Execution failed for task ‘:app:validateSigningDebug’ React Native Error Fix

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I created a new react native project with react native version 0.60.5 and faced a new react native issue when I tried to run the project on my Android emulator. The react native error I faced was
Execution failed for task ‘:app:validateSigningDebug’ as given in the screenshot below.

debug keystore react native

As written in the error, I was missing debug keystore in my project. So, in this kind of error you need to create debug keystore. For this navigate to YourProject/android/app path, open your terminal and run the following command.

keytool -genkey -v -keystore debug.keystore -storepass android -alias androiddebugkey -keypass android -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000

Answer the prompts and you are ready to go again!

About Me

I'm Mohammed Rashid from the beautiful state of Kerala in southern India, with a journey seasoned in software engineering and mobile app development.

In a tech world that's always changing, I keep myself updated with the latest like SwiftUI and Jetpack Compose for crafting native apps on iOS and Android. I have also experience in React Native and Flutter.

Through this space, I share my learnings and insights hoping to assist anyone diving into the native mobile app development.

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Execution failed for task ‘:app:validateSigningDebug’ React Native Error Fix

ByMohammed Rashid Posted on

I created a new react native project with react native version 0.60.5 and faced a new react native issue when I tried to run the project on my Android emulator. The react native error I faced was
Execution failed for task ‘:app:validateSigningDebug’ as given in the screenshot below.

debug keystore react native

As written in the error, I was missing debug keystore in my project. So, in this kind of error you need to create debug keystore. For this navigate to YourProject/android/app path, open your terminal and run the following command.

keytool -genkey -v -keystore debug.keystore -storepass android -alias androiddebugkey -keypass android -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000

Answer the prompts and you are ready to go again!

About Me

I'm Mohammed Rashid from the beautiful state of Kerala in southern India, with a journey seasoned in software engineering and mobile app development.

In a tech world that's always changing, I keep myself updated with the latest like SwiftUI and Jetpack Compose for crafting native apps on iOS and Android. I have also experience in React Native and Flutter.

Through this space, I share my learnings and insights hoping to assist anyone diving into the native mobile app development.

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