How can I retrieve a saved keystore password from Android Studio?

Question

The new Android Studio allows us to save keystore passwords for later use. Where are these passwords stored on my computer (OSX), and is there a way to retrieve the saved v

Answer 1

On macOS the latest versions of Android Studio (tested on 3.2) store keystore/key passwords in the Keychain under the following items:

• org.jetbrains.android.exportSignedPackage.KeystoreStep$KeyStorePasswordRequestor
• org.jetbrains.android.exportSignedPackage.KeystoreStep$KeyPasswordRequestor

The former stores the password of the keystore itself, and the latter – the password to the key.

You can access them using system Keychain Access app. Locate corresponding entry and double-click it. The Account field should contain the path to your keystore or the path to the key alias within the keystore in the following form: KEY_STORE_PASSWORD__/Users/username/keystorename or KEY_STORE_PASSWORD__/Users/username/keystorename__alias

Click Show password and enter your macOS password when requested. That's it!