Whether it is a game, a social media app, or a guide app, you undoubtedly spend hours and hours on Android app development, and you should now be ready to launch your app in Google Play Store. Now, to do that, there are many things you’ll have to fulfill to see the Google Play Store publish your app.
With this guide, you’ll be able to publish your Apps in a market with a community of more than 1 billion active Android users.
Prerequisites For Publishing Your App On The Google Play Store.
Before publishing your app, you should have in mind how would other people see it in the Google Play Store, just like you view every app that has been published before. To do this, you should build a structure and gather all the things you need to have to present a well-made App.
1. Google Play Publisher Account: The account you’ll be using to publish and handle all your apps and information.
2. Signed APK of your application: Required since Android needs all the APK files you upload to the store to be digitally signed with a certificate.
3. App Icon: the size of your icon should be on a 512 x 512 32-bit format, saved as PNG: any other format won’t be accepted on the App Store.
4. Feature Graphic: With a size of 1024 x 500 JPEG or 24-bit PNG without alpha.
Screenshots from your Phone or Tablet need at least two images on JPEG, or the same as with your Feature Graphic, 24 via PNG without alpha. In case of Tablet, your screenshots should be from 7 and 10-inch tablets if required. Keep in mind that the minimum length for any side is 320 px and a max length is 3840 px.
5. Both a short and long description for your app
Steps to publish an Android App on Google Play
Once you have gathered all the requirements for your app, you can proceed to follow these steps and have your app published in no time.
Google Developer Account:
Creating your Developer account should be the first thing you’ll have to do if you want to publish an app on the Play Store─which is a straightforward process.
The registration fee for a Google Developer Account is a single payment of $25. You can only go ahead with the payment after reviewing and accepting their Developer Distribution Agreement. You can do it with a debit or credit card.
After paying and filling every necessary detail on your account, which includes your name as a developer (the one your customers will be able to see on the store), you’ll have to wait two days before the registration is processed. If you missed any details, you could add them later.
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