Learn Android Studio 4: Efficient Java-Based Android Apps Development

© Ted Hagos 2020

T. HagosLearn Android Studio 4https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5937-5_17

17. Distributing Apps

Ted Hagos¹ 

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Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines

 

What we’ll cover:

• Preparing for release

• Signing the app

• Google Play

• App bundle

You can distribute your app quite freely and without much restrictions; you can let your users download it from your website, Google Drive, Dropbox, and so on. You may even email the app directly to the users, if you wish; but many developers choose to distribute their app on a marketplace like Google or Amazon to maximize reach. Another reason to put your app on the trusted digital marketplaces is, well, they’re trusted. When an app is not downloaded from a trusted source, the apps won’t be instantly ...