diff --git a/tools/README b/tools/README
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+++ b/tools/README
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+This directory holds tools for continuous integration building via jenkins atm.
diff --git a/tools/android/packaging/apksign b/tools/android/packaging/apksign
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+#!/bin/bash
+usage(){
+	echo "Usage: $0 <keystore_filename> <keystore_password> <key_name> [<key_password>]"
+	exit 1
+}
+
+[[ $# -lt 3 ]] && usage
+
+WORKSPACE=${WORKSPACE:-$( cd $(dirname $0)/../../.. ; pwd -P )}
+
+SIGN_STORE=$1
+SIGN_STOREPASS=$2
+SIGN_KEY=$3
+SIGN_KEYPASS=$4 
+
+echo "Signing..."
+jarsigner -sigalg MD5withRSA -digestalg SHA1 -keystore $SIGN_STORE -storepass $SIGN_STOREPASS $SIGN_KEYPASS_OPT $WORKSPACE/app/build/outputs/apk/app-release-unsigned.apk $SIGN_KEY
+$ZIPALIGN_JENKINS -f 4 $WORKSPACE/app/build/outputs/apk/app-release-unsigned.apk $WORKSPACE/kore-release.apk
+echo "$WORKSPACE/kore-release.apk created"
diff --git a/tools/buildsteps/build-release b/tools/buildsteps/build-release
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+WORKSPACE=${WORKSPACE:-$( cd $(dirname $0)/../.. ; pwd -P )}
+export ANDROID_HOME=$SDK_PATH_KORE
+
+cd $WORKSPACE;./gradlew assembleRelease
diff --git a/tools/buildsteps/package b/tools/buildsteps/package
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+WORKSPACE=${WORKSPACE:-$( cd $(dirname $0)/../.. ; pwd -P )}
+
+$RUN_SIGNSTEP
+
+function getBranchName ()
+{
+  local branchName
+  branchName=`git symbolic-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo detached`
+
+  if [ "$branchName" != "detached" ] # if we are not detached
+  then
+    #we are attached - use the branchname then
+    if echo $branchName | grep pr 2>&1 > /dev/null
+    then
+      #if this is a pull request branch - fetch the pr number and prefix with "PR"
+      #refs/heads/number/head
+      echo PR$(echo $branchName | awk '{gsub(".*/pr/","");print $1}' | awk '{gsub("/.*","");print $1}')
+    else
+      #if we are on a normal branch - fetch branchname
+      #refs/heads/branchname
+      echo $branchName | awk '{gsub(".*/","");print $1}'
+    fi
+  else
+    #if we are in detached head state
+    #fetch the first non-pullrequest branch we can find with HEAD
+    #also only grep in remotes that match current GITHUB_REPO
+    git branch -r --contains HEAD | sed "/origin\/pr\//d" | grep $GITHUB_REPO | head -n1 | awk '{gsub(".*/","");print $1}'
+  fi
+}
+
+
+function getBuildRevDateStr ()
+{
+  local revStr
+  #fetch date-rev
+  revStr=`git --no-pager log --abbrev=7 -n 1 --pretty=format:"%h %ci" HEAD | awk '{gsub("-", "");print $2"-"$1}' 2>/dev/null`
+  if [ "$?" == "0" ]
+  then
+    #fetch the first branch containing head
+    revStr=$revStr"-"$(getBranchName)
+    if [ "$?" == "0" ]
+    then
+      echo $revStr
+    else
+      echo "Unknown"
+    fi
+  else
+    echo "Unknown"
+  fi
+}
+
+#rename for upload
+#e.x. kore-20130314-8c2fb31.apk.
+UPLOAD_FILENAME="kore-$(getBuildRevDateStr).apk"
+cd $WORKSPACE;mv *.apk $UPLOAD_FILENAME