How to create a release android library package (aar) in Android Studio (not debug)

Solution 1:

In Android Studio 1.2+, there is a complete gradle menu that lists all of the available gradle tasks.

I found this menu on the right side of the IDE with default options enabled.

Right click the task you want and click "Run".

Solution 2:

With Android Studio 3.0 is easier to generate aar file. From the Gradle option, chek for the option as shown in the picture

Solution 3:

This issue of can already be handled with the answers like execute

./gradlew assembleRelease

or choose assembleRelease from Android Studio's Gradle menu. However, for completeness, with Android Studio 1.5.1 (and probably also older versions) building release version of a .aar can be accomplished by selecting Build->Build APK in Android Studio. It seems to execute assembleRelease. If your project only contains the library project, it does not ask for any signing information.