apk
To get past this, we have to tell our iOS device to trust the certificate we code signed our app with:
- Open the ‘Settings’ app on your iOS device
- Go to ‘General > Device Management’. You’ll see the email address associated with the Apple ID or Apple Developer account you used to code sign your app.
- Tap the email address
- Tap ‘Trust <your_email>’:
Zipalign Download
Now, go back to Xcode and hit that play button or run
ionic cordova run ios --device
from the command line to install and launch your app on your iOS device.