Android™ How to Program, Second Edition

9.1. Introduction

In Chapters 2–8, we developed a variety of complete working Android apps. Once you’ve developed and tested your own apps, both in the emulator and on Android devices, the next step is to submit them to Google Play—and/or other app marketplaces—for distribution to a worldwide audience. In this chapter, you’ll learn how to register for Google Play and set up a Google Wallet account so that you can sell your apps. You’ll learn how to prepare your apps for publication and how to upload them to Google Play. In a few cases, we’ll refer you to Android documentation instead of showing the steps in the book, because the steps are likely to change. We’ll tell you about additional Android app marketplaces where you can distribute your ...