Unreal Engine 5.1 Android packaging setup

1) Install Unreal Engine 5.1

Go to https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/download and download Epic games launcher
Install Epic games launcher
Open Epic games launcher, go to Unreal engine -> Library, click the ‘+’ sign and install Unreal engine version 5.1.0
After installation is finished, go to Options from drop down menu of 5.1.0 and make sure that target platform Android is installed

Go to https://my.visualstudio.com/Downloads?q=visual%20studio%202019&wt.mc_id=o~msft~vscom~older-downloads and download the installer
Open vs_community installer and click ‘Modify’
Install
1. .NET desktop development
2. Desktop development with C++
3. Game development with C++ (along with Unreal engine installer and Android IDE support for unreal engine)

Go to https://www.oracle.com/in/java/technologies/javase/javase8-archive-downloads.html and download Java SE Development Kit 8u77 installer
Install with default settings
Go to start menu and search ‘env’ and open Edit environment variables
Create new variable ‘JAVA_HOME’ with ‘jdk1.8.0_77’ folder’s address as its value
In Path variable, add ‘jdk1.8.0_77/bin’ folder’s address as its value and move it to the top of the list
Check the version of java by opening the cmd app and typing ‘java -version’

Go to https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2020/05/android-studio-4.html and download Android Studio 4.0 installer
Install with default settings and if prompted to install API 33/32/31 uncheck the box
After installation is finished go to More Action -> SDK Manager
Go to SDK Platforms tab -> Select Android 11 (API Level 30)
Go to SDK Tools tab -> Under Android SDK Build-Tools select 30.0.3 and 29.0.2
Under Android SDK Command-line Tools select versions 8.0 to 1.0
Navigate to folder ‘User>USERNAME>Appdata>Local>Android>Sdk>tools’ and open package.xml with notepad. Search for ‘obsolete’ and change its value to “false”
Navigate to folder ‘User>USERNAME>Appdata>Local>Android>Sdk>cmdline-tools’ and rename folder “8.0” to “latest”
Navigate to folder ‘C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE_5.1\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\DotNet\6.0.302\windows\host\fxr\6.0.7’, copy the file hostfxr.dll and paste in folder ‘C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE_5.1\Engine\Binaries\DotNET\AutomationTool’

Open Android Studio 4 and go to More Action -> SDK Manager
Go to tab SDK Tools -> Under NDK select ‘21.3.6528147’
Navigate to folder ‘C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE_5.1\Engine\Extras\Android’ and run file ‘SetupAndroid.bat’. It will download and install the NDK recommended by the Unreal Engine

Open Unreal Engine 5.1.0 from Epic Launcher and follow the settings instructions given below

Run ‘cmd’ app as administrator
Type ‘cd C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_77\bin’ to navigate to java bin folder
Type ‘keytool -genkey -v -keystore ExampleKey.keystore -alias MyKey -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000’
Keystore password – ******
First and Last name – TestGuy
Name of your Organizational Unit – MyCompany
Name of your organization – MyGame
name of the City or Locality – MyCity
State or Province – NC
Two-letter country code for this unit – 00
Is the information correct – Y
Enter key password for <MyKey> – press enter
Navigate to folder ‘C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_77\bin’, copy the file ExampleKey.keystore and paste in project folder ‘C:\Users\USERNAME\Documents\Unreal Projects\PROJECTNAME\Build\Android’
In Unreal Engine, navigate to Project settings -> Platforms -> Android -> Distribution signing and enter the details used for generating the keystore file (as given below)