From 62aa13a124ef46bb5ce9887a2a574dd35ef86d4f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lucas Fernandes Nogueira <lucas@tauri.app>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:32:43 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] fix(cli): Android build --apk and --aab flags requiring a
 value (#14629)

Co-authored-by: Fabian-Lars <github@fabianlars.de>
---
 .changes/fix-android-bundle-flag.md          |  6 ++++++
 crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/android/build.rs | 16 +++++++++-------
 crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/android/run.rs   |  5 +++--
 3 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .changes/fix-android-bundle-flag.md

diff --git a/.changes/fix-android-bundle-flag.md b/.changes/fix-android-bundle-flag.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1fc06e69e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/fix-android-bundle-flag.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"tauri-cli": patch:bug
+"@tauri-apps/cli": patch:bug
+---
+
+Fix `android build`'s `--aab` and `--apk` flags requiring a value to be provided.
diff --git a/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/android/build.rs b/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/android/build.rs
index 5e5e7cd62..7b85ef47d 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/android/build.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/android/build.rs
@@ -64,10 +64,12 @@ pub struct Options {
   pub split_per_abi: bool,
   /// Build APKs.
   #[clap(long)]
-  pub apk: Option<bool>,
+  pub apk: bool,
   /// Build AABs.
   #[clap(long)]
-  pub aab: Option<bool>,
+  pub aab: bool,
+  #[clap(skip)]
+  pub skip_bundle: bool,
   /// Open Android Studio
   #[clap(short, long)]
   pub open: bool,
@@ -242,10 +244,10 @@ fn run_build(
   noise_level: NoiseLevel,
   tauri_dir: &Path,
 ) -> Result<OptionsHandle> {
-  if !(options.apk.is_some() || options.aab.is_some()) {
+  if !(options.skip_bundle || options.apk || options.aab) {
     // if the user didn't specify the format to build, we'll do both
-    options.apk = Some(true);
-    options.aab = Some(true);
+    options.apk = true;
+    options.aab = true;
   }
 
   let interface_options = InterfaceOptions {
@@ -272,7 +274,7 @@ fn run_build(
 
   inject_resources(config, tauri_config)?;
 
-  let apk_outputs = if options.apk.unwrap_or_default() {
+  let apk_outputs = if options.apk {
     apk::build(
       config,
       env,
@@ -286,7 +288,7 @@ fn run_build(
     Vec::new()
   };
 
-  let aab_outputs = if options.aab.unwrap_or_default() {
+  let aab_outputs = if options.aab {
     aab::build(
       config,
       env,
diff --git a/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/android/run.rs b/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/android/run.rs
index 736ca84d6..c07c6ba6d 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/android/run.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/android/run.rs
@@ -101,8 +101,9 @@ pub fn command(options: Options, noise_level: NoiseLevel) -> Result<()> {
       features: options.features,
       config: options.config.clone(),
       split_per_abi: true,
-      apk: Some(false),
-      aab: Some(false),
+      apk: false,
+      aab: false,
+      skip_bundle: false,
       open: options.open,
       ci: false,
       args: options.args,