Chapter 29. Publishing Apps
This is one of the shortest chapters and there is absolutely nothing technical in it at all. However, it does take a while to complete. In this chapter, we will prepare all the required resources before we can upload our app, as well as export the publishable APK file.
This chapter will cover the following topics:
- Preparing to publish
- Building the publishable APK file
- Publishing the app
- The basics of promoting the app
Preparing to publish
You probably don't want to upload any of the apps from this book, so the first step is to develop an app that you want to publish.
Head over to https://play.google.com/apps/publish/ and follow the instructions to get a Google Play developer account. This was $25 at the time of writing and ...
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