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<title>Removing package signatures</title>
<shortdesc>Describes how to remove all signatures from an Android package (APK).</shortdesc>
<prolog>
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<steps>
<step>
<cmd>If necessary, open the Signing and Keys view by <ph product="webui android-studio">selecting <menucascade>
<uicontrol>Window</uicontrol>
<uicontrol>Show View</uicontrol>
<uicontrol>Other</uicontrol>
</menucascade> and then selecting <menucascade>
<uicontrol>MOTODEV Studio</uicontrol>
<uicontrol>Signing and Keys</uicontrol>
</menucascade> from the list of views</ph>. Note that this view is part of the MOTODEV Studio for Android
perspective and is thus normally opened when you switch to that perspective.</cmd>
</step>
<step>
<cmd>In the Signing and Keys view click <image href="../images/PackageUnsign.png" placement="inline"/> (Remove
Package Signatures).</cmd>
<stepresult>The Package Signature Removal dialog appears.</stepresult>
</step>
<step>
<cmd>Using the <uicontrol>Packages folder</uicontrol> field, specify the folder that contains the APK files
(there can be more than one) from which the signatures are to be removed. This is often the
<codeph>dist</codeph> directory within an Android application's project.</cmd>
</step>
<step product="android-studio">
<cmd>Under <uicontrol>Select the packages</uicontrol>, select the APK files that are to have their signatures
removed. </cmd>
</step>
<step>
<cmd>Click <uicontrol>Finish</uicontrol>.</cmd>
</step>
</steps>
<result>
<p product="javame-studio javame-sdk">A message confirms that the signature has been removed.</p>
<p product="android-studio">The signatures are removed from the selected APK files.</p>
</result>
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