Android studio 3.0 does not generate signed apk

Question

After updating android studio to version 3.0 (windows), I am unable to generate a signed APK.

When build has completed, i get the message:

Clic

Answer 1

Another thing is that Android Studio 3.0 will make it an .aab file which is an app bundle file. This enables you to have the code signing in google play, so you don't have to have the key locally. There is an answer here on how to do that. How to enable Google Play App Signing Seems to be a step in the right direction, even if it is not very clear when actually doing it.