Chapter 8
Publishing Your App to the Google Play Store
In This Chapter
Building an Android package file
Creating a developer profile in the Google Play Store
Picking a price for your app
Illustrating your app with a screen shot
Uploading and publishing your application
Monitoring downloads
The Google Play Store is the official application distribution mechanism for Android. Publishing your application to the store enables your application to be downloaded, installed, and used by millions of users across the world. Users can also rate your application and leave comments about it, which helps you identify possible use trends and problematic areas that users might be encountering.
The Google Play Store also provides a set of valuable statistics that you can use to track the success of your application.
In this chapter, you publish your application to the Google Play Store. You find out ...
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