Configuration

Several of the mobile platforms that PhoneGap Build supports require that applications are digitally signed before they can be loaded on devices or deployed to the appropriate application stores. For that reason, you must configure the PhoneGap Build service with the appropriate signing keys for each of the supported platforms.

For Android and BlackBerry devices, the PhoneGap Build process will work without any signing keys, but you will want to configure your specific keys for those platforms before releasing an application for distribution through an application store. Android applications require only a signature before deployment to the Android Market. BlackBerry applications will not run on a device without being signed. By default, PhoneGap Build signs BlackBerry applications using Nitobi’s signing keys, with the expectation that you will provide your own signing keys before releasing the application to distribution.